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Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance Leverage Ratio Consecutive Quarters

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Represents the number of consecutive quarters required for line of credit facility covenant compliance leverage ratio.

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Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Investment To Asset Value

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Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Maximum Number Of Times Leverage Ratio Allowed Increase

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

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

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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 carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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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- Definition

The cash inflow from borrowings to finance the cost of construction.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Indebtedness - Additional Information (Details)					3 Months Ended
Indebtedness - Additional Information (Details)	Apr. 07, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2016 leverage_ratio_increase	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 20, 2015 USD ($)
Construction Loans
Indebtedness
Borrowings under construction loans					$ 1,900,000
Operating Partnership \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility
Indebtedness
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility					$ 275,000,000.0			$ 200,000,000.0
Financial covenant, leverage ratio consecutive quarters following any significant acquisition				65.00%
Financial covenant, number of consecutive quarters maintaining leverage ratio following any significant acquisition				6 months
Financial covenant, investments to total asset value				10.00%
Financial covenant, maximum number of times maximum leverage ratio can increase \| leverage_ratio_increase				2
Operating Partnership \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Indebtedness
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility								150,000,000.0
Interest rate on credit facility as of end of period					2.53%
Revolving credit facility, extension option					1 year
Credit facility, amount outstanding					$ 82,000,000
Operating Partnership \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Indebtedness
Increase in borrowing		$ 18,000,000
Operating Partnership \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Indebtedness
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate					1.40%
Operating Partnership \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Indebtedness
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate					2.00%
Operating Partnership \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Term Loan Facility
Indebtedness
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility					$ 125,000,000		$ 100,000,000.0	$ 50,000,000.0
Interest rate on credit facility as of end of period					2.48%
Amount borrowed under credit facility					$ 125,000,000
Operating Partnership \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Term Loan Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Indebtedness
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate					1.35%
Operating Partnership \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Indebtedness
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate					1.95%
North Point Center \| Note Payable Five
Indebtedness
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 600,000
Harding Place \| Construction Loans
Indebtedness
Construction loan						$ 29,800,000
Harrisonburg Regal \| Subsequent Event
Indebtedness
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 3,200,000