Derivative Instruments - Narrative (Details) - Interest Rate Swap - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount of derivative	$ 1,421,611,000		$ 1,723,984,000
EZOP
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount of derivative	259,900,000	$ 924,400,000
Aggregate notional amount of unwound derivative	699,700,000	659,600,000
Realized gain	26,700,000	26,800,000
TEPH
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount of derivative	968,000,000.0	601,600,000
Aggregate notional amount of unwound derivative	889,000,000.0	241,100,000
Realized gain	23,000,000.0	6,200,000
AP8
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount of derivative	0	140,000,000.0
Aggregate notional amount of unwound derivative	0	0
Realized gain	1,800,000	470,000
AP9
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount of derivative	0	25,000,000.0
Aggregate notional amount of unwound derivative	25,000,000.0	0
Realized gain	$ 227,000	$ 0

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