Real Estate Investments - Components of Rental Income (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Contractual cash rental income	$ 118,198	$ 116,702	$ 115,230
Variable cash rental income	12,951	13,525	15,516
Straight-line rent	2,268	(2,078)	(1,369)
Adjustment of lease incentives and rental income	(321)	(26)	(256)
Amortization of lease incentives	(818)	(773)	(877)
Total Rental Income	132,278	127,350	128,244
Repayment of rent credit	2,377
Contingent rental income	$ 0	$ 56,000	$ 57,000
Number of units \| item	480

Amount of contingent rental income.

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Amount of amortization of lease incentive costs incurred by the lessor for the benefit of the lessee.

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Amount of cash inflow from rent credit to lessor.

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The number of units in a real estate property owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of operating lease income from lease payments and variable lease payments paid and payable to lessor. Includes, but is not limited to, variable lease payments not included in measurement of lease receivable.

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Amount of operating lease income from lease payments paid and payable to lessor. Excludes variable lease payments not included in measurement of lease receivable.

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Amount of operating lease income from variable lease payments paid and payable to lessor, excluding amount included in measurement of lease receivable.

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Amount of expense related loan transactions, lease transactions, credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions, and other loss based on assessment of uncollectability from the counterparty to reduce the account to their net realizable value.

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Difference between actual rental income due and rental income recognized on a straight-line basis.

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