Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Scheduled Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	$ 239,193	$ 252,828
Scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Total scheduled future amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	(22,911)	$ (25,445)
Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
July 1 through December 31, 2023	21,782
2024	38,212
2025	30,644
2026	26,360
2027	22,670
Thereafter	71,641
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	$ 211,309
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	7 years 7 months 6 days
Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
July 1 through December 31, 2023	$ 1,187
2024	1,903
2025	1,811
2026	1,611
2027	1,412
Thereafter	4,074
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	$ 11,998
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	7 years 6 months
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
July 1 through December 31, 2023	$ 1,602
2024	3,088
2025	2,220
2026	1,860
2027	1,518
Thereafter	5,598
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	$ 15,886
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	7 years 3 months 18 days
Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
July 1 through December 31, 2023	$ (2,485)
2024	(4,240)
2025	(2,727)
2026	(2,431)
2027	(2,062)
Thereafter	(8,966)
Total scheduled future amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$ (22,911)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived below market lease liabilities, average useful life (in years)	8 years 2 months 12 days

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