Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Scheduled Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	$ 244,258	$ 209,967
Scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilites [Abstract]
Total scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilities	(15,526)	$ (16,186)
Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
2026	38,640
2027	34,194
2028	30,050
2029	27,060
2030	23,864
Thereafter	61,433
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	$ 215,241
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years)	7 years 6 months
Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
2026	$ 2,655
2027	2,439
2028	2,238
2029	1,947
2030	1,635
Thereafter	4,736
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	$ 15,650
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years)	7 years 7 months 6 days
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
2026	$ 2,447
2027	1,971
2028	1,814
2029	1,682
2030	1,417
Thereafter	4,036
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	$ 13,367
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years)	7 years 6 months
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years)	10 years 3 months 18 days
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (Amortized in Depreciation and Amortization) [Member]
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years)	10 years 2 months 12 days
Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilites [Abstract]
2026	$ (2,607)
2027	(2,238)
2028	(1,825)
2029	(1,554)
2030	(1,550)
Thereafter	(5,752)
Total scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilities	$ (15,526)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]
Below market lease liabilities, weighted average useful life (in years)	8 years 1 month 6 days
Assumed finite-lived below market lease liabilities, weighted average useful life (in years)	12 years 2 months 12 days

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