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Gain on Sales of Real Estate (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) item
Sales of investment properties
Sales proceeds				$ 6,918,000
Income from discontinued operations				$ 3,097,000
New properties and properties under development
Sales of investment properties
Number of properties sold | item	8	11	22	28
Sales proceeds	$ 21,500,000	$ 33,800,000	$ 52,000,000	$ 53,600,000
Gain on sales of investment properties	$ 6,200,000	$ 11,000,000	$ 17,100,000	16,800,000
Income from discontinued operations				$ 2,600,000
New properties and properties under development | Crest Net Lease, Inc. (Crest)
Sales of investment properties
Number of properties sold | item				1
Sales proceeds				$ 820,000

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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