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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Tax (Parenthetical) (Details) | Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares
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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Dividend payable common share/unit, per share | $ 0.50375

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- Definition The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98513485&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
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