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Assets Held for Sale (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Assets Held for Sale (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 development_site	Oct. 08, 2019
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage						20.00%
Impairment charges \| $	$ 7,306	$ 1,189	$ 7,306	$ 16,023
GIC, Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund \| GIC
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage						80.00%
Forecast
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage					20.00%
Number of development sites \| development_site					3
Forecast \| GIC, Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund \| GIC
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage					80.00%