Real estate assets held for sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Operating properties accumulated depreciation, held for sale
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Liabilities, Current	$ 0	$ 1,347
Intangible assets accumulated amortization, held for sale
Intangible liabilities accumulated amortization, held for sale

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Intangible liabilities accumulated amortization, held for sale

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The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD.

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Amount classified as liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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