CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Rental income	$ 64,061	$ 62,113	$ 127,672	$ 124,772
Expenses:
Real estate taxes	7,566	7,674	15,219	15,084
Utility expenses	3,673	4,001	7,847	8,572
Other operating expenses	13,266	12,190	26,177	24,400
Depreciation and amortization	17,985	17,299	36,309	34,514
Acquisition related costs	64	183	216	189
General and administrative	4,008	3,713	7,534	7,717
Total expenses	46,562	45,060	93,302	90,476
Operating income	17,499	17,053	34,370	34,296
Dividend income	363		363
Interest income	10		16	12
Interest expense (including net amortization of debt premiums and discounts and debt issuance costs of $747, $328, $1,219 and $660, respectively)	(10,314)	(9,455)	(19,678)	(18,757)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt			104
Gain (loss) on issuance of shares by Select Income REIT	16	(1,353)	16	(42,124)
Loss on impairment of Select Income REIT investment		(203,297)		(203,297)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings (losses) of investees	7,574	(197,052)	15,191	(229,870)
Income tax expense	(35)	(32)	(50)	(62)
Equity in earnings of investees	9,400	6,094	19,334	5,778
Income (loss) from continuing operations	16,939	(190,990)	34,475	(224,154)
Loss from discontinued operations	(126)	(173)	(275)	(379)
Net income (loss)	16,813	(191,163)	34,200	(224,533)
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain on investment in available for sale securities	7,237		20,108
Equity in unrealized gain of investees	2,606	131	7,150	189
Other comprehensive income	9,843	131	27,258	189
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 26,656	$ (191,032)	$ 61,458	$ (224,344)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic) (in shares)	71,038	70,485	71,034	70,377
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted) (in shares)	71,061	70,485	71,046	70,377
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ (2.71)	$ 0.49	$ (3.19)
Loss from discontinued operations				(0.01)
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ (2.71)	$ 0.48	$ (3.19)