The amount of additional proceeds receivable on liquidation of joint venture.

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The amount of gains (losses) on liquidation of unconsolidated joint venture.

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Represents the number of properties owned by the joint venture intent for the sale.

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The cash inflow from the sale of an investment interest in a joint venture that the reporting entity has not previously accounted for using consolidation or the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3179-108585

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details)		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 20, 2020 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Subsequent Events
Liquidation proceeds			$ 3,400,000
Subsequent Event \| Joint Venture
Subsequent Events
Number of properties owned by joint venture \| property	4
Liquidation proceeds	$ 17,200,000
Additional proceeds		$ 1,300,000
Amount of gains (losses) on liquidation		$ 600,000