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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Debt - Narratives (Details)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Narratives (Details)	Aug. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 17, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Additional Debt Disclosures
Payments of mortgage principal				$ 349,983,000	$ 155,183,000
Mortgage debt, net		$ 1,946,726,000		1,946,726,000			$ 2,022,250,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		13,000	$ 15,990,000	1,980,000	23,580,000
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000
Commitment fee threshold	50.00%
Credit facility fees	$ 1,900,000
Debt and capital lease obligation		49,863,000		49,863,000			49,751,000
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facility				67,261,000	225,693,000
Restriction payment threshold		100,000,000.0		100,000,000.0
Debt scheduled to mature in 2018		128,895,000		128,895,000
Effects of foreign currency translation on balance sheet item		28,980,000	3,707,000	87,898,000	$ 15,442,000
Non-recourse debt
Additional Debt Disclosures
Effects of foreign currency translation on balance sheet item				69,100,000
Revolver
Additional Debt Disclosures
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Debt maturity date	Aug. 26, 2018
Revolver \| Accordion
Additional Debt Disclosures
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000
Term Loan
Additional Debt Disclosures
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000
Debt maturity date					Aug. 26, 2018
Debt and capital lease obligation		49,863,000	$ 50,000,000	49,863,000	$ 50,000,000		$ 49,751,000
Debt scheduled to mature in 2018		50,000,000		$ 50,000,000
Term Loan \| LIBOR
Additional Debt Disclosures
Basis spread				1.45%	1.45%
Assets disposed of via sale
Additional Debt Disclosures
Mortgage debt, net		$ 31,200,000		$ 31,200,000
Interest rate on debt		4.90%		4.90%
Eight Properties
Additional Debt Disclosures
Payments of mortgage principal				$ 160,500,000
Loans repaid, count \| loan				8
I Drive Property
Additional Debt Disclosures
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 1,300,000
I Drive Property \| Developer
Additional Debt Disclosures
Non recourse mortgage loan assumed		$ 60,000,000		60,000,000		$ 60,000,000
Property in Italy
Additional Debt Disclosures
Payments of mortgage principal				$ 9,300,000
Debt Refinanced
Additional Debt Disclosures
Number of loans acquired \| loan				2
Weighted average interest rate		2.80%		2.80%
Debt instrument, term				3 years
Payments of mortgage principal				$ 157,700,000
Mortgage debt, net		$ 180,000,000		$ 180,000,000
Non recourse mortgage loan
Additional Debt Disclosures
Number of loans acquired \| loan				2
Non recourse loans acquired				$ 25,100,000
Weighted average interest rate		3.10%		3.10%
Debt instrument, term				7 years
Minimum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Credit facility fee, rate	0.15%
Minimum \| Revolver \| Euro Currency Rate
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt	1.50%
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Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt	0.50%
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Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt	1.45%
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Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt	0.45%
Maximum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Credit facility fee, rate	0.30%
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Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt	2.25%
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Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt	1.25%
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Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt	2.20%
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Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on debt	1.20%
Fixed interest rate \| Minimum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on mortgage loan				1.90%
Fixed interest rate \| Maximum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on mortgage loan				7.40%
Variable interest rate \| Minimum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on mortgage loan				1.30%
Variable interest rate \| Maximum
Additional Debt Disclosures
Interest rate on mortgage loan				6.00%