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Noncontrolling Interests - Change in Carrying Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Mar. 28, 2019 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Mar. 30, 2018 | Jan. 22, 2013
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | $ 32,236 |  |  |  |  |  |
Reallocation of equity | 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Redemptions | (21,123) | (2,752) |  |  |  |  |
Additions to noncontrolling interest | 11,370 | 18,848 |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 996 | 984 | 520 |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | $ 29,702 | $ 32,236 |  |  |  |  |
Tau Operating Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of partnership units issued (in units) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 317,022
Number of partnership units outstanding (in units) | 0 | 317,022 |  |  |  |  |
Realty Income, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of partnership units issued (in units) | 89,322 | 373,797 |  | 89,322 | 131,790 | 242,007 |
Number of partnership units outstanding (in units) | 463,119 | 373,797 |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | $ 32,236 | $ 19,207 |  |  |  |  |
Reallocation of equity | 653 | 774 | 485 |  |  |  |
Redemptions | (14,257) | (5,581) |  |  |  |  |
Additions to noncontrolling interest | 11,370 | 18,848 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions | (1,296) | (1,996) |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 996 | 984 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | 29,702 | 32,236 | 19,207 |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Tau Operating Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | 13,356 | 13,322 |  |  |  |  |
Reallocation of equity | 0 | 572 |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions | (13,356) | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Additions to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions | 0 | (837) |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 0 | 299 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | 0 | 13,356 | 13,322 |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Realty Income, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | 17,912 | 2,160 |  |  |  |  |
Reallocation of equity | 653 | (43) |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions | 0 | (2,829) |  |  |  |  |
Additions to noncontrolling interest | 6,286 | 18,848 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions | (1,219) | (842) |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 964 | 618 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | 24,596 | 17,912 | 2,160 |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Other Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at beginning of the period | 968 | 3,725 |  |  |  |  |
Reallocation of equity | 0 | 245 |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions | (901) | (2,752) |  |  |  |  |
Additions to noncontrolling interest | 5,084 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions | (77) | (317) |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net income | 32 | 67 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value at end of the period | $ 5,106 | $ 968 | $ 3,725 |  |  |  |

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