Organization and Operations (Details)	8 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Organization and Operations
Minimum percentage of taxable income to be distributed to shareholders for maintaining qualification as REIT	90.00%

Represents the minimum percentage of taxable income, which is to be distributed to stockholders by the entity in order to maintain its qualification as a real estate income trust.

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