Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) - Subsequent events - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 05, 2015	Oct. 23, 2015
Vantiv, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gain On Tax Receivable Agreement Termination And Settlement		$ 49
Amount Of Cash Flow Sales From 2017 to 2030		$ 140
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| Automobile Loan [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
OtherLongTermDebt	$ 750
Issue Date	Nov. 05, 2015

Amount of TRA cash flows sold that were expected to be received from 2017 through 2030.

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- Definition

Gain recognized on the termination and settlement of the tax receivable agreement with Vantiv, Inc.

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Date the debt instrument was issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Including both current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of other forms of debt not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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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)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 20, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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