CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Cash Flows — Operating Activities
Net income	$ 564,020	$ 388,979
Adjustments to net income:
Depreciation and amortization, including intangible assets and deferred financing costs	459,830	374,163
Gain on sale of real estate, net	(181,958)	(37,631)
Straight-line rent adjustments	(55,671)	(42,342)
Amortization of rent-related intangibles and deferred rental revenue	27,694	34,378
Stock-based compensation expense	25,811	23,102
Impairment charges — real estate	15,173	26,385
Distributions of earnings from equity method investments	15,107	26,276
Earnings from equity method investments	(14,569)	(23,477)
Decrease in allowance for credit losses	(6,113)	(27,777)
Deferred income tax benefit	(2,706)	(1,561)
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on equity securities, extinguishment of debt, foreign currency exchange rate movements, and other	(1,837)	22,322
Gain on change in control of interests	0	(33,931)
Impairment charges — Investment Management goodwill	0	29,334
Asset management revenue received in shares of CPA:18 – Global	0	(1,024)
Net changes in other operating assets and liabilities	(32,094)	(54,668)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	812,687	702,528
Cash Flows — Investing Activities
Purchases of real estate	(908,271)	(1,013,950)
Proceeds from sales of real estate	187,678	170,341
Funding for real estate construction, redevelopments, and other capital expenditures on real estate	(90,149)	(83,721)
Capital contributions to equity method investments	(36,595)	(69,127)
Proceeds from repayment of loans receivable	28,000	34,000
Tenant-funded escrow for investing activities	21,717	0
Return of capital from equity method investments	10,081	7,447
Other investing activities, net	(4,987)	(16,945)
Cash paid to stockholders of CPA:18 – Global in the CPA:18 Merger	0	(423,435)
Cash and restricted cash acquired in connection with the CPA:18 Merger	0	331,063
Proceeds from redemption of WLT preferred stock (Note 9)	0	65,000
Funding of short-term loans to affiliates	0	(26,000)
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loans to affiliates	0	26,000
Investment in loan receivable	0	(20,098)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(792,526)	(1,019,425)
Cash Flows — Financing Activities
Proceeds from Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility	2,217,896	1,460,226
Repayments of Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility	(1,977,451)	(1,357,254)
Dividends paid	(686,163)	(613,302)
Proceeds from term loans	546,014	283,139
Scheduled payments of mortgage principal	(251,028)	(51,548)
Proceeds from shares issued under forward equity, net of selling costs	249,806	97,456
Prepayments of mortgage principal	(99,388)	(10,381)
Payment of financing costs	(14,696)	(2,128)
Payments for withholding taxes upon delivery of equity-based awards	(13,679)	(6,612)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(3,059)	(176)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	2,886	0
Other financing activities, net	(558)	11,781
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes	0	334,775
Proceeds from shares issued under our prior ATM Program, net of selling costs	0	218,081
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities	(29,420)	364,057
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash During the Period
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(958)	(15,097)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(10,217)	32,063
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	224,141	217,950
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$ 213,924	$ 250,013