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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) (Details) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Variable rate and mortgage debt [Member] |  |
Fair Value Inputs Liabilities Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |
Discount Rates | 4.143% | 4.353%

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- Definition Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bbb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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