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Shareholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands							3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Oct. 14, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 15, 2021 $ / shares shares	Aug. 19, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2021 trustee $ / shares shares	May 20, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 18, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 shares	Sep. 30, 2020 shares	Jun. 30, 2020 shares	Mar. 31, 2020 shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of trustees \| trustee				6
Weighted average share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 3.39					$ 3.49
Distributions to shareholders \| $			$ 2,384		$ 2,383	$ 2,383						$ 7,150	$ 40,443
Common Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of shares (in shares) \| shares							94,937	13,906	42,180	1,757	3,438
Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Distributions to common shareholders declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.01
Distributions to shareholders \| $	$ 2,390
Employees Of RMR LLC
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Common shares awarded (in shares) \| shares		718,000
Common shares awarded, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 3.41
Former Employees Of RMR LLC \| Common Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of shares (in shares) \| shares							94,937					108,843
Trustees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Common shares awarded (in shares) \| shares				20,000
Common shares awarded, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 3.70