Equity Method Investment, Investment Commitment

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Equity Method Investment, Investment Commitment, Period

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Equity Method Investment, Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate

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Equity Method Investment, Preferred Stock, Period After Which Dividend Rate Is Subject To Increase

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Equity Method Investment, Preferred Stock, Period After Which Redeemable

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3213-108585

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount invested		$ 33,661	$ 52,806
SmartStop Self Storage REIT \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount invested	$ 150,000
Investment commitment	$ 50,000
Investment commitment, period	12 months
Investment, preferred dividend rate	6.25%
Period after which preferred stock dividend is subject to increase	5 years
Period after which preferred stock is redeemable	5 years