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SCHEDULE III - SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) facility | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of facilities leased | facility |  |  | 1,150 |
Gross Amount of Real Estate Assets, As Reported on Schedule III | $ 3,700,307 | $ 2,707,925 | $ 3,856,515 | $ 3,700,307
Book value of racking included in leased facilities |  |  | 1,321,159 |
Book value of financing leases |  |  | 439,166 |
Book value of construction in progress |  |  | 280,108 |
Book value of other |  |  | 73,182 |
Total Reconciling Items |  |  | 2,113,615 |
Gross Amount of Real Estate Assets, As Disclosed in Note 2.f. |  |  | 5,970,130 |
Accumulated Depreciation of Real Estate Assets, As Reported on Schedule III | 1,072,013 | 909,092 | 1,072,013 | 1,011,050
Accumulated Depreciation, Non-Real Estate Assets |  |  | 1,412,193 |
Accumulated Depreciation, Racking In Lease Facilities |  |  | 817,069 |
Accumulated Depreciation, Financing Leases |  |  | 124,594 |
Accumulated Depreciation, Reconciling Items |  |  | 2,353,856 |
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  | $ 3,425,869 | 3,111,392
Activity in Real Estate |  |  |  |
Gross amount at beginning of period | 3,700,307 | 2,707,925 |  |
Additions during period: |  |  |  |
Discretionary capital projects | 278,508 | 155,901 |  |
Acquisitions | 0 | 918,091 |  |
Other adjustments | 25,077 | 0 |  |
Foreign currency translation fluctuations | 5,978 | (58,798) |  |
Total additions | 309,563 | 1,015,194 |  |
Deductions during period: |  |  |  |
Cost of real estate sold, disposed or written-down | (153,355) | (22,812) |  |
Gross amount at end of period | 3,856,515 | 3,700,307 |  |
Change in accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |
Gross amount of accumulation depreciation at beginning of year: | 1,011,050 | 909,092 |  |
Additions during period: |  |  |  |
Depreciation | 122,366 | 125,280 |  |
Other adjustments | 1,314 | 0 |  |
Foreign currency translation fluctuations | 3,514 | (16,016) |  |
Total additions | 127,194 | 109,264 |  |
Deductions during period |  |  |  |
Amount of accumulated depreciation for real estate assets sold, disposed or written-down | (66,231) | (7,306) |  |
Gross amount of end of period | $ 1,072,013 | $ 1,011,050 |  |
Aggregate Cost of Real Estate Assets |  |  |  | $ 3,812,000

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