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Initial Public Offering Costs Payable

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Loss Contingency, Participation Interests Held by Third Party, Percent

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Number of Institutional Investors

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Number of Master Lease Assets

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Number of Net Lease Assets

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Number of Properties

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Payments for Documentary Transfer Taxes

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Proceeds from Real Estate Tax Reimbursements

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Proceeds from Sale of Land

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of long-term debt due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The cash outflow for incremental, external costs directly pertaining to an early extinguishment of debt, including legal costs and prepayment penalties, and excluding interest and repayment of debt principal.

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Interest received on loans and other debt instruments during the current period.

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The cash inflow from the sale of land held for investment; excludes sales of land held as inventory or productive use.

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Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Apr. 21, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 14, 2017 USD ($) property lease investor	Apr. 12, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 property	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of debt					$ 353,191	$ 282,755
Gain sale of properties					8,618	10,458
Net proceeds from sales of land and development assets					$ 20,923	$ 8,775
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		12
Carrying value of properties		$ 156,000
Gain sale of properties		$ 178,000
9.00% senior notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated interest rates (as a percent)				9.00%	9.00%
9.00% senior notes \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of debt			$ 275,000
Stated interest rates (as a percent)			9.00%
Payments of make whole premium			$ 2,750
2017 Secured Financing
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated interest rates (as a percent)				3.795%	3.795%
Number of properties covered under master lease agreement \| property				5
Real Estate Sales \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sales of land and development assets	$ 231,100
Payments for documentary transfer taxes	6,300
Sales proceeds from sale of land	114,000
Proceeds from interest received	121,800
Proceeds from real estate tax reimbursements	$ 1,600
Participation interests held by third party (as a percent)	4.30%
Safety, Income nad Growth, Inc. \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent)		49.00%
Ground Net Lease Business \| Safety, Income nad Growth, Inc. \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of Institutional Investors \| investor		2
Ownership interests acquired in ground net lease business		51.00%
Number of properties \| property		12
Number of ground net leases \| lease		7
Number of master leases \| lease		1
Number of properties covered under master lease agreement \| property		5
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent)		49.00%
Consideration transferred		$ 340,000
Offering costs in connection with IPO		25,000
Ground Net Lease Business \| Safety, Income nad Growth, Inc. \| 2017 Secured Financing \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Assumption of long term debt		$ 227,000