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Fair value inputs market rent growth rate.

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Fair value inputs terminal capitalization rate.

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Financial instruments and fair value measurements.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value subject to the equity accounting method. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charges				$ 9,287,000	$ 118,765,000	$ 140,491,000	$ 2,904,000
Discount rate	8.00%
Market rent growth rate	2.00%
Expense growth rate	2.00%
Denton Texas [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charges			$ 154,000
Greensboro, North Carolina Sale [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 500,000
Equity Investments [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charge on equity investments				2,422,000			7,687,000
Real Estate Investment [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charges				9,287,000			2,904,000
Jacksonville, Florida [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 200,000
Louisville, Kentucky [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charges		$ 87,000
Minimum [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Terminal capitalization rate	8.50%
Maximum [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Terminal capitalization rate	10.00%
Occupancy [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charges							2,750,000
Lisle, Illinois Property Sale [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 8,500,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment charges				9,287,000			2,904,000
Impairment charge on equity investments				$ 2,422,000			$ 7,687,000