Investments - Additional Information (Details)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
loan
State
Property
borrower
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
loan
Property
borrower
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Property
Investment [Line Items]      
Real estate properties and loans, gross $ 7,903,025 $ 8,247,654 $ 8,302,688
Number of real estate properties invested in | Property 2,480 2,615 2,629
Number of states properties dispersed geographically | State 49    
Number of states exceeding disclosure threshold | State 1    
Minimum percentage of investment in real estate properties 10.00%    
Number of notes receivable (in loans) | loan 3    
Amortization amount to rental revenue for capitalized leases $ 6,500 $ 6,600 $ 5,800
Leases amortization expenses 43,300 46,400 49,900
Below market lease acquired $ 2,000    
Real estate assets held-for-sale expected selling period 12 months    
Impairment of properties classified as held for sale $ 24,800 23,100 15,000
Impairment of properties classified as held and used $ 77,200 $ 47,200 55,400
In-place Leases      
Investment [Line Items]      
Lease intangibles weighted average amortization period 13 years 9 months 18 days 14 years 7 months 6 days  
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets $ 18,700    
Above market leases      
Investment [Line Items]      
Lease intangibles weighted average amortization period 9 years 6 months 10 years 3 months 18 days  
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets $ 6,500    
Below-market Leases      
Investment [Line Items]      
Lease intangibles weighted average amortization period 17 years 6 months    
Below-market Leases | Minimum      
Investment [Line Items]      
Lease intangibles weighted average amortization period   18 years 6 months  
Below-market Leases | Maximum      
Investment [Line Items]      
Lease intangibles weighted average amortization period   11 years 2 months 12 days  
Leases      
Investment [Line Items]      
Lease intangibles weighted average amortization period 10 years 7 months 6 days    
Single-Tenant Commercial Properties | First Mortgage      
Investment [Line Items]      
Number of first-priority mortgage loans | loan 10 8  
Number of borrowers | borrower 6 4  
Tenant Assets and Stock      
Investment [Line Items]      
Number of notes receivable (in loans) | loan 1    
Secured notes receivable, net $ 3,500    
Unsecured      
Investment [Line Items]      
Number of notes receivable (in loans) | loan 2    
Texas      
Investment [Line Items]      
Percentage of investment in real estate properties 12.20%    
Financed Properties      
Investment [Line Items]      
Real estate properties and loans, gross $ 79,967 $ 66,578 $ 104,003
Number of real estate properties invested in | Property 88 74 144