Earnings Per Share and Earnings Per Unit - Computation of Net Income per Share Basic and Net Income per Share Diluted (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 868,488	$ 806,995	$ 1,396,714
Allocation to Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership	(26,710)	(26,310)	(45,900)
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties	(6,340)	(3,774)	(17,964)
Preferred distributions	(3,090)	(3,090)	(3,090)
Net income available to Common Shares	832,348	773,821	1,329,760
Numerator for net income per share – diluted	$ 859,058	$ 800,131	$ 1,375,660
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding	378,773	376,209	373,833
OP Units	11,181	11,836	12,263
Dilutive Securities Options	943	1,402	1,924
ATM forward sales		3	69
Denominator for net income per share – diluted	390,897	389,450	388,089
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 2.2	$ 2.06	$ 3.56
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 2.2	$ 2.05	$ 3.54