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Debt - Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost |  | $ 1,269,000
Unsecured private placement 3.95% note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 374,000 | 383,000
Unsecured private placement 3.86% note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 428,000 | 440,000
Unsecured private placement 4.86% note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 252,000 | 260,000
Unsecured private placement 5.88% note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 135,000 | 140,000
Unsecured private placement 5.69% note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 42,000 | $ 46,000

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