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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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DEBT - Narrative (Detail)			1 Months Ended
DEBT - Narrative (Detail)	Sep. 01, 2015 USD ($) swap	Apr. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) swap	Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2015 USD ($)
Debt
Deferred loan costs, gross								$ 7,122,000		$ 10,445,000
Deferred loan costs, accumulated amortization								(1,818,000)		(4,332,000)
Long-term Debt								972,406,000
Accrued interest and unused commitment fee payable								3,133,000		1,733,000
Mortgages payable
Debt
Number of mortgage loan agreements entered into \| loan			6
Amount drawn under term loan			$ 392,000,000
Long-term Debt								532,437,000
Repayments of debt	$ 58,873,000	$ 12,364,000
Number of mortgages paid off \| swap	2
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 850,000,000
Number of extension \| swap					2
Period of extension option					1 year
Amount available for future borrowings								200,000,000	$ 200,000,000	$ 450,000,000
Amount outstanding under the facility								$ 0
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014 \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate										1.57%
Unsecured revolving line of credit entered into February 2012 \| CIM Urban Partners, L.P
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 100,000,000
Unused commitment fee percentage dependent upon amount of aggregate unused commitments, one						0.25%
Unused commitment fee percentage dependent upon amount of aggregate unused commitments, two						0.35%
Unsecured revolving line of credit entered into February 2012 \| CIM Urban Partners, L.P \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate margin							2.50%
Unsecured revolving line of credit entered into February 2012 \| CIM Urban Partners, L.P \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt
Interest rate margin						1.25%	1.75%
Unsecured revolving line of credit entered into February 2012 \| CIM Urban Partners, L.P \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate margin						1.85%
Unsecured revolving line of credit entered into August 2013 \| CIM Urban Partners, L.P
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 200,000,000
Unused commitment fee percentage dependent upon amount of aggregate unused commitments, one						0.25%
Unused commitment fee percentage dependent upon amount of aggregate unused commitments, two						0.35%
Unsecured revolving line of credit entered into August 2013 \| CIM Urban Partners, L.P \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt
Interest rate margin						1.25%
Unsecured revolving line of credit entered into August 2013 \| CIM Urban Partners, L.P \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate margin						1.85%
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, revolver
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 450,000,000
Unused commitment fee percentage dependent upon amount of aggregate unused commitments, one					0.15%
Unused commitment fee percentage dependent upon amount of aggregate unused commitments, two					0.25%
Unused line fee percentage					0.25%
Amount outstanding under the facility										$ 0
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, revolver \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt
Interest rate margin					1.20%
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, revolver \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate margin					2.00%
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, revolver \| Base rate \| Minimum
Debt
Interest rate margin					0.20%
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, revolver \| Base rate \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate margin					1.00%
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, term loan
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 325,000,000
Amount outstanding under the facility										$ 107,000,000
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, term loan \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt
Interest rate margin					1.15%
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, term loan \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate margin					1.95%
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, term loan \| Base rate \| Minimum
Debt
Interest rate margin					0.15%
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, term loan \| Base rate \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate margin					0.95%
Unsecured credit facility entered into in September 2014, delayed-draw term loan
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 75,000,000
Unsecured term facility entered into in May 2015
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Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 385,000,000
Unused commitment fee percentage dependent upon amount of aggregate unused commitments, one				0.20%
Interest rate								2.22%		1.84%
Amount drawn under term loan											$ 385,000,000
Long-term Debt								$ 385,000,000		$ 385,000,000
Prepayment fee, percentage				2.00%
Effective interest rate								3.16%
Unsecured term facility entered into in May 2015 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt
Interest rate margin				1.60%
Unsecured term facility entered into in May 2015 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
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Interest rate margin				2.25%
Unsecured term facility entered into in May 2015 \| Base rate \| Minimum
Debt
Interest rate margin				0.60%
Unsecured term facility entered into in May 2015 \| Base rate \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate margin				1.25%