Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenues
Total revenues		$ 723,258	$ 157,932
Expenses
Operating expenses		340,341	71,532
General and administrative	$ 115	10,982	7,692
Management fee	0	42,659	8,867
Performance participation allocation	0	37,484	16,974
Depreciation and amortization	0	406,295	121,793
Total expenses	115	837,761	226,858
Other income (expense)
Income from real estate-related securities		55,323	17,749
Interest income		410	454
Interest expense		(233,184)	(36,884)
Other income (expense)		489	57
Total other income (expense)		(176,962)	(18,624)
Net loss	(115)	(291,465)	(87,550)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in third party joint ventures		6,188	1,292
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in BREIT OP		4,221
Net loss attributable to BREIT stockholders	$ (115)	$ (281,056)	$ (86,258)
Net loss per share of common stock — basic and diluted	$ (5.74)	$ (0.91)	$ (0.90)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	20,000	309,686,177	95,586,290
Rental [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues		$ 494,519	$ 110,429
Expenses
Operating expenses		243,093	51,115
Tenant Reimbursement Income [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues		64,145	10,952
Hotel [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues		138,433	29,916
Expenses
Operating expenses		97,248	20,417
Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues		$ 26,161	$ 6,635