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Debt and Financing Arrangements - Schedule of Principal Maturities of Long-Term Debt Including Interest On Finance Leases (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instruments [Abstract]
2020	$ 11,115
2021	22,755
2022	21,019
2023	15,441
2024	90,677
Thereafter	6,313
Total	167,320
Less: Amounts Representing Interest on Finance Leases	6,481
Total	$ 160,839	$ 136,430

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Principal amount of long-term debt and finance lease liability maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Principal amount of long-term debt and finance lease liability maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Principal amount of long-term debt and finance lease liability maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of long-term debt and finance lease liability maturing in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year ended.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918701-209980

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