CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (LP cube) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Storage facilities, net	$ 3,282,983	$ 2,872,983
VIE
Storage facilities, net	194,167	136,274
CubeSmart, L.P. and Subsidiaries
Storage facilities, net	3,282,983	2,872,983
CubeSmart, L.P. and Subsidiaries \| VIE
Storage facilities, net	$ 194,167	$ 136,274

Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(d))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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