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Number of operating real estate properties.

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Number of operating self storage property.

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Number Of Self Storage Facilities

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Number of self storage real estate joint ventures.

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Number of self storage units.

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Number of states located for self storage facilities.

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Occupancy percentage of real estate properties.

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The capitalized costs incurred during the period (excluded from amortization) to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire an unproved property, including costs of lease bonuses and options to purchase or lease properties, the portion of costs applicable to minerals when land including mineral rights is purchased in fee, brokers' fees, recording fees, legal costs, and other costs incurred in acquiring properties.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Net rentable area for properties owned.

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Real Estate Facilities - Additional Information (Detail)										12 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2022 RealEstateVenture	Jun. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2022 USD ($) ft² StorageProperty State StorageFacility Landparcel StorageUnit RealEstateVenture $ / shares	May 17, 2022 USD ($)	May 10, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 08, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2021 StorageFacility	Mar. 17, 2021 ft² StorageUnit StorageFacility	Nov. 10, 2020 USD ($) RealEstateVenture StorageFacility State	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) StorageFacility RealEstateVenture Property State $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of self storage facilities \| StorageFacility							2			153
Number of states located for self storage facilities \| State										19
Consideration transferred										$ 51,200,000
Minority and Marketability Discount
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Alternative investment, measurement input			0.06						0.06
Canada
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of self storage units \| RealEstateVenture			7,740
SST IV Merger Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of self storage facilities \| StorageFacility								24
Number of self storage units \| StorageUnit								18,000
Number of development joint venture properties \| Property										2
Cost related to acquisition									$ 8,400,000
Percentage of voting membership interest								50.00%
Net rentable area, primarily self storage space \| ft²								2,000,000.0
SST IV Merger Agreement \| Canada
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of self storage facilities \| StorageFacility									24
Number of states located for self storage facilities \| State									9
Number of self storage real estate joint ventures \| RealEstateVenture									6
Number of development joint venture properties								3	3	5
Number of development real estate properties								3	3	1
Strategic Storage Trust IV, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred									$ 286,028,173
Algonquin Property [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred						$ 19,000,000.0
Occupancy percentage						72.40%
SSGT II Merger Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Conversion of right to receive shares, description			converted into the right to receive 0.9118 shares of our Class A Shares
Number of self storage facilities \| StorageFacility			10
Number of states located for self storage facilities \| State			7
Number of self storage units \| StorageUnit			7,740
Number of development joint venture properties \| Property										1
Cost related to acquisition			$ 2,000,000.0
Consideration transferred			$ 261,158,513
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| $ / shares			$ 0.001
Percentage of voting membership interest			50.00%
Number of operating self storage properties \| StorageProperty			2
Number of land parcel developed into self storage facility \| Landparcel			1
Remaining percentage of membership interest			50.00%
Net rentable area, primarily self storage space \| ft²			853,900
SSGT II Merger Agreement \| Canada
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of self storage real estate joint ventures \| RealEstateVenture	3
Number of development joint venture properties \| RealEstateVenture										1
Number of development real estate properties \| RealEstateVenture										2
SSGT II Merger Agreement \| CALIFORNIA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of land parcel developed into self storage facility \| Landparcel			1
Acquisition of Self Storage Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net rentable area, primarily self storage space \| ft²			853,900
Sacramento II, CA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred					$ 25,400,000
Occupancy percentage					90.30%
St. Johns Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred				$ 16,300,000
Occupancy percentage				94.60%
Aurora Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 12,000,000.0
Occupancy percentage		82.20%
SST IV Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Conversion of right to receive shares, description									converted into the right to receive 2.1875 Class A Shares
Class A Common stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| $ / shares										$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Class A Common stock \| Strategic Storage Trust IV, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock issued									$ 23,100,000
Class A Common stock \| SSGT II Merger Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock issued			$ 11,500,000