CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 4,824,113	$ 4,695,616	$ 4,517,690
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	1,151,840	1,129,766	970,056
Real estate acquisition and development expense	19,550	15,506	26,451
General and administrative	106,682	106,677	80,632
Interest expense	304,495	287,401	201,132
Total expenses	2,892,542	2,797,351	2,426,217
Other increases (decreases) to net income:
Interest and other income	63,099	67,212	85,590
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated real estate entity	9,604	19,821	27,897
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)	(215,583)	102,244	(51,197)
Gain (Loss) on sale of real estate	1,113	1,537	17,178
Income before income taxes	1,789,804	2,089,079	2,170,941
Income tax (provision) benefit	7,228	(4,669)	(10,821)
Net income	1,797,032	2,084,410	2,160,120
Allocation to noncontrolling interests	(12,684)	(12,399)	(11,793)
Net income allocable to Public Storage shareholders	1,784,348	2,072,011	2,148,327
Allocation of net income to:
Preferred shareholders	(194,703)	(194,703)	(194,703)
Restricted share units and unvested LTIP units	(4,060)	(4,623)	(4,883)
Net income allocable to common shareholders	$ 1,585,585	$ 1,872,685	$ 1,948,741
Net income per common share:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 9.04	$ 10.68	$ 11.11
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 9.01	$ 10.64	$ 11.06
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	175,447	175,351	175,472
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	175,902	176,038	176,143
Self-storage facilities
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 4,489,413	$ 4,395,993	$ 4,259,613
Expenses:
Self-storage cost of operations	1,177,038	1,136,720	1,061,950
Ancillary operations
Revenues:
Revenues	334,700	299,623	258,077
Expenses:
Ancillary cost of operations	$ 132,937	$ 121,281	$ 85,996