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Real Estate Transactions - Life Science JV Interest Purchase (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) property joint_venture | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) property | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire real estate |  |  |  | $ 21,000
Gain (loss) on consolidation | $ 50,000 | $ 0 |  | $ (41,017)
Life science joint ventures |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of joint ventures (in joint ventures) | joint_venture | 3 |  |  |
Number of properties acquired (in properties) | property | 4 |  | 2 |
Payments to acquire real estate | $ 92,000 |  | $ 245,000 |
Investment ownership percentage | 100.00% |  |  |

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