Deferred tax assets valuation allowances expected not realized.

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Deferred tax liabilities one time adjustment.

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Income tax benefit related to the initial loan impairment.

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Income Taxes [Line Items]

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Percentage of ordinary taxable income to be distributed for REIT qualification.

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Percentage of taxable income to be distributed for federal income tax exemption.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations.

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of ordinary taxable income to be distributed for real estate investment trust qualification				90.00%	90.00%	90.00%
Percentage of taxable income to be distributed for federal income tax assumption				100.00%
Amount of foreign income (loss) before income taxes				$ 159,600,000	$ 164,000,000.0	$ 62,100,000
Amount of domestic income (loss) before income taxes				10,800,000	(29,700,000)	6,400,000
Income tax expense (benefit)		$ 5,000,000		$ 55,900,000	73,948,000	$ 31,056,000
Income tax benefit related to the initial loan impairment					$ 10,000,000
Income tax at the US statutory federal rate				21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Valuation allowance not expected to be realized				$ 9,800,000
Uncertain tax position liabilities and related interest or penalties				$ 0
United Kingdom [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax at the US statutory federal rate			19.00%
Deferred tax liabilities, one time adjustment			$ 43,000,000
United Kingdom [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax at the US statutory federal rate	25.00%