Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Revenues:
Property rental	$ 710,874	$ 650,887	$ 2,096,018	$ 1,525,596
Tenant reinsurance	84,048	69,128	249,100	165,265
Management fees and other income	29,882	28,019	89,888	71,609
Total revenues	824,804	748,034	2,435,006	1,762,470
Expenses:
Property operations	209,035	185,194	610,455	416,997
Tenant reinsurance	17,510	19,130	55,646	37,701
Life Storage Merger transition costs	0	54,174	0	54,174
General and administrative	39,750	37,406	123,373	107,011
Depreciation and amortization	195,046	152,338	586,821	309,914
Total expenses	461,341	448,242	1,376,295	925,797
Loss on real estate assets held for sale	(8,961)	0	(63,620)	0
Impairment of Life Storage trade name	(51,763)	0	(51,763)	0
Income from operations	302,739	299,792	943,328	836,673
Interest expense	(142,855)	(122,899)	(412,875)	(289,370)
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on Life Storage unsecured senior notes	(11,005)	(8,228)	(32,563)	(8,228)
Interest income	34,947	22,092	89,746	62,607
Income before equity in earnings and dividend income from unconsolidated real estate entities and income tax expense	183,826	190,757	587,636	601,682
Equity in earnings and dividend income from unconsolidated real estate entities	16,246	15,043	48,508	38,602
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures - gain on sale of real estate assets and sale of a joint venture interest	13,730	0	13,730	0
Income tax expense	(10,857)	(6,944)	(27,443)	(17,238)
Net income	202,945	198,856	622,431	623,046
Net income allocated to Preferred Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests	(1,932)	(2,253)	(6,073)	(6,761)
Net income allocated to Operating Partnership and other noncontrolling interests	(7,803)	(8,253)	(24,164)	(29,221)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 193,210	$ 188,350	$ 592,194	$ 587,064
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.91	$ 0.96	$ 2.79	$ 3.78
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.91	$ 0.96	$ 2.79	$ 3.78
Weighted average number of shares
Basic (in shares)	211,698,436	195,324,444	211,522,578	155,112,071
Diluted (in shares)	220,298,870	195,328,020	220,177,692	155,116,149
Cash dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.62	$ 1.62	$ 4.86	$ 4.86