Noncash Investing and Financing Activities - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Line Items]
Additions to real estate assets accrued but not yet paid	$ 12,374	$ 10,943
Deconsolidation Upon Loss of Control
Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Line Items]
Decrease in real estate assets		(14,419)
Decrease in mortgage and other indebtedness		63,339
Decrease in operating assets and liabilities		6,409
Decrease in intangible lease and other assets		$ (7,450)

Future cash outflow to pay for real estate additions accrued but not yet paid.

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Increase (Decrease) In Leased Intangible Assets Through Transfers

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Increase (Decrease) in Operating Assets and Liabilities

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Amount of decrease in investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate, from foreclosure.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 948
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
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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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Amount of increase (decrease) before accumulated depreciation of real estate investments for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 970
-SubTopic 360
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-28(Column E)(Footnote 4))
-Publisher FASB
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