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Equity-Based Compensation - Schedule of Employee Stock Performance Activity (Omnibus Plan Time Restricted Shares) (Detail) (Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member], Time Restricted Shares [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] | Time Restricted Shares [Member]
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Outstanding shares, Beginning balance 59,160us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
   
Granted shares 33,273us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
  0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
Vested shares (41,519)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
  0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
Forfeited shares (442)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
   
Outstanding shares, Ending balance 50,472us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
59,160us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, outstanding shares, Beginning balance (in USD per share) $ 33.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
   
Granted (in USD per share) $ 24.59us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
$ 33.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
 
Vested (in USD per share) $ 33.58us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
   
Forfeited (in USD per share) $ 32.88us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
   
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share, outstanding shares, Ending balance (in USD per share) $ 27.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
$ 33.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_TimeRestrictedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= seas_OmnibusIncentivePlanMember
 
Time Restricted 2014 shares vesting period 17 months