Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Total contributions made by each class of partners (i.e., general, limited and preferred partners).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Organization Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and Limited Partnerships (LPs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Rangers General Partner, LLC [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest		1.00%
Rangers Sub I, LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest		99.00%
Rangers Sub I, LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Contributions		$ 24,641	$ 73,846
Rangers Sub I, LLC \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Contributions	$ 50,000