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Reit Conversion - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 25, 2012
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price of management rights and intellectual property	$ 210,000,000
Purchase price to the Management Rights	190,000,000
Purchase price IP Rights	20,000,000
Term of management rights for income amortization		65 years
REIT conversion costs			22,190,000	101,964,000
Impairment charge			3,527,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	33,291,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Potential Development Projects [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment charge					6,900,000	14,000,000
IT Projects [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment charge					5,100,000	7,300,000
REIT Conversion [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
REIT conversion costs		0	22,200,000	102,000,000
Impairment charge				33,300,000
Professional fees			2,700,000	23,100,000
Employment severance and retention costs			14,400,000	24,400,000
Various other transition costs			$ 5,100,000	$ 21,200,000
Maximum [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of shares approved for issuance							34