Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 297,091	$ 109,684
Expenses
Operating expenses	139,131	50,232
General and administrative	3,181	2,045
Management fee	17,177	6,969
Performance participation allocation	20,163	7,873
Depreciation and amortization	139,479	74,124
Total expenses	319,131	141,243
Other income (expense)
Income from real estate-related securities and loans	61,683	13,235
Interest income	194	77
Interest expense	(91,587)	(31,391)
Other income (expense)	1,654
Total other income (expense)	(28,056)	(18,079)
Net loss	(50,096)	(49,638)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in third party joint ventures	2,036	1,716
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in BREIT OP	1,214	374
Net loss attributable to BREIT stockholders	$ (46,846)	$ (47,548)
Net loss per share of common stock — basic and diluted	$ (0.10)	$ (0.23)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	488,760,077	206,104,310
Rental [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 212,197	$ 87,561
Expenses
Operating expenses	87,811	38,618
Hotel [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	75,266	17,821
Expenses
Operating expenses	51,320	11,614
Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 9,628	$ 4,302