Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
REVENUES
Income from real property	$ 94,245	$ 80,158	$ 267,847	$ 234,969
Revenue from home sales	13,913	14,145	38,849	40,200
Rental home revenue	9,829	8,445	28,964	23,783
Ancillary revenues, net	3,565	932	5,198	1,376
Interest income	3,545	3,442	10,425	9,587
Brokerage commissions and other income, net	338	79	720	349
Total revenues	125,435	107,201	352,003	310,264
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Property operating and maintenance	28,031	24,379	76,413	66,593
Real estate taxes	6,004	5,602	18,092	17,146
Cost of home sales	10,524	10,161	29,472	29,360
Rental home operating and maintenance	6,232	5,504	16,696	14,252
General and administrative - real property	6,971	5,927	23,177	19,086
General and administrative - home sales and rentals	2,313	2,227	7,932	7,473
Transaction costs	2,399	619	4,263	2,769
Depreciation and amortization	29,917	28,790	88,851	80,116
Asset impairment charge	837	0	837	0
Interest	18,619	17,823	54,149	54,888
Interest on mandatorily redeemable debt	808	809	2,417	2,430
Total expenses	112,655	101,841	322,299	294,113
Income before income taxes and distributions from affiliates	12,780	5,360	29,704	16,151
Gain on dispositions of properties, net	13,631	0	14,516	0
Provision for state income taxes	(69)	(90)	(207)	(186)
Distributions from affiliate	400	700	1,200	1,550
Net income	26,742	5,970	45,213	17,515
Less: Preferred return to Series A-1 preferred OP units	661	690	1,997	1,909
Less: Preferred return to Series A-3 preferred OP units	45	45	136	121
Less: Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,851	(28)	3,093	415
Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	24,185	5,263	39,987	15,070
Less: Series A preferred stock distributions	1,514	1,514	4,542	4,542
Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders	$ 22,671	$ 3,749	$ 35,445	$ 10,528
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	41,710	36,128	39,943	34,263
Diluted	41,722	36,143	39,959	34,279
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.54	$ 0.10	$ 0.89	$ 0.31
Diluted	$ 0.54	$ 0.10	$ 0.89	$ 0.31
Dividends per common share:	$ 0.65	$ 0.63	$ 1.95	$ 1.89