Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 635,371,000	$ 438,033,000	$ 1,903,000,000	$ 1,089,432,000
Expenses
Operating expenses	253,645,000	211,542,000	752,897,000	515,081,000
General and administrative	5,430,000	4,548,000	19,025,000	12,607,000
Management fee	57,619,000	29,858,000	160,544,000	69,522,000
Performance participation allocation	0	56,322,000	0	106,383,000
Impairment of investments in real estate	6,217,000		12,343,000	0
Depreciation and amortization	332,599,000	204,653,000	1,008,756,000	505,986,000
Total expenses	655,510,000	506,923,000	1,953,565,000	1,209,579,000
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated entities	25,073,000		63,678,000
Income (loss) from investments in real estate debt	206,046,000	52,568,000	(317,212,000)	166,035,000
Net gains on dispositions of real estate	100,070,000	6,481,000	100,441,000	36,167,000
Interest income	122,000	1,763,000	2,102,000	2,260,000
Interest expense	(174,193,000)	(116,037,000)	(539,276,000)	(310,903,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(5,258,000)		(6,495,000)	0
Other income (expense)	(9,252,000)	(2,379,000)	(29,022,000)	(2,786,000)
Total other income (expense)	142,608,000	(57,604,000)	(725,784,000)	(109,227,000)
Net income (loss)	122,469,000	(126,494,000)	(776,349,000)	(229,374,000)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in third party joint ventures	593,000	1,305,000	1,796,000	4,311,000
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in BREIT OP	(1,790,000)	2,018,000	10,177,000	4,342,000
Net income (loss) attributable to BREIT stockholders	$ 121,272,000	$ (123,171,000)	$ (764,376,000)	$ (220,721,000)
Net income (loss) per share of common stock — basic and diluted	$ 0.07	$ (0.15)	$ (0.49)	$ (0.34)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	1,651,693	819,055	1,545,984	647,730
Rental [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 562,053,000	$ 290,453,000	$ 1,647,865,000	$ 750,322,000
Expenses
Operating expenses	193,306,000	121,591,000	548,729,000	310,613,000
Hotel [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	56,038,000	132,036,000	205,291,000	301,653,000
Expenses
Operating expenses	60,339,000	89,951,000	204,168,000	204,468,000
Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 17,280,000	$ 15,544,000	$ 49,844,000	$ 37,457,000