Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
REVENUES
Income from real property	$ 216,779	$ 197,211
Revenue from home sales	39,618	34,900
Rental home revenue	13,971	13,020
Ancillary revenue	8,482	6,568
Interest	4,800	5,316
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net	3,680	960
Total revenues	287,330	257,975
EXPENSES
Real estate taxes	15,330	13,836
Property operating and maintenance	57,909	51,630
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	29,277	26,571
Rental home operating and maintenance	4,788	5,227
Ancillary expenses	7,101	5,383
Home selling expenses	3,324	3,290
General and administrative	21,887	19,757
Depreciation and amortization	76,556	66,437
Loss on extinguishment of debt	653	196
Interest	34,014	31,138
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	1,094	619
Total expenses	252,715	221,871
Income Before Other Items	34,615	36,104
Remeasurement of marketable securities	267	0
Catastrophic weather related charges	(782)	(2,213)
Other income / (expense), net	1,898	(2,617)
Current tax expense	(214)
Provision for state income taxes	(200)	(174)
Deferred tax benefit	217	347
Net Income	37,127	33,601
Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units	(1,323)	(1,080)
Less: Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,041)	(2,094)
Net Income Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	34,763	30,427
Less: Preferred stock distribution	(432)	(441)
Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders	$ 34,331	$ 29,986
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	85,520	78,855
Diluted	86,033	79,464
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.40	$ 0.38
Diluted	$ 0.40	$ 0.38
Distributions from Affiliate	$ 344	$ (59)