Real Estate Property Held For Sale - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Pooler, GA
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real estate held for sale	$ 27,020
Estimated gain on sale of property	8,800
Estimated non-controlling partner portion of gain	$ 4,000
Cordova, TN
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investment Real Estate		$ 6,764
Non-controlling partner \| Cordova, TN
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investment Real Estate		$ 2,195

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Estimated Proceeds From Sale Of Property Held-For-Sale, Portion Attributable to Minority Interest

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The net gain (loss) resulting from sales and other disposals of real estate owned for investment purposes.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, excluding real estate considered to be inventory of the entity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(f))
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