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Sep. 30, 2020 property store
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
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Giant Food \| Revenue
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenue	5.40%
No Individual Tenant \| Revenue
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	50
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	3

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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