Investments in Real Estate - Schedule of Real Estate Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	$ 274,777
Land	26,563
Building and Improvements	235,358
Lease in-place Value Intangible	12,841
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	15
Payments to acquire land parcel	256,578	$ 359,609
Indianapolis, IN \| Industrial Property \| Indianapolis, IN Industrial Property Expiring Dec 2024
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	14,310
Land	1,208
Building and Improvements	12,052
Lease in-place Value Intangible	1,035
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	15
Indianapolis, IN \| Industrial Property \| Indianapolis, IN Industrial Property Expiring Aug 2025
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	14,120
Land	1,162
Building and Improvements	11,825
Lease in-place Value Intangible	1,133
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Central Florida \| Industrial Property \| Central Florida Industrial Property Expiring May 2031
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	22,358
Land	1,416
Building and Improvements	19,910
Lease in-place Value Intangible	1,032
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Central Florida \| Industrial Property \| Central Florida Property, Lease Expiration Date Not Available
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	48,593
Land	2,610
Building and Improvements	45,983
Lease in-place Value Intangible	0
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Columbus, Ohio \| Industrial Property \| Columbus, OH Industrial Property Expiring Mar 2024
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	18,517
Land	2,800
Building and Improvements	15,717
Lease in-place Value Intangible	0
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Houston, TX \| Industrial Property \| Houston, TX Industrial Property Expiring Aug 2028
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	28,292
Land	4,272
Building and Improvements	22,295
Lease in-place Value Intangible	1,725
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Houston, TX \| Industrial Property \| Houston, TX Industrial Property Expiring Dec 2026
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	37,686
Land	6,489
Building and Improvements	28,470
Lease in-place Value Intangible	2,727
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Houston, TX \| Industrial Property \| Houston, TX Industrial Property Expiring Aug 2024
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	11,512
Land	1,792
Building and Improvements	9,089
Lease in-place Value Intangible	631
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Cincinnati/Dayton, OH \| Industrial Property \| Cincinnati/Dayton, OH Industrial Property Expiring June 2023
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	18,674
Land	1,109
Building and Improvements	16,477
Lease in-place Value Intangible	1,088
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Greenville/Spartanburg, SC \| Industrial Property \| Greenville/Spartanburg, SC Industrial Property Expiring Sept 2025
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	36,903
Land	2,376
Building and Improvements	32,121
Lease in-place Value Intangible	2,406
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Greenville/Spartanburg, SC \| Industrial Property \| Greenville/Spartanburg, SC Industrial Property Expiring June 2026
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	23,812
Land	1,329
Building and Improvements	21,419
Lease in-place Value Intangible	1,064
Above (Below-) Market Lease Intangible, net	0
Hebron, OH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire land parcel	$ 371

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