CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Distributions In Excess Of Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interest in Joint Ventures
Balance at beginning of the year at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 1,270,518	$ 4	$ 1,610,053	$ (329,667)	$ (10,752)	$ 880
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		157,638	0	0	157,557	0	81
Net unrealized change in fair value of interest rate swaps		12,054	0	0	0	12,054	0
Common dividends declared - $3.58, $4.70, and $5.04 per share in 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively		(145,946)	0	0	(145,946)	0	0
Stock-based compensation, net of forfeitures		9,847	0	9,847	0	0	0
Issuance of 1,551,181, 393,406, and 4,094,896 shares of common stock, common stock offering, net of expenses in 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively		271,155	0	271,155	0	0	0
Withheld 30,252, 34,251, and 31,254 shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the issuance of common stock, in 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively		(4,240)	0	(4,240)	0	0	0
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination		584	0	0	0	0	584
Net distributions to noncontrolling interest		(150)	0	5	0	0	(155)
Balance at end of the year at Dec. 31, 2021		$ 1,571,460	4	1,886,820	(318,056)	1,302	1,390
Stockholders' Equity, Parenthetical Disclosure [Abstract]
Common dividends declared - per share (in dollars per share)		$ 3.58
Common stock offerings (in shares)	[1]	1,551,181
Withheld shares for tax withholding obligation, vesting of restricted stock		30,252
Net income		$ 186,274	0	0	186,182	0	92
Net unrealized change in fair value of interest rate swaps		35,069	0	0	0	35,069	0
Common dividends declared - $3.58, $4.70, and $5.04 per share in 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively		(203,024)	0	0	(203,024)	0	0
Stock-based compensation, net of forfeitures		10,802	0	10,802	0	0	0
Issuance of 1,551,181, 393,406, and 4,094,896 shares of common stock, common stock offering, net of expenses in 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively		75,375	0	75,375	0	0	0
Issuance of 1,868,809 shares of common stock, net of expenses in the purchase of real estate		303,682	0	303,682	0	0	0
Withheld 30,252, 34,251, and 31,254 shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the issuance of common stock, in 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively		(7,265)	0	(7,265)	0	0	0
Withheld 770 and 184 shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the issuance of common stock, in 2022 and 2023, respectively		(111)	0	(111)	0	0	0
Net distributions to noncontrolling interest		(220)	0	0	0	0	(220)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in joint venture		(18,603)	0	(17,782)	0	0	(821)
Balance at end of the year at Dec. 31, 2022		$ 1,953,439	4	2,251,521	(334,898)	36,371	441
Stockholders' Equity, Parenthetical Disclosure [Abstract]
Common dividends declared - per share (in dollars per share)		$ 4.70
Common stock offerings (in shares)	[1]	393,406
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Purchase of Assets		1,868,809
Withheld shares for tax withholding obligation, vesting of restricted stock		34,251
Withheld shares for tax withholding obligations, issuance of common stock		770
Net income		$ 200,548	0	0	200,491	0	57
Net unrealized change in fair value of interest rate swaps		(11,483)	0	0	0	(11,483)	0
Common dividends declared - $3.58, $4.70, and $5.04 per share in 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively		(232,066)	0	0	(232,066)	0	0
Stock-based compensation, net of forfeitures		11,777	0	11,777	0	0	0
Issuance of 1,551,181, 393,406, and 4,094,896 shares of common stock, common stock offering, net of expenses in 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively		691,478	1	691,477	0	0	0
Withheld 30,252, 34,251, and 31,254 shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the issuance of common stock, in 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively		(4,836)	0	(4,836)	0	0	0
Withheld 770 and 184 shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the issuance of common stock, in 2022 and 2023, respectively		(32)	0	(32)	0	0	0
Net distributions to noncontrolling interest		(191)	0	0	0	0	(191)
Balance at end of the year at Dec. 31, 2023		$ 2,608,634	$ 5	$ 2,949,907	$ (366,473)	$ 24,888	$ 307
Stockholders' Equity, Parenthetical Disclosure [Abstract]
Common dividends declared - per share (in dollars per share)		$ 5.04
Common stock offerings (in shares)	[1]	4,094,896
Withheld shares for tax withholding obligation, vesting of restricted stock		31,254
Withheld shares for tax withholding obligations, issuance of common stock		184

[1] Excludes shares of common stock sold on a forward basis as described in the following paragraph.