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	Mar. 08, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) property $ / €	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / €
Acquisition
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation			$ 11,577	$ 4,155
Capitalized funds			30,371
Deferred tax liability			62,595			$ 63,980
Non-recourse mortgages, net			1,215,653			1,129,432
Construction loan			19,400
Capitalized interest			1,115
Placed into service			$ 25,937
Number of properties \| property			59
Equity investment in real estate			$ 20,179			20,919
Noncash investing
Acquisition
Accrued liabilities			1,900
Initial Funding
Acquisition
Capitalized funds			11,000
Real Estate
Acquisition
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation			26,200
Depreciation expense			7,900	6,300
Real Estate \| Student Housing in Barcelona, Spain
Acquisition
Investment purchase price	$ 10,500
Ownership Interest In joint venture (percentage)	99.00%
Real Estate \| Student Housing in Barcelona, Spain \| Forecasted
Acquisition
Anticipated investment cost					$ 28,500
Operating Real Estate
Acquisition
Depreciation expense			$ 4,400	$ 4,400
Build To Suit Projects
Acquisition
Number of BTS projects \| property			6
Unfunded commitment			$ 178,400
Build To Suit Projects \| Equity method investments
Acquisition
Unfunded commitment			21,900
Build To Suit Projects \| University in Accra, Ghana
Acquisition
Capitalized funds			32,500
Accrued liabilities			900
Deferred tax liability			3,700
Non-recourse mortgages, net		$ 41,000
Contractual obligation			65,700
Build To Suit Projects \| University in Accra, Ghana \| US Treasury
Acquisition
Variable interest rate on debt		3.00%
Equity method investments
Acquisition
Equity investment in real estate			20,200			20,900
Equity method investment, liabilities			$ 22,300			$ 21,500
Equity method investments \| Self Storage
Acquisition
Number of properties \| property			4
Equity method investments ownership percentage			90.00%
Equity method investment counterparty ownership percentage			10.00%
Euro
Real Estate Properties
Increase decrease in foreign currency exchange rate			2.70%
Foreign currency exchange rate \| $ / €			1.2321			1.1993