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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Noncontrolling Interests (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands									3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2019 USD ($) shares	Aug. 23, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jun. 19, 2019 USD ($) shares	May 06, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jan. 09, 2018 shares	Feb. 05, 2015 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jan. 09, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of units issued for funding purchase price (in shares) \| shares						346,989	104,172
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, value assigned						$ 6,500
Consideration transferred	$ 34,600								$ 95,184	$ 1,100
Unit conversion ratio										1
Embedded derivative									4,492	$ 4,492		$ 3,673
Rockwall II MOB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred						$ 14,800
Shell Ridge Portfolio (5 MOBs)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of units issued for funding purchase price (in shares) \| shares	910,032
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, value assigned	$ 16,100
Consideration transferred	$ 34,625
Shadeland Station Portfolio
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred					$ 500
NCI Buyout - Medical office Building Texas
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 600
HealthEast Clinic & Specialty Center
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of units issued for funding purchase price (in shares) \| shares										116,110
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, value assigned											$ 22,700
Embedded derivative									$ 4,500	$ 4,500
Earn-out Investments
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of units issued for funding purchase price (in shares) \| shares			3,409	8,529
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, value assigned			$ 700	$ 1,900
Consideration transferred										$ 3,200
Series A Preferred Units
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cumulative preferred return								5.00%
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, equity, preferred, redemption shares in exchange								1
Redemption value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares								$ 200
Period in which preferred units will be redeemable								1 year
Physicians Realty Trust
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interest held										96.70%