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Dividend, Increase (Decrease) From Cumulative to Date

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Financing Receivable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

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Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Extension Options

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Note Receivable Face Amount

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of preferred stock outstanding.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands							1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 05, 2021 USD ($) extension	May 03, 2021 $ / shares	Apr. 15, 2021	Feb. 09, 2021 $ / shares	Jan. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 10, 2020 $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2020 $ / shares	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt								$ 975,147			$ 963,845
Dividend declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares								$ 0.15	$ 0.22
Series A Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.421875		$ 0.421875
Nexton Square
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Floor interest rate					0.25%
Long-term debt					$ 20,100
Nexton Square \| LIBOR
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate					2.25%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Increase in line of credit facility							$ 17,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding							$ 27,000
Dividend declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.16
Increase from prior dividend		6.70%
Cumulative increase year-to-date		45.50%
Subsequent Event \| Series A Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.421875
Subsequent Event \| Common stock \| At The Market Program
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction \| shares							417,454
Weighted average price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 13.02
Consideration received on transaction							$ 5,400
Subsequent Event \| Construction loans \| Chronicle Mill
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Floor interest rate	0.25%
Long-term debt	$ 35,100
Number of extension options \| extension	2
Duration of extension option	12 months
Subsequent Event \| LIBOR \| Chronicle Mill
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Subsequent Event \| Nexton Square
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Note receivable, face amount										$ 22,300
Interest rate										11.00%
Notes receivable							$ 8,000
Subsequent Event \| Southgate Square
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Floor interest rate			0.75%
Subsequent Event \| Southgate Square \| LIBOR
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate			2.25%