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Fair Value Measurements - Narratives (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) property tranch	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) property tranch	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) tranch
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Deferred financing cost	$ 6,839		$ 6,839
Number of real estate properties (properties) \| property	411		411
Nonrecurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Impairment charges	$ 6,168	$ 2,510	$ 11,572	$ 7,029
Fair value measurements				4,700
Nonrecurring \| Noncontrolling Interests \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Impairment charges				1,500
Nonrecurring \| Net investments in direct financing leases \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Impairment charges	$ 6,168	0	$ 6,168	0
Number of real estate properties (properties) \| property	2		2
Fair value measurements	$ 13,597	$ 0	$ 13,597	0
Nonrecurring \| Net investments in direct financing leases \| Level 3 \| Cash flow discount rate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Inputs for finance receivables fair value measurements	0.095		0.095
Nonrecurring \| Net investments in direct financing leases \| Level 3 \| Residual discount rate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Inputs for finance receivables fair value measurements	0.095		0.095
Nonrecurring \| Net investments in direct financing leases \| Level 3 \| Residual capitalization rate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Inputs for finance receivables fair value measurements	0.083		0.083
Nonrecurring \| CMBS \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Impairment charges			$ 5,404	0
Fair value measurements			1,144	0
Nonrecurring \| Real estate \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Impairment charges			0	4,519
Fair value measurements			0	$ 4,719
Nonrecurring \| Real estate \| Level 3 \| Cash flow discount rate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Inputs for real estate fair value measurements		0.098		0.098
Nonrecurring \| Equity investments in real estate \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Impairment charges	$ 0	$ 2,510	0	$ 2,510
Fair value measurements	$ 0	$ 4,780	$ 0	$ 4,780
Nonrecurring \| Equity investments in real estate \| Level 3 \| Cash flow discount rate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Inputs for real estate fair value measurements	0.124		0.124
Nonrecurring \| Equity investments in real estate \| Level 3 \| Residual discount rate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Inputs for real estate fair value measurements	0.109		0.109
Nonrecurring \| Equity investments in real estate \| Level 3 \| Residual capitalization rate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Inputs for real estate fair value measurements	0.104		0.104
Carrying Value \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping
Deferred financing cost	$ 6,800		$ 6,800		$ 7,900
Number of tranches \| tranch	2		2		2