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Unsecured Lines of Credit Payable - Narrative (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2021 USD ($) arrangement | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) extension_option | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) extension_option | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 | $ 700,000,000 | $ 700,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net |  | $ (4,900,000) |  |  | $ 54,000 | $ 4,917,000 | $ 12,727,000
Terminated interest swap arrangements | arrangement | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. covered terrorism losses (percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.85 |  |
Insurance provider covered terrorism loss (percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.10 |  |
Aggregate insured losses from all insurers in covered terrorism metric |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000,000 |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agreement, aggregate maximum borrowing capacity including accordion feature |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |
Term loan | 2018 Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument term (in years) |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |
Number of extensions allowed | extension_option |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Term of allowable extension (in months) |  |  |  | 6 months | 6 months |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |
Loan origination costs |  |  |  | 4,800,000 |  |  |
Repayments of outstanding borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Variable Rate Component Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility fee (percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.20% |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility fee (percent) |  |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility fee (percent) |  |  | 0.30% |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.85% |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) | Variable Rate Component One |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (percent) |  |  | 0.10% |  | 0.10% |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (percent) |  |  | 0.70% |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (percent) |  |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2018 Term Loan B |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |
Repayments of outstanding borrowings | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross amount of debt extinguished |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Term loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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