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Schedule III - Section 10 (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
Encumbrances at December 31, 2014 $ 3,689,795us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances      
Land 3,472,298us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfLand      
Buildings, Fixtures and Improvements 12,307,759us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfBuildingsAndImprovements      
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition 77,450us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCostsCapitalizedSubsequentToAcquisitionImprovements      
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2014 15,857,507us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue 6,699,547us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue 1,684,115us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue 187,549us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue
Accumulated Depreciation 775,050us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation 205,712us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation 45,050us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation 12,062us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation
Dollar General [Member] | New Haven, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Oak Grove, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Oran, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Osceola, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Ozark, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Ozark, MO 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Pacific, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Palmyra, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Plattsburg, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Qulin, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Robertsville, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Rocky Mount, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Rolla, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Savannah, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Sedadia, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Senath, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Seneca, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Shelbina, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Sikeston, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Sikeston, MO 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Springfield, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | St. Clair, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | St. James, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | St. Louis, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | St. Louis, MO 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Stanberry, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Steele, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Strafford, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Vienna, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | West Plains, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Willow Springs, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Windsor, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Winona, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Edwards, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Greenville, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Hickory, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Jackson, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Meridian, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Meridian, MS 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Moorhead, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Natchez, MO [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Soso, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Stonewall, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Stringer, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Walnut Grove, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Edenton, MS [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Fayetteville, NC [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Hendersonville, NC [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Hickory, NC [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Morganton, NC [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Ocean Isle Beach, NC [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Tryon, NC [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | VASS, NC [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Farmington, NM [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Farmington, NM 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Modena, NY [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Fairfield, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Forest, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Gratis, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Greenfield, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Hicksville, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Loudonville, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lowell, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lucasville, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | New Charlisle, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | New Matamoras, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Payne, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Pemberville, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Pleasant City, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Sandusky, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Toledo, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Wheelersburg, OH [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Broken Bow, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Calera, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Commerce, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Hartshorne, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lexington, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Maud, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Maysville, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Ponca City, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Rush Spring, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Sand Springs, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Sand Springs, OK 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Sand Springs, OK 3 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Tahlequah, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Wagoner, OK [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Pleasantville, PA [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Sykesville, PA [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Wattsburg, PA [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Holly Hill, SC [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | West Union, SC [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Doyle, TN [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Manchester, TN [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Mcminnville, TN [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Pleasant Hill, TN [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Academy, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Adkins, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Amarillo, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Avinger, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Beeville, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Belton, TX 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Blessing, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Boling, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Brookeland, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Bryan, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Bryan, TX 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Bryan, TX 3 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Buchanan Dam, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Canyon Lake, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Cedar Creek, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Como, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Corpus Christi, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Diana, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Dickinson, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Donna, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Donna, TX 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Donna, TX 3 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Edinburg, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Edinburg, TX 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Elmendorf, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Ganado, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Gladewater, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Gordonville, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Kyle, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Kyle, TX 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | La Marque, TX [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lacy Lakeview, TX [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Laredo, TX [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lubbock, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lubbock, TX 2 [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lubbock, TX 3 [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lubbock, TX 4 [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lyford, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Lytle, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Mercedes, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Mission, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Moody, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Morgans Point, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Mount Pleasant, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | New Braunfels, TX [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | New Braunfels, TX 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | New Braunfels, TX 3 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Orange, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Poteet, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Presidio, T [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Progreso, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Rio Grand City, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Rio Grande City, TX 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Roma, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | San Antonio, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | San Antonio, TX 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | San Antonio, TX 3 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | San Antonio, TX 7 [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | San Benito, TX [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | San Juan, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Silsbee, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Skidmore, TX [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Sullivan City, TX [Member]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Texarkana, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Troy, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Tyler, TX [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Tyler, TX 2 [Member]        
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]        
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Dollar General [Member] | Victoria, TX [Member]        
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