Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Liabilities, Weighted Average Useful Life

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Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Above Market Leases

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Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Below Market Leases

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Amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to buildings and building improvements included in real estate.

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Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, In Place Leases

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Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Tenant Relationships

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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Amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to land included in real estate.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to land and building to be used in the normal course of business, not including assets that are held-for-sale.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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Business Combinations (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Business Combinations (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013 Acquisitions	Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Acquisitions	Mar. 11, 2013 Dallas, Texas	Mar. 22, 2013 Bryan - College Station, Texas	Jun. 18, 2013 Atlanta, Georgia	Jul. 12, 2013 Monroeville, Pennsylvania Subsequent Event	Jul. 29, 2013 Denver, Colorado Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition
Number of businesses acquired	3
Acquisition-related expenses		$ 500,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Real Estate [Abstract]
Land		3,772,000
Building and improvements		72,235,000
Above market leases		77,000
In place leases		12,288,000
Tenant relationships		6,063,000
Below market leases		(296,000)
Aggregate purchase price		94,139,000
Weighted average lives of acquired intangible assets	7 years 8 months 12 days
Weighted average lives of acquired intangible liabilities	8 years 3 months 18 days
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, purchase price			$ 48,700,000	$ 39,800,000	$ 5,600,000	$ 15,100,000	$ 42,000,000
Percentage of voting interests acquired			100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%