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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Real Estate Properties Real Estate Properties - Sale of Properties (Details) $ in Thousands								1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 16, 2019 USD ($) ft² property	Nov. 25, 2019 USD ($) ft² property	Nov. 14, 2019 USD ($) ft² property	Oct. 29, 2019 USD ($) ft² property	Oct. 22, 2019 USD ($) ft² property	Jan. 16, 2019 USD ($) ft² travel_center	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($) state	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft² travel_center retail_property state property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 20, 2019 state
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property									150
Square Feet \| ft²									14,900,000
Annual minimum returns and rents									$ 381,679
Gross Sales Price									$ 816,450	$ 0	$ 23,438
Number of states in which property is located \| state									12			45
Number of properties \| retail_property									816
Gain on sale of real estate									$ 159,535	$ 0	$ 9,348
Travel centers
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties \| travel_center									179
Travel centers \| Travel Centers of America LLC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| travel_center							20
Annual minimum returns and rents									$ 246,088
Gross Sales Price							$ 308,200
Gain from sale								$ 159,535
Number of states in which property is located \| state								15
Number of properties \| travel_center									179
Disposed of by sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²									3,314,724
Gross Sales Price									$ 821,212
Number of properties \| property									150
Disposed of by sale \| SMTA Transaction
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property									130
Square Feet \| ft²									2,773,241
Annual minimum returns and rents									$ 43,180
Gross Sales Price									$ 513,012
Number of states in which property is located \| state									28
Various
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property			123
Various \| Travel centers \| Travel Centers of America LLC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| travel_center							20
Square Feet \| ft²							541,483
Gross Sales Price							$ 308,200
Various \| Disposed of by sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²			2,429,333
Gross Sales Price			$ 435,104
Hermantown, MN
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property						1
Hermantown, MN \| Disposed of by sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²						103,631
Gross Sales Price						$ 6,250
Las Vegas, NV
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property					1
Las Vegas, NV \| Disposed of by sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²					138,558
Gross Sales Price					$ 57,000
Colby, KS
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property				1
Colby, KS \| Disposed of by sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²				6,900
Gross Sales Price				$ 590
Naples, FL 34110
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property		1
Naples, FL 34110 \| Disposed of by sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²		4,480
Gross Sales Price		$ 1,112
Naples, FL 34102
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property		1
Naples, FL 34102 \| Disposed of by sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²		4,500
Gross Sales Price		$ 706
Dallas, TX
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	2
Dallas, TX \| Disposed of by sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²	85,839
Gross Sales Price	$ 12,250