Significant Accounting Policies - Concentrations of Credit Risk (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 agreement tenant
Annualized Rent \| Customer Concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Number of tenants (tenants) \| tenant	1
Maximum percentage of annualized rent for any one tenant not individually disclosed (percent) (more than)	5.00%
Annualized Rent \| Customer Concentration \| Tenant 1
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	5.90%
Collective Bargaining Arrangements \| Workforce Concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	57.60%
Number of collective bargaining agreements \| agreement	5
Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements Expiring within One Year \| Workforce Concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	1.30%

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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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