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Stock Based Compensation Expense Included in Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation before tax $ 19,205us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 12,869us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 11,506us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Income tax benefit (5,563)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (3,918)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (3,699)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Cost Of Revenues      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation before tax 5,335us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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4,085us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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3,655us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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Operating Expenses      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation before tax $ 13,870us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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$ 8,784us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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$ 7,851us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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