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Number Of Properties Acquired

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Prepaymentfee

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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 cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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The cash inflow from proceeds from sale of receivables arising from the mortgage note on real estate; includes collections on mortgage notes receivable that are not classified as operating cash flows.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Investments and Dispositions (Details)							3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Investments and Dispositions (Details)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 18, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 22, 2016 USD ($) properties	Apr. 06, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Gain on sale of real estate							$ 1,615,000	$ (95,000)	$ 3,885,000	$ 23,829,000
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets									526,900,000
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown									$ 63,876,000	975,000
Number of Reportable Operating Segments \| segment									4
Prepaymentfee									$ 3,600,000
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff							$ 14,000	$ 18,000	905,000	$ 261,000
Theatre Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									472,000
Entertainment Reportable Operating Segment [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets									$ 198,300,000
Entertainment Reportable Operating Segment [Member] \| Theatre Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired (in properties)									7
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets									$ 126,000,000
Entertainment Reportable Operating Segment [Member] \| Entertainment Retail Center Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 2,100,000
Gain on sale of real estate	$ 1,100,000
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown			$ 44,300,000.0
number of properties sold \| properties			1
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff			$ 335,000
Education Reportable Operating Segment [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets									$ 187,300,000
Education Reportable Operating Segment [Member] \| Education Property Member
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment		$ 5,400,000		$ 11,200,000
Gain on sale of real estate		$ 549,000		$ 2,300,000
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown						$ 19,300,000
Prepaymentfee						3,600,000
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff						$ 80,000
Education Reportable Operating Segment [Member] \| early childhood education center [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired (in properties)									2
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets									$ 8,400,000
Recreation Reportable Operating Segment [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets									140,000,000
Recreation Reportable Operating Segment [Member] \| Ski Resorts [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets									21,000,000
Other Reportable Operating Segment [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment					$ 1,500,000
Gain on sale of real estate					$ 0
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets									$ 1,300,000