Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Numerator for basic earnings per share - net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		$ 449,849	$ 127,470	$ 831,709	$ 256,183
Adjustment for net income (loss) attributable to OP Units and DownREIT Units		1,221	64	1,235	(103)
Numerator for diluted earnings per share		$ 451,070	$ 127,534	$ 832,944	$ 256,080
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares (in shares)		611,290	521,848	595,353	504,420
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options (in shares)		370	39	181	24
Non-vested restricted shares and units (in shares)		2,517	1,141	1,686	968
OP units and DownREIT Units (in shares)		2,123	2,085	2,192	1,914
Employee stock purchase program (in shares)		22	25	22	27
2028 Exchangeable notes (in shares)		1,984	0	757	0
Dilutive potential common shares (in shares)		7,016	3,290	4,838	2,933
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares (in shares)		618,306	525,138	600,191	507,353
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.74	$ 0.24	$ 1.40	$ 0.51
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.73	$ 0.24	$ 1.39	$ 0.50

[1] Includes adjustment to the numerator for income (loss) attributable to OP Units and DownREIT Units.