CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Investments in real estate:
Land, buildings and improvements		$ 10,560,534	$ 9,856,191
Net investments in direct financing leases		715,541	896,549
In-place lease intangible assets and other		2,243,117	2,186,851
Above-market rent intangible assets		900,503	909,139
Investments in real estate		14,419,695	13,848,730
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,382,971)	(2,035,995)
Assets held for sale, net		10,626	104,010
Net investments in real estate		12,047,350	11,916,745
Equity investments in the Managed Programs and real estate		288,444	324,004
Cash and cash equivalents		152,215	196,028
Due from affiliates		4,347	57,816
Other assets, net		793,079	631,637
Goodwill		904,075	934,688
Total assets	[1]	14,189,510	14,060,918
Debt:
Senior unsecured notes, net		4,513,243	4,390,189
Unsecured term loans, net		304,221	0
Unsecured revolving credit facility		182,799	201,267
Non-recourse mortgages, net		1,234,197	1,462,487
Debt, net		6,234,460	6,053,943
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		549,899	487,405
Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities, net		192,445	210,742
Deferred income taxes		137,460	179,309
Dividends payable		185,877	181,346
Total liabilities	[1]	7,300,141	7,112,745
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued		0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 175,396,158 and 172,278,242 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding		175	172
Additional paid-in capital		8,919,520	8,717,535
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings		(1,800,875)	(1,557,374)
Deferred compensation obligation		42,014	37,263
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(273,124)	(255,667)
Total stockholders’ equity		6,887,710	6,941,929
Noncontrolling interests		1,659	6,244
Total equity		6,889,369	6,948,173
Total liabilities and equity		$ 14,189,510	$ 14,060,918

[1] See Note 2 for details related to variable interest entities (“VIEs”).