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Lessee, Operating Lease, Number Of Renewal Options

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Number of Lease Renewal Options Exercised

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Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 1987 lease_extension lease lease_renewal	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies
Legal reserves		$ 319	$ 419
Outstanding warranty insurance receivables		39,744	39,994
Estimated remaining liabilities related to surety bonds		$ 13,704	12,462
Office Leases
Commitment And Contingencies
Lease obligation original term		10 years
Equipment Leases \| Minimum
Commitment And Contingencies
Lease obligation original term		3 years
Equipment Leases \| Maximum
Commitment And Contingencies
Lease obligation original term		4 years
Ground lease
Commitment And Contingencies
Lease obligation original term	55 years
Number of properties subject to ground leases \| lease	2
Ground lease \| Ten Year Renewal Option
Commitment And Contingencies
Number of lease extensions \| lease_renewal	3
Term of lease extension	10 years
Ground lease \| Forty-five Year Renewal Option
Commitment And Contingencies
Lease obligation original term	45 years
Number of properties subject to ground leases \| lease	1
Ground lease \| Extension Through 2071
Commitment And Contingencies
Number of ground leases extended \| lease_extension	1
Surety bonds
Commitment And Contingencies
Outstanding surety bonds		$ 614,200	611,600
Estimated remaining liabilities related to surety bonds		$ 390,800	$ 382,300