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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Land Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful life (years) | 25 years
Land Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful life (years) | 40 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful life (years) | 10 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful life (years) | 40 years
Tenant Improvement [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful life, description | Shorter of useful life or terms of related lease
Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful life (years) | 3 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful life (years) | 7 years

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- Definition Describes the periods of time over which an entity anticipates to receive utility from its property, plant and equipment (that is, the periods of time over which an entity allocates the initial cost of its property, plant and equipment). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51655414&loc=d3e18780-107790 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51661791&loc=d3e1205-110223 + Details
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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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