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Number of impaired properties

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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The entire disclosure for the details of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Disclosure may also include a description of the impaired asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired asset is reported.

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The carrying amount on the books of the entity of the impaired asset to be disposed of by a method other than sale.

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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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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Impairment [Abstract]
Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]			Impairment ChargesThe Company reviews its properties for changes in circumstances that indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be recoverable based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company reassessed the holding period of the Regal Surrendered Properties not included in the Master Lease and one early childhood education center property subject to a lease termination triggered by a casualty event. The Company determined that the estimated cash flows for eight Regal Surrendered Properties and the early childhood education center property were not sufficient to recover the carrying values and estimated the fair value of the real estate investments of these properties using independent appraisals. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company reduced the carrying value of the real estate investments, net to $27.2 million and recognized impairment charges of $43.8 million on real estate investments, which is the amount that the carrying values of the assets exceeded the estimated fair values.
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of impaired properties	9		9
Impaired Assets to be Disposed of by Method Other than Sale, Carrying Value of Asset \| $	$ 27,200		$ 27,200
Asset Impairment Charges \| $	$ 43,785	$ 0	$ 43,785	$ 4,351
Experiential Reportable Operating Segment [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of impaired properties	8		8
Education Reportable Operating Segment [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of impaired properties	1		1