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Gains losses on real estate transactions and earn out from prior acquisition and sales of other assets

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Number Of Land Parcels Sold

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Number Of Properties Disposed

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 property	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) store land_parcel property	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 store	Mar. 31, 2025
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property	439	439
Number of properties disposed		11
Proceeds from sale of real estate \| $		$ 124,855
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets \| $		39,520
Loss on real estate assets held for sale and sold, net \| $		$ (35,761)	$ 0
Number of land parcels sold \| land_parcel		3
Number of properties listed for sale \| property		3
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Loss on real estate assets held for sale and sold, net \| $		$ 3,759
PR II EXR JV LLC
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Ownership %					25.00%
Number of properties exchanged				17
Number of stores in portfolio				23
Ownership percentage after transaction	100.00%
Number of Stores	0	0		6
PR II EXR JV LLC \| Partner
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties exchanged				6
Equity ownership percentage exchanged					75.00%
Number of Stores				17