Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financial assets:
Restricted cash	$ 82,437	$ 90,611
Equity warrants	35,772
Financial liabilities:
Foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps	58,905
Carrying Amount
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,993,646	631,681
Restricted cash	82,437	90,611
Foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps	37,118	191,357
Equity warrants	35,772	30,436
Financial liabilities:
Senior unsecured notes	13,552,222	12,437,273
Secured debt	2,183,327	2,110,815
Foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps	96,023	55,727
Redeemable DownREIT Unitholder interests	77,928	75,355
Carrying Amount | Mortgage loans receivable
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, fair value	1,043,252	697,906
Carrying Amount | Other real estate loans receivable
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, fair value	318,335	192,938
Carrying Amount | Non-real estate loans receivable
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, fair value	330,119	289,168
Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,993,646	631,681
Restricted cash	82,437	90,611
Foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps	37,118	191,357
Equity warrants	35,772	30,436
Financial liabilities:
Senior unsecured notes	13,249,247	11,381,873
Secured debt	2,144,059	2,054,889
Foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps	96,023	55,727
Redeemable DownREIT Unitholder interests	77,928	75,355
Fair Value | Mortgage loans receivable
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, fair value	1,105,260	739,159
Fair Value | Other real estate loans receivable
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, fair value	319,905	190,977
Fair Value | Non-real estate loans receivable
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, fair value	$ 312,985	$ 277,601