Summary of Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets gross	$ 277,721	$ 9,076
Accumulated Amortization	(33,250)	(5,541)
Intangible assets net	244,471us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	3,535us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets gross	1,064	2,282
Accumulated Amortization	(554)	(1,463)
Intangible assets net	510	819
Non-Compete Agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets gross	1,906	3,265
Accumulated Amortization	(1,261)	(2,001)
Intangible assets net	645	1,264
Acquired Franchise Development Rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets gross	2,751	3,529
Accumulated Amortization	(1,624)	(2,077)
Intangible assets net	1,127	1,452
Internal Use Software
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets gross	14,000	0
Accumulated Amortization	(3,331)	0
Intangible assets net	10,669	0
Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets gross	66,000	0
Accumulated Amortization	(4,712)	0
Intangible assets net	61,288	0
Customer Lease Contracts
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets gross	11,000	0
Accumulated Amortization	(11,000)	0
Intangible assets net	0	0
Merchant Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets gross	181,000	0
Accumulated Amortization	(10,768)	0
Intangible assets net	$ 170,232	$ 0

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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