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Investment in Real Estate (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 25, 2019 USD ($) site | Jan. 23, 2019 USD ($) property | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of real estate, net |  |  | $ 0 | $ 52,507
Disposed of by Sale | Manufactured Homes in Indiana and Michigan |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |
Number of properties sold | property |  | 5 |  |
Number of sites, sold |  | 1,463 |  |
Proceeds from sale of property held-for-sale |  | $ 89,700 |  |
Gain on sale of real estate, net |  |  |  | $ 52,500
Drummer Boy |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |
Purchase price of acquisitions | $ 25,400 |  |  |
Liabilities incurred | 10,800 |  |  |
Mortgage premium transferred | $ 400 |  |  |
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and Lake of the Woods Campground | Drummer Boy |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |
Number of acquired sites (sites) | site | 465 |  |  |
Wautoma, Wisconsin | Drummer Boy |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |
Number of acquired sites (sites) | site | 303 |  |  |

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