STORAGE FACILITIES - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
STORAGE FACILITIES
Storage facilities	$ 3,679,665	$ 3,467,032
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(622,824)	(594,049)
Storage facilities, net (including VIE assets of $169,141 and $136,274, respectively)	3,056,841	2,872,983
Land
STORAGE FACILITIES
Storage facilities	636,038	588,503
Buildings and improvements
STORAGE FACILITIES
Storage facilities	2,681,209	2,534,193
Equipment
STORAGE FACILITIES
Storage facilities	260,043	243,442
Construction in progress
STORAGE FACILITIES
Storage facilities	$ 102,375	$ 100,894

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The cumulative amount of depreciation for real estate property held for investment purposes.

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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(3))
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 1
-Article 7

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