Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Real Estate [Abstract]
Property revenues	$ 388,773	$ 390,565
Property expenses
Property operating and maintenance	90,179	89,698
Real estate taxes	49,890	49,722
Total property expenses	140,069	139,420
Non-property income
Fee and asset management	2,143	2,487
Interest and other income	253	10
(Loss)/income on deferred compensation plans	(1,159)	1,198
Total non-property income	1,237	3,695
Other expenses
Property management	10,258	9,895
Fee and asset management	661	671
General and administrative	14,705	16,948
Interest	37,359	33,790
Depreciation and amortization	150,000	149,252
(Benefit)/expense on deferred compensation plans	(1,159)	1,198
Other Nonoperating Gains (Losses)	60,905	1,760
Total other expenses	272,729	213,514
Gain on sale of operating property, including land	68,100	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	45,312	41,326
Income tax expense	(938)	(559)
Net income	44,374	40,767
Net income allocated to non-controlling interests	(1,925)	(1,945)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 42,449	$ 38,822
Earnings per share – basic	$ 0.40	$ 0.36
Earnings per share – diluted	$ 0.40	$ 0.36
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic	104,826	108,530
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted	104,899	108,597
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 44,374	$ 40,767
Other comprehensive income
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedging activities, prior service cost and net loss on post retirement obligation	357	351
Comprehensive income	44,731	41,118
Net income allocated to non-controlling interests	(1,925)	(1,945)
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders	$ 42,806	$ 39,173