Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 200,162	$ 48,904	$ 462,072	$ 79,687
Expenses
Operating expenses	90,605	22,606	205,811	35,249
General and administrative	3,027	1,716	7,973	5,969
Management fee	11,823	3,712	28,073	3,712
Performance participation allocation	12,447	5,711	29,796	10,952
Depreciation and amortization	103,758	40,359	262,708	65,145
Total expenses	221,660	74,104	534,361	121,027
Other income (expense)
Income from real estate-related securities	28,647	4,026	59,279	7,435
Interest income	82	36	280	418
Interest expense	(65,711)	(10,866)	(146,943)	(16,413)
Other income (expense)	(283)	157	(672)	85
Total other income (expense)	(37,265)	(6,647)	(88,056)	(8,475)
Net loss	(58,763)	(31,847)	(160,345)	(49,815)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests	1,096	122	4,648	122
Net loss attributable to BREIT stockholders	$ (57,667)	$ (31,725)	$ (155,697)	$ (49,693)
Net loss per share of common stock — basic and diluted	$ (0.17)	$ (0.28)	$ (0.57)	$ (0.66)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	342,351,542	112,585,463	274,226,898	75,771,929
Rental [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 134,567	$ 33,599	$ 323,334	$ 55,727
Expenses
Operating expenses	63,783	15,938	153,853	25,632
Tenant Reimbursement Income [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	18,271	3,230	42,879	5,503
Hotel [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	40,000	9,874	79,017	15,048
Expenses
Operating expenses	26,822	6,668	51,958	9,617
Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 7,324	$ 2,201	$ 16,842	$ 3,409