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Number Of Properties Contributed To Joint Venture

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Area of a real estate property.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES - Hernadon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC (Details)	Apr. 12, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2021 ft² property
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Area of real estate property \| ft²				13,678,136
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				15.00%
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC \| Secured Debt
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 134,100,000
Number of properties used to secure debt \| property			4
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 94,200,000	$ 113,100,000
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC \| Distributions From Loan One \| Secured Debt
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 16,700,000
Variable interest rate			1.95%
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC \| Distributions From Loan One \| Minimum \| Secured Debt
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Capped interest rate	5.45%
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC \| Distributions From Loan One \| Maximum \| Secured Debt
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Capped interest rate	6.45%
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC \| Distributions From Loan Two \| Secured Debt
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 115,300,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 13,800,000
Variable interest rate		1.80%
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC \| Distributions From Loan Two \| Maximum \| Secured Debt
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Capped interest rate		6.30%
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC \| Metropolitan Washington, D.C. - Office
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of properties contributed to joint venture \| property				8
Area of real estate property \| ft²				1,293,197
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC \| Metropolitan Washington, D.C. - Office \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				15.00%
Herndon Innovation Center Metro Portfolio Venture, LLC \| Metropolitan Washington, D.C. - Office \| Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				85.00%