Line of credit facility weighted average interest rate, before amortization of debt fees.

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Note offering percent of principal amount

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Refinance of mortgage loan

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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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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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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Average amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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Maximum amount borrowed under the credit facility at any time during the period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The amount of debt that an Entity assumes in acquiring a business or in consideration for an asset received in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt (Details) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2017 USD ($) property	Jun. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) project	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) project	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes						$ 399,454	$ 241,787
Number of real estate properties \| project					104	104
Mortgage loans assumed with acquisition						$ 79,401	34,385
Refinance of mortgage loan						166,823	$ 0
Maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility					$ 800,000	800,000
Maximum amount outstanding under revolving credit facility					$ 281,500	$ 344,000
Weighted average interest rate, before amortization of debt fees					2.10%	1.90%
Weighted average borrowings outstanding					$ 172,700	$ 173,000
Outstanding balance of revolving credit facility					$ 41,500	$ 41,500
Mortgage loan \| Plaza El Segundo
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 125,000				$ 175,000
Repayment of mortgage loan at par				$ 50,000
Stated interest rate				3.83%
Mortgage loan \| Primestor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loans assumed with acquisition		$ 79,400
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 80,100
Mortgage loan \| Sylmar Towne Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		5.39%
Mortgage loans assumed with acquisition		$ 17,500
Mortgage loan \| Plaza Del Sol
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		5.23%
Mortgage loans assumed with acquisition		$ 8,600
Mortgage loan \| Azalea
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.73%
Mortgage loans assumed with acquisition		$ 40,000
Mortgage loan \| Bell Gardens
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.06%
Mortgage loans assumed with acquisition		$ 13,300
Mortgage loan \| The Grove at Shrewsbury
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 43,600
Stated interest rate	3.77%
Refinance of mortgage loan	$ 41,800
Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 400,000
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes			399,500
Senior unsecured notes \| 3.25% Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 300,000
Stated interest rate			3.25%
Note offering percent of principal amount			99.083%
Debt yield to maturity percent			3.358%
Senior unsecured notes \| 4.50% Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 100,000
Stated interest rate			4.50%
Note offering percent of principal amount			105.76%
Debt yield to maturity percent			4.143%
Primestor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		6