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Number of real estate properties classified as held for sale.

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Number of real estate properties sold.

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Number of real estate property impaired.

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Investments in Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 13, 2020 USD ($) Property	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Property Hotel	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Property Investment Hotel	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2020 Property	Dec. 31, 2019 Property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate investments acquired \| Investment				16
Number of real estate properties acquired		135		135
Impairment of investments in real estate \| $		$ 6,217,000		$ 12,343,000	$ 0
Number of real estate properties classified as held for sale		1		1			6
Number of real estate properties sold						1	5
Subsequent Event [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate \| $	$ 801,800,000
Number of real estate properties sold	1
One Hotel Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment of investments in real estate \| $		$ 6,200,000	$ 0	$ 12,300,000	$ 0
Number of real estate property impaired \| Hotel		1		2
In-place Lease Intangibles [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Weighted-average acquired lease intangibles				3 years
Above-market Lease Intangibles [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Weighted-average acquired lease intangibles				7 years
Below-market Lease Intangibles [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Weighted-average acquired lease intangibles				4 years
16 Real Estate Investments [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate \| $				$ 3,500,000,000
Industrial [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties acquired		80		80
Multifamily [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties acquired		34		34
Retail [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties acquired		6		6
Self Storage [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties acquired		15		15