Derivative Instruments Loss Previously Allocated From Noncontrolling Interest Into Income Effective Portion

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Net Income Loss Overstatement Amount

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Number Of Interest Rate Swaps In Which Hedge Relationship Terminated

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Premiums paid on derivative instruments.

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Publisher SEC
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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Cap rate on an interest rate derivative such as an interest rate cap or collar. If market rates exceed the cap rate, a payment or receipt is triggered on the contract.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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The effective portion of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The difference between the book value and the sale price of options, swaps, futures, forward contracts, and other derivative instruments. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 225
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details)			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 20, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 07, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 17, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 swap	Feb. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2014 USD ($)
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount			$ 326,901,000	$ 303,639,000
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility
Derivatives
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility		$ 50,000,000.0
Interest rate swaps
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount			56,901,000	57,093,000
Number of interest rate swaps hedge relationship terminated (swap) \| swap							2
Amount of AOCI recognized into earnings				700,000
Amount previously allocated to noncontrolling interest recognized in earnings				400,000
Overstated net income				1,000,000
Interest rate swaps \| Subsequent Event
Derivatives
Loss on termination of North Point Center Note interest rate swap	$ 0
Interest rate caps
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount			$ 270,000,000	$ 246,546,000
Interest rate caps \| Subsequent Event
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount					$ 50,000,000
Interest rate cap agreement, strike price					1.50%
Interest rate cap agreement, premium					$ 200,000
One Month Libor \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility \| Minimum
Derivatives
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate		1.35%
One Month Libor \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivatives
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate		1.95%
One Month Libor \| Interest rate swaps
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount		$ 50,000,000.0								$ 6,500,000.0
Fixed rate interest rate swap		2.00%								3.05%
LIBOR \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility \| Minimum
Derivatives
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate			1.35%
LIBOR \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivatives
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate			1.95%
LIBOR \| Interest rate caps
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount									$ 75,000,000.0		$ 50,000,000.0
Interest rate cap agreement, strike price									1.25%		1.25%
Interest rate cap agreement, premium									$ 100,000		$ 400,000
LIBOR \| Interest rate caps \| Operating Partnership
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount						$ 70,000,000.0		$ 75,000,000.0
Interest rate cap agreement, strike price						1.00%		1.50%
LIBOR \| Interest rate caps \| Maximum \| Operating Partnership
Derivatives
Interest rate cap agreement, premium						$ 100,000		$ 100,000