Debt - Summary of Non-Recourse Property Debt and Construction Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse property debt and construction loans, net	$ 929,501	$ 483,137
Non Recourse Property Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse property debt and construction loans, net	929,501	483,137
Total non-recourse property debt and construction loans	938,476	484,883
Assumed debt fair value adjustment, net of accumulated amortization	1,210	1,536
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization	$ (10,185)	(3,282)
Weighted-Average Interest Rate	5.21%
Construction Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse property debt and construction loans, net	$ 118,698	163,570
Total non-recourse property debt and construction loans	126,317	168,376
Assumed debt fair value adjustment, net of accumulated amortization	(363)
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization	$ (7,256)	(4,806)
Weighted-Average Interest Rate	7.78%
Fixed-rate [Member] \| Non Recourse Property Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse property debt and construction loans, net	$ 774,293	429,883
Weighted-Average Interest Rate	4.25%
Fixed-rate [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse property debt and construction loans, net	$ 12,900
Weighted-Average Interest Rate	8.09%
Fixed-rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Non Recourse Property Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	May 15, 2026
Contractual Interest Rate Range	1.00%
Fixed-rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	Dec. 23, 2025
Contractual Interest Rate Range	3.25%
Fixed-rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Non Recourse Property Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	Jun. 01, 2033
Contractual Interest Rate Range	4.68%
Fixed-rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	Dec. 23, 2052
Contractual Interest Rate Range	13.00%
Variable rate [Member] \| Non Recourse Property Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse property debt and construction loans, net	$ 164,183	55,000
Weighted-Average Interest Rate	9.73%
Variable rate [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse property debt and construction loans, net	$ 113,417	$ 168,376
Weighted-Average Interest Rate	7.75%
Variable rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Non Recourse Property Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	Jan. 10, 2024
Contractual Interest Rate Range	8.84%
Variable rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	Jul. 01, 2024
Contractual Interest Rate Range	7.32%
Variable rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Non Recourse Property Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	Oct. 09, 2025
Contractual Interest Rate Range	10.63%
Variable rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	Jun. 23, 2025
Contractual Interest Rate Range	8.76%

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Gross amount of secured debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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