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Estimated credit loss reserve related to direct financing leases.

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Value of input used to measure long lived assets.

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Notes and mortgages receivable.

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Organization consolidation and presentation of financial statements.

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Represents the percentage of annual assumed average rent increases used as an unobservable input to measure the fair value.

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Property plant and equipment assumed holding periods.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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The net investment in direct financing leases as of the balance sheet date consisting of: (a) minimum lease payments due on direct financing leases, (b) unguaranteed residual value, and (c) any unamortized initial direct costs; less: (i) executory costs, (ii) unearned income, and (iii) the accumulated allowance for uncollectible minimum lease payments.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes allowance for financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Investment in direct financing leases, net	$ 80,806,000			$ 82,366,000
Impairments	1,031,000	$ 771,000
Notes and mortgages receivable	$ 28,648,000			$ 30,855,000
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%
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%
Properties [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments	$ 206,000	199,000
Estimated Sale Price Method [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments	241,000
Discounted Cash Flow Method [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments	117,000
Accumulation of Asset Retirement Cost Method [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments	673,000
Notes and Mortgages Receivable [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments	0	0
Direct Financing Leases Financing Receivable [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Impairments	0	$ 0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Investment in direct financing leases, net			$ 82,366,000
Estimated credit loss reserve related to direct financing leases			578,000
Credit loss reserve			309,000
Notes and mortgages receivable			$ 30,855,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member] \| Notes and Mortgages Receivable [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Additional allowance for credit losses	0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member] \| Direct Financing Leases Financing Receivable [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Additional allowance for credit losses	$ 0