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Unusual Or Infrequent Items, Impacted Properties, Aggregate Net Book Value

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Unusual or Infrequent Items, Number Of Homes With Major Damage

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Unusual or Infrequent Items, Number Of Homes With Minor Damage

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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The net amount (to the extent disclosed within this portion of the income statement) by which an insurance settlement exceeds incremental costs incurred from the event causing an interruption of business, plus the insurance award for earnings lost from the event, such as a natural catastrophe, explosion or fire.

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Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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The charge against earnings in the period for the uninsured portion of a loss from a fire, explosion, or natural disaster (hurricane, earthquake).

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Amount of cash inflow for proceeds from settlement of insurance claim, classified as investing activities. Excludes insurance settlement classified as operating activities.

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Real Estate Assets, Net - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease
Insurance settlements receivable		$ 2,700	$ 4,900
Hurricane-related charges, net		0	0	$ 7,963
Proceeds received from hurricane-related insurance claims		2,171	4,522	0
Natural Disasters and Other Casualty Events
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease
Number of homes with major damage \| property	125
Number of homes with minor damage \| property	3,400
Impairment charge to write down the net book values of the impacted properties				11,000
Insurance settlements receivable				8,900
Additional repair, remediation and other costs				5,900
Aggregate net book value of the impacted properties				7,100
Proceeds received from hurricane-related insurance claims		3,500	4,500
Business interruption recoveries		1,300
Single family homes
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease
Depreciation		$ 313,700	$ 300,700	$ 281,200