Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
Aug. 26, 2022 USD ($) Hospital	Sep. 30, 2022 Hospital
HCA Healthcare [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of facilities acquired		5
HCA Healthcare [Member] \| Steward Health Care System LLC [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of facilities acquired		5
Acute Care Hospital [Member] \| HCA Healthcare [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of facilities acquired		5
Lifepoint Transaction [Member] \| Springstone Health Opco, LLC [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition \| $	$ 250
Initial acquisition loan commitment \| $	$ 200
Lifepoint Transaction [Member] \| Acute Care Hospital [Member] \| Springstone Health Opco, LLC [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of years to extend current lease	five years
Number of business agreed to extend current lease	8
Lease extension expiration year	2041

Business combination, initial acquisition loan commitment to be paid.

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