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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Schedule of Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 site	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022 joint_venture	Jan. 18, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 14, 2021
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites					2,992		2
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 84,113		$ 84,113						$ 70,312
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures	1,253	$ 1,068	1,424	$ 1,936
Voyager \| Servicing Assets
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic interest						33.00%				50.00%
Lakeshore Investment One
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic interest						65.00%
Lakeshore Investment Two
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic interest						65.00%
Crosswinds
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic interest						49.00%
Various \| Meadows
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					1,077
Economic interest						50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	58		58						0
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures			858	1,050
Various \| ECHO JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					0
Economic interest						50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	18,669		18,669						18,136
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures			533	307
Various \| RVC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					1,194
Economic interest						80.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	54,687		54,687						49,397
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures			(323)	0
Various \| Mulberry Farms
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					0
Economic interest						50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	7,914		7,914						0
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures			0	0
Florida \| Lakeshore
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					721
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	2,608		2,608						2,638
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures			318	286
Arizona \| Voyager
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Number of Sites \| site					0
Economic interest						33.00%
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 177		177						$ 141
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures			$ 38	$ 293
Arizona \| Mulberry Farms
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Economic interest								50.00%