Debt Instrument, Extension Option, Term

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Represents the number of extension options available pertaining to a debt instrument.

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Cap

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Floor

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Gain (Loss) On Settlement Of Rate-Lock Agreement

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Mortgages, Notes and Loans Payable, Net (Borrowings Activity, Footnotes) (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) extention_option	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		2.00%
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 35,915,000	$ 0
Repayments		1,283,512,000	$ 5,115,000
Interest rate cap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount		368,200,000
1201 Lake Robbins
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments	$ 280,300,000	273,070,000
Loss on settlement of rate-lock agreement	10,000,000.0
Construction Loans \| Victoria Place
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 368,200,000
Number of extension options \| extention_option		2
Term of extension option		1 year
Senior Notes due 2029 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 650,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.125%	4.125%
Senior Notes due 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 650,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.375%	4.375%
Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.375%			5.375%
Repurchased, face amount	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 35,100,000
Repayments		$ 1,000,000,000
One-month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		0.11%
Three-month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		0.19%
Prime rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		3.25%
LIBOR \| Construction Loans \| Victoria Place
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		5.00%
Variable rate cap		2.00%
Variable rate floor		0.25%