Represents the number of properties the Company is leasing.

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- Definition

Represents the number of mortgages assumed.

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- Definition

Amount of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
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- Definition

Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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- Definition

Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
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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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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 item
Related party transactions
Number of leased properties \| item					3
Mortgages
Related party transactions
Assumed notes		$ 4.2
SIGI
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party		$ 0.2	$ 0.8	$ 0.8
Purchase of properties	$ 12.8
SIGI \| Mortgages
Related party transactions
Number of mortgages assumed \| loan	3
Assumed notes	$ 4.2