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Participating interest income.

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Straight line rent write off

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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The carrying amount of deferred costs.

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The total amount of revenue recognized for the period from operating leases, including minimum lease revenue, contingent revenue, percentage revenue and sublease revenue.

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This element represents the rental revenue earned during the period from lessee-operators based on revenues generated in their operations, generally in excess of a base amount. Such rental revenue is generally stipulated in the lease agreement, usually will provide for a fixed percentage of revenue to be paid as additional (or possibly only) rent due the lessor, and may be based on gross revenues, net revenues, or multiple variations thereof. Percentage rent is often required under leases with retail outlets located on premises owned by hoteliers, cruise lines, others in the hospitality industry, and shopping mall operators, among others.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The noncash expense that accounts for the value of stock or unit options distributed to employees as compensation.

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Difference between actual rental income due and rental income recognized on a straight-line basis.

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In accordance with the provisions of their lease agreement, this element represents allowable charges due a landlord from its tenant. In retail store and office building leases, for example, tenant reimbursements may cover items such as taxes, utilities, and common area expenses.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	3 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Operating Segments
Number of Reportable Operating Segments \| segment	4
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Straight Line Rent	$ 2,400,000	$ 1,900,000
Straight line rent write off	900,000	0
Tenant Reimbursements	3,900,000	4,000,000
Percentage rents	1,400,000	1,300,000
Mortgage And Other Participating Interest Income	0	0
Concentrations of Risk [Abstract]
Rental revenue	150,723,000	132,924,000
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Share based compensation	$ 3,280,000	3,791,000
Share based compensation, future vesting period minimum (in years)	4 years
Range of settlement date for shares for non-employee trustee from grant date, minimum (in years)	1 year
Share based compensation expense related to employees and trustees	$ 0
Deferred Costs	32,800,000		$ 33,900,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs	200,000
Prepaymentfee	$ 900,000	0
American Multi-Cinema, Inc. [Member]
Concentrations of Risk [Abstract]
Percent of megaplex theatre rental leased by AMC	33.00%
Rental revenue	$ 30,600,000	$ 28,600,000
Percentage of lease revenue in total revenue	18.60%	18.40%
TopGolf [Member]
Concentrations of Risk [Abstract]
Percent of megaplex theatre rental leased by AMC	43.00%
Rental revenue	$ 18,700,000	$ 15,100,000
Percentage of lease revenue in total revenue	11.30%	9.80%
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Share based compensation, future vesting period minimum (in years)	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Share based compensation, future vesting period minimum (in years)	4 years
Building [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Rental Properties [Abstract]
Estimated useful live of buildings (in years)	30 years
Building [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Rental Properties [Abstract]
Estimated useful live of buildings (in years)	40 years
Furniture, fixtures & equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Rental Properties [Abstract]
Estimated useful live of buildings (in years)	3 years
Furniture, fixtures & equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Rental Properties [Abstract]
Estimated useful live of buildings (in years)	25 years
Building Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Rental Properties [Abstract]
Estimated useful live of buildings (in years)	10 years
Building Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Rental Properties [Abstract]
Estimated useful live of buildings (in years)	20 years
Share Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Share based compensation, future vesting period minimum (in years)	4 years
Stock-option expense	$ 2,000	$ 73,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Share based compensation expense related to employees and trustees	$ 2,900,000	3,400,000
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Share based compensation, future vesting period minimum (in years)	3 years
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Share based compensation, future vesting period minimum (in years)	4 years
Restricted Share Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Range of settlement date for shares for non-employee trustee from grant date, minimum (in years)	1 year
Restricted Share Units [Member] \| Non-Employee Trustees [Member]
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Share based compensation expense related to employees and trustees	$ 409,000	$ 337,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Deferred Costs	4,700,000		$ 5,000,000
triple-net lessor costs [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Tenant Reimbursements	$ 2,200,000