Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Principles of Consolidation (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries (as a percent)	100.00%
Physicians Realty Trust
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries (as a percent)	100.00%

The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 320
-Section S99
-Paragraph 9
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=50485924&loc=d3e611443-123010

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