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Number of Real Estate Properties Acquired

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 18, 2021 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate		$ 611,754	$ 662,010	$ 315,959
Subsequent Event \| Industrial Property
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property	3
Payments to acquire real estate	$ 50,800
Subsequent Event \| Office Building
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of properties disposed \| property	2
Proceeds from sale of productive assets	$ 20,200