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Debt - Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 685,000 | $ 754,000
Unsecured private placement 3.95% note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 294,000 | 316,000
Unsecured private placement 3.86% note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 264,000 | 291,000
Unsecured private placement 4.86% note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 127,000 | $ 147,000

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