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Real Estate (Significant Dispositions) (Details)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Real Estate (Significant Dispositions) (Details)	Jun. 15, 2018 USD ($) a ft²	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) condominiums	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) condominiums	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Significant Acquisition and Dispositions
Assets held for sale		$ 27,773,000	$ 27,773,000	$ 0
Jordan Downs Plaza
Significant Acquisition and Dispositions
Square footage of real estate property \| ft²	113,000
Construction pre-funding investment	$ 34,400,000
Controlling interest percentage	91.00%
Land parcel acre on which the shopping center will be constructed \| a	9.4
Contributions from a third party bank	$ 13,900,000
Strike price of put option	1,000
Direct and incremental costs of structuring the NMTC transaction	$ 1,600,000
Cash in escrow to be used for development		$ 41,600,000	$ 41,600,000
Assembly Row and Pike & Rose \| Condominiums
Significant Acquisition and Dispositions
Number of condominium units sold \| condominiums		86	159
Proceeds from sale		$ 69,900,000	$ 121,400,000
Gain on sale		4,000,000	7,300,000
Taxes related to the sale of condominiums		700,000	1,700,000
Assets held for sale		$ 27,800,000	$ 27,800,000