10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012
or
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                  to                 .

Commission File Number: 001-32269

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	20-1076777
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2795 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400

Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (801) 365-4600

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of April 30, 2012, was 103,860,494.

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION		3
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION		4
	ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	4
	NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)	10
	ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	20
	ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	31
	ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	31
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION		32
	ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	32
	ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS	32
	ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	32
	ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	32
	ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	32
	ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION	32
	ITEM 6. EXHIBITS	32
	SIGNATURES	34

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STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain information set forth in this report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions and other information that is not historical information. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” or “intends” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. We may also make additional forward-looking statements from time to time. All such subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, by us or on our behalf, are also expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

All forward-looking statements, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends and estimate of future earnings, are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them, but there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs and projections will result or be achieved. All forward-looking statements apply only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in or contemplated by this report. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of the risks referenced in “Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors” below and in “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such factors include, but are not limited to:

·adverse changes in general economic conditions, the real estate industry and the markets in which we operate;

·the effect of competition from new and existing self-storage facilities or other storage alternatives, which could cause rents and occupancy rates to decline;

·difficulties in our ability to evaluate, finance, complete and integrate acquisitions and developments successfully and to lease up those properties, which could adversely affect our profitability;

·potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination;

·the impact of the regulatory environment as well as national, state, and local laws and regulations including, without limitation, those governing real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), which could increase our expenses and reduce our cash available for distribution;

·disruptions in credit and financial markets and resulting difficulties in raising capital or obtaining credit at reasonable rates or at all, which could impede our ability to grow;

·increased interest rates and operating costs;

·      reductions in asset valuations and related impairment charges;

·the failure of our joint venture partners to fulfill their obligations to us or their pursuit of actions that are inconsistent with our objectives;

·the failure to maintain our REIT status for federal income tax purposes;

·economic uncertainty due to the impact of war or terrorism, which could adversely affect our business plan; and

·difficulties in our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and management members.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Extra Space Storage Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(amounts in thousands, except share data)

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(unaudited)
Assets:
Real estate assets, net	$	2,266,536		$	2,263,795
Investments in real estate ventures	125,336			130,410
Cash and cash equivalents	37,575			26,484
Restricted cash	24,273			25,768
Receivables from related parties and affiliated real estate joint ventures	15,415			18,517
Other assets, net	54,001			51,276
Total assets	$	2,523,136		$	2,516,250
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Equity:
Notes payable	$	1,025,923		$	937,001
Notes payable to trusts	119,590			119,590
Exchangeable senior notes	87,663			87,663
Premium on notes payable	4,273			4,402
Lines of credit	135,000			215,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	38,029			45,079
Other liabilities	32,916			33,754
Total liabilities	1,443,394			1,442,489
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling Interest and Equity:
Extra Space Storage Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 95,042,862 and 94,783,590 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively	950			948
Paid-in capital	1,294,572			1,290,021
Accumulated other comprehensive deficit	(8,142		)	(7,936		)
Accumulated deficit	(262,874		)	(264,086		)
Total Extra Space Storage Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,024,506			1,018,947
Noncontrolling interest represented by Preferred Operating Partnership units, net of $100,000 note receivable	29,706			29,695
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	24,425			24,018
Other noncontrolling interests	1,105			1,101
Total noncontrolling interests and equity	1,079,742			1,073,761
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and equity	$	2,523,136		$	2,516,250

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Extra Space Storage Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(amounts in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Revenues:
Property rental	$	75,844		$	61,490
Management and franchise fees	6,586			5,967
Tenant reinsurance	8,557			7,024
Total revenues	90,987			74,481
Expenses:
Property operations	26,596			23,344
Tenant reinsurance	1,848			1,615
Acquisition related costs	609			249
General and administrative	12,640			11,658
Depreciation and amortization	16,524			13,585
Total expenses	58,217			50,451
Income from operations	32,770			24,030
Interest expense	(18,071		)	(16,414		)
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on exchangeable senior notes	(444		)	(428		)
Interest income	275			182
Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	1,213			1,213
Income before equity in earnings of real estate ventures and income tax expense	15,743			8,583
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures	2,296			1,811
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures - gain on sale of real estate assets	5,429			—
Income tax expense	(950		)	(254		)
Net income	22,518			10,140
Net income allocated to Preferred Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests	(1,649		)	(1,532		)
Net income allocated to Operating Partnership and other noncontrolling interests	(655		)	(307		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	20,214		$	8,301
Net income per common share
Basic	$	0.21		$	0.09
Diluted	$	0.21		$	0.09
Weighted average number of shares
Basic	94,888,078			88,045,951
Diluted	99,927,352			92,812,067
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.20		$	0.14

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Extra Space Storage Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(amounts in thousands)

 (unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net income	$	22,518		$	10,140
Other comprehensive income:
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps	(215		)	1,163
Comprehensive income	22,303			11,303
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	2,295			1,893
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$	20,008		$	9,410

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Extra Space Storage Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity

(amounts in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

	Noncontrolling Interests								Extra Space Storage Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
															Accumulated
	Preferred														Other
	Operating			Operating									Paid-in		Comprehensive			Accumulated			Total
	Partnership			Partnership			Other		Shares		Par Value		Capital		Deficit			Deficit			Equity
Balances at December 31, 2011	$	29,695		$	24,018		$	1,101	94,783,590		$	948	$	1,290,021	$	(7,936	)	$	(264,086	)	$	1,073,761
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of options	—			—			—		198,541		2		2,442		—			—			2,444
Restricted stock grants issued	—			—			—		73,050		—		—		—			—			—
Restricted stock grants cancelled	—			—			—		(12,319	)	—		—		—			—			—
Compensation expense related to stock-based awards	—			—			—		—		—		957		—			—			957
New issuance of Operating Partnership units	—			377			—		—		—		—		—			—			377
Net income	1,649			651			4		—		—		—		—			20,214			22,518
Other comprehensive income	(2		)	(7		)	—		—		—		—		(206		)	—			(215		)
Tax effect from vesting of restricted stock grants and stock option exercises	—			—			—		—		—		1,152		—			—			1,152
Distributions to Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interests	(1,636		)	(614		)	—		—		—		—		—			—			(2,250		)
Dividends paid on common stock at $0.20 per share	—			—			—		—		—		—		—			(19,002		)	(19,002		)
Balances at March 31, 2012	$	29,706		$	24,425		$	1,105	95,042,862		$	950	$	1,294,572	$	(8,142	)	$	(262,874	)	$	1,079,742

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Extra Space Storage Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	22,518		$	10,140
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	16,524			13,585
Amortization of deferred financing costs	2,246			1,102
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on exchangeable senior notes	444			428
Non-cash reduction in interest expense related to amortization of premium on note payable	(316		)	—
Compensation expense related to stock-based awards	957			1,126
Distributions from real estate ventures in excess of earnings	589			1,313
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables from related parties and affiliated real estate joint ventures	3,102			549
Other assets	2,979			3,110
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(5,250		)	123
Other liabilities	(3,003		)	(1,474		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	40,790			30,002
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of real estate assets	(17,549		)	(3,811		)
Development and construction of real estate assets	(946		)	(3,431		)
Investments in real estate ventures	(356		)	(3,077		)
Return of investment in real estate ventures	1,492			—
Change in restricted cash	1,495			(10,029		)
Purchase of equipment and fixtures	(531		)	(309		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(16,395		)	(20,657		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from notes payable and lines of credit	206,970			108,858
Principal payments on notes payable and lines of credit	(198,048		)	(114,995		)
Deferred financing costs	(3,418		)	(1,555		)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,444			8,558
Dividends paid on common stock	(19,002		)	(12,381		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(2,250		)	(2,025		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(13,304		)	(13,540		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	11,091			(4,195		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period	26,484			46,750
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	$	37,575		$	42,555

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Extra Space Storage Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012				2011
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$	14,705			$	14,180
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Redemption of Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interests for common stock:
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	$	—			$	1,198
Common stock and paid-in capital	—				(1,198			)
Tax effect from vesting of restricted stock grants and stock option exercises
Other assets	$	1,152			$	1,490
Paid-in capital	(1,152			)	(1,490			)
Acquisitions of real estate assets
Real estate assets, net	$	377			$	4,800
Notes payable assumed	—				(4,800			)
Operating Partnership units issued	(377			)	—
Sale of interest in real estate venture
Other assets - note receivable	$		3,349		$		—
Investments in real estate ventures	(3,349			)	—

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

Amounts in thousands, except property and share data

1.ORGANIZATION

Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”), formed as a Maryland corporation on April 30, 2004, to own, operate, manage, acquire, develop and redevelop professionally managed self-storage facilities located throughout the United States. The Company continues the business of Extra Space Storage LLC and its subsidiaries, which had engaged in the self-storage business since 1977. The Company’s interest in its properties is held through its operating partnership, Extra Space Storage LP (the “Operating Partnership”), which was formed on May 5, 2004. The Company’s primary assets are general partner and limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT (“UPREIT”). The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  To the extent the Company continues to qualify as a REIT, it will not be subject to tax, with certain limited exceptions, on the taxable income that is distributed to its stockholders.

The Company invests in self-storage facilities by acquiring or developing wholly-owned facilities or by acquiring an equity interest in real estate entities.  At March 31, 2012, the Company had direct and indirect equity interests in 699 operating storage facilities.  In addition, the Company managed 183 properties for franchisees and third parties, bringing the total number of operating properties which it owns and/or manages to 882. These properties are located in 34 states and Washington, D.C.

The Company operates in three distinct segments: (1) property management, acquisition and development; (2) rental operations; and (3) tenant reinsurance. The Company’s property management, acquisition and development activities include managing, acquiring, developing and selling self-storage facilities. The rental operations activities include rental operations of self-storage facilities. No single tenant accounts for more than 5% of rental income.  Tenant reinsurance activities include the reinsurance of risks relating to the loss of goods stored by tenants in the Company’s self storage facilities.

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they may not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2012. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011, has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

3.FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table provides information for each major category of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description	March 31, 2012			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Other liabilities - Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	$	(8,526	)	$	—	$	(8,526	)	$	—

The fair value of our derivatives is based on quoted market prices of similar instruments from various banking institutions or an independent third-party provider for similar instruments. In determining the fair value, we consider our non-performance risk and that of our counterparties.

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There were no transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended March 31, 2012.  The Company did not have any significant assets or liabilities that are re-measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Long-lived assets held for use are evaluated for impairment when events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment.  The Company reviews each self-storage facility at least annually to determine if any such events or circumstances have occurred or exist.  The Company focuses on facilities where occupancy and/or rental income have decreased by a significant amount.  For these facilities, the Company determines whether the decrease is temporary or permanent and whether the facility will likely recover the lost occupancy and/or revenue in the short term.  In addition, the Company carefully reviews facilities in the lease-up stage and compares actual operating results to original projections.

When the Company determines that an event that may indicate impairment has occurred, the Company compares the carrying value of the related long-lived assets to the undiscounted future net operating cash flows attributable to the assets.  An impairment loss is recorded if the net carrying value of the assets exceeds the undiscounted future net operating cash flows attributable to the assets.  The impairment loss recognized equals the excess of net carrying value over the related fair value of the assets.

When real estate assets are identified by management as held for sale, the Company discontinues depreciating the assets and estimates the fair value of the assets, net of selling costs.  If the estimated fair value, net of selling costs, of the assets that have been identified as held for sale is less than the net carrying value of the assets, then a valuation allowance is established.  The operations of assets held for sale or sold during the period are generally presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

The Company assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of its investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures may be impaired annually and when events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment.  An investment is impaired if management’s estimate of the fair value of the investment is less than its carrying value.  To the extent impairment has occurred, and is considered to be other than temporary, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment.

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of self-storage facilities, the purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired based on their fair values, which are estimated using significant unobservable inputs. The value of the tangible assets, consisting of land and buildings, is determined as if vacant. Intangible assets, which represent the value of existing tenant relationships, are recorded at their fair values based on the avoided cost to replace the current leases. The Company measures the value of tenant relationships based on the rent lost due to the amount of time required to replace existing customers, which is based on the Company’s historical experience with turnover in its facilities. Debt assumed as part of an acquisition is recorded at fair value based on current interest rates compared to contractual rates. Acquisition-related transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, other financial instruments included in other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, variable rate notes payable, lines of credit and other liabilities reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 approximate fair value. The fair values of the Company’s notes receivable, fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts and exchangeable senior notes are as follows:

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Fair		Carrying		Fair		Carrying
	Value		Value		Value		Value
Note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	$	104,682	$	100,000	$	104,049	$	100,000
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	$	1,078,554	$	1,001,099	$	1,008,039	$	938,681
Exchangeable senior notes	$	87,663	$	87,663	$	92,265	$	87,663

4.NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares outstanding, including unvested share based payment awards that contain a non-forfeitable right to dividends or dividend equivalents. Diluted earnings per common share measures the performance of the Company over the reporting period while giving effect to all potential common shares that were dilutive and outstanding during the period. The denominator includes the weighted average number of basic

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shares and the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares that were dilutive had been issued, and is calculated using either the treasury stock or as if-converted method. Potential common shares are securities (such as options, convertible debt, exchangeable Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Operating Partnership units (“Preferred OP units”) and exchangeable Operating Partnership units (“OP units”)) that do not have a current right to participate in earnings but could do so in the future by virtue of their option or conversion right. In computing the dilutive effect of convertible securities, net income is adjusted to add back any changes in earnings in the period associated with the convertible security. The numerator also is adjusted for the effects of any other non-discretionary changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion of those potential common shares. In computing diluted earnings per share, only potential common shares that are dilutive (those that reduce earnings per share) are included.

The Company’s Operating Partnership had $87,663 of exchangeable senior notes (the “Notes”) issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012, that also could potentially have a dilutive effect on its earnings per share calculations as of that date. The Notes were exchangeable by holders into shares of the Company’s common stock under certain circumstances per the terms of the indenture governing the Notes. The exchange price was $23.20 per share at March 31, 2012. The Company irrevocably agreed to pay only cash for the accreted principal amount of the Notes relative to its exchange obligations, but retained the right to satisfy the exchange obligations in excess of the accreted principal amount in cash and/or common stock. Though the Company retained that right, Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260, “Earnings Per Share,” requires an assumption that shares will be used to pay the exchange obligations in excess of the accreted principal amount, and requires that those shares be included in the Company’s calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding for the diluted earnings per share computation. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, 455,552 shares related to the Notes were included in the computation for diluted earnings per share as the stock price during this time exceeded the exchange price. No shares were included for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as the stock price during this time did not exceed the exchange price.

For the purposes of computing the diluted impact on earnings per share of the potential conversion of Preferred OP units into common shares, where the Company has the option to redeem in cash or shares and where the Company has stated the positive intent and ability to settle at least $115,000 of the instrument in cash (or net settle a portion of the Preferred OP units against the related outstanding note receivable), only the amount of the instrument in excess of $115,000 is considered in the calculation of shares contingently issuable for the purposes of computing diluted earnings per share as allowed by ASC 260-10-45-46.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, options to purchase 32,612 and 290,819 shares of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the computation of earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.  All restricted stock grants have been included in basic and diluted shares outstanding because such shares earn a non-forfeitable dividend and carry voting rights.

The computation of net income per common share is as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	20,214		$	8,301
Add: Income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership and Operating Partnership	2,300			1,844
Subtract: Fixed component of income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership	(1,438		)	(1,438		)
Net income for diluted computations	$	21,076		$	8,707
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic	94,888,078			88,045,951
Operating Partnership units	3,064,128			3,206,963
Preferred Operating Partnership units	989,980			989,980
Shares related to Exchangeable Senior Notes, dilutive and cancelled stock options	985,166			569,173
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted	99,927,352			92,812,067
Net income per common share
Basic	$	0.21		$	0.09
Diluted	$	0.21		$	0.09

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5.PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

The following table summarizes the Company’s acquisitions of operating properties for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and does not include improvements made to existing assets:

			Consideration Paid									Acquisition Date Fair Value
Property Location	Number of Properties	Date of Acquisition	Total Paid		Cash Paid		Net Liabilities/ (Assets) Assumed		Value of OP Units Issued		Number of OP Units Issued	Land		Building		Intangible		Closing costs - expensed		Source of Acquisition
Texas	1	2/29/2012	$	9,405	$	9,323	$	82	$	—	—	$	1,036	$	8,133	$	187	$	49	Unrelated third party
Maryland	1	3/7/2012	6,284		5,886		21		377		14,193	465		5,600		128		91		Unrelated third party

6.VARIABLE INTERESTS

The Company has interests in two unconsolidated joint ventures with unrelated third parties which are variable interest entities (“VIEs” or the “VIE JVs”). The Company holds 18% and 39% of the equity interests in the VIE JVs, and has 50% of the voting rights in each of the VIE JVs. Qualification as a VIE was based on the determination that the equity investments at risk for each of these joint ventures were not sufficient based on a qualitative and quantitative analysis performed by the Company. The Company performed a qualitative analysis for these joint ventures to determine which party was the primary beneficiary of each VIE. The Company determined that since the powers to direct the activities most significant to the economic performance of these entities are shared equally by the Company and its joint venture partners, there is no primary beneficiary. Accordingly, these interests are recorded using the equity method.

The VIE JVs each own a single self-storage property. These joint ventures are financed through a combination of (1) equity contributions from the Company and its joint venture partners, (2) mortgage notes payable and (3) payables to the Company. The payables to the Company consist of amounts owed for expenses paid on behalf of the joint ventures by the Company as manager and mortgage notes payable to the Company. The Company performs management services for the VIE JVs in exchange for a management fee of approximately 6% of cash collected by the properties. Except as disclosed, the Company has not provided financial or other support during the periods presented to the VIE JVs that it was not previously contractually obligated to provide.

The Company guarantees the mortgage notes payable for the VIE JVs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss for these joint ventures as of March 31, 2012 is the total of the guaranteed loan balances, the payables due to the Company and the Company’s investment balances in the joint ventures. The Company believes that the risk of incurring a material loss as a result of having to perform on the loan guarantees is unlikely and, therefore, no liability has been recorded related to these guarantees. Also, repossessing and/or selling the self-storage facility and land that collateralize the loans could provide funds sufficient to reimburse the Company. Additionally, the Company believes the payables to the Company are collectible.

The following table compares the Company’s liability balance to the respective VIE JVs and the maximum exposure to loss related to the VIE JVs as of March 31, 2012, after netting such liability balance:

						Balance of				Maximum
	Liability		Investment			Guaranteed		Payables to		Exposure
	Balance		Balance			Loan		Company		to Loss		Difference
Extra Space of Montrose Avenue LLC	$	—	$	1,181		$	5,120	$	2,195	$	8,496	$	(8,496	)
Extra Space of Sacramento One LLC	—		(942		)	4,307		6,122		9,487		(9,487		)
	$	—	$	239		$	9,427	$	8,317	$	17,983	$	(17,983	)

The Operating Partnership has three wholly-owned unconsolidated subsidiaries (“Trust,” “Trust II” and “Trust III,” together, the “Trusts”) that have issued trust preferred securities to third parties and common securities to the Operating Partnership.  The proceeds from the sale of the preferred and common securities were loaned in the form of notes to the Operating Partnership.  The Trusts are VIEs because the holders of the equity investment at risk (the trust preferred securities) do not have the power to direct the activities of the entities that most significantly affect the entities’ economic performance because of their lack of voting or similar rights.  Because the Operating Partnership’s investment in the Trusts’ common securities was financed directly by the Trusts as a result of its loan of the proceeds to the Operating Partnership, that investment is not considered to be an equity investment at risk.  The Operating Partnership’s investment in the Trusts is not a variable interest because equity interests are variable interests only to the extent that the investment is considered to be at risk, and therefore the Operating Partnership cannot be the primary beneficiary of the Trusts.  Since the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the Trusts, they have not been consolidated.  A debt obligation has been recorded in the form of notes for the proceeds as discussed above, which are owed to the Trusts.  The Company has also included its investment in the Trusts’ common securities in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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The Company has not provided financing or other support during the periods presented to the Trusts that it was not previously contractually obligated to provide.  The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the Trusts is equal to the total amount of the notes discussed above less the amounts of the Company’s investments in the Trusts’ common securities.  The net amount is the notes payable that the Trusts owe to third parties for their investments in the Trusts’ preferred securities.

The following is a tabular comparison of the liabilities the Company has recorded as a result of its involvement with the Trusts to the maximum exposure to loss the Company is subject to as a result of such involvement as of March 31, 2012:

	Notes payable		Investment		Maximum
	to Trusts		Balance		exposure to loss		Difference
Trust	$	36,083	$	1,083	$	35,000	$	—
Trust II	42,269		1,269		41,000		—
Trust III	41,238		1,238		40,000		—
	$	119,590	$	3,590	$	116,000	$	—

The Company had no consolidated VIEs during the three months ended March 31, 2012 or 2011.

7.DERIVATIVES

GAAP requires the recognition of all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value.  The accounting for changes in fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and further, on the type of hedging relationship.  A company must designate each qualifying hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in foreign operations.

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations.  The primary risk managed by using derivative instruments is interest rate risk.  Interest rate swaps are entered into to manage interest rate risk associated with the Company’s fixed and variable-rate borrowings.  The Company designates certain interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of variable-rate borrowings and the remainder as fair value hedges of fixed-rate borrowings.

For derivatives designated as fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative and the hedged item related to the hedged risk are recognized in the statement of operations.  For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is initially reported in other comprehensive income, outside of earnings, and subsequently reclassified to earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings.

The following table summarizes the terms of the Company’s eleven derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2012:

Hedge Product	Hedge Type	Original Notional Amounts	Strike	Effective Dates	Maturity Dates
Swap Agreements	Cash Flow	$5,291 - $63,000	2.24% - 6.98%	2/1/2009 - 3/16/2012	6/30/2013 - 2/28/2019

Monthly interest payments were recognized as an increase or decrease in interest expense as follows:

	Classification of	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Type	Income (Expense)	2012			2011
Swap Agreements	Interest expense	$	(1,118	)	$	(970	)

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Information relating to the gain (loss) recognized on the interest rate swap agreements is as follows:

	Gain (loss)			Location of amounts	Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI
	recognized in OCI			reclassified from OCI	For the Three Months
Type	March 31, 2012			into income	Ended March 31, 2012
Swap Agreements	$	(215	)	Interest expense	$	(1,118	)

The interest rate swap agreements were highly effective for the three months ended March 31, 2012.  The gain (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income (“OCI”) in the preceding table represents the effective portion of the Company’s cash flow hedges reclassified from OCI to interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

The balance sheet classification and carrying amounts of the derivative instruments are as follows:

	Asset (Liability) Derivatives
	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
Derivatives designated as	Balance Sheet	Fair			Balance Sheet	Fair
hedging instruments:	Location	Value			Location	Value
Swap Agreements	Other liabilities	$	(8,526	)	Other liabilities	$	(8,311	)

8. EXCHANGEABLE SENIOR NOTES

On March 27, 2007, the Company’s Operating Partnership issued $250,000 of 3.625% Exchangeable Senior Notes.  The Notes bear interest at 3.625% per annum and contain an exchange settlement feature, which provides that the Notes may, under certain circumstances, be exchangeable for cash (up to the principal amount of the Notes) and, with respect to any excess exchange value, for cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the Operating Partnership.

GAAP requires entities with convertible debt instruments that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost.  The Company, therefore, accounts for the liability and equity components of the Notes separately.  The equity component is included in paid-in-capital in stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, and the value of the equity component is treated as original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt component.  The discount is being amortized over the period of the debt as additional interest expense.

On March 1, 2012, the Company announced that the holders of the Operating Partnership’s then-outstanding $87,663 principal amount of 3.625% Exchangeable Senior Notes had the right to surrender their Notes for repurchase by the Operating Partnership on April 1, 2012 for 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, pursuant to the holders’ rights under the indenture governing the Notes.  In addition, the Company announced that the Operating Partnership had given notice of its intention to redeem all of the Notes not otherwise surrendered for repurchase or exchange on April 5, 2012, pursuant to its option under the indenture, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. In connection with the redemption, holders of the Notes had the right to exchange their Notes at an exchange rate of 43.1091 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes surrendered.  The exchange price was $23.20 per share at March 31, 2012.  The Notes surrendered for exchange could be settled in cash or a combination of cash and stock, subject to the determination of the Operating Partnership.

As of April 3, 2012, the Company received notice that the holders of the entire $87,663 principal amount of the Notes had surrendered their Notes for exchange. On April 26, 2012, the Company settled the exchange by paying cash for the principal amount of the Notes, as required by the indenture, and issuing 684,685 shares of common stock for the value in excess of the principal amount.

9.NONCONTROLLING INTEREST REPRESENTED BY PREFERRED OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

On June 15, 2007, the Operating Partnership entered into a Contribution Agreement with various limited partnerships affiliated with AAAAA Rent-A-Space to acquire ten self-storage facilities (the “Properties”) in exchange for 989,980 Preferred OP units of the Operating Partnership. The self-storage facilities are located in California and Hawaii.

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On June 25, 2007, the Operating Partnership loaned the holders of the Preferred OP units $100,000. The note receivable bears interest at 4.85% and is due September 1, 2017. The loan is secured by the borrower’s Preferred OP units. The holders of the Preferred OP units can convert up to 114,500 Preferred OP units prior to the maturity date of the loan. If any redemption in excess of 114,500 Preferred OP units occurs prior to the maturity date, the holder of the Preferred OP units is required to repay the loan as of the date of that Preferred OP unit redemption. Preferred OP units are shown on the balance sheet net of the $100,000 loan because the borrower under the loan receivable is also the holder of the Preferred OP units.

The Operating Partnership entered into a Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (as subsequently amended, the “Partnership Agreement”) which provides for the designation and issuance of the Preferred OP units. The Preferred OP units will have priority over all other partnership interests of the Operating Partnership with respect to distributions and liquidation.

Under the Partnership Agreement, Preferred OP units in the amount of $115,000 bear a fixed priority return of 5% and have a fixed liquidation value of $115,000. The remaining balance participates in distributions with, and has a liquidation value equal to, that of the common OP units. The Preferred OP units became redeemable at the option of the holder on September 1, 2008, which redemption obligation may be satisfied, at the Company’s option, in cash or shares of its common stock.

GAAP requires a company to present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section, but separate from the company’s equity.  It also requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations and requires changes in ownership interest to be accounted for similarly as equity transactions.  If noncontrolling interests are determined to be redeemable, they are to be carried at their redemption value as of the balance sheet date and reported as temporary equity.

The Company has evaluated the terms of the Preferred OP units and classifies the noncontrolling interest represented by the Preferred OP units as stockholders’ equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The Company will periodically evaluate individual noncontrolling interests for the ability to continue to recognize the noncontrolling amount as permanent equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  Any noncontrolling interests that fail to qualify as permanent equity will be reclassified as temporary equity and adjusted to the greater of (1) the carrying amount, or (2) its redemption value as of the end of the period in which the determination is made.

10.NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

The Company’s interest in its properties is held through the Operating Partnership. ESS Holding Business Trust I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. The Company, through ESS Holding Business Trust II, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is also a limited partner of the Operating Partnership. Between its general partner and limited partner interests, the Company held a 95.9% majority ownership interest therein as of March 31, 2012. The remaining ownership interests in the Operating Partnership (including Preferred OP units) of 4.1% are held by certain former owners of assets acquired by the Operating Partnership.  As of March 31, 2012, the Operating Partnership had 3,064,128 common OP units outstanding.

The noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership represents common OP units that are not owned by the Company. In conjunction with the formation of the Company, and as a result of subsequent acquisitions, certain persons and entities contributing interests in properties to the Operating Partnership received limited partnership units in the form of OP units. Limited partners who received OP units in the formation transactions or in exchange for contributions for interests in properties have the right to require the Operating Partnership to redeem part or all of their common OP units for cash based upon the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of the Company’s common stock (ten-day average) at the time of the redemption. Alternatively, the Company may, at its option, elect to acquire those OP units in exchange for shares of its common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to anti-dilution adjustments provided in the Partnership Agreement.  The ten-day average closing stock price at March 31, 2012, was $28.12 and there were 3,064,128 common OP units outstanding. Assuming that all of the unit holders exercised their right to redeem all of their common OP units on March 31, 2012, and the Company elected to pay the noncontrolling members cash, the Company would have paid $86,163 in cash consideration to redeem the OP units.

GAAP requires a company to present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section, but separate from the company’s equity.  It also requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations and requires changes in ownership interest to be accounted for similarly as equity transactions.  If noncontrolling interests are determined to be redeemable, they are to be carried at their redemption value as of the balance sheet date and reported as temporary equity.

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The Company has evaluated the terms of the common OP units and classifies the noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership as stockholders’ equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The Company will periodically evaluate individual noncontrolling interests for the ability to continue to recognize the noncontrolling amount as permanent equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  Any noncontrolling interests that fail to qualify as permanent equity will be reclassified as temporary equity and adjusted to the greater of (1) the carrying amount, or (2) its redemption value as of the end of the period in which the determination is made.

11.OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Other noncontrolling interests represent the ownership interests of various third parties in three consolidated self-storage properties as of March 31, 2012.  Two of these consolidated properties were under development, and one was in the lease-up stage at March 31, 2012.  The ownership interests of the third-party owners range from 5.0% to 27.6%.  Other noncontrolling interests are included in the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.  The income or losses attributable to these third-party owners based on their ownership percentages are reflected in net income allocated to Operating Partnership and other noncontrolling interests in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

12.EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF REAL ESTATE VENTURES — GAIN ON SALE OF JOINT VENTURE REAL ESTATE ASSETS

On January 15, 2012, the Company sold its 40% equity interest in U-Storage de Mexico S.A. and related entities to its joint venture partners for $4,841. The Company received cash of $1,492 and a note receivable of $3,349. No gain or loss was recorded on the sale.

On February 17, 2012, a joint venture in which the Company held a 40% equity interest sold its only self-storage property.  The property was located in New York.  As a result of the sale, the joint venture was dissolved, and the Company received cash proceeds which resulted in a gain of $5,429.

13.SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in three distinct segments: (1) property management, acquisition and development; (2) rental operations; and (3) tenant reinsurance.  Financial information for the Company’s business segments is set forth below:

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Balance Sheet
Investment in real estate ventures
Rental operations	$	125,336	$	130,410
Total assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	238,316	$	250,953
Rental operations	2,262,113		2,243,441
Tenant reinsurance	22,707		21,856
	$	2,523,136	$	2,516,250

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	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Statement of Operations
Total revenues
Property management, acquisition and development	$	6,586		$	5,967
Rental operations	75,844			61,490
Tenant reinsurance	8,557			7,024
	$	90,987		$	74,481
Operating expenses, including depreciation and amortization
Property management, acquisition and development	$	14,244		$	12,681
Rental operations	42,125			36,155
Tenant reinsurance	1,848			1,615
	$	58,217		$	50,451
Income (loss) from operations
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(7,658	)	$	(6,714	)
Rental operations	33,719			25,335
Tenant reinsurance	6,709			5,409
	$	32,770		$	24,030
Interest expense
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(731	)	$	(782	)
Rental operations	(17,784		)	(16,060		)
	$	(18,515	)	$	(16,842	)
Interest income
Property management, acquisition and development	$	272		$	179
Tenant reinsurance	3			3
	$	275		$	182
Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder
Property management, acquisition and development	$	1,213		$	1,213
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures
Rental operations	$	2,296		$	1,811
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures-gain on sale of real estate assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	5,429		$	—
Income tax expense
Property management, acquisition and development	$	1,399		$	1,640
Tenant reinsurance	(2,349		)	(1,894		)
	$	(950	)	$	(254	)
Net income (loss)
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(76	)	$	(4,464	)
Rental operations	18,231			11,086
Tenant reinsurance	4,363			3,518
	$	22,518		$	10,140
Depreciation and amortization expense
Property management, acquisition and development	$	995		$	774
Rental operations	15,529			12,811
	$	16,524		$	13,585
Statement of Cash Flows
Acquisition of real estate assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(17,549	)	$	(3,811	)
Development and construction of real estate assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(946	)	$	(3,431	)

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14.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company has guaranteed loans for unconsolidated joint ventures as follows:

					Estimated
		Loan			Fair
	Date of	Maturity	Guaranteed		Value of
	Guaranty	Date	Loan Amount		Assets
Extra Space of Montrose Avenue LLC	Dec-10	Dec-13	$	5,120	$	8,369
Extra Space of Sacramento One LLC	Apr-09	Apr-14	$	4,307	$	9,676
ESS Baltimore LLC	Nov-04	Feb-13	$	4,011	$	6,534

If the joint ventures default on the loans, the Company may be forced to repay the loans. Repossessing and/or selling the self-storage facilities and land that collateralizes the loans could provide funds sufficient to reimburse the Company. The Company has recorded no liability in relation to these guarantees as of March 31, 2012, as the fair value of the guarantees was not material. The Company believes the risk of incurring a material loss as a result of having to perform on these guarantees is unlikely.

The Company has been involved in routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.  As a result of these litigation matters, the Company has recorded a liability of $1,800, which is included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The Company does not believe that it is reasonably likely that the loss related to these litigation matters will be in excess of the current amount accrued.  As of March 31, 2012, the Company was not involved in any material litigation nor, to its knowledge, was any material litigation threatened against it which, in the opinion of management, is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

15.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 16, 2012, the Company announced that it will acquire Prudential Real Estate Investors’ (“PREI®”) 94.9% interest in the ESS PRISA III LLC joint venture that was formed in 2005.  The Company owns the remaining 5.1% interest.  The joint venture owns 36 properties located in 18 states.  The Company will pay approximately $298,000 to acquire PREI’s interest in the joint venture, consisting of approximately $160,000 in cash consideration and the assumption of an existing loan of $145,000, of which $138,000 relates to PREI’s interest.  It is anticipated that this transaction will close in July 2012.

On April 20, 2012, the Company issued and sold 8,050,000 shares of common stock in a public offering, including 1,050,000 shares pursuant to the underwriter’s full exercise of its option to purchase additional shares of common stock from the Company.  Net proceeds of the offering were approximately $226,900, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated expenses, which will be used to fund acquisitions, pay down debt and for general corporate and working capital purposes.

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Extra Space Storage Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Amounts in thousands, except property and share data

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our “Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” and the “Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” appearing elsewhere in this report and the “Consolidated Financial Statements,” “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. We make statements in this section that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. For a complete discussion of forward-looking statements, see the section in this Form 10-Q entitled “Statement on Forward-Looking Information.” (Amounts in thousands except property and share data unless otherwise stated).

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this report, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this report and the audited financial statements contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 describe the significant accounting policies essential to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Preparation of our financial statements requires estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions that we have used are appropriate and correct based on information available at the time that they were made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect our reported assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses during the period presented. If there are material differences between these estimates, judgments and assumptions and actual facts, our financial statements may be affected.

In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require our judgment in its application. There are areas in which our judgment in selecting among available alternatives would not produce a materially different result, but there are some areas in which our judgment in selecting among available alternatives would produce a materially different result. See the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements that contain additional information regarding our accounting policies and other disclosures.

OVERVIEW

We are a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed REIT, formed to continue the business commenced in 1977 by our predecessor companies to own, operate, manage, acquire, develop and redevelop professionally managed self-storage properties. We derive our revenues from rents received from tenants under existing leases at each of our self-storage properties, management fees on the properties we manage for joint venture partners, franchisees and unaffiliated third parties, and our tenant reinsurance program.  Our management fee is equal to approximately 6% of total revenues generated by the managed properties.

We operate in competitive markets, often where consumers have multiple self-storage properties from which to choose. Competition has impacted, and will continue to impact, our property results. We experience seasonal fluctuations in occupancy levels, with occupancy levels generally higher in the summer months due to increased moving activity. Our operating results depend materially on our ability to lease available self-storage units and actively manage rental rates, and on the ability of our tenants to make required rental payments. We believe we are able to respond quickly and effectively to changes in local, regional and national economic conditions by centrally adjusting rental rates through the combination of our revenue management team and our industry-leading technology systems.

We continue to evaluate a range of new initiatives and opportunities in order to enable us to maximize stockholder value. Our strategies to maximize stockholder value include the following:

·Maximize the performance of properties through strategic, efficient and proactive management. We pursue revenue generating and expense minimizing opportunities in our operations. Our revenue management team seeks to maximize revenue by responding to changing market conditions through our technology system’s ability to provide real-time, interactive rental rate and discount management. Our size allows greater ability than the majority of our competitors to implement national, regional and local marketing programs, which we believe will attract more customers to our stores at a lower net cost.

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·Acquire self-storage properties from strategic partners and third parties. Our acquisitions team continues to pursue the acquisition of single properties and multi-property portfolios that we believe can provide stockholder value. We have established a reputation as a reliable, ethical buyer, which we believe enhances our ability to negotiate and close acquisitions. In addition, we believe our status as an UPREIT enables flexibility when structuring deals.  We continue to see available acquisitions on which to bid and are seeing increasing prices.  However, we remain a disciplined buyer and look for acquisitions that will strengthen our portfolio and increase stockholder value.

·Expand our management business. Our management business enables us to generate increased revenues through management fees and expand our geographic footprint. This expanded footprint enables us to reduce our operating costs through economies of scale. In addition, we see our management business as a future acquisition pipeline. We pursue strategic relationships with owners that strengthen our acquisition pipeline through agreements that typically give us first right of refusal to purchase the managed property in the event of a potential sale.

Recent U.S. and international market and economic conditions have been challenging, with tighter credit conditions and slower growth.  Turbulence in U.S. and international markets and economies may adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition, and the financial condition of our customers.  If these market conditions continue, they may result in an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

PROPERTIES

As of March 31, 2012, we owned or had ownership interests in 699 operating self-storage properties. Of these properties, 359 are wholly-owned and 340 are held in joint ventures. In addition, we managed an additional 183 properties for franchisees or third parties bringing the total number of operating properties that we own and/or manage to 882. These properties are located in 34 states and Washington, D.C.  As of March 31, 2012, we owned and/or managed approximately 64 million square feet of space with approximately 585,000 units.

Our properties are generally situated in convenient, highly visible locations clustered around large population centers such as Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, St. Petersburg/Tampa and San Francisco/Oakland. These areas all enjoy above-average population growth and income levels. The clustering of assets around these population centers enables us to reduce our operating costs through economies of scale.  Our acquisitions have given us an increased scale in many core markets as well as a foothold in many markets where we had no previous presence.

We consider a property to be in the lease-up stage after it has been issued a certificate of occupancy, but before it has achieved stabilization. We consider a property to be stabilized once it has achieved either an 80% occupancy rate for a full year measured as of January 1, or has been open for three years.

As of March 31, 2012, over 475,000 tenants were leasing storage units at our 882 operating properties that we own and/or manage, primarily on a month-to-month basis, providing the flexibility to increase rental rates over time as markets permit.  Although leases are short-term in duration, the typical tenant tends to remain at our properties for an extended period of time. For properties that were stabilized as of March 31, 2012, the median length of stay was approximately 13 months. These existing tenants generally receive rate increases at least annually, for which no direct correlation has been drawn to our vacancy trends.  The average annual rent per square foot for our existing customers at these stabilized properties was $13.43 at March 31, 2012, compared to $13.25 at March 31, 2011.  This compares to our annual rent per square foot for new leases of $13.18 at March 31, 2012, compared to $12.62 at March 31, 2011.

Our property portfolio is made up of different types of construction and building configurations depending on the site and the municipality where it is located. Most often sites are what we consider “hybrid” facilities, a mix of both drive-up buildings and multi-floor buildings. We have a number of multi-floor buildings with elevator access only, and a number of facilities featuring ground-floor access only.

The following table sets forth additional information regarding the occupancy of our stabilized properties by state as of March 31, 2012 and 2011. The information as of March 31, 2011, is on a pro forma basis as though all the properties owned and/or managed at March 31, 2012, were under our control as of March 31, 2011.

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Stabilized Property Data Based on Location

		Company	Pro forma	Company	Pro forma	Company		Pro forma
Location	Number of Properties	Number of Units as of March 31, 2012 (1)	Number of Units as of March 31, 2011	Net Rentable Square Feet as of March 31, 2012 (2)	Net Rentable Square Feet as of March 31, 2011	Square Foot Occupancy % March 31, 2012		Square Foot Occupancy % March 31, 2011
Wholly-owned properties
Alabama	3	1,391	1,368	172,779	173,869	76.1	%	78.7	%
Arizona	5	2,791	2,795	356,520	356,520	82.7	%	89.2	%
California	71	52,975	53,034	5,522,914	5,534,195	84.1	%	80.0	%
Colorado	10	4,521	4,523	570,636	569,086	89.0	%	87.1	%
Connecticut	3	1,964	1,978	178,050	177,985	87.5	%	88.2	%
Florida	32	20,895	21,109	2,239,775	2,247,179	86.3	%	80.8	%
Georgia	16	8,413	8,415	1,085,709	1,089,254	84.8	%	80.7	%
Hawaii	2	2,794	2,800	137,969	145,828	85.8	%	86.7	%
Illinois	11	7,391	7,407	806,239	808,687	86.6	%	78.8	%
Indiana	8	4,305	4,332	511,034	511,034	88.1	%	84.7	%
Kansas	1	505	506	50,340	50,310	91.3	%	88.3	%
Kentucky	4	2,158	2,154	254,065	254,241	87.9	%	90.6	%
Louisiana	2	1,413	1,412	150,165	150,035	88.9	%	85.7	%
Maryland	16	11,728	11,713	1,263,038	1,261,165	86.6	%	84.3	%
Massachusetts	29	17,493	17,526	1,792,506	1,790,122	88.4	%	85.6	%
Michigan	2	1,027	1,018	135,842	134,674	89.4	%	86.8	%
Missouri	6	3,154	3,152	374,937	374,962	87.0	%	85.3	%
Nevada	2	963	965	129,214	129,214	68.5	%	68.7	%
New Hampshire	2	1,005	1,007	125,473	125,473	86.6	%	87.5	%
New Jersey	28	22,948	22,968	2,207,912	2,210,191	88.2	%	86.9	%
New Mexico	1	536	539	71,715	71,475	88.6	%	88.2	%
New York	13	11,444	11,454	871,851	868,441	88.5	%	83.9	%
Ohio	14	8,148	8,146	994,204	993,964	83.5	%	82.9	%
Oregon	1	770	770	103,050	103,130	92.2	%	88.9	%
Pennsylvania	9	5,718	5,782	655,805	655,735	89.2	%	86.8	%
Rhode Island	2	1,183	1,191	130,596	131,651	83.1	%	81.7	%
South Carolina	4	2,157	2,160	253,668	253,406	87.9	%	87.3	%
Tennessee	3	1,608	1,620	214,260	215,420	83.5	%	82.8	%
Texas	21	13,436	13,437	1,575,961	1,575,781	84.9	%	82.6	%
Utah	7	3,194	3,203	409,641	409,547	89.0	%	85.6	%
Virginia	6	4,293	4,297	416,202	416,552	86.2	%	87.6	%
Washington	4	2,509	2,540	307,915	308,015	87.6	%	71.8	%
Total Wholly-Owned Stabilized	338	224,830	225,321	24,069,985	24,097,141	86.1	%	83.0	%
Joint-venture properties
Alabama	3	1,710	1,708	205,913	205,798	84.8	%	85.4	%
Arizona	10	6,403	6,392	729,680	729,494	89.0	%	86.8	%
California	83	59,828	59,746	6,176,913	6,152,274	88.5	%	85.0	%
Colorado	2	1,316	1,310	158,513	158,523	85.3	%	82.8	%
Connecticut	8	5,987	5,991	692,563	692,872	88.1	%	85.9	%
Delaware	1	587	585	71,680	71,740	87.8	%	86.5	%
Florida	24	19,267	19,682	1,941,795	1,964,392	86.0	%	84.4	%
Georgia	3	1,853	1,848	240,761	240,701	81.0	%	78.7	%
Illinois	7	4,946	4,937	502,288	502,600	87.9	%	85.1	%
Indiana	6	2,414	2,418	314,931	315,311	89.6	%	87.6	%
Kansas	2	836	837	108,965	108,905	81.3	%	78.1	%
Kentucky	4	2,281	2,276	270,645	269,545	85.6	%	90.1	%
Maryland	15	11,838	11,850	1,159,202	1,159,454	87.8	%	88.0	%
Massachusetts	15	7,827	7,823	893,387	894,333	85.8	%	84.4	%
Michigan	9	5,453	5,434	729,423	730,188	90.2	%	86.5	%
Missouri	1	531	529	61,275	61,275	87.7	%	83.2	%
Nevada	8	5,320	5,361	693,228	692,583	81.0	%	82.4	%
New Hampshire	3	1,309	1,307	136,864	136,994	85.8	%	90.3	%
New Jersey	20	14,874	14,888	1,558,193	1,561,216	88.0	%	84.9	%
New Mexico	9	4,647	4,662	542,685	542,423	82.9	%	84.8	%
New York	19	19,027	19,022	1,554,643	1,554,598	89.1	%	87.9	%
Ohio	12	5,393	5,447	785,554	795,654	88.4	%	80.1	%
Oregon	2	1,293	1,292	136,590	136,920	94.9	%	88.5	%
Pennsylvania	10	7,946	7,996	800,217	800,425	89.6	%	90.1	%
Tennessee	23	12,530	12,543	1,669,239	1,669,013	84.0	%	85.1	%
Texas	19	11,734	11,760	1,530,301	1,536,230	88.8	%	85.1	%
Virginia	17	12,020	12,020	1,268,349	1,267,863	88.5	%	88.5	%
Washington	1	549	546	62,730	62,730	90.0	%	87.0	%
Washington, DC	1	1,529	1,529	101,989	101,989	90.9	%	90.7	%
Total Stabilized Joint-Ventures	337	231,248	231,739	25,098,516	25,116,043	87.5	%	85.5	%

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		Company	Pro forma	Company	Pro forma	Company		Pro forma
Location	Number of Properties	Number of Units as of March 31, 2012 (1)	Number of Units as of March 31, 2011	Net Rentable Square Feet as of March 31, 2012 (2)	Net Rentable Square Feet as of March 31, 2011	Square Foot Occupancy % March 31, 2012		Square Foot Occupancy % March 31, 2011
Managed properties
Arizona	1	578	580	67,325	67,350	57.0	%	45.0	%
California	39	25,693	25,724	3,246,607	3,245,137	69.6	%	68.7	%
Colorado	4	1,522	1,515	167,315	167,220	91.0	%	85.0	%
Connecticut	1	488	488	61,240	61,240	75.8	%	75.8	%
Florida	15	7,141	7,172	884,329	873,590	77.3	%	71.8	%
Georgia	1	931	928	107,660	106,810	71.2	%	70.8	%
Hawaii	3	3,490	3,490	202,801	202,801	59.7	%	59.7	%
Illinois	6	3,329	3,347	341,678	343,619	72.7	%	63.8	%
Indiana	3	1,691	1,701	184,754	182,879	80.5	%	77.6	%
Kansas	4	1,967	1,986	334,750	338,140	81.1	%	76.3	%
Kentucky	1	528	527	66,100	66,100	91.6	%	89.5	%
Louisiana	1	1,013	995	135,540	133,130	67.4	%	68.4	%
Maryland	11	6,962	6,984	802,870	802,015	82.5	%	78.3	%
Massachusetts	5	5,223	5,262	460,277	460,302	66.4	%	63.6	%
Missouri	5	2,732	2,745	455,384	453,568	76.7	%	78.9	%
Nevada	2	1,563	1,572	170,535	170,575	75.4	%	77.5	%
New Jersey	3	1,656	1,656	179,118	177,998	81.2	%	75.1	%
New Mexico	2	1,107	1,103	132,262	132,182	87.9	%	87.3	%
North Carolina	8	5,221	5,261	577,214	578,863	80.6	%	75.1	%
Ohio	4	1,053	1,074	154,760	157,960	76.8	%	68.5	%
Pennsylvania	16	7,345	6,997	902,385	859,120	80.9	%	75.3	%
South Carolina	2	1,163	1,171	162,512	163,267	79.3	%	70.9	%
Tennessee	3	1,490	1,499	205,225	205,565	87.0	%	86.1	%
Texas	7	3,544	3,554	455,644	459,583	84.2	%	79.9	%
Utah	1	655	655	75,751	75,801	92.9	%	82.2	%
Virginia	3	1,760	1,761	177,960	178,175	88.1	%	79.5	%
Washington	1	464	479	56,590	56,590	80.1	%	64.8	%
Washington, DC	2	1,263	1,263	112,459	112,459	90.5	%	86.9	%
Total Stabilized Managed Properties	154	91,572	91,489	10,881,045	10,832,039	76.1	%	72.9	%
Total Stabilized Properties	829	547,650	548,549	60,049,546	60,045,223	84.9	%	82.2	%

(1)Represents unit count as of March 31, 2012, which may differ from March 31, 2011 unit count due to unit conversions or expansions.

(2)Represents net rentable square feet as of March 31, 2012, which may differ from March 31, 2011 net rentable square feet due to unit conversions or expansions.

The following table sets forth additional information regarding the occupancy of our lease-up properties by state as of March 31, 2012 and 2011. The information as of March 31, 2011 is on a pro forma basis as though all the properties owned and/or managed at March 31, 2012 were under our control as of March 31, 2011.

Lease-up Property Data Based on Location

		Company	Pro forma	Company	Pro forma	Company		Pro forma
Location	Number of Properties	Number of Units as of March 31, 2012 (1)	Number of Units as of March 31, 2011	Net Rentable Square Feet as of March 31, 2012 (2)	Net Rentable Square Feet as of March 31, 2011	Square Foot Occupancy % March 31, 2012		Square Foot Occupancy % March 31, 2011
Wholly-owned properties
Arizona	1	636	648	71,355	71,355	40.7	%	6.2	%
California	8	5,462	4,920	592,533	518,370	63.6	%	44.0	%
Florida	6	5,185	4,388	520,260	432,645	58.9	%	29.8	%
Maryland	2	1,677	1,660	172,035	165,595	49.9	%	16.3	%
Massachusetts	1	690	611	73,020	73,225	68.5	%	62.9	%
New Jersey	1	575	587	67,367	67,187	79.5	%	66.3	%
Oregon	1	721	726	75,750	76,170	81.1	%	50.0	%
Tennessee	1	506	505	68,740	69,550	73.0	%	67.2	%
Total Wholly-Owned Lease up	21	15,452	14,045	1,641,060	1,474,097	61.7	%	38.2	%

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		Company	Pro forma	Company	Pro forma	Company		Pro forma
Location	Number of Properties	Number of Units as of March 31, 2012 (1)	Number of Units as of March 31, 2011	Net Rentable Square Feet as of March 31, 2012 (2)	Net Rentable Square Feet as of March 31, 2011	Square Foot Occupancy % March 31, 2012		Square Foot Occupancy % March 31, 2011
Joint-venture properties
California	1	970	982	87,853	87,853	77.7	%	55.4	%
Illinois	2	1,304	1,307	131,418	131,418	71.0	%	54.8	%
Total Lease up Joint-Ventures	3	2,274	2,289	219,271	219,271	73.7	%	55.1	%
Managed properties
Colorado	2	1,098	1,098	121,264	121,264	57.8	%	28.9	%
Florida	7	4,601	4,629	458,193	458,099	57.2	%	43.5	%
Georgia	5	2,739	2,780	447,408	448,198	66.5	%	53.4	%
Illinois	3	1,917	1,939	160,578	160,678	73.2	%	54.5	%
Maryland	1	955	—	88,200	—	24.8	%	0.0	%
Massachusetts	2	1,573	560	137,287	52,918	35.4	%	54.3	%
New York	1	904	906	46,197	46,197	63.2	%	42.2	%
North Carolina	2	1,052	451	143,790	80,067	60.0	%	76.7	%
Pennsylvania	1	865	866	68,409	68,569	78.4	%	59.0	%
Rhode Island	1	968	985	90,975	90,995	45.1	%	32.9	%
South Carolina	1	734	745	76,435	76,435	70.7	%	46.3	%
Texas	2	1,592	934	172,021	103,350	32.1	%	20.4	%
Utah	1	430	—	64,750	—	19.6	%	0.0	%
Total Lease up Managed Properties	29	19,428	15,893	2,075,507	1,706,770	55.4	%	46.8	%
Total Lease up Properties	53	37,154	32,227	3,935,838	3,400,138	59.1	%	43.6	%

(1) Represents unit count as of March 31, 2012, which may differ from March 31, 2011 unit count due to unit conversions or expansions.

(2) Represents net rentable square feet as of March 31, 2012, which may differ from March 31, 2011 net rentable square feet due to unit conversions or expansions.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

Overview

Results for the three months ended March 31, 2012, include the operations of 699 properties (360 of which were consolidated and 339 of which were in joint ventures accounted for using the equity method) compared to the results for the three months ended March 31, 2011, which included the operations of 662 properties (301 of which were consolidated and 361 of which were in joint ventures accounted for using the equity method).

Revenues

The following table sets forth information on revenues earned for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011		$ Change		% Change
Revenues:
Property rental	$	75,844	$	61,490	$	14,354	23.3	%
Management and franchise fees	6,586		5,967		619		10.4	%
Tenant reinsurance	8,557		7,024		1,533		21.8	%
Total revenues	$	90,987	$	74,481	$	16,506	22.2	%

Property Rental — The increases in property rental revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 consist primarily of an increase of $9,361 associated with acquisitions completed in 2012 and 2011.  We completed 55 property acquisitions in 2011 and have

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closed on two property acquisitions in 2012. In addition a $3,487 increase resulted from increases in occupancy and rental rates to existing customers at our stabilized properties.  Occupancy at our stabilized properties increased to 86.1% at March 31, 2012, as compared to 83.0% at March 31, 2011.  Rental rates to new tenants increased by 4.3% over the same period in the prior year. Increases in occupancy at our lease-up properties increased our property rental revenue by $1,506 when compared to March 31, 2011.

Management and Franchise Fees — Our taxable REIT subsidiary, Extra Space Management, Inc. manages properties owned by our joint ventures, franchisees and third parties.  Management and franchise fees generally represent 6% of revenues generated from properties owned by third parties, franchisees and unconsolidated joint ventures. We managed 183 third-party properties as of March 31, 2012 compared to 167 third-party properties as of March 31, 2011.

Tenant Reinsurance — The increase in tenant reinsurance revenues was primarily due to the increase of overall customer participation to 64.8% at March 31, 2012 compared to 61.0% at March 31, 2011.  In addition, the number of properties that were owned and/or managed by us was 882 at March 31, 2012 compared to 829 at March 31, 2011.

Expenses

The following table sets forth information on expenses for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011		$ Change		% Change
Expenses:
Property operations	$	26,596	$	23,344	$	3,252	13.9	%
Tenant reinsurance	1,848		1,615		233		14.4	%
Acquisition related costs	609		249		360		144.6	%
General and administrative	12,640		11,658		982		8.4	%
Depreciation and amortization	16,524		13,585		2,939		21.6	%
Total expenses	$	58,217	$	50,451	$	7,766	15.4	%

Property Operations — The increase in property operations expense during the three months ended March 31, 2012 consisted primarily of an increase of $3,425 associated with acquisitions completed in 2012 and 2011 and an increase of $263 related to increases in expenses at our lease-up properties.  These increases were offset by decreases in expenses of $436 at our stabilized properties, which related mainly to lower snow removal and utilities expenses.

Tenant Reinsurance — Tenant reinsurance expense represents the costs that are incurred to provide tenant reinsurance.

Acquisition Related Costs — Acquisition related costs relate to acquisition activities during the periods indicated. We acquired two properties during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to one property during the same period in 2011.

General and Administrative — General and administrative expenses primarily include all expenses not directly related to the properties, including corporate payroll, travel and professional fees.  These expenses are recognized as incurred. The increase in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was primarily due to the overall cost associated with the management of additional properties. We did not observe any material trends in specific payroll, travel or other expenses that contributed significantly to the increase in general and administrative expenses apart from the increase due to the management of additional properties. During the year ended December 31, 2011, we purchased 55 properties, 40 of which we did not previously manage.  We purchased an additional two properties during the three months ended March 31, 2012.  We managed 183 third-party properties as of March 31, 2012, compared to 167 third-party properties as of March 31, 2011.

Depreciation and Amortization — Depreciation and amortization expense increased as a result of the acquisition and development of new properties.  During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we completed the development of one property and acquired two properties.  During the year ended December 31, 2011, we purchased 55 properties and completed the development of five properties.

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Other Revenues and Expenses

The following table sets forth information on other revenues and expenses for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011			$ Change			% Change
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense	$	(18,071	)	$	(16,414	)	$	(1,657	)	10.1	%
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on exchangeable senior notes	(444		)	(428		)	(16		)	3.7	%
Interest income	275			182			93			51.1	%
Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	1,213			1,213			—			—
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures	2,296			1,811			485			26.8	%
Equity in earnings of real estate assets-gain on sale of real estate assets	5,429			—			5,429			100.0	%
Income tax expense	(950		)	(254		)	(696		)	274.0	%
Total other expense, net	$	(10,252	)	$	(13,890	)	$	3,638		(26.2	)%

Interest Expense — The increase in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was primarily the result of costs associated with prepaying certain loans resulting in the acceleration of the recognition of deferred financing costs and an increase in the average amount of our debt outstanding when compared with the same period of the prior year.

Non-cash Interest Expense Related to Amortization of Discount on Exchangeable Senior Notes — Represents the amortization of the discount on the Notes, which reflects the effective interest rate relative to the carrying amount of the liability.

Interest Income — Interest income represents amounts earned on cash and cash equivalents deposited with financial institutions.

Interest Income on Note Receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership Unit Holder — Represents interest on a $100,000 loan to the holders of the Preferred OP units.

Equity in Earnings of Real Estate Ventures — The increase in equity in earnings of real estate ventures for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was due primarily to increased revenues at our joint ventures as a result of increases in occupancy and rental rates to new and existing customers and lower property expenses due to reduced utility and snow removal costs.

Equity in Earnings of Real Estate Assets-Gain on Sale of Real Estate Assets — During the three months ended March 31, 2012, a joint venture in which we held a 40% equity interest sold its only self-storage property.  As a result of the sale, the joint venture was dissolved, and we received cash proceeds which resulted in a gain of $5,429.  There were no significant equity in earnings on gains from the sale of real estate assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Income Tax Expense — For the three months ended March 31, 2012 the increase in income tax expense primarily related to increased revenues at our taxable REIT subsidiary.

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Net Income Allocated to Noncontrolling Interests

The following table sets forth information on net income allocated to noncontrolling interests for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011			$ Change			% Change
Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests:
Net income allocated to Preferred Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests	$	(1,649	)	$	(1,532	)	$	(117	)	7.6	%
Net income allocated to Operating Partnership and other noncontrolling interests	(655		)	(307		)	(348		)	113.4	%
Total income allocated to noncontrolling interests:	$	(2,304	)	$	(1,839	)	$	(465	)	25.3	%

Net Income Allocated to Preferred Operating Partnership Noncontrolling Interests — Income allocated to the Preferred OP units as of March 31, 2012 and 2011 equals the fixed distribution paid to the Preferred OP unit holder plus approximately 1.0% and 1.1%, respectively, of the remaining net income allocated after the adjustment for the fixed distribution paid.

Net Income Allocated to Operating Partnership and Other Noncontrolling Interests — Income allocated to the Operating Partnership as of March 31, 2012 and 2011 represents approximately 3.1% and 3.5%, respectively, of net income after the allocation of the fixed distribution paid to the Preferred OP unit holder.  Income allocated to other noncontrolling interests represents the income allocated to partners in consolidated joint ventures.

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

Funds from Operations (“FFO”) provides relevant and meaningful information about our operating performance that is necessary, along with net income and cash flows, for an understanding of our operating results. We believe FFO is a meaningful disclosure as a supplement to net earnings. Net earnings assume that the values of real estate assets diminish predictably over time as reflected through depreciation and amortization expenses.  The values of real estate assets fluctuate due to market conditions and we believe FFO more accurately reflects the value of our real estate assets.  FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (“NAREIT”) as net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses on sales of operating properties and impairment write downs of depreciable real estate assets, plus depreciation and amortization and after adjustments to record unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures on the same basis. We believe that to further understand our performance, FFO should be considered along with the reported net income and cash flows in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our consolidated financial statements.

The computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance, as an alternative to net cash flow from operating activities, as a measure of liquidity, or an indicator of our ability to make cash distributions.  The following table sets forth the calculation of FFO for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012						2011
				(per share)						(per share)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	20,214		$	0.21		$	8,301		$	0.09
Adjustments:
Real estate depreciation	14,633			0.14			12,365			0.13
Amortization of intangibles	1,052			0.01			308			—
Joint venture real estate depreciation and amortization	1,774			0.01			2,075			0.02
Joint venture (gain) loss on sale of properties	(5,429		)	(0.05		)	36			—
Distributions paid on Preferred Operating Partnership units	(1,438		)	(0.01		)	(1,438		)	(0.01		)
Income allocated to Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests	2,300			0.02			1,844			0.02
Funds from operations	$	33,106		$	0.33		$	23,491		$	0.25

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SAME-STORE STABILIZED PROPERTY RESULTS

We consider our same-store stabilized portfolio to consist of only those properties that were wholly-owned at the beginning and at the end of the applicable periods presented that have achieved stabilization as of the first day of such period. The following table sets forth operating data for our same-store portfolio. We consider the following same-store presentation to be meaningful in regards to the properties shown below. These results provide information relating to property-level operating changes without the effects of acquisitions or completed developments.

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Percent
	2012			2011			Change
Same-store rental and tenant reinsurance revenues	$	66,420		$	62,479		6.3	%
Same-store operating and tenant reinsurance expenses	22,212			22,595			(1.7	)%
Same-store net operating income	$	44,208		$	39,884		10.8	%
Non same-store rental and tenant reinsurance revenues	$	17,981		$	6,035		197.9	%
Non same-store operating and tenant reinsurance expenses	$	6,232		$	2,364		163.6	%
Total rental and tenant reinsurance revenues	$	84,401		$	68,514		23.2	%
Total operating and tenant reinsurance expenses	$	28,444		$	24,959		14.0	%
Same-store square foot occupancy as of quarter end	87.1		%	83.7		%
Properties included in same-store	282			282

The increases in same-store rental revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011, was due primarily to a 3.4% increase in occupancy, a 3.3% decrease in discounts and an average increase of 4.2% in incoming rates to new tenants.  The decrease in same-store operating expenses was primarily due to reduced utility and snow removal expenses.

CASH FLOWS

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $40,790 and $30,002, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. The increase compared to the same period of the prior year primarily relates to a $12,378 increase in net income and the increase in receivables from related parties and affiliated real estate joint ventures of $2,553.  These increases were offset by the decrease in accounts payable of $5,373.

Cash used in investing activities was $16,395 and $20,657, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.  The decrease relates primarily to a change in restricted cash of $11,524, the reduction of cash spent on the development and construction of real estate assets of $2,485 and investments in real estate assets of $2,721, offset by an increase of $13,738 in the amount of cash used to acquire real estate assets during 2012 as compared to 2011.  In addition there was an increase of $1,492 from the return of investment in real estate ventures due to the sale of our investment in Mexico.

Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $13,304 compared to $13,540 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The changes in cash used in financing activities related to increases in proceeds from notes payable and lines of credit of $98,112 over the same period of the prior year, offset by an increase in cash paid for principal payments on notes payable and lines of credit of $83,053.  In addition, there was an increase in deferred financing costs of $1,863 over the same period of the prior year.  This was offset by a decrease in net proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $6,114 and an increase in dividends paid on common stock of $6,621.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of March 31, 2012, we had $37,575 available in cash and cash equivalents. We intend to use this cash to pay for future acquisitions, to repay debt and for general corporate purposes. We are required to distribute at least 90% of our net taxable income, excluding net capital gains, to our stockholders on an annual basis to maintain our qualification as a REIT.

Our cash and cash equivalents are held in accounts managed by third party financial institutions and consist of invested cash and cash in our operating accounts. During 2011 and the first three months of 2012, we experienced no loss or lack of access to our cash or cash equivalents; however, there can be no assurance that access to our cash and cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets.

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The following table sets forth information on our lines of credit for the periods indicated:

	As of March 31, 2012
Line of Credit	Amount Drawn		Capacity		Interest Rate		Origination Date	Maturity	Basis Rate	Notes
Credit Line 1	$	100,000	$	100,000	1.2	%	10/19/2007	10/31/2012	LIBOR plus 1.00% - 2.10%	(5	)
Credit Line 2	—		74,000		2.4	%	2/13/2009	2/13/2014	LIBOR plus 2.15%	(1,4,5	)
Credit Line 3	35,000		72,000		2.4	%	6/4/2010	5/31/2013	LIBOR plus 2.20%	(2,4,5	)
Credit Line 4	—		40,000		2.4	%	11/16/2010	11/16/2013	LIBOR plus 2.20%	(3,4,5	)
Credit Line 5	—		50,000		2.4	%	4/29/2011	5/1/2014	LIBOR plus 2.15%	(3,4,5	)
	$	135,000	$	336,000

(1) One year extension available

(2) One two-year extension available

(3) Two one-year extensions available

(4) Guaranteed by the Company

(5) Secured by mortgages on certain real estate assets

As of March 31, 2012, we had $1,368,176 of debt, resulting in a debt to total capitalization ratio of 32.4%.  As of March 31, 2012, the ratio of total fixed rate debt and other instruments to total debt was 79.6% (including $421,349 on which we have interest rate swaps that have been included as fixed-rate debt). The weighted average interest rate of the total of fixed and variable rate debt at March 31, 2012 was 4.6%.  Certain of our real estate assets are pledged as collateral for our debt. We are subject to certain restrictive covenants relating to our outstanding debt. We were in compliance with all financial covenants at March 31, 2012.

We expect to fund our short-term liquidity requirements, including operating expenses, recurring capital expenditures, dividends to stockholders, distributions to holders of OP units and interest on our outstanding indebtedness, out of our operating cash flow, cash on hand and borrowings under our lines of credit. In addition, we are pursuing additional term loans secured by unencumbered properties.

Our liquidity needs consist primarily of cash distributions to stockholders, property acquisitions, principal payments under our borrowings and non-recurring capital expenditures. We may from time to time seek to repurchase shares of common stock or other securities in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.  In addition, we evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the merits of strategic acquisitions and other relationships, which may require us to raise additional funds. We do not expect that our operating cash flow or cash balances will be sufficient to fund our liquidity needs and instead expect to fund such needs out of additional borrowings of secured or unsecured indebtedness, joint ventures with third parties, and from the proceeds of public and private offerings of equity and debt. Additional capital may not be available on terms favorable to us or at all. Any additional issuance of equity or equity-linked securities may result in dilution to our stockholders. In addition, any new securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to holders of our common stock. We may also use OP units as currency to fund acquisitions from self-storage owners who desire tax-deferral in their exiting transactions.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Except as disclosed in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements, we do not currently have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purposes entities, which typically are established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. Further, except as disclosed in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements, we have not guaranteed any obligations of unconsolidated entities, nor do we have any commitments or intent to provide funding to any such entities. Accordingly, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in these relationships.

Our exchangeable senior notes provided for excess exchange value to be paid in shares of our common stock if our stock price exceeded a certain amount. For a further description of our Exchangeable Senior Notes, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The following table sets forth information on payments due by period as of March 31, 2012:

	Payments due by Period:
			Less Than						After
	Total		1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		5 Years
Operating leases	$	60,466	$	7,199	$	12,662	$	5,850	$	34,755
Notes payable, notes payable to trusts, exchangeable senior notes and lines of credit
Interest	364,752		59,001		101,335		62,118		142,298
Principal	1,368,176		192,331		326,392		504,519		344,934
Total contractual obligations	$	1,793,394	$	258,531	$	440,389	$	572,487	$	521,987

At March 31, 2012, the weighted-average interest rate for all fixed-rate loans was 5.2%, and the weighted-average interest rate for all variable-rate loans was 2.3%.

FINANCING STRATEGY

We will continue to employ leverage in our capital structure in amounts reviewed from time to time by our board of directors. Although our board of directors has not adopted a policy that limits the total amount of indebtedness that we may incur, we will consider a number of factors in evaluating our level of indebtedness from time to time, as well as the amount of such indebtedness that will be either fixed or variable rate. In making financing decisions, we will consider factors including but not limited to:

·the interest rate of the proposed financing;

·the extent to which the financing impacts flexibility in managing our properties;

·prepayment penalties and restrictions on refinancing;

·the purchase price of properties acquired with debt financing;

·long-term objectives with respect to the financing;

·target investment returns;

·the ability of particular properties, and our company as a whole, to generate cash flow sufficient to cover expected debt service payments;

·overall level of consolidated indebtedness;

·timing of debt and lease maturities;

·provisions that require recourse and cross-collateralization;

·corporate credit ratios including debt service coverage, debt to total capitalization and debt to undepreciated assets; and

·the overall ratio of fixed and variable rate debt.

Our indebtedness may be recourse, non-recourse or cross-collateralized. If the indebtedness is non-recourse, the collateral will be limited to the particular properties to which the indebtedness relates. In addition, we may invest in properties subject to existing loans collateralized by mortgages or similar liens on our properties, or may refinance properties acquired on a leveraged basis. We may use the proceeds from any borrowings to refinance existing indebtedness, to refinance investments, including the redevelopment of existing properties, for general working capital or to purchase additional interests in partnerships or joint ventures or for other purposes when we believe it is advisable.

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We may from time to time seek to retire, repurchase or redeem our additional outstanding debt, as well as shares of common stock or other securities in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or redemptions, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

SEASONALITY

The self-storage business is subject to seasonal fluctuations. A greater portion of revenues and profits are realized from May through September. Historically, our highest level of occupancy has been at the end of July, while our lowest level of occupancy has been in late February and early March. Results for any quarter may not be indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full fiscal year.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk

Market risk refers to the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our future income, cash flows and fair values of financial instruments are dependent upon prevailing market interest rates.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors beyond our control.

As of March 31, 2012, we had approximately $1.4 billion in total debt, of which $279.4 million was subject to variable interest rates (excluding debt with interest rate swaps). If LIBOR were to increase or decrease by 100 basis points, the increase or decrease in interest expense on the variable rate debt (excluding variable rate debt with interest rate floors) would increase or decrease future earnings and cash flows by approximately $2.4 million annually.

Interest rate risk amounts were determined by considering the impact of hypothetical interest rates on our financial instruments. These analyses do not consider the effect of any change in overall economic activity that could occur. Further, in the event of a change of that magnitude, we may take actions to further mitigate our exposure to the change. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, these analyses assume no changes in our financial structure.

The fair values of our notes receivable, our fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts and exchangeable senior notes are as follows:

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Fair		Carrying		Fair		Carrying
	Value		Value		Value		Value
Note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	$	104,682	$	100,000	$	104,049	$	100,000
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	$	1,078,554	$	1,001,099	$	1,008,039	$	938,681
Exchangeable senior notes	$	87,663	$	87,663	$	92,265	$	87,663

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(1)           Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide a reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

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We have a disclosure committee that is responsible to ensure that all disclosures made by the Company to its security holders or to the investment community will be accurate and complete and fairly present the Company’s financial condition and results of operations in all material respects, and are made on a timely basis as required by applicable laws, regulations and stock exchange requirements.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report.

(2)           Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)) that occurred during our most recent quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are involved in various litigation and proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We are not a party to any material litigation or legal proceedings, or to the best of our knowledge, any threatened litigation or legal proceedings, which, in the opinion of management, are expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations either individually or in the aggregate.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On April 26, 2012, we issued 684,685 shares of our common stock and the Operating Partnership paid approximately $87.7 million in cash to holders of the Operating Partnership’s 3.625% Exchangeable Senior Notes in exchange for approximately $87.7 million in aggregate principal amount of the Exchangeable Senior Notes at the request of holders pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the Exchangeable Senior Notes.

The shares were issued in transactions exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The issuance of the shares did not involve a public offering and was made without general solicitation or advertising. Each holder represented that, among other things, it is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

10.1	Retention Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2012, between Extra Space Storage Inc. and Karl Haas (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2012).
10.2	Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2012, between Extra Space Properties Sixty Three LLC and PRISA III Co-Investment LLC (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2012).

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31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*	Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101**	The following materials from Extra Space Storage Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 are formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (1) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (2) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (3) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (4) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity, (5) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (6) notes to these financial statements.

* These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this quarterly report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Extra Space Storage Inc., whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.  Signed originals of these certifications have been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.
	Registrant
Date: May 8, 2012	/s/ Spencer F. Kirk
	Spencer F. Kirk
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: May 8, 2012	/s/ P. Scott Stubbs
	P. Scott Stubbs
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Spencer F. Kirk, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Extra Space Storage Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 8, 2012	By:	/s/ Spencer F. Kirk
	Name:	Spencer F. Kirk
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, P. Scott Stubbs, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Extra Space Storage Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 8, 2012	By:	/s/ P. Scott Stubbs
	Name:	P. Scott Stubbs
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies to his knowledge on the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 (the “Form 10-Q”), filed concurrently herewith by the Company, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/ Spencer F. Kirk
Name:	Spencer F. Kirk
Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	May 8, 2012

The undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies to his knowledge on the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 (the “Form 10-Q”), filed concurrently herewith by the Company, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/ P. Scott Stubbs
Name:	P. Scott Stubbs
Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:	May 8, 2012

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DERIVATIVES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 financialinstrument	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivatives
Number of derivative financial instruments	11
Strike rate cash flow hedge swap agreements, low end of range (as a percent)	2.24%
Strike rate cash flow hedge swap agreements, high end of range (as a percent)	6.98%
Swap agreements increase (decrease) in interest expenses due to interest payments	$ (1,118)	$ (970)
Swap agreements gain (loss) recognized in OCI	(215)
Swap agreements gain (loss) reclassified from OCI	(1,118)
Fair value of cash flow hedge swap agreements	(8,526)		(8,311)
Low end of range
Derivatives
Notional Amounts	5,291
High end of range
Derivatives
Notional Amounts	$ 63,000

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies
Liability related to litigation matters	$ 1,800
ESS Baltimore LLC
Commitments and Contingencies
Guaranteed loan amount	4,011
Estimated Fair Value of Assets	6,534
Extra Space of Montrose Avenue LLC
Commitments and Contingencies
Guaranteed loan amount	5,120
Estimated Fair Value of Assets	8,369
Extra Space of Sacramento One LLC
Commitments and Contingencies
Guaranteed loan amount	4,307
Estimated Fair Value of Assets	$ 9,676

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	104,682	104,049
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	1,078,554	1,008,039
Exchangeable senior notes	87,663	92,265
Carrying Value
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	100,000	100,000
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	1,001,099	938,681
Exchangeable senior notes	$ 87,663	$ 87,663

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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Schedule of net income per common share

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	20,214		$	8,301
Add: Income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership and Operating Partnership	2,300			1,844
Subtract: Fixed component of income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership	(1,438		)	(1,438		)
Net income for diluted computations	$	21,076		$	8,707
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic	94,888,078			88,045,951
Operating Partnership units	3,064,128			3,206,963
Preferred Operating Partnership units	989,980			989,980
Shares related to Exchangeable Senior Notes, dilutive and cancelled stock options	985,166			569,173
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted	99,927,352			92,812,067
Net income per common share
Basic	$	0.21		$	0.09
Diluted	$	0.21		$	0.09

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NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP (Details) (Operating Partnership, USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 D
Operating Partnership
Noncontrolling interest in operating partnership
Ownership interest held by entity (as a percent)	95.90%
Noncontrolling interest in operating partnership (as a percent)	4.10%
Common OP units outstanding (in shares)	3,064,128
Number of days used as a denomination to determine the average closing price of common stock	10
Common OP units conversion basis	one-for-one basis
Ten day average closing stock price (in dollars per share)	$ 28.12
Consideration to be paid on redemption of common OP units	$ 86,163

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VARIABLE INTERESTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 interest
Variable Interests in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures:
Number of interests in unconsolidated VIE joint ventures	2
Equity interests in unconsolidated VIE joint ventures, low end of range (as a percent)	18.00%
Equity interests in unconsolidated VIE joint ventures, high end of range (as a percent)	39.00%
Voting rights in unconsolidated VIE joint ventures (as a percent)	50.00%
Management fees charged from unconsolidated VIE joint ventures (as a percent)	6.00%
Affiliated joint venture
Variable Interests in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures:
Investment balance	239
Balance of guaranteed loan	9,427
Payables to company	8,317
Maximum exposure to loss	17,983
Difference	(17,983)
Extra Space of Montrose Avenue LLC
Variable Interests in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures:
Investment balance	1,181
Balance of guaranteed loan	5,120
Payables to company	2,195
Maximum exposure to loss	8,496
Difference	(8,496)
Extra Space of Sacramento One LLC
Variable Interests in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures:
Investment balance	(942)
Balance of guaranteed loan	4,307
Payables to company	6,122
Maximum exposure to loss	9,487
Difference	(9,487)

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified			1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 state	Dec. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2012 Common stock issued in public offering	Apr. 20, 2012 Common stock issued in public offering	Apr. 30, 2012 Acquisition ESS PRISA III LLC	Apr. 16, 2012 Acquisition ESS PRISA III LLC Property state	Mar. 31, 2012 Acquisition ESS PRISA III LLC	Apr. 16, 2012 Acquisition ESS PRISA III LLC Prudential Real Estate Investors
Subsequent event
Additional interest acquired in the venture (as a percent)					94.90%
Ownership percentage							5.10%
Number of properties owned by joint venture						36
Number of states in which operating storage facilities are located	34					18
Payment to acquire interest in joint venture						$ 298,000
Cash paid to obtain joint venture partner's equity interests in joint venture						160,000
Debt assumed, secured by properties						145,000		138,000
Common stock, shares, issued and sold in public offering	95,042,862	94,783,590		8,050,000
Common stock, shares, issued and sold pursuant to underwriter's full exercise of option to purchase			1,050,000
Net proceeds of the offering			$ 226,900

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ORGANIZATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION

1.ORGANIZATION

Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”), formed as a Maryland corporation on April 30, 2004, to own, operate, manage, acquire, develop and redevelop professionally managed self-storage facilities located throughout the United States. The Company continues the business of Extra Space Storage LLC and its subsidiaries, which had engaged in the self-storage business since 1977. The Company’s interest in its properties is held through its operating partnership, Extra Space Storage LP (the “Operating Partnership”), which was formed on May 5, 2004. The Company’s primary assets are general partner and limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT (“UPREIT”). The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  To the extent the Company continues to qualify as a REIT, it will not be subject to tax, with certain limited exceptions, on the taxable income that is distributed to its stockholders.

The Company invests in self-storage facilities by acquiring or developing wholly-owned facilities or by acquiring an equity interest in real estate entities.  At March 31, 2012, the Company had direct and indirect equity interests in 699 operating storage facilities.  In addition, the Company managed 183 properties for franchisees and third parties, bringing the total number of operating properties which it owns and/or manages to 882. These properties are located in 34 states and Washington, D.C.

The Company operates in three distinct segments: (1) property management, acquisition and development; (2) rental operations; and (3) tenant reinsurance. The Company’s property management, acquisition and development activities include managing, acquiring, developing and selling self-storage facilities. The rental operations activities include rental operations of self-storage facilities. No single tenant accounts for more than 5% of rental income.  Tenant reinsurance activities include the reinsurance of risks relating to the loss of goods stored by tenants in the Company’s self storage facilities.

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OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Details)	Mar. 31, 2012 Property
Other noncontrolling interests
Other Noncontrolling Interests
Number of consolidated self-storage properties	3
Number of consolidated self-storage properties under development	2
Number of consolidated self-storage properties under lease-up stage	1
Noncontrolling Interests | Minimum
Other Noncontrolling Interests
Ownership interests of third party owners (as a percent)	5.00%
Noncontrolling Interests | Maximum
Other Noncontrolling Interests
Ownership interests of third party owners (as a percent)	27.60%

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Schedule of financial information of business segments

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Balance Sheet
Investment in real estate ventures
Rental operations	$	125,336	$	130,410
Total assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	238,316	$	250,953
Rental operations	2,262,113		2,243,441
Tenant reinsurance	22,707		21,856
	$	2,523,136	$	2,516,250

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Statement of Operations
Total revenues
Property management, acquisition and development	$	6,586		$	5,967
Rental operations	75,844			61,490
Tenant reinsurance	8,557			7,024
	$	90,987		$	74,481
Operating expenses, including depreciation and amortization
Property management, acquisition and development	$	14,244		$	12,681
Rental operations	42,125			36,155
Tenant reinsurance	1,848			1,615
	$	58,217		$	50,451
Income (loss) from operations
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(7,658	)	$	(6,714	)
Rental operations	33,719			25,335
Tenant reinsurance	6,709			5,409
	$	32,770		$	24,030
Interest expense
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(731	)	$	(782	)
Rental operations	(17,784		)	(16,060		)
	$	(18,515	)	$	(16,842	)
Interest income
Property management, acquisition and development	$	272		$	179
Tenant reinsurance	3			3
	$	275		$	182
Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder
Property management, acquisition and development	$	1,213		$	1,213
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures
Rental operations	$	2,296		$	1,811
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures-gain on sale of real estate assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	5,429		$	—
Income tax expense
Property management, acquisition and development	$	1,399		$	1,640
Tenant reinsurance	(2,349		)	(1,894		)
	$	(950	)	$	(254	)
Net income (loss)
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(76	)	$	(4,464	)
Rental operations	18,231			11,086
Tenant reinsurance	4,363			3,518
	$	22,518		$	10,140
Depreciation and amortization expense
Property management, acquisition and development	$	995		$	774
Rental operations	15,529			12,811
	$	16,524		$	13,585
Statement of Cash Flows
Acquisition of real estate assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(17,549	)	$	(3,811	)
Development and construction of real estate assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(946	)	$	(3,431	)

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DERIVATIVES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

DERIVATIVES

Schedule summarizing the terms of derivative financial instruments

Hedge Product	Hedge Type	Original Notional Amounts	Strike	Effective Dates	Maturity Dates
Swap Agreements	Cash Flow	$5,291 - $63,000	2.24% - 6.98%	2/1/2009 - 3/16/2012	6/30/2013 - 2/28/2019

Schedule of monthly interest payments recognized as an increase or decrease in interest expense

	Classification of	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Type	Income (Expense)	2012			2011
Swap Agreements	Interest expense	$	(1,118	)	$	(970	)

Schedule of information relating to the gains recognized on the swap agreements

	Gain (loss)			Location of amounts	Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI
	recognized in OCI			reclassified from OCI	For the Three Months
Type	March 31, 2012			into income	Ended March 31, 2012
Swap Agreements	$	(215	)	Interest expense	$	(1,118	)

Schedule of balance sheet classification and carrying amounts of the interest rate swaps

	Asset (Liability) Derivatives
	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
Derivatives designated as	Balance Sheet	Fair			Balance Sheet	Fair
hedging instruments:	Location	Value			Location	Value
Swap Agreements	Other liabilities	$	(8,526	)	Other liabilities	$	(8,311	)

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EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF REAL ESTATE VENTURES - GAIN ON SALE OF JOINT VENTURE REAL ESTATE ASSETS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012 U-Storage de Mexico S.A and related entities (U-Storage)	Feb. 29, 2012 Affiliated joint venture
REAL ESTATE ASSETS
Percentage of interest in a joint venture sold		40.00%	40.00%
Aggregate consideration received		$ 4,841
Cash consideration received		1,492
Issuance of notes receivable	3,349	3,349
Gain on sale of investment in joint venture	$ 5,429		$ 5,429

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Schedule of guaranteed loans for unconsolidated joint ventures

					Estimated
		Loan			Fair
	Date of	Maturity	Guaranteed		Value of
	Guaranty	Date	Loan Amount		Assets
Extra Space of Montrose Avenue LLC	Dec-10	Dec-13	$	5,120	$	8,369
Extra Space of Sacramento One LLC	Apr-09	Apr-14	$	4,307	$	9,676
ESS Baltimore LLC	Nov-04	Feb-13	$	4,011	$	6,534

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ORGANIZATION (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 Segment Property state
ORGANIZATION
Number of operating storage facilities in which the entity has equity interests (in properties)	699
Number of properties owned by franchisees and third parties	183
Number of operating properties owned and/or managed	882
Number of states in which operating storage facilities are located	34
Number of reportable segments	3
Maximum percentage of rental income accounted for by any single tenant	5.00%

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 22,518	$ 10,140
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	16,524	13,585
Amortization of deferred financing costs	2,246	1,102
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on exchangeable senior notes	444	428
Non-cash reduction in interest expense related to amortization of premium on note payable	(316)
Compensation expense related to stock-based awards	957	1,126
Distributions from real estate ventures in excess of earnings	589	1,313
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables from related parties and affiliated real estate joint ventures	3,102	549
Other assets	2,979	3,110
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(5,250)	123
Other liabilities	(3,003)	(1,474)
Net cash provided by operating activities	40,790	30,002
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of real estate assets	(17,549)	(3,811)
Development and construction of real estate assets	(946)	(3,431)
Investments in real estate ventures	(356)	(3,077)
Return of investment in real estate ventures	1,492
Change in restricted cash	1,495	(10,029)
Purchase of equipment and fixtures	(531)	(309)
Net cash used in investing activities	(16,395)	(20,657)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from notes payable and lines of credit	206,970	108,858
Principal payments on notes payable and lines of credit	(198,048)	(114,995)
Deferred financing costs	(3,418)	(1,555)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,444	8,558
Dividends paid on common stock	(19,002)	(12,381)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(2,250)	(2,025)
Net cash used in financing activities	(13,304)	(13,540)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	11,091	(4,195)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period	26,484	46,750
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	37,575	42,555
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	14,705	14,180
Redemption of Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interests for common stock:
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership		1,198
Common stock and paid-in capital		(1,198)
Tax effect from vesting of restricted stock grants and stock option exercises
Other assets	1,152	1,490
Paid-in capital	(1,152)	(1,490)
Acquisitions of real estate assets
Real estate assets, net	377	4,800
Notes payable assumed		(4,800)
Operating Partnership units issued	(377)
Sale of interest in real estate venture
Other assets - note receivable	3,349
Investments in real estate ventures	$ (3,349)

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details) (Recurring basis, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012
Estimated Fair Value
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	$ (8,526)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	$ (8,526)

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EXCHANGEABLE SENIOR NOTES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012 Operating Partnership	Mar. 31, 2007 3.625% Exchangeable Senior Notes due April 1, 2027 Operating Partnership	Mar. 31, 2012 3.625% Exchangeable Senior Notes due April 1, 2027 Operating Partnership	Mar. 27, 2007 3.625% Exchangeable Senior Notes due April 1, 2027 Operating Partnership
Notes payable
Principal amount of notes issued				$ 250,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					3.625%	3.625%
Exchangeable senior notes exchange price per share (in dollars per share)			$ 23.20
Conversion ratio, principal amount, denominator					1,000
Conversion ratio, number of shares per $1,000 principal amount, numerator					43.1091
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount of notes plus accrued and unpaid interest					100.00%
Redemption Price of Debt as Percentage of Principal Amount at Request of Debt Holders					100.00%
Principal amount of notes					$ 87,663
Shares of common stock issued	95,042,862	94,783,590			684,685

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets:
Real estate assets, net	$ 2,266,536	$ 2,263,795
Investments in real estate ventures	125,336	130,410
Cash and cash equivalents	37,575	26,484
Restricted cash	24,273	25,768
Receivables from related parties and affiliated real estate joint ventures	15,415	18,517
Other assets, net	54,001	51,276
Total assets	2,523,136	2,516,250
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Equity:
Notes payable	1,025,923	937,001
Notes payable to trusts	119,590	119,590
Exchangeable senior notes	87,663	87,663
Premium on notes payable	4,273	4,402
Lines of credit	135,000	215,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	38,029	45,079
Other liabilities	32,916	33,754
Total liabilities	1,443,394	1,442,489
Commitments and contingencies
Extra Space Storage Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 95,042,862 and 94,783,590 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively	950	948
Paid-in capital	1,294,572	1,290,021
Accumulated other comprehensive deficit	(8,142)	(7,936)
Accumulated deficit	(262,874)	(264,086)
Total Extra Space Storage Inc. stockholders' equity	1,024,506	1,018,947
Noncontrolling interest represented by Preferred Operating Partnership units, net of $100,000 note receivable	29,706	29,695
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	24,425	24,018
Other noncontrolling interests	1,105	1,101
Total noncontrolling interests and equity	1,079,742	1,073,761
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and equity	$ 2,523,136	$ 2,516,250

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 Segment	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Number of reportable segments	3
Balance Sheet
Investments in real estate ventures	$ 125,336		$ 130,410
Total assets	2,523,136		2,516,250
Statement of Operations
Total revenues	90,987	74,481
Operating expenses, including depreciation and amortization	58,217	50,451
Income (loss) from operations	32,770	24,030
Interest expense	(18,515)	(16,842)
Interest income	275	182
Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	1,213	1,213
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures	2,296	1,811
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures-gain on sale of real estate assets	5,429
Income tax expense	(950)	(254)
Net income (loss)	22,518	10,140
Depreciation and amortization expense
Total depreciation and amortization expense	16,524	13,585
Statement of Cash Flows
Acquisition of real estate assets	(17,549)	(3,811)
Development and construction of real estate assets	(946)	(3,431)
Property management, acquisition and development
Balance Sheet
Total assets	238,316		250,953
Statement of Operations
Total revenues	6,586	5,967
Operating expenses, including depreciation and amortization	14,244	12,681
Income (loss) from operations	(7,658)	(6,714)
Interest expense	(731)	(782)
Interest income	272	179
Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	1,213	1,213
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures-gain on sale of real estate assets	5,429
Income tax expense	1,399	1,640
Net income (loss)	(76)	(4,464)
Depreciation and amortization expense
Total depreciation and amortization expense	995	774
Statement of Cash Flows
Acquisition of real estate assets	(17,549)	(3,811)
Development and construction of real estate assets	(946)	(3,431)
Rental operations
Balance Sheet
Investments in real estate ventures	125,336		130,410
Total assets	2,262,113		2,243,441
Statement of Operations
Total revenues	75,844	61,490
Operating expenses, including depreciation and amortization	42,125	36,155
Income (loss) from operations	33,719	25,335
Interest expense	(17,784)	(16,060)
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures	2,296	1,811
Net income (loss)	18,231	11,086
Depreciation and amortization expense
Total depreciation and amortization expense	15,529	12,811
Tenant reinsurance
Balance Sheet
Total assets	22,707		21,856
Statement of Operations
Total revenues	8,557	7,024
Operating expenses, including depreciation and amortization	1,848	1,615
Income (loss) from operations	6,709	5,409
Interest income	3	3
Income tax expense	(2,349)	(1,894)
Net income (loss)	$ 4,363	$ 3,518

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Preferred Operating Partnership	Operating Partnership	Other	Par Value	Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Deficit	Accumulated Deficit
Balances at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 1,073,761	$ 29,695	$ 24,018	$ 1,101	$ 948	$ 1,290,021	$ (7,936)	$ (264,086)
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011	94,783,590				94,783,590
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of options	2,444				2	2,442
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of options (in shares)					198,541
Restricted stock grants issued	0				0
Restricted stock grants issued (in shares)					73,050
Restricted stock grants cancelled					0
Restricted stock grants cancelled (in shares)					(12,319)
Compensation expense related to stock-based awards	957					957
New issuance of Operating Partnership units	377		377
Net income	22,518	1,649	651	4				20,214
Other comprehensive income	(215)	(2)	(7)				(206)
Tax effect from vesting of restricted stock grants and stock option exercises	1,152					1,152
Distributions to Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interests	(2,250)	(1,636)	(614)
Dividends paid on common stock at $0.20 per share	(19,002)							(19,002)
Balances at Mar. 31, 2012	$ 1,079,742	$ 29,706	$ 24,425	$ 1,105	$ 950	$ 1,294,572	$ (8,142)	$ (262,874)
Balances (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2012	95,042,862				95,042,862

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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
Shares related to the notes included in the computation for diluted earnings per share	455,552
Anti-dilutive share options excluded from computation of earnings per share	32,612	290,819
Computation of net income per common share
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 20,214	$ 8,301
Add: Income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership and Operating Partnership	2,300	1,844
Subtract: Fixed component of income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership	(1,438)	(1,438)
Net income for diluted computations	$ 21,076	$ 8,707
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic	94,888,078	88,045,951
Operating Partnership units (in shares)	3,064,128	3,206,963
Preferred Operating Partnership units (in shares)	989,980	989,980
Shares related to exchangeable senior notes, dilutive and cancelled stock options (in shares)	985,166	569,173
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted	99,927,352	92,812,067
Net income per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.09

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

14.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company has guaranteed loans for unconsolidated joint ventures as follows:

					Estimated
		Loan			Fair
	Date of	Maturity	Guaranteed		Value of
	Guaranty	Date	Loan Amount		Assets
Extra Space of Montrose Avenue LLC	Dec-10	Dec-13	$	5,120	$	8,369
Extra Space of Sacramento One LLC	Apr-09	Apr-14	$	4,307	$	9,676
ESS Baltimore LLC	Nov-04	Feb-13	$	4,011	$	6,534

If the joint ventures default on the loans, the Company may be forced to repay the loans. Repossessing and/or selling the self-storage facilities and land that collateralizes the loans could provide funds sufficient to reimburse the Company. The Company has recorded no liability in relation to these guarantees as of March 31, 2012, as the fair value of the guarantees was not material. The Company believes the risk of incurring a material loss as a result of having to perform on these guarantees is unlikely.

The Company has been involved in routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.  As a result of these litigation matters, the Company has recorded a liability of $1,800, which is included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The Company does not believe that it is reasonably likely that the loss related to these litigation matters will be in excess of the current amount accrued.  As of March 31, 2012, the Company was not involved in any material litigation nor, to its knowledge, was any material litigation threatened against it which, in the opinion of management, is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

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PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 Property
Texas, 1 Property Acquired 2012/02/29
Property Acquisitions
Number of Properties	1
Total Consideration Paid	$ 9,405
Cash Consideration Paid	9,323
Net Liabilities (Assets) Assumed	82
Acquisition Date Fair Value, Land	1,036
Acquisition Date Fair Value, Building	8,133
Acquisition Date Fair Value, Intangible	187
Closing costs - expensed	49
Maryland, 1 Property Acquired 2012/03/07
Property Acquisitions
Number of Properties	1
Total Consideration Paid	6,284
Cash Consideration Paid	5,866
Net Liabilities (Assets) Assumed	21
Value of OP units issued	377
Number of OP units issued (in shares)	14,193
Acquisition Date Fair Value, Land	465
Acquisition Date Fair Value, Building	5,600
Acquisition Date Fair Value, Intangible	128
Closing costs - expensed	$ 91

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description	March 31, 2012			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Other liabilities - Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	$	(8,526	)	$	—	$	(8,526	)	$	—

Schedule of fair value of financial instruments

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Fair		Carrying		Fair		Carrying
	Value		Value		Value		Value
Note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	$	104,682	$	100,000	$	104,049	$	100,000
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	$	1,078,554	$	1,001,099	$	1,008,039	$	938,681
Exchangeable senior notes	$	87,663	$	87,663	$	92,265	$	87,663

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity
Dividends paid on common stock, per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.14

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	95,042,862	94,783,590
Common stock, shares outstanding	95,042,862	94,783,590
Note receivable from noncontrolling interest represented by Preferred Operating Partnership units (in dollars)	$ 100,000	$ 100,000

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NONCONTROLLING INTEREST REPRESENTED BY PREFERRED OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST REPRESENTED BY PREFERRED OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST REPRESENTED BY PREFERRED OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

9.NONCONTROLLING INTEREST REPRESENTED BY PREFERRED OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

On June 15, 2007, the Operating Partnership entered into a Contribution Agreement with various limited partnerships affiliated with AAAAA Rent-A-Space to acquire ten self-storage facilities (the “Properties”) in exchange for 989,980 Preferred OP units of the Operating Partnership. The self-storage facilities are located in California and Hawaii.

On June 25, 2007, the Operating Partnership loaned the holders of the Preferred OP units $100,000. The note receivable bears interest at 4.85% and is due September 1, 2017. The loan is secured by the borrower’s Preferred OP units. The holders of the Preferred OP units can convert up to 114,500 Preferred OP units prior to the maturity date of the loan. If any redemption in excess of 114,500 Preferred OP units occurs prior to the maturity date, the holder of the Preferred OP units is required to repay the loan as of the date of that Preferred OP unit redemption. Preferred OP units are shown on the balance sheet net of the $100,000 loan because the borrower under the loan receivable is also the holder of the Preferred OP units.

The Operating Partnership entered into a Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (as subsequently amended, the “Partnership Agreement”) which provides for the designation and issuance of the Preferred OP units. The Preferred OP units will have priority over all other partnership interests of the Operating Partnership with respect to distributions and liquidation.

Under the Partnership Agreement, Preferred OP units in the amount of $115,000 bear a fixed priority return of 5% and have a fixed liquidation value of $115,000. The remaining balance participates in distributions with, and has a liquidation value equal to, that of the common OP units. The Preferred OP units became redeemable at the option of the holder on September 1, 2008, which redemption obligation may be satisfied, at the Company’s option, in cash or shares of its common stock.

GAAP requires a company to present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section, but separate from the company’s equity.  It also requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations and requires changes in ownership interest to be accounted for similarly as equity transactions.  If noncontrolling interests are determined to be redeemable, they are to be carried at their redemption value as of the balance sheet date and reported as temporary equity.

The Company has evaluated the terms of the Preferred OP units and classifies the noncontrolling interest represented by the Preferred OP units as stockholders’ equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The Company will periodically evaluate individual noncontrolling interests for the ability to continue to recognize the noncontrolling amount as permanent equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  Any noncontrolling interests that fail to qualify as permanent equity will be reclassified as temporary equity and adjusted to the greater of (1) the carrying amount, or (2) its redemption value as of the end of the period in which the determination is made.

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Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Extra Space Storage Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001289490
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		103,860,494
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1

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NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

10.NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

The Company’s interest in its properties is held through the Operating Partnership. ESS Holding Business Trust I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. The Company, through ESS Holding Business Trust II, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is also a limited partner of the Operating Partnership. Between its general partner and limited partner interests, the Company held a 95.9% majority ownership interest therein as of March 31, 2012. The remaining ownership interests in the Operating Partnership (including Preferred OP units) of 4.1% are held by certain former owners of assets acquired by the Operating Partnership.  As of March 31, 2012, the Operating Partnership had 3,064,128 common OP units outstanding.

The noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership represents common OP units that are not owned by the Company. In conjunction with the formation of the Company, and as a result of subsequent acquisitions, certain persons and entities contributing interests in properties to the Operating Partnership received limited partnership units in the form of OP units. Limited partners who received OP units in the formation transactions or in exchange for contributions for interests in properties have the right to require the Operating Partnership to redeem part or all of their common OP units for cash based upon the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of the Company’s common stock (ten-day average) at the time of the redemption. Alternatively, the Company may, at its option, elect to acquire those OP units in exchange for shares of its common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to anti-dilution adjustments provided in the Partnership Agreement.  The ten-day average closing stock price at March 31, 2012, was $28.12 and there were 3,064,128 common OP units outstanding. Assuming that all of the unit holders exercised their right to redeem all of their common OP units on March 31, 2012, and the Company elected to pay the noncontrolling members cash, the Company would have paid $86,163 in cash consideration to redeem the OP units.

GAAP requires a company to present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section, but separate from the company’s equity.  It also requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations and requires changes in ownership interest to be accounted for similarly as equity transactions.  If noncontrolling interests are determined to be redeemable, they are to be carried at their redemption value as of the balance sheet date and reported as temporary equity.

The Company has evaluated the terms of the common OP units and classifies the noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership as stockholders’ equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The Company will periodically evaluate individual noncontrolling interests for the ability to continue to recognize the noncontrolling amount as permanent equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  Any noncontrolling interests that fail to qualify as permanent equity will be reclassified as temporary equity and adjusted to the greater of (1) the carrying amount, or (2) its redemption value as of the end of the period in which the determination is made.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Property rental	$ 75,844	$ 61,490
Management and franchise fees	6,586	5,967
Tenant reinsurance	8,557	7,024
Total revenues	90,987	74,481
Expenses:
Property operations	26,596	23,344
Tenant reinsurance	1,848	1,615
Acquisition related costs	609	249
General and administrative	12,640	11,658
Depreciation and amortization	16,524	13,585
Total expenses	58,217	50,451
Income from operations	32,770	24,030
Interest expense	(18,071)	(16,414)
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on exchangeable senior notes	(444)	(428)
Interest income	275	182
Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	1,213	1,213
Income before equity in earnings of real estate ventures and income tax expense	15,743	8,583
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures	2,296	1,811
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures-gain on sale of real estate assets	5,429
Income tax expense	(950)	(254)
Net income	22,518	10,140
Net income allocated to Preferred Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests	(1,649)	(1,532)
Net income allocated to Operating Partnership and other noncontrolling interests	(655)	(307)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 20,214	$ 8,301
Net income per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.09
Weighted average number of shares
Basic (in shares)	94,888,078	88,045,951
Diluted (in shares)	99,927,352	92,812,067
Cash dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.14

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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

4.NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares outstanding, including unvested share based payment awards that contain a non-forfeitable right to dividends or dividend equivalents. Diluted earnings per common share measures the performance of the Company over the reporting period while giving effect to all potential common shares that were dilutive and outstanding during the period. The denominator includes the weighted average number of basic shares and the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares that were dilutive had been issued, and is calculated using either the treasury stock or as if-converted method. Potential common shares are securities (such as options, convertible debt, exchangeable Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Operating Partnership units (“Preferred OP units”) and exchangeable Operating Partnership units (“OP units”)) that do not have a current right to participate in earnings but could do so in the future by virtue of their option or conversion right. In computing the dilutive effect of convertible securities, net income is adjusted to add back any changes in earnings in the period associated with the convertible security. The numerator also is adjusted for the effects of any other non-discretionary changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion of those potential common shares. In computing diluted earnings per share, only potential common shares that are dilutive (those that reduce earnings per share) are included.

The Company’s Operating Partnership had $87,663 of exchangeable senior notes (the “Notes”) issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012, that also could potentially have a dilutive effect on its earnings per share calculations as of that date. The Notes were exchangeable by holders into shares of the Company’s common stock under certain circumstances per the terms of the indenture governing the Notes. The exchange price was $23.20 per share at March 31, 2012. The Company irrevocably agreed to pay only cash for the accreted principal amount of the Notes relative to its exchange obligations, but retained the right to satisfy the exchange obligations in excess of the accreted principal amount in cash and/or common stock. Though the Company retained that right, Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260, “Earnings Per Share,” requires an assumption that shares will be used to pay the exchange obligations in excess of the accreted principal amount, and requires that those shares be included in the Company’s calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding for the diluted earnings per share computation. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, 455,552 shares related to the Notes were included in the computation for diluted earnings per share as the stock price during this time exceeded the exchange price. No shares were included for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as the stock price during this time did not exceed the exchange price.

For the purposes of computing the diluted impact on earnings per share of the potential conversion of Preferred OP units into common shares, where the Company has the option to redeem in cash or shares and where the Company has stated the positive intent and ability to settle at least $115,000 of the instrument in cash (or net settle a portion of the Preferred OP units against the related outstanding note receivable), only the amount of the instrument in excess of $115,000 is considered in the calculation of shares contingently issuable for the purposes of computing diluted earnings per share as allowed by ASC 260-10-45-46.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, options to purchase 32,612 and 290,819 shares of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the computation of earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.  All restricted stock grants have been included in basic and diluted shares outstanding because such shares earn a non-forfeitable dividend and carry voting rights.

The computation of net income per common share is as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	20,214		$	8,301
Add: Income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership and Operating Partnership	2,300			1,844
Subtract: Fixed component of income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership	(1,438		)	(1,438		)
Net income for diluted computations	$	21,076		$	8,707
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic	94,888,078			88,045,951
Operating Partnership units	3,064,128			3,206,963
Preferred Operating Partnership units	989,980			989,980
Shares related to Exchangeable Senior Notes, dilutive and cancelled stock options	985,166			569,173
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted	99,927,352			92,812,067
Net income per common share
Basic	$	0.21		$	0.09
Diluted	$	0.21		$	0.09

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

3.FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table provides information for each major category of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description	March 31, 2012			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Other liabilities - Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	$	(8,526	)	$	—	$	(8,526	)	$	—

The fair value of our derivatives is based on quoted market prices of similar instruments from various banking institutions or an independent third-party provider for similar instruments. In determining the fair value, we consider our non-performance risk and that of our counterparties.

There were no transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended March 31, 2012.  The Company did not have any significant assets or liabilities that are re-measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Long-lived assets held for use are evaluated for impairment when events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment.  The Company reviews each self-storage facility at least annually to determine if any such events or circumstances have occurred or exist.  The Company focuses on facilities where occupancy and/or rental income have decreased by a significant amount.  For these facilities, the Company determines whether the decrease is temporary or permanent and whether the facility will likely recover the lost occupancy and/or revenue in the short term.  In addition, the Company carefully reviews facilities in the lease-up stage and compares actual operating results to original projections.

When the Company determines that an event that may indicate impairment has occurred, the Company compares the carrying value of the related long-lived assets to the undiscounted future net operating cash flows attributable to the assets.  An impairment loss is recorded if the net carrying value of the assets exceeds the undiscounted future net operating cash flows attributable to the assets.  The impairment loss recognized equals the excess of net carrying value over the related fair value of the assets.

When real estate assets are identified by management as held for sale, the Company discontinues depreciating the assets and estimates the fair value of the assets, net of selling costs.  If the estimated fair value, net of selling costs, of the assets that have been identified as held for sale is less than the net carrying value of the assets, then a valuation allowance is established.  The operations of assets held for sale or sold during the period are generally presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

The Company assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of its investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures may be impaired annually and when events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment.  An investment is impaired if management’s estimate of the fair value of the investment is less than its carrying value.  To the extent impairment has occurred, and is considered to be other than temporary, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment.

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of self-storage facilities, the purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired based on their fair values, which are estimated using significant unobservable inputs. The value of the tangible assets, consisting of land and buildings, is determined as if vacant. Intangible assets, which represent the value of existing tenant relationships, are recorded at their fair values based on the avoided cost to replace the current leases. The Company measures the value of tenant relationships based on the rent lost due to the amount of time required to replace existing customers, which is based on the Company’s historical experience with turnover in its facilities. Debt assumed as part of an acquisition is recorded at fair value based on current interest rates compared to contractual rates. Acquisition-related transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, other financial instruments included in other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, variable rate notes payable, lines of credit and other liabilities reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 approximate fair value. The fair values of the Company’s notes receivable, fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts and exchangeable senior notes are as follows:

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Fair		Carrying		Fair		Carrying
	Value		Value		Value		Value
Note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder	$	104,682	$	100,000	$	104,049	$	100,000
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	$	1,078,554	$	1,001,099	$	1,008,039	$	938,681
Exchangeable senior notes	$	87,663	$	87,663	$	92,265	$	87,663

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

15.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 16, 2012, the Company announced that it will acquire Prudential Real Estate Investors’ (“PREI®”) 94.9% interest in the ESS PRISA III LLC joint venture that was formed in 2005.  The Company owns the remaining 5.1% interest.  The joint venture owns 36 properties located in 18 states.  The Company will pay approximately $298,000 to acquire PREI’s interest in the joint venture, consisting of approximately $160,000 in cash consideration and the assumption of an existing loan of $145,000, of which $138,000 relates to PREI’s interest.  It is anticipated that this transaction will close in July 2012.

On April 20, 2012, the Company issued and sold 8,050,000 shares of common stock in a public offering, including 1,050,000 shares pursuant to the underwriter’s full exercise of its option to purchase additional shares of common stock from the Company.  Net proceeds of the offering were approximately $226,900, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated expenses, which will be used to fund acquisitions, pay down debt and for general corporate and working capital purposes.

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OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

11.OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Other noncontrolling interests represent the ownership interests of various third parties in three consolidated self-storage properties as of March 31, 2012.  Two of these consolidated properties were under development, and one was in the lease-up stage at March 31, 2012.  The ownership interests of the third-party owners range from 5.0% to 27.6%.  Other noncontrolling interests are included in the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.  The income or losses attributable to these third-party owners based on their ownership percentages are reflected in net income allocated to Operating Partnership and other noncontrolling interests in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

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DERIVATIVES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

DERIVATIVES

DERIVATIVES

7.DERIVATIVES

GAAP requires the recognition of all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value.  The accounting for changes in fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and further, on the type of hedging relationship.  A company must designate each qualifying hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in foreign operations.

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations.  The primary risk managed by using derivative instruments is interest rate risk.  Interest rate swaps are entered into to manage interest rate risk associated with the Company’s fixed and variable-rate borrowings.  The Company designates certain interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of variable-rate borrowings and the remainder as fair value hedges of fixed-rate borrowings.

For derivatives designated as fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative and the hedged item related to the hedged risk are recognized in the statement of operations.  For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is initially reported in other comprehensive income, outside of earnings, and subsequently reclassified to earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings.

The following table summarizes the terms of the Company’s eleven derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2012:

Hedge Product	Hedge Type	Original Notional Amounts	Strike	Effective Dates	Maturity Dates
Swap Agreements	Cash Flow	$5,291 - $63,000	2.24% - 6.98%	2/1/2009 - 3/16/2012	6/30/2013 - 2/28/2019

Monthly interest payments were recognized as an increase or decrease in interest expense as follows:

	Classification of	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Type	Income (Expense)	2012			2011
Swap Agreements	Interest expense	$	(1,118	)	$	(970	)

Information relating to the gain (loss) recognized on the interest rate swap agreements is as follows:

	Gain (loss)			Location of amounts	Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI
	recognized in OCI			reclassified from OCI	For the Three Months
Type	March 31, 2012			into income	Ended March 31, 2012
Swap Agreements	$	(215	)	Interest expense	$	(1,118	)

The interest rate swap agreements were highly effective for the three months ended March 31, 2012.  The gain (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income (“OCI”) in the preceding table represents the effective portion of the Company’s cash flow hedges reclassified from OCI to interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

The balance sheet classification and carrying amounts of the derivative instruments are as follows:

	Asset (Liability) Derivatives
	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
Derivatives designated as	Balance Sheet	Fair			Balance Sheet	Fair
hedging instruments:	Location	Value			Location	Value
Swap Agreements	Other liabilities	$	(8,526	)	Other liabilities	$	(8,311	)

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PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

5.PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

The following table summarizes the Company’s acquisitions of operating properties for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and does not include improvements made to existing assets:

			Consideration Paid									Acquisition Date Fair Value
Property Location	Number of Properties	Date of Acquisition	Total Paid		Cash Paid		Net Liabilities/ (Assets) Assumed		Value of OP Units Issued		Number of OP Units Issued	Land		Building		Intangible		Closing costs - expensed		Source of Acquisition
Texas	1	2/29/2012	$	9,405	$	9,323	$	82	$	—	—	$	1,036	$	8,133	$	187	$	49	Unrelated third party
Maryland	1	3/7/2012	6,284		5,886		21		377		14,193	465		5,600		128		91		Unrelated third party

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VARIABLE INTERESTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

VARIABLE INTERESTS

VARIABLE INTERESTS

6.VARIABLE INTERESTS

The Company has interests in two unconsolidated joint ventures with unrelated third parties which are variable interest entities (“VIEs” or the “VIE JVs”). The Company holds 18% and 39% of the equity interests in the VIE JVs, and has 50% of the voting rights in each of the VIE JVs. Qualification as a VIE was based on the determination that the equity investments at risk for each of these joint ventures were not sufficient based on a qualitative and quantitative analysis performed by the Company. The Company performed a qualitative analysis for these joint ventures to determine which party was the primary beneficiary of each VIE. The Company determined that since the powers to direct the activities most significant to the economic performance of these entities are shared equally by the Company and its joint venture partners, there is no primary beneficiary. Accordingly, these interests are recorded using the equity method.

The VIE JVs each own a single self-storage property. These joint ventures are financed through a combination of (1) equity contributions from the Company and its joint venture partners, (2) mortgage notes payable and (3) payables to the Company. The payables to the Company consist of amounts owed for expenses paid on behalf of the joint ventures by the Company as manager and mortgage notes payable to the Company. The Company performs management services for the VIE JVs in exchange for a management fee of approximately 6% of cash collected by the properties. Except as disclosed, the Company has not provided financial or other support during the periods presented to the VIE JVs that it was not previously contractually obligated to provide.

The Company guarantees the mortgage notes payable for the VIE JVs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss for these joint ventures as of March 31, 2012 is the total of the guaranteed loan balances, the payables due to the Company and the Company’s investment balances in the joint ventures. The Company believes that the risk of incurring a material loss as a result of having to perform on the loan guarantees is unlikely and, therefore, no liability has been recorded related to these guarantees. Also, repossessing and/or selling the self-storage facility and land that collateralize the loans could provide funds sufficient to reimburse the Company. Additionally, the Company believes the payables to the Company are collectible.

The following table compares the Company’s liability balance to the respective VIE JVs and the maximum exposure to loss related to the VIE JVs as of March 31, 2012, after netting such liability balance:

						Balance of				Maximum
	Liability		Investment			Guaranteed		Payables to		Exposure
	Balance		Balance			Loan		Company		to Loss		Difference
Extra Space of Montrose Avenue LLC	$	—	$	1,181		$	5,120	$	2,195	$	8,496	$	(8,496	)
Extra Space of Sacramento One LLC	—		(942		)	4,307		6,122		9,487		(9,487		)
	$	—	$	239		$	9,427	$	8,317	$	17,983	$	(17,983	)

The Operating Partnership has three wholly-owned unconsolidated subsidiaries (“Trust,” “Trust II” and “Trust III,” together, the “Trusts”) that have issued trust preferred securities to third parties and common securities to the Operating Partnership.  The proceeds from the sale of the preferred and common securities were loaned in the form of notes to the Operating Partnership.  The Trusts are VIEs because the holders of the equity investment at risk (the trust preferred securities) do not have the power to direct the activities of the entities that most significantly affect the entities’ economic performance because of their lack of voting or similar rights.  Because the Operating Partnership’s investment in the Trusts’ common securities was financed directly by the Trusts as a result of its loan of the proceeds to the Operating Partnership, that investment is not considered to be an equity investment at risk.  The Operating Partnership’s investment in the Trusts is not a variable interest because equity interests are variable interests only to the extent that the investment is considered to be at risk, and therefore the Operating Partnership cannot be the primary beneficiary of the Trusts.  Since the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the Trusts, they have not been consolidated.  A debt obligation has been recorded in the form of notes for the proceeds as discussed above, which are owed to the Trusts.  The Company has also included its investment in the Trusts’ common securities in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has not provided financing or other support during the periods presented to the Trusts that it was not previously contractually obligated to provide.  The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the Trusts is equal to the total amount of the notes discussed above less the amounts of the Company’s investments in the Trusts’ common securities.  The net amount is the notes payable that the Trusts owe to third parties for their investments in the Trusts’ preferred securities.

The following is a tabular comparison of the liabilities the Company has recorded as a result of its involvement with the Trusts to the maximum exposure to loss the Company is subject to as a result of such involvement as of March 31, 2012:

	Notes payable		Investment		Maximum
	to Trusts		Balance		exposure to loss		Difference
Trust	$	36,083	$	1,083	$	35,000	$	—
Trust II	42,269		1,269		41,000		—
Trust III	41,238		1,238		40,000		—
	$	119,590	$	3,590	$	116,000	$	—

The Company had no consolidated VIEs during the three months ended March 31, 2012 or 2011.

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EXCHANGEABLE SENIOR NOTES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

EXCHANGEABLE SENIOR NOTES

EXCHANGEABLE SENIOR NOTES

8. EXCHANGEABLE SENIOR NOTES

On March 27, 2007, the Company’s Operating Partnership issued $250,000 of 3.625% Exchangeable Senior Notes.  The Notes bear interest at 3.625% per annum and contain an exchange settlement feature, which provides that the Notes may, under certain circumstances, be exchangeable for cash (up to the principal amount of the Notes) and, with respect to any excess exchange value, for cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the Operating Partnership.

GAAP requires entities with convertible debt instruments that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost.  The Company, therefore, accounts for the liability and equity components of the Notes separately.  The equity component is included in paid-in-capital in stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, and the value of the equity component is treated as original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt component.  The discount is being amortized over the period of the debt as additional interest expense.

On March 1, 2012, the Company announced that the holders of the Operating Partnership’s then-outstanding $87,663 principal amount of 3.625% Exchangeable Senior Notes had the right to surrender their Notes for repurchase by the Operating Partnership on April 1, 2012 for 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, pursuant to the holders’ rights under the indenture governing the Notes.  In addition, the Company announced that the Operating Partnership had given notice of its intention to redeem all of the Notes not otherwise surrendered for repurchase or exchange on April 5, 2012, pursuant to its option under the indenture, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. In connection with the redemption, holders of the Notes had the right to exchange their Notes at an exchange rate of 43.1091 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes surrendered.  The exchange price was $23.20 per share at March 31, 2012.  The Notes surrendered for exchange could be settled in cash or a combination of cash and stock, subject to the determination of the Operating Partnership.

As of April 3, 2012, the Company received notice that the holders of the entire $87,663 principal amount of the Notes had surrendered their Notes for exchange. On April 26, 2012, the Company settled the exchange by paying cash for the principal amount of the Notes, as required by the indenture, and issuing 684,685 shares of common stock for the value in excess of the principal amount.

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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Net income per common share
Exchangeable senior notes	$ 87,663	$ 87,663
Operating Partnership
Net income per common share
Exchangeable senior notes	87,663
Exchangeable senior notes exchange price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 23.20
Preferred Operating Partnership
Net income per common share
Exchangeable preferred operating partnership units settled in cash, minimum	$ 115,000

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION

13.SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in three distinct segments: (1) property management, acquisition and development; (2) rental operations; and (3) tenant reinsurance.  Financial information for the Company’s business segments is set forth below:

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Balance Sheet
Investment in real estate ventures
Rental operations	$	125,336	$	130,410
Total assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	238,316	$	250,953
Rental operations	2,262,113		2,243,441
Tenant reinsurance	22,707		21,856
	$	2,523,136	$	2,516,250

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Statement of Operations
Total revenues
Property management, acquisition and development	$	6,586		$	5,967
Rental operations	75,844			61,490
Tenant reinsurance	8,557			7,024
	$	90,987		$	74,481
Operating expenses, including depreciation and amortization
Property management, acquisition and development	$	14,244		$	12,681
Rental operations	42,125			36,155
Tenant reinsurance	1,848			1,615
	$	58,217		$	50,451
Income (loss) from operations
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(7,658	)	$	(6,714	)
Rental operations	33,719			25,335
Tenant reinsurance	6,709			5,409
	$	32,770		$	24,030
Interest expense
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(731	)	$	(782	)
Rental operations	(17,784		)	(16,060		)
	$	(18,515	)	$	(16,842	)
Interest income
Property management, acquisition and development	$	272		$	179
Tenant reinsurance	3			3
	$	275		$	182
Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder
Property management, acquisition and development	$	1,213		$	1,213
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures
Rental operations	$	2,296		$	1,811
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures-gain on sale of real estate assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	5,429		$	—
Income tax expense
Property management, acquisition and development	$	1,399		$	1,640
Tenant reinsurance	(2,349		)	(1,894		)
	$	(950	)	$	(254	)
Net income (loss)
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(76	)	$	(4,464	)
Rental operations	18,231			11,086
Tenant reinsurance	4,363			3,518
	$	22,518		$	10,140
Depreciation and amortization expense
Property management, acquisition and development	$	995		$	774
Rental operations	15,529			12,811
	$	16,524		$	13,585
Statement of Cash Flows
Acquisition of real estate assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(17,549	)	$	(3,811	)
Development and construction of real estate assets
Property management, acquisition and development	$	(946	)	$	(3,431	)

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PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

Schedule of operating properties acquired

			Consideration Paid									Acquisition Date Fair Value
Property Location	Number of Properties	Date of Acquisition	Total Paid		Cash Paid		Net Liabilities/ (Assets) Assumed		Value of OP Units Issued		Number of OP Units Issued	Land		Building		Intangible		Closing costs - expensed		Source of Acquisition
Texas	1	2/29/2012	$	9,405	$	9,323	$	82	$	—	—	$	1,036	$	8,133	$	187	$	49	Unrelated third party
Maryland	1	3/7/2012	6,284		5,886		21		377		14,193	465		5,600		128		91		Unrelated third party

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NONCONTROLLING INTEREST REPRESENTED BY PREFERRED OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2007 Preferred Operating Partnership Property	Mar. 31, 2012 Preferred Operating Partnership	Jun. 25, 2007 Preferred Operating Partnership
Noncontrolling interest represented by preferred operating partnership units
Number of self-storage facilities (properties) acquired			10
Preferred OP units			989,980
Loan to holders of preferred OP units	$ 100,000	$ 100,000			$ 100,000
Note receivable interest rate (as a percent)			4.85%
Maximum number of preferred OP units converted prior to the maturity date of the loan (in shares)			114,500
Fixed priority return on preferred OP units, amount				115,000
Fixed priority return on preferred OP units, stated return rate (as a percent)				5.00%
Fixed priority return on preferred OP units, liquidation value				$ 115,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net income	$ 22,518	$ 10,140
Other comprehensive income:
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps	(215)	1,163
Comprehensive income	22,303	11,303
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	2,295	1,893
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$ 20,008	$ 9,410

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they may not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2012. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011, has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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VARIABLE INTERESTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

VARIABLE INTERESTS

Schedule of the comparison of the liability balance and the maximum exposure to loss related to the VIE JVs

						Balance of				Maximum
	Liability		Investment			Guaranteed		Payables to		Exposure
	Balance		Balance			Loan		Company		to Loss		Difference
Extra Space of Montrose Avenue LLC	$	—	$	1,181		$	5,120	$	2,195	$	8,496	$	(8,496	)
Extra Space of Sacramento One LLC	—		(942		)	4,307		6,122		9,487		(9,487		)
	$	—	$	239		$	9,427	$	8,317	$	17,983	$	(17,983	)

Schedule of the carrying amount of the liabilities and the maximum exposure to loss related to the trusts

	Notes payable		Investment		Maximum
	to Trusts		Balance		exposure to loss		Difference
Trust	$	36,083	$	1,083	$	35,000	$	—
Trust II	42,269		1,269		41,000		—
Trust III	41,238		1,238		40,000		—
	$	119,590	$	3,590	$	116,000	$	—

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VARIABLE INTERESTS (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012 subsidiary	Dec. 31, 2011
VARIABLE INTERESTS
Number of wholly-owned unconsolidated subsidiaries	3
Comparison of the liability balance and the maximum exposure to loss related to trusts
Notes payable to trusts	$ 119,590	$ 119,590
The Trusts
Comparison of the liability balance and the maximum exposure to loss related to trusts
Notes payable to trusts	119,590
Investment balance	3,590
Maximum exposure to loss	116,000
Trust
Comparison of the liability balance and the maximum exposure to loss related to trusts
Notes payable to trusts	36,083
Investment balance	1,083
Maximum exposure to loss	35,000
Trust II
Comparison of the liability balance and the maximum exposure to loss related to trusts
Notes payable to trusts	42,269
Investment balance	1,269
Maximum exposure to loss	41,000
Trust III
Comparison of the liability balance and the maximum exposure to loss related to trusts
Notes payable to trusts	41,238
Investment balance	1,238
Maximum exposure to loss	$ 40,000

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EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF REAL ESTATE VENTURES - GAIN ON SALE OF JOINT VENTURE REAL ESTATE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF REAL ESTATE VENTURES - GAIN ON SALE OF JOINT VENTURE REAL ESTATE ASSETS

EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF REAL ESTATE VENTURES - GAIN ON SALE OF JOINT VENTURE REAL ESTATE ASSETS

12.EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF REAL ESTATE VENTURES — GAIN ON SALE OF JOINT VENTURE REAL ESTATE ASSETS

On January 15, 2012, the Company sold its 40% equity interest in U-Storage de Mexico S.A. and related entities to its joint venture partners for $4,841. The Company received cash of $1,492 and a note receivable of $3,349. No gain or loss was recorded on the sale.

On February 17, 2012, a joint venture in which the Company held a 40% equity interest sold its only self-storage property.  The property was located in New York.  As a result of the sale, the joint venture was dissolved, and the Company received cash proceeds which resulted in a gain of $5,429.