Contributions To Equity Method Investments, Including Noncash Amounts

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Number Of Operating Stores Owned

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Represents the number of real estate properties acquired.

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Number Of Real Estate Properties Acquired By Joint Ventures

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Number Of Stores Acquired At Issuance Of Certificate Of Occupancy

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Payments To Acquire Assets, Gross

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This element represents the aggregate cost of investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The amount of debt that an Entity assumes in acquiring a business or in consideration for an asset received in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities - New Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) store	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) store	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) store	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) store	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) store	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) store	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) store
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| store		16				28				16	28	39
Total initial investment		$ 19,663				$ 63,723				$ 19,663	$ 63,723	$ 13,341
Contributions joint ventures										$ 104,338
Number of operating stores acquired \| store										15
Number of stores acquired at certificate of occupancy \| store										9
Cash paid to acquire properties		51,058	$ 16,941	$ 8,424	$ 202,890	74,868	$ 71,989	$ 148,650	$ 70,171	$ 279,313	365,678
Loan assumed		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 17,157	$ 0	$ 0	$ 87,500	$ 0	$ 17,157	$ 87,500	$ 24,055
Number of stores acquired \| store		5	1	1	14	6	6	17	5	21	34
Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity ownership %		10.00%				10.00%				10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity ownership %		50.00%				50.00%				50.00%	50.00%	25.00%
GFN JV, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity ownership %		10.00%								10.00%
WCOT Self Storage LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cash paid to acquire properties	$ 115,797
Loan assumed	$ 87,500
Number of stores acquired \| store	14