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, Closing Costs

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Tenant Improvement Allowance Credit

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Disposition Sales Price

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Number of Properties Sold

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Real estate dispositions.

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Real estate investment net disposed of during the Period.

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Real estate other.

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Seller financed mortgage notes receivable.

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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

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51719941&loc=d3e2941-110230

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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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Real Estate Investments - Dispositions (Details) $ in Millions							9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 25, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 16, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	May. 21, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²	419,399						419,399
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period	$ 73.6						$ 73.6
Other (including receivables)	2.9						2.9
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment							136.2
Gain (loss) on disposition of property							57.8
Seller Financed Mortgage Notes Receivable	1.9						1.9
Disposition Sales Price	138.7						138.7
Closing Adjustments Disposed Entity	$ (4.4)						$ (4.4)
Real Estate Dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²	419,399						419,399
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period	$ 73.6						$ 73.6
Other (including receivables)	2.9						2.9
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment							134.3
Gain (loss) on disposition of property							57.8
Disposition Sales Price	138.7						138.7
Closing Adjustments Disposed Entity	$ (4.4)						$ (4.4)
Real Estate Dispositions [Member] \| 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						0.7
Disposition Sales Price						$ 1.0
Real Estate Dispositions [Member] \| Indiana [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²					175,999
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period					$ 50.5
Other (including receivables)					1.9
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment					93.3
Closing Costs					0.6
Gain (loss) on disposition of property					40.9
Disposition Sales Price					97.0
Closing Adjustments Disposed Entity					(3.7)
Tenant Improvement Allowance Credit, Disposed Entity					$ 3.1
Real Estate Dispositions [Member] \| Pennsylvania [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				$ 7.4
Other (including receivables)				0.4
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment				18.4
Gain (loss) on disposition of property				10.6
Disposition Sales Price				$ 18.4
Real Estate Dispositions [Member] \| FLORIDA
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²			119,903
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period			$ 10.5
Other (including receivables)			0.2
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment			15.8
Gain (loss) on disposition of property			5.1
Disposition Sales Price			16.3
Closing Adjustments Disposed Entity			$ (0.5)
Real Estate Dispositions [Member] \| ARIZONA
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²		40,782
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period		$ 2.0
Other (including receivables)		0.2
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment		3.0
Gain (loss) on disposition of property		0.8
Disposition Sales Price		$ 3.0
Real Estate Dispositions [Member] \| MISSOURI
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²	13,478						13,478
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period	$ 2.9						$ 2.9
Other (including receivables)	0.2						0.2
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment	2.8
Gain (loss) on disposition of property	(0.3)
Disposition Sales Price	3.0						3.0
Closing Adjustments Disposed Entity	(0.2)						(0.2)
Tenant Improvement Allowance Credit, Disposed Entity	0.2
Mortgage Note Repayments [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment							1.9
Seller Financed Mortgage Notes Receivable	$ 1.9						$ 1.9
Medical Building Disposed June 2015 [Member] \| Real Estate Dispositions [Member] \| Indiana [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Number of Properties Sold \| property					2
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²					58,474
Surgical Facility Disposed June 2015 [Member] \| Real Estate Dispositions [Member] \| Indiana [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units \| ft²					117,525