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Equity, Capital and Other Interests - Other - Additional Information (Details) - $ / shares	101 Months Ended	174 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	376,118,433	376,118,433	375,527,195
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased	13,000,000.0	13,000,000.0
Stock open market repurchased and retired during period, shares	0	0
Stock repurchase program, remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased	13,000,000.0	13,000,000.0
Forward Sales Agreements [Member]
Settlement of shares under forward sales agreement	0	0
Forward Sales Agreements [Member] | ATM Share Offering [Member]
Weighted average initial forward price per share	$ 83.25	$ 83.25
Forward Sales Agreements [Member] | ATM Share Offering [Member] | Prior Program [Member]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	1,700,000	1,700,000
Forward Sales Agreements [Member] | ATM Share Offering [Member] | New Program [Member]
Common shares available for issuance	13,000,000.0	13,000,000.0

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