Real Estate Assets - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) Land	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Northern View [Member]
Real Estate [Line Items]
Percentage of limited partnership interest sold		99.00%
Omaha, NE [Member]
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of contiguous tracts of land acquired \| Land	2
Purchase price of land	$ 2.7
St. Petersburg, Florida [Member]
Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value of land		$ 3.0

Number of contiguous tracts of land.

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Percentage of limited partnership interest sold.

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Amount before accumulated depletion of real estate held for productive use, excluding land held for sale.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (e)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The cash outflow from the acquisition of real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes land acquired for use by the owner.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
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