Organization and Business Purpose	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Business Purpose	1. Organization and Business Purpose Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on November 16, 2015 as a Maryland corporation and intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with the taxable year ending December 31, 2017. The Company was organized to invest primarily in stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate in the United States and to a lesser extent, invest in real estate-related securities. The Company is the sole general partner of BREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“BREIT OP”). BREIT Special Limited Partner L.L.C. (the “Special Limited Partner”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Blackstone Group L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Blackstone”), owns a special limited partner interest in BREIT OP. Substantially all of the Company’s business is conducted through BREIT OP. The Company and BREIT OP are externally managed by BX REIT Advisors L.L.C. (the “Adviser”), an affiliate of Blackstone. The Company has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an offering of up to $5.0 billion in shares of common stock, consisting of up to $4.0 billion in shares in its primary offering and up to $1.0 billion in shares pursuant to its distribution reinvestment plan (the “Offering”). The Company intends to sell any combination of four classes of shares of its common stock, with a dollar value up to the maximum aggregate amount of the Offering. The share classes have different upfront selling commissions, dealer manager fees and ongoing stockholder servicing fees. As of January 1, 2017, the Company had satisfied the minimum offering requirement and the Company’s board of directors authorized the release of proceeds from escrow. As of June 30, 2017, the Company issued and sold 88,930,421 shares of the Company’s common stock (consisting of 71,382,151 Class S shares, 17,318,240 Class I shares, 216,570 Class D shares, and 13,460 Class T shares). The Company intends to continue selling shares on a monthly basis. As of June 30, 2017, the Company owned ten investments in real estate and had twelve positions in commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). The Company currently operates in five reportable segments: Multifamily, Industrial, Hotel, and Retail Properties, and investments in Real Estate-Related Securities. Financial results by segment are reported in Note 14 — Segment Reporting.

1. Organization and Business Purpose

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on November 16, 2015 as a Maryland corporation and intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with the taxable year ending December 31, 2017. The Company was organized to invest primarily in stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate in the United States and to a lesser extent, invest in real estate-related securities. The Company is the sole general partner of BREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“BREIT OP”). BREIT Special Limited Partner L.L.C. (the “Special Limited Partner”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Blackstone Group L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Blackstone”), owns a special limited partner interest in BREIT OP. Substantially all of the Company’s business is conducted through BREIT OP. The Company and BREIT OP are externally managed by BX REIT Advisors L.L.C. (the “Adviser”), an affiliate of Blackstone.

The Company has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an offering of up to $5.0 billion in shares of common stock, consisting of up to $4.0 billion in shares in its primary offering and up to $1.0 billion in shares pursuant to its distribution reinvestment plan (the “Offering”). The Company intends to sell any combination of four classes of shares of its common stock, with a dollar value up to the maximum aggregate amount of the Offering. The share classes have different upfront selling commissions, dealer manager fees and ongoing stockholder servicing fees. As of January 1, 2017, the Company had satisfied the minimum offering requirement and the Company’s board of directors authorized the release of proceeds from escrow. As of June 30, 2017, the Company issued and sold 88,930,421 shares of the Company’s common stock (consisting of 71,382,151 Class S shares, 17,318,240 Class I shares, 216,570 Class D shares, and 13,460 Class T shares). The Company intends to continue selling shares on a monthly basis.

As of June 30, 2017, the Company owned ten investments in real estate and had twelve positions in commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). The Company currently operates in five reportable segments: Multifamily, Industrial, Hotel, and Retail Properties, and investments in Real Estate-Related Securities. Financial results by segment are reported in Note 14 — Segment Reporting.