Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
REVENUES
Rental income	$ 110,229	$ 102,709
Other operating	1,895	1,935
Revenues	112,124	104,644
EXPENSES
Property operating	41,818	37,852
General and administrative	9,101	8,694
Acquisition and pursuit costs	277	586
Depreciation and amortization	39,573	34,452
Bad debts, net of recoveries		66
Total Expenses	90,769	81,650
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Gain on sales of real estate assets		23,408
Interest expense	(12,668)	(14,272)
Impairment of real estate asset		(323)
Interest and other income, net	493	38
Total other income (expense)	(12,175)	8,851
NET INCOME	$ 9,180	$ 31,845
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.28
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.28
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC (in shares)	123,257,351	114,675,084
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED (in shares)	123,347,681	115,507,002
DIVIDENDS DECLARED, PER COMMON SHARE, DURING THE PERIOD (in dollars per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.30