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Equity-Based Compensation - Schedule of Employee Stock Performance Activity (Pre-IPO Incentive Plan 2.25x Performance Restricted Shares) (Detail) (Pre-IPO Incentive Plan [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, Granted     $ 23.15us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
2.25x Performance Restricted Shares [Member]
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Granted shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
 
Vested shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, outstanding shares, Beginning balance (in USD per share) $ 21.49us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
   
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, Granted $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
  $ 15.66us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, Vested $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
   
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, Forfeited $ 21.49us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
   
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, outstanding shares, Ending balance (in USD per share) $ 20.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
$ 21.49us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
 
2.25x Performance Restricted Shares [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Outstanding shares, Beginning balance 1,308,752us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Granted shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Vested shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Forfeited shares (18,217)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Outstanding shares, Ending balance 1,290,535us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TwoPointTwoFivePerformanceRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_PreIpoIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember