Number of leased facilities.

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Number of operators.

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Percentage of net book value of total assets retenanted or sold

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Percentage of rental payments of retenanted portfolio lease contract of contactual rent .

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Short term working capital loan.

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479907/805-20-50-5

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Number of separate real estate development properties located on land subject to ground leases.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-3

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Real Estate and Other Activities - Re-tenanting Activity - Additional Information (Detail) - Retenanting Activity [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) Property	Sep. 18, 2024 Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties					23
Number of operators					6
Number of leased facilities				18
Short term working capital loan to operators \| $				$ 100
Percentage of net book value of total assets re-tenanted or sold				1.00%
Forecast [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual rent	78.00%	57.00%	100.00%