The parent entity's controlling interest held in a consolidated entity, expressed as a percentage.

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Sales of Properties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands						9 Months Ended
Sales of Properties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 14, 2018	Jan. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017	Jul. 14, 2017	May 08, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2017
Sales of Properties
Total sales price, net of closing costs						$ 17,417	$ 24,093
Sale of real estate
Sales of Properties
Gross Sales Price						17,659	24,750
Gain on Sales of Real Estate, Net						$ 6,993	$ 9,837
Sale of real estate \| Retail Property, Fort Bend, Texas
Sales of Properties
Gross Sales Price		$ 9,200
Gain on Sales of Real Estate, Net		2,408
Sale of real estate \| Retail Property, Fort Bend, Texas \| Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Joint Ventures
Sales of Properties
Non-controlling interest's share of the gain		$ 776
Sale of real estate \| Land, Lakemoor, Illinois
Sales of Properties
Gross Sales Price	$ 8,459
Gain on Sales of Real Estate, Net	4,585
Fixed rental payment received and recorded as deferred income	$ 5,717								$ 5,906
Sale of real estate \| Retail property, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Sales of Properties
Gross Sales Price					$ 9,500
Gain on Sales of Real Estate, Net					$ 6,568
Sale of real estate \| Retail Property, Kansas City, Missouri
Sales of Properties
Gross Sales Price				$ 10,250
Gain on Sales of Real Estate, Net				$ 2,180
Sale of real estate \| Retail Property, Niles Illinois
Sales of Properties
Gross Sales Price			$ 5,000
Gain on Sales of Real Estate, Net			$ 1,089
Consolidated JV \| Sale of real estate \| Retail Property, Fort Bend, Texas \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Sales of Properties
Ownership interest in consolidated joint venture of the company (as a percent)		85.00%						85.00%