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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Perpetual Preferred Stock Issued and Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Detail) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			$ 0.01
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series E Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series F Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series J Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series K Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series O Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series P Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series Q Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series R Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series S Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Series T Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			0.01
Preferred stock shares issued		27,000
Dividend rate		3.80%
Series U Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock			$ 0.01
Preferred stock shares issued	30,000
Dividend rate	3.65%