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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Maximum management fees per year |  |  | $ 15,000,000.0 |
Management fees and reimbursable expenses | $ 3,800,000 | $ 3,900,000 | $ 11,400,000 | $ 11,500,000

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- Definition Contractual maximum amount of expenses related to the managing member or general partner for management of the day-to-day business functions of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP). + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Fees paid to advisors who provide certain management support and administrative oversight services including the organization and sale of stock, investment funds, limited partnerships and mutual funds. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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