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Real Estate Investments - Long Lived Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | $ 9,881 | $ 9,200 |
Long-lived assets held-for-sale | 4,028 |  | 0
Land [Member] |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Long lived assets | 1,595 |  |
Building and Building Improvements [Member] |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 20 |  |
Long lived assets | 3,099 |  |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | 666 |  |
Land, Buildings and Improvements [Member] |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Long lived assets | $ 4,694 |  |

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- Definition Long-lived assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1107-107759 + Details
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