Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration Transferred, Equity Instruments

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Liability

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The net gain (loss) resulting from sales and other disposals of real estate owned for investment purposes.

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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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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Real Estate Activities - Dispositions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on sales of investment real estate			$ 1,513	$ 748	$ 1,513	$ 748
Undeveloped Land Parcel, Gainesville, Florida
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate		$ 5,000
Gains (losses) on sales of investment real estate		(1,500)
Disposal group, consideration		$ 15,000
Undeveloped Land Parcel, New Garden township, Pennsylvania
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 8,250
Gains (losses) on sales of investment real estate	200
Disposal group, consideration	11,000
Contingent liability	1,250
Undeveloped Land Parcel, New Garden township, Pennsylvania \| Preferred Stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, consideration transferred, equity instruments	2,750
Whole Foods Store, Adjacent To Exton Square Mall
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on sales of investment real estate	1,300
Disposal group, consideration	$ 22,100
Texas Roadhouse Outparcel to Valley View Mall \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, consideration							$ 1,400