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	Mar. 12, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) property	Mar. 10, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt		$ 287,313			$ 280,500				$ 25,000
Interest rate (as a percent)			0.7325%	0.22%
Increase (decrease) in long term debt		(6,800)
Borrowings repaid		77,183	$ 21,589
Proceeds from line of credit		20,000
Fixed interest rate through use of derivative (as a percent)							0.22%
Derivatives fixed interest		$ 965	$ 100,000		$ 1,910	$ 50,000	$ 50,000
Interest Rate Swap
Long-term debt
Fixed interest rate through use of derivative (as a percent)		3.17%
Credit Facility
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt		$ 144,845		$ 50,000
Interest rate (as a percent)			0.7325%
Derivatives fixed interest			$ 100,000
Credit Facility \| Interest Rate Swap
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt			$ 100,000	50,000		$ 50,000
Fixed interest rate through use of derivative (as a percent)			0.7325%			0.22%
Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Margin added to variable rate basis (as a percent)		1.35%
Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Margin added to variable rate basis (as a percent)		1.95%
Wells Fargo Mortgage Note Payable Originated September 30, 2014
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt		$ 30,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.33%
Number of income properties securing debt \| property		6	6
Period of fixed interest rate		10 years
3.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt		$ 62,468						$ 17,600
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.875%			3.875%			3.875%
Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt		$ 30,000
Borrowings repaid	$ 23,200
Fixed interest rate through use of derivative (as a percent)	3.17%
Credit Revolver Amendment 2021
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt		194,800
Term Loan
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt		$ 50,000		50,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.22%
Term Loan \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Margin added to variable rate basis (as a percent)		1.35%
Term Loan \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Margin added to variable rate basis (as a percent)		1.95%
Term Loan \| Interest Rate Swap
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt				$ 50,000