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Equity-Based Compensation - Schedule of Employee Stock Performance Activity (Pre-IPO Incentive Plan Time Restricted Shares) (Detail) (Pre-IPO Incentive Plan [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted average fair value (in USD per share), Granted $ 23.15us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue    
Time Restricted Shares [Member]
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Granted shares   0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, outstanding shares, Beginning balance (in USD per share)   $ 4.19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
 
Weighted average fair value (in USD per share), Granted   $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
 
Weighted average fair value (in USD per share), Vested   $ 3.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
 
Weighted average fair value (in USD per share), Forfeited   $ 3.82us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, outstanding shares, Ending balance (in USD per share)   $ 4.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
$ 4.19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
Outstanding Time Restricted Shares, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term   11 months  
Time Restricted Shares [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Outstanding shares, Beginning balance   375,480us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Granted shares   0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Vested shares   (258,064)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Forfeited shares   (3,343)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Outstanding shares, Ending balance   114,073us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember