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Noncontrolling Interests - Change in Carrying Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 28, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Mar. 30, 2018 | Jun. 27, 2013 | Jan. 22, 2013
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | $ 32,236 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions | (20,225) | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 288 | $ 152 |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | $ 25,181 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tau Operating Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of partnership units issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 317,022
Number of partnership units outstanding | 0 |  |  | 317,022 |  |  |  |
Realty Income, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of partnership units issued | 89,322 | 242,007 | 89,322 |  | 131,790 | 242,007 | 534,546 |
Number of partnership units outstanding | 463,119 |  |  | 373,797 |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | $ 32,236 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions | (13,356) | $ (1,468) |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in conjunction with acquisition | 6,286 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions | (273) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 288 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | 25,181 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Tau Operating Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | 13,356 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions | (13,356) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in conjunction with acquisition | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Realty Income, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | 17,912 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in conjunction with acquisition | 6,286 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions | (273) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 284 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | 24,209 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Other Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | 968 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in conjunction with acquisition | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | $ 972 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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