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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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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, 2023 property	Sep. 30, 2023 property	Jun. 30, 2023 property annex	Mar. 31, 2023 property	Dec. 31, 2022 property	Sep. 30, 2022 property	Jun. 30, 2022 property	Mar. 31, 2022 property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property	2	2	0	16	2	23	8	12	20	45
Number annexes acquired \| annex			2
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired									$ 229.5	$ 569.2
Acquisition-related costs capitalized									1.6	3.7
Aggregate revenue related to properties acquired during the year									12.3	18.0
Operating income related to properties acquired during the year									$ 10.9	$ 19.8
Self storage property disposed \| property									32	2
Undeveloped land parcel, net proceeds									$ 262.3	$ 11.0
Net gain of dispositions									$ 63.9	5.5
Number of properties \| property	1,050								1,050
Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Participating Regional Operators In Eight States
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	39								39
Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Participating Regional Operators In Seven States
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	56								56
Real Estate
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized fair value allocated to real estate									$ 224.7	559.7
Customer in-place leases
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized fair value allocated to intangible assets									$ 4.8	$ 9.5
Asset acquired from PROs \| Affiliated entity
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property									19	5
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired									$ 199.3	$ 55.7
Asset Acquisition From Retiredment of MoveIt \| Affiliated entity
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired									$ 4.7

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