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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common unit limited partnership interest redemption for common stock (in shares)	1
Performance LTIP dividend claw back upon cancellation	$ 349	$ 606
LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common partnership unit per converted LTIP unit (in shares)	1
Fair value of unrecognized cost	$ 1,300
Period for recognition	2 years 2 months 12 days
Period of recognition for unamortized shares	2 years 1 month 6 days
Performance LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Other than options (in shares)	127,000
Shares forfeited (in shares)	8,000
Performance LTIP dividend claw back upon cancellation	$ 518	$ 1,401	$ 0
Units which have not reached full economic parity with common units (in shares)	5,000
Fair value of unrecognized cost	$ 1,600
Period for recognition	2 years
Period of recognition for unamortized shares	1 year 10 months 24 days
Performance LTIP units \| 2019 and 2020 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	200.00%
LTIP and Performance LTIP
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units outstanding (in shares)	320,000
Units which have not reached full economic parity with common units (in shares)	17,000
Minimum \| LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Minimum \| Performance LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	0.00%
Minimum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2019 and 2020 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	0.00%
Minimum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2021 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	0.00%
Performance adjustment range on initial calculation (as a percent)	75.00%
Maximum \| LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	5 years
Maximum \| Performance LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	200.00%
Maximum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2019 and 2020 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	200.00%
Maximum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2021 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	250.00%
Performance adjustment range on initial calculation (as a percent)	125.00%