CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Rental revenues and other property income	$ 554,541	$ 490,618	$ 1,084,740	$ 965,072
Management fee revenues	2,759	1,015	4,870	1,786
Total revenues	557,300	491,633	1,089,610	966,858
Expenses:
Property operating and maintenance	190,680	175,422	372,949	343,795
Property management expense	21,814	17,696	42,781	33,538
General and administrative	19,342	19,828	36,981	36,778
Interest expense	74,840	80,764	149,229	164,170
Depreciation and amortization	158,572	145,280	314,368	289,781
Impairment and other	1,355	980	2,870	1,336
Total expenses	466,603	439,970	919,178	869,398
Gains (losses) on investments in equity securities, net	(172)	(7,002)	(3,204)	(10,142)
Other, net	(3,827)	(1,903)	(3,233)	(1,673)
Gain on sale of property, net of tax	27,508	17,919	45,534	32,403
Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	(2,701)	11	(5,021)	362
Net income	111,505	60,688	204,508	118,410
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(542)	(350)	(930)	(705)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	110,963	60,338	203,578	117,705
Net income available to participating securities	(148)	(96)	(368)	(191)
Net income available to common stockholders — basic (Note 12)	110,815	60,242	203,210	117,514
Net income available to common stockholders — diluted (Note 12)	$ 110,815	$ 60,242	$ 203,210	$ 117,514
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic (in shares)	610,331,643	567,931,472	608,381,768	567,655,034
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)	611,620,475	569,283,166	609,775,270	569,056,182
Net income per common share — basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.11	$ 0.33	$ 0.21
Net income per common share — diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.11	$ 0.33	$ 0.21