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Real Estate Properties - Schedule of Real Estate Properties (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) ft² building | Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) ft² building property | Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) ft² building | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) building
Medical Office Buildings |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties sold | property |  | 1 |  |
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties sold | building |  |  |  | 8
Gross Sales Price |  |  |  | $ 17,604
Gain (loss) on Sale |  |  |  | $ 2,782
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Medical Office Buildings | Louisiana |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties sold | building |  |  | 6 |
Square footage of properties sold | ft² |  |  | 40,575 |
Gross Sales Price |  |  | $ 5,925 |
Gain (loss) on Sale |  |  | $ (81) |
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Medical Office Buildings | Pennsylvania |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties sold | building |  | 1 |  |
Square footage of properties sold | ft² |  | 50,000 |  |
Gross Sales Price |  | $ 2,900 |  |
Gain (loss) on Sale |  | $ 0 |  |
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Medical Office Buildings | Texas |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties sold | building | 1 |  |  |
Square footage of properties sold | ft² | 70,229 |  |  |
Gross Sales Price | $ 8,779 |  |  |
Gain (loss) on Sale | $ 2,863 |  |  |

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