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Debt (Mortgage Loans) (Details)	Apr. 30, 2019 increment	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) asset loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
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Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		19
Secured Debt [Member] \| Four Point Nine Four Percent Due October 2022 [Member]
Debt
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment, Net		$ 400,000	400,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Wells Fargo 3
Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		1
Interest Rate		5.25%
Mortgage loans, net		$ 30,773,000	31,215,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment, Net		400,000	500,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Four Point Nine Five Percent Due October 2022 [Member]
Debt
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Debt
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.68%
Four Point Nine Five Percent Due October 2022 [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
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Mortgage loans, net		$ 88,038,000	89,299,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.95%
The Revolver \| Line of Credit
Debt
Interest Rate		3.76%
Unsecured Debt		$ 400,000,000	0
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Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		1
Mortgage loans, net		$ 28,379,000	28,785,000
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Mortgage loans, net		$ 96,000,000	96,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.88%
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Unsecured Debt		$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
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