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Represents the percentage of conversion price and last reported sales price as a basis for debt conversion.

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Represents the percentage of conversion price as a basis for debt conversion.

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Represents the percentage of per share value of distributions that exceeds the market price of the entity's common stock as a basis for debt conversion.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount of debt identified as being convertible into another form of financial instrument (typically the entity's common stock) as of the balance sheet date, which originally required full repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the company.

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Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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Unsecured Senior Notes - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) Item $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2017 USD ($)
Unsecured Senior Notes
Interest expense	$ 109,653	$ 101,493	$ 213,027	$ 221,518
Closing share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 26.17		$ 26.17
Minimum \| Conversion upon satisfaction of closing market price condition
Unsecured Senior Notes
Period of average closing market price of common stock as a basis for debt conversion			10 days
Convertible Senior Notes
Unsecured Senior Notes
Interest expense	$ 2,900	$ 3,100	$ 5,800	$ 6,100
Minimum number of conditions to be satisfied for conversion of debt \| Item			1
Convertible Senior Notes \| Conversion upon satisfaction of closing market price condition
Unsecured Senior Notes
Minimum trading period as a basis for debt conversion			20 days
Consecutive trading period as a basis for debt conversion			30 days
Convertible Senior Notes \| Conversion upon satisfaction of trading price condition
Unsecured Senior Notes
Consecutive trading period as a basis for debt conversion			5 days
Convertible Senior Notes \| Minimum \| Conversion upon satisfaction of closing market price condition
Unsecured Senior Notes
Percentage of per share value of distributions that exceeds the market price of the entity's common stock as a basis for debt conversion			10.00%
Convertible Senior Notes \| Maximum \| Conversion upon satisfaction of trading price condition
Unsecured Senior Notes
Percentage of conversion price and last reported sales price as a basis for debt conversion			98.00%
2023 Convertible Notes
Unsecured Senior Notes
Amount issued					$ 250,000
Coupon Rate	4.38%		4.38%		4.375%
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes are less than principal amount			$ 2,500
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 25.91		$ 25.91
If-converted value	$ 252,500		$ 252,500
Convertible notes carrying value	248,800		248,800
Convertible notes fair value	$ 256,600		$ 256,600
2017 Notes \| Convertible Notes and Senior Notes \| Minimum \| Conversion upon satisfaction of closing market price condition
Unsecured Senior Notes
Percentage of conversion price as a basis for debt conversion			110.00%