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Number of Properties Securing Mortgage Note

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Remaining unamortized costs as of the balance sheet date that were essential to acquiring the lease, and that would not otherwise have been incurred without the lease agreement, including evaluating the lessee's credit condition, guarantees, and collateral and costs incurred negotiating, processing, and closing the lease agreement.

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The net amount due as of the balance sheet date consisting of: (a) minimum lease payments due on direct financing and sales-type leases, (b) unguaranteed residual value, and (c) any unamortized initial direct costs on direct financing leases; less: (i) executory costs, (ii) unearned income, and (iii) the accumulated allowance for uncollectible minimum lease payments.

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

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of receivables arising from the financing of goods and services.

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Investments In Direct Financing Leases (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) properties years	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) properties	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2018 properties
Initial direct costs	$ 300,000	$ 800,000
Allowance for lease losses			$ 0
Investment in direct financing leases, net	20,558,000	57,903,000		$ 37,900,000
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	43,447,000	0	$ 20,951,000
Mortgage Notes and Related Accrued Interest Receivable, Net	517,467,000	970,749,000
number of properties sold			9
Net Investment in Direct Financing and Sales Type Leases, Carrying Value of Investments Sold			$ 91,300,000
Number of properties securing debt \| properties					1
Impairment charges	27,283,000	10,195,000	0
gain on sale of investment in direct financing lease	$ 5,514,000	$ 0	0
Minimum [Member]
Length of lease (in years) \| years	13
Maximum [Member]
Length of lease (in years) \| years	14
Imagine Schools [Member]
Number of public charter school properties \| properties	2	6
Allowance for lease losses		$ 7,300,000
Mortgage Notes and Related Accrued Interest Receivable, Net	$ 54,500,000		$ 70,300,000
number of properties sold	4	13	7
Proceeds from Sale of Finance Receivables	$ 43,400,000
Number of properties subject to lease amendment		6
Impairment charges		$ 9,600,000
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges		2,300,000
original acquisition cost	31,600,000
gain on sale of investment in direct financing lease	$ 5,500,000
Third Parties [Member]
number of properties sold			2
Imagine Madison Avenue [Member] \| Imagine Schools [Member]
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges		$ 600,000
Education Property [Member]
number of properties sold		3
Corporation [Member] \| Education Property [Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Number of properties securing debt	4
Mortgage Note, 7.00% due December 20, 2021 [Member] \| Corporation [Member] \| Education Property [Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Mortgage Notes and Related Accrued Interest Receivable, Net	$ 54,535,000	$ 57,890,000
Number of properties securing debt	8