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Financial Or Equity Instrument Consideration, Value Of Shares Issued Acquisitions - Debt Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues, Series A-3 Preferred OP Units Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues, Series A-3 Preferred OP Units Acquisitions - Series D preferred interest Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues, Series A-4 Preferred OP Units Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues, Series A-4 Preferred OP Units Acquisitions - Escrow Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition, Noncash Financial Or Equity Instrument Consideration, Escrow Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition, Noncash Financial Or Equity Instrument Consideration, Escrow Acquisitions - Deferred liability Other Noncash Income Tax Expense Segment Reporting Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] Subsequent Event [Table] Subsequent Event [Table] Subsequent Event [Line Items] Subsequent Event [Line Items] Insurance Recoveries Insurance Recoveries Temporary Equity, Shares Outstanding Temporary Equity, 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[Member] Sungenia JV [Member] Sungenia JV [Member] Sungenia JV [Member] Origen Financial Services [Member] Origen Financial Services [Member] Origen Financial Services [Member] Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] Ownership percentage Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage, Unrelated Third Party Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage, Unrelated Third Party Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage, Unrelated Third Party Investment carrying value Equity Method Investments Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Text Block] SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Text Block] Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Table] Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Table] Earnings Per Share, 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