Aggregate Price Of Outstanding Senior Notes Acquired

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Number Of Office Properties

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Percentage of outstanding Common Shares voted in favor of adoption of plan of liquidation

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This item represents disclosure of the amount of dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporation; these investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This element excludes distributions that constitute a return of investment, which are classified as investing activities.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

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-Section 45

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-Article 5

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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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The cash inflow from the sale of an investment interest in a joint venture that the reporting entity has not previously accounted for using consolidation or the equity method of accounting.

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-Glossary Investing Activities

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from long-term debt wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes tax exempt secured debt.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 05, 2014 Subsequent Events [Member]	Aug. 06, 2014 Subsequent Events [Member] Fenway-Wateridge [Member]	Aug. 06, 2014 Subsequent Events [Member] Stamford [Member]	Aug. 06, 2014 Subsequent Events [Member] Stamford [Member] Office	Aug. 06, 2014 Subsequent Events [Member] The Shops at Wailea [Member]	Jul. 07, 2014 Playa Vista / Water's Edge [Member] Subsequent Events [Member]	Jul. 07, 2014 Playa Vista / Water's Edge [Member] Subsequent Events [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Outstanding loans acquired for aggregate price								$ 14,000,000
Remaining participation interest									50.00%
Percentage of outstanding Common Shares voted in favor of the adoption of the Trust's Plan of Liquidation			73.00%
Proceeds from sale of interest in joint venture				2,383,000
Number of office properties						7
Net proceeds from distributions of venture	7,755,000	10,731,000			9,400,000
Net proceeds from loan repayment on B-Note							$ 7,556,000