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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Notes Payable - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 18, 2017	Apr. 10, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2014
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Interest expense			$ 21,149,000	$ 21,055,000	$ 17,653,000
Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs			4,481,000	4,481,000	4,481,000
Interest expense					2,642,000
Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of debt issuance costs					$ 229,000
8.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of debt		$ 250,000,000
Note bears interest rate		8.00%
Debt instrument, maturity year		2024
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment		semi-annually
Interest payment beginning date		Oct. 01, 2017
Maximum aggregate indebtedness outstanding		$ 50,000,000
Debt issuance costs			5,431,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs			776,000	776,000
Interest expense			$ 20,776,000	$ 20,776,000
8.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 [Member] \| Any Time Before April 1, 2020 [Member] \| Redemption Price Plus "Make-Whole" Premium and Accrued and Unpaid Interest [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage of principal amount		100.00%
8.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 [Member] \| Any Time Before April 1, 2020 [Member] \| Redemption Price Plus Accrued and Unpaid Interest [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage of principal amount		35.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of debt						$ 45,000,000
Note bears interest rate						9.50%
Secured Credit Facilities , Maturity period			5 years
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Termination of outstanding credit facilities		$ 150,000,000
Payment fee		1,500,000
Unamortized debt issuance cost and fees		$ 2,368,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, Percentage			3.75%
Interest rate, Description			base rate plus 3.75%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, Percentage			4.75%
Interest rate, Description			LIBOR plus 4.75%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| LIBOR Floor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, Percentage			1.00%
Interest rate, Description			LIBOR floor of 1.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Initial Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of debt						$ 70,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Term B2 Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of debt						10,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Term B3 Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of debt						70,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of debt						160,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of debt						$ 10,000,000
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Dec. 18, 2022
Interest rate, Description			The Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at an alternative base rate or an adjusted LIBOR, plus an applicable margin of 1.50% in the case of alternative base rate loans and 2.50% in the case of adjusted LIBOR loans.
Amounts outstanding under Revolving Credit Facility			$ 0
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Alternative Base Rate [Member]
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Interest rate, Percentage	1.50%
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Adjusted LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, Percentage	2.50%
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of debt	$ 25,000,000