Liquidation value of property.

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Property Dispositions (Line Items)

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Real estate investment ownership interest percentage.

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A deposit made by a purchaser of real estate to evidence good faith. It is customary for a buyer to give the seller earnest money at the time a sales contract is signed. The earnest money generally is credited to the down payment at closing, which is applied at closing as a component of payment against the purchase price.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-Subparagraph (c)

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Revenue from the sale of commercial, industrial, or residential property during the period. This element is more likely than not relevant to an entity for which real estate operations are a principal activity. If real estate operations are not a principal activity, the reporting entity would likely use a gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, or equipment type element.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))

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Property Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2015	Jun. 15, 2015	Apr. 14, 2015	Jul. 16, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Phoenix Az [Member] \| 44 Monroe [Member]
Property Dispositions (Line Items)
Ownership percentage in real estate investment			83.70%
Proceeds from sale of real estate, gross			$ 50,650,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate, net			$ 49,143,000
Liquidation value of property						$ 50,650,000
California [Member] \| Cerritos [Member]
Property Dispositions (Line Items)
Proceeds from sale of real estate, gross		$ 30,500,000
Liquidation value of property					$ 30,500,000	29,916,000
California [Member] \| Cerritos [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Property Dispositions (Line Items)
Buyer's deposit under the purchase contract				$ 850,000
Stamford, CT [Member] \| Highgrove [Member]
Property Dispositions (Line Items)
Ownership percentage in real estate investment	83.70%
Proceeds from sale of real estate, gross	$ 90,000,000
Liquidation value of property					90,000,000	$ 84,867,000
Buyer's deposit under the purchase contract					$ 2,000,000