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Discontinuance Of Derivative Instrument

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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Average contractual rate at which a foreign currency can be purchased or sold.

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Average fixed interest rate that will be received or paid upon exercise of a group of interest rate swaption contracts.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Derivative Instruments - Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) derivative Rate	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) derivative Rate	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) derivative
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount		$ 4,888,600		$ 4,888,600		$ 5,202,900
Fair Value - asset (liability)		(142,500)		(142,500)		(98,500)
Gain on the settlement of designated derivatives reclassified from AOCI		1,386	$ 2,233	7,872	$ 5,039
Designated as hedging instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount		3,637,600		3,637,600		3,392,300
Fair Value - asset (liability)		(113,600)		(113,600)		(107,400)
Designated as hedging instrument \| Cash flow hedge
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of note	10 years
Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount		1,251,000		1,251,000		1,810,600
Fair Value - asset (liability)		$ (28,900)		(28,900)		8,900
Interest rate swaps \| Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain on the settlement of designated derivatives reclassified from AOCI				$ 35,100
Interest rate swaps \| Designated as hedging instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments \| derivative		12		12
Notional Amount		$ 2,680,000		$ 2,680,000		1,630,000
Weighted Average Strike Rate		3.71%		3.71%
Fair Value - asset (liability)		$ 13,900		$ 13,900		300
Interest rate swaps \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Cash flow hedge
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments \| derivative		5		5
Interest rate swaps \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Cash flow hedge \| Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments \| derivative		5		5
Interest rate swaptions \| Designated as hedging instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments \| derivative		0		0
Notional Amount		$ 0		$ 0		1,000,000
Fair Value - asset (liability)		$ 0		$ 0		2,600
Interest rate swaptions \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Cash flow hedge
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments \| derivative							6
Notional Amount	$ 200,000						$ 1,000,000
Amount terminated	800,000
Termination premium	$ 3,400
Cross-currency swaps \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Fair value hedge
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments \| derivative		3		3
Notional Amount		$ 320,000		$ 320,000		320,000
Fair Value - asset (liability)		$ (59,500)		$ (59,500)		(59,800)
Cross-currency swaps \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Net Investment Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments \| derivative		3		3
Notional Amount		$ 280,000		$ 280,000		280,000
Fair Value - asset (liability)		$ (52,800)		$ (52,800)		(53,200)
Currency Swap, USD \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Fair value hedge
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted Average Strike Rate		5.625%		5.625%
Currency Swap, USD \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Net Investment Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted Average Strike Rate		5.625%		5.625%
Currency Swap, EUR \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Fair value hedge
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted Average Strike Rate		4.681%		4.681%
Currency Swap, EUR \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Net Investment Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted Average Strike Rate		4.716%		4.716%
Foreign currency forwards \| Designated as hedging instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments \| derivative		31		31
Notional Amount		$ 357,600		$ 357,600		162,300
Fair Value - asset (liability)		$ (15,200)		$ (15,200)		2,700
Weighted average forward exchange rate \| Rate		128.00%		128.00%
Currency exchange swaps \| Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments \| derivative		3		3
Notional Amount		$ 1,251,000		$ 1,251,000		1,810,600
Fair Value - asset (liability)		$ (28,900)		$ (28,900)		$ 8,900
EUR currency exchange swap \| Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average forward exchange rate \| Rate		84.00%		84.00%
GBP currency exchange swap \| Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average forward exchange rate \| Rate		131.00%		131.00%