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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, from reclassification, impairment, donation, or changes classified as other. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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The number of properties sold during the period.

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 11, 2026 USD ($) loan property	Jan. 31, 2026 USD ($) property acquisition	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property
Subsequent Events
Payment to acquire real estate			$ 1,657,339	$ 1,128,809	$ 1,211,397
Proceeds from sales of real estate			1,280,180	409,487	446,402
Repayments of secured debt			$ 274,572	$ 231,506	$ 396,730
Construction in progress
Subsequent Events
Number of properties (property) \| property			3	5	4
Total capitalized costs			$ 68,944	$ 87,000	$ 60,700
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Number of Acquisitions \| acquisition		5
Payment to acquire real estate		$ 262,400
Number of loans repaid (loan) \| loan	2
Repayments of secured debt	$ 22,400
Subsequent Event \| Construction in progress
Subsequent Events
Number of properties (property) \| property		2
Total capitalized costs		$ 29,300
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Subsequent Events
Number of properties sold (property) \| property			128	176	31
Proceeds from sales of real estate			$ 1,500,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 446,400
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Self Storage
Subsequent Events
Number of properties sold (property) \| property			1
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Number of properties sold (property) \| property	4
Proceeds from sales of real estate	$ 60,200
Retail Facility In Las Vegas and New Mexico \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Payment to acquire real estate		2,200
Manufacturing Campus in Arlington Heights, Illinois \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Payment to acquire real estate		9,400
Cross Dock Facilities in Poland \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Payment to acquire real estate		$ 185,000
Number of properties (property) \| property		6
Office Facility in Poland \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Number of properties (property) \| property		1
Industrial Facilities \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Payment to acquire real estate		$ 43,400
Manufacturing Facilities In Hope, Arkansas, and Peebles, Ohio \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Payment to acquire real estate		22,300
Build to Suit \| Subsequent Event \| Construction in progress
Subsequent Events
Total capitalized costs		17,600
Build-to-Suit At An Existing Property \| Subsequent Event \| Construction in progress
Subsequent Events
Total capitalized costs		$ 11,600
Manufacturing Facilities In Hope, Arkansas \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Number of Acquisitions \| acquisition		1
Manufacturing Facilities In Peebles, Ohio \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Number of Acquisitions \| acquisition		2