Real Estate Portfolio - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Direct Financing and Sales-Type
2020 (remaining)	$ 456,152
2021	916,720
2022	927,351
2023	942,285
2024	954,569
2025	954,765
Thereafter	25,854,727
Total	31,006,569
Operating
2020 (remaining)	21,827
2021	43,653
2022	43,653
2023	43,653
2024	43,653
2025	43,653
Thereafter	1,171,362
Total	1,411,454
Financing Receivables
2020 (remaining)	32,940
2021	66,484
2022	67,149
2023	68,128
2024	68,212
2025	68,212
Thereafter	1,983,840
Total	2,354,965
2020 (remaining)	510,919
2021	1,026,857
2022	1,038,153
2023	1,054,066
2024	1,066,434
2025	1,066,630
Thereafter	29,009,929
Total	$ 34,772,988
Direct financing and sales-type lease, weighted average lease term	32 years 6 months
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	32 years 3 months 18 days
Financing receivable, weighted average remaining lease term	34 years 7 months 6 days
Direct financing, sales-type and operating leases, weighted average lease term	32 years 8 months 12 days

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