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Area of a real estate property.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Investments in real estate - Acquisition (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft² property	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft² property	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Real Estate
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property	2	0	3	2
Area of real estate property	75,100,000			75,100,000
Payments to acquire real estate \| $				$ 257,333	$ 2,499,772
Acquired in-place leases
Real Estate
Finite-lived intangible assets, acquired through acquisitions \| $	$ 15,300			15,300
Below-market leases
Real Estate
Below-market leases \| $	$ 5,800			$ 5,800
Future Development
Real Estate
Area of real estate property	0	374,349	715,000	0
Active Development/Redevelopment
Real Estate
Area of real estate property	0	0	110,717	0
Operating With Future Development/Redevelopment
Real Estate
Area of real estate property	175,676	0	257,743	175,676
Operating
Real Estate
Weighted average remaining amortization period, acquired in-place and below-market leases				3 years 2 months 12 days
Operating \| Acquired in-place leases
Real Estate
Weighted average remaining amortization period, acquired in-place and below-market leases				3 years 6 months
Operating \| Below-market leases
Real Estate
Weighted average remaining amortization period, acquired in-place and below-market leases				2 years 3 months 18 days
Canada
Real Estate
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property			1
Payments to acquire real estate \| $			$ 100,837
Canada \| Future Development
Real Estate
Area of real estate property			0
Canada \| Active Development/Redevelopment
Real Estate
Area of real estate property			0
Canada \| Operating With Future Development/Redevelopment
Real Estate
Area of real estate property			247,743
Other
Real Estate
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property	2	0	2	2
Payments to acquire real estate \| $	$ 25,036	$ 54,000	$ 71,103
Other \| Future Development
Real Estate
Area of real estate property	0	374,349	715,000	0
Other \| Active Development/Redevelopment
Real Estate
Area of real estate property	0	0	110,717	0
Other \| Operating With Future Development/Redevelopment
Real Estate
Area of real estate property	175,676	0	10,000	175,676
North America
Real Estate
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property	5			5
Area of real estate property	41,500,000			41,500,000
Payments to acquire real estate \| $	$ 25,036	$ 54,000	$ 171,940	$ 250,976
North America \| Future Development
Real Estate
Area of real estate property	1,089,349			1,089,349
North America \| Active Development/Redevelopment
Real Estate
Area of real estate property	110,717			110,717
North America \| Operating With Future Development/Redevelopment
Real Estate
Area of real estate property	433,419			433,419