The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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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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Number of shares issued during the period from a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). A dividend reinvestment plan allows the shareholders to reinvest dividends paid to them by the entity on new issues of stock by the entity.

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Common Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Common Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 28, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total allowable shares (in shares)	375,000,000	375,000,000
Total shares issued (in shares)	181,424,670	175,635,792
Stock issuance costs	$ 3,761	$ 325	$ 2,223
Net proceeds	$ 253,972	$ 4,053	$ 126,488
2020 ATM Equity Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total allowable shares (in shares)	17,500,000,000
Total shares issued (in shares)	7,072,376,000
2018 ATM Equity Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total allowable shares (in shares)	12,000,000,000
Total shares issued (in shares)	11,272,034,000
ATM Equity Programs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shelf registration, shares issued (in shares)	5,473,072,000	30,000,000	3,119,153,000
Net proceeds	$ 247,129	$ 1,009	$ 119,185
DRIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total allowable shares (in shares)				6,000,000
Shares of common stock (in shares)	70,342,000	62,577,000	138,507,000
Net proceeds	$ 3,082	$ 2,744	$ 5,092