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Debt Instrument, Loan Principal As A Percentage Of Mortgage Pool

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Extensions

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Loans

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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Debt - Mortgage Loans Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Debt - Mortgage Loans Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan property extension	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Investments in debt securities, net	$ 309,122		$ 316,991
Real Estate Investment Property, Net	16,132,101		$ 16,243,192
Repayments of Secured Debt	$ (157,791)	$ (798,415)
Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, loan principal as a percentage of mortgage pool				5.00%
Mortgage Loans \| SWH 2017-1, IH 2017-2, IH 2018-1, IH 2018-2, IH 2018-3, IH 2018-4 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, loan principal as a percentage of mortgage pool	5.00%
Mortgage Loans \| IH1 2017-1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Number Of Loans \| loan	2
Debt Instrument, Term	10 years
Fixed interest rate	4.23%
Mortgage Loans \| IH1 2017-1 \| Class B Certificates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	4.23%
Mortgage Loans \| SWH 2017-1, IH 2017-2, IH 2018-1, IH 2018-2, IH 2018-3, IH 2018-4 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Number Of Loans \| loan	6
Debt Instrument, Term	2 years
Debt Instrument, Extended Term	1 year
Mortgage Loans \| Residential Real Estate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	35,651		37,040
Real Estate Investment Property, Net	$ 6,800,437		$ 7,137,576
Mortgage Loans \| Minimum \| SWH 2017-1, IH 2017-2, IH 2018-1, IH 2018-2, IH 2018-3, IH 2018-4 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	2 years
Debt Instrument, Number Of Extensions \| extension	3
Basis spread	0.76%
Mortgage Loans \| Maximum \| SWH 2017-1, IH 2017-2, IH 2018-1, IH 2018-2, IH 2018-3, IH 2018-4 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Number Of Extensions \| extension	5
Basis spread	3.47%