Property Acquisitions - Pro Forma Condensed Financial Information (Detail) - Proforma Financial Information for Acquisition Properties [Member] $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Business Acquisition Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenues from continuing operations	$ 118,045
Earnings from continuing operations	$ 40,872
Basic and diluted earnings from continuing operations per common share \| $ / shares	$ 1.21

Real estate operations and leases proforma earnings per share basic and diluted.

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