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Percentage Of Ownership Acquired

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount of expense for allocation of cost of tangible asset over its useful life directly used in production of good and rendering of service.

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Net rentable area for properties owned.

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INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft² property	Nov. 30, 2020 ft²
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Depreciation expense \| $	$ 17.7	$ 22.2	$ 43.5
Number of property dispositions \| property	0		0
Number of property acquisitions \| property		0
Percentage of ownership sold		100.00%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. \| Revenues \| Customer Concentration Risk
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percent	30.00%
1021 East 7th Street, Austin, TX
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership acquired	100.00%
Square feet				11,180
9460 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership acquired			100.00%
Square feet			91,750
9460 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California - Office Space
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Square feet			68,866
9460 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California - Retail Space
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Square feet			22,884