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Common Stock and Other Equity Related Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Apr. 10, 2015
6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Date to be paid Mar. 31, 2015  
Preferred stock dividends paid (usd per share) $ 0.421875us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid
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Date of record Mar. 20, 2015  
Subsequent Event | Common Stock    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Date to be paid   Apr. 10, 2015
Date of record   Mar. 27, 2015
Common Stock dividends paid (usd per share)   $ 0.375us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid
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