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Number of Buildings

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of lessor's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) numberOfHomesites	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 building
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of buildings		4			4
Number of buildings with one tenant \| building					2
Acres of land sold \| a	11
Gateway Commercial Venture
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of buildings \| numberOfHomesites		3
Five Point Office Venture Holdings I, LLC Acquisition \| Gateway Commercial Venture
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership		75.00%
Broadcom
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lease term					20 years
Office leases, remaining lease terms		130 months
Great Park
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership		37.50%
Gateway Commercial Venture
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership		75.00%
Gain on asset sale, net		$ 37,413	$ 0
Gateway Commercial Venture \| Five Point Office Venture Holdings I, LLC Acquisition \| Gateway Commercial Venture
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Acres of land sold \| a	11
Purchase price	$ 108,000			$ 355,000
Gain on asset sale, net	$ 37,400