Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures - Fair Value and Related Carrying Values of Our Debt Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
5.875% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 518.6
Carrying Value		499.8
3.45% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 225.0	215.0
Carrying Value	249.3	249.3
7.875% Senior Notes due 2025 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	528.8
Carrying Value	496.4
5.70% Senior Notes due 2039 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	411.3	392.5
Carrying Value	497.1	497.1
4.875% Senior Notes due 2043 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	562.5	532.7
Carrying Value	$ 748.9	$ 748.9

Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-Subparagraph (a)
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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16(a))
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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