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Equity - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 01, 2024 $ / shares	Feb. 14, 2024 $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) Vote $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares
Common stock
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.43	$ 0.40
Subsequent event
Common stock
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)			935,739
Value of shares repurchased \| $			$ 11.4
Average cost per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 12.19
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.43
Restricted common stock \| Chief executive officer \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)				309,775
Total grant date fair value \| $				$ 3.9
Restricted common stock \| Employees
Common stock
Shares withheld for taxes (in shares)				242,395
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)				603,903
Total grant date fair value \| $				$ 7.7
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| Vested on grant date \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)				219,578
Total grant date fair value \| $				$ 2.9
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| First anniversaries \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)				192,062
Total grant date fair value \| $				$ 2.4
Restricted common stock \| Employees \| Second anniversaries \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)				192,263
Total grant date fair value \| $				$ 2.4
RSUs \| Director \| 2020 Plan
Common stock
Grants during the period (in shares)				36,688
Total grant date fair value \| $				$ 0.5
Performance-based restricted stock \| Chief executive officer
Common stock
Restricted stock vested during period (in shares)				275,569
Common stock
Common stock
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.43
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 (in shares)				1
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.01
Number of vote per share of special voting preferred shares (in shares) \| Vote				1
OP units outstanding (in shares)				16,293,589
Voting power of outstanding stock, percentage				790.00%
Share repurchase program
Common stock
Authorized amount to repurchase \| $				$ 150.0		$ 150.0