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Related Party Transactions - Registration Rights (Details) - Registration rights agreement | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / underwritten_offering underwritten_offering
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
Number of underwritten offerings, maximum, during 12-month period following shelf effective date | underwritten_offering | 2
Primary shares cutback value, minimum | $ | $ 25,000,000
Payments for fees and registration per underwritten offering, maximum (in dollars per offering) | $ / underwritten_offering | 25,000
Certain persons receiving common stock or operating partnership units in formation transactions |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
Registrable shares market value, minimum | $ | $ 150,000,000.0
Number of underwritten offerings, maximum | underwritten_offering | 4

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