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Long-term debt outstanding	$ 1,717,928,000		$ 1,560,333,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 750,000.0
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	19,800,000		19,700,000
Core Portfolio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	562,560,000
Fund Portfolio \| Fund II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	24,225,000
Derivative, notional amount	42,373,000
Fund Portfolio \| Fund IV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	193,299,000
Fund Portfolio \| Fund V
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	334,626,000
Interest Rate Swaps
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 156,000,000.0
Interest Rate Swaps \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative weighted average interest rate	2.43%
Interest Rate Swaps \| Core Portfolio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 70,200,000
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 600,000,000.0
Unsecured Debt \| Fund IV \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	4,100,000		7,400,000
Unsecured Debt \| Core Portfolio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	350,000,000		350,000,000
Unsecured Notes Payable \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt available balance	152,500,000		54,800,000
Unsecured Notes Payable \| Unsecured Debt \| Fund Portfolio \| Fund II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	40,000,000		40,000,000
Three Hundred And Fifty Millions Term Loan \| Unsecured Debt \| Core Portfolio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	350,000,000.0		350,000,000.0
Term Loan Maturing In September 2020 \| Secured Debt \| Fund II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	40,000,000.0
Long-term line of credit, noncurrent	40,000,000.0		40,000,000.0
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Bridge facility \| Unsecured Debt \| Fund IV
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Maximum borrowing capacity	79,200,000		40,800,000
Long-term line of credit, noncurrent	79,200,000		40,800,000
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Remaining borrowing capacity			$ 47,200,000