Maximum borrowing capacity after option to increase credit facility

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Mortgage loan on unconsolidated real estate property

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Our share of unconsolidated mortgage debt

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Purchase price of fee interest in real estate

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Spread adjustment

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Area of a real estate property.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term notes payable classified as other.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Event (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Millions	Oct. 06, 2022 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 05, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Revolving credit facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility					$ 1,000.0
Basis spread			0.825%	0.775%
Revolving credit facility					$ 267.0
Unsecured term loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread			0.85%	0.80%
Subsequent Event \| Two shopping centers in Chandler, Arizona
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership interest in joint venture	47.50%
Square footage of real estate property \| ft²	617
Purchase price of real estate acquisition	$ 58.9
Mortgage loan on unconsolidated real estate properties	76.1
Our share of unconsolidated mortgage debt	$ 36.2
Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility		$ 1,250.0
Maximum borrowing capacity after option to increase credit facility		$ 1,750.0
Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility \| SOFR
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Spread adjustment on SOFR		0.10%
Basis spread		0.775%
Subsequent Event \| Unsecured term loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Additional borrowings		$ 300.0
Other notes payable		$ 600.0
Subsequent Event \| Unsecured term loan \| SOFR
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread		0.85%