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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Tax (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |
State and local income, franchise and excise tax (benefit) | $ 1,148 | $ 900 | $ 915
Income and other tax expense (benefit) | $ 1,148 | $ 900 | $ 915
Tax Treatment Of Dividends And Distributions Ordinary Dividends | $ 1.85676 | $ 1.75466 | $ 1.40791
Tax Treatment Of Dividends And Distributions Long Term Capital Gain | 0.57857 | 0.4285 | 0.73687
Tax Treatment Of Dividends And Distributions Unrecaptured Section Twelve Hundred And Fifty Gain | 0.17717 | 0.29434 | 0.26522
Dividends and distributions declared per Common Share outstanding | $ 2.61250 | $ 2.47750 | $ 2.41000

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