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Debt Covenant, Minimum Net Proceeds From Public Equity Offering

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Debt Covenant, Number Of Debt Service Coverage Ratio Tests

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Debt Instrument, Amortization Rate

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Number Of Additional Real Estate Properties

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Number of Real Estate Properties, Encumbered

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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Mortgage Notes Payable, Net (Narrative) (Details) ft² in Millions	May 30, 2019 USD ($) property test	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 18, 2019 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2019 property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 08, 2017 ft² property state
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Area of real estate property \| ft²		18.5
Restricted cash \| $		$ 17,942,000			$ 18,180,000	$ 19,588,000
192 Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property	192
Repayments of debt \| $	$ 204,900,000
39 Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property	39
Debt Covenant Test One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt service coverage ratio floor	130.00%
Debt Covenant Test Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt service coverage ratio floor	120.00%
Amended Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Collateral pledged \| $		1,200,000,000
Repayments of debt \| $	$ 175,000,000.0
Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Collateral pledged \| $		$ 2,500,000,000			$ 2,300,000,000
Encumbered properties \| property		617
Mortgages \| 39 Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt \| $	29,900,000
Mortgages \| Net Lease Mortgage Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan \| $	$ 242,000,000.0
Amortization rate	0.50%
Encumbered properties \| property	201	201
Proceeds from issuance of debt \| $	$ 37,100,000
Number of additional real estate properties \| property				10
Maximum value of properties released or exchanged from collateral pool	35.00%
Maximum prepayment of initial principal balance	35.00%
Minimum net proceeds from public equity offering \| $	$ 75,000,000.0
Number of debt service coverage ratio tests \| test	2
Mortgages \| Net Lease Mortgage Note \| 153 Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property				153
Mortgages \| Stop And Shop Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan \| $			$ 45,000,000.0
Stated interest rate			3.445%
Area of real estate property \| ft²			0.3
Encumbered properties \| property			4
Mortgages \| Mortgage Loan I [2]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property		244
Mortgages \| Mortgage Loan II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property		12					12
Number of states \| state							8
Rentable area \| ft²							2.4
Mortgages \| Class A-1 Net Lease Mortgage Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan \| $	$ 121,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	3.78%
Encumbered properties \| property		95
Mortgages \| Class A-2 Net Lease Mortgage Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan \| $	$ 121,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	4.46%
Encumbered properties \| property		106
MASSACHUSETTS \| Mortgages \| Stop And Shop Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property			3