Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets
Investments in real estate	$ 24,980,669	$ 18,092,372
Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures	38,483	332,349
Cash and cash equivalents	361,348	568,532
Restricted cash	53,879	29,173
Tenant receivables	7,379	7,333
Deferred rent	839,335	722,751
Deferred leasing costs	402,898	272,673
Investments	1,876,564	1,611,114
Other assets	1,658,818	1,191,581
Total assets	30,219,373	22,827,878
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests, and Equity
Secured notes payable	205,198	230,925
Unsecured senior notes payable	8,316,678	7,232,370
Unsecured senior line of credit and commercial paper	269,990	99,991
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	2,210,410	1,669,832
Dividends payable	183,847	150,982
Total liabilities	11,186,123	9,384,100
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	9,612	11,342
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2021 and 2020; 158,043,880 and 136,690,329 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively	1,580	1,367
Additional paid-in capital	16,195,256	11,730,970
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,294)	(6,625)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity	16,189,542	11,725,712
Noncontrolling interests	2,834,096	1,706,724
Total equity	19,023,638	13,432,436
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests, and equity	$ 30,219,373	$ 22,827,878