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Mortgage and Other Indebtedness, Net - Unsecured Lines of Credit (Details) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total Outstanding | $ 970,508,000 | $ 1,090,810,000
Wells Fargo Bank |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Extension fee rate (as a percent) | 0.15% |
Wells Fargo Bank | Letter of Credit |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total Capacity | $ 30,000,000 |
First Tennessee Bank |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total Capacity | 20,000,000 |
Wells Fargo - Facility A |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total Capacity | 500,000,000 |
Total Outstanding | 0 |
First Tennessee |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total Capacity | 100,000,000 |
Total Outstanding | $ 47,695,000 |
First Tennessee | Wells Fargo Bank |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Extension fee rate (as a percent) | 0.20% |
Wells Fargo - Facility B |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total Capacity | $ 500,000,000 |
Total Outstanding | 153,663,000 |
Wells Fargo - Facility B | Letter of Credit |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total Capacity | 4,833,000 |
Unsecured lines of credit |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total Capacity | 1,100,000,000 |
Total Outstanding | $ 201,358,000 |

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