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Maximum Percentage of Promote To Be Awarded as Share Based Compensation Awards. Promote is defined as the amount above a certain performance measurement threshold.

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Number of Executives Retired During Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Increase in Number of Shares Authorized

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Share-based Compensation, Granted, for Service, Vesting After One Year Anniversary of Grant Date

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Share-based Compensation, Granted, for Service, Vesting on One Year Anniversary of Grant Date

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Share-based Compensation, Granted, for Service, Vesting Rate Beginning on the First Anniversary of Grant Date

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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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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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Value, after forfeitures, of stock or other type of equity granted of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

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Number of shares (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), net of any shares forfeited. Shares issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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Fees charged annually for the professional services of a trustee, usually quoted as a percentage of the funds being managed. The fee for appointing an offshore Trustee is included in the trust price.

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Share Incentive and Other Compensation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 executive shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executives retired during period \| executive	2
Trustee fees		$ 1,100	$ 900
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested awards		$ 15,500
Weighted-average period over which cost is expected to be recognized		1 year 10 months 24 days
Intrinsic value of options (less than)		$ 100	608	$ 828
LTIP Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued during period, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures \| shares	29,418
Compensation expense		1,100
Total fair value of shares that vested		13,600	6,700	5,300
Acceleration of LTIP Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense		1,800
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total fair value of shares that vested		700	600	$ 800
LTIP Units and Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total value of restricted shares and LTIP units as of the grant date		10,100
Compensation expense		8,200	1,900
Unit based compensation		$ 10,900	$ 6,800
Weighted average grant date fair value, grants (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 34.50	$ 33.90	$ 26.30
Senior Executives [Member] \| Long Term Investment Alignment Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Max percentage of future fund III promote that may be awarded to senior executives					25.00%
Officers and Employees [Member] \| Second Amended 2016 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase in number of shares authorized \| shares		1,600,000
Number of shares authorized \| shares		3,700,000
Officer [Member] \| LTIP Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued during period, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures \| shares		319,244
Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued during period, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures \| shares		11,092
Trustee [Member] \| LTIP Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued during period, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures \| shares		10,822
Trustee [Member] \| LTIP Units [Member] \| Share-based Compensation, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued during period, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures \| shares		5,532
Trustee [Member] \| LTIP Units [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued during period, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures \| shares		5,290
General and Administrative Expense [Member] \| LTIP Units and Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unit based compensation		$ 10,900	$ 6,800	$ 6,200
Trustee [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued during period, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures \| shares		13,491
Shares granted to trustees for trustee fees vesting on one year anniversary of grant date \| shares		4,674
Shares granted to trustees for trustee fees begin vesting on two year anniversary of grant date \| shares		8,817
Annual vesting rate of shares granted to trustees that begin vesting on the second anniversary of grant date		33.00%
Fund IV [Member] \| Senior Executives [Member] \| Long Term Investment Alignment Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of promote awarded as share based compensation award					9.30%
Fund III [Member] \| Long Term Investment Alignment Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense		$ 5,000
Fund III [Member] \| Senior Executives [Member] \| Long Term Investment Alignment Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of promote awarded as share based compensation award					25.00%