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Favorable non-cash fair value adjustment on investment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of dividend distribution from ordinary income and capital gain. Excludes distribution for tax return of capital.

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Real Estate and Other Activities - Other Investment Activities - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, SFr in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 13, 2021 EUR (€)	Jan. 08, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2019 CHF (SFr)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
COVID-19 Pandemic [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Unfavorable non-cash fair value adjustment on investment				$ 5,800
Aevis Victoria SA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition \| SFr			SFr 47
Favorable non-cash fair value adjustment on investment				$ 8,200
Ownership interest in joint venture under the cost method			4.90%	4.90%
Priory Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition \| €	€ 27
Ownership interest	9.90%
Steward Health Care System LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Distribution on Steward equity investment		$ 11,000,000
Ownership interest		9.90%