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The gross valuation amount of assets sold.

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Mortgage assumed by real estate venture due to sale of interests.

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Number of real estate properties sold.

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Area of land held.

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

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of real estate held-for-investment and real estate joint ventures.

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The amount of revenue derived from managing real estate properties.

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The carrying amount of investments in unconsolidated real estate and other joint ventures not separately presented. This includes direct and indirect investments.

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Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures - Narratives (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures
Borrowings under mortgage loans			$ 187,895	$ 345,140	$ 179,744
Payments for investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures			$ 6,164	29,004	91,591
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property			38
Total investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures			$ 93,654	$ 264,281
4747 Bethesda Avenue \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures
Percentage of ownership interest in assets sold	80.00%			80.00%
Gross sales price	$ 196,000			$ 196,000
Gross valuation of assets sold	245,000			245,000
Mortgage assumed by real estate venture due to sale of interests	$ 175,000
Investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures
Property management fee revenue			$ 16,300	$ 21,700	$ 24,000
Fortress Investment Group Real Estate Venture
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures
Area of land \| ft²		1.6
Gross sales price		$ 580,000
Number of real estate properties sold \| property		4
Ownership interest (as percent)		33.50%
Percentage of preferred return subordinated to counter-party ownership interest		15.00%
Payments for investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures		$ 66,100
Total investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures		$ 0
Fortress Investment Group Real Estate Venture \| Fortress Investment Group LLC
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures
Ownership interest (as percent)		66.50%
Payments for investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures		$ 131,000
Fortress Investment Group Real Estate Venture \| Fortress Investment Group LLC \| Mortgage Loan
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures
Principal amount		458,000
Borrowings under mortgage loans		$ 402,000