Expense impact of costs attributable to successful leasing activities

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The aggregate revenue from general contracting services, construction management services, property and asset management services, leasing and other fee-based services.

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Total Revenues Including Revenues Related To Discontinued Operations

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Amount of revenue attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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The total amount of revenue recognized for the period from operating leases, including minimum lease revenue, contingent revenue, percentage revenue and sublease revenue.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Summary of Revenues (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Summary of Revenues (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments									2
Rental and related revenue	$ 217,387	$ 215,374	$ 213,107	$ 209,965	$ 202,858	$ 196,912	$ 192,093	$ 193,456	$ 855,833	$ 785,319	$ 686,514
General contractor and service fee revenue (''Service Operations'')	$ 13,088	$ 25,955	$ 23,919	$ 54,964	$ 67,999	$ 34,986	$ 18,465	$ 41,101	117,926	162,551	94,420
Total Segment Revenues									973,759	947,870	780,934
Discontinued Operations									0	117	87,185
Consolidated Revenue									973,759	947,987	868,119
Expense impact of costs attributable to successful leasing activities									12,402	0	0
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Segment Revenues									972,526	946,126	779,747
Operating Segments [Member] \| Industrial [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Rental and related revenue									848,806	775,713	661,226
Operating Segments [Member] \| Non-reportable segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Rental and related revenue									5,794	7,862	24,101
Operating Segments [Member] \| Service Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
General contractor and service fee revenue (''Service Operations'')									117,926	162,551	94,420
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Rental and related revenue									1,233	1,744	1,187
Discontinued Operations									0	117	87,185
Expense impact of costs attributable to successful leasing activities									$ (12,402)	$ 0	$ 0