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Represents amount of base management fees paid during the period.

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Represents share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award annual retaining amount.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of expense for incentive rights held by the managing member or general partner, of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Amount of noncash expense for share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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Number of shares issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Number of shares includes, but is not limited to, shares issued for services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Total number of shares issued during the period, including shares forfeited, as a result of Restricted Stock Awards.

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Stock-based Payments and Director Fees - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2019	Apr. 01, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 24, 2017	Aug. 17, 2016	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Management fees						$ 6,700
Incentive Fee Expense						700	$ 100	$ 0
Amount of expense recognized						$ 2,758	$ 2,963	$ 2,485
Number of shares (in shares)						195,629	210,033	160,360
Annual retainer amount						$ 75
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted						308,334	233,834	198,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period						79,000	48,500	39,000
Restricted stock \| Employee And Service Provider Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted						144,667	146,334	149,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period						0	0	0
Restricted stock \| Employee And Service Provider Grants Second Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted						38,667	39,000	39,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period						0	0	39,000
Restricted stock \| Employee And Service Provider Grants Third Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted			36,500			34,000	36,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period						0	36,500
Restricted stock \| Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of restricted stock awards issued to independent directors (in shares)	79,000			39,000
Vesting period						3 years
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Employee And Service Provider Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of restricted stock awards issued to independent directors (in shares)					153,000
Restricted stock \| Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period							3,000
Vesting period							1 year
Long term incentive plan \| Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares forfeited (in shares)						333	2,666
Long term incentive plan \| Restricted stock \| Employee And Service Provider Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares forfeited (in shares)						1,667		4,000
Long term incentive plan \| Restricted stock \| Employee And Service Provider Grants Third Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares forfeited (in shares)						2,500
Long term incentive plan \| Initial public offering \| Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of restricted stock awards issued to independent directors (in shares)						2,000
Vesting period						1 year
Director Equity Plan 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual retainer, shares		40.00%				50.00%
Vesting period						1 year
Management fee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense						$ 2,500
Amount of expense recognized						$ 2,600	$ 2,813	$ 2,335
Number of shares (in shares)						184,681	200,405	150,652
Common Stock \| Management fee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares (in shares)						175,211
Common Stock \| Incentive fees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amount of expense recognized						$ 100
Number of shares (in shares)						9,470