Number of properties classified as held for sale as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of residential units with development rights.

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Cash received from the condemnation of land during the period.

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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Dispositions - Summary of Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2020 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 28, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Mar. 08, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft² unit	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft² unit	Dec. 31, 2019 property
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Aggregate proceeds, net						$ 11,369	$ 44,656
Gain				$ 0	$ 1,969	$ 0	$ 18,872
King Philip's Crossing
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Square footage \| ft²	105,900
Consideration	$ 13,900
Aggregate proceeds, net	11,343
Gain	$ 0
2020 dispositions
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Square footage \| ft²				105,900		105,900
Consideration				$ 13,900		$ 13,900
Aggregate proceeds, net						11,343
Gain						0
Condemnation proceeds						$ 26
Edwards Multiplex - Fresno, CA
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Square footage \| ft²			94,600
Consideration			$ 25,850
Aggregate proceeds, net			21,605
Gain			$ 8,449
North Rivers Towne Center
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Square footage \| ft²		141,500
Consideration		$ 18,900
Aggregate proceeds, net		17,989
Gain		$ 6,881
2019 dispositions
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Square footage \| ft²					236,100		236,100
Consideration					$ 44,750		$ 44,750
Aggregate proceeds, net							39,594
Gain							15,330
One Loudoun Downtown - Land
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Aggregate proceeds, net							5,062
Gain							$ 3,542
Number of residential units with development rights \| unit					22		22
Investment properties held for sale
Property Dispositions [Line Items]
Number of properties classified as held for sale \| property				0		0		0