Business Segments - Reportable Business Segment Revenues, Net Operating Income and Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 1,914,664	$ 1,750,892	$ 6,134,222	$ 4,222,100
Operating income		882,108	914,970	2,872,941	2,654,089
General and administrative expenses		(96,673)	(87,903)	(292,097)	(245,663)
Depreciation and amortization expenses		(642,010)	(401,450)	(1,846,545)	(1,200,410)
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net		89,030	74,678	273,907	390,686
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net	[1]	129,584	1,019	158,392	585,854
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net		71,365	84,925	217,786	241,481
Interest expense		(181,053)	(63,884)	(466,882)	(188,241)
Gain (losses) on early extinguishment of debt, net		0	0	3,275	(18,895)
Earnings before income taxes		840,384	1,107,843	2,729,802	3,053,057
Total assets		91,949,409		91,949,409		$ 87,897,448
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities		9,091,824		9,091,824		9,698,898
Assets held for sale or contribution		797,758		797,758		531,257
Cash and cash equivalents		740,841		740,841		278,483
Other assets		4,736,775		4,736,775		4,801,499
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		80,636,217		80,636,217		76,710,139
Operating Segments [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		1,777,816	1,156,140	5,063,638	3,337,184
Operating income		1,349,398	864,429	3,815,384	2,478,124
Total assets		80,600,246		80,600,246		76,673,811
Operating Segments [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		136,848	594,752	1,070,584	884,916
Operating income		52,779	464,197	763,900	645,498
Total assets		35,971		35,971		36,328
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		1,705,656	1,102,418	4,866,508	3,187,756
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income		1,295,042	828,144	3,671,766	2,384,060
Total assets		75,749,288		75,749,288		71,858,560
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		53,077	53,973	786,222	155,474
Operating income		6,302	(16,055)	622,802	33,930
Total assets		10,499		10,499		10,817
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		29,442	23,774	81,576	69,136
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Americas [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income		23,184	17,068	62,429	50,010
Total assets		1,873,732		1,873,732		1,831,956
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Americas [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		14,054	13,344	74,139	57,809
Operating income		7,147	7,410	53,962	43,657
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		29,101	13,437	69,368	37,145
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income		22,235	7,758	51,493	13,592
Total assets		2,280,004		2,280,004		1,952,160
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		45,457	503,764	135,267	599,076
Operating income		27,187	461,701	53,288	528,323
Total assets		25,280		25,280		25,280
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		13,617	16,511	46,186	43,147
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income		8,937	11,459	29,696	30,462
Total assets		697,222		697,222		1,031,135
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		24,260	23,671	74,956	72,557
Operating income		12,143	11,141	33,848	39,588
Total assets		192		192		231
Non Segment Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income		882,108	914,970	2,872,941	2,654,089
General and administrative expenses		(96,673)	(87,903)	(292,097)	(245,663)
Depreciation and amortization expenses		(642,010)	(401,450)	(1,846,545)	(1,200,410)
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net		89,030	74,678	273,907	390,686
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net		129,584	1,019	158,392	585,854
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net		71,365	84,925	217,786	241,481
Interest expense		(181,053)	(63,884)	(466,882)	(188,241)
Foreign currency and derivative gains and other income, net		67,964	171,832	102,682	364,623
Gain (losses) on early extinguishment of debt, net				3,275	(18,895)
Earnings before income taxes		840,384	$ 1,107,843	2,729,802	$ 3,053,057
Total assets		11,313,192		11,313,192		11,187,309
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities		9,091,824		9,091,824		9,698,898
Assets held for sale or contribution		797,758		797,758		531,257
Cash and cash equivalents		740,841		740,841		278,483
Other assets		$ 682,769		$ 682,769		$ 678,671

[1] During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we sold our ownership interest in an unconsolidated office joint venture.