CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total Stockholders' Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Non-Controlling Interests
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020			567,117,666
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 8,556,073	$ 8,504,825	$ 5,671	$ 9,707,258	$ (661,162)	$ (546,942)	$ 51,248
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Capital distributions	(2,107)						(2,107)
Net income	262,776	261,425			261,425		1,351
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared	(395,132)	(395,132)			(395,132)
Issuance of common stock — settlement of RSUs, net of tax (in shares)			675,870
Issuance of common stock — settlement of RSUs, net of tax	(9,411)	(9,411)	$ 7	(9,418)
Issuance of common stock — settlement of 2022 Convertible Notes (in shares)			8,943,374
Issuance of common stock — settlement of 2022 Convertible Notes	$ 203,509	203,509	$ 89	203,420
Issuance of common stock, net (in shares)	33,927,772		23,383,528
Issuance of common stock, net	$ 933,790	933,790	$ 234	933,556
Share-based compensation expense	27,170	25,066		25,066			2,104
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	262,136	260,553				260,553	1,583
Redemption of OP Units for common stock (in shares)			925,000
Redemption of OP Units for common stock	0	13,117	$ 9	13,657		(549)	(13,117)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021			601,045,438
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021	9,838,804	9,797,742	$ 6,010	10,873,539	(794,869)	(286,938)	41,062
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Capital distributions	(2,397)						(2,397)
Net income	384,799	383,329			383,329		1,470
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared	(539,680)	(539,680)			(539,680)
Issuance of common stock — settlement of RSUs, net of tax (in shares)			660,756
Issuance of common stock — settlement of RSUs, net of tax	(12,869)	(12,869)	$ 7	(12,876)
Issuance of common stock — settlement of 2022 Convertible Notes (in shares)			6,216,261
Issuance of common stock — settlement of 2022 Convertible Notes	$ 141,219	141,219	$ 62	141,157
Issuance of common stock, net (in shares)	10,365,944		2,438,927
Issuance of common stock, net	$ 98,367	98,367	$ 25	98,342
Share-based compensation expense	28,962	24,950		24,950			4,012
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	386,426	384,850				384,850	1,576
Redemption of OP Units for common stock (in shares)			1,050,000
Redemption of OP Units for common stock	$ 0	13,434	$ 10	13,351		73	(13,434)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	611,411,382		611,411,382
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 10,323,631	10,291,342	$ 6,114	11,138,463	(951,220)	97,985	32,289
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Capital distributions	(2,374)						(2,374)
Net income	521,028	519,470			519,470		1,558
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared	(638,836)	(638,836)			(638,836)
Issuance of common stock — settlement of RSUs, net of tax (in shares)			546,857
Issuance of common stock — settlement of RSUs, net of tax	$ (8,149)	(8,149)	$ 6	(8,155)
Issuance of common stock, net (in shares)	546,857
Share-based compensation expense	$ 29,503	26,428		26,428			3,075
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (34,368)	(34,284)				(34,284)	(84)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023	611,958,239		611,958,239
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 10,190,435	$ 10,155,971	$ 6,120	$ 11,156,736	$ (1,070,586)	$ 63,701	$ 34,464