Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Preferred shares, par value per share (in USD per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred shares, authorized shares (in shares)		150,000,000	150,000,000
Preferred shares, issued shares (in shares)		0	0
Preferred shares, outstanding shares (in shares)		0	0
Common shares, par value per share (in USD per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common shares, authorized shares (in shares)		500,000,000	500,000,000
Common shares, issued shares (in shares)		93,024,022	83,761,151
Common shares, outstanding shares (in shares)		93,024,022	83,761,151
Assets	[1]	$ 2,247,242	$ 1,975,447
Liabilities	[1]	888,859	773,334
Dividend payable		21,545	19,395
Consolidated Entity, Excluding VIE
Dividend payable		$ 21,500	$ 19,300

[1] The Company’s consolidated balance sheets include assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”). See Notes 2 and 6. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, all of the assets and liabilities of the Company were held by its operating partnership, Essential Properties, L.P., a consolidated VIE, with the exception of $21.5 million and $19.3 million, respectively, of dividends payable.