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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)									1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	May 19, 2022	May 12, 2022	Sep. 29, 2021	Apr. 14, 2021	Dec. 23, 2020	Jan. 02, 2020	Dec. 18, 2019	Apr. 20, 2018	Oct. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2017	Apr. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 01, 2023	Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding under credit facility													$ 0			$ 0
Total debt													1,264,522,000			1,264,522,000	$ 1,551,932,000
Debt Instrument outstanding balance													1,264,522,000			1,264,522,000	1,551,932,000
Expenses associated with debt repayments and refinancing transactions																$ 8,077,000	56,279,000	$ 7,141,000
Percentage of Senior Notes offer price in connection with change in control																101.00%
Purchase price of real estate						$ 83,200,000
Real estate investment property aggregate selling price					$ 106,500,000
Net proceeds after the repayment of debt					$ 27,800,000												125,000,000.0
Business acquisition assumed in-place financing						$ 52,200,000												$ 52,217,000
Combined Subsidiary Guarantors
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of subsidiaries																100.00%
Non-Recourse Senior Secured Notes \| Private Placement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date								Jan. 31, 2040
Debt Instrument outstanding balance													150,400,000			$ 150,400,000
Debt instrument, term								20 years
Aggregate principal amount								$ 159,500,000
Stated interest rate								4.43%
Expected project completion period								January 2020
Notes issuance costs								$ 3,400,000
Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 350,000,000.0
Debt maturity period		May 31, 2026
Line of credit facility, aggregate principal amount of additional borrowing		$ 200,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, consolidated EBITDA		50.00%
Credit Agreement \| Term Loan A Due in May 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000.0
Term Loan B Due in December 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date							Dec. 18, 2024
Debt Instrument outstanding balance							$ 250,000,000.0
Percentage of loan to value of certain specified real property assets secured by a first lien							80.00%
Debt instrument, issued price percentage of principal							95.00%
Unamortized original issue discount							$ 12,500,000
Capitalized loan costs							$ 5,100
Repayments of debt	$ 124,100,000								$ 90,000,000.0
Pro rata write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discount									$ 4,100,000
Write-off of remaining unamortized debt issuance costs, original issue discount, and fees and fees associated with the voluntary repayment	$ 6,000,000.0
Term Loan B Due in December 2024 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate							3.50%
Term Loan B Due in December 2024 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate							4.50%
Libor floor rate							1.00%
Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date												May 01, 2023				May 31, 2023
Debt Instrument outstanding balance													$ 153,754,000			$ 153,754,000	173,650,000
Aggregate principal amount												$ 350,000,000.0
Stated interest rate												4.625%	4.625%			4.625%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par												100.00%
Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument outstanding balance																			$ 153,800,000
Senior Notes 4.75% Due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date											Oct. 15, 2027					Oct. 31, 2027
Debt Instrument outstanding balance													$ 250,000,000			$ 250,000,000	250,000,000
Aggregate principal amount											$ 250,000,000.0
Stated interest rate											4.75%	4.625%	4.75%			4.75%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par											100.00%
Senior Notes 8.25% Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date										Apr. 15, 2026						Apr. 30, 2026
Debt Instrument outstanding balance			$ 675,000,000.0										$ 614,113,000			$ 614,113,000	$ 675,000,000
Aggregate principal amount										$ 614,100,000										$ 675,000,000.0
Stated interest rate			8.25%	8.25%						8.25%			8.25%			8.25%
Senior Notes 8.25% Due 2026 \| Redemption Beginning on April 15, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par																104.125%
Debt instrument redemption beginning period																Apr. 15, 2024
Senior Notes 8.25% Due 2026 \| Redemption Beginning on April 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par																100.00%
Debt instrument redemption beginning period																Apr. 15, 2025
Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt													$ 96,300,000			$ 96,300,000
Original 8.25% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 450,000,000.0
Stated interest rate				8.25%													8.25%
Debt instrument price				99.00%
Debt instrument interest rate effective percentage				8.50%
Net proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 435,100,000
5.0% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date				Oct. 15, 2022
Aggregate principal amount				$ 250,000,000.0
Stated interest rate				5.00%
Debt instrument redemption amount				$ 15,500,000
4.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of loan costs													100,000
Debt Instrument outstanding balance													$ 153,800,000			$ 153,800,000	$ 173,700,000
Stated interest rate													4.625%			4.625%
Debt instrument repurchase amount				149,000,000.0										$ 19,900,000			27,300,000
Aggregate purchase price				151,200,000
4.625% Senior Notes \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument outstanding balance				201,000,000.0
4.625% Senior Notes \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument outstanding balance				$ 350,000,000.0
5.0% Senior Notes and 4.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Expenses associated with debt repayments and refinancing transactions															$ 19,200,000
Additional 8.25% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 225,000,000.0
Stated interest rate			8.25%
Debt instrument price			102.25%
Debt instrument interest rate effective percentage			7.65%
Net proceeds from issuance of debt			$ 225,500,000
Previous Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Debt maturity period		Apr. 30, 2023
Write-off of loan costs														$ 800,000
Previous Bank Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio		1.75
Previous Bank Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio		5.50
Secured leverage ratio		3.25
Previous Bank Credit Facility \| Term Loan A Due in April 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000.0
Senior Notes 8.25%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of loan costs																$ 1,200,000
Debt Instrument outstanding balance													$ 614,100,000			$ 614,100,000
Stated interest rate													8.25%			8.25%
Debt instrument repurchase amount													$ 60,900,000			$ 60,900,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity													233,200,000			233,200,000
Revolving Credit Facility letters of credit outstanding													16,800,000			$ 16,800,000
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiary secured by pledge under Revolving Credit Facilities		65.00%
Percentage of loan to value		50.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio		4.50
Net unrestricted cash and cash equivalents related to leverage ratio		$ 100,000,000.0
Secured leverage ratio		2.50
Net unrestricted cash and cash equivalents related to secured leverage ratio		$ 100,000,000.0
Consolidated leverage ratio		4.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate																2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate		1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate		3.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (BSBY)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate																3.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (BSBY) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate		2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (BSBY) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate		4.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 250,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Previous Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		800,000,000.0
New Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sublimit swing line loans		25,000,000.0
Percentage of commitment fee to unfunded balance																0.45%
Sublimit for issuance of standby letters of credit		$ 100,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility letters of credit outstanding													$ 16,800,000			$ 16,800,000	$ 13,900,000