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Dispositions and Impairment - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) property shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) impairment_charge property	Jul. 12, 2021 property	Dec. 31, 2020 property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Redemption of OP units (in units) \| shares			1,598,906
Non-cash charge in mortgage			$ 11,610
Note receivable, stated interest rate	6.00%		6.00%
Number of properties disposed \| property	140		140
Number of real estate properties held for sale \| property	4		4			2
Number of impairment charges \| impairment_charge				2
Impairment charges	$ 2,048	$ 6,175	$ 2,048	$ 7,792
Notes Receivable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Note receivable	1,497		1,497
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Aggregate gross disposition price	218,796	$ 140,573	218,796	140,573
Gain on sale of properties			104,767	$ 41,876
Properties in Charleston, SC And Overland Park, KS \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties disposed \| property		2		2
Debt satisfaction gain				$ 29,016
Properties Disposed by LCIF \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Aggregate gross disposition price	$ 35,369		$ 35,369
Number of properties sold \| property			3
Number of disposed properties encumbered with mortgage loan \| property	2		2		2
Office Property \| Mcdonough, Georgia
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges			$ 2,048
Office Property \| Houston, TX
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges				1,617
Industrial Property \| Kalamazoo, Michigan
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges				$ 6,175