Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Operating Leases
2022	$ 181,810
2023	181,480
2024	165,689
2025	155,642
2026	145,578
Thereafter	847,168
Total lease payments	1,677,367
Less imputed interest	(426,158)
Total	1,251,209
Finance Leases
2022	252,670
2023	239,268
2024	240,696
2025	237,107
2026	227,262
Thereafter	1,979,654
Total lease payments	3,176,657
Less imputed interest	(1,039,148)
Total	2,137,509
Total
2022	434,480
2023	420,748
2024	406,385
2025	392,749
2026	372,840
Thereafter	2,826,822
Total lease payments	4,854,024
Less imputed interest	(1,465,306)
Total	3,388,718
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating and finance leases not yet commenced, liability	$ 915,600
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease not yet commenced, term	3 years
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease not yet commenced, term	27 years

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-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918701-209980

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