Discontinued Operations and Assets Held For Sale - Schedule of Real Estate Held for Sale (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Real Estate Held For Sale [Line Items]
Real estate, net	$ 891,439	$ 837,611
Real Estate Held for Sale [Member]
Real Estate Held For Sale [Line Items]
Land	167
Buildings and improvements	209
Real estate held for sale, gross	376
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(16)
Real estate, net	$ 360

Real Estate Held For Sale [Line Items]

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Real estate held for sale property accumulated depreciation.

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Carrying value of land held for sale.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.(a),1(d))
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Amount of real estate investment property 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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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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