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The leased percentage of real estate portfolio intangible assets leased during the period.

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The percentage of weighted average capitalization rate for acquired assets.

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Amount of facility held for productive use including, but not limited to, office, production, storage and distribution facilities, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of real estate acquired, at the acquisition date.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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The net gain (loss) resulting from sales and other disposals of real estate owned for investment purposes.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Real Estate Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2004	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Deferred Revenue		$ 1,823	$ 1,708
Operating Leases, Rent Expense		653	606	$ 471
Impairment of Real Estate		0	0	3,020
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate		29,700	29,000	12,900
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investment Real Estate		$ 10,000	12,100	400
Real Estate Portfolio Leased Intangible Assets Percentage		99.60%
Real Estate Portfolio Leased Intangible Assets Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term		10 years 7 months 6 days
Four Development And PCS Projects [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Gross		$ 21,700
Fourteen Development And PCS Projects [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Gross		38,000
Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Deferred Revenue, Additions	$ 4,000
Deferred Revenue	4,000
Deferred Revenue, Refund Payments	$ 4,000
Petoskey Town Center [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment of Real Estate				200
Chippewa Commons [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment of Real Estate				$ 2,800
Seventy Three Retail Net Lease Assets [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			$ 220,600
Weighted Average Capitalization Rate For Acquired Assets (In Percentage)			8.00%
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (in year)			12 years 2 months 12 days
Percentage Of Control Of Assets (in Percentage)			100.00%
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Land			$ 33,800
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Buildings			152,800
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			$ 34,000
Eighty Two Retail Net Lease Assets [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment		$ 295,600
Weighted Average Capitalization Rate For Acquired Assets (In Percentage)		7.80%
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (in year)		10 years 8 months 12 days
Percentage Of Control Of Assets (in Percentage)		100.00%
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Land		$ 84,300
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Buildings		170,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill		$ 41,300
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Member] \| Walgreens [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		11.60%