Schedule III: Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation - Summary of Activity for Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accumulated depreciation:
Deconsolidation of real estate	$ 0	$ (89,766)	$ 0
Continuing Operations
Real estate:
Balances at beginning of year	16,211,621	15,506,658	13,528,893
Acquisition of real estate and development and improvements	754,225	1,102,593	2,157,539
Sales and/or transfers to assets held for sale	(137,731)	(82,350)	(72,819)
Deconsolidation of real estate	0	(189,605)	0
Impairments	0	0	(21,294)
Other	(207,801)	(125,675)	(85,661)
Balances at end of year	16,620,314	16,211,621	15,506,658
Accumulated depreciation:
Balances at beginning of year	3,188,138	2,839,229	2,409,135
Depreciation expense	609,461	575,125	548,063
Sales and/or transfers to assets held for sale	(12,711)	(30,428)	(32,692)
Other	(192,937)	(106,022)	(85,277)
Balances at end of year	3,591,951	3,188,138	2,839,229
Discontinued Operations
Real estate:
Balances at beginning of year	0	0	2,930,566
Acquisition of real estate and development and improvements	0	0	8,238
Sales and/or transfers to assets held for sale	0	0	(2,929,713)
Impairments	0	0	(5,315)
Other	0	0	(3,776)
Balances at end of year	0	0	0
Accumulated depreciation:
Balances at beginning of year	0	0	615,708
Sales and/or transfers to assets held for sale	0	0	(615,708)
Balances at end of year	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0