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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Foreign exchange rate used to translate amounts denominated in functional currency to reporting currency.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirement, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable price and date, maturing in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirement, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable price and date, maturing in fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirement, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable price and date, maturing in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirement, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable price and date, maturing in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirement, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable price and date, maturing in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirement, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable price and date, maturing in remainder of current fiscal year.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of the portions of all long-term notes and loans payable due within one year or the operating cycle if longer.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Mortgage Notes Payable, Net - Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	May 05, 2023 USD ($) property	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($) property	Apr. 30, 2023 EUR (€) property	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2023 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2023 $ / £	Mar. 31, 2023 $ / €	Mar. 31, 2023 $ / $	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / £	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / €	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / $
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange rate (gbp, eur per usd)							1.24	1.09	0.74		1.21	1.07	0.74
Revolving Credit Facility				$ 767,942						$ 669,968
Mortgage Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2023 (remainder)				250,053
2024				335,947
2025				0
2026				0
2027				162,580
2028				201,250
Thereafter				301,500
Term Loan				1,251,330						$ 1,244,689
Mortgage Notes Payable \| Germany Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and loans payable, current				56,000
Repayments of lines of credit				56,000	€ 51.4
Mortgage Notes Payable \| Germany Properties \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit	$ 56,700
Number of real estate properties, encumberds \| property	5
Mortgage Notes Payable \| United Kingdom Properties - Bulk Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and loans payable, current				$ 194,000
Mortgage Notes Payable \| United Kingdom Properties - Bulk Loan \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit		$ 4,700	€ 3.8
Revolving Credit Facility		$ 191,400				€ 153.1
Number of real estate properties, encumberds \| property		41	41