Financial Instruments and Fair Values - Summary of the Carrying and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	$ 28,850	$ 5,243
Ground lease liabilities	29,355
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Ground lease liabilities	29,355
Carrying Value | Mortgage notes payable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	606,313	608,567
Carrying Value | Convertible Debt | Senior unsecured notes - Exchangeable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		247,930
Carrying Value | Senior notes | Senior unsecured notes - Series A, B, C, D, E and F
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	798,347	798,289
Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Ground lease liabilities	29,355
Estimated Fair Value | Mortgage notes payable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	643,159	597,424
Estimated Fair Value | Convertible Debt | Senior unsecured notes - Exchangeable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		250,625
Estimated Fair Value | Senior notes | Senior unsecured notes - Series A, B, C, D, E and F
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	861,245	795,662
Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Ground lease liabilities	0
Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value | Mortgage notes payable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value | Convertible Debt | Senior unsecured notes - Exchangeable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		0
Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value | Senior notes | Senior unsecured notes - Series A, B, C, D, E and F
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Level 2 | Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Ground lease liabilities	0
Level 2 | Estimated Fair Value | Mortgage notes payable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Level 2 | Estimated Fair Value | Convertible Debt | Senior unsecured notes - Exchangeable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		250,625
Level 2 | Estimated Fair Value | Senior notes | Senior unsecured notes - Series A, B, C, D, E and F
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Level 3 | Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Ground lease liabilities	29,355
Level 3 | Estimated Fair Value | Mortgage notes payable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	643,159	597,424
Level 3 | Estimated Fair Value | Convertible Debt | Senior unsecured notes - Exchangeable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		0
Level 3 | Estimated Fair Value | Senior notes | Senior unsecured notes - Series A, B, C, D, E and F
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	861,245	795,662
Unsecured term loan facility | Carrying Value | Unsecured term loan facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	264,517	264,147
Unsecured term loan facility | Estimated Fair Value | Unsecured term loan facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	265,000	265,000
Unsecured term loan facility | Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value | Unsecured term loan facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Unsecured term loan facility | Level 2 | Estimated Fair Value | Unsecured term loan facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Unsecured term loan facility | Level 3 | Estimated Fair Value | Unsecured term loan facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	265,000	265,000
Interest Rate Swap
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	29,300
Interest Rate Swap | Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps included in prepaid expenses and other assets	0	2,536
Interest rate swaps included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	28,850	5,243
Interest Rate Swap | Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps included in prepaid expenses and other assets	0	2,536
Interest rate swaps included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	28,850	5,243
Interest Rate Swap | Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps included in prepaid expenses and other assets	0	0
Interest rate swaps included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	0	0
Interest Rate Swap | Level 2 | Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps included in prepaid expenses and other assets	0	2,536
Interest rate swaps included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	28,850	5,243
Interest Rate Swap | Level 3 | Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps included in prepaid expenses and other assets	0	0
Interest rate swaps included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	$ 0	$ 0