Contributions To Equity Method Investments, Including Noncash Amounts

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Number Of Non-Operating Stores Acquired By Joint Ventures

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Number Of Real Estate Properties Acquired By Joint Ventures

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The percentage of excess profit participation in unconsolidated joint ventures.

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Amount of distribution received from equity method investee for return on investment, classified as operating activities. Excludes distribution for return of investment, classified as investing activities.

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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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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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Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) store	Jan. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions to joint ventures \| $		$ 40,843
Number of operating stores acquired by joint ventures \| store		1
Number of stores acquired at the issuance of certificate of occupancy \| store		6
Storage Portfolio I LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method ownership percentage		34.00%	34.00%	25.00%
Excess profit participation percentage		49.00%	49.00%	40.00%
Financing distribution \| $	$ 47,944