Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands										3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 20, 2022 $ / shares	Aug. 09, 2022 $ / shares	May 10, 2022 $ / shares	Feb. 14, 2022 $ / shares	Nov. 09, 2021 $ / shares	Oct. 21, 2021 USD ($) shares	Aug. 10, 2021 $ / shares	May 11, 2021 $ / shares	Feb. 10, 2021 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares	Dec. 20, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2021 shares	Aug. 22, 2019 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | shares										611,409,909		611,409,909		601,045,438
Conversion ratio from units to shares												1
Redeemable OP Units outstanding (in units) | shares										1,737,395		1,737,395
Issuance of common stock (in shares) | shares										1,050,000	26,175,130	10,364,471	27,776,008
Issuance of common stock, net											$ 693,445	$ 98,367	$ 693,445
Common stock dividends declared (in usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.17		$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.22	$ 0.17	$ 0.66	$ 0.51
Subsequent Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock dividends declared (in usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.22
Merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion ratio from units to shares												1
2021 ATM Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares issued | shares																12,500,000
Issuance of common stock (in shares) | shares						1,875,000,000						2,438,927
Issuance of common stock, net						$ 74,534					$ 496,667		$ 496,667
Commissions and other costs						$ 466					$ 3,333	$ 1,633	$ 3,333
Aggregate sales price															$ 1,250,000
Available for future offerings										$ 1,150,000		1,150,000
2019 ATM Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares) | shares											4,951,969		4,951,969
Issuance of common stock, net											$ 196,778	$ 98,367	$ 196,778
Commissions and other costs											$ 3,167		$ 3,167
Aggregate sales price																	$ 800,000