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Payments to reimburse partner for share of net working capital.

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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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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2025 Acquisition	Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) Loan	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2023 Acquisition	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate							$ 5,766
Number of businesses acquired \| Acquisition						0
Joint Venture Partner's Interest in CBL/T-C, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Joint venture interests acquired			50.00%		50.00%
Payments to reimburse partner for share of net working capital			$ 2,525
Number of non-recourse loans secured by assets acquired assumption \| Loan			3		3
Payments to acquire real estate			$ 25,025
Gain on consolidation			$ 26,727		$ 26,727
Macy's Stores \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate		$ 6,156
Number of businesses acquired \| Acquisition	4
J C Penney Parcel \| Cool Spring Galleria
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate				$ 5,650