Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure Income Taxes Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Abstract]
Beginning Balance, Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 18,641	$ 21,601	$ 7,077
Additions based on tax provisions related to the current year	9,079	1,676	1,337
Additions based on tax provisions related to the prior year	477		15,249
Deductions based on settlement/expiration of prior year tax positions	(6,363)	(4,636)	(2,062)
Ending Balance, Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 21,834	$ 18,641	$ 21,601

Disclosure - Income Taxes (Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits) [Abstract]

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=SL6600010-109319

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Unrecognized Tax Benefit
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6527854

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