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Mortgages Payable (Details) |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Aug. 05, 2015 USD ($) extensionoptions | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable (in US dollars) |  | $ 1,060,408,000 | $ 1,032,780,000
Rego Park 1 Shopping [Member] | Mortgages [Member] | Secured [Member] |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable (in US dollars) |  | $ 78,246,000 | 78,246,000
Maturity date |  | 2016-03 |
Percentage of cash mortgage collateralized |  | 100.00% |
Interest rate (in percentage) |  | 0.40% |
Duration Of Mortgage Loan Extension |  | 1 year |
Rego Park 2 Property [Member] | Mortgages [Member] | Secured [Member] |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable (in US dollars) |  | $ 264,162,000 | 266,534,000
Basis spread over LIBOR (in percentage) |  | 1.85% |
Maturity date |  | 2018-11 |
Interest rate (in percentage) |  | 2.04% |
Lexington Avenue Property [Member] | Mortgages [Member] | Secured [Member] | Office Space [Member] |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable (in US dollars) |  | $ 300,000,000 | 300,000,000
Basis spread over LIBOR (in percentage) |  | 0.95% |
Maturity date |  | 2021-03 |
Interest rate (in percentage) |  | 1.16% |
Lexington Avenue Property [Member] | Mortgages [Member] | Secured [Member] | Retail Space [Member] |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable (in US dollars) | $ 350,000,000 | $ 350,000,000 | 320,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | LIBOR |  |
Basis spread over LIBOR (in percentage) | 1.40% | 1.40% |
Maturity date | August 2020 | 2022-08 |
Number Of Extensions Available | extensionoptions | 2 |  |
Term of extension available | 1 year |  |
Interest rate (in percentage) |  | 1.61% |
Paramus Property [Member] | Mortgages [Member] | Secured [Member] |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable (in US dollars) |  | $ 68,000,000 | $ 68,000,000
Maturity date |  | 2018-10 |
Interest rate (in percentage) |  | 2.90% |

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