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Sale of Stock, Weighted Average Price Per Share

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Amount of consideration transferred in asset acquisition. Includes, but is not limited to, cash, liability incurred by acquirer, and equity interest issued by acquirer.

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

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

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The cash inflow from borrowings to finance the cost of construction.

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions								1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2021	Oct. 01, 2021	Sep. 02, 2021	May 03, 2021	Feb. 09, 2021	Jan. 04, 2021	Nov. 10, 2020	Oct. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)									$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.15	$ 0.11	$ 0.22
Common Class A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)			$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.15		$ 0.11
Series A Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)			$ 0.421875	$ 0.421875	$ 0.421875		$ 0.421875
Stock Issuance - Shares From Existing Shareholder \| Common Class A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction						12,000
Common stock \| The Amendments
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration received on transaction														$ 27.4
Shares issued (in shares)														2,118,670
Sale of stock, weighted average price per share														$ 13.21
Construction loans
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowings under construction loans														$ 13.3
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17
Increase from prior dividend	6.25%
Subsequent Event \| Series A Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.421875
Subsequent Event \| Stock Issuance - Shares From Existing Shareholder \| Common Class A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction		220,000
Consideration received on transaction		$ 2.9
Subsequent Event \| Common stock \| The Amendments
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration received on transaction								$ 2.4
Shares issued (in shares)								181,562
Sale of stock, weighted average price per share								$ 13.56
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from long-term lines of credit								$ 20.0
Subsequent Event \| Courthouse 7-Eleven
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration transferred								3.1
Subsequent Event \| Construction loans
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowings under construction loans								$ 3.7