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Cost-Method Investment, Increase (Decrease) in Investment, Percent

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Cost-Method Investment, Proceeds from Sale

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Cost Method Investments During Year

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Notes Loans and Financing Receivable Interest Rate

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Percentage of ownership interests

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Amount, after adjustment, of cost-method investment. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, dividends received in excess of earnings after date of investment that are considered a return of investment and other than temporary impairments.

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This item represents the gain (loss) realized during the period from the sale of investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting and any losses recognized thereon for impairments of other than a temporary nature.

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An amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the Company (holder) a definite sum of money within one year from the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), net of any write-downs taken for collection uncertainty on the part of the holder. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the debt. The debt also may contain provisions and related items including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among a myriad of other features and characteristics. This amount does not include amounts related to receivables held-for-sale.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2016	Feb. 22, 2016
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in TopGolf International, Inc. during the period			$ 1,448	$ 940	$ 14,771
Investment in TopGolf International, Inc.			48,997	53,315		$ 48,997
Notes receivable from TopGolf				$ 3,200
Annual Interest Rate on notes receivable				10.00%
Percentage of Topgolf preferred shares sold	10.00%
Reduction in total investment in Topgolf	$ 5,767
Proceeds from sale of investments in golf-related ventures	$ 23,429		23,429	$ 0	0
Gain on sale of preferred shares in Topgolf		$ 17,662	$ 17,662	$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of ownership interest in TopGolf International, Inc.			15.00%
Minimum \| Fair Value
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in TopGolf International, Inc.							$ 207,000
Maximum \| Fair Value
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in TopGolf International, Inc.							$ 217,000