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Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - shares | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
Restricted stock based awards |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Shares excluded from computation of earnings (loss) per share because they were anti-dilutive |  |  |  | 400,000
Non-controlling interest - Operating Partnership Units |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Shares excluded from computation of earnings (loss) per share because they were anti-dilutive |  |  |  | 1,300,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Shares excluded from computation of earnings (loss) per share because they were anti-dilutive | 16,000 | 300,000 | 100,000 | 300,000

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