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Allocated To Real Estate Facilities

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Development In Progress, Acquisitions

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Development In Progress, Current

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Development In Progress, Newly Developed Facilities Opened For Operation

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Increases or decreases in accumulated depreciation due to the impact of changing exchange rates, resulting in an unrealized foreign currency translation gain or loss.

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Real Estate Investment Property At Cost, Capital Improvements

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Real Estate Investment Property At Cost, Disposition Of Real Estate Facilities

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Increases or decreases in real estate investment property at cost due to the impact of changing exchange rates, resulting in an unrealized foreign currency translation gain or loss.

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Real Estate Investment Property At Cost, Newly Developed Facilities Opened For Operation

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585

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The current amount of expenditures for a real estate project that has not yet been completed.

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- Details

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The cumulative amount of depreciation for real estate property held for investment purposes.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(3))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 7

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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.