Compensation to acquire for highway expansion project.

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jul. 29, 2020	Jul. 24, 2020	Jul. 02, 2020	Apr. 13, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends per common share				$ 0.40
Dividends, date of record				May 15, 2020
Dividends, date of payable				Jun. 19, 2020
4% Promissory Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate					4.00%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends per common share			$ 0.40
Dividends, date of declared			Jul. 02, 2020
Dividends, date of record			Aug. 21, 2020
Dividends, date of payable			Sep. 18, 2020
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Tampa, Florida [Member] \| 4% Promissory Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	4.00%
Early retirement of debt - principal and interest	$ 7,062
Debt instrument, early repayment, description	On July 29, 2020, the Company made an early repayment of its 4% Promissory Note totaling $7,062 in principal plus accrued interest. The note was collateralized by the Company’s Tampa, Florida headquarters which was acquired by the FDOT in the eminent domain proceedings
Subsequent Event [Member] \| FDOT [Member] \| Tampa, Florida [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Compensation to acquire for highway expansion project		$ 47,500
Net gain from involuntary conversion		$ 37,000