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Real Estate Investment - Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 20, 2020	Jan. 10, 2020	Sep. 12, 2019
Tryon Partners, LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments for purchase of land		$ 6.3
Chronicle Holdings LLC \| Belmont, North Carolina
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments for purchase of land	$ 2.3
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| Tryon Partners, LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments for purchase of land		$ 6.3
Ownership percentage		80.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| Belmont, North Carolina \| Chronicle Holdings LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments for purchase of land	$ 2.3
Ownership percentage			85.00%