Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Investment properties:
Land and improvements	$ 214,476	$ 217,695
Building and improvements	3,570,056	3,568,858
Tenant improvements	19,121	23,056
Acquired lease intangibles	459,836	458,713
Gross real estate property	4,263,489	4,268,322
Accumulated depreciation	(318,393)	(300,458)
Net real estate property	3,945,096	3,967,864
Real estate held for sale	93,289	0
Real estate loans receivable	71,529	76,195
Investments in unconsolidated entities	1,331	1,329
Net real estate investments	4,111,245	4,045,388
Cash and cash equivalents	6,550	2,727
Tenant receivables, net	4,293	9,966
Other assets	134,919	106,302
Total assets	4,257,007	4,164,383
Liabilities:
Credit facility	466,828	324,394
Notes payable	966,387	966,603
Mortgage debt	154,373	186,471
Accounts payable	2,562	11,023
Dividends and distributions payable	43,388	43,804
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	56,706	56,405
Acquired lease intangibles, net	15,767	15,702
Total liabilities	1,706,011	1,604,402
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Series A Preferred Units (2018) and partially owned properties	23,736	12,347
Equity:
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 common shares authorized, 181,943,725 and 181,440,051 common shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	1,819	1,814
Additional paid-in capital	2,778,616	2,772,823
Accumulated deficit	(345,571)	(315,417)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	18,250	13,952
Total shareholders’ equity	2,453,114	2,473,172
Noncontrolling interests:
Operating Partnership	73,527	73,844
Partially owned properties	619	618
Total noncontrolling interests	74,146	74,462
Total equity	2,527,260	2,547,634
Total liabilities and equity	4,257,007	4,164,383
Operating Partnership
Investment properties:
Land and improvements	214,476	217,695
Building and improvements	3,570,056	3,568,858
Tenant improvements	19,121	23,056
Acquired lease intangibles	459,836	458,713
Gross real estate property	4,263,489	4,268,322
Accumulated depreciation	(318,393)	(300,458)
Net real estate property	3,945,096	3,967,864
Real estate held for sale	93,289	0
Real estate loans receivable	71,529	76,195
Investments in unconsolidated entities	1,331	1,329
Net real estate investments	4,111,245	4,045,388
Cash and cash equivalents	6,550	2,727
Tenant receivables, net	4,293	9,966
Other assets	134,919	106,302
Total assets	4,257,007	4,164,383
Liabilities:
Credit facility	466,828	324,394
Notes payable	966,387	966,603
Mortgage debt	154,373	186,471
Accounts payable	2,562	11,023
Dividends and distributions payable	43,388	43,804
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	56,706	56,405
Acquired lease intangibles, net	15,767	15,702
Total liabilities	1,706,011	1,604,402
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Series A Preferred Units (2018) and partially owned properties	23,736	12,347
Equity:
General partners’ capital, 181,943,725 and 181,440,051 units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	2,434,864	2,459,220
Limited partners’ capital, 5,464,217 and 5,364,632 units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	73,527	73,844
Accumulated other comprehensive income	18,250	13,952
Total partners’ capital	2,526,641	2,547,016
Noncontrolling interests:
Noncontrolling interest - partially owned properties	619	618
Total capital	2,527,260	2,547,634
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,257,007	$ 4,164,383