National Storage Affiliates Trust Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
- Audit Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Narrative (Details)

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SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 property	Sep. 30, 2022 property	Jun. 30, 2022 property	Mar. 31, 2022 property	Dec. 31, 2021 property	Sep. 30, 2021 property	Jun. 30, 2021 property	Mar. 31, 2021 property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) property
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property	2	23	8	12	110	76	20	23	45	229
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired									$ 569.2	$ 2,200.0
Acquisition-related costs capitalized									3.7	12.1
Aggregate revenue related to properties acquired during the year									18.0	58.7
Operating income related to properties acquired during the year									$ (1.8)	3.1
Self storage property disposed \| property									2
Undeveloped land parcel, net proceeds									$ 11.0
Net gain of dispositions									5.5
Real Estate
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized fair value allocated to real estate									559.7	2,100.0
Customer in-place leases
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized fair value allocated to intangible assets									$ 9.5	$ 43.7
Asset acquired from PROs \| Affiliated entity
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property									5	22
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired									$ 55.7	$ 207.1
Northwest's Right To Property Management Contracts, Brand, Intellectual Property, Certain Tangible Assets
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Tangible assets									$ 3.2
Northwest's Right To Property Management Contracts, Brand, Intellectual Property, Certain Tangible Assets \| OP units \| NSA OP, LP
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
OP units issued (in units) \| shares									46,540

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