Equity Method Investments and Related-Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Detail) - Euro Infrastructure Co [Member] $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,451
Expense	1,831
Cash received	2,071
Cash paid	2,021
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$ 2,120

Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
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-Paragraph 1
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