Number Of Businesses Acquired With Preferred Stock Issued To Voting Trusts

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Equity - Exchangeable Shares and Preferred Stock (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 shares	Sep. 30, 2019 Acquisition shares	Dec. 31, 2018 shares	Oct. 05, 2017 shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock received for each exchangeable share (in shares)		1
Number of business acquisitions having issuances of preferred stock \| Acquisition		2
Series F Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)				1
Series G Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)		0	1	1
Exchangeable Shares For Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Exchangeable shares exchanged for common stock (in shares)	400,000
Exchangeable Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		36,183	486,112