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Long Term Debt - Term Loan Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) - Term Loan Agreement - USD ($) |  |  | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 16, 2019 | Aug. 22, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Credit agreement date |  |  | Aug. 22, 2019
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 150,000,000 |
Debt maturity date |  | Jun. 10, 2022 |
Percentage of net cash proceeds from issuance of new senior indebtedness |  |  | 100.00%
Term Loan, amount outstanding |  |  | $ 100,000,000
Minimum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt service coverage ratio |  |  | 150.00%
Maximum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt to capitalization ratio, percentage the Company must not exceed at any time |  |  | 50.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.375%
LIBOR interest rate |  |  | 2.364%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.375%
Base Rate |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.375%
Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.00%
Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.375%
Subject To Customary Conditions |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 225,000,000 |
Credit facility, additional borrowing capacity |  | $ 75,000,000 |
Repayments of borrowings | $ 50,000,000 |  |

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