Consolidated Statement of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class A common shares	Class B common shares	Common Stock Class A common shares	Common Stock Class B common shares	Preferred shares	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated deficit	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Shareholders’ equity	Noncontrolling interest
Beginning balance of common shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013				184,869,219	635,075
Beginning balances at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 3,650,659			$ 1,848	$ 6	$ 91	$ 2,996,478	$ (63,479)	$ 0	$ 2,934,944	$ 715,715
Beginning balance of preferred shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013						9,060,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
2,770 Property Contribution	1,546						31			31	1,515
Share-based compensation	2,586						2,586			2,586
Issuance of Class A common shares, net of offering costs (in shares)				25,969,612
Issuance of Class A common shares, net of offering costs	453,671			$ 260			453,411			453,671
Issuance of preferred shares, net of offering costs (in shares)						8,000,000
Issuance of preferred shares, net of offering costs	165,781					$ 80	165,701			165,781
Issuance of Class A units	11,179										11,179
Distributions to equity holders:
Preferred shares	(18,928)							(18,928)		(18,928)
Noncontrolling interests	(23,881)										(23,881)
Common shares	(39,698)							(39,698)		(39,698)
Net income (loss)	(33,092)							(48,057)		(48,057)	14,965
Total other comprehensive income	(229)								(229)	(229)
Ending balance of common shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014				210,838,831	635,075
Ending balances at Dec. 31, 2014	4,169,594			$ 2,108	$ 6	$ 171	3,618,207	(170,162)	(229)	3,450,101	719,493
Ending balance of preferred shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014						17,060,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Share-based compensation	3,125						3,125			3,125
Common stock issued under share-based compensation plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares)				30,281
Common stock issued under share-based compensation plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	111						111			111
Repurchase of Class A common shares (in shares)				(3,633,602)
Repurchase of Class A common shares	(57,383)			$ (36)			(57,347)			(57,383)
Purchase of outside interests in RJ joint ventures	(44,408)						(10,033)			(10,033)	(34,375)
Distributions to equity holders:
Preferred shares	(22,276)							(22,276)		(22,276)
Noncontrolling interests	(23,583)										(23,583)
Common shares	(42,126)							(42,126)		(42,126)
Net income (loss)	(47,948)							(62,301)		(62,301)	14,353
Total other comprehensive income	127								127	127
Ending balance of common shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		207,235,510	635,075	207,235,510	635,075
Ending balances at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 3,935,233			$ 2,072	$ 6	$ 171	3,554,063	(296,865)	(102)	3,259,345	675,888
Ending balance of preferred shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	17,060,000					17,060,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Share-based compensation	$ 3,636						3,636			3,636
Common stock issued under share-based compensation plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares)				213,878
Common stock issued under share-based compensation plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	3,034			$ 2			3,032			3,034
Issuance of Class A common shares (in shares)				41,466,118
Issuance of Class A common shares and units	633,063			$ 414			613,835			614,249	18,814
Issuance of preferred shares, net of offering costs (in shares)						19,950,000
Issuance of preferred shares, net of offering costs	482,812					$ 199	482,613			482,812
Redemptions of Class A units (in shares)				40,632
Redemptions of Class A units	(399)			$ 1			503			504	(903)
Repurchase of Class A common shares (in shares)				(6,215,656)
Repurchase of Class A common shares	(96,098)			$ (62)			(96,036)			(96,098)
Assumption of exchangeable senior notes	6,970						6,970			6,970
Conversion of Series E units to Series D units	58,494										58,494
Distributions to equity holders:
Preferred shares	(40,237)							(40,237)		(40,237)
Noncontrolling interests	(11,360)										(11,360)
Common shares	(48,171)							(48,171)		(48,171)
Net income (loss)	10,446							6,695		6,695	3,751
Total other comprehensive income	197								197	197
Ending balance of common shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016		242,740,482	635,075	242,740,482	635,075
Ending balances at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 4,937,620			$ 2,427	$ 6	$ 370	$ 4,568,616	$ (378,578)	$ 95	$ 4,192,936	$ 744,684
Ending balance of preferred shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	37,010,000					37,010,000