Real Estate Investments (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) ft² property state item site	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) state item site property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) ft² property
Real Estate Investments
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	1,908		1,839
Land Subject to Ground Leases \| ft²	40.1		38.1
Net Real Estate Investments	$ 6,012,115		$ 5,741,068
Retail Net Lease Assets Purchased \| item	66	106
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 303,900	$ 409,800
Number Of States Properties Located \| state	24	32
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (in year)	13 years 1 month 6 days	9 years 2 months 12 days
Payments to Acquire Land Held-for-use	$ 59,700	$ 99,800
Payments for Capital Improvements	217,400	249,200
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets	$ 26,800	$ 60,800
Number Of Development And Partner Capital Solutions Projects Commenced \| site	5	15
Number Of Development And Partner Capital Solutions Projects Completed \| site	3	1
Number of Development and Partner Capital Solutions Projects Construction \| site	26	17
Number of properties sold \| property	0	1
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate		$ 7,600
Gains on Sales of Investment Real Estate		2,300
Number of real estate properties held-for-sale \| property	0		0
Provision for impairment	$ 0	$ 1,015
Impaired Real Estate Estate Fair Value			$ 1,800

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