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Sales-Type Lease, Derecognized Developments

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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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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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases.

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Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands	May 07, 2021 USD ($) a	Jul. 16, 2020 USD ($) hotel_room	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) ft² a parking_space	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) hotel_room	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) parking_space	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) hotel_room	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Carrying value								$ 6,911,457		$ 6,685,069
Net investment in lease receivable								2,917		$ 2,926
Proceeds from the sale of lease receivable								$ 0	$ 64,155
Mr. C Seaport
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage						35.00%			35.00%
Equity method investment, proceeds from sale						$ 800
Equity Method Investments \| Mr. C Seaport
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms \| hotel_room						66			66
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Equity Method Investments \| Mr. C Seaport
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		35.00%
Number of hotel rooms \| hotel_room		66
Equity method investment, proceeds from sale		$ 800
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Monarch City
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Area of land sold \| a	229
Consideration received	$ 51,400
Carrying value	28,700
Gain on disposal	21,300
Transaction costs on sales of investments real estate	$ 1,500
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| West Windsor New Jersey
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on disposal			$ 8,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| 100 Fellowship Drive
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Area of land sold \| a				13.5
Consideration received				$ 115,000			$ 115,000
Gain on disposal							$ 38,300
Transaction costs on sales of investments real estate				$ 200
Square footage of buildings sold (in sqft) \| ft²				203,257
Number of parking spaces \| parking_space				550			550
Sales-type lease, derecognized developments					$ 63,700
Net investment in lease receivable				$ 76,100	75,900		$ 76,100
Selling profit from sales-type leases					$ 13,500
Payments to acquire real estate				$ 600
Proceeds from the sale of lease receivable									$ 64,200