Concentration of Risk (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 Property tenant hotel	Sep. 30, 2015 tenant
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of tenants representing more than 10% of rental revenue \| tenant	0	0
Number of properties	200
Tenant Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	10.00%	10.00%
LCIF [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Lease term (in years)	99 years
Number of properties	35
LCIF [Member] \| Tenant Concentration Risk [Member] \| SM Ascott LLC [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	14.00%	14.90%
LCIF [Member] \| Tenant Concentration Risk [Member] \| FC Canal Ground Tenant LLC [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	12.00%	12.70%
LCIF [Member] \| Tenant Concentration Risk [Member] \| AL Stone Ground Tenant LLC [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	11.00%	11.60%
LCIF [Member] \| Tenant Concentration Risk [Member] \| Preferred Freezer Services of Richland, LLC [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	10.70%	0.00%
LCIF [Member] \| Tenant Concentration Risk [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	10.00%
Hotel [Member] \| LCIF [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of properties \| hotel	3

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