COPT Defense Properties Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Credit Risk Classification (Details)

v3.20.2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Credit Risk Classification (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Investing Receivables
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2015 and Earlier	$ 65,862
2016	0
2017	948
2018	0
2019	11,147
2020	219
Total	78,176	$ 73,523
Investing Receivables \| Investment grade
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2015 and Earlier	62,842
2016	0
2017	948
2018	0
2019	0
2020	219
Total	64,009
Investing Receivables \| Non-investment grade
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2015 and Earlier	3,020
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	11,147
2020	0
Total	14,167
Tenant Notes Receivables
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2015 and Earlier	97
2016	206
2017	0
2018	1,225
2019	2,063
2020	1,960
Total	5,551
Tenant Notes Receivables \| Investment grade
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2015 and Earlier	0
2016	27
2017	0
2018	1,054
2019	90
2020	360
Total	1,531
Tenant Notes Receivables \| Non-investment grade
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2015 and Earlier	97
2016	179
2017	0
2018	171
2019	1,973
2020	1,600
Total	$ 4,020

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