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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to noncontrolling interests. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Decrease in noncontrolling interest balance from payment of dividends or other distributions by the non-wholly owned subsidiary or partially owned entity, included in the consolidation of the parent entity, to the noncontrolling interest holders.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2017
Noncontrolling Interest
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		$ 0	$ 1,322
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest			1,322
Distributions to noncontrolling interest		$ 5,694	$ 5,694
Seaport Innovation LLC \| Corporate Joint Venture
Noncontrolling Interest
Equity method investment ownership percentage	20.00%	20.00%		20.00%	55.00%
Additional equity joint venture percentage	35.00%			35.00%
Seaport Innovation LLC \| Corporate Joint Venture \| Investor
Noncontrolling Interest
Equity method investment ownership percentage					45.00%