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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Oct. 06, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 25, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under credit facility					$ 439,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility letters of credit outstanding					$ 14,500,000		$ 16,300,000
Percentage of Senior Notes offer price in connection with an asset sale					100.00%
Percentage of Senior Notes offer price in connection with change in control					101.00%
Combined Subsidiary Guarantors
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of subsidiaries					100.00%
Senior Notes 5.0% Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs					$ 3,400,000
Aggregate principal amount						$ 250,000,000
Debt maturity date					Oct. 15, 2022
Stated interest rate					5.00%
Long-term debt payment description					Interest on the 5.0% Senior Notes accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year.
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par						100.00%
Senior Notes 4.125% Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date					Apr. 01, 2020
Stated interest rate					4.125%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par			100.00%
Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date					May 01, 2023
Stated interest rate					4.625%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par			100.00%
Senior Notes Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 325,000,000
Debt maturity date			Apr. 01, 2020
Stated interest rate			4.125%
Senior Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 350,000,000
Debt maturity date			May 01, 2023
Stated interest rate			4.625%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity					$ 900,000,000
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		$ 900,000,000
Reduction in applicable margin of base rate		0.25%
Reduction in applicable margin of LIBOR rate		0.25%
Debt issuance costs		$ 2,100,000
Charge against write-off of loan costs				$ 700,000
Line of credit interest on outstanding borrowings					At CCA's option, interest on outstanding borrowings under the $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility is based on either a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 0.75% or at LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% based on CCA's leverage ratio.
Base rate plus a margin					0.50%
LIBOR plus a margin					1.50%
Line of credit facility, aggregate principal amount of additional borrowing		350,000,000
Sublimit swing line loans		30,000,000
Percentage of commitment fee to unfunded balance					0.35%
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity					$ 446,500,000
Sublimit for issuance of standby letters of credit		$ 50,000,000
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiary secured by pledge under Revolving Credit Facilities		65.00%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate plus a margin		0.00%
LIBOR plus a margin		1.00%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate plus a margin		0.75%
LIBOR plus a margin		1.75%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| Extended Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving Credit Facility maturity date		Jul. 31, 2020
Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity					$ 900,000,000		$ 900,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility maturity date					Jul. 31, 2020
Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| Term Loan Due in July 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 600,000
Base rate plus a margin	0.50%
LIBOR plus a margin	1.75%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 100,000,000