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The area of the building.

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Escrow deposits returned.

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Funds placed in escrow for the acquisition of a replacement property, as a part of the Section 1031 like-kind exchange.

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The number of acres donated by the entity.

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The number of acres retained by the entity.

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Area of land sold.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of real estate assets.

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The amount of real estate assets that are moved out of held for sale.

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Amount of real estate depreciation expense for the period.

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The total gross cost at balance sheet date of construction on real estate projects that are not yet completed.

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Amount of real estate investment property not held for sale, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-development; (2) investments in building and building improvements; (3) tenant allowances; (4) developments in-process; (5) rental properties; and (6) other real estate investments.

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Reduction amount of real estate property classified as held for sale due to sale during the period.

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Represents the sale price of land and related assets.

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The capitalized costs incurred during the period (excluded from amortization) to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire an unproved property, including costs of lease bonuses and options to purchase or lease properties, the portion of costs applicable to minerals when land including mineral rights is purchased in fee, brokers' fees, recording fees, legal costs, and other costs incurred in acquiring properties.

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Area of land held.

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The current amount of expenditures for a real estate project that has not yet been completed.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation of fixtures and equipment. Includes, but is not limited to, machinery, equipment, and engines.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

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Amount before accumulated depletion of real estate held for productive use, excluding land held for sale.

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Amount before accumulated deprecation and depletion of additions or improvements to real estate held for productive use. Examples include, but are not limited to, walkways, driveways, fences, and parking lots.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land and anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth, and payments to develop real estate assets by adding improvements on or to a parcel of land. Such improvements may include drainage, utilities, subdividing, access, buildings, and any combination of these elements. Including real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excluding real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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The cash inflow from the sale of land held for investment; excludes sales of land held as inventory or productive use.

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Useful life on which depreciation was computed for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, excluding real estate considered to be inventory of the entity.

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The cumulative amount of depreciation for real estate property held for investment purposes.

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Revenue from the sale of commercial, industrial, or residential property during the period. This element is more likely than not relevant to an entity for which real estate operations are a principal activity. If real estate operations are not a principal activity, the reporting entity would likely use a gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, or equipment type element.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of improvements having a life longer than one year that were made for the benefit of one or more tenants.

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