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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis | Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | Fair Value Measurement
| Balance Sheet Classification |  | June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Level 2 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap asset | Other assets |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 1,297 |
Interest rate swap liability | Accounts payable and accrued expenses |  | $ | (3,510 | ) |  | $ | — |
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block] | Carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments that are not carried at fair value at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value Measurement
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Level 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate debt | $ | 817,843 |  |  | $ | 628,010 |  |  | $ | 823,000 |  |  | $ | 634,000 |
Fixed rate debt | $ | 653,944 |  |  | $ | 653,665 |  |  | $ | 665,832 |  |  | $ | 644,745 |
Level 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other notes receivable | $ | 306,454 |  |  | $ | 246,111 |  |  | $ | 316,246 |  |  | $ | 244,206 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities by class, including financial instruments measured at fair value that are classified in shareholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods after initial recognition (for example, impaired assets). Disclosures may include, but are not limited to: (a) the fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements and (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized in their entirety (levels 1, 2, 3). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bbb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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