Real Estate Investments - Schedule of Other Properties Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price	$ 54,345	$ 269,173
Debt Assumed, Net of Discounts		44,853
Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price	26,835	211,253
Debt Assumed, Net of Discounts		22,779
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price	27,510	57,920
Debt Assumed, Net of Discounts		22,074
Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	3,625	26,473
Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		22,137
Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	3,625	4,336
Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	503	9,518
Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		8,704
Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	$ 503	$ 814
Sienna Phase 1 [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased	May 01, 2023
Property Name	Sienna Phase 1
City/State	Houston, TX
Ownership	75.00%
Purchase Price	$ 2,695
SunVet [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased	May 18, 2023
Property Name	SunVet
City/State	Holbrook, NY
Ownership	99.00%
Purchase Price	$ 24,140
Old Town Square [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased	Sep. 19, 2023
Property Name	Old Town Square
City/State	Chicago, IL
Ownership	20.00%
Purchase Price	$ 27,510
Old Town Square [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	3,625
Old Town Square [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	$ 503
Glenwood Green [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		Mar. 01, 2022
Property Name		Glenwood Green
City/State		Old Bridge, NJ
Ownership		70.00%
Purchase Price		$ 11,000
Island Village [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		Mar. 31, 2022
Property Name		Island Village
City/State		Bainbridge Island, WA
Ownership		100.00%
Purchase Price		$ 30,650
Island Village [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		2,900
Island Village [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		$ 6,839
Apple Valley [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		Apr. 01, 2022
Property Name		Apple Valley
City/State		Apple Valley, MN
Ownership		100.00%
Purchase Price		$ 34,070
Apple Valley [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		4,773
Apple Valley [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		$ 490
Cedar Commons [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		Apr. 01, 2022
Property Name		Cedar Commons
City/State		Minneapolis, MN
Ownership		100.00%
Purchase Price		$ 29,330
Cedar Commons [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		4,369
Cedar Commons [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		$ 58
Coral Hollow [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		Apr. 01, 2022
Property Name		Corral Hollow
City/State		Tracy, CA
Ownership		100.00%
Purchase Price		$ 40,600
Coral Hollow [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		3,410
Coral Hollow [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		$ 74
Shops at the Columbia [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		Apr. 01, 2022
Property Name		Shops at the Columbia
City/State		Washington, DC
Ownership		100.00%
Purchase Price		$ 14,000
Shops at the Columbia [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		889
Shops at the Columbia [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		$ 181
Baederwood Shoppes [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		May 06, 2022
Property Name		Baederwood Shoppes
City/State		Jenkintown, PA
Ownership		80.00%
Purchase Price		$ 51,603
Debt Assumed, Net of Discounts		22,779
Baederwood Shoppes [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		5,796
Baederwood Shoppes [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		$ 1,062
Naperville Plaza [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		Mar. 25, 2022
Property Name		Naperville Plaza
City/State		Naperville, IL
Ownership		20.00%
Purchase Price		$ 52,380
Debt Assumed, Net of Discounts		22,074
Naperville Plaza [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		4,336
Naperville Plaza [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		$ 814
Baybrook East 1B [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		Jun. 24, 2022
Property Name		Baybrook East 1B
City/State		Houston, TX
Ownership		50.00%
Purchase Price		$ 5,540

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