Lease Incentives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Lease Incentives
Non-contingent lease incentives	$ 2,764		$ 2,552
Non-contingent lease incentives, funding	13
Non-contingent lease incentives, Amortization	(101)	$ (87)
Reclassification of Notes Receivable to Lease Incentives	$ 300
Non-contingent lease incentives, Write off		$ (12,093)

Represents the amount funded into non contingent lease incentive amount funded by the entity during the period.

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- Definition

This item represents the deferred charge for an non contingent incentive or inducement granted by a lessor to a lessee, in order to motivate the lessee to enter the lease agreement, which incentive or inducement is to be recognized as a reduction of rental revenue over the lease term.

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- Definition

The value of notes receivable reclassified into lease incentives.

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- Definition

Amount of write-off of non-contingent lease incentives.

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- Definition

Amount of amortization of lease incentive costs incurred by the lessor for the benefit of the lessee.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 25
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77902458&loc=d3e40010-112707

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 25
-Paragraph 7
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77902458&loc=d3e40019-112707

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