Leases - Schedule of future minimum operating lease payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule of future minimum operating lease payments [Line Items]
Remainder of 2023	$ 3,077
2024	3,659
2025	3,405
2026	3,392
2027	3,331
Thereafter	12,845
Total undiscounted lease payments	29,709
Less present value discount	(7,389)
Present value of lease liabilities	22,320	$ 22,300
Ground lease [Member]
Schedule of future minimum operating lease payments [Line Items]
Remainder of 2023	1,455
2024	1,998
2025	2,058
2026	2,119
2027	2,183
Thereafter	9,618
Total undiscounted lease payments	19,431
Less present value discount	(5,720)
Present value of lease liabilities	13,711
Office and other leases [Member]
Schedule of future minimum operating lease payments [Line Items]
Remainder of 2023	1,622
2024	1,661
2025	1,347
2026	1,273
2027	1,148
Thereafter	3,227
Total undiscounted lease payments	10,278
Less present value discount	(1,669)
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 8,609

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease due after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments in excess of discounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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