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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum, Consolidated Indebtedness Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum, Unencumbered Asset To Unencumbered Debt Ratio

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The gross amount of unsecured debt at the balance sheet date

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Debt - Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional maturity term			$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Unsecured Debt, Gross			823,662,000	1,018,662,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs on term loans			(3,126,000)	(3,658,000)
Debt, net			$ 2,217,555,000	2,409,438,000
Revolver and Term Loans, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio			700.00%
Debt Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio			1.50
Debt Covenant, Secured Indebtedness Ratio			0.450
Debt covenant, unencumbered indebtedness ratio			60.00%
Debt Covenant, Debt Service Coverage Ratio			200.00%
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.35%
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.55%
Senior Notes, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 989,307,000	986,942,000
$150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan extension amount			200,000,000
$150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2022 \| Minimum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.35%
$150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2022 \| Maximum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.90%
Senior Notes, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs on bonds			$ (10,693,000)	(13,058,000)
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Term Loan Maturing 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Term Loan Maturing 2029 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Term Loan Maturing 2029 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			102.00%
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Term Loan Maturing 2029 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			101.00%
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Term Loan Maturing 2029 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			104.00%
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Term Loan Maturing 2029 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Senior Notes, net \| Senior Notes, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, net			$ 989,307,000	986,942,000
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Senior Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			3.75%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Senior Notes Due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Senior Notes Due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			101.875%
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Senior Notes Due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.938%
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Senior Notes Due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			103.75%
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Senior Notes Due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Senior Notes, net \| $500 Million Term Loan Maturing 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum, Unencumbered Asset To Unencumbered Debt Ratio			150.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum, Consolidated Indebtedness Ratio			0.65
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum, Secured Indebtedness Ratio			45.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum, Unsecured Interest Coverage Ratio			1.5
Revolver and Term Loans, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt			$ 820,536,000	1,015,004,000
Mortgage loans, net \| Level 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, net			$ 407,712,000	407,492,000
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| The Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate			0.00%
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| $400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 400,000,000
Debt Instrument, Additional Maturity Term			1 year
Line of credit			$ 52,300,000
Term loan extension amount			$ 151,700,000
Interest Rate			3.84%
Unsecured Debt			$ 52,261,000	52,261,000
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| $400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2019 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit	$ 52,300,000
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| $225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 225,000,000
Debt Instrument, Additional Maturity Term			1 year
Line of credit			$ 41,700,000
Term loan extension amount			$ 73,000,000
Interest Rate			3.84%
Unsecured Debt			$ 41,745,000	41,745,000
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| $225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2019 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit	41,700,000
Proceeds from line of credit	$ 95,000,000
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| $400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 400,000,000
Interest Rate			3.24%
Unsecured Debt			$ 400,000,000	400,000,000
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| $200 Million Term Loan Maturing 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 200,000,000
Debt Instrument, Additional Maturity Term			1 year
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| $400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate			3.84%
Unsecured Debt			$ 151,683,000	151,683,000
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| $225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate			3.18%
Unsecured Debt			$ 72,973,000	72,973,000
Revolver and Term Loans, net \| $150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Additional Maturity Term			1 year
Interest Rate			2.85%
Unsecured Debt			$ 105,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity		$ 200,000,000
The Revolver \| The Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 600,000,000
Debt Instrument, Additional Maturity Term			1 year	1 year
Unsecured Debt			$ 0	$ 200,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 600,000,000	400,000,000
The Revolver \| The Revolver \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused facility fee percentage			0.20%
The Revolver \| The Revolver \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused facility fee percentage			0.25%
The Revolver \| Term Loans, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt			$ 820,536,000	815,004,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs on the Revolver			$ 1,700,000	$ 2,900,000