REAL ESTATE OWNED - Summarizes the carrying amounts for our real estate owned (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Real estate owned
Land	$ 2,559,184	$ 2,549,716
Depreciable property - held and used:
Land improvements	257,791	255,706
Building, improvements, and furniture, fixtures and equipment	12,998,045	12,902,021
Real estate intangible assets	50,013	50,013
Under development:
Real estate under development	126,144	160,220
Real estate owned	15,991,196	16,023,859
Accumulated depreciation	(6,407,111)	(6,267,830)
Total real estate owned, net of accumulated depreciation	9,584,085	9,756,029
Accumulated amortization	18,200	17,200
Land and land improvements
Under development:
Real estate under development	6,611	16,576
Real estate assets held for sale		13,734
Building, improvements and furniture, fixtures and equipment
Under development:
Real estate under development	$ 119,552	143,828
Real estate assets held for sale		$ 92,265

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Investment Building and Building Improvements, and Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment

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Amount of accumulated amortization for real estate owned (REO) of intangible assets.

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Real Estate Owned Gross.

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Real Estate Under Development.

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Accumulated depreciation for real estate owned, including real estate held for investment, real estate under development, and real estate held for disposition.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
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-Section 50
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The current amount of expenditures for a real estate project that has not yet been completed.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount before accumulated depletion of real estate held for productive use, excluding land held for sale.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 210
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Amount before accumulated depreciation and depletion of additions or improvements to real estate held for productive use. Examples include, but are not limited to, walkways, driveways, fences, and parking lots.

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Amount of investment in land and building held for sale. Excludes real estate considered inventory.

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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