Derivative Instruments Effective Date

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- Definition

Interest rate cap strike rate.

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- Definition

Premiums paid on derivative instruments.

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

-Sentence Column B

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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- Definition

Date the entity entered into the derivative contract, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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- Definition

Date the derivative contract matures, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2015	Oct. 15, 2015	Feb. 20, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jul. 13, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount				$ 228,686,000		$ 181,119,000
Senior unsecured term loan facility			$ 50,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Senior unsecured term loan facility interest rate		2.00%
Interest Rate Caps [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount				$ 171,546,000		$ 180,434,000
Interest Rate Caps [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 75,000,000
Fixed rate interest rate swap, Maturity date	Oct. 15, 2017
Interest rate cap agreement, strike price	1.25%
Interest rate cap agreement, premium	$ 100,000
One-month LIBOR [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreement Maturing on February 20, 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount			$ 50,000,000
Fixed rate interest rate swap			2.00%
Fixed rate interest rate swap, agreement date				Feb. 20, 2015
Fixed rate interest rate swap, Maturity date				Feb. 20, 2020
Fixed rate interest rate swap, Effective date				Mar. 01, 2016
One-month LIBOR [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreement Maturing on April 5, 2018 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount					$ 6,500,000
Fixed rate interest rate swap					3.05%
Fixed rate interest rate swap, agreement date				Jul. 13, 2015
Fixed rate interest rate swap, Maturity date				Apr. 05, 2018
Fixed rate interest rate swap, Effective date				Jul. 13, 2015
LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Senior unsecured term loan facility interest rate			1.35%
LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Senior unsecured term loan facility interest rate			1.95%