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Stock Compensation Plans - Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included in Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation $ 27,002us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 27,778us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 23,010us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Less tax benefit (8,018)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (8,456)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (7,228)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax 18,984us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 19,322us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 15,782us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
Equity-based awards [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation 22,648us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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23,736us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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19,716us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Liability-based awards [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation $ 4,354us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 4,042us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 3,294us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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