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Impairment Charges (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Impairment Charges (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) properties	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) properties	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) properties	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) properties
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property, Net			$ 4,853,188				$ 4,853,188		$ 4,853,188		$ 4,604,231
Impairment charges							$ 16,548	$ 10,195	$ 16,548	$ 10,195
Children's Learning Adventure USA, LLC [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units \| properties			21				21		21
Payments for Rent			$ 1,000	$ 750	$ 750	$ 750
Impaired Assets to be Disposed of by Method Other than Sale, Carrying Value of Asset			$ 9,800				$ 9,800		$ 9,800
Impairment charges									$ 16,500
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Children's Learning Adventure USA, LLC [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Payments for Rent	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
land held for development [Member] \| Children's Learning Adventure USA, LLC [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
number of properties in land held for development \| properties			4				4		4		1
early childhood education center [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Impairment charges									$ 16,500
Tenants [Member] \| early childhood education center [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property, Net			$ 250,900				$ 250,900		$ 250,900