Debt - Unsecured Notes Payable - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 1,826,271	$ 1,819,738
Maximum borrowing capacity	900,000
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	17,500	19,700
Fund Portfolio \| Fund II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	256,212	255,978
Unsecured Notes Payable \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt available balance	56,400	16,300
Unsecured Notes Payable \| Unsecured Debt \| Fund Portfolio \| Fund II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	40,000	40,000
Four Hundred Million Term Loan [Member] \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	400,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	400,000
Four Hundred Million Term Loan [Member] \| Unsecured Debt \| Core Portfolio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding		400,000
Term Loan Maturing In September 2020 \| Secured Debt \| Fund II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	40,000
Long-term line of credit, noncurrent	40,000	40,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	0	0
Subscription Line \| Unsecured Debt \| Fund IV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	5,000
Long-term line of credit, noncurrent	0	5,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	5,000	0
Subscription Line \| Unsecured Debt \| Fund V
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	150,000
Subscription Line \| Unsecured Debt \| Fund V \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	13,500	15,700
Subscription Line \| Unsecured Debt \| Fund Portfolio \| Fund V
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	93,526	118,028
Remaining borrowing capacity	43,000	16,300
Subscription Line \| Secured Bridge Facility \| Fund IV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 8,400	$ 0

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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