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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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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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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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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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The cash inflow from the sale of an investment interest in a joint venture that the reporting entity has not previously accounted for using consolidation or the equity method of accounting.

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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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Investment in and Advances to Non-Consolidated Entities - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) property	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Aggregate gain on sale of properties				$ 252,913	$ 63,428	$ 81,510
Impairment charges on real estate				36,620	18,023
Investment advisory fees				30,608	31,809	31,431
Lexington Reality Advisors Inc [Member] \| Investment Advice [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Investment advisory fees				$ 1,443	807	$ 693
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Impairment charges on real estate					$ 3,512
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [Member] \| Tenant-in-Common [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in joint venture		$ 6,198
Co-venture equity ownership percentage							40.00%
Aggregate gain on sale of properties		1,452
Office Building [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in joint venture	$ 4,312
Number of properties sold \| property	6
Aggregate gain on sale of properties		$ 1,777
Office Building [Member] \| Russellville, Arkansas [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in joint venture			$ 6,681
Aggregate gain on sale of properties			$ 5,378