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Real Estate Assets (Properties) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 ft² Property	Oct. 31, 2017 Property
Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Number of properties		2
Industrial Properties [Member]
Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Number of properties	2
Single Family Homes [Member]
Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Term of non-cancelable lease agreements	18 months
Term of option to extend lease agreements	6 months
Description for option to extend lease agreements	six month increments
Office Properties [Member]
Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Number of properties	15
Office/Industrial Properties [Member]
Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Rentable square feet | ft²	1,463,390
Retail Properties [Member]
Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Number of properties	5
Rentable square feet | ft²	228,260
Residential Properties [Member]
Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Number of properties	132
Number of Limited Liability Companies	1

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Description of terms and conditions of option to extend lessor's operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888428&loc=SL77919359-209981

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