CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total Stockholders’ Equity	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Net Income	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016			5,750,000	65,285,614
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 1,015,609	$ 1,015,574	$ 58	$ 653	$ 1,208,862	$ (192,201)	$ (1,798)	$ 35
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	158,365	158,383				158,383		(18)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	13,087	13,087					13,087
Change in noncontrolling interests	4,455							4,455
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(30)							(30)
Amortization of stock-based compensation	9,244	9,244			9,244
Common stock issuance, net (in shares)				112,970,229
Common stock issuance, net	2,419,937	2,419,937		$ 1,130	2,418,807
Preferred dividends	(10,242)	(10,242)				(10,242)
Common dividends	(173,176)	(173,176)				(173,176)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017			5,750,000	178,255,843
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017	3,437,249	3,432,807	$ 58	$ 1,783	3,636,913	(217,236)	11,289	4,442
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	279,115	279,082				279,082		33
Other comprehensive income (loss)	217	217					217
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(142)							(142)
Amortization of stock-based compensation	9,574	9,574			9,574
Preferred stock redemption (in shares)			(5,750,000)
Preferred stock redemption	(143,750)	(143,750)	$ (58)		(138,191)	(5,501)
Common stock issuance, net (in shares)				50,685
Common stock issuance, net	(371)	(371)		$ 0	(371)
Preferred dividends	(4,267)	(4,267)				(4,267)
Common dividends	(322,878)	(322,878)				(322,878)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			0	178,306,528
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018	3,254,747	3,250,414	$ 0	$ 1,783	3,507,925	(271,595)	12,301	4,333
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	69,018	68,996				68,996		22
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(24,689)	(24,689)					(24,689)
Buyout of noncontrolling interests	0	4,039			4,039			(4,039)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(316)							(316)
Amortization of stock-based compensation	12,567	12,567			12,567
Common stock issuance, net (in shares)				26,901,490
Common stock issuance, net	547,817	547,817		$ 269	547,548
Common dividends	(338,182)	(338,182)				(338,182)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			0	205,208,018
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 3,488,460	$ 3,488,460	$ 0	$ 2,052	$ 4,072,079	$ (573,283)	$ (12,388)	$ 0