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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 property
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party - general and administrative	$ 238	$ 155	$ 464	$ 297
Number of properties \| property	8		8
Director \| Advisory services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expense	$ 349	333	$ 699	666
Majestic Property Management Corporation \| Real Property Management Real Estate Brokerage And Construction Supervision Services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expense	8	8	16	15
Gould Investors Limited Partnership \| Shared Services Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party - general and administrative	238	155	464	297
Affiliated Entity \| Management fee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expense	$ 32	$ 64	$ 32	$ 64
Number of properties \| property					2