Acquired Intangible Assets And Liabilities - Schedule of Estimated Annual Amortization of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Customer Relationship Value
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2022	$ 125,119
2023	166,157
2024	165,577
2025	165,075
2026	164,640
Thereafter	1,259,185
Total	2,045,753	$ 2,116,859
Acquired in-place lease value
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2022	38,651
2023	43,641
2024	37,876
2025	34,798
2026	30,686
Thereafter	80,938
Total	266,590	282,129
Other (excludes power grid rights)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2022	7,221
2023	3,189
2024	1,770
2025	1,729
2026	1,522
Thereafter	1,522
Total	16,953
Power grid rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Total	63,600
Acquired above-market leases
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2022	7,627
2023	4,758
2024	2,584
2025	1,452
2026	684
Thereafter	900
Total	18,005	$ 21,589
Below-Market Leases
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2022	(10,349)
2022	(12,613)
2023	(11,320)
2024	(10,328)
2025	(8,709)
Thereafter	(45,864)
Total	$ (99,183)

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