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Investments in Partially Owned Entities - Summary of Variable Rate Construction Mortgage Debt (Details) - Consolidated VIE [Member] $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 | $ 64,816
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 | $ 34,356
Maturity dates | 2025

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