Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Detail) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Operating Leases
2022 (3 months remaining)	$ 37,716
2023	181,874
2024	178,703
2025	173,446
2026	171,270
Thereafter	1,090,190
Total lease payments	1,833,199
Plus amount representing residual property value	0
Less imputed interest	(468,808)
Total	1,364,391
Finance Leases
2022 (3 months remaining)	64,070
2023	230,923
2024	231,316
2025	229,443
2026	218,926
Thereafter	2,046,538
Total lease payments	3,021,216
Plus amount representing residual property value	0
Less imputed interest	(979,144)
Total	2,042,072
Total
2022 (3 months remaining)	101,786
2023	412,797
2024	410,019
2025	402,889
2026	390,196
Thereafter	3,136,728
Total lease payments	4,854,415
Plus amount representing residual property value	0
Less imputed interest	(1,447,952)
Total	3,406,463
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating and finance leases not yet commenced, liability	$ 551,500
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease not yet commenced, term	2 years
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease not yet commenced, term	26 years

Finance Lease, Residual Value of Leased Assets

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918701-209980

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123391704&loc=SL77918627-209977

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918701-209980

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