Real Estate - Summary of Acquisition (Detail) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) ft² a Property	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft² a Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of operating properties \| Property	1	1
Square feet \| ft²	303	25
Acquisition cost of net investments in real estate, excluding land and other real estate investments	$ 82,201	$ 5,043
Acquisition cost of land	182,284	224,007
Acquisition cost of other real estate investments	$ 223,411	$ 0
Acquisitions of Properties from Third Parties [Member] \| Land [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acres of land \| a	578	261

Area of real estate properties.

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Number of real estate properties purchased.

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Other real estate acquisition cost acquired during period.

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Real estate acquisition cost acquired during period excluding land and other real estate investments.

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Square footage of real estate property operating properties purchased.

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The capitalized costs incurred during the period (excluded from amortization) to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire an unproved property, including costs of lease bonuses and options to purchase or lease properties, the portion of costs applicable to minerals when land including mineral rights is purchased in fee, brokers' fees, recording fees, legal costs, and other costs incurred in acquiring properties.

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