Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Interest Rate Swap Agreements (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€)
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps \| LIBOR
Derivative [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 1,014,701
Fair Value / Carrying Amount of Asset / (Liability)	$ (31,522)
Weighted-Average Remaining Term (Years)	5 years 2 months 12 days
Fixed Interest Rate	2.80%	2.80%
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps \| LIBOR
Derivative [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 331,933
Fair Value / Carrying Amount of Asset / (Liability)	$ (20,538)
Weighted-Average Remaining Term (Years)	1 year 10 months 2 days
Fixed Interest Rate	3.40%	3.40%
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaption \| LIBOR
Derivative [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 160,000
Fair Value / Carrying Amount of Asset / (Liability)	$ (535)
Weighted-Average Remaining Term (Years)	3 months 18 days
Fixed Interest Rate	2.00%	2.00%
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaption \| LIBOR
Derivative [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 160,000
Fair Value / Carrying Amount of Asset / (Liability)	$ 15
Weighted-Average Remaining Term (Years)	3 months 18 days
Fixed Interest Rate	3.10%	3.10%
Euro-denominated interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Principal Amount \| €		€ 197.9
Euro-denominated interest rate swaps \| EURIBOR
Derivative [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 233,763
Fair Value / Carrying Amount of Asset / (Liability)	$ (30,813)
Weighted-Average Remaining Term (Years)	3 years 2 months 16 days
Fixed Interest Rate	3.10%	3.10%
Interest rate swap agreements
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value / Carrying Amount of Asset / (Liability)	$ (83,393)

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Average remaining period until maturity of the derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6945355&loc=d3e41271-113958

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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