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	Jul. 26, 2023 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) Vote $ / shares shares	May 03, 2023 $ / shares	Feb. 15, 2023 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023 Vote $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) Vote $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares
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Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.01			$ 0.01			$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Proceeds from issuance of shares under public offering \| $								$ 109,668	$ 268,243
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		0.01			0.01			$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.42		$ 0.38	$ 0.82	$ 0.75
Subsequent event
Common stock
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.43
Restricted common stock \| Chief executive officer
Common stock
Restricted stock vested during period (in shares)						172,513
Restricted common stock \| Chief executive officer \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)								247,275
Total grant date fair value \| $								$ 2,900
Restricted common stock \| Employees
Common stock
Shares withheld for taxes (in shares)								190,075
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)								889,822
Total grant date fair value \| $								$ 10,400
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| Vested on grant date \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)								256,208
Total grant date fair value \| $								$ 3,000
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| First anniversaries \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)								24,493
Total grant date fair value \| $								$ 400
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| Second anniversaries \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)								260,304
Total grant date fair value \| $								$ 3,100
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| Third anniversaries \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)								235,969
Total grant date fair value \| $								$ 2,700
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| Fourth anniversaries \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)								78,126
Total grant date fair value \| $								$ 900
RSUs \| Director \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)								34,722
Total grant date fair value \| $								$ 400
RSUs \| Chief executive officer \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)								40,796
Total grant date fair value \| $								$ 500
Performance-based restricted stock \| Chief executive officer
Common stock
Restricted stock vested during period (in shares)						352,427
Common Stock
Common stock
Number of common stock sold (in shares)					1,901,000		8,229,350	7,536,800	16,455,100
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.42	$ 0.40
Operating Partnership Units
Common stock
Conversion ratio for operating partnership units to common stock shares								1
Operating Partnership Units \| Special voting preferred shares
Common stock
Number of preferred stock shares paired with each OP units								1
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.01			$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Number of vote per share of special voting preferred shares \| Vote		1			1			1
OP units outstanding (in shares)		16,293,589			16,293,589			16,293,589
Voting power of outstanding stock, percentage								8.20%
Share repurchase program
Common stock
Authorized amount to repurchase \| $						$ 50,000
Number of shares repurchased		3,545,604
Value of shares repurchased \| $		$ 37,400
Average cost per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 10.56
Public offering \| Common Stock
Common stock
Number of common stock sold (in shares)								7,536,800
Proceeds from issuance of shares under public offering \| $								$ 109,700
At-The-Market \| Common Stock
Common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 14.55			$ 14.55			$ 14.55