CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Rental income	$ 63,611	$ 62,659
Expenses:
Real estate taxes	7,653	7,410
Utility expenses	4,174	4,571
Other operating expenses	12,911	12,210
Depreciation and amortization	18,324	17,215
Acquisition related costs	152	6
General and administrative	3,526	4,004
Total expenses	46,740	45,416
Operating income	16,871	17,243
Interest income	6	12
Interest expense (including net amortization of debt premiums and discounts and debt issuance costs of $471 and $332, respectively)	(9,364)	(9,302)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	104
Loss on issuance of shares by Select Income REIT		(40,771)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings (losses) of investees	7,617	(32,818)
Income tax expense	(15)	(30)
Equity in earnings (losses) of investees	9,934	(316)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	17,536	(33,164)
Loss from discontinued operations	(149)	(206)
Net income (loss)	17,387	(33,370)
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain on investment in available for sale securities	12,871
Equity in unrealized gain of investees	4,544	58
Other comprehensive income	17,415	58
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 34,802	$ (33,312)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)	71,031	70,266
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ (0.47)
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ (0.47)