Excess Amount of Disposal Group Consideration, After Repayment of Debt

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Number Of Retail Properties Held-For-Sale

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Variable Interest Entity, Funding Commitment

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of liabilities incurred by the acquirer as part of consideration transferred in a business combination.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash outflow associated with the investment in or advances to an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes land acquired for use by the owner.

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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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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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn 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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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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Real Estate Investments and Equity Method Investments - Other Real Estate Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands																								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 14, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 16, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 18, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 14, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 04, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 29, 2020 USD ($) property	Mar. 20, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2019	Sep. 12, 2019	Aug. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Dispositions of real estate investments, net of selling costs																								$ 85,322	$ 96,459	$ 32,944
Debt repayments																								187,758	299,318	270,851
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture																								11,607	$ 1,078	$ 535
Southern Post \| Mixed-use
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest acquired												20.00%
Acquisition, assumption of debt												$ 1,500
Acquisition, cash consideration												$ 3,500
Primary Beneficiary \| Tryon Partners, LLC
Real Estate [Line Items]
Ownership percentage																		80.00%
Payments for purchase of land																		$ 6,300
Belmont, North Carolina \| Primary Beneficiary \| Chronicle Holdings, LLC
Real Estate [Line Items]
Ownership percentage																					85.00%
Payments for purchase of land																	$ 2,300
Gainesville, Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture															$ 5,000
Gainesville, Georgia \| Primary Beneficiary \| Gainesville Development, LLC
Real Estate [Line Items]
Ownership percentage															95.00%
Funding commitment															$ 17,300
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposition of property																$ 2,800
Consideration																$ 90,000
Number of retail properties held-for-sale \| property																7
Socastee Commons Shopping Center \| Socastee Commons
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of real estate																								3,000
Socastee Commons Shopping Center \| Socastee Commons \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposition of property						$ (100)
Consideration						$ 3,800
Johns Hopkins Village \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Dispositions of real estate investments, net of selling costs				$ 75,000
Gain (loss) on disposition of property				$ 14,400
Lightfoot Marketplace \| Lightfoot Marketplace \| Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Dispositions of real estate investments, net of selling costs																						$ 30,300
Gain (loss) on disposition of property																						4,500
Waynesboro Commons \| Waynesboro Commons \| Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Dispositions of real estate investments, net of selling costs																							$ 1,100
Hanbury Village \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Dispositions of real estate investments, net of selling costs											$ 2,900			$ 7,000
Gain (loss) on disposition of property											$ 2,400			$ 3,600
Nexton Square
Real Estate [Line Items]
Repayment of debt									$ 2,000
Acquisition, assumption of debt													$ 22,900
Acquisition, cash consideration													$ 17,900
Nexton Square \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Dispositions of real estate investments, net of selling costs										$ 900
Debt repayments										$ 800
Oakland Marketplace \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Dispositions of real estate investments, net of selling costs								$ 5,500
Gain (loss) on disposition of property								$ 1,100
Courthouse 7-Eleven \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Dispositions of real estate investments, net of selling costs					$ 3,100		$ 300
Gain (loss) on disposition of property					$ 1,100		$ 200
Hoffler Place and Summit Place \| Hoffler Place and Summit Place
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of real estate																								$ 18,300
Brooks Crossing \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Dispositions of real estate investments, net of selling costs			$ 500
Subsequent Event \| Ten Tryon Project
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest acquired		20.00%
Acquisition, cash consideration		$ 3,900
Subsequent Event \| Gainesville, Georgia \| Primary Beneficiary \| Gainesville Development, LLC
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest acquired	5.00%
Purchase price	$ 4,200
Acquisition, assumption of debt	$ 3,800
Line of Credit \| Secured Debt \| Lightfoot Marketplace
Real Estate [Line Items]
Repayment of debt																						$ 17,900
1023 Roswell, LLC \| Primary Beneficiary
Real Estate [Line Items]
Ownership percentage																				80.00%
Funding commitment																			$ 5,000
1023 Roswell, LLC \| Rosewell, Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments for purchase of land																			$ 5,000
Tryon Partners, LLC
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments for purchase of land																		$ 6,300
Chronicle Holdings, LLC \| Belmont, North Carolina
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments for purchase of land																	$ 2,300
Operating Partnership \| Senior unsecured revolving credit facility \| New Credit Facility
Real Estate [Line Items]
Repayments of credit facility																$ 61,900
Excess amount of disposal group consideration, after repayment of debt																$ 25,900