Investments in Real Estate Entities (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Real estate, net	$ 954,493	$ 1,392,833
Other assets	49,519	57,044
Total assets	1,004,012	1,449,877
Liabilities and partners' capital:
Mortgage notes payable, net and credit facility	689,573	947,205
Other liabilities	16,537	20,471
Partners' capital	297,902	482,201
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$ 1,004,012	$ 1,449,877