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Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments	$ 928,000	$ 832,000	$ 2,400,000	$ 4,808,000
Level 3 [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Assumed annual average rent increases for unobservable inputs			2.00%
Level 3 [Member] \| Measurement Input Expected Term [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Assumed holding periods for unobservable inputs			15 years
Level 3 [Member] \| Measurement Input Cap Rate [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Real estate fair value, measurement input	8.00%		8.00%
Level 3 [Member] \| Measurement Input Discount Rate [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Real estate fair value, measurement input	7.00%		7.00%
Properties [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments			$ 610,000	821,000
Estimated Sale Price Method [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments			2,400,000
Estimated fair value	$ 58,000		58,000
Discounted Cash Flow Method [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments			0
Accumulation of Asset Retirement Cost Method [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments			2,400,000
Estimated fair value	2,342,000		2,342,000
Notes and Mortgages Receivable [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments	0	0	0	0
Direct Financing Leases Financing Receivable [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 2,234,000		$ 2,234,000		$ 2,773,000