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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2018	Jun. 02, 2015	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 14, 2020	Sep. 12, 2019
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit agreement initiation date		Jun. 02, 2015
Senior unsecured revolving credit agreement		$ 225,000,000
Term loan under credit agreement		50,000,000
Borrowings under credit agreement				$ 25,000,000
Series A Note [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Feb. 25, 2021
Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note, issuance date			Dec. 04, 2020
Amount of rate increase in case of default			2.00%
Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement [Member] \| Series A Note [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Feb. 25, 2021
Interest rate on agreement			6.00%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 100,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 1,233,000
Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement [Member] \| Series B Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Jun. 02, 2023
Interest rate on agreement			5.35%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 75,000,000
Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement [Member] \| Series C Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Feb. 25, 2025
Interest rate on agreement			4.75%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 50,000,000
Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement [Member] \| Series D Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Jun. 21, 2028
Interest rate on agreement			5.47%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 50,000,000
Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement [Member] \| Series F Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Sep. 12, 2029
Interest rate on agreement			3.52%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 50,000,000
Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement [Member] \| Series I Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Nov. 25, 2030
Interest rate on agreement			3.43%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 100,000,000
Fourth Restated Prudential Note Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series E Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Jun. 21, 2018
Interest rate on agreement			5.47%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 50,000,000
First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement [Member] \| Series G Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Sep. 12, 2029
Interest rate on agreement			3.52%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 50,000,000
First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement [Member] \| Series J Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Nov. 25, 2030
Interest rate on agreement			3.43%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 50,000,000
First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement [Member] \| Series H Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Sep. 12, 2029
Interest rate on agreement			3.52%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 25,000,000
First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement [Member] \| Series K Notes [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Nov. 25, 2030
Interest rate on agreement			3.43%
Senior unsecured note, aggregate amount issued			$ 25,000,000
Revolving Facility [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Revolving facility under credit agreement	$ 175,000,000	$ 175,000,000				$ 250,000,000
Credit facility amount	$ 250,000,000					300,000,000
Credit agreement maturity date	Jun. 30, 2018
Credit agreement extended maturity date	Mar. 31, 2022
Credit facility agreement, optional extended maturity date			Mar. 31, 2023
Revolving facility optional extension period			1 year
Borrowings under credit agreement			$ 75,000,000	$ 25,000,000	$ 75,000,000
Senior unsecured note purchase agreement, maturity date			Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Option to increase credit facility			$ 300,000,000
Annual commitment fee on undrawn funds			0.25%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit agreement margin on borrowing base rate			1.30%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit agreement margin on borrowing base rate			2.30%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Annual commitment fee on undrawn funds			0.15%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit agreement margin on borrowing base rate			0.50%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit agreement margin on borrowing base rate			1.50%
Term Loan [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit facility amount			$ 600,000,000			$ 0
Credit agreement maturity date	Jun. 30, 2020
Credit agreement extended maturity date	Mar. 31, 2023
Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit agreement margin on borrowing base rate			1.25%
Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit agreement margin on borrowing base rate			2.25%
Term Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit agreement margin on borrowing base rate			0.45%
Term Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Credit and Loan Agreement [Line Items]
Credit agreement margin on borrowing base rate			1.45%