Noncontrolling Interests - Noncontrolling Interest Summary (Parenthetical) (Detail) - shares shares in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Long Term Incentive Plan Units [Member]
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Vested LTIP Units	4.5	4.0
Class A Common [Member]
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Outstanding limited partnership units, exchanged	8.1	8.0
Units outstanding	8.6	8.6
Common Unit [Member]
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Outstanding limited partnership units, exchanged	8.2	8.4
Other Consolidated Entities [Member]
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Outstanding limited partnership units, exchanged	0.3	0.3
Other Consolidated Entities [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Outstanding limited partnership units	2.0	2.0

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than options vested LTIP units.

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