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Portion of equity (net assets) in a variable interest entity (VIE) not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the parent entity. That is, this is the portion of equity in a VIE that is attributable to the noncontrolling interest (previously referred to as minority interest).

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (c)
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The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's assets included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28200181&loc=d3e5710-111685

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The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's liabilities included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

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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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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Partially Owned Entities and Variable Interest Entities (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) building	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	5	2	5
VIE Asset Amount	$ 219,600	$ 203,300	$ 219,600
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	23,400	28,800	23,400
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary	5,862	6,520	5,862
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment		319,639	427,544	$ 21,178
Real Estate Investment [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIE Asset Amount	211,800	$ 187,300	211,800
Washington
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| building		12
Restricted cash [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment	$ 59,200		59,200
Undeveloped Land [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Business acquisition costs capitalized		$ 1,100	$ 4,500	$ 2,300