CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Real Estate Investments, Other	$ 1,553,782	$ 935,962
Real Estate Investment Property, Accumulated Depreciation	150,912	128,121
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total	15,679	15,240
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (in dollars)	2,223	459
Other Assets	32,823	35,742
Secured Debt	600,750	300,673
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Total	28,621	53,816
Other Liabilities	$ 35,025	$ 22,092
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred Stock Dividend Rate Percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred stock, shares issued	6,100,000	6,100,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	6,100,000	6,100,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	64,776,220	64,742,713
Common stock, shares outstanding	64,776,000	64,742,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Real Estate Investments, Other		$ 32,875
Real Estate Investment Property, Accumulated Depreciation		318
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total		670
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (in dollars)		9
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current		36
Other Assets		236
Secured Debt		21,170
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Total		534
Other Liabilities		$ 607