The following table shows the Company’s acquisitions of stores for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The table excludes purchases of raw land and improvements made to existing assets. All acquisitions are considered asset acquisitions under ASU 2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business."



			Consideration Paid										Total
Quarter	Number of Stores		Total		Cash Paid		Loan Assumed		Investments in Real Estate Ventures		Net Liabilities/ (Assets) Assumed		Real estate assets
Q1 2019	14	⁽¹⁾	$	223,740	$	202,890	$	17,157	$	2,780	$	913	$	223,740

Q1 2018	5	⁽²⁾	$	70,787	$	70,171	$	—	$	489	$	127	$	70,787

⁽¹⁾ Store acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2019 include the purchase of 12 stores previously held in joint ventures where the Company held a noncontrolling interest. The Company purchased its partners' remaining equity interests in the joint ventures, and the properties owned by the joint ventures became wholly owned by the Company. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of this acquisition.

⁽²⁾ Store acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2018 include the acquisition of one store that had been owned by a joint venture in which the Company held a noncontrolling interest. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of this acquisition.