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Number of defendants named in a legal action.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation Narrative (Details)					1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 06, 2019 USD ($) lawsuit	Feb. 05, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 08, 2016 plaintiff	Oct. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) lawsuit	Nov. 18, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 20, 2015 lawsuit
SDNY Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation amount awarded to other party							$ 1,025,000,000.000
SDNY Actions [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims \| lawsuit									10
Opt-Out Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims \| lawsuit	2						13
Twelve Opt-Out Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement payment					$ 127,500,000
Holdings as a percent of total pending shareholder actions					18.00%
Vanguard Action [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement payment			$ 90,000,000.0
Holdings as a percent of total pending shareholder actions			13.00%
Series of Individual Agreements [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement payment		$ 27,900,000
Jet Capital Action [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement payment	$ 27,000,000.0
Putative Class Action [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stipulation of settlement, maximum attorney fees						$ 625,000
Audit Committee Investigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Civil penalty payment								$ 8,000,000.0
Audit Committee Investigation [Member] \| SDNY Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of individuals in civil complaint \| plaintiff				2
Former Manager [Member] \| SDNY Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation amount awarded to other party							$ 225,000,000.0
Litigation settlement payment							32,000,000.0
Former CFO [Member] \| SDNY Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation amount awarded to other party							12,500,000
Former Auditor [Member] \| SDNY Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation amount awarded to other party							49,000,000.0
VEREIT [Member] \| SDNY Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation amount awarded to other party							$ 738,500,000