Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Numerator for basic earnings per share - net income attributable to common stockholders		$ 301,888	$ 254,714	$ 559,845	$ 381,860
Adjustment for net income (loss) attributable to OP Units and DownREIT Units		915	339	1,865	14
Numerator for diluted earnings per share		$ 302,803	$ 255,053	$ 561,710	$ 381,874
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares (in shares)		656,593	600,545	650,029	587,297
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options (in shares)		595	103	577	86
Unvested restricted shares and units (in shares)		3,146	1,483	3,061	1,273
OP units and DownREIT Units (in shares)		2,711	2,124	2,589	2,226
Employee stock purchase program (in shares)		19	22	20	22
2028 Exchangeable notes (in shares)		5,076	286	4,728	143
Dilutive potential common shares (in shares)		11,547	4,018	10,975	3,750
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares (in shares)		668,140	604,563	661,004	591,047
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.46	$ 0.42	$ 0.86	$ 0.65
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.45	$ 0.42	$ 0.85	$ 0.65

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