Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenues:
Property rental	$ 697,100	$ 440,747	$ 1,385,144	$ 874,709
Tenant reinsurance	83,705	48,433	165,052	96,137
Management fees and other income	29,858	22,206	60,006	43,590
Total revenues	810,663	511,386	1,610,202	1,014,436
Expenses:
Property operations	196,902	114,637	401,420	231,803
Tenant reinsurance	19,631	9,482	38,136	18,571
General and administrative	39,901	34,842	83,623	69,605
Depreciation and amortization	194,809	79,086	391,775	157,576
Total expenses	451,243	238,047	914,954	477,555
Loss on real estate assets held for sale	(54,659)	0	(54,659)	0
Income from operations	304,761	273,339	640,589	536,881
Interest expense	(137,133)	(86,372)	(270,020)	(166,471)
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on Life Storage unsecured senior notes	(10,853)	0	(21,558)	0
Interest income	31,226	21,077	54,799	40,515
Income before equity in earnings and dividend income from unconsolidated real estate entities and income tax expense	188,001	208,044	403,810	410,925
Equity in earnings and dividend income from unconsolidated real estate entities	17,255	13,254	32,262	23,559
Income tax expense	(9,844)	(5,986)	(16,586)	(10,294)
Net income	195,412	215,312	419,486	424,190
Net income allocated to Preferred Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests	(1,933)	(2,254)	(4,141)	(4,508)
Net income allocated to Operating Partnership and other noncontrolling interests	(7,607)	(10,648)	(16,361)	(20,968)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 185,872	$ 202,410	$ 398,984	$ 398,714
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 1.50	$ 1.88	$ 2.96
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 1.50	$ 1.88	$ 2.95
Weighted average number of shares
Basic (in shares)	211,584,155	134,832,232	211,433,877	134,672,672
Diluted (in shares)	211,587,105	143,529,817	220,114,016	143,337,522
Cash dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.62	$ 1.62	$ 3.24	$ 3.24