Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues
Rental income	$ 138,489	$ 128,389
Interest from financing receivable, net	1,930
Other operating	2,475	1,950
Revenues	142,894	130,339
Expenses
Property operating	57,464	52,215
General and administrative	11,036	8,499
Acquisition and pursuit costs	1,303	744
Merger-related costs	6,116	0
Depreciation and amortization	54,041	50,079
Expenses	129,960	111,537
Other income (expense)
Gain on sales of real estate properties	44,784	18,890
Interest expense	(13,661)	(13,262)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(1,429)	0
Impairment of real estate properties	25	(834)
Equity loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	(345)	(74)
Interest and other income (expense), net	(81)	500
Total other income (expense)	29,293	5,220
Net income	$ 42,227	$ 24,022
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.17
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.17
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	148,963,030	138,773,754
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	149,051,264	138,870,818
Revenue, Product and Service [Extensible List]	Service [Member]	Service [Member]