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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Non-Recourse Debt (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014 loan	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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Unamortized discount (premium), net	3,144,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	538,000	0
Impact due to change in foreign currency exchange rates	69,900,000
Debt Refinanced
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Non-recourse mortgage loans	24,900,000
Debt, weighted average interest rate	7.00%
Debt instrument terms (years)	13 years 8 months 12 days
Repayment of debt related to refinancing	22,100,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	300,000
Minimum
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Debt maturity date	Dec. 31, 2015
Maximum
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Debt maturity date	Dec. 31, 2039
Self storage
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Non-recourse mortgage loans		18,500,000
Number of properties acquired		8
Asset Acquisition
Additional Debt Disclosures
Assumed non-recourse debt	10,300,000
Unamortized discount (premium), net	(1,300,000)
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Additional Debt Disclosures
Non-recourse mortgage loans	10,100,000	162,600,000
Prior years investments
Additional Debt Disclosures
Non-recourse mortgage loans	57,800,000	115,500,000
Prior years investments \| Self storage
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Non-recourse mortgage loans		16,500,000
Debt, weighted average interest rate		4.90%
Debt instrument terms (years)		10 years
Number of properties acquired		9
Repayment of debt related to refinancing		$ 23,400,000
Fixed interest rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Mortgage loan real estate, minimum interest rate	2.00%
Mortgage loan real estate, maximum interest rate	8.00%
Variable interest rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Mortgage loan real estate, minimum interest rate	2.60%
Mortgage loan real estate, maximum interest rate	6.10%