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Limitation on Collateral Substitution, Percentage

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

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Debt Debt - Secured Term Loan Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property, Net	$ 16,132,101		$ 16,243,192
Repayments of Notes Payable	$ 101	$ 0
Secured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	12 years
Fixed interest rate	3.59%
Secured Term Loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Limitation on Collateral Substitution, Percentage	20.00%
Limitation on Collateral Substitution, Percentage	100.00%
Special Releases Allowed After First Anniversary	4
Special Release of Collateral, Percentage	15.00%
Residential Real Estate \| Secured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	3,332		3,333
Real Estate Investment Property, Net	$ 724,041		$ 734,759
Fixed Rate [Member] \| Secured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	11 years
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Secured Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.47%