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Investments in unconsolidated real Estate ventures.

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Line of credit facility increased amount based on conditions.

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Number of development real estate properties.

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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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Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures - Additional Information (Details)									3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2023 RealEstateVenture	Jan. 12, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 12, 2023 CAD ($)	Jun. 01, 2022 USD ($)	May 25, 2022 USD ($)	May 25, 2022 CAD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021	Nov. 10, 2020 RealEstateVenture	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) RealEstateVenture Property	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2027 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 CAD ($) RealEstateVenture Property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($)	Sep. 13, 2022 CAD ($)	Jun. 01, 2022 CAD ($)	Oct. 07, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 18, 2021 CAD ($)	Mar. 17, 2021 StorageFacility
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Purchase price									$ 33,400,000
Increased amount																	$ 120,000,000
Initial maximum amount available																			$ 700,000,000
Guarantee obligations recourse percentage									50.00%					50.00%
Forecast
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									$ 88,000,000.0					$ 119,200,000	$ 86,100,000	$ 116,700,000
Initial maximum amount available									7.10%
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%					50.00%
Regent Property \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage					50.00%	50.00%
Whitby Property
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		50.00%	50.00%
Whitby Property \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		50.00%	50.00%
North Whitby Property
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Purchase Price Percentage		50.00%	50.00%
Purchase price		$ 2,000,000.0	$ 2,700,000
Canada
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated real estate ventures									$ 400,000	$ 200,000
Purchase Price Percentage									50.00%
Purchase price									$ 7,700,000
Canada \| Regent Property
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage									50.00%					50.00%
Canada \| Regent Property \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage									50.00%					50.00%
Kingspoint Ontario \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP \| Master Mortgage Commitment Agreement
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Increased amount																				$ 120,000,000
SST IV Merger Agreement
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Number of operating real estate properties \| Property									3					3
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 operating real estate properties \| StorageFacility																					3
Number of development real estate properties \| StorageFacility																					3
Regent Property
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Purchase Price Percentage					50.00%	50.00%
Purchase price					$ 2,700,000	$ 3,500,000
SSGT II Merger Agreement
Investments In Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Line Items]
Number of operating real estate 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																		$ 34,300,000
Guarantee obligations recourse percentage																		50.00%
SSGT II Merger Agreement \| Dupont and Aurora Joint Venture Properties \| SmartCentres Storage Finance LP
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 operating real estate properties \| RealEstateVenture									2					2
Number of development real estate properties \| RealEstateVenture									1					1