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Amount, excluding unamortized premium (discount) and debt issuance cost, of long-term debt. Excludes lease obligation.

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Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2022 $ / shares	Nov. 03, 2022 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2021 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Common stock dividend declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.2325	$ 0.23	$ 0.2275	$ 0.22	$ 0.2175
Outstanding loan			$ 187,790					$ 95,349
Subsequent event
Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Common stock dividend declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.235
Number of postal properties acquired (in properties) \| property		7
Payment to acquire property		$ 5,900
Subsequent event \| Forecast
Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Number of postal properties acquired (in properties) \| property		14
Payment to acquire property		$ 5,100
2021 Credit Facility \| Line of credit \| Subsequent event
Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Outstanding loan		159,000
2021 Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| Line of credit \| Subsequent event
Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Outstanding loan		34,000
2021 Term Loan \| Unsecured debt \| Line of credit \| Subsequent event
Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Outstanding loan		50,000
2022 Term Loan \| Unsecured debt \| Line of credit \| Subsequent event
Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Outstanding loan		$ 75,000