Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Numerator for basic earnings per share - net income attributable to common stockholders		$ 951,680	$ 340,094	$ 141,214
Adjustment for net income (loss) attributable to OP Units and DownREIT Units		1,700	(303)	165
Numerator for diluted earnings per share		$ 953,380	$ 339,791	$ 141,379
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares (in shares)		602,975	515,629	462,185
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options (in shares)		262	32	20
Non-vested restricted shares (in shares)		1,932	1,031	1,058
OP Units and DownREIT Units (in shares)		2,207	1,983	1,865
Employee stock purchase program (in shares)		21	26	30
2028 Exchangeable Notes (in shares)		1,353	0	0
Dilutive potential common shares (in shares)		5,775	3,072	2,973
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares (in shares)		608,750	518,701	465,158
Basic earnings per share (in USD per share)		$ 1.58	$ 0.66	$ 0.31
Diluted earnings per share (in USD per share)	[1]	$ 1.57	$ 0.66	$ 0.30

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