SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE TO CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 24,117	$ 10,300	$ 85,937
Restricted cash	9,263	1,371	10,871
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	33,380	11,671	96,808	$ 107,276
Supplemental Information:
Interest paid during the period, net of amounts capitalized	205,943	211,863	182,832
Taxes paid during the period	5,097	4,772	4,141
Non cash investing activities
Non cash acquisition of a business (see Note 3)	(566,966)	0	0
Non cash acquisition of real estate (see Note 3)	(531,801)	(185,592)	(27,170)
Non cash proceeds from sale of real estate investments (See Note 3)	0	53,118	0
Non cash surrender of mortgage (See Note 3)	11,874	0	0
Non cash investment in other investments	(27,408)	(16,153)	(6,353)
Non cash proceeds from other investments (See Note 3 and Note 6)	149,542	7,000	30,187
Non cash settlement of direct financing lease (See Note 3 and Note 4)	4,970	184,462	18,989
Initial non cash right of use asset - ground leases	5,593	0	0
Initial non cash lease liability - ground leases	(5,593)	0	0
Non cash financing activities
Debt assumed in merger (see Note 3)	285,100	0	0
Stock exchanged in merger (see Note 3)	281,865	0	0
Acquisition of other long term borrowings (see Note 13)	388,627	0	0
Non cash disposition of other long-term borrowings (see Note 13)	0	(53,118)	0
Non cash repayment of other long term debt (see Note 13)	(6,459)	0	0
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	(7,757)	2,531	2,970
Remeasurement of debt denominated in a foreign currency	$ 4,490	$ (7,140)	$ 7,070