Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Partnership Business	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Partnership Business Segment	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of limited partnerships which owned the Company | Partnership	10		10
Number of theme parks owned and operated	11		11
Number of theme parks opened for a portion of the year			6
Number of reportable segment | Segment			1
Restructuring and other related costs | $	$ 0	$ 1,196	$ 267	$ 1,196