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Number Of Retail Properties Sold

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Proceeds From Sales Of Real Estate, Net Of Debt Assumed By Purchaser

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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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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount before tax of income (loss) from an individually significant component disposed of or held-for-sale attributable to parent. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2024 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| property		0
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net of debt assumed by purchaser		$ 0	$ 188,040
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 0	1,454
Master Lease Portfolio
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Pretax income			3,300
Master Lease Portfolio \| Property Segment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| property	16
Proceeds from sale of operating properties	$ 387,100
Mortgage debt	194,900
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net of debt assumed by purchaser	$ 188,000
Net of selling costs			92,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 1,200