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Segment Information - Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures of Company's Reportable Segments (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other liabilities	$ 19,408	$ 31,379
Coppell Associates [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other liabilities		$ 1,100

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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