Restructuring Programs and Separation Costs - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Position	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Position
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Severance costs	$ 112	$ 2,001		$ 2,001
Separation activities, period of consulting term			3 years
Separation costs					$ 2,574
2016 Restructuring Program [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs, description			Involved the elimination of approximately 320 positions across all of the Company’s theme parks and corporate headquarters.
Number of positions eliminated | Position			320
Restructuring and other related costs incurred to date			$ 8,904
2014 Restructuring Program [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs, description			Involved the elimination of approximately 300 positions across all of the Company’s theme parks and corporate headquarters.
Number of positions eliminated | Position					300
Restructuring and other related costs incurred to date		$ 11,834		11,834
Restructuring and other related costs				$ 267	$ 11,567