Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total Stockholders’ Equity	Common Stock Class S	Common Stock Class I	Common Stock Class T	Common Stock Class D	Common Stock Class C	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Accumulated Deficit and Cumulative Distributions	Non-controlling Interests	Non-controlling Interests Non- controlling Interests Attributable to BREIT OP Unitholders	Non-controlling Interests Non- controlling Interests Attributable to Third Party Joint Ventures
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 16,183,951	$ 15,852,726	$ 7,029	$ 9,270	$ 459	$ 1,241	$ 0	$ 19,059,045	$ 0	$ (3,224,318)		$ 187,972	$ 143,253
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock issued (transferred)	24,745,564	24,745,564	5,434	12,210	114	1,643		24,726,163
Offering costs	(805,116)	(805,116)						(805,116)
Distribution reinvestment	792,953	792,953	252	306	14	51		792,330
Common stock/units repurchased	(1,424,641)	(1,421,597)	(172)	(927)	(14)	(24)		(1,420,460)				(2,915)	(129)
Amortization of compensation awards	14,948	580		6				574				14,368
Net income (loss)	(834,370)	(804,783)								(804,783)		(9,285)	(20,302)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,569)	(9,569)							(9,569)
Distributions declared on common stock	(1,601,913)	(1,601,913)								(1,601,913)
Contributions from non-controlling interests	2,773,150											473,017	2,300,133
Distributions to and redemptions of non-controlling interests	(701,589)											(22,890)	(678,699)
Allocation to redeemable non-controlling interests	(103,442)	(103,442)						(103,442)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	39,029,926	36,645,403	12,543	20,865	573	2,911	0	42,249,094	(9,569)	(5,631,014)		640,267	1,744,256
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock issued (transferred)	20,650,326	20,650,326	3,894	8,301	169	1,456		20,636,506
Offering costs	(621,874)	(621,874)						(621,874)
Distribution reinvestment	1,386,808	1,386,808	320	511	16	87		1,385,874
Common stock/units repurchased	(10,531,952)	(10,479,420)	(783)	(5,971)	(32)	(240)		(10,472,394)				(52,532)
Amortization of compensation awards	36,200	24,088		241				23,847				12,112
Net income (loss)	(1,073,706)	(883,519)								(883,519)		(19,170)	(171,017)
Other comprehensive loss	507,930
Other comprehensive income (loss)	507,052	403,497							403,497			11,099	93,334
Distributions declared on common stock	(2,681,486)	(2,681,486)								(2,681,486)
Contributions from non-controlling interests	3,871,903											949,722	2,922,181
Distributions to and redemptions of non-controlling interests	(334,042)	50,723						50,723				(74,906)	(309,859)
Allocation to redeemable non-controlling interests	(39,282)	(39,282)						(39,282)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2022	50,200,751	44,455,264	15,974	23,947	726	4,214	0	53,212,494	393,928	(9,196,019)		1,466,592	4,278,895
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock issued (transferred)	6,911,785	6,911,785	314	6,215	(71)	(2,415)	21	6,907,721
Reduction in accrual for offering costs, net	383,958	383,958						383,958
Distribution reinvestment	1,340,727	1,283,028	305	509	16	46		1,282,152			$ 57,699
Common stock/units repurchased	(14,103,502)	(13,673,030)	(1,711)	(7,229)	(79)	(297)		(13,663,714)				(430,472)
Amortization of compensation awards	68,160	58,817		588				58,229				9,343
Net income (loss)	(976,435)	(691,822)								(691,822)		(34,519)	(250,094)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(73,795)
Other comprehensive loss	(74,097)	(47,953)							(47,953)			(3,787)	(22,357)
Distributions declared on common stock	(2,835,890)	(2,724,740)								(2,724,740)	(111,150)
Contributions from non-controlling interests	2,987,049	396,297						396,297				1,608,600	982,152
Operating distributions to non-controlling interests	(70,616)										(70,616)
Capital distributions to non-controlling interests	(213,575)	(5,216)						(5,216)			$ (208,359)
Allocation to redeemable non-controlling interests	4,179	4,179						4,179
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 43,622,494	$ 36,350,567	$ 14,882	$ 24,030	$ 592	$ 1,548	$ 21	$ 48,576,100	$ 345,975	$ (12,612,581)		$ 2,562,306	$ 4,709,621