Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Revenues:
Property rental	$ 688,044	$ 433,962
Tenant reinsurance	81,347	47,704
Management fees and other income	30,148	21,384
Total revenues	799,539	503,050
Expenses:
Property operations	204,518	117,166
Tenant reinsurance	18,505	9,089
General and administrative	43,722	34,763
Depreciation and amortization	196,966	78,490
Total expenses	463,711	239,508
Income from operations	335,828	263,542
Interest expense	(132,887)	(80,099)
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on Life Storage unsecured senior notes	(10,705)	0
Interest income	23,573	19,438
Income before equity in earnings and dividend income from unconsolidated real estate entities and income tax expense	215,809	202,881
Equity in earnings and dividend income from unconsolidated real estate entities	15,007	10,305
Income tax expense	(6,742)	(4,308)
Net income	224,074	208,878
Net income allocated to Preferred Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests	(2,208)	(2,254)
Net income allocated to Operating Partnership and other noncontrolling interests	(8,754)	(10,320)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 213,112	$ 196,304
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 1.46
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 1.46
Weighted average number of shares
Basic (in shares)	211,283,335	134,511,273
Diluted (in shares)	220,018,777	142,940,384
Cash dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.62	$ 1.62