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Revenue Recognition and Related Party Revenue Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	$ (2,766)	$ (8,974)	$ (9,078)	$ (26,823)
Insurance premiums	491	527	1,533	1,597
Non-Affiliate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(400)	(400)	(1,400)	(1,300)
PECO III
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(292)		(1,754)
Insurance premiums	0		24
Joint Ventures
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(1,923)		(5,702)
Insurance premiums	0		72
Other Parties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(551)	(529)	(1,622)	(1,585)
Insurance premiums	491	437	1,437	1,320
REIT II
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income		(6,949)		(21,419)
Insurance premiums		90		277
PECO III and Joint Ventures
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income		(1,496)		(3,819)
Insurance premiums		0		0
Recurring Fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(1,669)	(5,747)	(4,890)	(17,371)
Recurring Fees \| PECO III
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(217)		(639)
Recurring Fees \| Joint Ventures
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(1,393)		(4,074)
Recurring Fees \| Other Parties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(59)	(65)	(177)	(218)
Recurring Fees \| REIT II
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income		(5,061)		(15,393)
Recurring Fees \| PECO III and Joint Ventures
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income		(621)		(1,760)
Transactional Revenue and Reimbursements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(606)	(2,700)	(2,655)	(7,855)
Transactional Revenue and Reimbursements \| PECO III
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(75)		(1,091)
Transactional Revenue and Reimbursements \| Joint Ventures
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	(530)		(1,556)
Transactional Revenue and Reimbursements \| Other Parties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income	$ (1)	(27)	$ (8)	(47)
Transactional Revenue and Reimbursements \| REIT II
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income		(1,798)		(5,749)
Transactional Revenue and Reimbursements \| PECO III and Joint Ventures
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recurring fees and management income		$ (875)		$ (2,059)