Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2022 shares
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common unit limited partnership interest redemption for common stock (in shares)		1
LTIP and Performance LTIP
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units outstanding (in shares)	1,500,000	1,500,000
Units which have not reached full economic parity with common units (in shares)		1,200,000
LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common partnership unit per converted LTIP unit (in shares)		1
Performance LTIP units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Performance Target, Percentage	250.00%
Granted (in shares)	1,200,000
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 10.02
Units outstanding (in shares)	1,300,000	1,300,000
Units which have not reached full economic parity with common units (in shares)		1,200,000
Performance LTIP units \| 2019 and 2020 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	200.00%	200.00%
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%	0.00%
Minimum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2019 and 2020 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Minimum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2021 and 2022 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Performance adjustment range on initial calculation (as a percent)	75.00%	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%	200.00%
Maximum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2019 and 2020 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	200.00%	200.00%
Maximum \| Performance LTIP units \| 2021 and 2022 Grants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Performance adjustment range (as a percent)	250.00%	250.00%
Performance adjustment range on initial calculation (as a percent)	125.00%	125.00%

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