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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount (premium).

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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Mortgage Notes Payable, Net (Summary of Mortgage Notes Payable) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 2,003,717
Payments of prepayment costs on mortgages	$ 3,970	$ 807	$ 4,491
Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	787
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 1,503,717	1,528,632
Effective interest rate	3.79%
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization	$ (38,672)	(38,760)
Mortgage premiums, net	(115)	926
Mortgage notes payable, net	$ 1,464,930	1,490,798
SAAB Sensis I \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	0
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 0	6,217
Effective interest rate	0.00%
Truist Bank II \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	0
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 0	9,560
Effective interest rate	0.00%
Truist Bank III \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	0
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 0	60,952
Effective interest rate	0.00%
Truist Bank IV \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	0
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 0	3,792
Effective interest rate	0.00%
Stop & Shop \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	4
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 45,000	45,000
Effective interest rate	3.50%
Shops at Shelby Crossing \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	0
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 0	21,677
Effective interest rate	0.00%
Patton Creek \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	0
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 0	34,000
Effective interest rate	0.00%
Bob Evans I \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	22
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 22,842	23,950
Effective interest rate	4.71%
Net Lease Mortgage Note \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	361
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 477,475	240,084
2019 Class A-1 Net Lease Mortgage Notes \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	102
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 118,231	119,084
Effective interest rate	3.83%
2019 Class A-2 Net Lease Mortgage Notes \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	108
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 120,644	121,000
Effective interest rate	4.52%
2021 Class A-1 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	36
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 54,487	0
Effective interest rate	2.24%
2021 Class A-2 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	47
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 94,113	0
Effective interest rate	2.83%
2021 Class A-3 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	33
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 35,000	0
Effective interest rate	3.07%
2021 Class A-4 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	35
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 55,000	0
Effective interest rate	3.65%
Sanofi US I \| Sanofi US I \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	0
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 0	125,000
Effective interest rate	0.00%			3.27%
Column Financial Mortgage Notes \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	366
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 715,000	715,000
Effective interest rate	3.79%
Mortgage Loan II \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	12
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 210,000	210,000
Effective interest rate	4.25%
Mortgage Loan III \| Gross mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property	22
Outstanding Loan Amount	$ 33,400	$ 33,400
Effective interest rate	4.12%