Debt Instrument, Extension Option, Term

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Represents the number of extension options available pertaining to a debt instrument.

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Cap

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Floor

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Gain (Loss) On Settlement Of Rate-Lock Agreement

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Mortgages, Notes and Loans Payable, Net (Borrowings Activity, Footnotes) (Details)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) extension_option	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		2.00%
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 51,000		$ 0	$ 35,966,000	$ 0
Repayments				1,328,054,000	$ 51,008,000
Interest rate cap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 368,200,000
1201 Lake Robbins and the Woodlands Warehouse
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments				280,300,000
Loss on settlement of rate-lock agreement				$ 10,000,000.0
Construction Loans \| Victoria Place
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 368,200,000
Number of extension options \| extension_option		2
Term of extension option		1 year
Construction Loans \| Tanager Apartments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount						$ 58,500,000
Interest rate						3.13%
Senior Notes due 2029 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 650,000,000
Interest rate	4.125%			4.125%			4.125%
Senior Notes due 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 650,000,000
Interest rate	4.375%			4.375%			4.375%
Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 1,000,000,000.0					$ 1,300,000,000
Interest rate	5.375%			5.375%
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 35,100,000
Repayments				$ 1,000,000,000
One-month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin				0.10%
Three-month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin				0.15%
Prime rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin				3.25%
LIBOR \| Construction Loans \| Victoria Place
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin		5.00%
Variable rate cap		2.00%
Variable rate floor		0.25%