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Investment Activity (Held for Sale Schedule) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property
Real Estate [Abstract]
Number of facilities | property	1	13
Real estate, net | $	$ 5,004	$ 43,302

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 15
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(2)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482309/360-10-15-4

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