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Mortgage Notes Payable, Net - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) property	Apr. 30, 2024 GBP (£)	Apr. 05, 2024 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
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Mortgage notes payable, net		$ 2,481,263			$ 2,517,868
Mortgage Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		830
Outstanding loan amount		$ 2,618,157			2,665,383
Effective Interest Rate		4.30%
Mortgage discounts		$ (129,553)			(140,403)
Less: Deferred financing costs		(7,341)			(7,112)
Mortgage notes payable, net		$ 2,481,263			2,517,868
Mortgage Notes Payable \| Finland Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage fixed interest rate		80.00%
Percentage variable interest rate		20.00%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| Finland Properties \| Euribor Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread		1.40%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| Column Financial Mortgage Notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 9,300
Mortgage Notes Payable \| EUR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		8
Outstanding loan amount		$ 196,176			211,447
Mortgage Notes Payable \| EUR \| Finland Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		5
Outstanding loan amount		$ 79,880			0
Effective Interest Rate		5.10%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| EUR \| Finland Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		0
Outstanding loan amount		$ 0			81,695
Effective Interest Rate		2.40%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| EUR \| Benelux Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		3
Outstanding loan amount		$ 116,296			129,752
Effective Interest Rate		1.40%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| GBP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		3
Outstanding loan amount		$ 127,503			128,587
Mortgage Notes Payable \| GBP \| McLaren
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Encumbered Properties \| property		3
Outstanding loan amount		$ 127,503			128,587
Effective Interest Rate		6.10%
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Outstanding loan amount \| £			£ 101
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD
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Encumbered Properties \| property		819
Outstanding loan amount		$ 2,294,478			2,325,349
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| Penske Logistics
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Encumbered Properties \| property		1
Outstanding loan amount		$ 70,000			70,000
Effective Interest Rate		4.70%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan I
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Encumbered Properties \| property		10
Outstanding loan amount		$ 162,580			162,580
Effective Interest Rate		4.40%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan II
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Encumbered Properties \| property		8
Outstanding loan amount		$ 32,750			32,750
Effective Interest Rate		4.40%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan III
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Encumbered Properties \| property		7
Outstanding loan amount		$ 98,500			98,500
Effective Interest Rate		4.90%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan IV
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Encumbered Properties \| property		16
Outstanding loan amount		$ 97,500			97,500
Effective Interest Rate		4.60%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan V
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Encumbered Properties \| property		11
Outstanding loan amount		$ 139,771			139,771
Effective Interest Rate		3.70%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| 2019 Class A-1 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes
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Encumbered Properties \| property		97
Outstanding loan amount		$ 110,673			110,815
Effective Interest Rate		3.80%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| 2019 Class A-2 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes
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Encumbered Properties \| property		101
Outstanding loan amount		$ 119,257			119,409
Effective Interest Rate		4.50%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| 2021 Class A-1 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes
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Outstanding loan amount		$ 50,971			50,971
Effective Interest Rate		2.20%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| 2021 Class A-2 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes
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Outstanding loan amount		$ 88,041			88,041
Effective Interest Rate		2.80%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| 2021 Class A-3 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes
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Outstanding loan amount		$ 34,997			34,997
Effective Interest Rate		3.10%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| 2021 Class A-4 Net-Lease Mortgage Notes
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Outstanding loan amount		$ 54,995			54,995
Effective Interest Rate		3.70%
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Encumbered Properties \| property		352
Outstanding loan amount		$ 692,018			697,595
Effective Interest Rate		3.80%
Number of Properties \| property		6
Number of real estate properties released by lender \| property		1
Number of real estate properties repaid \| property		3
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| Column Financial Mortgage Notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties remaining properties \| property	4
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| Mortgage Loan II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		12
Outstanding loan amount		$ 210,000			210,000
Effective Interest Rate		4.30%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| Mortgage Loan III
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Encumbered Properties \| property		22
Outstanding loan amount		$ 33,400			33,400
Effective Interest Rate		4.10%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| RTL Multi-Tenant Mortgage II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		0
Outstanding loan amount		$ 0			25,000
Effective Interest Rate		0.00%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| McGowin Park
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		1
Outstanding loan amount		$ 39,025			39,025
Effective Interest Rate		4.10%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| CMBS Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property		29
Outstanding loan amount		$ 260,000			$ 260,000
Effective Interest Rate		6.50%
Mortgage Notes Payable \| USD \| CMBS Loan \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered Properties \| property				20
Outstanding loan amount				$ 237,000
Effective Interest Rate				5.74%