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Net Payments To Minority Shareholder

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Repayment of Preferred Equity

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Carrying amount of the equity interests owned by noncontrolling partners of a limited partnership included in the entity's consolidated financial statements.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Amount of cash outflow to a noncontrolling interest. Includes, but not limited to, reduction of noncontrolling interest ownership. Excludes dividends paid to the noncontrolling interest.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Section 45
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Noncontrolling Interests (Property Partnerships) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest in Limited Partnerships		$ 1,726,933	$ 1,728,689
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests		$ 58,811	69,913	$ 82,501
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in property partnership			$ (186,963)
Salesforce Tower
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	5.00%
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests	$ 210,900
Repayment of Preferred Equity	24,100
Net Payments To Minority Shareholder	186,800
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in property partnership	$ 162,500