Variable Interest Entities (Summary Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities) (Details) - Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities [Member] $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) joint_venture	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) joint_venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment in real estate joint ventures and partnerships, net	$ 1,084	$ 886
Number of joint venture arrangements \| joint_venture	1	1
Maximum risk of loss	$ 34,000	$ 34,000
Number of VIE real estate joint ventures \| joint_venture	2	2
Other Liabilities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment in real estate joint ventures and partnerships, net	$ (8,000)	$ (8,695)

The reporting entity's maximum amount of exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the Variable Interest Entity (VIE).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph b
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64801991&loc=d3e5728-111685

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64801991&loc=d3e5747-111685

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