Variable Interest Entities - Carrying Value of Variable Interest Entities of Consolidated Financial Statements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	$ 4,955	$ 8,350
Liabilities	0	0
PF Melville
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	2,722	4,787
Liabilities	0	0
MMR
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	2,233	3,563
Liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's assets included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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