General - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2020 Property Hospital
COVID-19
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of acute care hospitals \| Hospital	3
4 Unconsolidated Limited Liability Companies / Limited Partner \| Minimum
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Non-controlling equity interest, ownership percentage	33.00%
4 Unconsolidated Limited Liability Companies / Limited Partner \| Maximum
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Non-controlling equity interest, ownership percentage	95.00%
Limited Liability Companies
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of real estate investments \| Property	5

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Organization consolidation and presentation of financial statements.

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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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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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