Leases Lessor (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Operating Lease
Land parcel subject to lease agreement that contains a purchase option		2
Rent Commence Date	Oct. 01, 2017
Lessee Option to Purchase Underlying Asset		30
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Abstract]
2022		$ 1,539,355
2023		1,623,950
2024		1,600,255
2025		1,530,227
2026		1,464,150
Thereafter		10,131,628
Total		$ 17,889,565
Direct Financing and Sales-Type Lease
Direct financing lease, remaining lease term		70 years 10 months 24 days
Lessee Option to Purchase Underlying Asset		30
Sales-Type Lease, Net Investment in Lease, before Allowance for Credit Loss		$ 32,100
Sales-type lease, remaining lease term		87 years 10 months 24 days
Direct financing lease, net investment in lease, allowance for credit loss		$ 2,800			$ 2,200
Sales-type Lease, Allowance for Credit Loss		0
Direct Financing Lease, Net Investment in Leases
Gross investment in direct financing lease		403,388	$ 258,751
Add: estimated unguaranteed residual value of the underlying assets		31,839	0
Less: unearned income on direct financing lease		(215,557)	(218,072)
Less: effect of discounting on sales-type leases		(146,175)	0
Less: allowance for credit losses		(2,839)	(2,839)
Net investment in direct financing and sales-type leases		70,656	37,840
Net investment in direct financing lease		38,600	37,840
Direct Financing Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable
2022		3,066
2023		3,120
2024		3,176
2025		3,371
2026		3,459
Thereafter		387,196
Income from rentals
Operating leases		2,081,362	1,854,427	$ 1,465,692
Direct financing and sales-type leases		3,489	2,469	2,421
Revenues subject to the lease accounting standard		2,084,851	1,856,896	1,468,113
Income from rentals		2,114,150	1,885,637	1,531,296
Deferred Costs, Leasing, Net
Deferred leasing costs		857,414	679,300
Accumulated amortization		(454,516)	(406,627)
Deferred leasing costs, net		$ 402,898	272,673
Minimum
Operating Lease
Lessee Option to Purchase Underlying Asset		15
Direct Financing and Sales-Type Lease
Lessee Option to Purchase Underlying Asset		15
Maximum
Operating Lease
Lessee Option to Purchase Underlying Asset		74.5
Direct Financing and Sales-Type Lease
Lessee Option to Purchase Underlying Asset		74.5
North America
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties		414
Area of Real Estate Property | ft²		38.8
Land parcels subject to lease agreement that contains a purchase option
Operating Lease
Remaining Lease Term		70 years 10 months 24 days
Income from rentals
Income from rentals
Income from rentals		$ 2,108,249	1,878,208	1,516,864
Income from rentals | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Income from rentals
Revenues subject to the revenue recognition accounting standard		$ 23,398	$ 21,312	$ 48,751