Equity and Redeemable Non-controlling Interest - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2023	Jan. 01, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Nov. 30, 2023	Oct. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2028	Dec. 31, 2020
Equity [Line Items]
Equity ownership, percentage			23.00%			23.00%
Proceeds from sale of equity interest						$ 950,000
Common stock repurchased, value						$ 14,103,502	$ 10,531,952	$ 1,424,641
Capital gains						14.99%	5.65%	3.36%
Return of capital						85.01%	94.35%	91.91%
Ordinary income								4.73%
Non-controlling interests attributable to third party joint ventures			$ 4,709,621			$ 4,709,621	$ 4,278,895
Allocation adjustment amount between additional paid-in capital and redeemable non controlling interest						$ 4,179	$ (39,282)	$ (103,442)
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			4,107,332			4,107,332	4,486,178	3,689,353		1,800,017
Issuance of BREIT OP units as consideration for acquisitions of real estate and purchases of non-controlling interests						$ 0	$ 229,313	$ 395,752
BREIT Operating Partnership
Equity [Line Items]
Strategic venture, shares purchased, value							$ 110,000
Bellagio
Equity [Line Items]
Joint venture, ownership percentage			95.00%			95.00%
UC Investments
Equity [Line Items]
Payments to acquire strategic venture	$ 125,000	$ 1,000,000
Total annualized return		11.25%
Cash payment received on investment returns		5.00%
UC Investments | Forecast
Equity [Line Items]
Option to repurchase, period									2 years
Minimum average hold									6 years
Investment Joint Venture
Equity [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of common equity interest						$ 300,000
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interests						650,000
Fair value allocation						$ 425,000
Class I
Equity [Line Items]
Net distributions declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)						$ 0.6660	$ 0.6685	$ 0.6508
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			2,402,959			2,402,959	2,394,737	2,086,631		927,080
Class I | UC Investments | Private Placement
Equity [Line Items]
Strategic venture, shares purchased (in shares)	33,900	268,900
Strategic venture, shares purchased, value	$ 500,000	$ 4,000,000
Class C
Equity [Line Items]
Net distributions declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)						$ 0
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			2,136			2,136	0	0		0
Class B Units | BREIT Operating Partnership
Equity [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			119,200			119,200	21,700
Third Party Joint Ventures
Equity [Line Items]
Non-controlling interests attributable to third party joint ventures			$ 197,200			$ 197,200	$ 209,300
Share Repurchase Plan
Equity [Line Items]
Monthly maximum percent						2.00%
Quarterly maximum percent						5.00%
Common stock repurchased during period (in shares)						874,800
BREIT OP units repurchased (in units)						29,300
Common stock repurchased, value						$ 13,300,000
Requests fulfilled, percent of NAV			1.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Requests fulfilled percent			53.00%	67.00%	56.00%