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	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2020 USD ($) contract	May 17, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 GBP (£) contract	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 25, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
3.375% notes due 2031
Interest rate									3.375%	3.375%
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3.25% notes due 2033
Interest rate									3.25%
Maturity									2033
3.25% notes due 2033 \| Senior Notes [Member]
Interest rate								3.25%
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 700,000
Maturity					2033			2033	2033
Omega OP Term Loan Facility \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Term loans - net	$ 50,000								$ 50,000
Interest rate									3.29%
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Maturity									2025
Omega OP Term Loan Facility \| Minimum [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.85%
Omega OP Term Loan Facility \| Maximum [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
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Amended 2015 Term Loan Facility
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Term loans - net				$ 250,000			$ 250,000
Amended 2015 Term Loan Facility \| Minimum [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
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Amended 2015 Term Loan Facility \| Maximum [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
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2017 Omega Op Term Loan [Member]
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Derivative, maturity Date			Feb. 10, 2022
2017 Omega Op Term Loan [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
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Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative, maturity Date					Mar. 08, 2024
Notional amount of nonderivative instruments \| £					£ 174.0
Number of foreign currency forwards entered into \| contract					4
Interest Rate Swap \| Amended 2015 Term Loan Facility
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Interest Rate Swap \| Amended 2015 Term Loan Facility \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
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Interest Rate Swap \| Amended 2015 Term Loan Facility \| Maximum [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
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Interest Rate Swap \| 2017 Omega Op Term Loan [Member]
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Interest rate			3.29%
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Interest Rate Swap \| 2017 Omega Op Term Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Interest Rate Swap \| 2017 Omega Op Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Interest Rate Swap \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Forward Starting Swaps [Member]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 400,000
Derivative, effective date									Aug. 01, 2023
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Derivative forecasted issuance period on long term debt		5 years
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Interest Rate Swap \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| 2017 Omega Op Term Loan [Member]
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