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Schedule III: Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation - Amount that Tax Basis of Net Real Estate Assets Less Than the Reported Amounts (Details) $ in Billions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Abstract] |
Life on Which Depreciation in Latest Income Statement is Computed | 60 years
Amount that the tax basis of the Company's net real estate is less than the reported amounts | $ 1.0

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- Definition Useful life on which depreciation was computed for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 970 -SubTopic 360 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-28(Column I)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6590653&loc=d3e638233-123024 + Details
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