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Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions							12 Months Ended
	Jan. 12, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2022 RealEstateVenture	Jun. 01, 2022 USD ($)	May 25, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021	Nov. 10, 2020 RealEstateVenture	Dec. 31, 2027 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) RealEstateVenture Property	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($) RealEstateVenture Property	Sep. 13, 2022 CAD ($)	Jun. 01, 2022 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 CAD ($)	Oct. 07, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 18, 2021 CAD ($)	Mar. 17, 2021 StorageFacility
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated real estate ventures										$ (1,690,205)	$ (1,050,250)	$ 0
Purchase price										$ 51,200,000
Increased amount														$ 120.0
Initial maximum amount available																	$ 700,000,000
Guarantee obligations recourse percentage										50.00%			50.00%
Forecast [Member]
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Fund development costs							$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 2,000,000
SmartCentres Storage Finance LP \| Master Mortgage Commitment Agreement
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Outstanding amount										$ 86,100,000	52,900,000		$ 116.7			$ 67.2
Initial maximum amount available										6.80%
Maturity date					May 11, 2024
Loan to value ratio										70.00%			70.00%
Regent Property
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				50.00%						50.00%			50.00%
Regent Property \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				50.00%
Whitby Property \| Subsequent Event
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	50.00%
Purchase Price Percentage	50.00%
Purchase price	$ 7,700,000
Whitby Property \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP \| Subsequent Event
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	50.00%
Canada
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated real estate ventures										$ 700,000	$ 500,000
Kingspoint Ontario \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP \| Master Mortgage Commitment Agreement
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Increased amount																		$ 120.0
SST IV Merger Agreement
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Number of development joint venture properties \| Property										2			2
SST IV Merger Agreement \| Canada
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Number of self storage real estate joint ventures \| RealEstateVenture						6
Number of development joint venture properties						3				5			5						3
Number of development real estate properties						3				1			1						3
Regent Property
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Purchase Price Percentage				50.00%
Purchase price				$ 3,500,000
SSGT II Merger Agreement
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Number of development joint venture properties \| Property										1			1
Purchase price			$ 261,158,513
SSGT II Merger Agreement \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Initial maximum amount available															$ 34.3
Guarantee obligations recourse percentage															50.00%
SSGT II Merger Agreement \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP \| Dupont And Aurora Joint Venture Properties
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Interests															50.00%
SSGT II Merger Agreement \| Canada
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Number of self storage real estate joint ventures \| RealEstateVenture		3
Number of development joint venture properties \| RealEstateVenture										1			1
Number of development real estate properties \| RealEstateVenture										2			2