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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
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-Section 45
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures - Equity Method Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 01, 2016 USD ($) store	Oct. 19, 2016 USD ($) store	Sep. 14, 2016 USD ($) store	Aug. 16, 2016 USD ($) store	Jul. 08, 2016 USD ($) store	May 20, 2016 USD ($) store	Apr. 08, 2016 USD ($) store	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) store	Dec. 30, 2015 USD ($) store
BH Ridgelake LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Initial Investment \| $		$ 1,301
Equity method ownership percentage		20.00%
Number of operating stores owned \| store		1
ESS-GS Portland and Broadway LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Initial Investment \| $			$ 1,250
Equity method ownership percentage			25.00%
Number of operating stores owned \| store			1
ESS-GS Vancouver-139th LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Initial Investment \| $				$ 806
Equity method ownership percentage				25.00%
Number of operating stores owned \| store				1
ESS-H Elmont Associates LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Initial Investment \| $					$ 4,712
Equity method ownership percentage					50.00%
Number of operating stores owned \| store					1
ESS-GS Hillsboro-73rd LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Initial Investment \| $						$ 376
Equity method ownership percentage						25.00%
Number of operating stores owned \| store						1
BH Storage Columbia LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Initial Investment \| $							$ 1,034
Equity method ownership percentage							20.00%
Number of operating stores owned \| store							1
PREXR {Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Initial Investment \| $								$ 12,114
Equity method ownership percentage	25.00%							25.00%
Number of operating stores owned \| store								1
ESS H Baychaster Investments LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Initial Investment \| $									$ 4,794
Equity method ownership percentage									44.40%
Number of operating stores owned \| store									1
ESS H Bloomfield Investment LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Initial Investment \| $										$ 2,885
Equity method ownership percentage										50.00%
Number of operating stores owned \| store										1