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Investments in Partially Owned Entities - Summary of Variable Rate Construction Mortgage Debt (Details) - Consolidated VIE [Member] $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) JointVenture
Recently Completed Operating Property [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures with debt financing | JointVenture	1
Aggregate loan commitments	$ 67,589
Amounts borrowed under loan commitments	$ 64,856
Maturity dates	2023
Project Under Development [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures with debt financing | JointVenture	1
Aggregate loan commitments	$ 73,344
Amounts borrowed under loan commitments	$ 11,512
Maturity dates	2025

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