Number of properties included in completed sale and leaseback transaction.

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Purchase price of properties sold in connection with the sale of the property to another party and lease back to the seller.

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- Definition

Area of a real estate property.

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- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) on sale and leaseback transaction from transfer of asset accounted for as sale.

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- Definition

The net book value of the asset(s) sold in connection with the sale of the property to another party and lease back to the seller.

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Sale and Leaseback Transaction (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Sale and Leaseback Transaction (Details) $ in Millions	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 ft²	May 18, 2020 USD ($) Property
Sale and Leaseback Transaction [Abstract]
Number of properties included in sale and leaseback transaction \| Property			3
Purchase price \| $			$ 70.0
Net book value of three properties \| $			$ 37.9
Term of operating lease		15 years
Other Income [Member]
Sale and Leaseback Transaction [Abstract]
Gain on sale and leaseback transaction \| $	$ 31.6
Coppell, Texas [Member] \| Distribution Space [Member]
Sale and Leaseback Transaction [Abstract]
Area of property		394,000
Coppell, Texas [Member] \| Retail Space [Member]
Sale and Leaseback Transaction [Abstract]
Area of property		44,000
Coppell, Texas [Member] \| Office Space [Member]
Sale and Leaseback Transaction [Abstract]
Area of property		20,000
Lakeland, Florida [Member] \| Distribution Space [Member]
Sale and Leaseback Transaction [Abstract]
Area of property		335,000
Colonial Heights, Virginia [Member] \| Distribution Space [Member]
Sale and Leaseback Transaction [Abstract]
Area of property		129,000