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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount (premium).

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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Mortgage Notes Payable, Net (Summary of Mortgage Notes Payable) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 30, 2019 property	Dec. 08, 2017 property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of prepayment costs on mortgages		$ 4,491	$ 4,224	$ 0
Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		617
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 1,323,454	1,200,538
Effective Interest Rate		4.48%
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization		$ (15,564)	(11,363)
Mortgage premiums, net [6]		3,053	6,938
Mortgage notes payable, net		$ 1,310,943	1,196,113
SAAB Sensis I \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		1
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 6,660	7,077
Effective Interest Rate		5.93%
Truist Bank II \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		17
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 10,860	13,412
Effective Interest Rate		5.50%
Truist Bank III \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		78
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 62,228	68,080
Effective Interest Rate		5.50%
Truist Bank IV \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		12
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 6,626	18,113
Effective Interest Rate		5.50%
Stop & Shop [1] \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		4
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 45,000	36,812
Effective Interest Rate		3.49%
Payments of prepayment costs on mortgages		$ 2,000
Shops at Shelby Crossing \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		1
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 22,139	22,581
Effective Interest Rate		4.97%
Patton Creek \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		1
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 39,147	40,027
Effective Interest Rate		5.76%
Bob Evans I \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		23
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 23,950	23,950
Effective Interest Rate		4.71%
Class A-1 Net Lease Mortgage Notes \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		95
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 120,294	0
Effective Interest Rate		3.83%
Class A-2 Net Lease Mortgage Notes \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		106
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 121,000	0
Effective Interest Rate		4.52%
Net Lease Mortgage Note \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		201			201
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 241,294	0
Sanofi US I \| Sanofi US I \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		1
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 125,000	125,000
Effective Interest Rate		5.16%
Mortgage Loan I [2] \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		244
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 497,150	572,199
Effective Interest Rate		4.36%
Payments of prepayment costs on mortgages	$ 1,600
Mortgage Loan II \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		12				12
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 210,000	210,000
Effective Interest Rate		4.25%
Mortgage Loan III \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		22
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 33,400	33,400
Effective Interest Rate		4.12%
Mortgage Loan IV [3] \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	39	0
Outstanding Loan Amount		$ 0	$ 29,887
Effective Interest Rate		0.00%
Write off of deferred finance costs	$ 800