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SCHEDULE III - SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - Gross Real Estate (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) facility | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of facilities leased | facility | 1,184 |  |
Gross amount carried at close of current period | $ 4,129,251 | $ 3,830,489 | $ 3,856,515
Acquisitions | 120,307 | $ 0 |
Add Reconciling Items: |  |  |
Book value of racking included in leased facilities | 1,483,435 |  |
Book value of financing leases | 385,238 |  |
Book value of construction in progress | 225,817 |  |
Total Reconciling Items | 2,094,490 |  |
Gross Amount of Real Estate Assets, As Disclosed in Note 2.h. | $ 6,223,741 |  |

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- Definition Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 + Details
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