Commitments and Contingencies - Purchase Commitments Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) property real_estate_investment_trust agreement	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Escrow deposits	$ 11,555	$ 5,741
Purchase Commitment [Member] \| Private Capital Management Segment [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Number of Managed REITs to be assigned \| real_estate_investment_trust	1
Number of purchase and sale agreements \| agreement	10
Percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%
Number of properties acquired \| property	18
Aggregate purchase price	$ 275,800
Escrow deposits	$ 11,100

The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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Number of Managed Real Estate Investment Trusts to be Assigned

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Purchase Commitment, Aggregate Purchase Price

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Purchase Commitment, Percentage Of Voting Interests Acquired

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