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Mortgage Notes Payable, Net (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Mortgage Notes Payable [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable, net (amounts related to VIEs of $2,929,326 and $2,939,183 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)	$ 2,964,572	$ 2,979,281
Number Of Mortgage Loans Accounted For Fair Value	0	0
Interest Expense Decrease Due To Recording Mortgage Loans At Fair Value		$ 19,600	$ 46,400
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Mortgage Notes Payable [Line Items]
Coupon/Stated Rate	3.43%	3.43%
Number Real Estate Assets Used For Mortgage Loan Collateral	1
Maximum [Member]
Mortgage Notes Payable [Line Items]
Coupon/Stated Rate	7.69%	7.69%
Fixed Rate Mortgages [Member]
Mortgage Notes Payable [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable, net (amounts related to VIEs of $2,929,326 and $2,939,183 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)	$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.77%	3.78%
Variable Rate Mortgages [Member]
Mortgage Notes Payable [Line Items]
Number of variable rate mortgage loans	0	0

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
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