Estimated future liquidating distributions per common share.

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Liquidating distribution declared date.

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Liquidation value of property.

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Net assets in liquidation.

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Amount of net assets (liabilities).

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Net Assets in Liquidation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended
	May 12, 2020	May 06, 2020	Mar. 30, 2020	Mar. 16, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Subsequent Event [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Liquidating distributions per common share		$ 0.10
Estimated future liquidating distributions per common share	$ 21.68
Liquidating distribution declared date		May 06, 2020
Remeasurement [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Net increase (decrease) in liquidation value						$ 600
Worldwide Plaza [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Net increase (decrease) in liquidation value						(700)
Liquidation Value [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Liquidation value of property					$ 1,725,000
Increase (decrease) in net assets subject to liquidation					2,900	(11,800)
Net increase (decrease) in liquidation value					$ (4,613)	(132)
Liquidating distributions per common share				$ 0.10	$ 21.78
Net assets in liquidation					$ 365,725	360,765	$ 362,791	$ 372,556
Liquidating distributions to unit holders					$ 1,006,000	$ 11,900
Liquidating distributions per unit					81.69
Liquidation Value [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Liquidating distributions per common share		$ 0.10
Liquidation Value [Member] \| Viceroy Management Agreement [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Net increase (decrease) in liquidation value					$ 1,700
Liquidation Value [Member] \| Remeasurement [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Net increase (decrease) in liquidation value					1,000
Liquidation Value [Member] \| Worldwide Plaza [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Net increase (decrease) in liquidation value					$ 5,600
Common Stock [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding					16,791,769		16,791,769
Common Stock [Member] \| Liquidation Value [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding					16,791,769
Stock Units [Member] \| Liquidation Value [Member]
Net Assets In Liquidation [Line Items]
Liquidating distributions per unit			59.91