Income (Loss) From Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

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Ownership percentage of partner in Joint Venture.

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Area of a real estate property.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - DC Charlotte Plaza LLLP (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Combined gross sales price		$ 555,333	$ 435,833	$ 62,667
Gain on sales of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 13,083	$ 45,767	$ 0
DC Charlotte Plaza LLLP (sold September 2021)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage		50.00%
Area of property \| ft²		281
Combined gross sales price	$ 60,800
Gain on sales of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 13,100
DC Charlotte Plaza LLLP (sold September 2021) \| DFA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of partner in joint venture		50.00%