Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition and Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Straight line rent adjustments	$ 13,165	$ (7,767)	$ (2,621)
Straight line rent receivable	$ 56,833	32,247
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2
Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Straight line rent receivables, due from related parties		7,522
Deferred percentage rental income	$ 6,600	$ 10,578	$ 7,085

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Straight Line Rent Receivables, Due From Related Parties

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the adjustment to rental revenues to measure escalating leasing revenues on a straight line basis.

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