Organization and Business Purpose	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Business Purpose	1. Organization and Business Purpose Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT” or the “Company”) invests primarily in stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in real estate-related securities and loans. The Company is the sole general partner of BREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“BREIT OP”). BREIT Special Limited Partner L.P. (the “Special Limited Partner”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Blackstone Group Inc. (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”). The Adviser is part of the real estate group of Blackstone, a leading global investment manager, which serves as our sponsor. The Company was formed on November 16, 2015 as a Maryland corporation and qualifies as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had received net proceeds of $9.8 billion from selling shares in the Offering, as defined below, and unregistered share of the Company’s common stock. The Company had registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an offering of up to $5.0 billion in shares of common stock (the “Initial Offering”) and accepted gross offering proceeds of $4.9 billion during the period January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2019. The Company subsequently registered with the SEC a follow-on offering of up to $12.0 billion in shares of common stock, consisting of up to $10.0 billion in shares in its primary offering and up to $2.0 billion in shares pursuant to its distribution reinvestment plan (the “Current Offering” and with the Initial Offering, 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 Current Offering. The share classes have different upfront selling commissions, dealer manager fees and ongoing stockholder servicing fees. The Company intends to continue selling shares on a monthly basis. As of September 30, 2019, the Company owned 1,022 properties and had 182 positions in real estate-related securities and loans. The Company currently operates in six reportable segments: Multifamily, Industrial, Hotel, Retail and Other Properties, and Real Estate-Related Securities and Loans. Multifamily includes various forms of rental housing including apartments, student housing and manufactured housing. Other Properties includes self-storage properties. Financial results by segment are reported in Note 13 — Segment Reporting.

Organization and Business Purpose

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

1. Organization and Business Purpose

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT” or the “Company”) invests primarily in stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in real estate-related securities and loans. The Company is the sole general partner of BREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“BREIT OP”). BREIT Special Limited Partner L.P. (the “Special Limited Partner”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Blackstone Group Inc. (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”). The Adviser is part of the real estate group of Blackstone, a leading global investment manager, which serves as our sponsor. The Company was formed on November 16, 2015 as a Maryland corporation and qualifies as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had received net proceeds of $9.8 billion from selling shares in the Offering, as defined below, and unregistered share of the Company’s common stock. The Company had registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an offering of up to $5.0 billion in shares of common stock (the “Initial Offering”) and accepted gross offering proceeds of $4.9 billion during the period January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2019. The Company subsequently registered with the SEC a follow-on offering of up to $12.0 billion in shares of common stock, consisting of up to $10.0 billion in shares in its primary offering and up to $2.0 billion in shares pursuant to its distribution reinvestment plan (the “Current Offering” and with the Initial Offering, 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 Current Offering. The share classes have different upfront selling commissions, dealer manager fees and ongoing stockholder servicing fees. The Company intends to continue selling shares on a monthly basis.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company owned 1,022 properties and had 182 positions in real estate-related securities and loans. The Company currently operates in six reportable segments: Multifamily, Industrial, Hotel, Retail and Other Properties, and Real Estate-Related Securities and Loans. Multifamily includes various forms of rental housing including apartments, student housing and manufactured housing. Other Properties includes self-storage properties. Financial results by segment are reported in Note 13 — Segment Reporting.