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Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of the investment

As of December 31, 2017, the balance of the investment is shown below:

		Digital Realty Joint Venture
Balance as of December 31, 2016		$	46,313
Other comprehensive income		465
Net loss		(2,065		)
Distributions		(7,599		)
Balance as of December 31, 2017		$	37,114

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