Business Segments - Segment Reporting, Reconciliation of Revenues, Operating Income and Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 1,252,080	$ 1,150,842	$ 2,471,208	$ 2,299,158
Operating income	533,317	700,866	1,739,119	1,233,063
General and administrative expenses	83,114	74,342	157,760	152,374
Depreciation and amortization expenses	402,313	392,736	798,960	790,311
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net	105,802	187,361	316,008	361,004
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net	0	127,167	584,835	143,790
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net	79,594	72,419	156,556	139,468
Interest expense	(60,293)	(68,412)	(124,357)	(139,693)
Interest and other income, net	6,227	715	7,280	5,461
Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net	138,155	(6,080)	185,511	74,072
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(730)	0	(18,895)	(187,453)
Earnings before income taxes	696,270	699,508	1,945,214	1,124,918
Total assets	59,763,817		59,763,817		$ 58,486,220
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	8,443,644		8,443,644		8,610,958
Assets held for sale or contribution	403,617		403,617		669,688
Cash and cash equivalents	437,515		437,515		556,117
Other assets	3,460,006		3,460,006		3,312,454
Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	49,769,733		49,769,733		48,088,165
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	912,942	853,416	1,794,996	1,670,954
Total assets	49,806,604		49,806,604		48,125,728
Operating Segments [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,095,841	1,021,455	2,181,044	2,049,810
Operating income	813,755	769,128	1,613,695	1,516,155
Operating Segments [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	156,239	129,387	290,164	249,348
Operating income	99,187	84,288	181,301	154,799
Total assets	36,871		36,871		37,563
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,046,347	971,698	2,085,338	1,946,781
Operating income	784,706	734,295	1,555,916	1,443,598
Total assets	45,145,760		45,145,760		44,136,140
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	50,866	35,870	101,501	69,853
Operating income	22,308	15,352	49,985	23,654
Total assets	11,348		11,348		11,984
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Americas [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	23,171	25,495	45,362	49,388
Operating income	16,835	19,229	32,942	36,824
Total assets	1,712,191		1,712,191		1,148,371
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Americas [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	32,812	19,475	44,465	30,138
Operating income	28,873	16,648	36,247	24,554
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	11,700	13,372	23,708	32,228
Operating income	1,864	7,474	5,834	20,665
Total assets	1,864,969		1,864,969		1,837,800
Operating Segments [Member] | Europe [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	49,116	47,835	95,312	91,264
Operating income	34,159	36,278	66,622	68,449
Total assets	25,280		25,280		25,280
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member] | Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	14,623	10,890	26,636	21,413
Operating income	10,350	8,130	19,003	15,068
Total assets	1,046,813		1,046,813		965,854
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia [Member] | Strategic Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	23,445	26,207	48,886	58,093
Operating income	13,847	16,010	28,447	38,142
Total assets	243		243		299
Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	533,317	700,866	1,739,119	1,233,063
General and administrative expenses	(83,114)	(74,342)	(157,760)	(152,374)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	(402,313)	(392,736)	(798,960)	(790,311)
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net	105,802	187,361	316,008	361,004
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net	0	127,167	584,835	143,790
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net	79,594	72,419	156,556	139,468
Interest expense	(60,293)	(68,412)	(124,357)	(139,693)
Interest and other income, net	6,227	715	7,280	5,461
Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net	138,155	(6,080)	185,511	74,072
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(730)	$ 0	(18,895)	$ (187,453)
Total assets	9,957,213		9,957,213		10,360,492
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	8,443,644		8,443,644		8,610,958
Assets held for sale or contribution	403,617		403,617		669,688
Cash and cash equivalents	437,515		437,515		556,117
Other assets	$ 672,437		$ 672,437		$ 523,729