CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Investments in real estate:
Land, buildings and improvements — net lease and other		$ 12,095,458	$ 13,338,857
Land, buildings and improvements — operating properties		1,256,249	1,095,892
Net investments in finance leases and loans receivable		1,514,923	771,761
In-place lease intangible assets and other		2,308,853	2,659,750
Above-market rent intangible assets		706,773	833,751
Investments in real estate		17,882,256	18,700,011
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(3,005,479)	(3,269,057)
Assets held for sale, net		37,122	57,944
Net investments in real estate		14,913,899	15,488,898
Equity method investments		354,261	327,502
Cash and cash equivalents		633,860	167,996
Other assets, net		1,096,474	1,080,227
Goodwill		978,289	1,037,412
Total assets	[1]	17,976,783	18,102,035
Debt:
Senior unsecured notes, net		6,035,686	5,916,400
Unsecured term loans, net		1,125,564	552,539
Unsecured revolving credit facility		403,785	276,392
Non-recourse mortgages, net		579,147	1,132,417
Debt, net		8,144,182	7,877,748
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		615,750	623,843
Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities, net		136,872	184,584
Deferred income taxes		180,650	178,959
Dividends payable		192,332	228,257
Total liabilities	[1]	9,269,786	9,093,391
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued		0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 218,671,874 and 210,620,949 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding		219	211
Additional paid-in capital		11,784,461	11,706,836
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings		(2,891,424)	(2,486,633)
Deferred compensation obligation		62,046	57,012
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(254,867)	(283,780)
Total stockholders’ equity		8,700,435	8,993,646
Noncontrolling interests		6,562	14,998
Total equity		8,706,997	9,008,644
Total liabilities and equity		$ 17,976,783	$ 18,102,035

[1] See Note 2 for details related to variable interest entities (“VIEs”).