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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Amount of credit loss expense (reversal of expense) for financing receivable.

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Yield on the receivable, on which interest has been imputed, as calculated from its issuance value or purchase price. The calculated effective interest rate considers factors such as the issued face value or price paid for the receivable, the time period between payments, and the time until maturity [full receipt] of the receivable.

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Notes Receivable, Net and Other - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 01, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest on notes	$ 73,961,000	$ 74,368,000
Impairment charges	0	$ 0
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Sheraton In Ann Arbor
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Note receivable			$ 1,500,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Required balancing deposits	9,500,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| Notes Receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Note receivable	8,800,000
Interest on notes	$ 887,000
Interest rate	18.00%
Notes receivable, term (in days)	30 days