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Schedule III - Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation - Rollforward Gross Real Estate (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Activity in Real Estate
Gross amount at beginning of period	$ 4,129,251	$ 3,830,489
Additions during period:
Acquisitions	93,370	120,307
Discretionary capital projects	434,395	386,752
Foreign currency translation fluctuations	(28,295)	(51,363)
Total additions	499,470	455,696
Deductions during period:
Cost of real estate sold, disposed or written-down	(123,633)	(119,154)
Other adjustments	(43,893)	(37,780)
Total deductions	(167,526)	(156,934)
Gross amount at end of period	$ 4,461,195	$ 4,129,251

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Amount of real estate investments sold for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate.

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