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Real Estate - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 note | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) property
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Properties under development or held for future development |  | $ 30,980 | $ 31,260 |
Weighted average remaining life for absorption costs |  | 4 months |  |
Total cost of acquisition |  | $ 108,200 | 283,700 | $ 154,200
Real estate acquisitions, net |  | 107,595 | 204,433 | 153,748
Credits received at settlement |  | $ 600 | 2,800 | 500
Number of mortgage notes | note | 2 |  |  |
Asset acquisition, mortgages assumed |  |  | $ 76,600 |
Number of properties sold | property |  | 0 | 0 |
Gain on sale of real estate, net |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | 46,441
Real estate impairment |  | 41,860 | 0 | 0
2021 Properties | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of real estate, net |  |  |  | $ 46,400
Residential |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Properties under development or held for future development |  | $ 31,000 | $ 31,300 |
Retail Centers |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of retail properties sold | property |  |  |  | 8
Office Buildings |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of office properties | property |  |  |  | 12
Riverside Apartments | Total Assets | Property Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (more than) |  | 10.00% |  |
Riverside Apartments | Rental Revenue | Property Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (more than) |  | 10.00% |  |
Riverside Developments |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Properties under development or held for future development |  | $ 30,400 |  |
Watergate 600 | Measurement Input, Discounted Cash Flow Term |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Measurement input |  | 5 |  |
Watergate 600 | Measurement Input, Average Economic Occupancy |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Measurement input |  | 0.805 |  |
Watergate 600 | Measurement Input, Cap Rate |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Measurement input |  | 0.075 |  |

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