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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463

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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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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices - Noncontrolling Interest (Details)	Jan. 01, 2016	Feb. 07, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015	Jan. 01, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage sold	1.00%
Whitetail Rock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage					10.00%
ALLO Communications [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage			7.50%
Percentage of voting interests acquired				92.50%
Noncontrolling Interest, minimum earn up percentage by noncontrolling owners			11.50%
Maximum earn up percentage by noncontrolling owners			19.00%
401 Building, LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent			50.00%
TDP Phase Three, LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent			25.00%
330-333 Building, LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent			50.00%
GreatNet, LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent			50.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Great Lakes Educational Loan Services [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired		100.00%