Proceeds from variable interest entity for management internalization.

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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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The cash inflow associated with the deconsolidation of a previously consolidated subsidiary or the sale of investment in consolidated subsidiaries (generally greater than 50 percent).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3179-108585

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2016	Sep. 27, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds form sale of shares			$ 38,941
IRT
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price to be paid by IRT		$ 43,000
IRT \| Common Shares
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of shares sold to IRT	7,269,719
Proceeds form sale of shares	$ 62,156