Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 465,551	$ 394,080
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	136,973	118,169
Amortization of deferred financing costs	3,933	4,869
Non-cash lease expense	939	945
Compensation expense related to stock-based awards	9,787	8,635
Accrual of interest income added to principal of debt securities and notes receivable	(19,235)	(17,312)
Gain on real estate transactions	(14,249)	(63,883)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures - gain on sale of real estate assets and purchase of joint venture partner's interest	0	(6,251)
Distributions from unconsolidated real estate ventures in excess of earnings	6,204	3,026
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets	15,789	5,519
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	28,646	19,063
Other liabilities	6,049	(3,172)
Net cash provided by operating activities	640,387	463,688
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of real estate assets	(438,287)	(375,209)
Cash paid for business combination	(157,301)	0
Development and redevelopment of real estate assets	(29,256)	(25,782)
Proceeds from sale of real estate assets and investments in real estate ventures	39,367	194,205
Investment in unconsolidated real estate entities	(76,339)	(7,174)
Return of investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures	342	31,534
Issuance and purchase of notes receivable	(204,930)	(68,523)
Principal payments received from notes receivable	223,773	20,426
Proceeds from sale of notes receivable	82,115	87,298
Purchase of equipment and fixtures	(9,512)	(2,077)
Net cash used in investing activities	(570,028)	(145,302)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of offering costs	0	273,509
Proceeds from notes payable and revolving lines of credit	1,948,657	2,372,000
Principal payments on notes payable and revolving lines of credit	(1,915,531)	(3,193,025)
Proceeds from issuance of public bonds, net	400,000	446,396
Deferred financing costs	(6,713)	(5,403)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	4,254
Repurchase of common stock	(63,008)	0
Redemption of Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interests	(3,504)	(472)
Redemption of Preferred B Units for cash	(4,500)	0
Proceeds from principal payments on note receivable collateralized by OP Units	0	411
Dividends paid on common stock	(403,551)	(266,317)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(28,237)	(17,999)
Net cash used in financing activities	(76,387)	(386,646)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(6,028)	(68,260)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of the period	76,194	128,009
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of the period	70,166	59,749
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information
Interest paid	82,381	76,289
Income taxes paid	9,116	16,749
Redemption of Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interests for common stock
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	0	(2,378)
Common stock and paid-in capital	0	2,378
Acquisition and establishment of operating lease right of use assets and lease liabilities
Real estate assets - operating lease right-of-use assets	1,689	2,493
Operating lease liabilities	(1,689)	(2,493)
Acquisitions of real estate assets
Real estate assets, net	48,535	43,666
Value of equity issued	(40,965)	0
Investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures	(747)	(2,673)
Finance lease liability	(6,823)	(40,993)
Accrued construction costs and capital expenditures
Acquisition of real estate assets	987	1,016
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(987)	(1,016)
Investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures received on sale of stores to joint venture
Investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures	0	33,878
Real estate assets	0	(33,878)
Preferred OP Units
Issuance of OP and Preferred OP units in conjunction with business combinations
Equity interests issued	(6,000)	0
Common OP Units
Issuance of OP and Preferred OP units in conjunction with business combinations
Equity interests issued	$ (16,000)	$ 0