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Long-Term Debt (Additional Information) (Detail)				3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Additional Information) (Detail)	Dec. 23, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 06, 2013 USD ($)	May 13, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate				7.75%		7.75%
Senior Notes issued			$ 610,000,000.0
Amount repaid under outstanding term loan facility			$ 575,800,000
Agreement maturity date				May 01, 2019
Percentage of Senior Notes to be redeemed			100.00%
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts				$ 2,500,000	$ 2,400,000
7.75% senior notes:
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate			7.75%	7.75%		7.75%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan	$ 2,025,000,000.000
Days prior to maturity, springing maturity	91 days
Interest rate	2.00%
Basis spread on LIBOR/base rate	1.00%
Amortization rate per annum	1.00%
Interest rate per annum				4.25%
Percentage ownership of capital stock of any future first-tier foreign subsidiaries	66.00%
Amount outstanding				$ 1,810,000,000		$ 1,810,000,000
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated net leverage ratio				4.5
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated net leverage ratio				4.0
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR/base rate	3.25%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.00%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR/base rate	2.25%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR/base rate	0.50%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Securitization facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan	$ 200,000,000.0
Amount outstanding				$ 0		0
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan	$ 30,000,000.0
Securitization Facility \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan		$ 50,000,000.0
Amount outstanding				$ 0		$ 0
Term of revolving accounts receivable securitization facility		5 years
Securitization Facility \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR/base rate		2.50%
Securitization Facility \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility \| Index Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR/base rate		1.00%