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Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			472
Investment balance			$ 992,022	$ 1,000,548
PRISA Self Storage LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			85
Equity Ownership %			4.00%
Excess Profit %			4.00%
Investment balance			$ 9,209	9,435
HF1 Sovran HHF Storage Holdings LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			37
Equity Ownership %			20.00%
Excess Profit %			20.00%
Investment balance			$ 103,775	105,339
Storage Portfolio II JV LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			36
Equity Ownership %			10.00%
Excess Profit %			30.00%
Investment balance			$ (8,846)	(8,314)
Storage Portfolio IV JV LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			32
Equity Ownership %			10.00%
Excess Profit %			30.00%
Investment balance			$ 47,685	48,184
Storage Portfolio I LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			24
Equity Ownership %			34.00%
Excess Profit %			49.00%
Investment balance			$ (43,060)	(42,487)
PR II EXR JV LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			23
Equity Ownership %			25.00%
Excess Profit %			25.00%
Investment balance			$ 106,930	108,160
HF2 Sovran HHF Storage Holdings II LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			22
Equity Ownership %			15.00%
Excess Profit %			15.00%
Investment balance			$ 41,376	41,613
HF5 Life Storage-HIERS Storage LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			17
Equity Ownership %			20.00%
Excess Profit %			20.00%
Investment balance			$ 25,586	26,051
HF6 191 V Life Storage Holdings LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			17
Equity Ownership %			20.00%
Excess Profit %			20.00%
Investment balance			$ 11,566	12,702
HF6 191 V Life Storage Holdings LLC \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Excess Profit %			55.00%
ESS-CA TIVS JV LP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			16
Equity Ownership %			55.00%
Investment balance			$ 28,302	29,128
ESS-CA TIVS JV LP \| Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Excess Profit %			65.00%
VRS Self Storage, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			16
Equity Ownership %			45.00%
Excess Profit %			54.00%
Investment balance			$ (17,069)	(16,386)
HF10 Life Storage HHF Wasatch Holdings LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			16
Equity Ownership %			20.00%
Excess Profit %			20.00%
Investment balance			$ 19,849	20,019
Other unconsolidated real estate ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			131
Investment balance			$ 316,719	317,104
Other unconsolidated real estate ventures \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Ownership %			10.00%
Other unconsolidated real estate ventures \| Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Ownership %			50.00%
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. Preferred Stock
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment balance		$ 200,000	$ 200,000	200,000
Investment, preferred dividend rate		6.25%
Period after which preferred stock dividend is subject to increase		5 years
Investment redemption restriction period		5 years
Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc. Preferred Stock
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment balance			$ 150,000	$ 150,000
Investment in shares	$ 150,000
Dividend rate, percentage	8.35%
Dividend rate increase, threshold	5 years
Redemption period	3 years