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Finance Receivables (Narratives) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Finance Receivables (Narratives) (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Finance Receivables
Interest income from direct financing lease	$ 17,600	$ 18,700	$ 53,900	$ 56,100
Increase in value of balance sheet item due to foreign currency translation	(11,824)	$ (37,138)	(41,999)	$ (103,127)
Notes receivable, net	10,400		$ 10,400		$ 10,700
Financing receivable credit quality additional information			We generally seek investments in facilities that we believe are critical to a tenant’s business and that we believe have a low risk of tenant default.
Allowance for doubtful accounts, receivable	$ 15,800		$ 15,800		$ 8,700
Allowance for credit loss			$ 7,100
Financing receivable credit quality range of dates ratings updated			The credit quality evaluation of our finance receivables was last updated in the third quarter of 2016.
Direct financing lease
Finance Receivables
Increase in value of balance sheet item due to foreign currency translation			$ 3,100
Number of properties reclassified \| property			31
Reclassification of properties owned			$ (9,700)