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Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum Rental Payments Due under Terms of Leases (Detail)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum Rental Payments Due under Terms of Leases (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
For the year ended December 31, 2014	$ 16,929
For the year ended December 31, 2015	65,416
For the year ended December 31, 2016	64,689
For the year ended December 31, 2017	64,103
For the year ended December 31, 2018	64,403
Ground Leases [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
For the year ended December 31, 2014	103
For the year ended December 31, 2015	413
For the year ended December 31, 2016	413
For the year ended December 31, 2017	416
For the year ended December 31, 2018	417
For the year ended December 31, 2019	417
Thereafter	4,501
Ground Leases [Member] \| Tulsa, OK [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease End Date	2021-04
For the year ended December 31, 2014	38
For the year ended December 31, 2015	153
For the year ended December 31, 2016	153
For the year ended December 31, 2017	153
For the year ended December 31, 2018	153
For the year ended December 31, 2019	153
Thereafter	229
Ground Leases [Member] \| Dartmouth, MA [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease End Date	2036-05
For the year ended December 31, 2014	44
For the year ended December 31, 2015	174
For the year ended December 31, 2016	174
For the year ended December 31, 2017	174
For the year ended December 31, 2018	174
For the year ended December 31, 2019	174
Thereafter	3,300
Ground Leases [Member] \| Springfield, MA [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease End Date	2030-02
For the year ended December 31, 2014	21
For the year ended December 31, 2015	86
For the year ended December 31, 2016	86
For the year ended December 31, 2017	89
For the year ended December 31, 2018	90
For the year ended December 31, 2019	90
Thereafter	$ 972

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

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-Section 50

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-Section 55

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