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Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / ft²	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
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Discount rate	5.10%	5.20%
Discounted Cash Flows [Member] \| Variable-Rate Debt [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Discount rate	1.90%	1.60%
Discounted Cash Flows [Member] \| Variable-Rate Debt [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	2.60%	2.40%
Discounted Cash Flows [Member] \| Property [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Discount rate	7.50%
Capitalization rate	7.00%
Holding period (years)	5 years
Market rent growth rate	2.00%
Vacancy rate	0.00%
Average market rent rate \| $ / ft²	11.00
Average leasing cost per square foot \| $ / ft²	10.00
Discounted Cash Flows [Member] \| Property [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Discount rate	12.00%
Capitalization rate	10.00%
Holding period (years)	10 years
Expected future inflation rate	2.00%
Market rent growth rate	3.00%
Expense growth rate	2.00%
Vacancy rate	20.00%
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Average market rent rate \| $ / ft²	16.00
Average leasing cost per square foot \| $ / ft²	35.00
Discounted Cash Flows [Member] \| Tax Increment Revenue Bonds [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	6.50%	6.50%
Expected future inflation rate	1.00%	1.00%
Expected future growth rate	1.00%	1.00%
Discounted Cash Flows [Member] \| Tax Increment Revenue Bonds [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	7.50%	7.50%
Expected future inflation rate	3.00%	3.00%
Expected future growth rate	2.50%	2.00%
Fair Value [Member] \| Fixed-Rate Debt [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Debt	$ 2,119,536	$ 2,132,082
Fair Value [Member] \| Variable-Rate Debt [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Debt	251,321	265,230
Fair Value [Member] \| Property [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Assets at fair value	5,896	0
Fair Value [Member] \| Investment in Real Estate Joint Ventures and Partnerships [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Assets at fair value	961	0
Fair Value [Member] \| Tax Increment Revenue Bonds [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Investments	$ 23,910	$ 23,910

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Fair value of investments in debt securities classified as held-to-maturity.

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