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Debt - $200 Million Term Loan A - Additional Information (Detail) - $200 Million Term Loan A [Member]	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date for credit facility	May 23, 2022
Debt Instrument, description of interest rate	(i) LIBOR plus the applicable margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.35%, dependent upon the Company's funded debt to total asset value ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) or (ii) a base rate as set in the Amended Credit Agreement.
Spread rate added to LIBOR	1.50%
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread rate added to LIBOR	1.50%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread rate added to LIBOR	2.35%

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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