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Debt - Mortgage Notes Payable - Summary of Debt Extinguishment Costs on Mortgages Recorded as Additional Interest Expense (Details) - Mortgages [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Extinguishment Of Debt [Line Items] |  |
Prepayment premiums/penalties | $ 3,381 | $ 22,110
Write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs | 2,273 | 2,957
Write-offs of unamortized (premiums)/discounts/OCI | 6,153 | 16,268
Total | $ 11,807 | $ 41,335

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