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Commitments And Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 24, 2025	Dec. 09, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 02, 2023 USD ($) ft²	Jan. 05, 2023 ft²	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Letter of credit and performance obligations			$ 20,300
Accrued Liabilities		$ 2,200				$ 1,500
Payments for Legal Settlements		$ 2,700
Loss Contingency, Portion Not Accrued			$ 31,000
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants	90
Construction in Progress
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Net Rentable Area (in sf) \| ft²			3,300,000
Metropolitan Square
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Net Rentable Area (in sf) \| ft²				657,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount				$ 100,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				12.00%
Metropolitan Square \| Affiliated Entity
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Note receivable, net			$ 6,700
Metropolitan Square \| Scenario, Plan \| Affiliated Entity
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Loans in Process				$ 20,000
Metropolitan Square \| Metropolitan Square
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage				20.00%
Office and Life Sciences Building [Member] \| 290 Binney Street \| Construction in Progress
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Net Rentable Area (in sf) \| ft²					573,000
Consolidated Entities, Ownership Percentage			55.00%
Leased percentage					100.00%
Office and Life Sciences Building [Member] \| 250 Binney Street
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Net Rentable Area (in sf) \| ft²			67,000