Debt - Schedule of Components of Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Secured notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 1,079,385	$ 1,082,899
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(60,328)	(63,506)
Unsecured term loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	1,500,000	1,500,000
Unsecured senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	9,675,000	9,675,000
Less: Discount on unsecured senior notes, net	(176,032)	(187,742)
Unsecured senior notes \| Life Storage, Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized cash discount	293,134
Term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	12,254,385	12,257,899
Total	12,018,025	$ 12,006,651
Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt premium	13,853
Assumed Debt From Merger
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized cash discount	$ 15,018

Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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