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Economic interest in joint venture, expressed as a percentage

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Number Of Buildings Acquired

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Number of square foot acquired

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Proceeds from the sale of real estate and other real estate investment

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Property Acreage

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Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]

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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Real Estate Facilities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Real Estate Facilities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Apr. 18, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 08, 2018 USD ($) ft² item	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($) ft² item	Apr. 18, 2018 USD ($) ft² item	Mar. 05, 2018 USD ($) ft² item	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft² a property	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 ft²
Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]
Purchase price						$ 143,766	$ 13,824	$ 143,766
Number of units in multi-family asset \| property							395
Number of acres \| a							5
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²							628,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate facilities								126,836
Gain on sale of real estate facilities						$ 58,448		$ 85,283
Committed transaction costs for executed leases							$ 8,900
Signal Hill Acquisition [Member]
Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]
Number of square foot acquired \| ft²	74,000
Purchase price	$ 13,824
Multi-Tenant Industrial Park Acquisition [Member]
Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]
Number of square foot acquired \| ft²		1,100,000
Purchase price		$ 143,766
Number of buildings acquired \| item		2
JV Partner [Member]
Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]
Consolidated entity ownership percentage							5.00%
Corporate Pointe [Member]
Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²					161,000
Number of buildings disposed \| item					5
Proceeds from sale of real estate facilities					$ 41,700
Gain on sale of real estate facilities					$ 26,800
Orange County Business Center [Member]
Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²				437,000
Number of buildings disposed \| item				5
Proceeds from sale of real estate facilities				$ 73,300
Gain on sale of real estate facilities				$ 50,600
Northgate Business Park [Member]
Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²			194,000
Number of buildings disposed \| item			7
Proceeds from sale of real estate facilities			$ 11,800
Gain on sale of real estate facilities			$ 7,900
Investment in Consolidated Joint Venture [Member]
Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]
Consolidated entity ownership percentage							95.00%
Properties Held for Sale or Sold [Member]
Real Estate Facilities [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²							1,300,000		1,300,000