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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Subsequent Events (Schedule of Dividends Declared and Distributions per Unit) (Details)	0 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2011 GBP (£)	Jul. 21, 2011 USD ($) A	Jul. 21, 2011 AUD	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2011 Series C Preferred Unit Subsequent Dividends [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2011 Series D Preferred Unit Subsequent Dividends [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2011 Common Stock And Common Unit Subsequent Dividends [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2011 Prudential Shelf Facility [Member] USD ($)
Repurchase of debenture price percentage					100.00%
Acres acquired from real estate purchase			8.6	8.6
Acquisitions of properties	$ 21,200,000	£ 12,900,000	$ 11,000,000	10,100,000	$ 17,523,000	$ 405,983,000
Repayments of 7.0% Series A unsecured notes										$ 25,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage										7.00%
Dividend and distribution amount							$ 0.273438	$ 0.343750	$ 0.680000
Dividend and distribution payable date							Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Dividend payable to shareholders of record on							Sep. 15, 2011	Sep. 15, 2011	Sep. 15, 2011
Annual equivalent rate of dividend and distribution							$ 1.094	$ 1.375	$ 2.720