Real Estate - Summary of Acquisition (Detail) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) ft² a Property	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) ft² a Property	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) ft² a Property	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) ft² a Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of operating properties \| Property	12	10	13	11
Square feet \| ft²	1,491	2,088	1,794	2,113
Acquisition cost of net investments in real estate, excluding land and other real estate investments	$ 181,881	$ 284,106	$ 264,082	$ 289,149
Acquisition cost of land	801,860	351,709	984,144	575,716
Acquisition cost of other real estate investments	$ 379,803	$ 173,807	$ 603,214	$ 173,807
Acquisitions of Properties from Third Parties [Member] \| Land [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acres of land \| a	628	445	1,206	706

Acres of real estate property.

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Number of real estate properties purchased.

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Other real estate acquisition cost acquired during period.

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Real estate acquisition cost acquired during period excluding land and other real estate investments.

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Square footage of real estate property operating properties purchased.

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The capitalized costs incurred during the period (excluded from amortization) to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire an unproved property, including costs of lease bonuses and options to purchase or lease properties, the portion of costs applicable to minerals when land including mineral rights is purchased in fee, brokers' fees, recording fees, legal costs, and other costs incurred in acquiring properties.

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