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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Jan. 07, 2016	Jul. 22, 2015
Debt
Total principal	$ 385,886,000	$ 488,926,000	$ 385,886,000
Interest expense, debt			$ 3,800,000	$ 1,400,000
Credit agreement
Debt
Term of extension option			1 year
Unused fee (as a percent)			0.25%
Amount outstanding	121,000,000		$ 121,000,000
Current borrowing capacity	294,600,000.0		294,600,000.0
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 334,400,000		$ 334,400,000
Credit agreement \| Operating Partnership
Debt
Interest rate at end of period (as a percent)	3.76%		3.76%
Senior notes
Debt
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 150,000,000
Credit agreement amendment \| Credit agreement
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity as a percentage of maximum principal amount						10.00%
Increase in maximum borrowing capacity						$ 350,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity under accordion feature						$ 1,100,000,000.0
Series A
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)					4.03%
Series A \| Senior notes
Debt
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 15,000,000
Series B
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)					4.43%
Series B \| Senior notes
Debt
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 45,000,000
Series C
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)					4.57%
Series C \| Senior notes
Debt
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 45,000,000
Series D
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)					4.74%
Series D \| Senior notes
Debt
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 45,000,000
Base rate \| Credit rating at least A- or A3 \| Base rate loans
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)			0.00%
Base rate \| Credit rating at least BBBplus or BAA1 \| Base rate loans
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)			0.00%
Base rate \| Credit rating at least BBB or BAA2 \| Base rate loans
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)			0.10%
Base rate \| Credit rating at least BBB- or BAA3 \| Base rate loans
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)			0.20%
Base rate \| Credit rating below BBB- or BAA3 \| Base rate loans
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)			0.60%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit agreement
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)	1.20%	1.20%	1.20%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit rating at least A- or A3 \| Adjusted LIBOR rate loans and letter of credit
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)	0.85%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit rating at least BBBplus or BAA1 \| Adjusted LIBOR rate loans and letter of credit
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)	0.90%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit rating at least BBB or BAA2 \| Adjusted LIBOR rate loans and letter of credit
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)	1.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit rating at least BBB- or BAA3 \| Adjusted LIBOR rate loans and letter of credit
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)	1.20%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit rating below BBB- or BAA3 \| Adjusted LIBOR rate loans and letter of credit
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)	1.55%