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1091 - Disclosure - Fixed Assets, Net - Components of Fixed Assets, Net (Detail)
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TableProperty, Plant and Equipment [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001094831 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-12-31
2015-12-31
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Computer and Communications Equipment [Member]Software, Including Software Development Costs [Member]Leasehold Improvements and Other Fixed Assets [Member]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]Computer and Communications Equipment [Member]Software, Including Software Development Costs [Member]Leasehold Improvements and Other Fixed Assets [Member]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
Fixed assets, gross
130,538,000  
130,397,000  
154,602,000  
415,537,000  
147,385,000  
140,997,000  
137,795,000  
426,177,000  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
   
(249,670,000) 
   
(278,672,000) 
Fixed assets, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
165,867,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
147,505,000