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Long-Term Incentive Plan Units Long-Term Incentive Plan Units (Unvested LTIP Units) (Details) - Long-Term Incentive Plan Units [Member] | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 shares
Schedule of Unvested LTIP Units [Line Items] |
Number of OP LTIP Units (in units) | 60,939
Director [Member] |
Schedule of Unvested LTIP Units [Line Items] |
Number of OP LTIP Units (in units) | 14,552
Grant Date | Sep. 11, 2019
Vesting Date(1) | Sep. 10, 2020
Vest December 13, 2020 [Member] | Dedicated or partially dedicated personnel [Member] |
Schedule of Unvested LTIP Units [Line Items] |
Number of OP LTIP Units (in units) | 12,818
Grant Date | Dec. 13, 2019
Vesting Date(1) | Dec. 13, 2020
Vest December 13, 2021 [Member] | Dedicated or partially dedicated personnel [Member] |
Schedule of Unvested LTIP Units [Line Items] |
Number of OP LTIP Units (in units) | 10,067
Grant Date | Dec. 13, 2019
Vesting Date(1) | Dec. 13, 2021
Vest December 11, 2020 [Member] | Dedicated or partially dedicated personnel [Member] |
Schedule of Unvested LTIP Units [Line Items] |
Number of OP LTIP Units (in units) | 8,691
Grant Date | Dec. 11, 2018
Vesting Date(1) | Dec. 11, 2020
Vest December 31, 2020 [Member] | Dedicated or partially dedicated personnel [Member] |
Schedule of Unvested LTIP Units [Line Items] |
Number of OP LTIP Units (in units) | 4,977
Grant Date | Mar. 04, 2020
Vesting Date(1) | Dec. 31, 2020
Vest December 31, 2021 [Member] | Dedicated or partially dedicated personnel [Member] |
Schedule of Unvested LTIP Units [Line Items] |
Number of OP LTIP Units (in units) | 9,834
Grant Date | Mar. 04, 2020
Vesting Date(1) | Dec. 31, 2021

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