Business Segments - Reportable Business Segment Revenues, Net Operating Income and Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 1,956,621	$ 1,768,587
Operating income		720,355	579,043
General and administrative expenses		(111,291)	(99,777)
Depreciation and amortization expenses		(637,505)	(602,367)
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net		40,308	0
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net		17,534	4,047
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net		72,472	75,779
Interest expense		(193,320)	(136,011)
Gains on early extinguishment of debt, net		536	3,275
Earnings before income taxes		663,607	530,700
Total assets		93,310,310		$ 93,020,840
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities		9,691,101		9,543,970
Assets held for sale or contribution		382,793		461,657
Cash and cash equivalents		500,589		530,388
Other assets		4,739,221		4,749,735
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	[1]	1,411,309	1,277,140
Total assets	[2]	82,066,059		81,859,441
Operating Segments [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		1,828,209	1,633,886
Operating income	[1]	1,361,708	1,214,148
Total assets		82,030,094		81,823,459
Operating Segments [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		128,412	134,701
Operating income	[1]	49,601	62,992
Total assets	[2]	35,965		35,982
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		1,757,371	1,574,567
Operating income	[1],[3]	1,312,621	1,171,983
Total assets		76,732,394		76,633,566
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		46,103	53,696
Operating income	[1],[3]	5,146	21,567
Total assets	[2]	10,499		10,499
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Americas [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		29,723	25,572
Operating income	[1]	22,893	19,178
Total assets		2,186,421		2,029,438
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Americas [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		16,285	14,195
Operating income	[1]	9,963	8,942
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		28,733	19,156
Operating income	[1]	18,774	14,210
Total assets	[2]	2,356,294		2,366,539
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		44,800	43,533
Operating income	[1]	23,092	22,604
Total assets		25,280		25,280
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		12,382	14,591
Operating income	[1]	7,420	8,777
Total assets		754,985		793,916
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		21,224	23,277
Operating income	[1]	11,400	9,879
Total assets	[2]	186		203
Non Segment Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income		720,355	579,043
General and administrative expenses		(111,291)	(99,777)
Depreciation and amortization expenses		(637,505)	(602,367)
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net		40,308	0
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net		17,534	4,047
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net		72,472	75,779
Interest expense		(193,320)	(136,011)
Foreign currency, derivative and other gains and other income, net		63,564	8,614
Gains on early extinguishment of debt, net		536	3,275
Earnings before income taxes		663,607	$ 530,700
Total assets		11,244,251		11,161,399
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities		9,691,101		9,543,970
Assets held for sale or contribution		382,793		461,657
Cash and cash equivalents		500,589		530,388
Other assets		$ 669,768		$ 625,384

[1] Net Operating Income ("NOI") from the Real Estate Segment is calculated directly from the Consolidated Financial Statements as Rental Revenues and Development Management and Other Revenues less Rental Expenses and Other Expenses. NOI from the Strategic Capital Segment is calculated directly from the Consolidated Financial Statements as Strategic Capital Revenues less Strategic Capital Expenses.

[2] Represents management contracts and goodwill recorded in connection with business combinations associated with the Strategic Capital Segment. Goodwill was $25.3 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

[3] This includes compensation and personnel costs for employees who were located in the U.S. but also support other geographies.