Rental Properties Summary Of Carrying Amounts Of Rental Properties (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property Gross	$ 2,513,794,000	$ 2,260,777,000
Accumulated depreciation	(409,643,000)	(375,684,000)
Total	2,104,151,000	1,885,093,000
Depreciation expense on rental properties	50,700,000	43,800,000	40,000,000
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property Gross	1,937,661,000	1,734,300,000
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property Gross	26,676,000	34,028,000
Land [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property Gross	$ 549,457,000	$ 492,449,000

Real Estate Investment Property Gross

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

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

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(3))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 7

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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