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Credit Loss Reserve - Financial Instruments by Year of Origination (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2025 property	Jun. 30, 2025 item	Jun. 30, 2025 state	Jun. 30, 2025 borrower	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Number of Properties		121	121
Financial instruments by year of origination
2023	$ 17,000
2022	25,000
2021	1,178
Prior	957
Total	44,135
Credit loss reserve	$ 441					$ 477
Financing Receivables
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures accounted for financing receivables \| item	4
Number of Properties \| property		31
Number of states in which properties are located \| state				3
Financial instruments by year of origination
2024	$ 163,460
2023	121,419
2022	76,559
Total	361,438
Credit loss reserve	3,614					3,615
Mortgage Loans Receivable
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property		28
Number of states in which properties are located \| state				4
Number of senior mortgage loans \| item			10
Number of borrowers \| borrower					7
Financial instruments by year of origination
2025	38,495
2023	47,043
2021	16,706
Prior	254,571
Total	356,815
Credit loss reserve	3,562					3,151
Notes Receivable
Financial instruments by year of origination
Credit loss reserve	441					$ 477
Mezzanine Loans
Financial instruments by year of origination
2023	17,000
2022	25,000
Total	42,000
Credit loss reserve	420
Working Capital Loans Receivables
Financial instruments by year of origination
2021	1,178
Prior	957
Total	2,135
Credit loss reserve	$ 21