Related Party Transaction, Expected Reimbursable Direct And Indirect Operating Costs, Percent Of Net Income

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Related Party Transaction, Expected Reimbursable Indirect Costs, Percent Of Combined General And Administrative Costs

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Represents the expected reimbursable organization and offering costs, excluding selling commissions and dealer manager fee, as a percentage of total proceeds available to be raised from the primary offering.

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Represents the percentage of average invested assets reimbursable as operating costs.

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Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise.

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Transactions with Affiliates - Cost Reimbursements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Retail companies
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of average invested assets reimbursable as operating costs	2.00%
Expected reimbursable direct and indirect operating costs, percent of net income	25.00%
NRE
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent of combined general and administrative costs	20.00%
Minimum \| Retail companies
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reimbursement percent for organization and offering costs	1.00%
Cost reimbursements \| Company Managed Private Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	$ 4,000
Cost reimbursements \| Retail companies
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	4,672	$ 19,545	$ 0
Cost reimbursements \| Public companies—NRE and Colony Credit
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	10,747	0	0
Cost reimbursements \| Private funds and other
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	9,198	3,779	4,296
Cost reimbursements \| Equity awards of NRE and Colony Credit (Note 21)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	10,078	0	0
Cost reimbursements \| Townsend
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	0	2,306	0
Cost reimbursements \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	$ 34,695	$ 25,630	$ 4,296