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Area of a real estate property.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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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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The number of units in a real estate property 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 - Sale of Properties (Details) $ in Thousands								3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) ft² property hotel unit	Aug. 11, 2021 USD ($) ft² property	Jun. 11, 2021 USD ($) ft² property	May 20, 2021 USD ($) ft² property	Apr. 06, 2021 USD ($) ft² property	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($) ft² property	Mar. 16, 2021 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) ft² hotel unit	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) ft² unit property hotel	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property										11
Gross Sales Price										$ 33,772	$ 67,811
Gain/(Loss) on Sale								$ 94	$ 109	$ 10,934	$ (9,655)
Hotel
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Rooms \| unit	48,439							48,439		48,439
Net Lease Property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²	13,574,656							13,574,656		13,574,656
Disposed of by sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property										11
Gross Sales Price										$ 34,721
Gain/(Loss) on Sale										$ 10,934
Disposed of by sale \| Hotel
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Rooms \| hotel	576							576		576
Disposed of by sale \| Net Lease Property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²	44,680							44,680		44,680
Disposed of by sale \| Chattanooga, TN
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property							1
Square Feet \| ft²							2,797
Gross Sales Price							$ 375
Gain/(Loss) on Sale							$ (9)
Disposed of by sale \| Jacksonville, FL
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property						1
Square Feet \| ft²						146
Gross Sales Price						$ 9,753
Gain/(Loss) on Sale						$ 49
Disposed of by sale \| Colorado Springs, CO
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property					1
Square Feet \| ft²					32,130
Gross Sales Price					$ 1,300
Gain/(Loss) on Sale					$ (10)
Disposed of by sale \| Various
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property				5
Square Feet \| ft²				430
Gross Sales Price				$ 22,263
Gain/(Loss) on Sale				$ 10,763
Disposed of by sale \| Emmitsburg, MD
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property			1
Square Feet \| ft²			3,114
Gross Sales Price			$ 360
Gain/(Loss) on Sale			$ 47
Disposed of by sale \| Soddy Daisy, TN
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property		1
Square Feet \| ft²		2,941
Gross Sales Price		$ 300
Gain/(Loss) on Sale		$ (33)
Disposed of by sale \| Lincoln, IL
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	1
Square Feet \| ft²	3,698							3,698		3,698
Gross Sales Price	$ 370
Gain/(Loss) on Sale	$ 127