Debt - Components of Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 2,240,000,000
Deferred financing costs, net	(10,780,000)
Total debt	2,229,220,000	$ 2,746,898,000
Unsecured debt \| Revolving credit facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	165,000,000	170,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Revolving credit facilities \| Senior unsecured credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	165,000,000	170,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Revolving credit facilities \| PHL unsecured credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	0	0
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	1,975,000,000	2,425,000,000
Deferred financing costs, net	(10,343,000)	(15,716,000)
Total debt	1,964,657,000	2,409,284,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| First Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	300,000,000	300,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| Second Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	65,000,000	65,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| Third Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	0	200,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| Fourth Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	110,000,000	110,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| Sixth Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	1,500,000,000	1,750,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| Tranche 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	0	250,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| Tranche 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	300,000,000	300,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| Tranche 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	400,000,000	400,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| Tranche 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	400,000,000	400,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured term loans \| Tranche 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	400,000,000	400,000,000
Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	100,000,000	100,000,000
Deferred financing costs, net	(437,000)	(531,000)
Total debt	$ 99,563,000	99,469,000
Senior unsecured notes \| Series A Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.70%
Debt	$ 60,000,000	60,000,000
Senior unsecured notes \| Series B Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.93%
Debt	$ 40,000,000	40,000,000
Mortgage loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.69%
Debt	$ 0	68,207,000
Deferred financing costs, net	0	(62,000)
Total debt	$ 0	$ 68,145,000

Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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