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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common unit limited partnership interest redemption for common stock (in shares)				1
Performance LTIP dividend claw back upon cancellation			$ 227	$ 178	$ 605
LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Common partnership unit per converted LTIP unit (in shares)				1
Granted (in shares)	54,000
Fair value of units granted	$ 1,400
LTIP units \| Director
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	15,000
Fair value of units granted	$ 397
Performance LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Shares forfeited (in shares)				58,000
Performance LTIP dividend claw back upon cancellation		$ 0	$ 0	$ 454	$ 1,401
Other than options (in shares)		129,000		129,000
Granted (in shares)	122,000
Fair value of units granted	$ 2,700
Units which have not reached full economic parity with common units (in shares)				5,000
Performance LTIP units \| 2019 and 2020 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)		200.00%		200.00%
LTIP and Performance LTIP
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units outstanding (in shares)		322,000		322,000
Units which have not reached full economic parity with common units (in shares)				17,000
Minimum \| LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)				3 years
Minimum \| Performance LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)		0.00%		0.00%
Minimum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2019 and 2020 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)		0.00%		0.00%
Minimum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2021 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)		0.00%		0.00%
Performance adjustment range on initial calculation (as a percent)		75.00%		75.00%
Maximum \| LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)				5 years
Maximum \| Performance LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)		200.00%		200.00%
Maximum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2019 and 2020 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)		200.00%		200.00%
Maximum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2021 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)		250.00%		250.00%
Performance adjustment range on initial calculation (as a percent)		125.00%		125.00%