Joint Ventures

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Records percentage of the joint ventures' assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses with non-controlling interests provided for in accordance with the joint venture agreement.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in consolidated joint venture investee.

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Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage acquired during period

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66011266&loc=d3e33918-111571

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PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION (Details) - joint_ventures	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION (Details) - joint_ventures	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Subsidiaries [Line Items]
Joint Ventures	1	1
University Business Center [Member]
Subsidiaries [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage acquired during period			20.00%
Joint venture ownership interest			80.00%	80.00%
Joint ventures' assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses with noncontrolling interests		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
University Business Center 120 and 130 [Member]
Subsidiaries [Line Items]
Joint venture ownership interest		80.00%	80.00%
Joint ventures' assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses with noncontrolling interests		100.00%	100.00%
Castilian Research Center [Member]
Subsidiaries [Line Items]
Joint venture ownership interest				80.00%
Joint ventures' assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses with noncontrolling interests			100.00%	100.00%
Industry Distribution Center II - undivided tenant [Member]
Subsidiaries [Line Items]
Tenant-in-common interest		50.00%	50.00%	50.00%