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Area of land held.

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The current amount of expenditures for a real estate project that has not yet been completed.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Amount of real estate investments acquired other than through foreclosure during the period.

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Investment in Real Estate - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			11 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			8 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Successor [Member]	Jan. 23, 2013 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 N. Sam Houston Pkwy., Houston, TX (Houston West 3) [Member] Land [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 N. Sam Houston Pkwy., Houston, TX (Houston West 3) [Member] Land [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2013 Westover Hills Blvd., San Antonio, TX (San Antonio 2) [Member] Land [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Westover Hills Blvd., San Antonio, TX (San Antonio 2) [Member] Land [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2013 Metropolis Dr., Austin, TX (Austin 3) [Member] Land [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Metropolis Dr., Austin, TX (Austin 3) [Member] Land [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2013 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA (Northern VA) [Member] Land [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA (Northern VA) [Member] Land [Member] acre	May 03, 2013 Springer St., Lombard, IL (Lombard) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Springer St., Lombard, IL (Lombard) [Member]	May 03, 2013 Industrial Rd., Florence, KY (Florence) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Industrial Rd., Florence, KY (Florence) [Member]	Jun. 18, 2013 Metropolis Dr., Austin, TX (Austin 2) [Member]	Jun. 18, 2013 Metropolis Dr., Austin, TX (Austin 2) [Member] Capital Lease Obligations [Member]	Jun. 18, 2013 Metropolis Dr., Austin, TX (Austin 2) [Member] Land [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Lombard and Florence [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Cost of construction in progress				$ 57.3		$ 64.2
Area of Land									33		22		22		14
Purchase price								18.2		6.7		7.9		6.9		5.5		10.5				2.0
Extinguishment of debt																				12.2	8.9
Loss on extinguishment of debt				1.3	0	0	1.4													1.3
Useful life																							25 years
Adjusted net carrying value																	0.1		7.9
Impairment of real estate	$ 2.8	$ 11.8	$ 0