Note 8 - Accounts and Notes Receivable - Components of Accounts and Notes Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Billed tenant receivables	$ 23,966	$ 30,444
Unbilled common area maintenance, insurance and tax reimbursements	55,578	55,499
Other receivables	9,914	10,086
Straight-line rent receivables	218,817	211,588
Total accounts and notes receivable, net	$ 308,275	$ 307,617

Amount of straight-line rent receivables.

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Amount of unbilled CAM, insurance and tax reimbursements.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of accounts and financing receivable. Includes, but is not limited to, notes and loan receivable.

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Amounts due for billed services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the Company and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts billed to customers under contracts or programs but not paid as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount due from parties in nontrade transactions, classified as other.

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