Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 24,555	$ 48,162	$ 47,985
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	215,891	163,348	117,653
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	5,147	6,028	6,177
Amortization of above/below market leases	152	151	151
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification	1,995	0	28,446
Loss (gain) from foreign exchange	45,278	(10)	(2,882)
Loss from investments in partially owned entities	250	111	1,069
Gain from sale of partially owned entities	0	(4,297)	0
Share-based compensation expense	17,897	12,822	8,639
Share-based compensation expense (modification of restricted stock units)	0	3,044	2,042
Deferred tax benefit	(13,732)	(10,701)	(3,152)
(Gain) loss from sale of real estate	(22,124)	34	(7,471)
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	2,494	870	(152)
Impairment of long-lived assets	8,236	13,485	747
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	5,356	1,218	2,324
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(12,897)	(3,681)	(1,940)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	19,471	841	(5,219)
Other	(4,289)	4,764	(6,246)
Net cash provided by operating activities	293,680	236,189	188,171
Investing activities:
Return of investment in joint venture	0	2,000	0
Proceeds from sale of investments in partially owned entities	154	14,250	0
Proceeds from sale of property, buildings and equipment	80,193	1,151	19,513
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(1,858,937)	(1,319,905)	0
Acquisitions of property, buildings and equipment, net of cash acquired	(25,538)	(85,216)	0
Additions to property, buildings and equipment	(376,817)	(217,214)	(145,216)
Cash paid for investment in joint venture	(26,229)	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,249,125)	(1,604,934)	(125,703)
Financing activities:
Distributions paid on common shares and noncontrolling interests in operating partnership	(167,086)	(135,443)	(76,523)
Proceeds from revolving line of credit	636,753	100,000	0
Repayment of revolving line of credit	(627,075)	(100,000)	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised	6,748	10,204	14,842
Remittance of withholding taxes related to employee share-based transactions	(6,953)	(7,063)	(12,680)
Payment of underwriters’ costs	0	0	(8,205)
Reimbursement of underwriters’ costs	0	0	8,952
Repayment of sale-leaseback financing obligations	(3,774)	(3,161)	(2,595)
Repayment of financing lease obligations	(19,970)	(13,339)
Repayment of financing lease obligations			(10,360)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(10,076)	(2,062)	(16,563)
Repayment of term loans, mortgage notes, notes payable and construction loans	(156,750)	(10,392)	(1,522,347)
Proceeds from senior unsecured notes	922,350	350,000	600,000
Proceeds from term loans	177,075	0	525,000
Proceeds from construction loans	0	0	1,097
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	1,578,659	1,206,627	586,275
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,329,901	1,395,371	84,942
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	374,456	26,626	147,410
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	5,982	(110)	(3,276)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	240,613	214,097	69,963
End of period	621,051	240,613	214,097
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Common shares issued as consideration for Agro acquisition	512,125	0	0
Deferred cash consideration for foreign investment in real property tax	49,710	0	0
Addition of property, buildings and equipment on accrual	51,115	51,335	18,799
Addition of fixed assets under financing lease obligations	38,858	30,416	13,290
Addition of fixed assets under operating lease obligations	44,919	12,492	0
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized	82,775	68,016	85,595
Income taxes paid – net of refunds	1,485	2,207	5,509
Allocation of purchase price of property, buildings and equipment to:
Property, plant and equipment	2,062,780	1,287,491
Identifiable intangible assets	528,657	269,164
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Goodwill	794,335	318,483	186,095
Net Investment Hedging
Investing activities:
Proceeds from settlement of hedge	3,034	0	0
Cash Flow Hedging
Investing activities:
Proceeds from settlement of hedge	877,365	0	0
Payments for settlement of hedge	(922,350)	0	0
Series A
Financing activities:
Distributions paid on beneficial interest shares – preferred – Series A	0	0	(134)
Series B
Financing activities:
Distributions paid on beneficial interest shares – preferred – Series B	0	0	$ (1,817)
Asset Acquisitions
Allocation of purchase price of property, buildings and equipment to:
Identifiable intangible assets	140	854
Other assets and liabilities, net	303	1,577
Cash paid for acquisition of property, buildings and equipment	25,638	86,810
Business Acquisitions
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Land	167,989	65,074
Buildings and improvements	1,176,924	706,795
Machinery and equipment	322,652	162,389
Assets under construction	308	16,974
Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets	268,633	1,336
Cash and cash equivalents	57,456	4,977
Restricted cash	0	526
Accounts receivable	96,992	22,959
Goodwill	470,987	132,527
Investments in partially owned entities	21,638	0
Other assets	20,405	7,127
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(97,964)	(45,000)
Notes payable	0	(3,878)
Sale-leaseback financing obligations	(73,075)	0
Operating and financing lease obligations	(268,500)	(1,336)
Unearned revenue	(1,068)	(3,536)
Deferred tax liability	(213,666)	(9,782)
Total consideration, including common shares issued and deferred consideration	2,478,228	1,325,408
Customer relationships
Allocation of purchase price of property, buildings and equipment to:
Identifiable intangible assets	528,518	266,633
Customer relationships | Business Acquisitions
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Acquired identifiable intangibles	528,517	266,633
Trade names and trademarks
Allocation of purchase price of property, buildings and equipment to:
Identifiable intangible assets	0	1,623
Trade names and trademarks | Business Acquisitions
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Acquired identifiable intangibles	0	1,623
Land | Asset Acquisitions
Allocation of purchase price of property, buildings and equipment to:
Property, plant and equipment	3,233	23,439
Buildings and improvements | Asset Acquisitions
Allocation of purchase price of property, buildings and equipment to:
Property, plant and equipment	15,940	41,913
Machinery and equipment | Asset Acquisitions
Allocation of purchase price of property, buildings and equipment to:
Property, plant and equipment	$ 6,022	$ 19,027