Indebtedness - Debt Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	May. 31, 2015
Notes Payable to Banks \| 2.4% Bank Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank debt percentage	2.40%	2.40%
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net	$ 7,851	$ 8,573
Senior Notes \| 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on notes	4.875%	4.875%	4.875%
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net	$ 11,638	$ 11,899
Senior Subordinated Notes \| 5.75% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on notes	5.75%	5.75%
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net	$ 5,671	$ 5,905
Senior Subordinated Notes \| 5.00% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on notes	5.00%	5.00%
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net	$ 7,508	$ 7,777
Senior Subordinated Notes \| 5.00% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on notes	5.00%	5.00%
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net	$ 9,267	$ 9,543

Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399

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