Earnings Per Share and Earnings Per Unit - Computation of Net Income per Share Basic and Net Income per Share Diluted (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 305,032	$ 220,071
Allocation to Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership	(8,275)	(7,059)
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties	(970)	(977)
Preferred distributions	(547)	(772)
Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares	(1,444)
Net income available to Common Shares	293,796	211,263
Numerator for net income per share – diluted	$ 302,071	$ 218,322
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding	378,812	378,341
OP Units	10,669	11,510
Dilutive Securities Options	1,080	813
Denominator for net income per share – diluted	390,561	390,664
Net income per share - basic	$ 0.78	$ 0.56
Net income per share - diluted	$ 0.77	$ 0.56