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Class B Units valuation assumption dividend yield

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common stock fair value per share; an input for Monte Carlo valuation of Class B Units.

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market vesting condition capital increase threshhold

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risk free rate max year horizon for interpolation

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risk free rate min year horizon for interpolation

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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The number of units converted into shares of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Amount of noncash expense for share-based payment arrangement.

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Per share or unit weighted-average fair value of nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Equity Compensation Class B Units (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Equity Compensation Class B Units (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 03, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared		$ 0.7875	$ 1.05	$ 1.02
Share-based Compensation		$ 3,289,000	$ 1,644,000	$ 1,223,000
market vesting condition capital increase threshhold			$ 5,660,580
ClassBUnits [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock price on grant date					$ 20.19
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared			$ 0.25
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Minimum		20 years
Target number of PSUs granted:			256,087
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Maximum		30 years
Calculated fair value per PSU					$ 4,266,409
Dividend yield					4.95%
Expected volatility					25.70%
Risk-free interest rate					2.71%
100percentvestinglevel [Member] \| ClassBUnits [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Calculated fair value per PSU					$ 16.66
one year [Member] \| ClassBUnits [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Target number of PSUs granted:			171,988
three year [Member] \| ClassBUnits [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Target number of PSUs granted:			84,099
2018 Service Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
class B units issued during period		256,087
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		(197,621)
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Converted		0
class b units outstanding		58,466
Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.175
Executive Officer [Member] \| 2018 Service Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		(128,258)
Former CEO - John A. Williams [Member] \| 2018 Service Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		(38,284)
Other OP Unit Participants [Member] \| 2018 Service Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		(31,079)