Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Partner Capital Units

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Increase in payments due to sellers.

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Number of operating stores business acquired.

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Number of stores sold.

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Property Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51824106&loc=d3e2443-110228

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3179-108585

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Store Acquisitions and Dispositions- Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2016 USD ($) store	Apr. 20, 2016 USD ($) store	Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($) store shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 store
New Jersey And Virginia, 5 Stores Acquired in 2014 [Member]
Property Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Number of operating stores acquired \| store					5
Increase in payments due to sellers resulting from higher rental income of properties				$ 1,544
Disposal of Texas Store, April 1, 2016 [Member]
Property Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Number of stores sold \| store			1
Store Dispositions [Member] \| Disposal of Indiana Stores, July 26, 2016 [Member]
Property Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Number of stores sold \| store	1
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 4,447
Gain (loss) on disposal of real estate	$ 0
Store Dispositions [Member] \| Disposal of Ohio and Indiana Stores, April 20, 2016 [Member]
Property Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Number of stores sold \| store		7
Proceeds from sale of real estate		$ 17,555
Gain (loss) on disposal of real estate		$ 11,265
Store Dispositions [Member] \| Disposal of Texas Store, April 1, 2016 [Member]
Property Acquisition And Dispositions [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposal of real estate			$ 93
OP Units received for store disposal (in units) \| shares			85,452
Value of OP Units received for store disposal			$ 7,689