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Related Party Transactions - Tax Protection Agreements (Details) $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 07, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 property | Aug. 23, 2016
Q REIT Holding LLC |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Threshold to indemnify (as a percent) |  |  | 10.00%
Affiliated Entity |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties protected | property |  | 4 |
Aggregate number of operating partnership units and common stock threshold during tax protection period (as a percent) | 50.00% |  |
Bottom dollar guarantee of aggregate indebtedness during tax protection period | $ | $ 160.0 |  |

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