EQUITY OF AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, INC. - ATM Equity Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Equity [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ (119)	$ 7,034

The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3255-108585

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