Intangibles - Acquired Lease Intangible Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
In-place leases
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense related to in-place leases	$ 40,920	$ 43,526	$ 34,570
Above-market leases
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Decrease of rental income	5,526	5,824	3,808
Below-market leases
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Increase of rental income related to below-market leases	$ 2,356	$ 2,111	$ 1,398

Represents amount of increase in rental revenue from amortization of intangible leases.

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Represents amount of reduction in rental revenue from amortization of market lease intangibles.

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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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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