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Marketable Securities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of shares sold (shares) | 564,612 | 564,612 |  |
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | $ 9,506 | $ 9,506 | $ 0 | $ 0
Fair value | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 6,024 |
Macerich |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Closing share price (in usd per share) |  |  | $ 10.67 |

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