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Number of Real Estate Properties Sold

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, excluding real estate considered to be inventory of the entity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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ASSETS HELD FOR SALE (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
ASSETS HELD FOR SALE (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Real estate held-for-sale		$ 26.3	$ 30.3
Impairment of real estate	$ 1.8	0.0	0.0	$ 0.0
Other Operating Income (Expense)
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Lease buyout and lease termination charges				0.9
Disposed of by Sale \| Vacant Property
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Real estate held-for-sale		$ 4.0	$ 5.7
Number of real estate properties sold \| property		2	2
Held-for-sale
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Impairment of real estate		$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 2.7