Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Property Management Fee [Abstract]
Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC	Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC We have no employees. The personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC. We have two agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us: (1) a business management agreement, which relates to our business generally; and (2) a property management agreement, which relates to our property level operations. Pursuant to our business management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized net business management fees of $2,704 and $2,508 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Pursuant to our property management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized aggregate net property management and construction supervision fees of $2,466 and $2,109 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are included in other operating expenses or have been capitalized, as appropriate, in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We are generally responsible for all of our operating expenses, including certain expenses incurred by RMR LLC on our behalf. Our property level operating expenses, including certain payroll and related costs incurred by RMR LLC, are generally incorporated into rents charged to our tenants. We reimbursed RMR LLC $3,391 and $2,944 for property management related expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which amounts are included in other operating expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. In addition, we are responsible for our share of RMR LLC’s costs for providing our internal audit function. The amount recognized as expense for internal audit costs was $67 for both the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, which is included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC

We have no employees. The personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC. We have two agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us: (1) a business management agreement, which relates to our business generally; and (2) a property management agreement, which relates to our property level operations.

Pursuant to our business management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized net business management fees of $2,704 and $2,508 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Pursuant to our property management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized aggregate net property management and construction supervision fees of $2,466 and $2,109 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are included in other operating expenses or have been capitalized, as appropriate, in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

We are generally responsible for all of our operating expenses, including certain expenses incurred by RMR LLC on our behalf. Our property level operating expenses, including certain payroll and related costs incurred by RMR LLC, are generally incorporated into rents charged to our tenants. We reimbursed RMR LLC $3,391 and $2,944 for property management related expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which amounts are included in other operating expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. In addition, we are responsible for our share of RMR LLC’s costs for providing our internal audit function. The amount recognized as expense for internal audit costs was $67 for both the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, which is included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.