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Debt Obligations (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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May. 15, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage debt principal payment |  | $ 3,600,000 | $ 7,200,000
New Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt term | 4 years |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 600,000,000 |  |
Increase in limit | $ 400,000,000 |  |
Effective percentage rate, minimum | 0.00% |  |
Effective percentage rate, maximum | 0.55% |  |
Commitment fee percentage | 0.25% |  |
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio | 1.5 |  |
Maximum leverage ratio | 0.60 |  |
Maximum unsecured indebtedness to unencumbered asset value ratio | 0.60 |  |
Maximum secured indebtedness to total asset value ratio | 0.40 |  |
Minimum unencumbered cash flow to interest expense on unsecured debt ratio | 1.75 |  |
Maximum percent of payments of dividends and distributions | 95.00% |  |
New Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage | 0.125% |  |
New Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage | 0.30% |  |
New Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.00% |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.20% |  |
New Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | LIBOR [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.875% |  |
New Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | LIBOR [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.55% |  |
New Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Federal Funds Rate [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.50% |  |
New Credit Facility [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 65,000,000 |  |
New Credit Facility [Member] | Swing-Loans [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 60,000,000 |  |

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