The number of units in a real estate property acquired.

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Related party transaction, term of agreement.

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The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions and Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset management fees earned		$ 7,726,000	$ 6,963,000	$ 6,006,000
Number of property acquired \| Property		806	2,379
Acquisition of real estate properties		$ 128,908,000	$ 215,833,000	221,813,000
Former External Advisor \| North Carolina
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of property acquired \| Property	328
Acquisition of real estate properties	$ 42,950,000
Former External Advisor \| Management Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset management fees earned		0	63,000	257,000
Shared Services Agreement \| Former External Advisor
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost incurred for service provided		$ 0	$ 0	$ 727,000
Term of agreement		December 21, 2016 to June 20, 2017