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Other Commitments And Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 20, 2011 USD ($) claim	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) properties mortgagenotes developmentproject	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) properties	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 07, 2019 properties	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Commitment to fund project development			$ 98,700
Revenue bond issued			11,500	$ 14,718
Property under development			287,546	257,629
Impairment charges			$ 27,283	10,195	$ 0
Number Of Mortgage Notes Receivable \| mortgagenotes			4
Mortgage notes receivable with commitments			$ 6,900
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted			$ 24,700
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 800,000
Number of Surety Bonds			5
Surety bonds			$ 22,500
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number \| claim	3
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled and Dismissed, Number \| claim	2
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party			2,000
Litigation Settlement, Expense			90
Tenant Reimbursements			$ 15,400	15,600	15,600
Theatre Properties Member
Development Project In Process \| developmentproject			10
Commitment to fund project development			$ 25,400
Education Property [Member]
Development Project In Process \| developmentproject			6
Commitment to fund project development			$ 27,400
RecreationProperties [Member]
Development Project In Process \| developmentproject			5
Commitment to fund project development			$ 45,900
Louisiana Theatre Properties [Member]
Deferred assets related to guarantee			5,300
Deferred liabilities related to guarantee			16,100
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges			7,800
Loss Contingency Accrual			2,900
Impairment charges			10,700
Concord Resort [Member]
Commitment to fund project development			206,900
Revenue bond issued							$ 110,000
Reimbursement Revenue			6,900		$ 43,400
Reimbursement Receivable			11,500
Adelaar Infrastructure [Member]
Reimbursement Revenue				$ 23,900
Waterpark Hotel and Adventure Park [Member] \| Concord Resort [Member]
Commitment to fund project development			149,300
Children's Learning Adventure USA, LLC [Member]
Impairment charges			$ 16,500
Subsidiaries filing for bankruptcy \| properties				10
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units \| properties			21
Settlement Consideration			$ 15,000
Payments to Acquire Furniture and Fixtures			3,500
Payments for Rent			$ 4,300
Triple net lease term			20
Children's Learning Adventure USA, LLC [Member] \| land held for development [Member]
number of properties in land held for development \| properties			4
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Children's Learning Adventure USA, LLC [Member]
Payments for Rent		$ 1,000
Tenant Reimbursements		$ 170
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Children's Learning Adventure USA, LLC [Member] \| land held for development [Member]
number of properties in land held for development \| properties						2