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	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 183,555	$ 144,862	$ 488,587	$ 364,933
Allocation to Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership	(5,003)	(4,554)	(13,278)	(11,613)
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties	(1,069)	(1,105)	(2,039)	(2,082)
Preferred distributions	(355)	(773)	(902)	(1,545)
Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares			(1,444)
Net income available to Common Shares	177,128	138,430	470,924	349,693
Numerator for net income per share – diluted	$ 182,131	$ 142,984	$ 484,202	$ 361,306
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding	378,578	378,642	378,699	378,492
OP Units	10,693	11,390	10,681	11,450
Dilutive Securities Options	1,271	1,155	1,168	1,121
Denominator for net income per share – diluted	390,542	391,187	390,548	391,063
Net income per share - basic	$ 0.47	$ 0.37	$ 1.24	$ 0.92
Net income per share - diluted	$ 0.47	$ 0.37	$ 1.24	$ 0.92