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Area of a real estate property.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the contractual principal due at the origination of the mortgage loan (face amount).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Notes Payable (Other Mortgage Loan Information) (Details) ft² in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse mortgage loan		$ 127,500,000.0
Mortgage Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt assumed that was repaid	$ 251,900,000
Colorado Tower
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse mortgage loan		$ 120,000,000
Square footage of real estate property (square feet) \| ft²		373
Interest rate on mortgage loan (percent)		3.45%
Fifth Third Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse mortgage loan		$ 150,000,000
Square footage of real estate property (square feet) \| ft²		698
Interest rate on mortgage loan (percent)		3.37%
191 Peachtree Tower
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on mortgage loan (percent)			3.35%
Notes payable prepayment penalty		$ 3,700,000
191 Peachtree Tower \| Mortgage Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt assumed that was repaid		$ 98,100,000
The Points at Waterview
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt assumed that was repaid			$ 14,200,000