Cash and Investments in Marketable Securities - Portfolio of Cash and Investments in Marketable Securities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale investments	$ 382,013	$ 330,713
Cash	162	4,355
Total cash and investments in marketable securities	412,163	389,102
Corporate Commercial Paper [Member] | Fair Value Hierarchy Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale investments	160,786	160,920
Corporate Notes and Bonds [Member] | Fair Value Hierarchy Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale investments	213,978	156,044
Obligations of U.S. government agencies [Member] | Fair Value Hierarchy Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale investments	7,249	13,749
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value Hierarchy Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments in marketable securities	27,058	51,104
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments in marketable securities	$ 2,930	$ 2,930