Co-investments - Schedule of Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 apartment community	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) community	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Co-investments		$ 973,033	$ 996,245
Distributions in excess of investments in co-investments		$ 68,295	65,488
Apartment communities owned (in communities) | community		255
Total operating and other co-investments, net
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Co-investments		$ 434,471	437,378
Wesco I, Wesco III, Wesco IV, Wesco V, and Wesco VI
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage		54.00%
Co-investments		$ 139,728	144,766
BEXAEW , BEX II, BEX IV, and 500 Folsom
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage		50.00%
Co-investments		$ 211,582	224,119
Other
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage		51.00%
Co-investments		$ 83,161	68,493
Distributions in excess of investments in co-investments		$ 4,700	3,700
Total development co-investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage		0.00%
Co-investments		$ 0	14,605
Total preferred interest co-investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Co-investments		538,562	544,262
Total preferred interest co-investments | Investments in Majority-owned Subsidiaries
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Co-investments		45,900	42,700
Wesco I, Wesco III, and Wesco IV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Distributions in excess of investments in co-investments		$ 63,600	$ 61,800
Membership Interest in BEXAEW
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Weighted average company ownership percentage	49.90%
Apartment communities owned (in communities) | community	4
Number of units acquired | apartment	1,480