Consolidated Statement of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
Total |
KTR Capital Partners and Affiliates [Member] |
Other Acquisitions [Member] |
Preferred Stock [Member] |
Common Stock [Member] |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] |
Distributions in Excess of Net Earnings [Member] |
Non-controlling Interests [Member] |
Non-controlling Interests [Member]
KTR Capital Partners and Affiliates [Member]
|
Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Other Acquisitions [Member]
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| Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | $ 15,183,599 | $ 78,235 | $ 5,095 | $ 18,467,009 | $ (600,337) | $ (3,974,493) | $ 1,208,090 | ||||
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014 | 509,498 | ||||||||||
| Consolidated net earnings | 925,515 | 869,439 | 56,076 | ||||||||
| Effect of equity compensation plans | 83,703 | $ 15 | 57,454 | 26,234 | |||||||
| Effect of equity compensation plans, shares | 1,475 | ||||||||||
| Issuance of stock in at-the-market program, net of issuance costs | 71,548 | $ 16 | 71,532 | ||||||||
| Issuance of stock in at-the-market program, net of issuance costs, shares | 1,662 | ||||||||||
| Issuance of stock upon conversion of exchangeable debt | 502,732 | $ 119 | 502,613 | ||||||||
| Issuance of stock upon conversion of exchangeable debt, shares | 11,872 | ||||||||||
| Issuance of units related to acquisitions | $ 181,170 | $ 371,570 | $ 181,170 | $ 371,570 | |||||||
| Capital contributions | 2,355,596 | 2,355,596 | |||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net | (208,901) | (173,852) | (35,049) | ||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative contracts, net | (17,457) | (17,240) | (217) | ||||||||
| Reallocation of equity | 202,812 | (15,894) | (186,918) | ||||||||
| Distributions and other | (1,028,239) | 947 | (805,535) | (223,651) | |||||||
| Distributions and other, shares | 5 | ||||||||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | 18,420,836 | 78,235 | $ 5,245 | 19,302,367 | (791,429) | (3,926,483) | 3,752,901 | ||||
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015 | 524,512 | ||||||||||
| Consolidated net earnings | 1,292,540 | 1,209,932 | 82,608 | ||||||||
| Effect of equity compensation plans | 117,697 | $ 23 | 91,191 | 26,483 | |||||||
| Effect of equity compensation plans, shares | 2,282 | ||||||||||
| Issuance of units related to acquisitions | 3,162 | 3,162 | |||||||||
| Conversion of noncontrolling interests | $ 19 | 52,237 | (52,256) | ||||||||
| Conversion of noncontrolling interests, shares | 1,877 | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net | (135,958) | (144,730) | 8,772 | ||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative contracts, net | (1,349) | (1,314) | (35) | ||||||||
| Reallocation of equity | 8,657 | (8,657) | |||||||||
| Distributions and other | (1,238,788) | 587 | (893,456) | (345,919) | |||||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 18,458,140 | 78,235 | $ 5,287 | 19,455,039 | (937,473) | (3,610,007) | 3,467,059 | ||||
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016 | 528,671 | 528,671 | |||||||||
| Consolidated net earnings | $ 1,760,959 | 1,652,325 | 108,634 | ||||||||
| Effect of equity compensation plans | 115,972 | $ 20 | 74,506 | 41,446 | |||||||
| Effect of equity compensation plans, shares | 2,000 | ||||||||||
| Capital contributions | 254,214 | 254,214 | |||||||||
| Repurchase of preferred stock | (13,182) | (9,287) | (3,895) | ||||||||
| Purchase of noncontrolling interests | (813,847) | (202,040) | (611,807) | ||||||||
| Conversion of noncontrolling interests | $ 15 | 47,711 | (47,726) | ||||||||
| Conversion of noncontrolling interests, shares | 1,515 | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net | 63,455 | 13,810 | 49,645 | ||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative contracts, net | 22,591 | 22,005 | 586 | ||||||||
| Reallocation of equity | (12,143) | 12,143 | |||||||||
| Distributions and other | (1,142,561) | (66) | (942,884) | (199,611) | |||||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 18,705,741 | $ 68,948 | $ 5,322 | $ 19,363,007 | $ (901,658) | $ (2,904,461) | $ 3,074,583 | ||||
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017 | 532,186 | 532,186 |