REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Abstract]
Aggregate cost of total real estate for federal income tax purposes	$ 26,195,803
Changes in total real estate assets
Balance, beginning of period	26,864,833	$ 25,871,363	$ 24,927,305
Acquisitions, construction costs and improvements	1,602,790	1,272,558	1,599,311
Dispositions, including casualty losses, and other activity	(517,841)	(279,088)	(655,253)
Balance, end of period	27,949,782	26,864,833	25,871,363
Changes in accumulated depreciation
Balance, beginning of period	7,521,962	6,878,556	6,217,721
Depreciation	846,853	781,313	814,978
Dispositions, including casualty losses	(186,095)	(137,907)	(154,143)
Balance, end of period	$ 8,182,720	$ 7,521,962	$ 6,878,556