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Multi-Tenant Retail Disposition - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 property	Jun. 18, 2025 property	Jun. 10, 2025 property	Mar. 25, 2025 property
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of retail properties \| property	809
Goodwill impairment	$ 0	$ 7,134
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contract sale price			$ 1,780,000
Receivable balance	22,000
Gross receivables	26,000
Net adjustment to fair value, amount	4,000
Gain on embedded derivative, net	$ 2,500	2,000
Goodwill impairment		7,100
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Multi-Tenant Retail
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of retail properties \| property	1
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Minimum
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Likelihood of tenants moving to open and operating status	25.00%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Maximum
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Likelihood of tenants moving to open and operating status	100.00%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| RCG Multi Tenant Retail Assets
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations	$ 700	$ (85,200)
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Multi-tenant disposition receivable
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of retail properties \| property		41
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Multi-tenant disposition receivable \| RCG Multi Tenant Retail Assets
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of retail properties \| property	100
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Multi-tenant disposition receivable \| RCG Multi Tenant Retail Assets \| Tenant who exercised right of first refusal
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of retail properties \| property				1
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Mortgage, First Closing \| Multi-tenant disposition receivable \| RCG Multi Tenant Retail Assets
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of retail properties \| property							59
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Mortgage, Second Closing \| Multi-tenant disposition receivable \| RCG Multi Tenant Retail Assets
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contract sale price	$ 256,300
Number of retail properties \| property						28
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Mortgage, Third Closing \| Multi-tenant disposition receivable \| RCG Multi Tenant Retail Assets
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contract sale price	$ 210,000
Number of retail properties \| property					12