Business Segments - Reportable Business Segment Revenues, Net Operating Income and Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 2,450,971	$ 1,252,080	$ 4,219,558	$ 2,471,208
Operating income		1,411,790	533,317	1,990,833	1,739,119
General and administrative expenses		(95,647)	(83,114)	(195,424)	(157,760)
Depreciation and amortization expenses		(602,168)	(402,313)	(1,204,535)	(798,960)
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net		184,877	105,802	184,877	316,008
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net	[1]	24,761	0	28,808	584,835
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net		70,642	79,594	146,421	156,556
Interest expense		(149,818)	(60,293)	(285,829)	(124,357)
Gain (losses) on early extinguishment of debt, net		0	(730)	3,275	(18,895)
Earnings before income taxes		1,358,718	696,270	1,889,418	1,945,214
Total assets		92,392,041		92,392,041		$ 87,897,448
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities		9,931,261		9,931,261		9,698,898
Assets held for sale or contribution		616,571		616,571		531,257
Cash and cash equivalents		531,110		531,110		278,483
Other assets		4,739,886		4,739,886		4,801,499
Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		80,692,709		80,692,709		76,673,811
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		80,728,690		80,728,690		76,710,139
Operating Segments [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		1,651,936	1,095,841	3,285,822	2,181,044
Operating income		1,251,838	813,755	2,465,986	1,613,695
Operating Segments [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		799,035	156,239	933,736	290,164
Operating income		648,129	99,187	711,121	181,301
Total assets		35,981		35,981		36,328
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		1,586,285	1,046,347	3,160,852	2,085,338
Operating income		1,204,741	784,706	2,376,724	1,555,916
Total assets		75,590,664		75,590,664		71,858,560
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		679,449	50,866	733,145	101,501
Operating income		594,933	22,308	616,500	49,985
Total assets		10,499		10,499		10,817
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Americas [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		26,562	23,171	52,134	45,362
Operating income		20,067	16,835	39,245	32,942
Total assets		1,896,447		1,896,447		1,831,956
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Americas [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		45,890	32,812	60,085	44,465
Operating income		37,873	28,873	46,815	36,247
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		21,111	11,700	40,267	23,708
Operating income		15,048	1,864	29,258	5,834
Total assets		2,547,068		2,547,068		1,952,160
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		46,277	49,116	89,810	95,312
Operating income		3,497	34,159	26,101	66,622
Total assets		25,280		25,280		25,280
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		17,978	14,623	32,569	26,636
Operating income		11,982	10,350	20,759	19,003
Total assets		658,530		658,530		1,031,135
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		27,419	23,445	50,696	48,886
Operating income		11,826	13,847	21,705	28,447
Total assets		202		202		231
Non Segment Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income		1,411,790	533,317	1,990,833	1,739,119
General and administrative expenses		95,647	83,114	195,424	157,760
Depreciation and amortization expenses		602,168	402,313	1,204,535	798,960
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net		184,877	105,802	184,877	316,008
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net		24,761		28,808	584,835
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net		70,642	79,594	146,421	156,556
Interest expense		149,818	60,293	285,829	124,357
Foreign currency and derivative gains and other income, net		26,104	144,382	34,718	192,791
Gain (losses) on early extinguishment of debt, net			(730)	3,275	(18,895)
Earnings before income taxes		1,358,718	$ 696,270	1,889,418	$ 1,945,214
Total assets		11,663,351		11,663,351		11,187,309
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities		9,931,261		9,931,261		9,698,898
Assets held for sale or contribution		616,571		616,571		531,257
Cash and cash equivalents		531,110		531,110		278,483
Other assets		$ 584,409		$ 584,409		$ 678,671

[1] During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, we sold our ownership interest in an unconsolidated office joint venture.