The amount of fair value of assets acquired under asset acquisition.

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Number of existing properties in which seller's has an interest under the asset acquisition.

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Weighted average remaining lease term for real-estate lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of consideration transferred in asset acquisition. Includes, but is not limited to, cash, liability incurred by acquirer, and equity interest issued by acquirer.

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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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Amount after amortization of leases acquired as part of a real property acquisition at below market lease rate with a finite life.

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Real Estate Acquisitions and Leases - Tangible assets acquired and intangible lease liabilities assumed (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2025 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Real Estate Acquisitions and Leases
Tangible assets		$ 111,816	$ 97,867
Intangible assets, net		$ 270,491	$ 263,445
Number of existing leases \| item		4
Weighted average remaining lease term	2 years
Aliso Facility
Real Estate Acquisitions and Leases
Tangible assets	$ 16,399
Leasehold improvements (below market)	(459)
Intangible assets, net	666
Assets, Total fair value	17,065
Liabilities, Total fair value	(459)
Allocated purchase price	$ 16,606
Seller's interest in existing leases \| item	4
Aliso Facility \| Leases in place
Real Estate Acquisitions and Leases
Intangible assets, net	$ 666
Aliso Facility \| Land
Real Estate Acquisitions and Leases
Tangible assets	10,127
Aliso Facility \| Buildings
Real Estate Acquisitions and Leases
Tangible assets	5,800
Estimated useful lives of assets		30 years
Aliso Facility \| Site improvements
Real Estate Acquisitions and Leases
Tangible assets	412
Estimated useful lives of assets		20 years
Aliso Facility \| Tenant improvements
Real Estate Acquisitions and Leases
Tangible assets	$ 60
Estimated useful lives of assets		2 years 2 months 12 days