Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Percent , Return on Capital

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Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Percent Taxable as Ordinary Dividends

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Payments Of Private Perpetual Preferred Units Distributions

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

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-Topic 505
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Decrease in noncontrolling interest balance from payment of dividends or other distributions by the non-wholly owned subsidiary or partially owned entity, included in the consolidation of the parent entity, to the noncontrolling interest holders.

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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders of the parent entity.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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Equity - Dividends and Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Equity [Abstract]
Dividends declared and paid on operating partnership units (in dollars per share)	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035
Dividends paid to common stockholders												$ 22,684	$ 23,109	$ 18,110
Distributions paid to OP unitholders												14,400	15,500	10,500
Private perpetual preferred unit distributions												$ 4,201	$ 4,201	$ 4,201
Dividends per share (in USD per share)												$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.105
Dividends paid, percent taxable as ordinary dividends												89.20%	100.00%	16.20%
Dividends paid, percent taxable as return of capital												10.80%	0.00%	83.80%