Partnership Distributions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Partnership Distributions [Abstract]
Partnership distribution made	$ 0.0	$ 5.0	$ 5.0
The Account's share of Partnership distribution		3.0	3.0
Purchases of the Partnership by the Real Property Account	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

Distributions Received as a result of Redemption of the Separate Account Owned Portion of Investment in Real Property Partnership.

No definition available.

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- Definition

The total amount of distributions to the general partner during the period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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- Definition

The cash outflow from the purchase of ownership in a partnership, the purpose of which is to construct, sell, hold or invest in real estate.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
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- Definition

The cash inflow from earnings received from real estate partnerships.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
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