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Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries - Leases - Narrative (Details) - Guarantor Subsidiaries	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ground_lease
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Tenant reimbursements period related to certain capital expenditure minimum	5 years
Tenant reimbursements period related to certain capital expenditure maximum	15 years
Number of ground leases | ground_lease	1
Operating lease renewal term	5 years
Lease expense | $	$ 41,000

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Tenant reimbursements related to certain capital expenditure minimum period.

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
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Number of separate real estate development properties located on land subject to ground leases.

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Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888419&loc=SL77918638-209977

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