Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ 103,141	$ 80,905
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in properties	(114,804)	(68,524)
Acquisitions of properties, net of cash acquired	(279,302)	(2,384)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and depreciated homes, net	11,788	5,312
Purchases of notes receivable	0	(893)
Other investing activities	0	(1,925)
Repayments of notes and other receivables	1,030	679
Repayments of notes and other receivables	11,195	783
NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(392,483)	(68,518)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of common stock, OP units, and preferred OP units, net	(4,321)	(3,296)
Borrowings on lines of credit	1,428,948	302,355
Payments on lines of credit	(1,160,436)	201,853
Proceeds from issuance of other debt	265,000	0
Payments on other debt	(200,892)	(43,883)
Prepayment penalty on debt	0	196
Distributions to stockholders, OP unit holders, and preferred OP unit holders	(65,145)	56,881
Payments for deferred financing costs	(1,000)	(605)
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities	1,618	0
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES	261,097	(8,464)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	158	(8)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(28,087)	3,915
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	62,262	23,509
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (See Note 16)	34,175	27,424
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest (net of capitalized interest of $1,357 and $1,184 respectively)	32,711	30,402
Cash paid for interest on mandatorily redeemable debt	1,094	619
Cash paid (refunds) for income taxes	(60)	135
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Reduction in secured borrowing balance	5,055	5,105
Change in distributions declared and outstanding	3,536	3,337
Conversion of common and preferred OP units	280	342
Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition, Noncash Financial Or Equity Instrument Consideration, Value Of Shares Issued	51,930	0
Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition, Escrow	4,035	0
Series B-3 Preferred OP Units [Member]
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Redemption of Series A-4 preferred stock and OP units	$ (2,675)	$ (4,105)