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

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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($) building	May 31, 2020 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) numberOfHomesites	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 numberOfTenants building
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of buildings on campus			4		4
Number of buildings sold \| building	2
Numbers of tenants \| numberOfTenants					1
Acres of land sold \| a		11
Gateway Commercial Venture
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of buildings on campus \| numberOfHomesites			1
Five Point Office Venture Holdings I, LLC Acquisition \| Gateway Commercial Venture
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership			75.00%
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 sales, net			$ 112,260	$ 0
Gateway Commercial Venture \| Five Point Office Venture Holdings I, LLC Acquisition \| Gateway Commercial Venture
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of buildings on campus \| building	2
Purchase price	$ 355,000	$ 108,000
Acres of land sold \| a		11
Gain on asset sales, net	$ 74,800	$ 37,400