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Mortgages and Other Indebtedness (Derivative Instruments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ (2,637)	$ (4,007)
Interest Rate Cap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of Instruments		1
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of Instruments	4	4
Notional Amount Outstanding	106,677	109,830
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Interest Rate Cap [Member] | Intangible lease assets and other assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Designated Benchmark Interest Rate	3-month LIBOR
Strike Rate	5.00%
Fair Value		0
Maturity Date	Jan. 01, 2014
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Pay Fixed Receive Variable Swap One [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount Outstanding	51,566
Amortized amount	48,337
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Pay Fixed Receive Variable Swap One [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Designated Benchmark Interest Rate	1-month LIBOR
Strike Rate	2.149%
Fair Value	(1,260)	(1,915)
Maturity Date	Apr. 30, 2016
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Pay fixed receive variable swap Two [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount Outstanding	32,291
Amortized amount	30,276
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Pay fixed receive variable swap Two [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Designated Benchmark Interest Rate	1-month LIBOR
Strike Rate	2.187%
Fair Value	(807)	(1,226)
Maturity Date	Apr. 30, 2016
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Pay fixed receive variable swap Three [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount Outstanding	12,069
Amortized amount	11,313
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Pay fixed receive variable swap Three [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Designated Benchmark Interest Rate	1-month LIBOR
Strike Rate	2.142%
Fair Value	(294)	(446)
Maturity Date	Apr. 30, 2016
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Pay fixed receive variable swap Four [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount Outstanding	10,751
Amortized amount	10,083
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Pay fixed receive variable swap Four [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Designated Benchmark Interest Rate	1-month LIBOR
Strike Rate	2.236%
Fair Value	$ (276)	$ (420)
Maturity Date	Apr. 30, 2016

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- Definition

Aggregate amortized amount of all interest rate derivatives designated as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges. Amortized amount refers to the monetary amount or carrying amount reported in the financial statement at year at period end.

+ References

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

-Sentence Column B

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- Definition

When the derivative or group of derivatives presented is a swap, the type of interest rate (fixed, variable, stepped, etc.) paid on the swap.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

-Sentence Column A

-Footnote 1

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- Definition

The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the interest rate derivative.

+ References

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- Definition

Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative liability.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1B

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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- Definition

Date the derivative contract matures, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

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- Definition

Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative assets, net of interest rate derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized on the balance sheet.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 10

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