Noncontrolling Interest Represented by Preferred Operating Partnership Units - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Series B Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)	1,342,727
Liquidation value (in dollars per share)	$ 25.00
Fixed liquidation value	$ 33,567
Annual rate of return percentage	6.00%
Series D Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Liquidation value (in dollars per share)	$ 25.00
Fixed liquidation value	$ 157,739
Fixed liquidation value (in shares)	6,309,567
Redemption of Operating Partnership units (in shares)	1,242,168
Redemption of operating partnership units for common stock (in shares)	213,661
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%
Series A Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Series C Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)	0	0

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

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

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The number of preferred units outstanding.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 4.F)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480008/505-10-S99-5

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