Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 47,035	$ 54,299
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	51,273	44,953
Non-cash interest income adjustments	549	343
Amortization of deferred financing costs	3,767	3,829
Stock-based compensation expense	6,137	5,389
Amortization of debt discount	81	77
Loss on extinguishment of debt	556	0
Straight-line rental income adjustments	(16,710)	(18,272)
Provision for doubtful accounts and loan losses	3,286	6,605
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	50	300
Net loss on sales of real estate	3,203	2,115
Impairment of real estate	29,811	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1,381	(15,035)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	6,217	(2,410)
Restricted cash	(2,820)	(3,078)
Net cash provided by operating activities	133,816	79,115
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of real estate	(109,619)	(386,572)
Origination and fundings of loans receivable	(9,478)	(26,207)
Origination and fundings of preferred equity investments	(6,845)	(9,281)
Additions to real estate	(901)	(1,596)
DIP loan fundings	0	(3,302)
Repayment of loans receivable	214,947	3,285
Release of contingent consideration held in escrow	0	5,240
Net proceeds from the sale of real estate	85,449	15,752
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	173,553	(402,681)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (repayments of) proceeds from revolving credit facility	(255,000)	136,000
Proceeds from term loans	69,360	73,242
Proceeds from mortgage notes	0	28,735
Principal payments on mortgage notes	(13,756)	(2,184)
Payments of deferred financing costs	(5,933)	(1,314)
Issuance of common stock, net	(1,289)	139,617
Dividends paid on common and preferred stock	(89,283)	(80,619)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(295,901)	293,477
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	11,468	(30,089)
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents	772	(231)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	7,434	61,793
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	19,674	31,473
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid	49,009	43,405
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Assumption of mortgage indebtedness	0	19,677
Real estate acquired through loan receivable foreclosure	$ 10,100	$ 0