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Notes Payable - Components of Notes Payable (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes payable | $ 326,376 | $ 381,441
Unsecured Revolving Lines of Credit [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes payable | 186,376 | 221,441
Series A senior notes [Member] | 4.03% Series A senior notes due in 2018 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes payable | 40,000 | 60,000
Series B Senior Notes | 3.68% Series B senior notes due in 2021 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes payable | 40,000 | 40,000
Series C Senior Notes | 3.84% Series C senior notes due in 2022 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes payable | $ 60,000 | $ 60,000

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