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Multi-Tenant Retail Disposition - Multi-Tenant Retail Portfolio (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) property | Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) property | Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Jun. 18, 2025 property | Jun. 10, 2025 property | Mar. 25, 2025 property
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of retail properties | property | 798 |  | 798 |  |  |  |
Multi-tenant disposition receivable | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of retail properties | property |  |  |  |  |  | 28 | 59
Multi Tenant Retail Portfolio |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from tenants | $ 0 | $ 19,794 | $ 0 | $ 76,637 |  |  |
Property operating | 0 | 6,589 | 0 | 26,020 |  |  |
Impairment charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Merger, transaction and other costs | 0 | 8 | 0 | 83 |  |  |
General and administrative | 0 | 1,396 | 0 | 2,651 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29,762 |  |  |
Total expenses | 0 | 7,993 | 0 | 58,516 |  |  |
Operating income before gain (loss) on dispositions of real estate investments | 0 | 11,801 | 0 | 18,121 |  |  |
Gain (loss) on dispositions of real estate investments | 574 | 33,232 | 1,321 | (51,955) |  |  |
Operating income (loss) of discontinued operations | 574 | 45,033 | 1,321 | (33,834) |  |  |
Interest expense | 0 | (6,374) | 0 | (23,831) |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt | 0 | (15,164) | 0 | (15,098) |  |  |
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments | 1,039 | (15,781) | 3,575 | (13,768) |  |  |
Other income | 858 | 1 | 858 | 35 |  |  |
Total other income (expense), net | 1,897 | (37,318) | 4,433 | (52,662) |  |  |
Net income (loss) before income tax | 2,471 | 7,715 | 5,754 | (86,496) |  |  |
Income tax expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | 2,471 | 7,715 | 5,754 | (86,496) |  |  |
RCG Multi Tenant Retail Assets | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on dispositions of real estate investments | $ (600) | $ (33,200) | $ (1,300) | $ 52,000 |  |  |
RCG Multi Tenant Retail Assets | Multi-tenant disposition receivable | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of retail properties | property | 100 |  | 100 |  |  |  |
RCG Multi Tenant Retail Assets | Multi-tenant disposition receivable | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale | Mortgage, First Closing |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of retail properties | property |  |  |  |  | 12 |  | 59

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