Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities - Schedule of Estimated Annual Amortization of Below Market Leases (Details) - Below-Market Leases, Net of Above-Market Leases $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
2021	$ (2,865)
2022	4,977
2023	9,741
2024	10,393
2025	9,631
Thereafter	55,721
Total	$ 87,598

Below market lease amortization income in next twelve months following latest fiscal year.

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Below Market Lease, Net of (Above Market Lease), Amortization Income, Net

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Below Market Lease, Net of (Above Market Lease), Amortization Income, Year Five

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Below Market Lease, Net of (Above Market Lease), Amortization Income, Year Four

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Below Market Lease, Net of (Above Market Lease), Amortization Income, Year Three

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Below Market Lease, Net of (Above Market Lease), Amortization Income, Year Two

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Below Market Lease, Net of (Above Market Lease), Amortization Income, after Year Five

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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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