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Capital Vesting Schedule for restricted shares (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 shares
Vest September 11, 2018 [Member] | Independent Trustees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares issued	15,024
Restricted share grant date	Sep. 11, 2019
Restricted share vesting date	Sep. 10, 2020	[1]
Vest December 13, 2020 [Member] | Partially dedicated employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares issued	3,669
Restricted share grant date	Dec. 13, 2019
Restricted share vesting date	Dec. 13, 2020	[1]
Vest December 13, 2021 [Member] | Partially dedicated employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares issued	3,668
Restricted share grant date	Dec. 13, 2019
Restricted share vesting date	Dec. 13, 2021	[1]
Vest December 11, 2020 [Member] | Partially dedicated employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares issued	3,115
Restricted share grant date	Dec. 11, 2018
Restricted share vesting date	Dec. 11, 2020	[1]
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