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Real Estate (Schedule of Fixed and Variable Lease Payments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue	$ 76,527	$ 70,953
Fixed Lease Escalation [Member]
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue	68,433	63,467
Variable Lease Escalation [Member]
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue	1,364	1,168
Straight Line Rent Income [Member]
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue	5,177	5,228
Escrow Funds Received From Tenants [Member]
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue	$ 1,553	$ 1,090

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- Definition

The total amount of revenue recognized for the period from operating leases, including minimum lease revenue, contingent revenue, percentage revenue and sublease revenue.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/otherTransitionRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 25
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77902458&loc=d3e39896-112707

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