Consolidated Statement of Capital and Noncontrolling Interests - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	157,097,841		157,097,841			156,940,866
Effective portion of interest rate contracts	$ 936	$ 14,965	$ 17,287	$ 8,427
Amortization of interest rate contracts	3,081	1,674	6,441	3,349
Proceeds from sale of interest in property partnerships and contributions from noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	67,481		210,423	7,555
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	$ (17,434)	$ (14,614)	$ (37,459)	$ (36,220)
General Partner [Member]
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	1,762,000	1,755,000	1,762,000	1,755,000	1,762,000	1,755,000	1,755,000	1,750,000
Net activity from contributions and unearned compensation	0	0	5,000	5,000
Conversion of redeemable partnership units			2,000	0
Limited Partner [Member]
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	155,336,000	155,098,000	155,336,000	155,098,000	155,287,000	155,185,000	155,075,000	155,008,000
Net activity from contributions and unearned compensation	8,000	7,000	76,000	69,000
Conversion of redeemable partnership units	41,000	16,000	75,000	21,000
Partners' Capital (General and Limited Partners)[Member]
Beginning Balance	$ 5,010,460	$ 5,351,166	$ 5,010,460	$ 5,351,166	$ 5,004,678	$ 4,973,951	$ 5,449,936	$ 5,299,428
Net activity from contributions and unearned compensation, value	2,499	(110)	5,361	3,922
Allocated net income for the period	81,318	106,007	162,898	185,759
Distributions	(153,956)	(153,716)	(307,864)	(307,409)
Conversion of redeemable partnership units, value	1,451	599	2,754	794
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value	73,226	(51,550)	126,034	168,672
Proceeds from sale of interest in property partnerships and contributions from noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	1,244		47,326
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
Beginning Balance	(155)	(3,406)	(155)	(3,406)	(3,620)	(21,147)	(18,214)	(13,718)
Effective portion of interest rate contracts	835	13,435	15,481	7,565
Amortization of interest rate contracts	2,630	1,373	5,511	2,747
Noncontrolling interest - property partnerships [Member]
Beginning Balance	1,801,676	1,557,368	1,801,676	1,557,368	1,734,904	1,640,704	1,552,070	1,547,317
Allocated net income for the period	17,825	19,768	35,046	38,428
Amortization of interest rate contracts	144	144	288	288
Proceeds from sale of interest in property partnerships and contributions from noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	66,237		163,097	7,555
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	(17,434)	(14,614)	(37,459)	(36,220)
Total Capital [Member]
Beginning Balance	6,811,981	6,905,128	6,811,981	6,905,128	6,735,962	6,593,508	6,983,792	6,833,027
Net activity from contributions and unearned compensation, value	2,499	(110)	5,361	3,922
Allocated net income for the period	99,143	125,775	197,944	224,187
Distributions	(153,956)	(153,716)	(307,864)	(307,409)
Conversion of redeemable partnership units, value	1,451	599	2,754	794
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value	73,226	(51,550)	126,034	168,672
Effective portion of interest rate contracts	835	13,435	15,481	7,565
Amortization of interest rate contracts	2,774	1,517	5,799	3,035
Proceeds from sale of interest in property partnerships and contributions from noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	67,481		210,423	7,555
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	(17,434)	(14,614)	(37,459)	(36,220)
Noncontrolling interest - Redeemable partnership units [Member]
Beginning Balance	1,230,848	1,135,053	1,230,848	1,135,053	$ 1,300,409	$ 1,347,575	$ 1,074,648	$ 1,280,886
Net activity from contributions and unearned compensation, value	14,041	14,052	28,310	38,025
Allocated net income for the period	9,509	12,091	19,009	21,169
Distributions	(18,842)	(18,376)	(37,706)	(36,737)
Conversion of redeemable partnership units, value	(1,451)	(599)	(2,754)	(794)
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value	(73,226)	51,550	(126,034)	(168,672)
Effective portion of interest rate contracts	101	1,530	1,806	862
Amortization of interest rate contracts	$ 307	$ 157	$ 642	$ 314

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