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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
-Subparagraph (c)
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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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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 20, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) swap	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 18, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 07, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 17, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 13, 2015 USD ($)
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount			$ 401,079,000						$ 326,901,000
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility
Derivatives
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility	$ 50,000,000.0
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility \| Operating Partnership
Derivatives
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility	$ 125,000,000.0
Interest rate swaps
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount			56,079,000						56,901,000
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 caps
Derivatives
Interest rate agreement, notional amount			$ 345,000,000		$ 50,000,000.0	$ 50,000,000.0	$ 50,000,000.0	$ 50,000,000	$ 270,000,000
Interest rate cap agreement, strike price					1.50%	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%
Interest rate cap agreement, premium (less than)					$ 400,000	$ 200,000	$ 200,000	$ 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
Interest rate cap agreement, strike price												1.25%
Interest rate cap agreement, premium (less than)												$ 100,000
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 (less than)										$ 100,000	$ 100,000