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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Percentage Of Equity Interests In Fee Simple Owner Sold

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This element represents the number of buildings sold or agreed to be sold by the entity.

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Number Of Real Estate Properties Sold

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The element represents the aggregate sales price excluding mortgage debt repayments and closing costs, of real estate properties sold or agreed to be sold by the entity.

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Escrow deposits related to property sales in noncash investing and financing activities.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Amount before tax of income (loss) from an individually significant component disposed of or held-for-sale including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Excludes discontinued operations.

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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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Real Estate Properties - Summary of Properties Sold (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft² property building	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Gain on Sale	$ 1,945	$ 20,877	$ 422,148	$ 253,025
Disposed of by Sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property			3
Number of Buildings \| building			6
Square Footage (in sqft) \| ft²			2,651,453
Gross Sales Price			$ 812,100
Gain on Sale			$ 420,152
Disposed of by Sale \| 1735 Market Street
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property			1
Number of Buildings \| building			1
Square Footage (in sqft) \| ft²			1,286,936
Gross Sales Price			$ 451,600
Gain on Sale			$ 192,985
Percentage of equity interests in fee simple owner sold	100.00%		100.00%
Net income included in continued operations	$ 100	$ 2,100	$ 197,300	$ 5,900
Disposed of by Sale \| 600 108th Avenue NE
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property			1
Number of Buildings \| building			1
Square Footage (in sqft) \| ft²			254,510
Gross Sales Price			$ 195,000
Gain on Sale			$ 149,009
Disposed of by Sale \| Research Park
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property			1
Number of Buildings \| building			4
Square Footage (in sqft) \| ft²			1,110,007
Gross Sales Price			$ 165,500
Gain on Sale			78,158
Consideration held in escrow			$ 2,000