The Company and Financial Statement Presentation - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 joint_venture property state
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	118
Number of states in which entity has interests \| state	21
Joint Ventures with Developers
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures acquired	7
Joint Ventures with Developers \| On-Going Development Projects
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures acquired	5
Joint Ventures with Developers \| Land Joint Ventures
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures acquired	2
Joint Ventures with Developers \| Minimum
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Joint venture, ownership percentage	80.00%
Joint Ventures with Developers \| Maximum
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Joint venture, ownership percentage	95.50%
LCIF \| Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIE, ownership percentage	99.00%

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5A
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