CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Rental income	$ 167,411	$ 106,102	$ 518,220	$ 322,904
Expenses:
Real estate taxes	18,824	12,072	55,363	37,402
Utility expenses	9,518	7,783	26,369	20,490
Other operating expenses	30,376	21,785	90,204	66,221
Depreciation and amortization	74,939	42,569	226,373	129,444
Loss on impairment of real estate	8,521	0	14,105	5,800
Acquisition and transaction related costs	0	3,813	682	3,813
General and administrative	7,990	22,383	25,457	36,438
Total expenses	150,168	110,405	438,553	299,608
Gain on sale of real estate	11,463	0	33,538	17,329
Dividend income	0	304	1,960	912
Gain (loss) on equity securities, net	0	17,425	(44,007)	40,677
Interest income	358	140	847	405
Interest expense (including amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs of $2,560, $893, $8,264 and $2,749, respectively)	(32,367)	(23,374)	(104,848)	(69,444)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(284)	0	(769)	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense and equity in net income (loss) of investees	(3,587)	(9,808)	(33,612)	13,175
Income tax expense	(156)	(9)	(509)	(124)
Equity in net income (loss) of investees	(196)	94	(573)	(1,112)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(3,939)	(9,723)	(34,694)	11,939
Income from discontinued operations	0	9,274	0	23,872
Net income (loss)	(3,939)	(449)	(34,694)	35,811
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instrument	80	0	(287)	0
Equity in unrealized gain (loss) of investees	(46)	126	91	119
Other comprehensive income (loss)	34	126	(196)	119
Comprehensive income (loss)	(3,905)	(323)	(34,890)	35,930
Net income (loss)	(3,939)	(449)	(34,694)	35,811
Preferred units of limited partnership distributions	0	0	0	(371)
Net income (loss) available for common shareholders	$ (3,939)	$ (449)	$ (34,694)	$ 35,440
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic) (in shares)	48,073	24,768	48,051	24,764
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted) (in shares)	48,073	24,768	48,051	24,769
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.39)	$ (0.72)	$ 0.47
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.37	0	0.96
Net income (loss) available for common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.72)	$ 1.43