REAL ESTATE - Cost Allocation of Asset Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total acquisition cost	$ 108,200	$ 283,700
Outstanding balance on assumed mortgages		(76,600)
2023 Acquisitions
Real Estate [Line Items]
Aggregate discount on assumed mortgages	0
Total acquisition cost	108,190
Outstanding balance on assumed mortgages	0
Total carrying amounts recorded	108,190
2023 Acquisitions \| Absorption costs
Real Estate [Line Items]
Absorption costs	3,660
2023 Acquisitions \| Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	25,249
2023 Acquisitions \| Building
Real Estate [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 79,281
2022 Acquisitions
Real Estate [Line Items]
Aggregate discount on assumed mortgages		5,042
Total acquisition cost		283,714
Outstanding balance on assumed mortgages		(76,554)
Total carrying amounts recorded		207,160
2022 Acquisitions \| Absorption costs
Real Estate [Line Items]
Absorption costs		7,300
2022 Acquisitions \| Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment		50,547
2022 Acquisitions \| Building
Real Estate [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment		$ 220,825

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