Number Of Internally Developed Properties

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Number Of Properties Acquired

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Number Of Real Estate Properties Sold

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of real estate properties \| $		$ 32,919	$ 11,967
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property	59
Purchase price to acquire real estate \| $	$ 16,400
Number of internally developed properties developed \| property	23
Number of real estate properties sold \| property	44
Proceeds from the sale of real estate properties \| $	$ 8,700