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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 19, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 21, 2022	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) Stockholder $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) Stockholder $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount			$ 135,000,000		$ 135,000,000
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorization to repurchase shares			$ 101,000,000		$ 101,000,000
Stock repurchase program, expiration date		Dec. 31, 2027
Dividend payable, per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.35	$ 0.25	$ 0.35	$ 0.25
Distribution paid to preferred shareholder			$ 110,000	$ 110,000	$ 330,000	$ 330,000
Accrued distributions			0		$ 0		$ 300,000
Distributions declared	$ 4,800,000
O 2024 Q3 Dividends
Equity [Line Items]
Distribution paid to preferred shareholder			100,000
Approval Date					Sep. 19, 2024
Distributions payment date					Oct. 07, 2024
O 2023 Q3 Dividends
Equity [Line Items]
Distribution paid to preferred shareholder				100,000
Approval Date						Sep. 28, 2023
Distributions payment date						Oct. 16, 2023
O 2024 M9 Dividends [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Distribution paid to preferred shareholder					$ 300,000
O 2023 M9 Dividends [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Distribution paid to preferred shareholder						$ 300,000
Maximum
Equity [Line Items]
Accrued preferred distributions			100,000		100,000		$ 100,000
Class A Common Shares
Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount			$ 135,000,000	$ 135,000,000	$ 135,000,000	$ 135,000,000
Shares surrendered, repurchased or redeemed \| shares					16,527	468,860
Voting rights					one
Average repurchase cost per share \| $ / shares					$ 32	$ 27.04
Number of shareholders \| Stockholder			135		135
Class B Common Shares
Equity [Line Items]
Shares surrendered, repurchased or redeemed \| shares			0	0	0	0
Voting rights					ten
Class B Common Shares \| Fox Paine Entities
Equity [Line Items]
Number of shareholders \| Stockholder			2		2
Series A Preferred Interest
Equity [Line Items]
Number of shareholders \| Stockholder			1		1