Minority Interest, Decrease From Redemptions, Shares

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Represents the maximum number of preferred operating partnership units that can be converted by noncontrolling holders of preferred units before maturity date of the loan.

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Represents the annual rate of return of preferred operating partnership units.

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Represents the fixed liquidation value of preferred operating partnership units.

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Noncontrolling Interest In Preferred Operating Partnership Units, Fixed Liquidation Value, Shares

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Represents the carrying amount of preferred operating partnership units attributable to noncontrolling preferred unit holders on which the fixed priority return is granted.

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Represents the liquidation value of preferred operating partnership units attributable to noncontrolling preferred unit holders on which the fixed priority return is granted.

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Represents the fixed priority return, as a percent, of preferred operating partnership units attributable to noncontrolling preferred unit holders on which the fixed priority return is granted.

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Represents the liquidation value per unit of preferred operating partnership units.

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Represents the stated interest rate of notes receivable.

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Real Estate Property Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Issued Or Issuable

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Aggregate amount of receivables to be collected from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth, at the financial statement date. which are usually due after one year (or one business cycle).

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Decrease in noncontrolling interest (for example, but not limited to, redeeming or purchasing the interests of noncontrolling shareholders, issuance of shares (interests) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary to the parent entity for other than cash, and a buyback of shares (interest) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary from the noncontrolling interests).

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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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The number of shares issued as [noncash or part noncash] consideration for a business or asset acquired. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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The number of preferred units outstanding.

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Noncontrolling Interest Represented by Preferred Operating Partnership Units - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Feb. 15, 2022	Apr. 18, 2017	Oct. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2007	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 25, 2007
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Loans and notes to affiliates					$ 100,000		$ 100,000
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)					6,515,408
Note receivable interest rate					5.00%
Value of units issued					$ 40,965	$ 0
Series A Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Fixed priority return on preferred OP units, amount			$ 101,700	$ 101,700
Fixed priority return on preferred OP units, stated return rate				2.30%
Fixed priority return on preferred OP units, liquidation value				$ 115,000
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)			875,480
Series B Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)								1,387,727
Liquidation value (in dollars per share)								$ 25.00
Fixed liquidation value								$ 34,693
Annual rate of return percentage								6.00%
Redemption of Operating Partnership units (in shares)	135,000
Redemption of Operating Partnership units	$ 3,375
Series D Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Liquidation value (in dollars per share)					$ 25.00
Fixed liquidation value					$ 205,435
Fixed liquidation value (in shares)					8,217,422
Number of units issued (in shares)							3,522,937
Value of units issued							$ 88,073
Series D Units \| Minimum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Annual rate of return percentage					3.00%
Series D Units \| Maximum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Annual rate of return percentage					5.00%
Operating Partnership Holders of A Units \| Series A Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Loans and notes to affiliates									$ 100,000
Maximum number of preferred OP units converted prior to the maturity date of the loan (in shares)			114,500
Note receivable interest rate		2.10%