Real Estate Properties - Schedule of Sale of Properties (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) ft² property room key	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) ft² room property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) ft² room property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	854
(Loss) / Gain on Sale of Real Estate, net	$ 84,218	$ 6,269	$ 43,239
Disposed of by Sale \| Real Estate Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	123	25	31
Gross Sales Price	$ 878,343	$ 105,862	$ 170,325
(Loss) / Gain on Sale of Real Estate, net	84,218	6,269	43,239
Loss on Impairment of Real Estate, net	81,788	33,670	6,338
Disposed of by Sale \| Real Estate Dispositions \| Land
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
(Loss) / Gain on Sale of Real Estate, net	$ 84	1,100
Assets Held for Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²	2,510
Assets Held for Sale \| Real Estate Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on Impairment of Real Estate, net	$ 101	$ 22,542	$ 3,206
Net Lease
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	760
Square Feet \| ft²	13,601,902
Net Lease \| Disposed of by Sale \| Real Estate Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	11	10	13
Square Feet \| ft²	324,402	96,929	160,310
Gross Sales Price	$ 19,591	$ 8,547	$ 13,095
(Loss) / Gain on Sale of Real Estate, net	(1,329)	(3,240)	1,378
Loss on Impairment of Real Estate, net	$ 4,277	$ 3,936	$ 6,338
Net Lease \| Disposed of by Sale \| Real Estate Dispositions \| Land
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	1
Net Lease \| Assets Held for Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	1
Hotels
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	94
Rooms or Suites \| room	21,243
Hotels \| Disposed of by Sale \| Real Estate Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	112	15	18
Rooms or Suites \| room	14,631	1,910	2,526
Gross Sales Price	$ 858,752	$ 97,315	$ 157,230
(Loss) / Gain on Sale of Real Estate, net	85,547	9,509	41,861
Loss on Impairment of Real Estate, net	$ 77,511	$ 29,734	$ 0
Hotels \| Disposed of by Sale \| Real Estate Dispositions \| Land
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property		1
Hotels \| Assets Held for Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	10
Rooms or Suites \| key	1,300
Hotels \| Assets Held for Sale \| Real Estate Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	9
Rooms or Suites \| key	1,167

Area of a real estate property.

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