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Mortgage and Other Indebtedness, Net - Compliance with Key Covenant Ratios (Details)	Jan. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Required | Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt to total assets (as a percent)		60.00%
Secured debt to total assets (as a percent)		40.00%
Total unencumbered assets to unsecured debt (as a percent)		150.00%
Consolidated income available for debt service to annual debt service charge (as a percent)		150.00%
Actual | Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt to total assets (as a percent)		52.00%
Secured debt to total assets (as a percent)		34.00%
Total unencumbered assets to unsecured debt (as a percent)		191.00%
Consolidated income available for debt service to annual debt service charge (as a percent)		230.00%
Maximum | Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt to total assets (as a percent)		40.00%
Maximum | Senior Notes Due 2023 and 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt to total assets (as a percent)		45.00%
Forecast | Maximum | Senior Notes Due 2023 and 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt to total assets (as a percent)	40.00%

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