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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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DEBT - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
DEBT - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 03, 2014	Jun. 01, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,659,215,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	$ 1,431,043,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Less: current portion of total debt	131,969,000	150,380,000
Long-term portion of total debt	1,527,246,000	1,280,663,000
Obligations under capital leases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	9,185,000	7,343,000
$1.2 billion senior credit facility weighted average rate 1.50%, due in 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	459,975,000	272,358,000
Maximum borrowing capacity of line of credit facility	1,200,000,000.0		1,200,000,000.0	1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	1.50%
$100 million private placement notes 5.64%, due in 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	100,000,000	100,000,000
Long-term debt, face amount	100,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	5.64%
$175 million private placement notes 3.89%, due in 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	175,000,000	175,000,000
Long-term debt, face amount	175,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	3.89%
$125 million private placement notes 2.68%, due in 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	125,000,000	125,000,000
Long-term debt, face amount	125,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	2.68%
$225 million private placement notes 4.47%, due in 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	225,000,000	225,000,000
Long-term debt, face amount	225,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	4.47%
$125 million private placement notes 3.26%, due in 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	125,000,000	125,000,000
Long-term debt, face amount	125,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	3.26%
Promissory notes and deferred consideration weighted average rate of 4.07% and weighted average maturity of 3.5 years
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	279,590,000	252,195,000
Weighted average interest rate	4.07%
Weighted average maturity	3 years 6 months
Foreign bank debt weighted average rate 9.48% and weighted average maturity of 1.8 years
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 160,465,000	$ 149,147,000
Weighted average interest rate	9.48%
Weighted average maturity	1 year 9 months 18 days