Lease Arrangements - Minimum Annual Lease Payments Under Operating and Financing Leases and Sublease Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Sublease Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
Remainder of 2023	$ 351
2024	1,413
2025	1,423
2026	1,433
2027	1,443
Thereafter	2,083
Total	8,146
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
Remainder of 2023	473
2024	2,657
2025	2,355
2026	2,341
2027	2,380
Thereafter	3,024
Total	13,230
Less: Discount	(1,179)
Total lease liabilities	$ 12,051	$ 12,800
Operating Lease Liability Statement Of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:OtherLiabilities	us-gaap:OtherLiabilities
Finance Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
Remainder of 2023	$ 725
2024	3,921
2025	4,437
2026	4,954
2027	5,483
Thereafter	1,433,296
Total	1,452,816
Less: Discount	(1,335,150)
Total lease liabilities	$ 117,666	$ 114,625
Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Total lease liabilities

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Sublease income and lease modification income.

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Sublease income and lease modification income due year five

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Sublease income and lease modification income due year three.

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Sublease income and lease modification income reminder of fiscal year.

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Sublease lease liabilities payments due.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year.

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Indicates line item in statement of financial position that includes finance lease liability.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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