Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of fixed rate mortgage loans payable	$ 46,800,000	$ 46,600,000
Carrying value of fixed rate mortgage payable	$ 45,600,000	46,400,000
Number of properties \| property	54
Real estate held for sale	$ 20,137,000	$ 13,230,000
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	1
Real estate held for sale	$ 2,100,000
Nonrecurring Basis [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Assets [Member] \| Retail Properties [Member] \| Direct Capitalization Approach [Member] \| Measurement Input Cap Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Capitalization rate	8.50%
Nonrecurring Basis [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Assets [Member] \| $5.6 Million Retail Properties [Member] \| Discounted Cash Flow Approach [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	1
Real estate held for sale	$ 6,100,000
Nonrecurring Basis [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Assets [Member] \| $5.6 Million Retail Properties [Member] \| Discounted Cash Flow Approach [Member] \| Measurement Input Cap Rate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Capitalization rate	11.50%
Nonrecurring Basis [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Assets [Member] \| $5.6 Million Retail Properties [Member] \| Discounted Cash Flow Approach [Member] \| Measurement Input Discount Rate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Discount rate	8.00%

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