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The aggregate fair value of assets needed to immediately settle the derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features if the credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered at the end of the reporting period.

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Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands, CAD in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 12, 2015 USD ($) swap_agreements	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) properties swap_agreements CAD / $	Dec. 31, 2017 CAD CAD / $	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2014 CAD CAD / $
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability		$ 100		$ 2,500
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset		25,700		$ 35,900
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Estimated amount to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to other expense in the next twelve months		$ 1,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	2.64%	3.15%	3.15%
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified During Next 12 Months, Net		$ 500
Number of entered into interest rate swap agreements \| swap_agreements	2	3
Fair value of derivatives in a liability position		$ 100
Assets Needed for Immediate Settlement, Aggregate Fair Value		$ 0
Cross Currency Swaps 2020 [Member]
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate \| CAD / $		1.26	1.26
Cross Currency Swaps 2018 [Member]
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate \| CAD / $		1.05	1.05
Monthly CAD Denominated Cash Flows Properties Under Hedges of Foreign Exchange Risk		$ 13,500
Number of Canadian properties exposed to foreign currency exchange risk \| properties		4
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 98,100	CAD 100.0
Minimum [Member]
credit risk related contingent features default on debt amount		25,000
Minimum [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 300,000	50,000
Maximum [Member]
credit risk related contingent features default on debt amount		50,000
Maximum [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 350,000
Canada, Dollars \| Currency Forward Agreements Member \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate \| CAD / $		1.06	1.06		1.13
Derivative, Notional Amount \| CAD			CAD 100.0		CAD 100.0
Canada, Dollars \| Cross Currency Swaps 2020 [Member]
Monthly CAD Denominated Cash Flows Properties Under Hedges of Foreign Exchange Risk		$ 13,500
Derivative, Notional Amount \| CAD			CAD 100.0
United States of America, Dollars \| Currency Forward Agreements Member \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount		94,300			CAD 88.1
United States of America, Dollars \| Cross Currency Swaps 2020 [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 79,500