REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Abstract]
Aggregate cost of total real estate for federal income tax purposes	$ 25,437,272
Changes in total real estate assets
Balance, beginning of period	25,871,363	$ 24,927,305	$ 23,962,222
Acquisitions, construction costs and improvements	1,338,187	1,599,311	1,588,314
Dispositions, including casualty losses, and other activity	(279,088)	(655,253)	(623,231)
Balance, end of period	26,930,462	25,871,363	24,927,305
Changes in accumulated depreciation
Balance, beginning of period	6,878,556	6,217,721	5,728,440
Depreciation	816,965	814,978	758,596
Dispositions, including casualty losses	(137,907)	(154,143)	(269,315)
Balance, end of period	$ 7,557,614	$ 6,878,556	$ 6,217,721