CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,361,769	$ 1,205,190
Restricted cash	166,568	203,923
Real estate, net	10,458,057	10,860,518
Loans receivable (at fair value at March 31, 2020)	1,588,427	1,566,328
Equity and debt investments ($418,830 and $457,693 at fair value, respectively)	2,177,961	2,313,805
Goodwill	1,373,891	1,452,891
Deferred leasing costs and intangible assets, net	595,250	638,853
Assets held for sale	749,416	870,052
Other assets ($26,919 and $21,386 at fair value, respectively)	640,220	669,144
Due from affiliates	48,503	51,480
Total assets	19,160,062	19,832,184
Liabilities
Debt, net	9,453,338	8,983,908
Accrued and other liabilities ($95,811 and $136,861 at fair value, respectively)	837,281	1,015,898
Intangible liabilities, net	102,077	111,484
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	260,959	268,152
Due to affiliates	34,301	34,064
Dividends and distributions payable	77,228	83,301
Preferred stock redemptions payable	0	402,855
Total liabilities	10,765,184	10,899,662
Commitments and contingencies (Note 21)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	3,162	6,107
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; $1,033,750 liquidation preference; 250,000 shares authorized; 41,350 shares issued and outstanding	999,490	999,490
Additional paid-in capital	7,532,213	7,553,599
Accumulated deficit	(3,806,308)	(3,389,592)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	16,222	47,668
Total stockholders’ equity	4,746,426	5,216,043
Noncontrolling interests in investment entities	3,233,910	3,254,188
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Company	411,380	456,184
Total equity	8,391,716	8,926,415
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	19,160,062	19,832,184
Class A, 949,000 shares authorized; 480,118 and 487,044 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	4,802	4,871
Class B, 1,000 shares authorized; 734 shares issued and outstanding
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	$ 7	$ 7