Investments in real estate - Schedule of investment in real estates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2026 |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
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| Real Estate | ||
| Investments in real estate assets held for sale, less accumulated depreciation(1) | $ 28,426,999 | $ 28,689,996 |
| Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | ||
| Real Estate | ||
| Investments in real estate assets held for sale, less accumulated depreciation(1) | 581,429 | 556,679 |
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| Real Estate | ||
| Land (related to rental properties) | 3,677,185 | 3,204,479 |
| Buildings and building improvements | 21,200,081 | 19,738,825 |
| Other improvements | 4,861,970 | 4,371,720 |
| Rental properties | 29,739,236 | 27,315,024 |
| Current and future development and redevelopment projects | 4,627,533 | 6,788,464 |
| Gross investments in real estate | 34,366,769 | 34,103,488 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (6,521,199) | (5,970,171) |
| Investments in real estate | $ 28,426,999 | $ 28,689,996 |
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of improvements not otherwise specified in the existing taxonomy. No definition available.
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- Definition The current amount of expenditures for a real estate project that has not yet been completed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Aggregate of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of investments in building and building improvements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before accumulated depletion of real estate held for productive use, excluding land held for sale. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The cumulative amount of depreciation for real estate property held for investment purposes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of real estate investment property which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; (7) other real estate investments; (8) real estate joint ventures; and (9) unconsolidated real estate and other joint ventures not separately presented. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Carrying amount of income producing properties held for rental. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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