Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
REVENUES
Rental income	$ 98,740	$ 95,034
Mortgage interest		31
Other operating	1,281	1,391
Revenues	100,021	96,456
EXPENSES
Property operating	35,406	34,263
General and administrative	10,246	6,738
Depreciation	27,693	26,387
Amortization	2,700	2,667
Bad debts, net of recoveries	(39)	(207)
Total Expenses	76,006	69,848
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(14,938)	(18,322)
Impairment of real estate assets	0	(3,328)
Interest and other income, net	86	91
Total other income (expense)	(14,852)	(21,559)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	9,163	5,049
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(7)	333
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	(7)	333
NET INCOME	$ 9,156	$ 5,382
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.05
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00
Net income (in dollars per share)	0.09	0.05
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.09	0.05
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.05
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC (in shares)	101,432,088	98,359,958
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED (in shares)	102,164,818	99,136,897
DIVIDENDS DECLARED, PER COMMON SHARE, DURING THE PERIOD (in dollars per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.30