Debt - Summary of Consolidated Indebtedness (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,505,671
Mortgage and other notes payable, net	1,055,728	$ 1,050,051
Unsecured notes payable, net	432,990	287,755
Unsecured line of credit	0	20,800
Net unamortized debt issuance costs	(18,289)	(11,720)
Unamortized fair market value of assumed debt	1,336	1,364
Total indebtedness	1,488,718	1,358,606
Total Debt - Fixed and Effectively Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	860,486	552,222
Total Debt - Variable Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	645,185	816,740
Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage and other notes payable, net	1,055,728	1,050,051
Net unamortized debt issuance costs	(16,642)	(10,567)
Unamortized fair market value of assumed debt	1,336	1,364
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured notes payable, net	432,990	287,755
Net unamortized debt issuance costs	(1,646)	(1,155)
Total indebtedness	9,900	15,500
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured line of credit	0	20,800
Core Portfolio [Member] \| Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	317,125	373,784
Core Portfolio [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	234,875	301,340
Core Portfolio [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate - Swapped [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	82,250	72,444
Core Portfolio [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	300,000	150,000
Core Portfolio [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Unsecured Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	51,194	841
Core Portfolio [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Variable Rate Unsecured Term Loans - Swapped [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	248,806	149,159
Core Portfolio [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Unsecured Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	0	20,800
Fund II [Member] \| Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	412,291	381,246
Fund II [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	249,762	249,762
Fund II [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 142,750	$ 111,500
Fund II [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate - Swapped [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	2.88%	2.88%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 19,779	$ 19,984
Fund II [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Subscription Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	0	12,500
Fund III [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	83,467	164,280
Fund IV [Member] \| Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	258,151	$ 139,944
Fund IV [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		4.50%
Long-term debt, gross	10,503	$ 1,120
Fund IV [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 233,139	$ 123,920
Fund IV [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate - Swapped [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	1.78%	1.78%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 14,509	$ 14,904
Fund IV [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Term Loan / Subscription Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 134,636	$ 126,410
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Core Portfolio [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Unsecured Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.40%	1.40%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Fund II [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Subscription Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%	2.75%
Minimum [Member] \| Core Portfolio [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.88%	3.50%
Minimum [Member] \| Core Portfolio [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate - Swapped [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	1.71%	1.75%
Minimum [Member] \| Core Portfolio [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Variable Rate Unsecured Term Loans - Swapped [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	1.24%	1.31%
Minimum [Member] \| Fund II [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	1.00%	1.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Fund IV [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.40%
Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Core Portfolio [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Unsecured Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.30%	1.30%
Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Fund II [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.62%	1.39%
Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Fund IV [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.70%	1.70%
Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Fund IV [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Term Loan / Subscription Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.65%	1.65%
Minimum [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| Fund III [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%	50.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Core Portfolio [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	6.65%	6.65%
Maximum [Member] \| Core Portfolio [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate - Swapped [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.77%	3.77%
Maximum [Member] \| Core Portfolio [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Variable Rate Unsecured Term Loans - Swapped [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.77%	3.77%
Maximum [Member] \| Fund II [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.80%	5.80%
Maximum [Member] \| Fund IV [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	4.50%
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Core Portfolio [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Unsecured Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.60%	1.60%
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Fund II [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%	3.02%
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Fund III [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.65%	4.65%
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Fund IV [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.95%	3.00%
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Fund IV [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Term Loan / Subscription Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%	2.75%

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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