CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total stockholders' equity	Preferred stock	Common stock	Preferred stock and paid in capital	Common stock and paid in capital	Distributions in excess of net income	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	Noncontrolling interests
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 6,787,053	$ 6,766,804			$ 395,378	$ 8,228,594	$ (1,857,168)	$ 0	$ 20,249
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016			16,350,000,000	260,168,259
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	319,318	318,798					318,798		520
Distributions paid and payable	(703,067)	(701,020)					(701,020)		(2,047)
Share issuances, net of costs	1,388,080	1,388,080				1,388,080
Share issuances, net of costs (in shares)				23,957,741
Preferred shares redeemed	(408,751)	(408,751)			(395,378)		(13,373)
Preferred shares redeemed (in shares)			(16,350,000,000)
Reallocation of equity	0	(485)				(485)			485
Share-based compensation, net	8,075	8,075				8,075
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)				87,685
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	7,390,708	7,371,501			0	9,624,264	(2,252,763)	0	19,207
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017			0	284,213,685
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	364,598	363,614					363,614		984
Other comprehensive loss	(8,098)	(8,098)						(8,098)
Distributions paid and payable	(770,502)	(768,506)					(768,506)		(1,996)
Share issuances, net of costs	1,119,297	1,119,297				1,119,297
Share issuances, net of costs (in shares)				19,304,878
Additions to noncontrolling interest	18,848								18,848
Redemptions	(2,752)	2,829				2,829			(5,581)
Redemption of common units (in shares)				88,182
Reallocation of equity	0	(774)				(774)			774
Share-based compensation, net	8,879	8,879				8,879
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)				135,345
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	8,120,978	8,088,742			0	10,754,495	(2,657,655)	(8,098)	32,236
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			0	303,742,090
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	437,478	436,482					436,482		996
Other comprehensive loss	(9,004)	(9,004)						(9,004)
Distributions paid and payable	(862,414)	(861,118)					(861,118)		(1,296)
Share issuances, net of costs	2,117,983	2,117,983				2,117,983
Share issuances, net of costs (in shares)				29,818,978
Additions to noncontrolling interest	11,370								11,370
Redemptions	(21,123)	(6,866)				(6,866)			(14,257)
Redemption of common units (in shares)				0
Reallocation of equity	0	(653)				(653)			653
Share-based compensation, net	8,890	8,890				8,890
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)				58,038
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 9,804,158	$ 9,774,456			$ 0	$ 12,873,849	$ (3,082,291)	$ (17,102)	$ 29,702
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			0	333,619,106