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Debt (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Details Textual)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Debt instrument deemed rate		0.25%
AIR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayments of Notes Payable	$ 534,100,000
Spread Maintenance Costs			$ 17,400,000
Interest expense related party			$ 13,700,000	$ 27,800,000	$ 1,300,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate		0.25%
Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate		0.50%
Description of variable rate basis			The base rate is defined as a fluctuating per annum rate of interest equal to the highest of (x) the overnight bank funding rate as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, plus 0.5%, (y) PNC Bank, National Association’s prime rate and (z) the daily LIBOR Rate plus 1.00%. If the LIBOR Rate determined under any referenced method would be less than 0.25%, such rate shall be deemed 0.25%
Additional spread on variable interest rate		1.00
Swingline Loan Sub-Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit, outstanding amount			$ 0
Non Recourse Property Debt [Member] \| Fixed Rate Property Debt \| Pledged as Collateral
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties securing non-recourse debt \| Property			24
Construction Loans [Member] \| Fixed Rate Property Debt \| Pledged as Collateral
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties securing non-recourse debt \| Property			4
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit, outstanding amount			$ 0
Fixed charge coverage ratio			1.25
Minimum tangible net worth			$ 625,000,000.0
Leverage maximum			60.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member] \| Swingline Loan Sub-Facility [Member] \| PNC Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Swingline loan sub-facility		$ 20,000,000.0			20,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member] \| Swingline Loan Sub-Facility [Member] \| PNC Bank [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate		1.00%
Description of variable rate basis			base rate plus a margin of 1.00%.
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| PNC Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000.0			300,000,000.0
Secured credit facility		$ 150,000,000.0			150,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, option to extend expiration period, description			The credit facility has a maturity date of December 2023, with two twelve-month extension options, subject to certain conditions.
Line of credit facility, interest rate description			(a) LIBOR plus a margin of 2.00% or (b) a base rate plus a margin of 1.00%.
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Spread on variable interest rate		2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| PNC Bank [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate		1.00%
Letter of Credit [Member]
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Letters of credit, outstanding amount			$ 0
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Debt instrument, face amount		$ 30,000,000.0			$ 30,000,000.0