Co-investments - Schedule of Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) community apartment	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) community	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Co-investments	$ 998,769	$ 998,769	$ 996,245
Distributions in excess of investments in co-investments	$ 63,806	$ 63,806	65,488
Apartment communities owned (in communities) | community	253	253
Total operating and other co-investments, net
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Co-investments	$ 446,458	$ 446,458	437,378
Wesco I, Wesco III, Wesco IV, Wesco V, and Wesco VI
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage		54.00%
Co-investments	145,918	$ 145,918	144,766
BEXAEW , BEX II, BEX IV, and 500 Folsom
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage		50.00%
Co-investments	213,998	$ 213,998	224,119
Other
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage		52.00%
Co-investments	86,542	$ 86,542	68,493
Distributions in excess of investments in co-investments	4,200	$ 4,200	3,700
Total development co-investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage		0.00%
Co-investments	0	$ 0	14,605
Total preferred interest co-investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Co-investments	552,311	552,311	544,262
Total preferred interest co-investments | Investments in Majority-owned Subsidiaries
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Co-investments	44,800	44,800	42,700
Wesco I, Wesco III, and Wesco IV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Distributions in excess of investments in co-investments	$ 59,600	$ 59,600	$ 61,800
Membership Interest In BEXAEW
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage	49.90%
Apartment communities owned (in communities) | community	4	4
Number of units acquired | apartment	1,480