Consolidated Statement Of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | downREIT OP units | 5.417% Series 1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, (stated at liquidation preference $25 per share), 392,878 and 399,896 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | Preferred Shares | Preferred Shares 5.417% Series 1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, (stated at liquidation preference $25 per share), 392,878 and 399,896 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | Common Shares | Common Shares downREIT OP units | Common Shares 5.417% Series 1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, (stated at liquidation preference $25 per share), 392,878 and 399,896 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | Additional Paid-in Capital | Additional Paid-in Capital downREIT OP units | Additional Paid-in Capital 5.417% Series 1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, (stated at liquidation preference $25 per share), 392,878 and 399,896 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | Accumulated Dividends in Excess of Net Income | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Noncontrolling Interest | Noncontrolling Interest downREIT OP units |
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020 | | | | 405,896 | | 76,727,394 | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020 | $ 2,548,747 | | | $ 159,997 | | $ 771 | | | $ 3,297,305 | | | $ (988,272) | $ (5,644) | $ 84,590 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 95,921 | | | | | | | | | | | 94,440 | | 1,481 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) - change in fair value of interest rate swaps, excluding portion attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 2,406 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,406 | | |
Dividends declared to common shareholders | (164,788) | | | | | | | | | | | (164,788) | | | |
Dividends declared to preferred shareholders | (4,021) | | | | | | | | | | | (4,021) | | | |
Distributions declared to noncontrolling interests, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | (1,727) | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,727) | |
Common shares issued, net (in shares) | | | | | | 847,509 | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares issued, net | 87,133 | | | | | $ 9 | | | 87,124 | | | | | | |
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares) | | | | | | 11,516 | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan | 1,019 | | | | | | | | 1,019 | | | | | | |
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures (in shares) | | | | | | 152,185 | | | | | | | | | |
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures | 7,507 | | | | | $ 2 | | | 7,505 | | | | | | |
Shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares) | | | | | | (27,500) | | | | | | | | | |
Shares withheld for employee taxes | (2,813) | | | | | | | | (2,813) | | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units (in Shares) | | | | | | | 49,484 | | | | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units | | | | | | | $ 0 | | | $ 5,049 | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units | | $ (99) | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ (5,148) |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | 6,554 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,554 | |
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021 | | | | 405,896 | | 77,760,588 | | | | | | | | | |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2021 | 2,575,839 | | | $ 159,997 | | $ 782 | | | 3,395,189 | | | (1,062,641) | (3,238) | 85,750 | |
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021 | | | | 405,896 | | 77,706,466 | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2021 | 2,604,960 | | | $ 159,997 | | $ 781 | | | 3,386,917 | | | (1,024,417) | (2,300) | 83,982 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 46,990 | | | | | | | | | | | 46,204 | | 786 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) - change in fair value of interest rate swaps, excluding portion attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | (938) | | | | | | | | | | | | (938) | | |
Dividends declared to common shareholders | (82,417) | | | | | | | | | | | (82,417) | | | |
Dividends declared to preferred shareholders | (2,011) | | | | | | | | | | | (2,011) | | | |
Distributions declared to noncontrolling interests, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | (943) | | | | | | | | | | | | | (943) | |
Common shares issued, net (in shares) | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares issued, net | (81) | | | | | $ 1 | | | (82) | | | | | | |
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares) | | | | | | 5,236 | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan | 474 | | | | | | | | 474 | | | | | | |
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures (in shares) | | | | | | 4,473 | | | | | | | | | |
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures | 3,358 | | | | | $ 0 | | | 3,358 | | | | | | |
Shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares) | | | | | | (71) | | | | | | | | | |
Shares withheld for employee taxes | (8) | | | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units (in Shares) | | | | | | | 44,468 | | | | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units | | | | | | | $ 0 | | | 4,530 | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units | | (99) | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4,629) |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | 6,554 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,554 | |
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021 | | | | 405,896 | | 77,760,588 | | | | | | | | | |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2021 | 2,575,839 | | | $ 159,997 | | $ 782 | | | 3,395,189 | | | (1,062,641) | (3,238) | 85,750 | |
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021 | | | | 405,896 | | 78,603,305 | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021 | 2,663,148 | | | $ 159,997 | | $ 790 | | | 3,488,794 | | | (1,066,932) | (2,047) | 82,546 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 115,668 | | | | | | | | | | | 113,660 | | 2,008 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) - change in fair value of interest rate swaps, excluding portion attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 5,597 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,597 | | |
Dividends declared to common shareholders | (169,173) | | | | | | | | | | | (169,173) | | | |
Dividends declared to preferred shareholders | (4,018) | | | | | | | | | | | (4,018) | | | |
Distributions declared to noncontrolling interests, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | (2,625) | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,625) | |
Common shares issued, net (in shares) | | | | | | 2,203,697 | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares issued, net | 259,452 | | | | | $ 22 | | | 259,430 | | | | | | |
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares) | | | | | | 8,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan | 1,011 | | | | | | | | 1,011 | | | | | | |
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures (in shares) | | | | | | 104,105 | | | | | | | | | |
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures | 7,679 | | | | | $ 1 | | | 7,678 | | | | | | |
Shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares) | | | | | | (38,576) | | | | | | | | | |
Shares withheld for employee taxes | (4,638) | | | | | | | | (4,638) | | | | | | |
Conversion of preferred shares (in shares) | | | | | (7,018) | | | | | | | | | | |
Conversion of preferred shares (in shares) | | | | | | | | 1,675 | | | | | | | |
Conversion of preferred shares | | | | | $ (175) | | | | | | | | | | |
Conversion of preferred shares | | | $ 0 | | | | | | | | $ 175 | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units (in Shares) | | | | | | | 14,598 | | | | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units | | 0 | | | | | $ 0 | | | 1,385 | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,385) |
Adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 4,326 | | | | | | | | 4,326 | | | | | | |
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022 | | | | 398,878 | | 80,896,804 | | | | | | | | | |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022 | 2,876,427 | | | $ 159,822 | | $ 813 | | | 3,758,161 | | | (1,126,463) | 3,550 | 80,544 | |
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022 | | | | 405,896 | | 79,417,472 | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2022 | 2,714,577 | | | $ 159,997 | | $ 799 | | | 3,572,591 | | | (1,101,154) | 1,525 | 80,819 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 62,675 | | | | | | | | | | | 61,676 | | 999 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) - change in fair value of interest rate swaps, excluding portion attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 2,025 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,025 | | |
Dividends declared to common shareholders | (84,977) | | | | | | | | | | | (84,977) | | | |
Dividends declared to preferred shareholders | (2,008) | | | | | | | | | | | (2,008) | | | |
Distributions declared to noncontrolling interests, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | (866) | | | | | | | | | | | | | (866) | |
Common shares issued, net (in shares) | | | | | | 1,473,928 | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares issued, net | 176,703 | | | | | $ 14 | | | 176,689 | | | | | | |
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares) | | | | | | 4,230 | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan | 509 | | | | | | | | 509 | | | | | | |
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures (in shares) | | | | | | (4,786) | | | | | | | | | |
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures | 3,500 | | | | | $ 0 | | | 3,500 | | | | | | |
Shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares) | | | | | | (306) | | | | | | | | | |
Shares withheld for employee taxes | (37) | | | | | | | | (37) | | | | | | |
Conversion of preferred shares (in shares) | | | | | (7,018) | | | | | | | | | | |
Conversion of preferred shares (in shares) | | | | | | | | 1,675 | | | | | | | |
Conversion of preferred shares | | | | | $ (175) | | | | | | | | | | |
Conversion of preferred shares | | | $ 0 | | | | | | | | $ 175 | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units (in Shares) | | | | | | | 4,591 | | | | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units | | $ 0 | | | | | $ 0 | | | $ 408 | | | | | |
Conversion and redemption of downREIT OP units | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ (408) |
Adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 4,326 | | | | | | | | 4,326 | | | | | | |
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022 | | | | 398,878 | | 80,896,804 | | | | | | | | | |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022 | $ 2,876,427 | | | $ 159,822 | | $ 813 | | | $ 3,758,161 | | | $ (1,126,463) | $ 3,550 | $ 80,544 | |