Area covered under real estate investment sold in measurement units.

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Closing Adjustments Disposed Entity, including closing costs and other adjustments to the sales price.

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Tenant Improvement Allowance Credit

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Disposition Sales Price

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Real estate dispositions.

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Real estate investment net disposed of during the Period.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-Topic 360

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-Section 50

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-Subparagraph (c)

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, excluding real estate considered to be inventory of the entity.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(f))

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Real Estate Investments - Dispositions (Details) - Real Estate Dispositions [Member] $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	May. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft²
Virginia [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²			5,323
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period			$ 0.3
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment			1.0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property			$ 0.7
Indiana [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period		$ 50.5
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment		93.3
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property		40.9
Disposition Sales Price		97.0
Closing Adjustments Disposed Entity		0.6
Tenant Improvement Allowance Credit, Disposed Entity		3.1
Pennsylvania [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Real Estate Held-for-sale		$ 7.8
Pennsylvania [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²	63,914
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period	$ 18.4
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property	$ 10.6
Medical Building Disposed June 2015 [Member] \| Indiana [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²		58,474
Surgical Facility Disposed June 2015 [Member] \| Indiana [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²		117,525