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Represents the annual rent the lessee is obligated to pay on a ground lease.

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Represents the increase or decrease in the annual minimum returns and rents the lessee or manager is obligated to pay under the operating agreement.

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Represents the number of leased properties, which require specified range of minimum annual ground rent.

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Represents the number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired by the entity.

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Represents the number of hotels which are subject to a lease.

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Number of Properties Where Certain Assets Acquired

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Represents the number of rooms in the property owned by the acquired entity.

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Terminated Real Estate Agreement, Number of Rooms in Property

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Aggregate of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of investments in building and building improvements.

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Amount before accumulated depletion of real estate held for productive use, excluding land held for sale.

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Number of separate real estate development properties located on land subject to ground leases.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow for acquisition of or capital improvements to properties held for investment (operating, managed, leased) or for use.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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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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