Common and Preferred Shares Common Shares (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares
Cash Dividends Paid [Line Items]
shelf registration effective term	(3)
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized, Number of Shares \| shares	25,000,000
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$ 3.52	$ 3.40	$ 3.30
Common Stock, Shares, Issued \| shares	84,239,580	83,619,740
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares \| $	$ 949	$ 816	$ 615
At The Market Program
Cash Dividends Paid [Line Items]
Common Stock, Share Subscribed but Unissued, Subscriptions Receivable \| $	$ 400,000
Sale of Stock Percentage of Commissions to be paid on sale price of borrowed shares of common stock	2.00%
Common Stock [Member]
Cash Dividends Paid [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid		$ 3.40
Total Cash Distribution Per Share [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Cash Dividends Paid [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$ 3.5100	3.3900
Taxable Ordinary Income [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Cash Dividends Paid [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	2.8070	2.5101
Return of Capital [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Cash Dividends Paid [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	0.7030	0.8799
Long-term Capital Gain [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Cash Dividends Paid [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$ 0	$ 0
direct share purchase plan [Member]
Cash Dividends Paid [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued \| shares	25,758	26,878
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares \| $	$ 1,300	$ 1,200

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