Lessor Disclosures (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Gross leasable area (GLA) of industrial properties \| ft²	61.3
Sales Type Lease
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Gross leasable area (GLA) of industrial properties \| ft²	0.6
Sales-type Lease, Selling Profit (Loss)	$ 8,606	$ 0	$ 0
Sales-type Lease, Lease Receivable	54,521	$ 0	$ 0
Future Minimum Cash Receipts, 2020	$ 56,830

Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of undiscounted cash flows to be received by lessor for sales-type and direct financing leases in the next fiscal year following latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date.

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Present value of lease payments not yet received by lessor and amount expected to be derived from underlying asset, following end of lease term guaranteed by lessee or other third party unrelated to lessor, from sales-type lease.

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Amount of profit (loss) recognized at commencement from sales-type lease.

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