Amount of revenue relating to harvesting crops

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Represents deferred revenue lease assets and lease liabilities.

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Amount of Operating Lease, Lease Income, Amended during the year.

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Amount of Operating lease rental income at the beginning of the year.

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Percentage of rent received during first quarter or at time of acquisition for most leases.

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Term of the permanent crops farming leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of the row crops farming leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of lease payments to be received by lessor for operating lease.

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Amount of lease payments to be received by lessor in fifth fiscal year following latest fiscal year for operating lease. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date.

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Amount of lease payments to be received by lessor in fourth year following latest fiscal year for operating lease. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date.

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Amount of lease payments to be received by lessor in remainder of fiscal year following latest fiscal year for operating lease. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date.

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Amount of lease payments to be received by lessor after fifth fiscal year following latest statement of financial position date for operating lease. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date.

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Amount of lease payments to be received by lessor in third fiscal year following latest fiscal year for operating lease. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date.

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Amount of lease payments to be received by lessor in second fiscal year following latest fiscal year for operating lease. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date.

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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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Amount of operating lease income from lease payments and variable lease payments paid and payable to lessor. Includes, but is not limited to, variable lease payments not included in measurement of lease receivable.

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Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	$ 10,182		$ 71
Leases in effect at the beginning of the year	9,341	$ 9,514
Leases entered into during the year	732	158
Rental income recognized	10,073	9,672
Revenues from the sale of harvested crops	300	$ 400
Future minimum lease payments
2020 (remaining nine months)	23,905
2021	21,034
2022	11,549
2023	5,171
2024	2,440
Thereafter	25,033
Total future minimum lease payments	$ 89,132
Minimum
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method [Line Items]
Percentage of rent received during first quarter or second half of the year	50.00%
Row crops, term	2 years
Permanent crops, term	1 year
Maximum
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method [Line Items]
Row crops, term	3 years
Permanent crops, term	7 years
Lease in place \| Minimum
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method [Line Items]
Terms of farm leases	1 year
Lease in place \| Maximum
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method [Line Items]
Terms of farm leases	40 years