Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 674,882	$ 297,091
Expenses
Operating expenses	267,694	139,131
General and administrative	27,910	3,181
Management fee	49,502	17,177
Performance participation allocation	0	20,163
Depreciation and amortization	328,805	139,479
Total expenses	673,911	319,131
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated entities	13,269
Income (loss) from investments in real estate debt	(1,016,147)	61,683
Net gain on disposition of real estate	371	0
Interest income	1,747	194
Interest expense	(188,504)	(91,587)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(1,237)	0
Other income (expense)	(27,620)	1,654
Total other income (expense)	(1,218,121)	(28,056)
Net loss	(1,217,150)	(50,096)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in third party joint ventures	237	2,036
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in BREIT OP	16,826	1,214
Net loss attributable to BREIT stockholders	$ (1,200,087)	$ (46,846)
Net loss per share of common stock — basic and diluted	$ (0.86)	$ (0.10)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	1,399,514	488,760
Rental [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 532,095	$ 212,197
Expenses
Operating expenses	168,388	87,811
Hotel [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	127,472	75,266
Expenses
Operating expenses	99,306	51,320
Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 15,315	$ 9,628