Significant Transactions - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft² property apartment $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) apartment property	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft² apartment property shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) property apartment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on dispositions and impairments of real estate	$ 692,861	$ 0	$ 675,534	$ 587,609
Repurchase of common stock, net (in shares) | shares	2,200,000
Stock repurchased during period, value	$ 77,782	$ 46,711	$ 77,782	$ 171,711
Shares acquired, average cost per share (in usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 34.57
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares) | shares	105,500,000		105,500,000
Same Store
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Apartment homes in communities owned by VIEs | apartment	22,794		22,794
Other Real Estate
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Apartment homes in communities owned by VIEs | apartment	3,829		3,829
Impairment of real estate	$ 0		$ 23,600
Apartment Community Dispositions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Apartment communities sold | apartment	1	0		12
Apartment homes in communities owned by VIEs | property	195	2,050	195	2,050
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 19,900
Gain on dispositions and impairments of real estate				$ 587,600
Impairment of real estate		$ 0		$ 0
Apartment Community Dispositions | Same Store
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Apartment homes in communities owned by VIEs | property		10		10
Apartment Community Dispositions, Second Disposition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Apartment communities sold | apartment			3
Apartment homes in communities owned by VIEs | property	257		257
Proceeds from sale of real estate			$ 52,100
Raleigh North Carolina
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of apartment communities acquired | property	1
Durham, North Carolina
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of apartment communities acquired | property	1
South Florida
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of apartment communities acquired | property			1
Commercial space | ft²	29		29