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Amount of outstanding long-term debt or borrowing associated with any securities or credit agreement for which there has been a default in principal, interest, sinking fund, or redemption provisions, or any breach of covenant that existed at the end of the period and subsequently has not been cured.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2007 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt default, number of loans \| loan	1		1
Debt default, amount	$ 18,413,000		$ 18,413,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	17,557,000	$ (4,424,000)	18,950,000	$ (4,527,000)
Capitalized interest			$ 1,112,000	$ 251,000
Senior Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase of debt	61,244,000
Senior Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase of debt	51,068,000
Senior Notes Due 2023 and 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment penalties	9,477,000
Accrued interest	1,024,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	$ 10,066,000
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.70%		4.70%		4.50%
Mortgages and notes payable	$ 159,686,000		$ 159,686,000		$ 393,872,000
Mortgages and Notes Payable \| Lake Jackson, Texas Property, Mortgages and Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.04%		4.04%
Mortgages and notes payable	$ 179,110,000		$ 179,110,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgages and notes payable	787,688,000		787,688,000		500,000,000
Unamortized debt discount	$ 3,619,000		$ 3,619,000		963,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.70%		2.70%
Mortgages and notes payable	$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000		0
Percentage of issuance price	99.233%		99.233%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 3,068,000		$ 3,068,000
Trust Preferred Securities \| 6.804% Trust Preferred Securities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate						6.804%
Face amount of debt instrument						$ 200,000,000
Interest rate, effective percentage	1.968%		1.968%
Principal amount outstanding	$ 129,120,000		$ 129,120,000		129,120,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 1,650,000		$ 1,650,000		$ 1,724,000
Trust Preferred Securities \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| 6.804% Trust Preferred Securities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.70%
Minimum \| Mortgages and Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.50%		3.50%		3.50%
Maximum \| Mortgages and Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	6.50%		6.50%		6.50%