Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Numerator for basic earnings per share - net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		$ 254,714	$ 103,040	$ 381,860	$ 128,713
Adjustment for net income (loss) attributable to OP Units and DownREIT Units		339	(157)	14	(167)
Numerator for diluted earnings per share		$ 255,053	$ 102,883	$ 381,874	$ 128,546
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares (in shares)		600,545	499,023	587,297	495,561
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options (in shares)		103	28	86	16
Non-vested restricted shares and units (in shares)		1,483	1,044	1,273	882
OP units and DownREIT Units (in shares)		2,124	1,850	2,226	1,818
Employee stock purchase program (in shares)		22	25	22	28
Exchangeable notes (in shares)		286	0	143	0
Dilutive potential common shares (in shares)		4,018	2,947	3,750	2,744
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares (in shares)		604,563	501,970	591,047	498,305
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.42	$ 0.21	$ 0.65	$ 0.26
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.42	$ 0.20	$ 0.65	$ 0.26

[1] Includes adjustment to the numerator for income (loss) attributable to OP Units and DownREIT Units. (3) In June, the Board approved to increase the dividend to $0.67 beginning in the third quarter.