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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Organization and Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2023
Revenue Recognition
Deferred in substance fixed payment	$ 28.4	$ 6.3
Lease rent receivables past due	10.5
Maintenance reserve receivables past due	$ 8.9
Minimum number of days for which lease rent and maintenance reserve payments are past due	30 days
Unbilled revenue associated with outstanding contracts	$ 1.7
Revenue Benchmark \| Customer Concentration Risk \| One Customer
Revenue Recognition
Concentration risk, percentage, more than	10.00%	10.00%
Accounts Receivable Benchmark \| Customer Concentration Risk \| One Customer
Revenue Recognition
Concentration risk, percentage, more than	10.00%
WEST III
Organizations [Line Items]
Subsidiary, percentage owned	100.00%
WEST IV
Organizations [Line Items]
Subsidiary, percentage owned	100.00%
WEST VII
Organizations [Line Items]
Subsidiary, percentage owned	100.00%
WEST VII \| WEST VII Notes
Organizations [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 410.0