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Leases - Summary of Residential Bad Debt for Company's Properties (Details) - Residential Leases [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Lessor Lease Description [Line Items]
Bad debt, net	$ 33,256	$ 38,117	$ 26,570
% of residential rental income	1.20%	1.40%	1.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479773/842-30-50-3

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