Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 733,455	$ 674,882
Expenses
Operating expenses	293,385	267,694
General and administrative	6,960	6,682
Management fee	73,095	49,502
Performance participation allocation	143,215
Depreciation and amortization	400,387	328,805
Total expenses	917,042	652,683
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated entities	34,682	13,269
Income (loss) from investments in real estate debt	239,361	(1,016,147)
Net gain on dispositions of real estate	15,430	371
Interest income	86	1,747
Interest expense	(181,618)	(188,504)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,416)	(1,237)
Other income (expense)	107,946	(48,848)
Total other income (expense)	212,471	(1,239,349)
Net income (loss)	28,884	(1,217,150)
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in third party joint ventures	(59)	237
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in BREIT OP	(353)	16,826
Net income (loss) attributable to BREIT stockholders	$ 28,472	$ (1,200,087)
Net income (loss) per share of common stock — basic and diluted	$ 0.01	$ (0.86)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	1,938,486	1,399,514
Rental [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 652,916	$ 532,095
Expenses
Operating expenses	237,705	168,388
Hospitality [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	58,143	127,472
Expenses
Operating expenses	55,680	99,306
Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 22,396	$ 15,315