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Payment to Related Parties

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Related Party Advisory Services Agreement

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Related Party Consulting Services Agreement

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Related Party Investment Carrying Value

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK).

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The amount by which the fair value of an investment is less than the amortized cost basis or carrying amount of that investment at the balance sheet date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary, before considering whether or not such amount is recognized in earnings or other comprehensive income.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of all investments (debt, security, other) during the period.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of real estate held-for-investment and real estate joint ventures.

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Amount of real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; (7) other real estate investments; (8) real estate joint ventures; and (9) unconsolidated real estate and other joint ventures not separately presented.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands, £ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	$ 71,834	$ 72,573
Retained earnings
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Dividends on common shares	199,386	47,835	$ 144,693
Almacantar \| Real Estate Investment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Real Estate and Real Estate Joint Ventures			83,000	£ 55
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments	(2,977)	(6,122)	0
Exor N.V.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Advisory Services Agreement	500	500			€ 300
Payment to Related Parties (Less than)			500
Exor N.V. \| Investment advisory services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Advisory Services Agreement	254	273
Exor N.V. \| Real estate services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Consulting Services Agreement	221	45	45
Exor N.V. \| Private equity funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to acquire investments			500,000
Investment carrying value	948,000	563,000
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on related party investment	385,000	12,000	$ 51,000
Exor N.V. \| Other invested assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment carrying value	$ 32,000	$ 11,000