Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 592,747,000	$ 354,308,000	$ 1,267,629,000	$ 651,399,000
Expenses
Operating expenses	231,558,000	164,408,000	499,252,000	303,539,000
General and administrative	6,913,000	4,878,000	13,595,000	8,059,000
Management fee	53,423,000	22,487,000	102,925,000	39,664,000
Performance participation allocation	0	29,898,000	0	50,061,000
Impairment of investments in real estate	6,126,000		6,126,000	0
Depreciation and amortization	347,352,000	161,854,000	676,157,000	301,333,000
Total expenses	645,372,000	383,525,000	1,298,055,000	702,656,000
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated entities	25,336,000		38,605,000
Income (loss) from investments in real estate debt	492,889,000	51,784,000	(523,258,000)	113,467,000
Net gains on dispositions of real estate		29,686,000	371,000	29,686,000
Interest income	233,000	303,000	1,980,000	497,000
Interest expense	(176,579,000)	(103,279,000)	(365,083,000)	(194,866,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(1,237,000)	0
Other income (expense)	29,078,000	(2,061,000)	(19,770,000)	(407,000)
Total other income (expense)	370,957,000	(23,567,000)	(868,392,000)	(51,623,000)
Net income (loss)	318,332,000	(52,784,000)	(898,818,000)	(102,880,000)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in third party joint ventures	966,000	970,000	1,203,000	3,006,000
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in BREIT OP	(4,859,000)	1,110,000	11,967,000	2,324,000
Net income (loss) attributable to BREIT stockholders	$ 314,439,000	$ (50,704,000)	$ (885,648,000)	$ (97,550,000)
Net income (loss) per share of common stock — basic and diluted	$ 0.20	$ (0.08)	$ (0.59)	$ (0.17)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	1,585,584	631,745	1,492,549	560,647
Rental [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 553,717,000	$ 247,672,000	$ 1,085,812,000	$ 459,869,000
Expenses
Operating expenses	187,035,000	101,211,000	355,423,000	189,022,000
Hotel [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	21,781,000	94,351,000	149,253,000	169,617,000
Expenses
Operating expenses	44,523,000	63,197,000	143,829,000	114,517,000
Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 17,249,000	$ 12,285,000	$ 32,564,000	$ 21,913,000