Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
REVENUES
Rental income	$ 104,088	$ 98,740
Other operating	481	1,281
Revenues	104,569	100,021
EXPENSES
Property operating	37,834	35,406
General and administrative	9,280	10,246
Depreciation	31,412	27,693
Amortization	3,040	2,700
Bad debts, net of recoveries	66	(39)
Total Expenses	81,632	76,006
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Gain on sales of real estate assets	23,403
Interest expense	(14,272)	(14,938)
Impairment of real estate assets	(323)
Interest and other income, net	113	86
Total other income (expense)	8,921	(14,852)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	31,858	9,163
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Loss from discontinued operations	(18)	(7)
Gain on sales of real estate properties	5
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	(13)	(7)
NET INCOME	$ 31,845	$ 9,156
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.09
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)
Net income (in dollars per share)	0.28	0.09
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.28	0.09
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.09
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC (in shares)	114,675,084	101,432,088
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED (in shares)	115,507,002	102,164,818
DIVIDENDS DECLARED, PER COMMON SHARE, DURING THE PERIOD (in dollars per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.30