Real Estate Portfolio - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Sales-Type
2022 (remaining)	$ 994,936
2023	1,344,189
2024	1,366,127
2025	1,385,348
2026	1,405,006
2027	1,425,272
Thereafter	56,603,911
Total	64,524,789
Financing Receivables
2022 (remaining)	171,273
2023	232,320
2024	236,452
2025	239,835
2026	243,281
2027	246,841
Thereafter	8,309,373
Total	9,679,375
2022 (remaining)	1,166,209
2023	1,576,509
2024	1,602,579
2025	1,625,183
2026	1,648,287
2027	1,672,113
Thereafter	64,913,284
Total	$ 74,204,164
Sales-type lease, weighted average lease term	37 years
Financing receivable, weighted average remaining lease term	33 years 2 months 12 days
Sales-type lease and financing receivables, weighted average lease term	35 years 6 months

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