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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2021
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Distribution Percentage of Taxable Income to Qualify for Real Estate Investment Trust |  |  |  |  | 90.00% |
Income tax expense | $ 24,242,000 | $ 8,618,000 | $ 34,865,000 | $ 128,668,000 |  |
Catch-up tax payments or penalties |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Deferred employer side social security payments |  |  |  |  | $ 29,600,000 |
Excise tax rate |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Liabilities for uncertain tax positions | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0
Resulting From Revaluation Of Deferred Tax Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense |  |  |  | $ 114,200,000 |  |

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