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Related Person Transactions - Management Fees and Reimbursements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 26, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | May 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Related person transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Property management and construction supervision fees |  | $ 2,961 | $ 2,533 |  | $ 8,193 | $ 7,554
Property management and construction supervision fees paid |  | 2,482 | 1,954 |  | 6,781 | 5,189
Shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation (in shares) | 17,667 |  |  |  |  |
RMR LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Related person transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business management fees incurred |  | 9,609 | 8,682 |  | 27,199 | 26,644
Common shares issued as payment for base business management fee (in shares) |  |  |  | 68,983 |  |
Accrual for RMR LLC employee share grants and internal audit costs |  | $ 901 | $ 302 |  | $ 2,075 | $ 1,337
Stock Compensation Plan | RMR LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Related person transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement shares issued in period (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 79,650 | 84,000
Shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 17,667 |

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