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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025 property	Jun. 30, 2025 property	Mar. 31, 2025 property	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) property
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of assets acquired, properties \| property	0	1	3	4
Number of assets annexed, properties \| property				2
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired				$ 24.9
Consideration transferred				$ 0.2
Third Party
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Self storage property disposed \| property				12
Net proceeds from sale				$ 73.1
Net gain on disposition				11.0
Land and Building
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, additions				24.3
Customer in-place leases
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired				$ 0.6