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Organization - Narrative (Details) ft² in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 ft² property $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018 $ / shares
Operations [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Number of properties (property) | property	343
Rentable square feet (sqft) | ft²	27.4
Occupancy rate	99.50%
Lessor, Average Remaining Lease Term	8 years 1 month
United States
Operations [Line Items]
Entity-wide revenue percentage	55.80%	55.70%
Europe
Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of portfolio investments	44.20%
Redeemable Preferred Stock
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Preferred stock, dividend rate	7.25%		7.25%
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01

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