Supplemental Guarantor Information - Condensed Combining Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 40.3	$ 36.8	$ 29.8	$ 28.0
Accounts receivable, net	108.0	97.0
Inventory	49.7	45.0
Prepaids and other assets	18.0	15.2
Deferred income taxes	5.9	4.9
Total current assets	221.9	198.9
Property and equipment, net	153.3	148.7
Intangible assets, net	240.8	249.0
Goodwill	264.4	246.7		242.8
Other assets	22.0	25.4
Total assets	902.4	868.7
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	65.6	67.7
Income taxes payable	6.2	5.8
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	54.0	53.4
Accrued interest	6.9	15.0
Deferred revenue	12.4	12.2
Current portion of accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations	0.7	0.8
Current portion of long-term debt	19.5	5.6
Deferred income taxes	0.6	0.4
Total current liabilities	165.9	160.9
Accrued interest and dividends	17.9	17.9
Accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations	21.1	22.5
Notes payable to affiliate, net
Long-term debt, net	413.5	384.7
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock	53.0	53.0
Warrants	21.7	15.6
Deferred income taxes	67.9	68.9
Other liabilities	15.0	9.7
Total liabilities	776.0	733.2
Equity
Total equity attributable to controlling stockholders	120.7	129.9
Non-controlling interests	4.2	4.1
Total equity	124.9	134.0
Total liabilities and equity	902.4	868.7
Convertible redeemable preferred stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock
Puttable common stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock	1.5	1.5
Parent [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
Inventory
Prepaids and other assets	0.1	0.2
Deferred income taxes
Total current assets	0.1	0.2
Property and equipment, net
Intangible assets, net	0.6
Goodwill
Other assets	246.6	246.4
Total assets	247.3	246.6
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	0.4	0.5
Income taxes payable
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	0.8	1.5
Accrued interest
Deferred revenue
Current portion of accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations
Current portion of long-term debt
Deferred income taxes
Total current liabilities	1.2	2.0
Accrued interest and dividends	17.9	17.9
Accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations
Notes payable to affiliate, net	31.3	26.7
Long-term debt, net
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock	53.0	53.0
Warrants	21.7	15.6
Deferred income taxes
Other liabilities
Total liabilities	125.1	115.2
Equity
Total equity attributable to controlling stockholders	120.7	129.9
Non-controlling interests
Total equity	120.7	129.9
Total liabilities and equity	247.3	246.6
Parent [Member] \| Convertible redeemable preferred stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock
Parent [Member] \| Puttable common stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock	1.5	1.5
Issuers [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	7.8	6.5	2.0	2.3
Accounts receivable, net
Inventory
Prepaids and other assets	1.6	0.8
Deferred income taxes
Total current assets	9.4	7.3
Property and equipment, net
Intangible assets, net
Goodwill
Other assets	690.8	683.4
Total assets	700.2	690.7
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	0.5
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	0.9	3.8
Accrued interest	6.9	15.0
Deferred revenue
Current portion of accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations
Current portion of long-term debt	18.8	5.6
Deferred income taxes		1.1
Total current liabilities	27.1	25.5
Accrued interest and dividends
Accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations
Notes payable to affiliate, net	24.7	45.7
Long-term debt, net	408.7	378.8
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
Warrants
Deferred income taxes
Other liabilities
Total liabilities	460.5	450.0
Equity
Total equity attributable to controlling stockholders	239.7	240.7
Non-controlling interests
Total equity	239.7	240.7
Total liabilities and equity	700.2	690.7
Issuers [Member] \| Convertible redeemable preferred stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock
Issuers [Member] \| Puttable common stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock
Guarantors [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	3.7			2.5
Accounts receivable, net	22.0	13.7
Inventory	12.5	7.0
Prepaids and other assets	5.8	4.4
Deferred income taxes	3.7	3.8
Total current assets	47.7	28.9
Property and equipment, net	32.1	26.6
Intangible assets, net	37.9	25.8
Goodwill	59.6	30.8
Other assets	519.3	567.0
Total assets	696.6	679.1
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	9.3	7.9
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	14.2	13.4
Deferred revenue	4.1	3.6
Current portion of accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations
Current portion of long-term debt
Deferred income taxes	0.3
Total current liabilities	27.9	24.9
Accrued interest and dividends
Accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations	1.4	1.9
Notes payable to affiliate, net	8.9	7.1
Long-term debt, net
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
Warrants
Deferred income taxes	65.9	44.0
Other liabilities	7.4	3.7
Total liabilities	111.5	81.6
Equity
Total equity attributable to controlling stockholders	585.1	597.5
Non-controlling interests
Total equity	585.1	597.5
Total liabilities and equity	696.6	679.1
Guarantors [Member] \| Convertible redeemable preferred stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock
Guarantors [Member] \| Puttable common stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	28.8	30.3	27.8	23.2
Accounts receivable, net	86.0	83.3
Inventory	37.2	38.0
Prepaids and other assets	15.1	13.2
Deferred income taxes	2.2	2.3
Total current assets	169.3	167.1
Property and equipment, net	121.2	122.1
Intangible assets, net	202.3	223.2
Goodwill	204.8	215.9
Other assets	33.3	55.5
Total assets	730.9	783.8
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	55.4	59.3
Income taxes payable	6.2	5.8
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	42.7	38.1
Deferred revenue	8.3	8.6
Current portion of accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations	0.7	0.8
Current portion of long-term debt	0.7
Deferred income taxes	0.3	0.4
Total current liabilities	114.3	113.0
Accrued interest and dividends
Accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations	19.7	20.6
Notes payable to affiliate, net	121.5	43.2
Long-term debt, net	4.8	5.9
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock	143.2	283.6
Warrants
Deferred income taxes	59.5	65.2
Other liabilities	7.6	6.0
Total liabilities	470.6	537.5
Equity
Total equity attributable to controlling stockholders	204.5	190.6
Non-controlling interests	4.2	4.1
Total equity	208.7	194.7
Total liabilities and equity	730.9	783.8
Non-Guarantors [Member] \| Convertible redeemable preferred stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock	51.6	51.6
Non-Guarantors [Member] \| Puttable common stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets
Prepaids and other assets	(4.6)	(3.4)
Deferred income taxes		(1.2)
Total current assets	(4.6)	(4.6)
Intangible assets, net
Goodwill
Other assets	(1,468.0)	(1,526.9)
Total assets	(1,472.6)	(1,531.5)
Current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(4.6)	(3.4)
Deferred revenue
Current portion of accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations
Current portion of long-term debt
Deferred income taxes		(1.1)
Total current liabilities	(4.6)	(4.5)
Accrued interest and dividends
Accrued pension and retirement benefit obligations
Notes payable to affiliate, net	(186.4)	(122.7)
Long-term debt, net
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock	(143.2)	(283.6)
Warrants
Deferred income taxes	(57.5)	(40.3)
Other liabilities
Total liabilities	(391.7)	(451.1)
Equity
Total equity attributable to controlling stockholders	(1,029.3)	(1,028.8)
Non-controlling interests
Total equity	(1,029.3)	(1,028.8)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,472.6)	(1,531.5)
Eliminations [Member] \| Convertible redeemable preferred stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock	(51.6)	(51.6)
Eliminations [Member] \| Puttable common stock [Member]
Current liabilities
Convertible redeemable preferred stock

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