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Annual rate of return.

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Internal rate of return.

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Internal return per share.

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Management and lease fee payable.

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Management fee bases per annum.

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Management fee of our cumulative equity raised.

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Number of properties.

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Payment of property management and leasing fees.

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Percentage of management fee.

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Property management and leasing fees percentage of gross revenues from the property.

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Amount of fixed fee revenue for the management of an investment fund portfolio. Excludes investment advisory, distribution and servicing, and performance fees.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties.

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Related Party Transactions and Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May. 07, 2013 Property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Advisor
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Quarterly management fee as percentage of average real estate assets	0.1875%
Number of properties excluded from computation of base management fee \| Property	8
Quarterly management fee payment rate as percentage of average real estate assets	0.1875%
Asset management fees earned		$ 1,259	$ 445	$ 3,306	$ 938
Advisor incentive fee		20.00%		20.00%
Incentive fees expense for advisor		$ 0	0	$ 425	154
Management fee of our cumulative equity raised				0.375%
Internal return per share \| $ / shares				$ 0.20
Advisor \| Incentive Fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fees payable to advisor		0		$ 0		$ 644
Advisor \| If IROP elects to extend its maturity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisor incentive fee	0.00%
Advisor \| If IROP elects to extend its maturity \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cumulative gross amount of equity capital, hurdle rate	1.75%
Cumulative gross amount of equity capital, annual hurdle rate	7.00%
Advisor \| if pre-incentive fee Core FFO exceeds hurdle rate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisor incentive fee	20.00%
Advisor \| if pre-incentive fee Core FFO exceeds hurdle rate \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cumulative gross amount of equity capital, hurdle rate	1.75%
Cumulative gross amount of equity capital, annual hurdle rate	7.00%
Property Manager
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of gross revenues from the property				4.00%
Property management and leasing fees		861	$ 471	$ 2,381	$ 1,203
Property Manager \| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property management and leasing fees payable		$ 336		$ 336		$ 205