Debt Instrument Contractual Facility Borrowing Capacity

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Line Of Credit, Number Of Extension Options

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Line Of Credit, Number Of Extension Options Exercised

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Number Of Loan Tranches

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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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 cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Publisher FASB
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Borrowings (44 Union Square Construction Financing) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2020 item	Aug. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2016 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual facility				$ 283,138	$ 252,929
Repayment of long-term borrowings				52,394	$ 54,374	$ 106,449
Tammany Mezz Investor, LLC [Member] \| Mezzanine Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of long-term borrowings		$ 7,500
44 Union Square [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual facility			$ 57,500
Advanced-to-Date				36,048
Facility Limit				$ 50,000
Number of extension options \| item				2
44 Union Square [Member] \| Bank Of The Ozarks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual facility			$ 50,000
Number of loan tranches \| loan			3
44 Union Square [Member] \| Bank Of The Ozarks [Member] \| Senior Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Advanced-to-Date				$ 8,000			$ 8,000
Facility Limit				$ 8,000			$ 8,000
44 Union Square [Member] \| Tammany Mezz Investor, LLC [Member] \| Mezzanine Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual facility						$ 7,500
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 44 Union Square [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of extension options exercised \| item	1