Debt instrument covenant fixed charge coverage ratio.

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Debt instrument covenants leverage ratio.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Indebtedness - Recourse Indebtedness - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 591,296	$ 642,559
Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 165,451	165,451
Recourse Indebtedness \| 7.625% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	7.625%
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 56,324	56,324
Convenant leverage ratio			74.60%
Convenant fixed charge coverage ratio			134.00%
Recourse Indebtedness \| 7.625% Senior Notes due 2024 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convenant leverage ratio			80.00%
Recourse Indebtedness \| 7.625% Senior Notes due 2024 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convenant fixed charge coverage ratio			120.00%
Recourse Indebtedness \| 7.125% Senior Notes due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	7.125%
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 65,356	$ 65,356
Convenant leverage ratio			74.60%
Convenant fixed charge coverage ratio			134.00%
Recourse Indebtedness \| 7.125% Senior Notes due 2019 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convenant leverage ratio			80.00%
Recourse Indebtedness \| 7.125% Senior Notes due 2019 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convenant fixed charge coverage ratio			120.00%
Recourse Indebtedness \| Junior subordinated notes, at fair value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes issued	18,671
Fair value of indebtedness	$ 5,500