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
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 264,798	$ 305,032
Allocation to Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership	(7,102)	(8,275)
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties	(1,104)	(970)
Preferred distributions	(356)	(547)
Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares /Allocation to premium on redemption of Preference Units	0	(1,444)
Net income available to Common Shares	256,236	293,796
Numerator for net income per share – diluted	$ 263,338	$ 302,071
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding	379,208	378,812
OP Units	10,511	10,669
Dilutive Securities Options	1,460	1,080
Denominator for net income per share – diluted	391,179	390,561
Net income per share - basic	$ 0.68	$ 0.78
Net income per share - diluted	$ 0.67	$ 0.77