10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020.

or

☐ TRANSITION PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

SUN COMMUNITIES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	1-12616	38-2730780
(State of Incorporation)	Commission file number	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

27777 Franklin Rd,	Suite 200,	Southfield,	Michigan	48034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(248) 208-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	SUI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	Accelerated filer	Non-accelerated filer	Smaller reporting company	Emerging growth company
☒	☐	☐	☐	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to section to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐  No ☒

Number of shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of April 16, 2020: 93,307,207

INDEX

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019	1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	2
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Statement of Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	5
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	44
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	44
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	45
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	45
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	47
Item 6.	Exhibits	48
	Signatures	49

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

PART I

ITEM 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	(Unaudited)
	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Assets
Land	$	1,418,985		$	1,414,279
Land improvements and buildings	6,697,376			6,595,272
Rental homes and improvements	640,709			627,175
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	285,922			282,874
Investment property	9,042,992			8,919,600
Accumulated depreciation	(1,754,591		)	(1,686,980		)
Investment property, net (including $350,019 and $344,300 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	7,288,401			7,232,620
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	394,740			34,830
Marketable securities; (see Note 14)	55,602			94,727
Inventory of manufactured homes	64,436			62,061
Notes and other receivables, net	186,692			157,926
Other assets, net (including $23,751 and $23,894 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	219,176			219,896
Total Assets	$	8,209,047		$	7,802,060
Liabilities
Mortgage loans payable (including $46,727 and $46,993 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	$	3,273,808		$	3,180,592
Preferred Equity - Sun NG RV Resorts LLC - mandatorily redeemable (fully attributable to consolidated VIEs; see Note 7)	35,249			35,249
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	34,663			34,663
Lines of credit	582,774			183,898
Distributions payable	75,636			71,704
Advanced reservation deposits and rent	151,144			133,420
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	110,512			127,289
Other liabilities (including $19,604 and $13,631 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	82,341			81,289
Total Liabilities	4,346,127			3,848,104
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 15)
Series D preferred OP units	50,387			50,913
Equity interests - NG Sun LLC and NG Whitewater (fully attributable to consolidated VIEs; see Note 7)	26,063			27,091
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized: 180,000 shares; Issued and outstanding: 93,327 March 31, 2020 and 93,180 December 31, 2019	933			932
Additional paid-in capital	5,211,678			5,213,264
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,325		)	(1,331		)
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(1,479,424		)	(1,393,141		)
Total Sun Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity	3,724,862			3,819,724
Noncontrolling interests
Common and preferred OP units	52,234			47,686
Consolidated VIEs	9,374			8,542
Total noncontrolling interests	61,608			56,228
Total Stockholders' Equity	3,786,470			3,875,952
Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders' Equity	$	8,209,047		$	7,802,060

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Revenues
Income from real property	$	237,785		$	215,083
Revenue from home sales	40,587			39,618
Rental home revenue	15,472			13,971
Ancillary revenue	10,195			10,178
Interest income	2,350			4,800
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net	3,913			3,680
Total Revenues	310,302			287,330
Expenses
Property operating and maintenance	64,057			57,909
Real estate taxes	17,176			15,330
Cost of home sales	30,032			29,277
Rental home operating and maintenance	5,494			4,832
Ancillary expenses	7,482			7,101
Home selling expenses	3,992			3,324
General and administrative expenses	25,517			21,887
Catastrophic weather-related charges, net	606			782
Depreciation and amortization	83,689			76,556
Loss on extinguishment of debt	3,279			653
Interest expense	32,416			34,014
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	1,041			1,094
Total Expenses	274,781			252,759
Income Before Other Items	35,521			34,571
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities (see Note 14)	(28,647		)	267
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	(17,479		)	1,965
Other expense, net	(302		)	(67		)
Loss on remeasurement of notes receivable (see Note 4)	(2,112		)	—
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates	52			388
Loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates (see Note 6)	(2,191		)	—
Current tax expense	(450		)	(214		)
Deferred tax benefit	130			217
Net Income / (Loss)	(15,478		)	37,127
Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	1,570			1,323
Less: Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(962		)	1,041
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	(16,086		)	34,763
Less: Preferred stock distribution	—			432
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	(16,086	)	$	34,331
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	92,410			85,520
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	92,935			86,033
Basic earnings / (loss) per share (see Note 13)	$	(0.17	)	$	0.40
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share (see Note 13)	$	(0.17	)	$	0.40

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands) (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Net Income / (Loss)	$	(15,478	)	$	37,127
Foreign currency translation gain / (loss) adjustment	(7,300		)	1,575
Total Comprehensive Income / (Loss)	(22,778		)	38,702
Less: Comprehensive Income / (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,268			(1,118		)
Comprehensive Income / (Loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	$	(21,510	)	$	37,584

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands) (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Operating Activities
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities	$	118,513		$	103,141
Investing Activities
Investment in properties	(132,759		)	(114,804		)
Acquisitions of properties, net of cash acquired	(24,439		)	(279,302		)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and depreciated homes, net	12,612			11,788
Issuance of notes and other receivables	(19,903		)	—
Repayments of notes and other receivables	854			1,030
Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates	(6,970		)	(11,416		)
Distributions from nonconsolidated affiliates	1,275			221
Net Cash Used For Investing Activities	(169,330		)	(392,483		)
Financing Activities
Issuance of common stock, OP units, and preferred OP units, net	(7,140		)	(4,321		)
Redemption of Series B-3 preferred OP units	—			(2,675		)
Borrowings on lines of credit	1,163,965			1,428,948
Payments on lines of credit	(763,076		)	(1,160,436		)
Proceeds from issuance of other debt	230,000			265,000
Payments on other debt	(134,203		)	(200,892		)
Prepayment penalty on collateralized term loans	(3,250		)	—
Proceeds received from return of prepaid deferred financing costs	—			1,618
Distributions to stockholders, OP unit holders, and preferred OP unit holders	(71,859		)	(65,145		)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(3,328		)	(1,000		)
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities	411,109			261,097
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(382		)	158
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	359,910			(28,087		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	34,830			62,262
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, End of Period	$	394,740		$	34,175

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
Supplemental Information
Cash paid for interest (net of capitalized interest of $2,258, $1,357 respectively)	$	32,464	$	32,711
Cash paid for interest on mandatorily redeemable debt	$	1,041	$	1,094
Cash paid (refunds) for income taxes	$	75	$	(60	)
Noncash investing and financing activities
Reduction in secured borrowing balance	$	—	$	5,055
Change in distributions declared and outstanding	$	4,787	$	3,536
Conversion of common and preferred OP units	$	446	$	280
Acquisitions - Series D preferred interest	$	—	$	51,930
Acquisitions - Series E preferred interest	$	9,000	$	—
Acquisitions - Escrow	$	—	$	4,035

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(In thousands) (Unaudited)

	Temporary Equity			Stockholders’ Equity
				Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Non-controlling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	78,004		$	932	$	5,213,264		$	(1,393,141	)	$	(1,331	)	$	56,228		$	3,875,952		$	3,953,956
Issuance of common stock and common OP units, net	—			1		(7,141		)	—			—			—			(7,140		)	(7,140		)
Conversion of OP units	—			—		446			—			—			(446		)	—			—
Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC & NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC	98			—		—			(85		)	—			—			(85		)	13
Share-based compensation - amortization and forfeitures	—			—		4,928			93			—			—			5,021			5,021
Issuance of Series E OP units	—			—		181			—			—			8,819			9,000			9,000
Foreign currency translation	—			—		—			—			(6,994		)	(306		)	(7,300		)	(7,300		)
Remeasurement of notes receivable and equity method investment (see Note 17)	—			—		—			1,953			—			—			1,953			1,953
Net income (loss)	(1,195		)	—		—			(14,514		)	—			231			(14,283		)	(15,478		)
Distributions	(457		)	—		—			(73,730		)	—			(2,918		)	(76,648		)	(77,105		)
Balance at March 31, 2020	$	76,450		$	933	$	5,211,678		$	(1,479,424	)	$	(8,325	)	$	61,608		$	3,786,470		$	3,862,920

				Stockholders’ Equity
	Temporary Equity			Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)			Non-controlling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	63,592		$	864	$	4,398,949		$	(1,288,486	)	$	(4,504	)	$	60,499		$	3,167,322		$	3,230,914
Issuance of common stock and common OP units, net	—			1		(4,322		)	—			—			—			(4,321		)	(4,321		)
Conversion of OP units	—			—		280			—			—			(280		)	—			—
Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC	256			—		—			(65		)	—			(191		)	(256		)	—
Share-based compensation - amortization and forfeitures	—			—		3,719			74			—			—			3,793			3,793
Issuance of Series D OP units	51,930			—		—			—			—			—			—			51,930
Foreign currency translation	—			—		—			—			1,498			77			1,575			1,575
Net income	178			—		—			36,086			—			863			36,949			37,127
Distributions	(528		)	—		15			(65,214		)	—			(2,954		)	(68,153		)	(68,681		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	115,428		$	865	$	4,398,641		$	(1,317,605	)	$	(3,006	)	$	58,014		$	3,136,909		$	3,252,337

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.      Basis of Presentation

Sun Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and all wholly-owned or majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries, including Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and Sun Home Services, Inc. (“SHS”) are referred to herein as the “Company,” “us,” “we,” and “our.”

We follow accounting standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). FASB sets generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which we follow to ensure that we consistently report our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. References to GAAP issued by the FASB in these footnotes are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).

These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information and in accordance with GAAP. We present interim disclosures and certain information and footnote disclosures as required by SEC rules and regulations. Accordingly, the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, including adjustments of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial statements. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statements in order to conform to current period presentation.

Estimates inherent in the current financial reporting process inevitably involve assumptions about future events. Since December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, referred to as the COVID-19 virus, has spread to countries in which we operate. COVID-19 has become a global pandemic. Commencing in March 2020, authorities in jurisdictions where our properties are located have issued stay-at-home orders and restrictions on travel and the types of businesses that may continue to operate. Our property site count consists of 66 percent manufactured housing (“MH”) for residents and 34 percent recreational vehicle (“RV”) for guests. As many RV resorts remain closed and unable to generate revenue and as the pandemic may adversely affect our revenues in our MH communities, the extent and duration of the stay-at-home order will have an effect on estimates used in the preparation of financial statements. This includes the net operating income (“NOI”) assumptions in our long-lived asset impairment testing, the ultimate collectability of rent payments from residents and guests due to the effects of COVID-19 on their financial position, and fair value measurement changes for financial assets that the Company has elected to measure at fair value.

The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 as filed with the SEC on February 20, 2020 (the “2019 Annual Report”). These statements have been prepared on a basis that is substantially consistent with the accounting principles applied in our 2019 Annual Report.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

2. Revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables details our revenue by major source (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020						March 31, 2019
	Real Property Operations		Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated		Real Property Operations		Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated
Revenues
Income from real property	$	237,785	$	—	$	237,785	$	215,083	$	—	$	215,083
Revenue from home sales	—		40,587		40,587		—		39,618		39,618
Rental home revenue	—		15,472		15,472		—		13,971		13,971
Ancillary revenue	10,195		—		10,195		10,178		—		10,178
Interest income	2,350		—		2,350		4,800		—		4,800
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net	3,913		—		3,913		3,680		—		3,680
Total Revenues	$	254,243	$	56,059	$	310,302	$	233,741	$	53,589	$	287,330

Revenue Recognition Policies and Performance Obligations

On January 1, 2018, we adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and the other related ASUs and amendments to the codification (collectively “ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. A five-step transactional analysis is required to determine how and when to recognize revenue. ASC 606 applies to all contracts with customers, except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB accounting standards codification.

As a real estate owner and operator, the majority of our revenue is derived from site and home leases that are accounted for pursuant to ASC 842 “Leases.” For transactions in the scope of ASC 606, we recognize revenue when control of goods or services transfers to the customer, in the amount that we expect to receive for the transfer of goods or provision of services. The adoption of ASC 606 did not result in any change to the timing and pattern of revenue recognition. Accordingly, retrospective application to prior periods or a cumulative catch-up adjustment was unnecessary.

Income from real property - Residents in our communities lease the site on which their home is located, and either own or lease their home. Resident leases are generally for one-year or month-to-month terms and are renewable by mutual agreement between us and the resident, or in some cases, as provided by jurisdictional statute. Lease revenues for sites and homes fall under the scope of ASC 842, and are accounted for as operating leases with straight-line recognition. Income from real property includes income from site leases for annual MH residents, site leases for annual RV residents and site rentals to transient RV residents. Non-lease components of our site lease contracts, which are primarily provision of utility services, are accounted for with the site lease as a single lease under ASC 842. Additionally, we include collections of real estate taxes from residents within Income from real property.

Revenue from home sales - Our taxable REIT subsidiary, SHS, sells manufactured homes to current and prospective residents in our communities. Prior to adoption of ASC 606, we recognized revenue for home sales pursuant to ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition,” as manufactured homes are tangible personal property that can be located on any land parcel. Manufactured homes are not permanent fixtures or improvements to the underlying real estate and were therefore not considered to be subject to the guidance in ASC 360-20 “Real Estate Sales” by the Company. In accordance with the core principle of ASC 606, we recognize revenue from home sales at the time of closing when control of the home transfers to the customer. After closing of the sale transaction, we have no remaining performance obligation. As of March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, we had $27.6 million and $20.9 million, respectively, of receivables from contracts with customers, which consists of home sales proceeds, and are presented as a component of Notes and other receivables, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These receivables represent balances owed to us for previously completed performance obligations for sales of manufactured homes.

Rental home revenue - is comprised of rental agreements whereby we lease homes to residents in our communities. We account for these revenues under ASC 842.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Ancillary revenue - is primarily composed of proceeds from restaurant, golf, merchandise and other activities at our RV communities and is included in the scope of ASC 606. Revenues are recognized at point of sale when control of the good or service transfers to the customer and our performance obligation is satisfied. In addition, leasing of short-term vacation home rentals is included within Ancillary revenue and falls within the scope of ASC 842. Sales and other taxes that we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from the transaction price.

Interest income - is earned primarily on our notes receivable, which include installment notes receivables on manufactured homes purchased by the Company from loan originators. Interest income on these receivables is accrued based on the unpaid principal balances of the underlying loans on a level yield basis over the life of the loans. Interest income is not in the scope of ASC 606. Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables” for additional information.

Broker commissions and other revenues, net - is primarily comprised of brokerage commissions for sales of manufactured homes, where we act as agent and arrange for a third party to transfer a manufactured home to a customer within one of our communities. Brokerage commission revenues are recognized on a net basis at closing, when the transaction is completed and our performance obligations have been fulfilled. Loan loss reserve expenses for our notes receivable are also included herein. Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables” for additional information regarding our loan loss reserves.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

3.      Real Estate Acquisitions

2020 Acquisitions

Communities

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we acquired the following communities:

Community Name	Type	Sites	Development Sites	State	Month Acquired
Cape Cod (1)	RV	230	—	MA	January
Jellystone Natural Bridge	RV	299	—	VA	February
	Total	529	—

⁽¹⁾ In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued Series E Preferred Operating Partnership (“OP”) Units. As of March 31, 2020, 90,000 Series E Preferred OP Units were outstanding.

The following table summarizes the amounts of assets acquired net of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date and the consideration paid for the acquisitions completed for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	At Acquisition Date									Consideration
	Investment in property		In-place leases and other intangible assets		Other assets (liabilities), net			Total identifiable assets acquired net of liabilities assumed		Cash and escrow		Temporary and permanent equity		Total consideration
Cape Cod	$	13,350	$	150	$	(295	)	$	13,205	$	4,205	$	9,000	$	13,205
Jellystone Natural Bridge	11,364		80		(391		)	11,053		11,053		—		11,053
Total	$	24,714	$	230	$	(686	)	$	24,258	$	15,258	$	9,000	$	24,258

As of March 31, 2020, we have incurred $0.9 million of additional capitalized transaction costs which have been allocated among the various categories above.

The total amount of revenues and net income included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 related to the acquisitions completed in 2020 are set forth in the following table (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020
Total revenues	$	92
Net loss	$	(106	)

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the results of our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, as if the properties acquired in 2020 had been acquired on January 1, 2019. The unaudited pro forma results reflect certain adjustments for items that are not expected to have a continuing impact, such as adjustments for transaction costs incurred, management fees, and purchase accounting.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

The information presented below has been prepared for comparative purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of either future results of operations or the results of operations that would have actually occurred had the acquisition been consummated on January 1, 2019 (in thousands, except per-share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Total revenues	$	310,711		$	288,136
Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders	$	(14,776	)	$	40,078
Net income / (loss) per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - basic	$	(0.16	)	$	0.47
Net income / (loss) per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - diluted	$	(0.16	)	$	0.47

2019 Acquisitions

For the year ended December 31, 2019 we acquired the following communities:

Community Name	Type	Sites	Development Sites	State	Month Acquired
Slickrock Campground	RV	193	—	UT	December
Pandion Ridge	RV	142	351	AL	November
Jensen Portfolio (1)	MH	5,230	466	Various	October
Glen Ellis	RV	244	40	NH	September
Leisure Point Resort (2)	MH / RV	502	—	DE	September
Reunion Lake	RV	202	69	LA	July
River Plantation	RV	309	—	TN	May
Massey’s Landing RV	RV	291	—	DE	February
Shelby Properties (3)	MH	1,308	—	MI	February
Buena Vista	MH	400	—	AZ	February
Country Village Estates (4)	MH	518	—	OR	January
Hid’n Pines RV	RV	321	—	ME	January
Hacienda del Rio	MH (Age-Restricted)	730	—	FL	January
	Total	10,390	926

⁽¹⁾ Contains 31 communities located in CT, GA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, NC and SC. In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued 1,972,876 shares of common stock, net of fractional shares paid in cash.

⁽²⁾ Contains 201 MH sites and 301 RV sites.

⁽³⁾ Contains two MH communities.

⁽⁴⁾ In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued Series D Preferred Operating Partnership (“OP”) Units. As of December 31, 2019, 488,958 Series D Preferred OP Units were outstanding.

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The following table summarizes the amounts of assets acquired net of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date and the consideration paid for the acquisitions completed in 2019 (in thousands):

	At Acquisition Date											Consideration
	Investment in property		Inventory of manufactured homes		In-place leases and other intangible assets		Other assets (liabilities), net			Total identifiable assets acquired net of liabilities assumed		Cash and escrow		Debt assumed		Temporary and permanent equity		Total consideration
Slickrock Campground	$	8,250	$	—	$	—	$	8		$	8,258	$	8,258	$	—	$	—	$	8,258
Pandion Ridge	19,070		—		—		(92		)	18,978		18,978		—		—		18,978
Jensen Portfolio	374,402		3,605		7,752		3,938			389,697		18,306		58,000		313,391		389,697
Glen Ellis	5,955		—		—		(79		)	5,876		1,976		3,900		—		5,876
Leisure Point Resort	43,632		18		850		(678		)	43,822		43,822		—		—		43,822
Reunion Lake	23,493		—		—		(1,153		)	22,340		22,340		—		—		22,340
River Plantation	22,589		75		—		—			22,664		22,664		—		—		22,664
Massey's Landing	36,250		—		220		(446		)	36,024		36,024		—		—		36,024
Shelby Properties	85,969		2,011		6,520		(1,015		)	93,485		93,485		—		—		93,485
Buena Vista	20,221		439		1,590		(93		)	22,157		22,157		—		—		22,157
Country Village	62,784		—		2,020		31			64,835		12,905		—		51,930		64,835
Hid'n Pines	10,680		—		70		(233		)	10,517		10,517		—		—		10,517
Hacienda del Rio	111,971		15		3,280		(237		)	115,029		115,029		—		—		115,029
Total	$	825,266	$	6,163	$	22,302	$	(49	)	$	853,682	$	426,461	$	61,900	$	365,321	$	853,682

Land for Expansion / Development

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired four land parcels which are located in New Braunfels, Texas; Petoskey, Michigan; Uhland, Texas and Hudson, Florida for total consideration of $7.7 million. Two of the land parcels are adjacent to existing communities. The land acquired for expansion and development has the potential to add approximately 900 usable sites once constructed.

Ground Leases

In August 2019, we acquired Chincoteague Island KOA RV Resort (“Chincoteague”), in Chincoteague Island, Virginia for total consideration of $19.5 million. The sellers of Chincoteague continue to operate the property. Refer to Note 16, “Leases” for disclosures on accounting treatment.

In April 2019, we acquired Strafford/Lake Winnipesaukee South KOA RV Resort ("Strafford") in Strafford, New Hampshire for total consideration of $2.7 million. The sellers of Strafford continue to operate the property. Refer to Note 16, “Leases” for disclosures on accounting treatment.

In March 2019, we entered into a four-year Temporary Occupancy and Use Permit with the Port of San Diego to operate a RV resort located in Chula Vista, CA until such time as we construct a new RV resort in the area. Concurrent with the transaction, we purchased tangible personal property from the prior owner of the RV resort for $0.3 million. Subsequently, in September 2019, we entered into a 66-year Temporary Occupancy and Use Permit, to construct and operate a new RV resort in Chula Vista. Refer to Note 16, “Leases” for disclosures on accounting treatment.

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4.      Notes and Other Receivables

The following table sets forth certain information regarding notes and other receivables (in millions):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net	$	92.2	$	95.6
Notes receivable from real estate developers	37.5		19.0
Other receivables, net	57.0		43.3
Total Notes and Other Receivables, net	$	186.7	$	157.9

Installment Notes Receivable on Manufactured Homes

Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, effective January 1, 2020, installment notes receivable are measured at fair value pursuant to the Company electing the value option. The balances of installment notes receivable of $92.2 million (net of fair value adjustment of $1.1 million) and $95.6 million (net of allowance of $0.6 million) as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, are collateralized by manufactured homes. The notes represent financing to purchasers of manufactured homes primarily located in our communities and require monthly principal and interest payments. The notes had a net weighted average interest rate (net of servicing costs) and maturity of 8.0 percent and 15.6 years as of March 31, 2020, and 8.0 percent and 15.8 years as of December 31, 2019, respectively. Refer to Note 14, “Fair Value of Financial instruments.” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncement.” for additional detail.

The change in the aggregate balance of the installment notes receivable is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended			Year Ended
	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Beginning balance of gross installment notes receivable	$	96.2		$	113.5
Financed sale of manufactured homes	0.3			0.3
Principal payments and payoffs from our customers	(2.0		)	(8.7		)
Principal reduction from repossessed homes	(1.2		)	(8.9		)
Ending balance of gross installment notes receivable	93.3			96.2
Beginning balance of allowance for losses on installment notes receivables	(0.6		)	(0.7		)
Adjustment to allowance for losses	—			0.1
Initial fair value option adjustment (see Note 17)	0.6			—
Ending balance of allowance for losses on installment notes receivables	—			(0.6		)
Initial fair value option adjustment (see Note 17)	1.0			—
Fair value adjustment	(2.1		)	—
Fair value adjustments on gross installment notes receivable	(1.1		)	—
Ending balance of installment notes receivable, net	$	92.2		$	95.6

Notes Receivable from Real Estate Developers

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the notes receivable balances of $37.5 million and $19.0 million, respectively, primarily comprise short term construction loans provided to real estate developers. The carrying values of those notes generally approximate their fair market values either due to the short-term nature of the loan and/or or the note being secured by underlying collateral and/or personal guarantees. The notes receivable from real estate developers have a net weighted average interest rate and maturity of 6.1 percent and 1.7 years as of March 31, 2020, and 7.0 percent and 1.3 years as of December 31, 2019, respectively. Refer to Note 14, “Fair Value of Financial instruments.” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncement.” for additional detail.

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Other Receivables

As of March 31, 2020, other receivables were comprised of amounts due from: residents for rent, utility charges, fees and other pass through charges of $16.0 million (net of allowance of $1.8 million); home sale proceeds of $27.6 million; insurance receivables of $8.0 million, and other receivables of $5.5 million. As of December 31, 2019, other receivables were comprised of amounts due from: residents for rent, utility charges, fees and other pass through charges of $7.8 million (net of allowance of $2.2 million); home sale proceeds of $20.9 million; insurance and other receivables of $9.9 million, and other receivables of $4.8 million.

5. Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets include in-place leases, franchise agreements and other intangible assets. These intangible assets are recorded in Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 842, below market leases are now classified as a right of use asset.

The gross carrying amounts, and accumulated amortization are as follows (in thousands):

		March 31, 2020					December 31, 2019
Intangible Asset	Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
In-place leases	7 years	$	127,148	$	(77,999	)	$	127,313	$	(74,548	)
Franchise agreements and other intangible assets	7 - 20 years	16,944		(2,965		)	16,943		(2,760		)
Total		$	144,092	$	(80,964	)	$	144,256	$	(77,308	)

Total amortization expense related to the intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
Intangible Asset Amortization Expense	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
In-place leases	$	3,451	$	3,672
Franchise fees and other intangible assets	205		205
Total	$	3,656	$	3,877

We anticipate amortization expense for our intangible assets to be as follows for the next five years (in thousands):

	Year
	Remainder 2020		2021		2022		2023		2024
Estimated expense	$	11,665	$	15,164	$	10,562	$	7,187	$	4,825

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6.      Investment in Affiliates

Investments in joint ventures that are not consolidated, nor recorded at cost, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting as prescribed in FASB ASC Topic 323, “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures.” Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates are recorded within Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Equity income and loss are recorded in the Income / (loss) from nonconsolidated affiliates on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

RezPlot Systems LLC (“Rezplot”)

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 50 percent ownership interest in RezPlot, a RV reservation software technology company, acquired in January 2019.

Sungenia JV

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 50 percent interest in Sungenia JV, a joint venture (“JV”) formed between the Company and Ingenia Communities Group in November 2018, to establish and grow a manufactured housing community development program in Australia.

GTSC LLC (“GTSC”)

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 40 percent ownership interest in GTSC, which engages in acquiring, holding and selling loans secured, directly or indirectly, by manufactured homes located in our communities.

Origen Financial Services, LLC (“OFS LLC”)

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 22.9 percent ownership interest in OFS LLC, an end-to-end online resident screening and document management suite.

SV Lift, LLC (“SV Lift”)

In November 2019, we and HG GIV, LLC formed SV Lift, a Michigan limited liability company with the purpose to own, operate and lease an aircraft. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 50 percent ownership interest in SV Lift.

The investment balance in each nonconsolidated affiliate is as follows (in thousands):

Investment	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Investment in RezPlot	$	3,684	$	4,184
Investment in Sungenia JV	11,576		11,995
Investment in GTSC	19,028		18,488
Investment in OFS LLC	186		148
Investment in SV Lift	3,470		2,961
Total	$	37,944	$	37,776

The income / (loss) from each nonconsolidated affiliate is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
Income / (Loss) from Nonconsolidated Affiliates	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
RezPlot equity loss	$	(500	)	$	(189	)
Sungenia JV equity loss	(115		)	(40		)
GTSC equity income	760			575
OFS LLC equity income	38			42
SV Lift equity loss	(131		)	—
Total Income / (Loss) from Nonconsolidated Affiliates	$	52		$	388

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The change in the GTSC investment balance is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Beginning balance	$	18,488		$	29,780
Adjustment of allowance for losses	—			144
Initial fair value option adjustment (see Note 17)	317			—
Cash contributions	3,689			33,143
Distributions	(2,035		)	(47,382		)
Equity earnings	760			2,803
Fair value adjustment	(2,191		)	—
Ending Balance	$	19,028		$	18,488

7.      Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

The Operating Partnership

We consolidate the Operating Partnership under the guidance set forth in FASB ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation.” ASU 2015-02 modified the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or, alternatively, voting interest entities. We evaluated the application of ASU 2015-02 and concluded that the Operating Partnership met the criteria of a VIE. Our significant asset is our investment in the Operating Partnership, and consequently, substantially all of our assets and liabilities represent those assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership. We are the sole general partner and generally have the power to manage and have complete control over the Operating Partnership and the obligation to absorb its losses or the right to receive its benefits.

Sun NG RV Resorts LLC (“Sun NG Resorts”); Rudgate Village SPE, LLC, Rudgate Clinton SPE, LLC, and Rudgate Clinton Estates SPE, LLC (collectively, “Rudgate”); Sun NG Whitewater RV LLC (“NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC”);

We consolidate Sun NG Resorts, Rudgate, and Sun NG Whitewater RV LLC, under the guidance set forth in FASB ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation.” We concluded that each of them is a VIE where we are the primary beneficiary, as we have the power to direct the significant activities, absorb the significant losses and receive the significant benefits from the entity. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” Note 8, “Debt and Lines of Credit,” and Note 9, “Equity and Temporary Equity” for additional information on Sun NG Resorts.

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of Sun NG Resorts, Rudgate, and NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets after eliminations (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets
Investment property, net	$	350,019	$	344,300
Other assets, net	23,751		23,894
Total Assets	$	373,770	$	368,194
Liabilities and Other Equity
Debt	$	46,727	$	46,993
Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable	35,249		35,249
Other liabilities	19,604		13,631
Total Liabilities	101,580		95,873
Equity Interest - NG Sun LLC & NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC	26,063		27,091
Noncontrolling interests	9,374		8,542
Total Liabilities and Other Equity	$	137,017	$	131,506

Investment property, net and other assets, net related to the consolidated VIEs, with the exception of the Operating Partnership, comprised approximately 4.6 percent and 4.7 percent of our consolidated total assets at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Debt, Preferred Equity and other liabilities comprised approximately 2.3 percent and 2.5 percent of our consolidated total liabilities at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Equity Interests and Noncontrolling interests related to the consolidated VIEs, on an absolute basis, comprised approximately less than 1.0 percent of our consolidated total equity at March 31, 2020 and at December 31, 2019, respectively.

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8.      Debt and Lines of Credit

The following table sets forth certain information regarding debt including premiums, discounts and deferred financing costs (in thousands):

	Carrying Amount				Weighted Average Years to Maturity		Weighted Average Interest Rates
	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019		March 31, 2020	December 31, 2019	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Collateralized term loans - Life Companies	$	1,701,478	$	1,710,408	16.9	17.1	4.0	%	4.0	%
Collateralized term loans - FNMA	902,375		697,589		9.0	7.0	3.4	%	3.7	%
Collateralized term loans - CMBS	296,753		397,868		3.4	3.1	4.9	%	5.1	%
Collateralized term loans - FMCC	373,202		374,727		4.6	4.9	3.9	%	3.9	%
Total collateralized term loans	3,273,808		3,180,592
Preferred equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable	35,249		35,249		2.5	2.8	6.0	%	6.0	%
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	34,663		34,663		5.9	4.0	5.9	%	6.5	%
Lines of credit	582,774		183,898		3.2	3.5	1.8	%	2.7	%
Total debt	$	3,926,494	$	3,434,402	10.6	11.1	3.6	%	4.0	%

Collateralized Term Loans

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019, we repaid the following collateralized term loans:

Three Months Ended	Repayment amount (in millions)			Fixed Interest rate			Maturity date	(Gain) / loss on extinguishment of debt (in millions)			Encumbered communities released
March 31, 2020	$	99.6		5.837	%		March 1, 2021	$	3.4		11
	$	19.9	(1)	5.83	%	(3)	July 1, 2020	$	(0.1	)	2
December 31, 2019	$	17.0		5.62	%		March 1, 2020	$	—		—
	$	127.3		5.10	%		November 1, 2021	$	3.2		—
	$	21.5	(2)	6.24	%	(3)	March 1, 2020 April 1, 2020	$	(0.2	)	3
September 30, 2019	$	134.0		4.3	%		May 1, 2023	$	12.8		—
March 31, 2019	$	186.8		3.83	%		January 1, 2030	$	0.7		—

⁽¹⁾ Includes four collateralized term loans due to mature on July 1, 2020.

⁽²⁾ Includes four collateralized term loans, three due to mature on March 1, 2020 and one due to mature on April 1, 2020.

⁽³⁾ The interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate on collateralized term loans.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019, we entered into the following collateralized term loans:

Three Months Ended	Loan amount (in millions)			Term (in years)	Interest rate		Maturity date
March 31, 2020	$	230.0		15	2.995	%	April 1, 2035
December 31, 2019	$	400.0	(1)	21	4.026	%	December 15, 2039 December 15, 2041
September 30, 2019	$	250.0		10	2.925	%	October 1, 2029
March 31, 2019	$	265.0		25	4.170	%	January 15, 2044

⁽¹⁾ Includes two collateralized term loans one due to mature on December 15, 2039 and the other on December 1, 2041.

The collateralized term loans totaling $3.3 billion as of March 31, 2020, are secured by 185 properties comprised of 73,364 sites representing approximately $3.2 billion of net book value.

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Preferred OP Units - mandatorily redeemable

Preferred OP units at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include $34.7 million of Aspen preferred OP units issued by the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2020, these units are convertible indirectly into 433,072 shares of our common stock.

In January 2020, we amended the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement at the election of certain Aspen preferred OP unit holders. The amendment extended the automatic redemption date and reduced the annual distribution rate for 270,000 of the Aspen preferred OP units (the “Extended Units”). Subject to certain limitations, at any time prior to January 1, 2024 (or prior to January 1, 2034 with respect to the Extended Units), the holder of each Aspen preferred OP unit at its option may convert such Aspen preferred OP unit into: (a) if the average closing price of our common stock for the preceding ten trading days is $68.00 per share or less, 0.397 common OP units; or (b) if the ten-day average closing price is greater than $68.00 per share, the number of common OP units is determined by dividing (i) the sum of (A) $27.00 plus (B) 25 percent of the amount by which the ten-day average closing price exceeds $68.00 per share, by (ii) the ten-day average closing price. The current preferred distribution rate is 3.8 percent on the Extended Units and 6.5 percent on all other Aspen preferred OP units. On January 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2034 with respect to the Extended Units), we are required to redeem for cash all Aspen preferred OP units that have not been converted to common OP units. As of March 31, 2020, 270,000 of the Extended Units and 1,013,819 other Aspen preferred units were outstanding.

Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable

In connection with the investment in Sun NG Resorts, $35.3 million of mandatorily redeemable Preferred Equity (“Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts”) was purchased by unrelated third parties. The Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts carries a preferred rate of return of 6.0 percent per annum. The Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts has a seven-year term and can be redeemed in the fourth quarter of 2022 at the holders’ option. The Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts as of March 31, 2020 was $35.2 million. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” Note 7, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” and Note 9, “Equity and Temporary Equity” for additional information.

Lines of Credit

Credit agreement - In May 2019, we amended and restated our credit agreement with Citibank, N.A. and certain other lenders. Pursuant to the credit agreement, we entered into a senior credit facility with Citibank and certain lenders in the amount of $750.0 million, comprised of a $650.0 million revolving loan, with the ability to use up to $100.0 million for advances in Australian dollars, and a $100.0 million term loan (the “A&R Facility”). As of March 31, 2020, the term loan was fully drawn. The A&R Credit Agreement has a four-year term ending May 21, 2023, which can be extended for two additional six-month periods, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as defined in the credit agreement. The credit agreement also provides for additional commitments in an amount not to exceed $350.0 million. The funding of these additional commitments is subject to certain conditions, including obtaining the consent of the lenders, some of which are outside of our control. If additional borrowings are made pursuant to any such additional commitments, the aggregate borrowing limit under the A&R Facility may be increased up to $1.1 billion.

The A&R Facility bears interest at a floating rate based on the Eurodollar rate or Bank Bill Swap Bid Rate plus a margin that is determined based on our leverage ratio calculated in accordance with the credit agreement, which margin can range from 1.20 percent to 2.10 percent for the revolving loan and 1.20 percent to 2.05 percent for the term loan. As of March 31, 2020, the margin based on our leverage ratio was 1.2 percent on the revolving loan and 1.2 percent on the term loan. We had $424.9 million and $100.0 million of borrowings on the revolving loan and the term loan, respectively, as of March 31, 2020. We had $123.6 million of borrowings on the revolving loan and no borrowings on the term loan, as of December 31, 2019.

The A&R Facility provides us with the ability to issue letters of credit. Our issuance of letters of credit does not increase our borrowings outstanding under our line of credit but does reduce the borrowing amount available. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had approximately $2.6 million and $2.8 million of availability, respectively.

Floor plan - We have a $12.0 million manufactured home floor plan facility renewable indefinitely until our lender provides us at least a twelve month notice of their intent to terminate the agreement. The interest rate is 100 basis points over the greater of the prime rate as quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of each month or 6.0 percent. At March 31, 2020, the effective interest rate was 7.0 percent. The outstanding balance was $4.0 million as of March 31, 2020 and $3.3 million as of December 31, 2019

Other - In October 2019, we assumed a term loan facility with Citibank N.A. (“Citibank”), in the amount of $58.0 million in relation to an acquisition. The term loan has a four-year term ending October 29, 2023, and bears interest at a floating rate based on the Eurodollar rate or Prime rate. The outstanding balance was $54.2 million at March 31, 2020 and $57.0 million at December 31, 2019, respectively.

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Covenants

Pursuant to the terms of the A&R Facility, we are subject to various financial and other covenants. The most restrictive of our debt agreements place limitations on secured borrowings and contain minimum fixed charge coverage, leverage, distribution, and net worth requirements. At March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with all covenants.

In addition, certain of our subsidiary borrowers own properties that secure loans. These subsidiaries are consolidated within our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements, however, each of these subsidiaries’ assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of the Company, any of its other subsidiaries or any other person or entity.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Nonconsolidated Affiliate Indebtedness

We have a 40 percent investment in GTSC, a nonconsolidated affiliate. During September 2019, GTSC entered into a warehouse line of credit with a maximum loan amount of $125.0 million. During February 2020, the maximum amount was increased to $140.0 million. As of March 31, 2020, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partners’ share, incurred by GTSC was approximately $139.9 million (of which our proportionate share is approximately $56.0 million). The debt bears interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR plus 1.65 percent per annum and matures on September 15, 2023. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partner’s share, incurred by GTSC was approximately $123.4 million (of which our proportionate share is approximately $49.4 million).

9.      Equity and Temporary Equity

Public Equity Offerings

In May 2019, we closed an underwritten registered public offering of 3,737,500 shares of common stock. Proceeds from the offering were $452.1 million after deducting expenses related to the offering. We used the net proceeds of this offering to repay borrowings outstanding under the revolving loan under our senior credit facility.

At the Market Offering Sales Agreement

In July 2017, we entered into a new at the market offering sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with certain sales agents (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), whereby we may offer and sell shares of our common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $450.0 million, from time to time through the Sales Agents. The Sales Agents are entitled to compensation in an agreed amount not to exceed 2.0 percent of the gross price per share for any shares sold from time to time under the Sales Agreement. Through March 31, 2020, we have sold shares of our common stock for gross proceeds of $163.8 million under the Sales Agreement. There were no issuances of common stock under the Sales Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2020 or the year ended December 31, 2019.

Issuance of Series E Preferred OP Units - In January 2020, we issued 90,000 Series E preferred OP units in connection with the acquisition of Cape Cod RV Resort. The Series E preferred OP units have a stated issuance price of $100.00 per OP Unit and carry a preferred return of 5.25 percent until the second anniversary of the issuance date. Commencing with the second anniversary of the issuance date, the Series E Preferred OP Units carry a preferred return of 5.50 percent. Commencing the first anniversary of the issuance date, subject to certain limitation, each Series E Preferred OP Unit can be exchanged for our common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $100.00 by $145.00 (as such ratio is subject to adjustments for certain capital events). As of March 31, 2020, 90,000 Series E preferred OP Units were outstanding. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions” for additional information.

Temporary Equity

Equity Interests - NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC - In August 2019, in connection with the investment in land at the property known as Whitewater, NG Sun Whitewater LLC purchased $2.4 million of common equity interest in Sun NG Whitewater RV LLC Resorts (referred to as “Equity Interests - NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC”). The Equity Interests - NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC do not have a fixed maturity date.  Upon the occurrence of certain events, either NG Sun Whitewater LLC or Sun NG LLC, our subsidiary, can trigger a process under which we may be required to purchase the Equity Interests - NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC from NG Sun Whitewater LLC. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” and Note 7, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” for additional information.

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Issuance of Series D Preferred OP Units - In February 2019, we issued 488,958 Series D preferred OP units in connection with the acquisition of Country Village Estates. The Series D preferred OP units have a stated issuance price of $100.00 per OP Unit and carry a preferred return of 3.75 percent until the second anniversary of the issuance date. Commencing with the second anniversary of the issuance date, the Series D Preferred OP Units carry a preferred return of 4.0 percent. Commencing with the first anniversary of the issuance date, each Series D Preferred OP Unit can be exchanged for our common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $100.00 by $125.00 (as such ratio is subject to adjustments for certain capital events) at the holder’s option. The holders may require redemption in cash after the fifth anniversary of the Series D issuance date or upon the holder’s death. As of March 31, 2020, 488,958 Series D preferred OP units were outstanding. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions” for additional information.

Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC - In June 2018, in connection with the investment in Sun NG Resorts, unrelated third parties purchased $6.5 million of Series B preferred equity interests and $15.4 million of common equity interest in Sun NG Resorts (herein jointly referred to as “Equity Interest - NG Sun LLC”). The Series B preferred equity interests carry a preferred return at a rate that, at any time, is equal to the interest rate on Sun NG Resorts’ indebtedness at such time. The current rate of return is 5.0 percent. The Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC do not have a fixed maturity date and can be redeemed in the fourth quarter of 2022 at the holders’ option. Sun NG LLC, our subsidiary, has the right during certain periods each year, with or without cause, or for cause at any time, to elect to buy NG Sun LLC’s interest. During a limited period in 2022, NG Sun LLC has the right to put its interest to Sun NG LLC. If either party exercises their option, the property management agreement will be terminated, and the Company is required to purchase the remaining interests of NG Sun LLC and the property management agreement at fair value. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” Note 7, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” and Note 8, “Debt and Lines of Credit” for additional information.

Series A-4 Preferred OP Units

On December 13, 2019, all outstanding shares of the Company’s 6.50% Series A-4 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, and all of

the Operating Partnership’s Series A-4 Preferred OP Units were converted into common stock and common OP units, respectively. All

1,031,747 shares of Series A-4 preferred stock were converted into 458,541 shares of common stock (net of fractional shares paid in cash). All 405,656 Series A-4 preferred OP units were converted into 180,277 common OP units (net of fractional units paid in cash). The Series A-4 preferred shares and units were issued to the sellers of the American Land Lease portfolio which we acquired in 2014 and 2015.

Issuances of Common Stock and Common OP Units

In October 2019, in connection with the acquisition of the Jensen Portfolio, we issued 1,972,876 shares of common stock, net of fractional shares paid in cash.

Conversions

Conversions to Common Stock - Subject to certain limitations, holders can convert certain series of stock and OP units to shares of our common stock at any time. Below is the activity of conversions during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

		Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
Series	Conversion Rate	Units/Shares Converted	Common Stock (1)	Units/Shares Converted	Common Stock (1)
Common OP unit	1.0000	11,949	11,949	6,533	6,533
Series A-1 preferred OP unit	2.4390	6,677	16,283	3,950	9,633

⁽¹⁾ Calculation may yield minor differences due to rounding incorporated in the above numbers.

Dividends

Distributions declared for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were as follows:

Cash Distributions	Record Date	Payment Date	Distribution per Share		Total Distribution (thousands)
Common Stock, Common OP units and Restricted Stock	3/31/2020	4/15/2020	$	0.79	$	75,631

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10.      Share-Based Compensation

As of March 31, 2020, we had two share-based compensation plans: the Sun Communities, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (“2015 Equity Incentive Plan”) and the First Amended and Restated 2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan (“2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan”). We believe granting equity awards will provide certain executives, key employees and directors additional incentives to promote our financial success and promote employee and director retention by providing an opportunity to acquire or increase the direct proprietary interest of those individuals in our operations and future.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, shares were granted as follow:

Grant Period	Type	Plan	Shares Granted		Grant Date Fair Value Per Share			Vesting Type	Vesting Anniversary	Percentage
2020	Key Employees	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	51,790		$	162.42	(1)	Time Based	20.0% annually over 5 years
2020	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	46,000		$	165.97	(1)	Time Based	20.0% annually over 5 years
2020	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	69,000	(2)	$	125.47	(2)	Market Condition	3rd	100.0	%
2020	Directors	2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan	10,200		$	147.97	(1)	Time Based	3rd	100.0	%
2019	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	44,000		$	115.39	(1)	Time Based	20.0% annually over 5 years
2019	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	66,000	(3)	$	115.39	(3)	Market Condition	3rd	100.0	%
2019	Directors	2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan	18,000		$	113.68	(1)	Time Based	3rd	100.0	%

⁽¹⁾ The fair values of the grants were determined by using the average closing price of our common stock on the dates the shares were issued.

⁽²⁾ Share-based compensation for restricted stock awards with market conditions is measured based on an estimate of shares expected to vest. We estimate the fair value of share-based compensation for restricted stock with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. At the grant date our common stock price was $165.97. Based on the Monte Carlo simulation we expect 75.6% of the 69,000 shares to vest.

⁽³⁾ Share-based compensation for restricted stock awards with market conditions is measured based on an estimate of shares expected to vest. We estimate the fair value of share-based compensation for restricted stock with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. At the grant date our common stock price was $115.39. Based on the Monte Carlo simulation we expect 75.1% of the 66,000 shares to vest.

Options

There were no stock option exercises during the three months ended March 31, 2020. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, 1,500 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of stock options with net proceeds of less than $0.1 million.

Vesting

The vesting requirements for 144,231 restricted shares granted to our executives, directors and employees were satisfied during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

11.     Segment Reporting

We group our operating segments into reportable segments that provide similar products and services. Each operating segment has discrete financial information evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision maker in evaluating and assessing performance. We have two reportable segments: (i) Real Property Operations and (ii) Home Sales and Rentals. The Real Property Operations segment owns, operates, has an interest in a portfolio, and develops MH communities and RV communities, and is in the business of acquiring, operating, and expanding MH and RV communities. The Home Sales and Rentals segment offers manufactured home sales and leasing services to tenants and prospective tenants of our communities.

Transactions between our segments are eliminated in consolidation. Transient RV revenue is included in the Real Property Operations segment revenues. Transient revenue was $25.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Transient revenue was $121.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. We recognized 20.1 percent in the first quarter, 23.2 percent in the second quarter, 40.3 percent in the third quarter, and 16.4 percent in the fourth quarter.

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A presentation of segment financial information is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020									March 31, 2019
	Real Property Operations			Home Sales and Rentals			Consolidated			Real Property Operations			Home Sales and Rentals			Consolidated
Revenues	$	247,980		$	56,059		$	304,039		$	225,261		$	53,589		$	278,850
Operating expenses / Cost of sales	88,715			35,526			124,241			80,340			34,109			114,449
Net Operating Income / Gross Profit	159,265			20,533			179,798			144,921			19,480			164,401
Adjustments to arrive at net income / (loss)
Interest and other revenues, net	6,263			—			6,263			8,480			—			8,480
Home selling expenses	—			(3,992		)	(3,992		)	—			(3,324		)	(3,324		)
General and administrative expenses	(22,556		)	(2,961		)	(25,517		)	(19,234		)	(2,653		)	(21,887		)
Catastrophic weather-related charges, net	(606		)	—			(606		)	(782		)	—			(782		)
Depreciation and amortization	(62,706		)	(20,983		)	(83,689		)	(58,245		)	(18,311		)	(76,556		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,279		)	—			(3,279		)	(653		)	—			(653		)
Interest expense	(32,408		)	(8		)	(32,416		)	(34,010		)	(4		)	(34,014		)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	(1,041		)	—			(1,041		)	(1,094		)	—			(1,094		)
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities	(28,647		)	—			(28,647		)	267			—			267
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	(17,462		)	(17		)	(17,479		)	1,964			1			1,965
Other income / (expense), net	(303		)	1			(302		)	(104		)	37			(67		)
Loss on remeasurement of notes receivable	(2,112		)	—			(2,112		)	—			—			—
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates	—			52			52			—			388			388
Loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	—			(2,191		)	(2,191		)	—			—			—
Current tax expense	(296		)	(154		)	(450		)	(122		)	(92		)	(214		)
Deferred tax benefit	130			—			130			217			—			217
Net Income / (Loss)	(5,758		)	(9,720		)	(15,478		)	41,605			(4,478		)	37,127
Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	1,570			—			1,570			1,323			—			1,323
Less: Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(555		)	(407		)	(962		)	1,259			(218		)	1,041
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	(6,773		)	(9,313		)	(16,086		)	39,023			(4,260		)	34,763
Less: Preferred stock distribution	—			—			—			432			—			432
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	(6,773	)	$	(9,313	)	$	(16,086	)	$	38,591		$	(4,260	)	$	34,331

	March 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Real Property Operations		Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated		Real Property Operations			Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated
Identifiable assets
Investment property, net	$	6,689,866	$	598,535	$	7,288,401	$	6,651,275		$	581,345	$	7,232,620
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	348,470		46,270		394,740		(8,346		)	43,176		34,830
Marketable securities	55,602		—		55,602		94,727			—		94,727
Inventory of manufactured homes	128		64,308		64,436		—			62,061		62,061
Notes and other receivables, net	170,569		16,123		186,692		142,509			15,417		157,926
Other assets, net	163,864		55,312		219,176		167,804			52,092		219,896
Total assets	$	7,428,499	$	780,548	$	8,209,047	$	7,047,969		$	754,091	$	7,802,060

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12.     Income Taxes

We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) pursuant to Section 856(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”). In order for us to qualify as a REIT, at least 95 percent of our gross income in any year must be derived from qualifying sources. In addition, a REIT must distribute annually at least 90 percent of its REIT taxable income (calculated without any deduction for dividends paid and excluding capital gain) to its stockholders and meet other tests.

Qualification as a REIT involves the satisfaction of numerous requirements (on an annual and quarterly basis) established under highly technical and complex Code provisions for which there are limited judicial or administrative interpretations and involves the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control. In addition, frequent changes occur in the area of REIT taxation which requires us to continually monitor our tax status. We analyzed the various REIT tests and confirmed that we continued to qualify as a REIT for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to United States (“U.S.”) federal income taxes at the corporate level on the ordinary taxable income we distribute to our stockholders as dividends. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, our taxable income could be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates. Even if we qualify as a REIT, we may be subject to certain state and local income taxes as well as U.S. federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income. In addition, taxable income from non-REIT activities managed through taxable REIT subsidiaries is subject to federal, state, and local income taxes. The Company is also subject to local income taxes in Canada as a result of the acquisition in 2016 of certain properties located in Canada. We do not provide for withholding taxes on our undistributed earnings from our Canadian subsidiaries as they are reinvested and will continue to be reinvested indefinitely outside of the U.S. However, we are subject to Australian withholding taxes on distributions from our investment in Ingenia Communities Group.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the impact of temporary differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the bases of such assets and liabilities as measured by tax laws. Deferred tax assets are reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance to the amount where realization is more likely than not assured after considering all available evidence. Our temporary differences primarily relate to net operating loss carryforwards, depreciation and basis differences between tax and U.S. GAAP on our Canadian investments. Our deferred tax assets that have a full valuation allowance relate to our taxable REIT subsidiaries business. Net deferred tax liabilities of $19.1 million and $21.0 million for Canadian entities have been recorded in relation to corporate entities and included in “Other liabilities” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. There are no U.S. federal deferred tax assets or liabilities included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

We had no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2020 and 2019. We do not expect significant changes in tax positions that would result in unrecognized tax benefits within one year of March 31, 2020.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 we recorded a current tax expense for federal, state, Canadian income taxes and Australian withholding taxes of $0.5 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 we recorded a current tax expense for federal, state and Canadian income taxes of $0.2 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recorded a deferred tax benefit of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

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13.     Earnings / (Loss) Per Share

We have outstanding stock options and unvested restricted common shares. Our Operating Partnership has outstanding common OP units, Series A-1 preferred OP units, Series A-3 preferred OP units, Series C preferred OP units, Series D preferred OP units, Series E preferred OP units, and Aspen preferred OP Units, which, if converted or exercised, may impact dilution.

Computations of basic and diluted earnings / (loss) per share were as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Numerator
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	(16,086	)	$	34,331
Less allocation to restricted stock awards	(254		)	437
Basic earnings - Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders after allocation to restricted stock awards	$	(15,832	)	$	33,894
Add allocation to restricted stock awards	(254		)	437
Diluted earnings - Net income attributable to common stockholders after allocation to restricted stock awards	$	(16,086	)	$	34,331

Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding	92,410			85,520
Add: dilutive stock options	1			1
Add: dilutive restricted stock	524			512
Diluted weighted average common shares and securities	92,935			86,033
Earnings / (Loss) Per Share Available to Common Stockholders After Allocation
Basic earnings / (loss) per share	$	(0.17	)	$	0.40
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share	$	(0.17	)	$	0.40

We have excluded certain convertible securities from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the inclusion of those securities would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented. The following table presents the outstanding securities that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as of March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	As of
	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2019
Common OP units	2,408	2,719
A-3 preferred OP units	40	40
A-1 preferred OP units	303	328
Series C preferred OP units	310	314
Series D preferred OP units	489	489
Aspen preferred OP units	1,284	1,284
Series E preferred OP units	90	—
Series A-4 preferred stock	—	1,063
A-4 preferred OP units	—	410
Total Securities	4,924	6,647

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14.     Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, marketable securities, notes and other receivables, accounts payable, and debt.

ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure regarding determination of fair value for assets and liabilities and establishes a hierarchy under which these assets and liabilities must be grouped, based on significant levels of observable or unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumption. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. These two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1—Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

We utilize fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The following methods and assumptions were used in order to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

Marketable Securities

Marketable securities held by us and accounted for under the ASC 321 “Investment Equity Securities” are measured at fair value. Any change in fair value is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in Remeasurement of marketable securities in accordance with ASU 2016-01 “Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities.” The fair value is measured by the quoted unadjusted share price which is readily available in active markets (Level 1).

The change in the marketable securities balance is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Beginning Balance	$	94,727		$	49,037
Additional purchase	—			8,995
Change in fair value measurement	(28,647		)	34,240
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(11,414		)	816
Dividend reinvestment, net of tax	936			1,639
Ending Balance	$	55,602		$	94,727

Installment Notes Receivable on Manufactured Homes

Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes are recorded at fair value and are measured using model-derived indicative pricing using observable inputs, inclusive of default rates, interest rates and recovery rates (Level 2). Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables.” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncement.” for additional detail.

Notes Receivable from Real Estate Developers

Notes receivable from real estate developers are recorded at fair value and are measured using prevailing market interest rates (Level 2).The carrying values of those notes generally approximate their fair market values either due to the short-term nature of the note and/or the note being secured by underlying collateral and/or personal guarantees. Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables.” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncement.” for additional detail.

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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

The fair value of long-term debt is based on the estimates of management and on rates currently quoted, rates currently prevailing for comparable loans, and instruments of comparable maturities (Level 2). Refer to Note 8, “Debt and Lines of Credit.”

Financial Liabilities

We estimate the fair value of our contingent consideration liability based on discounting of future cash flows using market interest rates and adjusting for non-performance risk over the remaining term of the liability (Level 2).

Other Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, and accounts payable approximate their fair market values due to the short-term nature of those instruments.

The table below sets forth our financial assets and liabilities that required disclosure of fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2020. The table presents the carrying values and fair values of our financial instruments as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, that were measured using the valuation techniques described above (in thousands). The table excludes other financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, and accounts payable as the carrying values associated with these instruments approximate fair value since their maturities are less than one year.

	March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
Financial Assets	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Marketable securities	$	55,602	$	55,602	$	94,727	$	94,727
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net	92,208		92,208		95,580		95,580
Notes receivable from real estate developers	37,481		37,481		18,960		18,960
Total	$	185,291	$	185,291	$	209,267	$	209,267
Financial Liabilities
Debt	$	3,343,720	$	3,381,041	$	3,250,504	$	3,270,544
Lines of credit	582,774		582,774		183,898		183,898
Other liabilities (contingent consideration)	4,133		4,133		6,134		6,134
Total	$	3,930,627	$	3,967,948	$	3,440,536	$	3,460,576

15.    Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

We are involved in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. All such proceedings, taken together, are not expected to have a material adverse impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

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16.    Leases

Lessee accounting

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of the three months ended March 31, 2020 where we are the lessee include:

Maturity of lease liabilities (in thousands)
	Operating Leases			Finance Leases			Total
2020 (Excluding three months ended March 31, 2020)	$	2,186		$	112		$	2,298
2021	2,842			120			2,962
2022	2,863			120			2,983
2023	2,994			120			3,114
2024	3,300			4,060			7,360
Thereafter	32,773			—			32,773
Total Lease Payments	$	46,958		$	4,532		$	51,490
Less: Imputed interest	(20,875		)	(433		)	(21,308		)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	$	26,083		$	4,099		$	30,182

ROU assets and lease liabilities for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Asset and Liabilities (in thousands)
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Lease Assets
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	4,099	$	4,081
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	25,442	$	23,751
Right-of-use asset obtained relative to below market operating lease	Other asset, net	$	28,178	$	28,366
Lease Liabilities
Finance lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	4,099	$	4,081
Operating lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	26,083	$	24,222

Lease expense for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Expense (in thousands)		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Finance lease expense
Amortization of right-of-use assets	Interest expense	$	(18	)	$	(18	)
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense	26			26
Operating lease cost	General and administrative expense, Property operating and maintenance	974			822
Variable lease cost	Property operating and maintenance	369			319
Total Lease Expense		$	1,351		$	1,149

Lease term, discount rates and additional information for finance and operating leases are as follows:

Lease Term and Discount Rate
	March 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease terms (years)
Finance lease	4.25
Operating lease	25.60
Weighted-average discount rate
Finance lease	2.50	%
Operating lease	4.14	%

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Other Information (in thousands)	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating Cash Flow from Operating leases	$	590	$	450
Financing Cash Flow from Finance leases	8		8
Total Cash Paid on Lease Liabilities	$	598	$	458

As of the three months ended March 31, 2020, we have an additional executive office space operating lease for $2.9 million with a lease term of seven years.

Related Party Leases: Lease of Executive Offices. Gary A. Shiffman, together with certain of his family members, indirectly owns an equity interest of approximately 28.1 percent in American Center LLC, the entity from which we lease office space for our principal executive offices. Each of Brian M. Hermelin, Ronald A. Klein and Arthur A. Weiss indirectly owns a less than one percent interest in American Center LLC. Mr. Shiffman is our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Each of Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss is a director of the Company. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 103,100 rentable square feet of permanent space. The initial term of the lease is until October 31, 2026, and the current average gross base rent is $18.95 per square foot until October 31, 2020 with graduated rental increases thereafter. We entered into an additional office space operating lease which commenced in January 2020. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 20,087 rentable square feet of permanent space. The initial term of the lease is until October 31, 2026 and the average gross base rent is $18.95 per square foot until October 31, 2020 with graduated rent increases thereafter. Each of Mr. Shiffman, Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss may have a conflict of interest with respect to his obligations as our officer and/or director and his ownership interest in American Center LLC.

Lessor Accounting

We are not the lessor for any finance leases as of March 31, 2020. Over 95 percent of our operating leases where we are the lessor are either month to month or for a time period not to exceed one year.  As of the reporting date, future minimum lease payments would not exceed twelve months. Similarly, over 94 percent of our investment property, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and related depreciation amounts relate to assets whereby we are the lessor under an operating lease.

17.     Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” “CECL” This update replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. As of January 1, 2020, we adopted the fair value option for our installment notes receivable on manufactured homes and the notes receivable within the GTSC JV which resulted in fair value adjustments of $1.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively. We also adopted the fair value option on notes receivable from real estate developers. The carrying values of those notes generally approximate their fair market values either due to the short-term nature of the loan and/or or the note being secured by underlying collateral and/or personal guarantees. The adoption of CECL had an immaterial impact on our remaining financial instruments within the CECL scope. Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables.”, and Note 6. “Investment in Affiliates.” for additional detail.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

18.    Subsequent Events

We have evaluated our Consolidated Financial Statements for subsequent events through the date that this Form 10-Q was issued.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes, along with our 2019 Annual Report.

OVERVIEW

We are a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed REIT. As of March 31, 2020, we owned and operated or held an interest in a portfolio of 424 developed properties located in 33 states throughout the U.S. and one province in Canada, including 266 MH communities, 124 RV communities, and 34 properties containing both MH and RV sites.

We have been in the business of acquiring, operating, developing, and expanding MH and RV communities since 1975. We lease individual sites with utility access for placement of manufactured homes and RVs to our customers. We are also engaged through SHS in the marketing, selling, and leasing of new and pre-owned homes to current and future residents in our communities. The operations of SHS support and enhance our occupancy levels, property performance, and cash flows.

COVID-19 IMPACT

We have implemented measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our business. These efforts include increasing our cash position, bolstering liquidity and eliminating, reducing or deferring non-essential expenditures. Additionally, our Board of Directors and executive officers have elected to forgo base compensation for at least the second quarter. Cost containment measures have also included the furlough of a group of team members and reductions in base compensation for certain non-furloughed team members. We will provide medical health coverage to furloughed team members, if enrolled, at no cost to the team member.

To bolster liquidity, we increased unrestricted cash on hand as of March 31, 2020 to $382.5 million by drawing on our line of credit and completing a secured financing transaction for $230.0 million. As of March 31, 2020, there is $222.5 million of remaining capacity on the line of credit. We also have 143 unencumbered properties with an estimated asset value, as of March 31, 2020, of approximately $2.6 billion available to secure potential mortgage debt.

We are continuing to provide essential services using social distancing techniques and minimal contact. Our community offices are partially staffed with reduced hours and open for essential services only. To promote social distancing, we are encouraging our residents to use our online rent payment portals and other payment methods. Amenities have been closed at the direction of state and local municipalities and to prevent social gathering. We closely monitor and track stay-at-home orders by federal, state and local authorities and hold daily status calls with our operations and Main Office leadership teams. We have implemented remote working arrangements, wherever possible, to keep our team members safe and to do our part to promote social distancing.

We have collected approximately 98 percent of our April MH rent to date. While we are experiencing lower traffic at the communities as would be expected with shelter-in-place mandates; we are still seeing demand for move-ins and expect less move-outs during this time.

We have halted all evictions and provided a hardship program to those residents who have been economically disadvantaged as a result of COVID-19. This hardship program defers the payment of April and May rent ratably over twelve months, commencing on July 1, 2020. As of April 21, 2020, less than three percent of residents in our MH communities, including owner occupied sites and rental home sites have applied and been approved for this program. We anticipate a majority of these residents have or will receive unemployment benefits and economic stimulus under the CARES Act which will aid in the payment of rent due. To the extent stay-at-home restrictions are not lifted, this program could be extended to provide additional temporary relief to residents. Due to the effects of COVID-19 on our residents, we have also suspended charging various fees, including late fees for delinquent payments, resident-paid fees for credit or debit card usage, non-sufficient funds fees, and incremental month to month fees if a resident lease terminates during the pandemic. We have also deferred certain increases to monthly rental rates.

Certain of our RV resorts remain open, where government regulations permit, however all indoor and outdoor activities and gatherings have been suspended to encourage social distancing. Forty four RV resorts in the northern United States and Canada that normally would commence operations in early spring have had their openings delayed and do not yet have confirmed opening dates from local municipalities. To the extent stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions are not lifted, total RV revenue and related ancillary revenue from resort activities will be adversely impacted. For these resorts, peak demand is from Memorial Day weekend in May to Labor Day weekend in September.

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We remain committed to assisting individuals who are in the process of leasing a site or leasing or purchasing a home, while maintaining health and safety protocols including following strict social distancing. Virtual viewings of homes are being utilized to avoid or minimize contact. To the extent stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions are not lifted, home sale revenue will be adversely impacted.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

We have identified significant accounting policies that, as a result of the judgments, uncertainties, and complexities of the underlying accounting standards and operations involved could result in material changes to our financial condition or results of operations under different conditions or using different assumptions. Details regarding significant accounting policies are described fully in our 2019 Annual Report.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to the results reported in accordance with GAAP in our “Results of Operations” below, we have provided information regarding net operating income (“NOI”) and funds from operations (“FFO”) as supplemental performance measures. We believe NOI and FFO are appropriate measures given their wide use by and relevance to investors and analysts following the real estate industry. NOI provides a measure of rental operations and does not factor in depreciation, amortization and non-property specific expenses such as general and administrative expenses. FFO, reflecting the assumption that real estate values rise or fall with market conditions, principally adjusts for the effects of GAAP depreciation/amortization of real estate assets. In addition, NOI and FFO are commonly used in various ratios, pricing multiples/yields and returns and valuation calculations used to measure financial position, performance and value.

NOI is derived from revenues minus property operating expenses and real estate taxes. NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of operating performance because it is an indicator of the return on property investment and provides a method of comparing property performance over time. We use NOI as a key measure when evaluating performance and growth of particular properties and/or groups of properties. The principal limitation of NOI is that it excludes depreciation, amortization, interest expense and non-property specific expenses such as general and administrative expenses, all of which are significant costs. Therefore, NOI is a measure of the operating performance of our properties rather than of the Company overall.

We believe that GAAP net income (loss) is the most directly comparable measure to NOI. NOI should not be considered to be an alternative to GAAP net income (loss) as an indication of our financial performance or GAAP cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity; nor is it indicative of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. Because of the inclusion of items such as interest, depreciation, and amortization, the use of GAAP net income (loss) as a performance measure is limited as these items may not accurately reflect the actual change in market value of a property, in the case of depreciation and in the case of interest, may not necessarily be linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset, as it is often incurred at a parent company level and not at a property level.

FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) as GAAP net income (loss), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable operating property, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. By excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO provides a performance measure that, when compared period-over-period, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, and operating costs, providing perspective not readily apparent from GAAP net income (loss). Management believes the use of FFO has been beneficial in improving the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and making comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. We also use FFO excluding certain gain and loss items that management considers unrelated to the operational and financial performance of our core business (“Core FFO”). We believe that Core FFO provides enhanced comparability for investor evaluations of period-over-period results.

We believe that GAAP net income (loss) is the most directly comparable measure to FFO. The principal limitation of FFO is that it does not replace GAAP net income (loss) as a performance measure or GAAP cash flow from operations as a liquidity measure. Because FFO excludes significant economic components of GAAP net income (loss) including depreciation and amortization, FFO should be used as a supplement to GAAP net income (loss) and not as an alternative to it. Further, FFO is not intended as a measure of a REIT’s ability to meet debt principal repayments and other cash requirements, nor as a measure of working capital. FFO is calculated in accordance with our interpretation of standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that interpret the NAREIT definition differently.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We report operating results under two segments: Real Property Operations and Home Sales and Rentals. The Real Property Operations segment owns, operates, develops, or has an interest in, a portfolio of MH and RV communities throughout the U.S. and in Canada, and is in the business of acquiring, operating, and expanding MH and RV communities. The Home Sales and Rentals segment offers MH and RV park model sales and leasing services to tenants and prospective tenants of our communities. We evaluate segment operating performance based on NOI and gross profit. Refer to Note 11, “Segment Reporting,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Summary Statements of Operations

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations, financial condition and financial results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the full adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following tables reconcile the Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders to NOI and summarize our consolidated financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	(16,086	)	$	34,331
Other revenues	(6,263		)	(8,480		)
Home selling expenses	3,992			3,324
General and administrative expenses	25,517			21,887
Catastrophic weather-related charges, net	606			782
Depreciation and amortization	83,689			76,556
Loss on extinguishment of debt	3,279			653
Interest expense	32,416			34,014
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	1,041			1,094
(Gain) / loss on remeasurement of marketable securities	28,647			(267		)
(Gain) / loss on foreign currency translation	17,479			(1,965		)
Other expense, net	302			67
Loss on remeasurement of notes receivable	2,112			—
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates	(52		)	(388		)
Loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	2,191			—
Current tax expense	450			214
Deferred tax benefit	(130		)	(217		)
Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	1,570			1,323
Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(962		)	1,041
Preferred stock distribution	—			432
NOI / Gross Profit	$	179,798		$	164,401

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Real Property NOI	$	156,552		$	141,844
Home Sales NOI / Gross Profit	10,555			10,341
Rental Program NOI	27,985			26,017
Ancillary NOI / Gross Profit	2,713			3,077
Site rent from Rental Program (included in Real Property NOI) (1)	(18,007		)	(16,878		)
NOI / Gross Profit	$	179,798		$	164,401

⁽¹⁾   The renter’s monthly payment includes the site rent and an amount attributable to the home lease. The site rent is reflected in Real Property Operations’ segment revenue. For purposes of management analysis, site rent is included in Rental Program revenue to evaluate the incremental revenue gains associated with the implementation of the Rental Program, and to assess the overall growth and performance of the Rental Program and financial impact on the Company’s operations.

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

Real Property Operations - Total Portfolio

The following tables reflect certain financial and other information for our Total Portfolio as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019		Change		% Change
Financial Information (in thousands)
Income from real property	$	237,785	$	215,083	$	22,702	10.6	%
Property operating expenses
Payroll and benefits	21,330		18,871		2,459		13.0	%
Legal, taxes, and insurance	3,180		2,384		796		33.4	%
Utilities	25,774		24,428		1,346		5.5	%
Supplies and repairs	7,030		6,354		676		10.6	%
Other	6,743		5,872		871		14.8	%
Real estate taxes	17,176		15,330		1,846		12.0	%
Property operating expenses	81,233		73,239		7,994		10.9	%
Real Property NOI	$	156,552	$	141,844	$	14,708	10.4	%

	As of
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019				Change
Other Information
Number of properties	424			379				45
MH occupancy	95.8		%
RV occupancy	100.0		%
MH & RV blended occupancy (1)	96.7		%	96.4		%		0.3		%
Sites available for development	10,290			11,246				(956		)
Monthly base rent per site - MH	$	580		$	565			$	15
Monthly base rent per site - RV (2)	$	493		$	467		(3)	$	26
Monthly base rent per site - Total	$	561		$	543		(3)	$	18

⁽¹⁾  Overall occupancy percentage includes MH and annual RV sites and excludes transient RV sites.

⁽²⁾ Monthly base rent pertains to annual RV sites and excludes transient RV sites.

⁽³⁾ Canadian currency figures included within the three months ended March 31, 2019 have been translated at 2020 average exchange rates.

The $14.7 million increase in Real Property NOI consists of $9.4 million from Same Communities as detailed below and $5.3 million from recently acquired properties in the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.

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Real Property Operations - Same Communities

A key management tool used when evaluating performance and growth of our properties is a comparison of our Same Communities. Same Communities consist of all properties owned and operated continuously since January 1, 2019, exclusive of properties recently completed or under construction, and other properties as determined by management. The Same Community data may change from time-to-time depending on acquisitions, dispositions, management discretion, significant transactions, or unique situations.

In order to evaluate the growth of the Same Communities, management has classified certain items differently than our GAAP statements. The reclassification difference between our GAAP statements and our Same Community portfolio is the reclassification of water and sewer revenues from income from real property to utilities. A significant portion of our utility charges are re-billed to our residents. We have reclassified water and sewer revenues of $9.0 million and $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, to reflect the utility expenses associated with our Same Community portfolio net of recovery.

The following tables reflect certain financial and other information for our Same Communities as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The amounts in the table below reflect constant currency for comparative purposes. Canadian currency figures included within the three months ended March 31, 2019 have been translated at 2020 average exchange rates.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019		Change			% Change
Financial Information (in thousands)
Income from real property	$	214,672	$	204,138	$	10,534		5.2	%
Property operating expenses
Payroll and benefits	18,812		18,424		388			2.1	%
Legal, taxes, and insurance	2,888		2,339		549			23.5	%
Utilities	15,110		15,720		(610		)	(3.9	)%
Supplies and repairs	6,129		6,302		(173		)	(2.7	)%
Other	5,567		5,405		162			3.0	%
Real estate taxes	15,964		15,160		804			5.3	%
Property operating expenses	64,470		63,350		1,120			1.8	%
Real Property NOI	$	150,202	$	140,788	$	9,414		6.7	%

	As of
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019			Change
Other Information
Number of properties	367			367			—
MH occupancy	96.1		%
RV occupancy	100.0		%
MH & RV blended occupancy (2)	97.0		%
Adjusted MH occupancy (1)	97.9		%
Adjusted RV occupancy (1)	100.0		%
Adjusted MH & RV blended occupancy (1) (2)	98.4		%	96.6		%	1.8		%
Monthly base rent per site - MH	$	589		$	567		$	22
Monthly base rent per site - RV (3)	$	495		$	467		$	28
Monthly base rent per site - Total	$	567		$	544		$	23

⁽¹⁾  The adjusted occupancy percentage includes MH and annual RV sites and excludes recently completed but vacant expansion sites and transient RV sites.

⁽²⁾   The occupancy percentage for 2019 has been adjusted to reflect incremental growth period-over-period from filled MH expansion sites and the conversion of transient RV sites to annual RV sites.

⁽³⁾  Monthly base rent pertains to annual RV sites and excludes transient RV sites.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the 6.7 percent growth in NOI is primarily due to increased Income from real property of $10.5 million, or 5.2 percent. The 5.2 percent increase is primarily attributable to a 1.8 percent increase in occupancy and a 4.3 percent increase in total monthly base rent per site when compared to the same period in 2019. The increase in Income from real property was partially offset by a $1.1 million, or 1.8 percent, increase in Property operating expenses, primarily attributable to increases in real estate taxes, insurance, and payroll and benefits.

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Home Sales Summary

We purchase new homes and acquire pre-owned and repossessed manufactured homes, generally located within our communities, from lenders, dealers, and former residents to sell or lease to current and prospective residents.

The following table reflects certain financial and statistical information for our Home Sales Program for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except for average selling prices and statistical information):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019			Change			% Change
Financial Information
New homes
New home sales	$	15,596		$	15,381		$	215		1.4	%
New home cost of sales	12,610			13,146			(536		)	(4.1	)%
NOI / Gross Profit – new homes	$	2,986		$	2,235		$	751		33.6	%
Gross margin % – new homes	19.1		%	14.5		%	4.6		%
Average selling price – new homes	$	131,059		$	123,048		$	8,011		6.5	%
Pre-owned homes
Pre-owned home sales	$	24,991		$	24,237		$	754		3.1	%
Pre-owned home cost of sales	17,422			16,131			1,291			8.0	%
NOI / Gross Profit – pre-owned homes	$	7,569		$	8,106		$	(537	)	(6.6	)%
Gross margin % – pre-owned homes	30.3		%	33.4		%	(3.1		)%
Average selling price – pre-owned homes	$	38,806		$	36,013		$	2,793		7.8	%
Total home sales
Revenue from home sales	40,587			39,618			969			2.4	%
Cost of home sales	30,032			29,277			755			2.6	%
NOI / Gross Profit – home sales	$	10,555		$	10,341		$	214		2.1	%
Statistical Information
New home sales volume	119			125			(6		)	(4.8	)%
Pre-owned home sales volume	644			673			(29		)	(4.3	)%
Total home sales volume	763			798			(35		)	(4.4	)%

Gross Profit - new homes

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the $0.8 million, or 33.6 percent increase in gross profit is primarily the result of a 33.6 percent increase in new home sales gross margin partially offset by a 4.8 percent decrease in the new home sales volume, as compared to the same period in 2019.

Gross Profit - pre-owned homes

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the $0.5 million or 6.6 percent decrease in gross profit is primarily the result of a 6.6 percent decrease in pre-owned homes gross margin coupled with a 4.3 percent decrease in pre-owned home sales volume, as compared to the same period in 2019.

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Rental Program

The following table reflects certain financial and other information for our Rental Program as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except for statistical information):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019		Change			% Change
Financial Information
Revenues
Rental home revenue	$	15,472	$	13,971	$	1,501		10.7	%
Site rent from Rental Program (1)	18,007		16,878		1,129			6.7	%
Rental Program revenue	33,479		30,849		2,630			8.5	%
Expenses
Repairs and refurbishment	2,953		2,349		604			25.7	%
Taxes and insurance	2,013		1,864		149			8.0	%
Other	528		619		(91		)	(14.7	)%
Rental Program operating and maintenance	5,494		4,832		662			13.7	%
Rental Program NOI	$	27,985	$	26,017	$	1,968		7.6	%
Other Information
Number of sold rental homes	234		210		24			11.4	%
Number of occupied rentals, end of period	11,431		11,170		261			2.3	%
Investment in occupied rental homes, end of period	$	596,319	$	547,844	$	48,475		8.8	%
Weighted average monthly rental rate, end of period	$	1,009	$	963	$	46		4.8	%

⁽¹⁾   The renter’s monthly payment includes the site rent and an amount attributable to the home lease. The site rent is reflected in Real Property Operations’ segment revenue. For purposes of management analysis, site rent is included in Rental Program revenue to evaluate the incremental revenue gains associated with the implementation of the Rental Program, and to assess the overall growth and performance of the Rental Program and financial impact on the Company’s operations.

Rental Program NOI increased $2.0 million, or 7.6 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. The increase is primarily due to an increase in Rental Program revenue of 8.5 percent, or $2.6 million, partially offset by a $0.7 million increase in expenses. The increase in revenue is partially attributable to a 4.8 percent increase in the weighted average monthly rental rate and a 2.3 percent increase in the number of occupied rentals in the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.

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Other Items - Statements of Operations ⁽¹⁾ 

The following table summarizes other income and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019			Change			% Change
Ancillary revenues, net	$	2,713		$	3,077		$	(364	)	(11.8	)%
Interest income	$	2,350		$	4,800		$	(2,450	)	(51.0	)%
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net	$	3,913		$	3,680		$	233		6.3	%
Home selling expenses	$	3,992		$	3,324		$	668		20.1	%
General and administrative expenses	$	25,517		$	21,887		$	3,630		16.6	%
Catastrophic weather-related charges, net	$	606		$	782		$	(176	)	(22.5	)%
Depreciation and amortization	$	83,689		$	76,556		$	7,133		9.3	%
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$	3,279		$	653		$	2,626		402.1	%
Interest expense	$	32,416		$	34,014		$	(1,598	)	(4.7	)%
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	$	1,041		$	1,094		$	(53	)	(4.8	)%
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities	$	(28,647	)	$	267		$	(28,914	)	N/M (2)
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	$	(17,479	)	$	1,965		$	(19,444	)	N/M (2)
Other expense, net	$	(302	)	$	(67	)	$	(235	)	350.7	%
Loss on remeasurement of notes receivable	$	(2,112	)	$	—		$	(2,112	)	N/A
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates	$	52		$	388		$	(336	)	(86.6	)%
Loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	$	(2,191	)	$	—		$	(2,191	)	N/A
Current tax expense	$	(450	)	$	(214	)	$	(236	)	110.3	%
Deferred tax benefit	$	130		$	217		$	(87	)	(40.1	)%
Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	$	1,570		$	1,323		$	247		18.7	%
Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	$	(962	)	$	1,041		$	(2,003	)	(192.4	)%
Preferred stock distribution	$	—		$	432		$	(432	)	(100.0	)%

⁽¹⁾ Only items determined by management to be material, of interest, or unique to the quarter are explained below.

⁽²⁾ Percentage change is not meaningful (“N/M “)

Interest income - for the three months ended March 31, 2020, decreased primarily due to lower balances on our notes receivable and derecognition of collateralized notes receivable in November 2019.

General and administrative expenses - for the three months ended March 31, 2020, increased primarily due to an increase in wages and incentives as compared to the same period in 2019.

Depreciation and amortization - for the three months ended March 31, 2020, increased as a result of significant property acquisitions during 2019. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions” of our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Loss on extinguishment of debt - for the three months ended March 31, 2020, increased primarily due to higher prepayment penalties related to debt and financing activity as compared to the same period 2019. Refer to Note 8, “Debt and Lines of Credit” of our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Loss on remeasurement of marketable securities - for the three months ended March 31, 2020, was $28.6 million, which represents the remeasurement loss from our investment in marketable securities. Refer to Note 14, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation - for the three months ended March 31, 2020, was a $17.5 million loss as compared to $2.0 million gain during the same period in 2019, primarily due to the fluctuation in exchange rate on Canadian and Australian denominated currencies.

Loss on remeasurement of notes receivable - for the three months ended March 31, 2020, represents the adjustment of our in-house financing notes receivable portfolio, for which we elected the fair value option on January 1, 2020. Refer to Note 14, “Fair Value of Financial instruments,” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Income from nonconsolidated affiliates - decreased primarily due to our nonconsolidated affiliates’ decreased performance impacted by COVID-19 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Refer to Note 6, “Investment in Affiliates,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates - for the three months ended March 31, 2020, represents the adjustment of our equity investment in GTSC, for which we elected the fair value option on January 1, 2020. Refer to Note 6, “Investment in Affiliates.” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Current tax expense - Refer to Note 12, “Income Taxes,” of our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity - for the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased primarily as a result of issuing 90,000 Series E Preferred OP units in conjunction with an acquisition in March 2020. Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions,” and Note 9, “Equity and Temporary Equity,” of our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests - for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was a loss primarily as a result of decreased performance in our RV based joint ventures as compared to the same period in 2019. This decreased performance is attributable to the impact of COVID-19 on cancellations at RV resorts.

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Reconciliation of Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders to FFO

The following table reconciles Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders to FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	(16,086	)	$	34,331
Adjustments
Depreciation and amortization	83,752			76,712
(Gain) / loss on remeasurement of marketable securities	28,647			(267		)
Loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	2,191			—
Loss on remeasurement of notes receivable	2,112			—
Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(882		)	723
Preferred return to preferred OP units	874			527
Preferred distribution to Series A-4 preferred stock	—			432
Gain on disposition of assets, net	(5,562		)	(5,679		)
FFO Attributable To Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders And Dilutive Convertible Securities (1)	95,046			106,779
Adjustments
Other acquisition related costs (2)	385			160
Loss on extinguishment of debt	3,279			653
Catastrophic weather-related charges, net	606			782
Loss of earnings - catastrophic weather related (3)	300			—
(Gain) / loss on foreign currency translation	17,479			(1,965		)
Other expense, net	302			67
Deferred tax benefits	(130		)	(217		)
Core FFO Attributable To Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders And Dilutive Convertible(1)	$	117,267		$	106,259
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	92,410			85,520
Add
Common OP units	2,412			2,722
Common stock issuable upon conversion of stock options	1			1
Restricted stock	524			512
Common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A-3 preferred OP units	75			75
Common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A-1 preferred OP units	746			803
Common stock issuable upon conversion of Series C preferred OP units	345			—
Common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A-4 preferred stock	—			472
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Fully Diluted	96,513			90,105
FFO Attributable To Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders And Dilutive Convertible Securities Per Share - Fully Diluted	$	0.98		$	1.19
Core FFO Attributable To Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders And Dilutive Convertible Securities Per Share - Fully Diluted	$	1.22		$	1.18

⁽¹⁾    The effect of certain anti-dilutive convertible securities is excluded from these items.

⁽²⁾  These costs represent the expenses incurred to bring recently acquired properties up to our operating standards, including items such as tree trimming and painting costs that do not meet our capitalization policy.

⁽³⁾  Adjustment represents estimated loss of earnings in excess of the applicable business interruption deductible in relation to our three Florida Keys communities that were impaired by Hurricane Irma which had not yet been received from our insurer.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal liquidity demands have historically been, and are expected to continue to be, distributions to our stockholders and the unit holders of the Operating Partnership, capital improvement of properties, the purchase of new and pre-owned homes, property acquisitions, development and expansion of properties, and debt repayment.

Subject to market conditions, we intend to continue to identify opportunities to expand our development pipeline and acquire existing communities. We finance acquisitions through available cash, secured financing, draws on our lines of credit, the assumption of existing debt on properties, and the issuance of equity securities. We will continue to evaluate acquisition opportunities that meet our criteria. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding recent community acquisitions.

We also intend to continue to strengthen our capital and liquidity positions by focusing on our core fundamentals, which are generating positive cash flows from operations, maintaining appropriate debt levels and leverage ratios, and controlling overhead costs. We intend to meet our liquidity requirements through available cash balances, cash flows generated from operations, draws on our lines of credit, and the use of debt and equity offerings under our shelf registration statement. Refer to Note 8, “Debt and Lines of Credit” and Note 9, “Equity and Temporary Equity” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Capital Expenditures

Our capital expenditures include expansion sites and development construction costs, lot modifications, recurring capital expenditures and rental home purchases.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, expansion and development activities of $60.2 million and $51.2 million, respectively, related to costs consisting primarily of construction of sites and other costs necessary to complete home site improvements. The increase is primarily driven by the ground-up developments and redevelopment at five communities.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, lot modification expenditures were $7.9 million and $5.6 million, respectively. These expenditures improve asset quality in our communities and are incurred when an existing home is removed and the site is prepared for a new home (more often than not, a multi-sectional home). These activities, which are mandated by strict manufacturer’s installation requirements and state building codes, include items such as new foundations, driveways, and utility upgrades.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, recurring capital expenditures were $5.9 million and $5.3 million, respectively, related to our continued commitment to the upkeep of our properties.

Due to COVID-19, effective April 1, 2020, we have significantly curtailed non-essential capital expenditures activities, and we are carefully assessing acquisition activity in the near term to preserve financial flexibility.

We invest in the acquisition of homes intended for the Rental Program. Expenditures for these investments depend upon the condition of the markets for repossessions and new home sales, as well as rental homes. We finance certain of our new home purchases with a $12.0 million manufactured home floor plan facility. Our ability to purchase homes for sale or rent may be limited by cash received from third-party financing of our home sales, available manufactured home floor plan financing and working capital available on our lines of credit.

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Cash Flow Activities

Our cash flow activities are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	$	118,513		$	103,141
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities	$	(169,330	)	$	(392,483	)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities	$	411,109		$	261,097
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	$	(382	)	$	158

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash increased by $359.9 million from $34.8 million as of December 31, 2019, to $394.7 million as of March 31, 2020.

Operating Activities - Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $15.4 million from $103.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $118.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Our net cash flows provided by operating activities from continuing operations may be adversely impacted by, among other things: (a) the market and economic conditions in our current markets generally, and specifically in metropolitan areas of our current markets; (b) lower occupancy and rental rates of our properties; (c) increased operating costs, such as wage and benefit costs, insurance premiums, real estate taxes and utilities, that cannot be passed on to our tenants; (d) decreased sales of manufactured homes; (e) current volatility in economic conditions and the financial markets; and (f) the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. See “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our 2019 Annual Report and Part II, Item 1A of this report.

Investing Activities - Net cash used for investing activities was $169.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $392.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Financing Activities - Net cash provided by financing activities was $411.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $261.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Refer to Note 8, “Debt and Lines of Credit” and Note 9, “Equity and Temporary Equity” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Financial Flexibility

In July 2017, we entered into an at the market offering sales agreement (as amended, the “Sales Agreement”) with certain sales agents (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), whereby we may offer and sell shares of our common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $450.0 million, from time to time through the Sales Agents. The Sales Agents are entitled to compensation in an agreed amount not to exceed 2.0 percent of the gross price per share for any shares sold from time to time under the Sales Agreement. Through March 31, 2020, we have sold shares of our common stock for gross proceeds of $163.8 million under the Sales Agreement. There were no issuances of common stock under the Sales Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2020 or the year ended December 31, 2019.

In October 2019, we assumed a term loan facility with Citibank N.A. (“Citibank”), in the amount of $58.0 million in relation to an acquisition. The term loan has a four-year term ending October 29, 2023, and bears interest at a floating rate based on the Eurodollar rate or Prime rate. The outstanding balance was $54.2 million at March 31, 2020 and $57.0 million at December 31, 2019, respectively.

In May 2019, we amended and restated our credit agreement with Citibank, N.A. and certain other lenders. Pursuant to the credit agreement, we entered into a senior credit facility with Citibank and certain lenders in the amount of $750.0 million, comprised of a $650.0 million revolving loan, with the ability to use up to $100.0 million for advances in Australian dollars, and a $100.0 million term loan (the “A&R Facility”). As of March 31, 2020, the term loan was fully drawn. The A&R Credit Agreement has a four-year term ending May 21, 2023, which can be extended for two additional six-month periods, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as defined in the credit agreement. The credit agreement also provides for additional commitments in an amount not to exceed $350.0 million. The funding of these additional commitments is subject to certain conditions, including obtaining the consent of the lenders, some of which are outside of our control. If additional borrowings are made pursuant to any such additional commitments, the aggregate borrowing limit under the A&R Facility may be increased up to $1.1 billion.

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The A&R Facility bears interest at a floating rate based on the Eurodollar rate or Bank Bill Swap Bid Rate plus a margin that is determined based on our leverage ratio calculated in accordance with the credit agreement, which margin can range from 1.20 percent to 2.10 percent for the revolving loan and 1.20 percent to 2.05 percent for the term loan. As of March 31, 2020, the margin based on our leverage ratio was 1.2 percent on the revolving loan and 1.2 percent on the term loan. We had $424.9 million and $100.0 million of borrowings on the revolving loan and the term loan, respectively, as of March 31, 2020. We had $123.6 million of borrowings on the revolving loan and no borrowings on the term loan, as of December 31, 2019.

The A&R Facility provides us with the ability to issue letters of credit. Our issuance of letters of credit does not increase our borrowings outstanding under our line of credit but does reduce the borrowing amount available. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had approximately $2.6 million and $2.8 million of availability, respectively.

Pursuant to the terms of the A&R Facility, we are subject to various financial and other covenants. We are currently in compliance with these covenants. The most restrictive financial covenants for the A&R Facility are as follows:

Covenant	Requirement	As of March 31, 2020
Maximum Leverage Ratio	<65.0%	27.7%
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	>1.40	3.55
Minimum Tangible Net Worth	>$3,257,121	$5,610,018
Maximum Dividend Payout Ratio	<95.0%	60.4%
Maximum Variable Rate Indebtness	<50.0%	4.4%

We anticipate meeting our long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled debt maturities, large property acquisitions, expansion and development of communities, and Operating Partnership unit redemptions through the issuance of certain debt or equity securities and/or the collateralization of our properties. At March 31, 2020, we had 143 unencumbered properties.

We have implemented measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our business. These efforts include increasing our cash position, bolstering liquidity and eliminating, reducing or deferring non-essential expenditures. Additionally, our Board of Directors and executive officers have elected to forgo base compensation for at least the second quarter. Cost containment measures have also included the furlough of a group of team members and reductions in base compensation for certain non-furloughed team members. We will provide health benefit coverage to furloughed team members, if enrolled, at no cost to the team member.

To bolster liquidity, we increased unrestricted cash on hand as of March 31, 2020 to approximately $380.0 million by drawing on our line of credit and completing a $230.0 million secured financing transaction. As of March 31, 2020, there is approximately $222.5 million of remaining capacity on the line of credit. We also have 143 unencumbered properties with an estimated asset value, as of March 31, 2020, of approximately $2.6 billion available to secure potential mortgage debt.

From time to time, we may also issue shares of our capital stock, issue equity units in our Operating Partnership, obtain debt financing, or sell selected assets. Our ability to finance our long-term liquidity requirements in such a manner will be affected by numerous economic factors affecting the MH and RV community industry at the time, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability and cost of mortgage debt, our financial condition, the operating history of the properties, the state of the debt and equity markets, and the general national, regional, and local economic conditions. When it becomes necessary for us to approach the credit markets, the volatility in those markets could make borrowing more difficult to secure, more expensive, or effectively unavailable. See “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our 2019 Annual Report and in Part II, Item 1A of this report. If we are unable to obtain additional debt or equity financing on acceptable terms, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be adversely impacted.

As of March 31, 2020, our net debt to enterprise value was approximately 22.6 percent (assuming conversion of all common OP units, Series A-1 preferred OP units, Series A-3 preferred OP units, Series A-4 preferred OP units, Series C preferred OP units, Series D preferred OP units, and Series E preferred OP units. to shares of common stock). Our debt has a weighted average maturity of approximately 10.6 years and a weighted average interest rate of 3.6 percent.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Our off-balance sheet investments include nonconsolidated affiliates. These investments all have varying ownership structures. Substantially all of our nonconsolidated affiliates are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operating and financial decisions of these JV arrangements. Refer to Note 6,"Investment in Affiliates" and Note 8, "Debt and Lines of Credit" in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, for additional information on our off-balance sheet investments.

Nonconsolidated Affiliate Indebtedness - During September 2019, GTSC, LLC entered into a warehouse line of credit with a maximum loan amount of $125.0 million. During February 2020, the maximum amount was increased to $140.0 million. As of March 31, 2020, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partners’ share, incurred by GTSC was approximately $139.9 million (of which our proportionate share is approximately $56.0 million). The debt bears interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR plus 1.65 percent per annum and matures on September 15, 2023. Refer to Note 6,"Investment in Affiliates" for additional information on our nonconsolidated affiliates.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and we intend that such forward-looking statements will be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. For this purpose, any statements contained in this filing that relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, trends or prospective events or developments and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as “forecasts,” “intends,” “intend,” “intended,” “goal,” “estimate,” “estimates,” “expects,” “expect,” “expected,” “project,” “projected,” “projections,” “plans,” “predicts,” “potential,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “anticipated,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “designed to,” “foreseeable future,” “believe,” “believes,” “scheduled,” “guidance” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance, but involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific to the matters discussed in this filing. These risks and uncertainties may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to the risks disclosed under “Risk Factors” in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, in our other filings with the SEC, and in Part II, Item 1A of this report, such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

• outbreaks of disease, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and related stay-at-home orders, quarantine policies and restrictions on travel, trade and business operations;

• changes in general economic conditions, the real estate industry, and the markets in which we operate;

• difficulties in our ability to evaluate, finance, complete and integrate acquisitions, developments and expansions successfully;

• our liquidity and refinancing demands;

• our ability to obtain or refinance maturing debt;

• our ability to maintain compliance with covenants contained in our debt facilities;

• availability of capital;

• changes in foreign currency exchange rates, including between the U.S. dollar and each of the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar;

• our ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy levels;

• our failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;

• increases in interest rates and operating costs, including insurance premiums and real property taxes;

• risks related to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and wildfires;

• general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of shares of our capital stock;

• our failure to maintain our status as a REIT;

• changes in real estate and zoning laws and regulations;

• legislative or regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs;

• litigation, judgments or settlements;

• competitive market forces;

• the ability of manufactured home buyers to obtain financing; and

• the level of repossessions by manufactured home lenders.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference into this filing, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in our expectations or otherwise, except as required by law.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in market factors such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and equity prices.

Interest Rate Risk

Our principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk. We mitigate this risk by maintaining prudent amounts of leverage, minimizing capital costs, and interest expense while continuously evaluating all available debt and equity resources and following established risk management policies and procedures, which include the periodic use of derivatives. Our primary strategy in entering into derivative contracts is to minimize the variability that interest rate changes could have on our future cash flows. From time to time, we employ derivative instruments that effectively convert a portion of our variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. We do not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes.

Our variable rate debt totaled $583.1 million and $396.5 million as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and bears interest at Prime or various LIBOR rates. If Prime or LIBOR increased or decreased by 1.0 percent, our interest expense would have increased or decreased by approximately $0.9 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, based on the $356.6 million and $290.3 million average balances outstanding under our variable rate debt facilities, respectively.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Foreign currency exchange rate risk is the risk that fluctuations in currencies against the U.S. dollar will negatively impact our results of operations. We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk as a result of remeasurement and translation of the assets and liabilities of our Canadian properties, and our Australian equity investment and JV into U.S. dollars. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can therefore create volatility in our results of operations and may adversely affect our financial condition.

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our stockholder’s equity included $154.0 million and $202.5 million from our Canadian subsidiaries and Australian equity investments, respectively, which represented 4.1 percent and 5.2 percent of total stockholder’s equity, respectively. Based on our sensitivity analysis, a 10.0 percent strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian and Australian dollar would have caused a reduction of $15.4 million and $20.2 million to our total stockholder’s equity at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods and accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) at March 31, 2020. Based upon this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2020.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Refer to “Legal Proceedings” in Part 1 - Item 1 - Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

Our prospects are subject to certain uncertainties and risks. Our future results could differ materially from current results, and our actual results could differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors. In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors described below and under “Risk Factors” in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC

The current pandemic of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, has materially and adversely impacted and disrupted our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance, and we expect it will continue to do so.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and it could continue to have, or a future pandemic could have, material and adverse effects on our ability to successfully operate and on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, including in the following possible ways, among others:

• A downturn in the economy may affect the ability of the residents in our MH communities to pay their rent.

• Travel restrictions may affect the ability of potential guests to travel to and use our RV communities, a downturn in the economy may independently reduce demand for our RV communities, and our RV revenue may decrease if we cannot convert as many transient RV sites to annual RV sites as planned.

• RV resorts in the northern United States and Canada that normally would commence operations in early spring have had their openings delayed and have not yet opened, and their opening dates are uncertain.

• The ancillary revenue from amenities at our communities, such as restaurants, golf courses and resort activities, may decrease;

• We may have difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, and a severe disruption and instability in the global financial markets or deteriorations in credit and financing conditions may result in insufficient liquidity or affect our access to capital necessary to fund and grow our business and address maturing liabilities on a timely basis. As of March 31, 2020, we have drawn $524.9 million on our line of credit, of which the total capacity, excluding the unexercised accordion feature, is $750.0 million.

• The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively impact our future compliance with financial covenants of our debt agreements and result in a default and potentially an acceleration of indebtedness, which non-compliance could negatively impact our ability to make additional borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

• Our ground up development and expansion activities, and conversions of transient RV sites to annual RV sites may be disrupted, and we may be delayed in our current projects and timelines, the magnitude of which will depend, in part, on the length and severity of the current closures and any other restrictions or limitations implemented in the future.

• Negative impacts on our results of operations and our access to capital could cause us to eliminate or reduce the amount of our distributions to stockholders, or to pay some or all of our distributions in common stock rather than cash.

• A general decline in business activity and demand for real estate transactions could adversely affect our ability or desire to acquire additional properties.

• Our revenue from home sales and brokerage fees may decrease as a result of stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions.

• A recession or additional market corrections resulting from the spread of COVID-19 could further affect the value of our common stock, which recently decreased from a 52-week high of $173.98 to as low as $95.34. We expect our stock price to continue to be volatile.

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• Governmental agencies that permit and approve our projects, suppliers, homebuilders, and other business partners and third parties may be prevented from conducting business activities in the ordinary course for an indefinite period of time, which could in turn negatively affect our business.

• We have furloughed a group of team members and have also reduced hours and / or reduced pay for other team members. Furloughed team members may not be available if we later desire to hire them back. Furloughs and reductions in pay and hours may negatively affect the morale of our team members.

• We may experience disruptions or inefficiencies in our ability to effectively operate our business because the vast majority of our team members, including at our Main Office in Southfield, Michigan, are working virtually from their homes.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations, financial condition and financial results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the full adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to our performance, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance. Moreover, many risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 should be interpreted as heightened risks as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Holders of our OP units and Preferred stock have converted the following units during the three months ended March 31, 2020:

		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2020
Series	Conversion Rate	Units/Shares Converted	Common Stock (1)
Common OP unit	1.0000	11,949	11,949
Series A-1 preferred OP unit	2.4390	6,677	16,283

⁽¹⁾ Calculation may yield minor differences due to rounding incorporated in the above numbers.

All of the above shares of common stock were issued in private placements in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including Regulation D promulgated thereunder. No underwriters were used in connection with any of such issuances.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description	Method of Filing
3.1	Sun Communities, Inc. Articles of Restatement	Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 22, 2018
3.2	Third Amended and Restated Bylaws	Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2017
10.1	First Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership dated January 9, 2020	Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 13, 2020
10.2	Second Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership dated January 13, 2020	Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 14, 2020
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	Filed herewith
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	Filed herewith
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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 23, 2020	By:	/s/ Karen J. Dearing
		Karen J. Dearing, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

(As Adopted Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Gary A. Shiffman, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sun Communities, Inc.

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 23, 2020	/s/ Gary A. Shiffman
	Gary A. Shiffman, Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

(As Adopted Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Karen J. Dearing, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sun Communities, Inc.

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 23, 2020	/s/ Karen J. Dearing
	Karen J. Dearing, Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

(Adopted Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

The undersigned officers, Gary A. Shiffman and Karen J. Dearing, hereby certify that to the best of their knowledge: (a) this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sun Communities, Inc., for the period ended March 31, 2020, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (b) the information contained in this Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Signature	Date
/s/ Gary A. Shiffman	April 23, 2020
Gary A. Shiffman, Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Karen J. Dearing	April 23, 2020
Karen J. Dearing, Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Sun Communities, Inc. and will be retained by Sun Communities, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Notes and Other Receivables, Schedule of notes and other receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total notes and other receivables, net	$ 186,692	$ 157,926
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total notes and other receivables, net		95,600
Notes due from Real Estate Developers [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total notes and other receivables, net	37,500	19,000
Other receivables, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total notes and other receivables, net	$ 57,000	43,300
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total notes and other receivables, net		$ 95,580

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Revenue Contract Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Contract with Customer, Asset, Reclassified to Receivable	$ 27.6	$ 20.9

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Income Taxes , Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Minimum Percent of Income From Qualifying Sources to Allow For Real Estate Investment Trust Classification	9500.00%
Required Minimum Percent of Taxable Income Distributed to Stock Holders	9000.00%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	$ 0	$ 0
Provision for state income taxes	500,000	200,000
Deferred tax benefit	130,000	$ 217,000
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross	$ 19,100,000
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross			$ 21,000,000.0

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Equity and Temporary Equity, Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Feb. 28, 2019 $ / shares Rate shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares Rate shares	Dec. 31, 2019 shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 shares	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction			3,737,500
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock | $			$ 452,100
Variable Interest Entity, Equity Interests Issued | $		$ 2,400
Issuance of common stock and common OP units, net | $											$ 163,800
Aggregate Value of Shares to be Issued in Accordance to Sales Agreement | $									$ 450,000
Commission, Maximum Percentage of Gross Sales Price Per Share According to Sales Agreement									200.00%
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues										458,541
Shares outstanding							488,958			488,958
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares										1,972,876
Series E Preferred OP Units [Domain]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Temporary Equity, Dividends For Term One, Percentage						5.25%
Series A-4 Preferred Stock, Shares Issued						90,000
Temporary Equity, Issuance Price | $ / shares						$ 100.00
Temporary Equity, Dividends For Term Two, Percentage | Rate						5.50%
Shares outstanding						90,000
Series D Preferred OP Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Temporary Equity, Dividends For Term One, Percentage				3.75%
Series A-4 Preferred Stock, Shares Issued				488,958
Temporary Equity, Issuance Price | $ / shares				$ 100.00
Temporary Equity, Dividends For Term Two, Percentage | Rate				4.00%
Shares outstanding						488,958
Series A-4 Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Temporary Equity, Dividends For Term One, Percentage										6.50%
Conversion of Common OP Units to common stock (in shares)										1,031,747
Series A-4 Preferred Stock, Shares Issued						0	0			0
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends per common share | $ / shares						$ 0.79
Common OP Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Series A-4 Preferred Stock, Shares Issued							180,277			180,277
Series A-4 preferred OP units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of Common OP Units to common stock (in shares)										405,656
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock and common OP units, net | $						$ 1		$ 1
Conversion of Common OP Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of Common OP Units to common stock (in shares)						11,949		6,533
Conversion of Common OP Units | Common OP Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of Common OP Units to common stock (in shares)						11,949
Series A-1 Preferred OP Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of Common OP Units to common stock (in shares)						6,677		3,950
Series A-1 Preferred OP Units | Common OP Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of Common OP Units to common stock (in shares)						16,283		9,633
NG Sun LLC [Member] | Sun NG RV Resorts [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Equity Interests Issued, Floating Rate						5.00%
NG Sun LLC [Member] | Common Stock | Sun NG RV Resorts [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Equity Interests Issued | $					$ 6,500
Sun NG RV Resorts [Member] | Common Stock | Sun NG RV Resorts [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Equity Interests Issued | $					$ 15,400
Forecast [Member] | Series D Preferred OP Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued Per Share Upon Conversion	100.0
Jensen Communities [Domain] | Common OP Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares							1,972,876

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Share-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Percent Expected To Vest	75.60%	75.10%
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised		$ 0.1
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	144,231
Executive Officer [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | 2015 Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Director [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | 2004 Non-employee Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		100.00%
Time Based [Member] | Executive Officer [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | 2015 Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, shares (in shares)		44,000
Weighted average grant date fair value		$ 115.39
Time Based [Member] | Director [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | 2004 Non-employee Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, shares (in shares)	10,200	18,000
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 147.97	$ 113.68
Market Condition [Member] | Executive Officer [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | 2015 Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, shares (in shares)	69,000	66,000
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 125.47	$ 115.39
Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Price	$ 165.97	$ 115.39
Exercises in period	0	1,500
Award Date One [Member] | Time Based [Member] | Key Employees [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | 2015 Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, shares (in shares)	51,790
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 162.42
Award Date Two [Member] | Time Based [Member] | Executive Officer [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | 2015 Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, shares (in shares)	46,000
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 165.97

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
ASSETS
Land	$ 1,418,985	$ 1,414,279
Land improvements and buildings	6,697,376	6,595,272
Rental homes and improvements	640,709	627,175
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	285,922	282,874
Investment property	9,042,992	8,919,600
Accumulated depreciation	(1,754,591)	(1,686,980)
Investment property, net (including $350,019 and $344,300 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	7,288,401	7,232,620
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	394,740	34,830
Marketable securities	55,602	94,727
Inventory of manufactured homes	64,436	62,061
Notes and other receivables, net	186,692	157,926
Other assets, net (including $23,751 and $23,894 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	219,176	219,896
Total Assets	8,209,047	7,802,060
LIABILITIES
Mortgage loans payable (including $46,727 and $46,993 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	3,273,808	3,180,592
Lines of credit	582,774	183,898
Distributions payable	75,636	71,704
Customer Advances and Deposits	151,144	133,420
Accounts Payable	110,512	127,289
Other liabilities (including $19,604 and $13,631 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	82,341	81,289
Total Liabilities	4,346,127	3,848,104
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Common, Carrying Amount	26,063	27,091
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized: 180,000 shares; Issued and outstanding: 93,327 March 31, 2020 and 93,180 December 31, 2019	933	932
Additional paid-in capital	5,211,678	5,213,264
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,325)	(1,331)
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(1,479,424)	(1,393,141)
Total Sun Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity	3,724,862	3,819,724
Noncontrolling interests:
Common and preferred OP units	52,234	47,686
Consolidated VIEs	9,374	8,542
Total noncontrolling interests	61,608	56,228
Total Stockholders' Equity	3,786,470	3,875,952
Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders' Equity	8,209,047	7,802,060
Series D Preferred OP Units
LIABILITIES
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Preferred, Carrying Amount	50,387	50,913
Preferred Equity, Mandatorily Redeemable [Member]
LIABILITIES
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	35,249	35,249
Aspen Series B3 Preferred Operating Partnership Units [Member]
LIABILITIES
Mortgage loans payable (including $46,727 and $46,993 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	34,663
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	$ 34,663	$ 34,663

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities	$ 118,513,000	$ 103,141,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in properties	(132,759,000)	(114,804,000)
Acquisitions of properties, net of cash acquired	(24,439,000)	(279,302,000)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and depreciated homes, net	12,612,000	11,788,000
Issuance of notes and other receivables	(19,903,000)	0
Repayments of notes and other receivables	854,000	1,030,000
Repayments of notes and other receivables	(6,970,000)	(11,416,000)
Distributions from nonconsolidated affiliates	1,275,000	221,000
Net Cash Used For Investing Activities	(169,330,000)	(392,483,000)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of common stock, OP units, and preferred OP units, net	(7,140,000)	(4,321,000)
Borrowings on lines of credit	1,163,965,000	1,428,948,000
Payments on lines of credit	(763,076,000)	(1,160,436,000)
Proceeds from issuance of other debt	230,000,000	265,000,000
Payments on other debt	(134,203,000)	(200,892,000)
Prepayment penalty on collateralized term loans	(3,250,000)	0
Distributions to stockholders, OP unit holders, and preferred OP unit holders	(71,859,000)	(65,145,000)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(3,328,000)	(1,000,000)
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities	411,109,000	261,097,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(382,000)	158,000
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	359,910,000	(28,087,000)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	34,830,000	62,262,000	$ 62,262,000
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, End of Period	394,740,000	34,175,000	34,830,000
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest (net of capitalized interest of $2,258, $1,357 respectively)	32,464,000	32,711,000
Cash paid for interest on mandatorily redeemable debt	1,041,000	1,094,000
Cash paid (refunds) for income taxes	75,000	(60,000)
Noncash investing and financing activities
Reduction in secured borrowing balance	0	5,055,000
Change in distributions declared and outstanding	4,787,000	3,536,000
Conversion of common and preferred OP units	446,000	280,000
Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition, Noncash Financial Or Equity Instrument Consideration, Escrow		4,035,000	$ 0
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Noncash investing and financing activities
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues, Series A-4 Preferred OP Units	0	51,930,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities	0	1,618,000
Series B-3 Preferred OP Units [Member]
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Redemption of Series A-4 preferred stock and OP units	0	(2,675,000)
Series E Preferred OP Units [Domain]
Noncash investing and financing activities
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues, Series A-4 Preferred OP Units	$ 9,000,000	$ 0

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Commitments And Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

We are involved in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. All such proceedings, taken together, are not expected to have a material adverse impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

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Revenue (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables details our revenue by major source (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020						March 31, 2019
	Real Property Operations		Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated		Real Property Operations		Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated
Revenues
Income from real property	$	237,785	$	—	$	237,785	$	215,083	$	—	$	215,083
Revenue from home sales	—		40,587		40,587		—		39,618		39,618
Rental home revenue	—		15,472		15,472		—		13,971		13,971
Ancillary revenue	10,195		—		10,195		10,178		—		10,178
Interest income	2,350		—		2,350		4,800		—		4,800
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net	3,913		—		3,913		3,680		—		3,680
Total Revenues	$	254,243	$	56,059	$	310,302	$	233,741	$	53,589	$	287,330

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Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

We group our operating segments into reportable segments that provide similar products and services. Each operating segment has discrete financial information evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision maker in evaluating and assessing performance. We have two reportable segments: (i) Real Property Operations and (ii) Home Sales and Rentals. The Real Property Operations segment owns, operates, has an interest in a portfolio, and develops MH communities and RV communities, and is in the business of acquiring, operating, and expanding MH and RV communities. The Home Sales and Rentals segment offers manufactured home sales and leasing services to tenants and prospective tenants of our communities.

Transactions between our segments are eliminated in consolidation. Transient RV revenue is included in the Real Property Operations segment revenues. Transient revenue was $25.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Transient revenue was $121.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. We recognized 20.1 percent in the first quarter, 23.2 percent in the second quarter, 40.3 percent in the third quarter, and 16.4 percent in the fourth quarter.

A presentation of segment financial information is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020									March 31, 2019
	Real Property Operations			Home Sales and Rentals			Consolidated			Real Property Operations			Home Sales and Rentals			Consolidated
Revenues	$	247,980		$	56,059		$	304,039		$	225,261		$	53,589		$	278,850
Operating expenses / Cost of sales	88,715			35,526			124,241			80,340			34,109			114,449
Net Operating Income / Gross Profit	159,265			20,533			179,798			144,921			19,480			164,401
Adjustments to arrive at net income / (loss)
Interest and other revenues, net	6,263			—			6,263			8,480			—			8,480
Home selling expenses	—			(3,992		)	(3,992		)	—			(3,324		)	(3,324		)
General and administrative expenses	(22,556		)	(2,961		)	(25,517		)	(19,234		)	(2,653		)	(21,887		)
Catastrophic weather-related charges, net	(606		)	—			(606		)	(782		)	—			(782		)
Depreciation and amortization	(62,706		)	(20,983		)	(83,689		)	(58,245		)	(18,311		)	(76,556		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,279		)	—			(3,279		)	(653		)	—			(653		)
Interest expense	(32,408		)	(8		)	(32,416		)	(34,010		)	(4		)	(34,014		)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	(1,041		)	—			(1,041		)	(1,094		)	—			(1,094		)
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities	(28,647		)	—			(28,647		)	267			—			267
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	(17,462		)	(17		)	(17,479		)	1,964			1			1,965
Other income / (expense), net	(303		)	1			(302		)	(104		)	37			(67		)
Loss on remeasurement of notes receivable	(2,112		)	—			(2,112		)	—			—			—
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates	—			52			52			—			388			388
Loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	—			(2,191		)	(2,191		)	—			—			—
Current tax expense	(296		)	(154		)	(450		)	(122		)	(92		)	(214		)
Deferred tax benefit	130			—			130			217			—			217
Net Income / (Loss)	(5,758		)	(9,720		)	(15,478		)	41,605			(4,478		)	37,127
Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	1,570			—			1,570			1,323			—			1,323
Less: Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(555		)	(407		)	(962		)	1,259			(218		)	1,041
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	(6,773		)	(9,313		)	(16,086		)	39,023			(4,260		)	34,763
Less: Preferred stock distribution	—			—			—			432			—			432
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	(6,773	)	$	(9,313	)	$	(16,086	)	$	38,591		$	(4,260	)	$	34,331

	March 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Real Property Operations		Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated		Real Property Operations			Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated
Identifiable assets
Investment property, net	$	6,689,866	$	598,535	$	7,288,401	$	6,651,275		$	581,345	$	7,232,620
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	348,470		46,270		394,740		(8,346		)	43,176		34,830
Marketable securities	55,602		—		55,602		94,727			—		94,727
Inventory of manufactured homes	128		64,308		64,436		—			62,061		62,061
Notes and other receivables, net	170,569		16,123		186,692		142,509			15,417		157,926
Other assets, net	163,864		55,312		219,176		167,804			52,092		219,896
Total assets	$	7,428,499	$	780,548	$	8,209,047	$	7,047,969		$	754,091	$	7,802,060

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Real Estate Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Real Estate Acquisitions

Real Estate Acquisitions

2020 Acquisitions

Communities

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we acquired the following communities:

Community Name	Type	Sites	Development Sites	State	Month Acquired
Cape Cod (1)	RV	230	—	MA	January
Jellystone Natural Bridge	RV	299	—	VA	February
	Total	529	—

⁽¹⁾ In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued Series E Preferred Operating Partnership (“OP”) Units. As of March 31, 2020, 90,000 Series E Preferred OP Units were outstanding.

The following table summarizes the amounts of assets acquired net of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date and the consideration paid for the acquisitions completed for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	At Acquisition Date									Consideration
	Investment in property		In-place leases and other intangible assets		Other assets (liabilities), net			Total identifiable assets acquired net of liabilities assumed		Cash and escrow		Temporary and permanent equity		Total consideration
Cape Cod	$	13,350	$	150	$	(295	)	$	13,205	$	4,205	$	9,000	$	13,205
Jellystone Natural Bridge	11,364		80		(391		)	11,053		11,053		—		11,053
Total	$	24,714	$	230	$	(686	)	$	24,258	$	15,258	$	9,000	$	24,258

As of March 31, 2020, we have incurred $0.9 million of additional capitalized transaction costs which have been allocated among the various categories above.

The total amount of revenues and net income included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 related to the acquisitions completed in 2020 are set forth in the following table (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020
Total revenues	$	92
Net loss	$	(106	)

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the results of our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, as if the properties acquired in 2020 had been acquired on January 1, 2019. The unaudited pro forma results reflect certain adjustments for items that are not expected to have a continuing impact, such as adjustments for transaction costs incurred, management fees, and purchase accounting.

The information presented below has been prepared for comparative purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of either future results of operations or the results of operations that would have actually occurred had the acquisition been consummated on January 1, 2019 (in thousands, except per-share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Total revenues	$	310,711		$	288,136
Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders	$	(14,776	)	$	40,078
Net income / (loss) per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - basic	$	(0.16	)	$	0.47
Net income / (loss) per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - diluted	$	(0.16	)	$	0.47

2019 Acquisitions

For the year ended December 31, 2019 we acquired the following communities:

Community Name	Type	Sites	Development Sites	State	Month Acquired
Slickrock Campground	RV	193	—	UT	December
Pandion Ridge	RV	142	351	AL	November
Jensen Portfolio (1)	MH	5,230	466	Various	October
Glen Ellis	RV	244	40	NH	September
Leisure Point Resort (2)	MH / RV	502	—	DE	September
Reunion Lake	RV	202	69	LA	July
River Plantation	RV	309	—	TN	May
Massey’s Landing RV	RV	291	—	DE	February
Shelby Properties (3)	MH	1,308	—	MI	February
Buena Vista	MH	400	—	AZ	February
Country Village Estates (4)	MH	518	—	OR	January
Hid’n Pines RV	RV	321	—	ME	January
Hacienda del Rio	MH (Age-Restricted)	730	—	FL	January
	Total	10,390	926

⁽¹⁾ Contains 31 communities located in CT, GA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, NC and SC. In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued 1,972,876 shares of common stock, net of fractional shares paid in cash.

⁽²⁾ Contains 201 MH sites and 301 RV sites.

⁽³⁾ Contains two MH communities.

⁽⁴⁾ In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued Series D Preferred Operating Partnership (“OP”) Units. As of December 31, 2019, 488,958 Series D Preferred OP Units were outstanding.

The following table summarizes the amounts of assets acquired net of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date and the consideration paid for the acquisitions completed in 2019 (in thousands):

	At Acquisition Date											Consideration
	Investment in property		Inventory of manufactured homes		In-place leases and other intangible assets		Other assets (liabilities), net			Total identifiable assets acquired net of liabilities assumed		Cash and escrow		Debt assumed		Temporary and permanent equity		Total consideration
Slickrock Campground	$	8,250	$	—	$	—	$	8		$	8,258	$	8,258	$	—	$	—	$	8,258
Pandion Ridge	19,070		—		—		(92		)	18,978		18,978		—		—		18,978
Jensen Portfolio	374,402		3,605		7,752		3,938			389,697		18,306		58,000		313,391		389,697
Glen Ellis	5,955		—		—		(79		)	5,876		1,976		3,900		—		5,876
Leisure Point Resort	43,632		18		850		(678		)	43,822		43,822		—		—		43,822
Reunion Lake	23,493		—		—		(1,153		)	22,340		22,340		—		—		22,340
River Plantation	22,589		75		—		—			22,664		22,664		—		—		22,664
Massey's Landing	36,250		—		220		(446		)	36,024		36,024		—		—		36,024
Shelby Properties	85,969		2,011		6,520		(1,015		)	93,485		93,485		—		—		93,485
Buena Vista	20,221		439		1,590		(93		)	22,157		22,157		—		—		22,157
Country Village	62,784		—		2,020		31			64,835		12,905		—		51,930		64,835
Hid'n Pines	10,680		—		70		(233		)	10,517		10,517		—		—		10,517
Hacienda del Rio	111,971		15		3,280		(237		)	115,029		115,029		—		—		115,029
Total	$	825,266	$	6,163	$	22,302	$	(49	)	$	853,682	$	426,461	$	61,900	$	365,321	$	853,682

Land for Expansion / Development

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired four land parcels which are located in New Braunfels, Texas; Petoskey, Michigan; Uhland, Texas and Hudson, Florida for total consideration of $7.7 million. Two of the land parcels are adjacent to existing communities. The land acquired for expansion and development has the potential to add approximately 900 usable sites once constructed.

Ground Leases

In August 2019, we acquired Chincoteague Island KOA RV Resort (“Chincoteague”), in Chincoteague Island, Virginia for total consideration of $19.5 million. The sellers of Chincoteague continue to operate the property. Refer to Note 16, “Leases” for disclosures on accounting treatment.

In April 2019, we acquired Strafford/Lake Winnipesaukee South KOA RV Resort ("Strafford") in Strafford, New Hampshire for total consideration of $2.7 million. The sellers of Strafford continue to operate the property. Refer to Note 16, “Leases” for disclosures on accounting treatment.

In March 2019, we entered into a four-year Temporary Occupancy and Use Permit with the Port of San Diego to operate a RV resort located in Chula Vista, CA until such time as we construct a new RV resort in the area. Concurrent with the transaction, we purchased tangible personal property from the prior owner of the RV resort for $0.3 million. Subsequently, in September 2019, we entered into a 66-year Temporary Occupancy and Use Permit, to construct and operate a new RV resort in Chula Vista. Refer to Note 16, “Leases” for disclosures on accounting treatment.

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Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

DisclosureofVariableInterestEntities [Abstract]

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

   Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

The Operating Partnership

We consolidate the Operating Partnership under the guidance set forth in FASB ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation.” ASU 2015-02 modified the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or, alternatively, voting interest entities. We evaluated the application of ASU 2015-02 and concluded that the Operating Partnership met the criteria of a VIE. Our significant asset is our investment in the Operating Partnership, and consequently, substantially all of our assets and liabilities represent those assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership. We are the sole general partner and generally have the power to manage and have complete control over the Operating Partnership and the obligation to absorb its losses or the right to receive its benefits.

Sun NG RV Resorts LLC (“Sun NG Resorts”); Rudgate Village SPE, LLC, Rudgate Clinton SPE, LLC, and Rudgate Clinton Estates SPE, LLC (collectively, “Rudgate”); Sun NG Whitewater RV LLC (“NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC”);

We consolidate Sun NG Resorts, Rudgate, and Sun NG Whitewater RV LLC, under the guidance set forth in FASB ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation.” We concluded that each of them is a VIE where we are the primary beneficiary, as we have the power to direct the significant activities, absorb the significant losses and receive the significant benefits from the entity. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” Note 8, “Debt and Lines of Credit,” and Note 9, “Equity and Temporary Equity” for additional information on Sun NG Resorts.

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of Sun NG Resorts, Rudgate, and NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets after eliminations (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets
Investment property, net	$	350,019	$	344,300
Other assets, net	23,751		23,894
Total Assets	$	373,770	$	368,194
Liabilities and Other Equity
Debt	$	46,727	$	46,993
Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable	35,249		35,249
Other liabilities	19,604		13,631
Total Liabilities	101,580		95,873
Equity Interest - NG Sun LLC & NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC	26,063		27,091
Noncontrolling interests	9,374		8,542
Total Liabilities and Other Equity	$	137,017	$	131,506

Investment property, net and other assets, net related to the consolidated VIEs, with the exception of the Operating Partnership, comprised approximately 4.6 percent and 4.7 percent of our consolidated total assets at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Debt, Preferred Equity and other liabilities comprised approximately 2.3 percent and 2.5 percent of our consolidated total liabilities at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Equity Interests and Noncontrolling interests related to the consolidated VIEs, on an absolute basis, comprised approximately less than 1.0 percent of our consolidated total equity at March 31, 2020 and at December 31, 2019, respectively.

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Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

A presentation of segment financial information is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020									March 31, 2019
	Real Property Operations			Home Sales and Rentals			Consolidated			Real Property Operations			Home Sales and Rentals			Consolidated
Revenues	$	247,980		$	56,059		$	304,039		$	225,261		$	53,589		$	278,850
Operating expenses / Cost of sales	88,715			35,526			124,241			80,340			34,109			114,449
Net Operating Income / Gross Profit	159,265			20,533			179,798			144,921			19,480			164,401
Adjustments to arrive at net income / (loss)
Interest and other revenues, net	6,263			—			6,263			8,480			—			8,480
Home selling expenses	—			(3,992		)	(3,992		)	—			(3,324		)	(3,324		)
General and administrative expenses	(22,556		)	(2,961		)	(25,517		)	(19,234		)	(2,653		)	(21,887		)
Catastrophic weather-related charges, net	(606		)	—			(606		)	(782		)	—			(782		)
Depreciation and amortization	(62,706		)	(20,983		)	(83,689		)	(58,245		)	(18,311		)	(76,556		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,279		)	—			(3,279		)	(653		)	—			(653		)
Interest expense	(32,408		)	(8		)	(32,416		)	(34,010		)	(4		)	(34,014		)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	(1,041		)	—			(1,041		)	(1,094		)	—			(1,094		)
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities	(28,647		)	—			(28,647		)	267			—			267
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	(17,462		)	(17		)	(17,479		)	1,964			1			1,965
Other income / (expense), net	(303		)	1			(302		)	(104		)	37			(67		)
Loss on remeasurement of notes receivable	(2,112		)	—			(2,112		)	—			—			—
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates	—			52			52			—			388			388
Loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	—			(2,191		)	(2,191		)	—			—			—
Current tax expense	(296		)	(154		)	(450		)	(122		)	(92		)	(214		)
Deferred tax benefit	130			—			130			217			—			217
Net Income / (Loss)	(5,758		)	(9,720		)	(15,478		)	41,605			(4,478		)	37,127
Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	1,570			—			1,570			1,323			—			1,323
Less: Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(555		)	(407		)	(962		)	1,259			(218		)	1,041
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	(6,773		)	(9,313		)	(16,086		)	39,023			(4,260		)	34,763
Less: Preferred stock distribution	—			—			—			432			—			432
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	(6,773	)	$	(9,313	)	$	(16,086	)	$	38,591		$	(4,260	)	$	34,331

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

	March 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Real Property Operations		Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated		Real Property Operations			Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated
Identifiable assets
Investment property, net	$	6,689,866	$	598,535	$	7,288,401	$	6,651,275		$	581,345	$	7,232,620
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	348,470		46,270		394,740		(8,346		)	43,176		34,830
Marketable securities	55,602		—		55,602		94,727			—		94,727
Inventory of manufactured homes	128		64,308		64,436		—			62,061		62,061
Notes and other receivables, net	170,569		16,123		186,692		142,509			15,417		157,926
Other assets, net	163,864		55,312		219,176		167,804			52,092		219,896
Total assets	$	7,428,499	$	780,548	$	8,209,047	$	7,047,969		$	754,091	$	7,802,060

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Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

DisclosureofVariableInterestEntities [Abstract]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of Sun NG Resorts, Rudgate, and NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets after eliminations (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets
Investment property, net	$	350,019	$	344,300
Other assets, net	23,751		23,894
Total Assets	$	373,770	$	368,194
Liabilities and Other Equity
Debt	$	46,727	$	46,993
Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable	35,249		35,249
Other liabilities	19,604		13,631
Total Liabilities	101,580		95,873
Equity Interest - NG Sun LLC & NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC	26,063		27,091
Noncontrolling interests	9,374		8,542
Total Liabilities and Other Equity	$	137,017	$	131,506

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Intangible Assets, Intangibles Future Amortization Expense (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Remainder 2020	$ 11,665
2021	15,164
2022	10,562
2023	7,187
2024	$ 4,825

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Debt And Lines Of Credit , Schedule of debt and lines of credit (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Enc_Community_Released Rate	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) Rate	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Rate	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Enc_Community_Released Rate	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in secured borrowing balance		$ 0	$ 5,055,000
Document Period End Date		Mar. 31, 2020
Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption, Term	7 years
Secured debt		$ 3,273,808,000			$ 3,180,592,000
Debt weighted average to maturity, years		10 years 7 months 6 days			11 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted average interest rate | Rate		3.60%			4.00%
Lines of credit		$ 582,774,000			$ 183,898,000
Total debt		3,926,494,000			3,434,402,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(3,279,000)	(653,000)
Collateralized term loans - CMBS [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt		$ 902,375,000			$ 397,868,000
Debt weighted average to maturity, years		9 years			3 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted average interest rate | Rate		3.40%			5.10%
Secured borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 230,000,000.0	$ 265,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0	$ 400,000,000.0
Debt instrument term		15 years	25 years	10 years	21 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.995%	4.17%	2.925%	4.026%
Preferred OP units [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt		$ 34,663,000
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable		34,663,000			$ 34,663,000
Debt weighted average to maturity, years					4 years
Weighted average interest rate | Rate					6.50%
Preferred Equity, Mandatorily Redeemable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable		$ 35,249,000			$ 35,249,000	$ 35,200,000
Debt instrument term		2 years 6 months
Debt weighted average to maturity, years					2 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted average interest rate | Rate		6.00%			6.00%
Matures March 1, 2021, 5.837 Percent Interest Rate [Member] [Domain] [Domain] | Secured borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in secured borrowing balance		$ 99,600,000
Interest rate | Rate		5.837%
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 3,400,000
Number of Real Estate Units Released | Enc_Community_Released		11,000
Matures July 1, 2020, 5.86 Percent Interest Rate [Member] [Domain] | Secured borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in secured borrowing balance		$ 19,900,000
Interest rate | Rate		5.83%
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ (100,000)
Number of Real Estate Units Released | Enc_Community_Released		2,000
Matures March 1, 2020, 5.62 Percent Interest Rate [Member] | Secured borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in secured borrowing balance					$ 17,000,000.0
Interest rate | Rate					5.62%
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 0
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (FNMA) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt		$ 373,202,000			$ 697,589,000
Debt weighted average to maturity, years		4 years 7 months 6 days			7 years
Weighted average interest rate | Rate		3.90%			3.70%
Life Companies [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt		$ 1,701,478,000			$ 1,710,408,000
Debt weighted average to maturity, years		16 years 10 months 24 days			17 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted average interest rate | Rate		4.00%			4.00%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt		$ 296,753,000			$ 374,727,000
Debt weighted average to maturity, years		3 years 4 months 24 days			4 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted average interest rate | Rate		4.90%			3.90%
Matures November 1, 2021, 5.10 Percent Interest Rate [Member] | Secured borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in secured borrowing balance					$ 127,300
Interest rate | Rate					5.10%
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 3,200,000
Matures March 1 and April 1, 2020, 6.24 Percent Interest Rate [Member] | Secured borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in secured borrowing balance					$ 21,500,000
Interest rate | Rate					6.24%
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ (200,000)
Number of Real Estate Units Released | Enc_Community_Released					3,000
Matures May 1, 2023, 4.3 Percent Interest Rate [Member] | Secured borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in secured borrowing balance				$ 134,000,000.0
Interest rate | Rate				4.30%
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 12,800,000
Matures January 1, 2030, 3.83 Percent Interest Rate [Member] | Secured borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in secured borrowing balance			$ 186,800,000
Interest rate | Rate			3.83%
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 700,000
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Secured borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt weighted average to maturity, years		5 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted average interest rate | Rate		5.90%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Lines of credit		$ 582,774,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt weighted average to maturity, years		3 years 2 months 12 days			3 years 6 months
Weighted average interest rate | Rate		1.80%			2.70%

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Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Leases
2020 (Excluding three months ended March 31, 2020)	$ 2,186
2020	2,842
2021	2,863
2022	2,994
2023	3,300
Thereafter	32,773
Total Lease Payments	46,958
Less: Imputed interest	(20,875)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	26,083	$ 24,222
Finance Leases
2020 (Excluding three months ended March 31, 2020)	112
2020	120
2021	120
2022	120
2023	4,060
Thereafter	0
Total Lease Payments	4,532
Less: Imputed interest	(433)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	4,099		$ 4,100
Operating And Finance Leases, Liability, Payments, Due Year Two	2,962
Operating And Finance Leases, Liability, Payments, Due Year Three	2,983
Operating And Finance Leases, Liability, Payments, Due Year Four	3,114
Operating And Finance Leases, Liability, Payments, Due Year Five	7,360
Operating And Finance Leases, Liability, Payments, Due after Year Five	32,773
Operating And Finance Leases, Liability, Payments, Remainder of Fiscal Year	2,298
Operating And Finance Leases, Liability, Payment, Due	51,490
Operating And Finance Leases, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount	(21,308)
Operating And Finance Leases, Liability	$ 30,182

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Earnings Per Share , Calculation of Numerator and Denominator (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Numerator
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$ (16,086)	$ 34,331
Less allocation to restricted stock awards	(254)	437
Basic earnings - Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders after allocation to restricted stock awards	(15,832)	33,894
Add allocation to restricted stock awards	(254)	437
Diluted earnings - Net income attributable to common stockholders after allocation to restricted stock awards	$ (16,086)	$ 34,331
Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding	92,410	85,520
Add: dilutive stock options	1	1
Add: dilutive restricted stock	524	512
Diluted weighted average common shares and securities	92,935	86,033
Basic earnings / (loss) per share (see Note 13)	$ (0.17)	$ 0.40
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share (see Note 13)	$ (0.17)	$ 0.40

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Revenue

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

Revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables details our revenue by major source (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020						March 31, 2019
	Real Property Operations		Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated		Real Property Operations		Home Sales and Rentals		Consolidated
Revenues
Income from real property	$	237,785	$	—	$	237,785	$	215,083	$	—	$	215,083
Revenue from home sales	—		40,587		40,587		—		39,618		39,618
Rental home revenue	—		15,472		15,472		—		13,971		13,971
Ancillary revenue	10,195		—		10,195		10,178		—		10,178
Interest income	2,350		—		2,350		4,800		—		4,800
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net	3,913		—		3,913		3,680		—		3,680
Total Revenues	$	254,243	$	56,059	$	310,302	$	233,741	$	53,589	$	287,330

Revenue Recognition Policies and Performance Obligations

On January 1, 2018, we adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and the other related ASUs and amendments to the codification (collectively “ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. A five-step transactional analysis is required to determine how and when to recognize revenue. ASC 606 applies to all contracts with customers, except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB accounting standards codification.

As a real estate owner and operator, the majority of our revenue is derived from site and home leases that are accounted for pursuant to ASC 842 “Leases.” For transactions in the scope of ASC 606, we recognize revenue when control of goods or services transfers to the customer, in the amount that we expect to receive for the transfer of goods or provision of services. The adoption of ASC 606 did not result in any change to the timing and pattern of revenue recognition. Accordingly, retrospective application to prior periods or a cumulative catch-up adjustment was unnecessary.

Income from real property - Residents in our communities lease the site on which their home is located, and either own or lease their home. Resident leases are generally for one-year or month-to-month terms and are renewable by mutual agreement between us and the resident, or in some cases, as provided by jurisdictional statute. Lease revenues for sites and homes fall under the scope of ASC 842, and are accounted for as operating leases with straight-line recognition. Income from real property includes income from site leases for annual MH residents, site leases for annual RV residents and site rentals to transient RV residents. Non-lease components of our site lease contracts, which are primarily provision of utility services, are accounted for with the site lease as a single lease under ASC 842. Additionally, we include collections of real estate taxes from residents within Income from real property.

Revenue from home sales - Our taxable REIT subsidiary, SHS, sells manufactured homes to current and prospective residents in our communities. Prior to adoption of ASC 606, we recognized revenue for home sales pursuant to ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition,” as manufactured homes are tangible personal property that can be located on any land parcel. Manufactured homes are not permanent fixtures or improvements to the underlying real estate and were therefore not considered to be subject to the guidance in ASC 360-20 “Real Estate Sales” by the Company. In accordance with the core principle of ASC 606, we recognize revenue from home sales at the time of closing when control of the home transfers to the customer. After closing of the sale transaction, we have no remaining performance obligation. As of March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, we had $27.6 million and $20.9 million, respectively, of receivables from contracts with customers, which consists of home sales proceeds, and are presented as a component of Notes and other receivables, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These receivables represent balances owed to us for previously completed performance obligations for sales of manufactured homes.

Rental home revenue - is comprised of rental agreements whereby we lease homes to residents in our communities. We account for these revenues under ASC 842.

Ancillary revenue - is primarily composed of proceeds from restaurant, golf, merchandise and other activities at our RV communities and is included in the scope of ASC 606. Revenues are recognized at point of sale when control of the good or service transfers to the customer and our performance obligation is satisfied. In addition, leasing of short-term vacation home rentals is included within Ancillary revenue and falls within the scope of ASC 842. Sales and other taxes that we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from the transaction price.

Interest income - is earned primarily on our notes receivable, which include installment notes receivables on manufactured homes purchased by the Company from loan originators. Interest income on these receivables is accrued based on the unpaid principal balances of the underlying loans on a level yield basis over the life of the loans. Interest income is not in the scope of ASC 606. Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables” for additional information.

Broker commissions and other revenues, net - is primarily comprised of brokerage commissions for sales of manufactured homes, where we act as agent and arrange for a third party to transfer a manufactured home to a customer within one of our communities. Brokerage commission revenues are recognized on a net basis at closing, when the transaction is completed and our performance obligations have been fulfilled. Loan loss reserve expenses for our notes receivable are also included herein. Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables” for additional information regarding our loan loss reserves.

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Investment In Affiliates

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investment In Affiliates

Investments in joint ventures that are not consolidated, nor recorded at cost, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting as prescribed in FASB ASC Topic 323, “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures.” Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates are recorded within Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Equity income and loss are recorded in the Income / (loss) from nonconsolidated affiliates on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

RezPlot Systems LLC (“Rezplot”)

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 50 percent ownership interest in RezPlot, a RV reservation software technology company, acquired in January 2019.

Sungenia JV

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 50 percent interest in Sungenia JV, a joint venture (“JV”) formed between the Company and Ingenia Communities Group in November 2018, to establish and grow a manufactured housing community development program in Australia.

GTSC LLC (“GTSC”)

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 40 percent ownership interest in GTSC, which engages in acquiring, holding and selling loans secured, directly or indirectly, by manufactured homes located in our communities.

Origen Financial Services, LLC (“OFS LLC”)

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 22.9 percent ownership interest in OFS LLC, an end-to-end online resident screening and document management suite.

SV Lift, LLC (“SV Lift”)

In November 2019, we and HG GIV, LLC formed SV Lift, a Michigan limited liability company with the purpose to own, operate and lease an aircraft. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a 50 percent ownership interest in SV Lift.

The investment balance in each nonconsolidated affiliate is as follows (in thousands):

Investment	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Investment in RezPlot	$	3,684	$	4,184
Investment in Sungenia JV	11,576		11,995
Investment in GTSC	19,028		18,488
Investment in OFS LLC	186		148
Investment in SV Lift	3,470		2,961
Total	$	37,944	$	37,776

The income / (loss) from each nonconsolidated affiliate is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
Income / (Loss) from Nonconsolidated Affiliates	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
RezPlot equity loss	$	(500	)	$	(189	)
Sungenia JV equity loss	(115		)	(40		)
GTSC equity income	760			575
OFS LLC equity income	38			42
SV Lift equity loss	(131		)	—
Total Income / (Loss) from Nonconsolidated Affiliates	$	52		$	388

The change in the GTSC investment balance is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Beginning balance	$	18,488		$	29,780
Adjustment of allowance for losses	—			144
Initial fair value option adjustment (see Note 17)	317			—
Cash contributions	3,689			33,143
Distributions	(2,035		)	(47,382		)
Equity earnings	760			2,803
Fair value adjustment	(2,191		)	—
Ending Balance	$	19,028		$	18,488

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Share-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

As of March 31, 2020, we had two share-based compensation plans: the Sun Communities, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (“2015 Equity Incentive Plan”) and the First Amended and Restated 2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan (“2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan”). We believe granting equity awards will provide certain executives, key employees and directors additional incentives to promote our financial success and promote employee and director retention by providing an opportunity to acquire or increase the direct proprietary interest of those individuals in our operations and future.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, shares were granted as follow:

Grant Period	Type	Plan	Shares Granted		Grant Date Fair Value Per Share			Vesting Type	Vesting Anniversary	Percentage
2020	Key Employees	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	51,790		$	162.42	(1)	Time Based	20.0% annually over 5 years
2020	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	46,000		$	165.97	(1)	Time Based	20.0% annually over 5 years
2020	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	69,000	(2)	$	125.47	(2)	Market Condition	3rd	100.0	%
2020	Directors	2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan	10,200		$	147.97	(1)	Time Based	3rd	100.0	%
2019	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	44,000		$	115.39	(1)	Time Based	20.0% annually over 5 years
2019	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	66,000	(3)	$	115.39	(3)	Market Condition	3rd	100.0	%
2019	Directors	2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan	18,000		$	113.68	(1)	Time Based	3rd	100.0	%

⁽¹⁾ The fair values of the grants were determined by using the average closing price of our common stock on the dates the shares were issued.

⁽²⁾ Share-based compensation for restricted stock awards with market conditions is measured based on an estimate of shares expected to vest. We estimate the fair value of share-based compensation for restricted stock with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. At the grant date our common stock price was $165.97. Based on the Monte Carlo simulation we expect 75.6% of the 69,000 shares to vest.

⁽³⁾ Share-based compensation for restricted stock awards with market conditions is measured based on an estimate of shares expected to vest. We estimate the fair value of share-based compensation for restricted stock with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. At the grant date our common stock price was $115.39. Based on the Monte Carlo simulation we expect 75.1% of the 66,000 shares to vest.

Options

There were no stock option exercises during the three months ended March 31, 2020. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, 1,500 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of stock options with net proceeds of less than $0.1 million.

Vesting

The vesting requirements for 144,231 restricted shares granted to our executives, directors and employees were satisfied during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

Computations of basic and diluted earnings / (loss) per share were as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Numerator
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	(16,086	)	$	34,331
Less allocation to restricted stock awards	(254		)	437
Basic earnings - Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders after allocation to restricted stock awards	$	(15,832	)	$	33,894
Add allocation to restricted stock awards	(254		)	437
Diluted earnings - Net income attributable to common stockholders after allocation to restricted stock awards	$	(16,086	)	$	34,331

Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding	92,410			85,520
Add: dilutive stock options	1			1
Add: dilutive restricted stock	524			512
Diluted weighted average common shares and securities	92,935			86,033
Earnings / (Loss) Per Share Available to Common Stockholders After Allocation
Basic earnings / (loss) per share	$	(0.17	)	$	0.40
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share	$	(0.17	)	$	0.40

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the outstanding securities that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as of March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	As of
	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2019
Common OP units	2,408	2,719
A-3 preferred OP units	40	40
A-1 preferred OP units	303	328
Series C preferred OP units	310	314
Series D preferred OP units	489	489
Aspen preferred OP units	1,284	1,284
Series E preferred OP units	90	—
Series A-4 preferred stock	—	1,063
A-4 preferred OP units	—	410
Total Securities	4,924	6,647

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Debt And Lines Of Credit (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt and lines of credit [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth certain information regarding debt including premiums, discounts and deferred financing costs (in thousands):

	Carrying Amount				Weighted Average Years to Maturity		Weighted Average Interest Rates
	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019		March 31, 2020	December 31, 2019	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Collateralized term loans - Life Companies	$	1,701,478	$	1,710,408	16.9	17.1	4.0	%	4.0	%
Collateralized term loans - FNMA	902,375		697,589		9.0	7.0	3.4	%	3.7	%
Collateralized term loans - CMBS	296,753		397,868		3.4	3.1	4.9	%	5.1	%
Collateralized term loans - FMCC	373,202		374,727		4.6	4.9	3.9	%	3.9	%
Total collateralized term loans	3,273,808		3,180,592
Preferred equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable	35,249		35,249		2.5	2.8	6.0	%	6.0	%
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	34,663		34,663		5.9	4.0	5.9	%	6.5	%
Lines of credit	582,774		183,898		3.2	3.5	1.8	%	2.7	%
Total debt	$	3,926,494	$	3,434,402	10.6	11.1	3.6	%	4.0	%

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Intangible Assets Intangible Assets, Schedule of Intangible Asset Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 3,656	$ 3,877
Leases, Acquired-in-Place [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	3,451	3,672
Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 205	$ 205

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Consolidated Variable Interest Entities, Schedule of Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment property, net	$ 7,288,401	$ 7,232,620
Other assets, net (including $23,751 and $23,894 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	219,176	219,896
Mortgage loans payable (including $46,727 and $46,993 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	3,273,808	3,180,592
Other liabilities (including $19,604 and $13,631 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	82,341	81,289
Liabilities	4,346,127	3,848,104
Consolidated VIEs	$ 9,374	$ 8,542
VIE as a Percentage of Consolidated Assets	4.60%	4.70%
VIE as a Percentage of Consolidated Liabilities	2.30%	2.50%
VIE as a Percentage of Total Equity	1.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment property, net	$ 350,019	$ 344,300
Other assets, net (including $23,751 and $23,894 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	23,751	23,894
Total Assets	373,770	368,194
Mortgage loans payable (including $46,727 and $46,993 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	46,727	46,993
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	35,249	35,249	$ 35,249
Other liabilities (including $19,604 and $13,631 for consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; see Note 7)	19,604	13,631
Liabilities	101,580	95,873
Equity Interests	26,063	27,091
Consolidated VIEs	9,374	8,542
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity	$ 137,017	$ 131,506

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Leases - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) ft² $ / sqft	Sep. 30, 2019 ft² $ / sqft	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease liability	$ 26,083		$ 24,222
Finance lease liability	4,099			$ 4,100
Operating lease, not yet commenced	$ 2,900
Term of operating lease not yet commenced	7 years				7 years
CEO | American Center
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		28.10%
Area of rentable real estate property | ft²	20,087	103,100
Gross base rent (USD per sqft) | $ / sqft	18.95	18.95

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Earnings Per Share , Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Loss Per Share (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	4,924	6,647
Common OP Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	2,408	2,719
Series A-1 Preferred OP Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	303	328
Series D Preferred OP Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	489	489
Series A-3 Preferred OP Units [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	40	40
Series A-4 preferred OP units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	0	410
Series A-4 Preferred Stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	0	1,063
Series C preferred OP units [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	310	314
Aspen Preferred OP Units [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	1,284	1,284
Series E Preferred OP Units [Domain]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	90	0

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Notes And Other Receivables Notes and Other Receivables, Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 186,692	$ 157,926
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment	$ 0	100
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss		$ 95,600
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	$ (600)
Receivable with Imputed Interest, Effective Yield (Interest Rate)	8.00%	8.00%
Receivable With Imputed Interest, Term	15 years 7 months 6 days	15 years 9 months 18 days
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss		$ 95,580
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment	$ (2,100)
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment	(1,100)	1,000
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment		0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	92,208	95,580
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment		$ 0	$ 0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 92,208

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Real Estate Acquisitions, Schedule of Properties Acquired (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) site development_site shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) expansion_site community sites shares	Dec. 31, 2019 site	Dec. 31, 2019 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 development_site	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of sites suitable for development | expansion_site			900
Number of MH Sites | sites			201
Investment in property		$ 24,714,000					$ 825,266,000
Sites | site		529		10,390
Development Sites | development_site		0				926
Shares outstanding | shares					488,958
Inventory of manufactured homes							6,163,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets		$ 230,000					22,302,000
Other assets (liabilities), net		(686,000)					49,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net		24,258,000					853,682,000
Cash		15,258,000	$ 426,461,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							61,900,000
Total consideration transferred		24,258,000	853,682,000
Equity		9,000,000	$ 365,321,000
Number of RV Sites | sites			301
Number of Motor Home Communities | community			2
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares			1,972,876
Purchase of Tangible Property	$ 300,000
Slick Rock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sites | site				193
Development Sites | development_site						0
Cape Cod [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property		$ 13,350,000					8,250,000
Sites | site		230
Development Sites | development_site		0
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets		$ 150,000					0
Other assets (liabilities), net		(295,000)					(8,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net		13,205,000					8,258,000
Cash		4,205,000	$ 8,258,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred		13,205,000	8,258,000
Equity		9,000,000	0
Jensen Property Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							374,402,000
Development Sites				5,230		466
Inventory of manufactured homes							3,605,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							7,752,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							(3,938,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							389,697,000
Cash			18,306,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							58,000,000
Total consideration transferred			389,697,000
Equity			$ 313,391,000
Number of Motor Home Communities | community			31
Jellystone Natural Bridge [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property		$ 11,364,000
Sites | site		299
Development Sites | development_site		0
In-place leases and other intangible assets		$ 80,000
Other assets (liabilities), net		(391,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net		11,053,000
Cash		11,053,000
Total consideration transferred		11,053,000
Equity		$ 0
Reunion Lake [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							23,493,000
Sites | site				202
Development Sites | development_site						69
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							0
Other assets (liabilities), net							1,153,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							22,340,000
Cash			$ 22,340,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			22,340,000
Equity			0
River Plantation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							22,589,000
Sites | site				309
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							75,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							0
Other assets (liabilities), net							0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							22,664,000
Cash			22,664,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			22,664,000
Equity			0
Massey's Landing [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							36,250,000
Sites | site				291
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							220,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							446,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							36,024,000
Cash			36,024,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			36,024,000
Equity			0
Archview [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							19,070,000
Sites | site				142
Development Sites | development_site						351
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							0
Other assets (liabilities), net							92,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							18,978,000
Cash			18,978,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			18,978,000
Equity			0
The Sands [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							5,955,000
Sites | site				244
Development Sites | development_site						40
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							0
Other assets (liabilities), net							79,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							5,876,000
Cash			1,976,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							3,900,000
Total consideration transferred			5,876,000
Equity			0
Sun NG RV Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							43,632,000
Sites | site				502
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							18,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							850,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							678,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							43,822,000
Cash			43,822,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			43,822,000
Equity			0
Shelby Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							85,969,000
Sites | site				1,308
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							2,011,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							6,520,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							1,015,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							93,485,000
Cash			93,485,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			93,485,000
Equity			0
Buena Vista [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							20,221,000
Sites | site				400
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							439,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							1,590,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							93,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							22,157,000
Cash			22,157,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			22,157,000
Equity			0
Country Village [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							62,784,000
Sites | site				518
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							2,020,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							(31,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							64,835,000
Cash			12,905,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			64,835,000
Equity			51,930,000
Hid'n Pines [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							10,680,000
Sites | site				321
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							70,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							233,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							10,517,000
Cash			10,517,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			10,517,000
Equity			0
Hacienda del Rio [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							111,971,000
Sites | site				730
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							15,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							3,280,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							237,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							115,029,000
Cash			115,029,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							$ 0
Total consideration transferred			115,029,000
Equity			$ 0
Series D Preferred OP Units
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares outstanding | shares		488,958

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Debt And Lines Of Credit , Narrative - Line of Credit (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 29, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	May 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Apr. 25, 2017
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption, Term		7 years
Lines of credit				$ 582,774,000		$ 183,898,000
Weighted average interest rate				3.60%		4.00%
Debt weighted average to maturity, length				10 years 7 months 6 days		11 years 1 month 6 days
A&R Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Lines of credit				$ 100,000,000.0
Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity											$ 750,000,000.0
Line of credit, borrowing capacity											1,100,000,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			May 21, 2023
Line of credit, additional borrowing capacity											350,000,000.0
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	$ 2,600,000				$ 2,600,000					$ 2,800,000
Line of credit - manufactured home floor plan facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity	$ 12,000,000.0				$ 12,000,000.0
Lines of credit				4,000,000.0		$ 3,300,000
Prime Rate [Member] | Line of credit - manufactured home floor plan facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis points					10000.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity											650,000,000.0
Long-term Debt				424,900,000		$ 123,600,000
Lines of credit				$ 582,774,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate				1.80%		2.70%
Debt weighted average to maturity, length				3 years 2 months 12 days		3 years 6 months
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Lines of credit				$ 54,200,000		$ 57,000,000.0		$ 58,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit variable interest rate	1.20%				1.20%
Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity									$ 100,000,000.0		$ 100,000,000.0
Term Loan [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit variable interest rate	1.20%				1.20%
Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate											1.20%
Minimum [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.20%				1.20%
Maximum [Member] | Prime Rate [Member] | Line of credit - manufactured home floor plan facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	7.00%				7.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.00%				6.00%
Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate											2.10%
Maximum [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.05%				2.05%
GTSC [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity	$ 125,000,000.0				$ 125,000,000.0		$ 140,000,000.0
Long-term Debt	$ 56,000,000.0				$ 56,000,000.0	49,400,000
Ownership percentage	40.00%				40.00%					40.00%
GTSC [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 139,900,000				$ 139,900,000	$ 123,400,000
GTSC [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis points	1.65%

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Equity and Temporary Equity Equity and Temporary Equity, Schedule of Sale of Common Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Aggregate Value of Shares to be Issued in Accordance to Sales Agreement	$ 450.0
Issuance of common stock and common OP units, net		$ 163.8

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Segment Reporting Identifiable Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Investment property, net	$ 7,288,401	$ 7,232,620
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	394,740	34,830	$ 34,175	$ 62,262
Marketable securities	55,602	94,727
Inventory of manufactured homes	64,436	62,061
Notes and other receivables, net	186,692	157,926
Other assets	219,176	219,896
Total Assets	8,209,047	7,802,060
Real Property Operations Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Investment property, net	6,689,866	6,651,275
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	348,470	(8,346)
Marketable securities	55,602	94,727
Inventory of manufactured homes	128	0
Notes and other receivables, net	170,569	142,509
Other assets	163,864	167,804
Total Assets	7,428,499	7,047,969
Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Investment property, net	598,535	581,345
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	46,270	43,176
Marketable securities	0	0
Inventory of manufactured homes	64,308	62,061
Notes and other receivables, net	16,123	15,417
Other assets	55,312	52,092
Total Assets	$ 780,548	$ 754,091

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Investment property, net	$ 7,288,401	$ 7,232,620
Other assets	219,176	219,896
Secured debt	3,273,808	3,180,592
Other liabilities	$ 82,341	$ 81,289
Shares outstanding		488,958
Common Stock, Par Value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	180,000,000	180,000,000
Common Stock, Shares Issued	90,690,000	86,357,000
Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	93,327,000	93,180,000
Series A-4 Preferred Stock
Series A-4 Preferred Stock, Par Value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Series A-4 Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Investment property, net	$ 350,019	$ 344,300
Other assets	23,751	23,894
Secured debt	46,727	46,993
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	35,249	35,249
Other liabilities	$ 19,604	$ 13,631

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Capitalized interest		$ 3,216

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, marketable securities, notes and other receivables, accounts payable, and debt.

ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure regarding determination of fair value for assets and liabilities and establishes a hierarchy under which these assets and liabilities must be grouped, based on significant levels of observable or unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumption. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. These two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1—Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

We utilize fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The following methods and assumptions were used in order to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

Marketable Securities

Marketable securities held by us and accounted for under the ASC 321 “Investment Equity Securities” are measured at fair value. Any change in fair value is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in Remeasurement of marketable securities in accordance with ASU 2016-01 “Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities.” The fair value is measured by the quoted unadjusted share price which is readily available in active markets (Level 1).

The change in the marketable securities balance is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Beginning Balance	$	94,727		$	49,037
Additional purchase	—			8,995
Change in fair value measurement	(28,647		)	34,240
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(11,414		)	816
Dividend reinvestment, net of tax	936			1,639
Ending Balance	$	55,602		$	94,727

Installment Notes Receivable on Manufactured Homes

Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes are recorded at fair value and are measured using model-derived indicative pricing using observable inputs, inclusive of default rates, interest rates and recovery rates (Level 2). Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables.” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncement.” for additional detail.

Notes Receivable from Real Estate Developers

Notes receivable from real estate developers are recorded at fair value and are measured using prevailing market interest rates (Level 2).The carrying values of those notes generally approximate their fair market values either due to the short-term nature of the note and/or the note being secured by underlying collateral and/or personal guarantees. Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables.” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncement.” for additional detail.

Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

The fair value of long-term debt is based on the estimates of management and on rates currently quoted, rates currently prevailing for comparable loans, and instruments of comparable maturities (Level 2). Refer to Note 8, “Debt and Lines of Credit.”

Financial Liabilities

We estimate the fair value of our contingent consideration liability based on discounting of future cash flows using market interest rates and adjusting for non-performance risk over the remaining term of the liability (Level 2).

Other Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, and accounts payable approximate their fair market values due to the short-term nature of those instruments.

The table below sets forth our financial assets and liabilities that required disclosure of fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2020. The table presents the carrying values and fair values of our financial instruments as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, that were measured using the valuation techniques described above (in thousands). The table excludes other financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, and accounts payable as the carrying values associated with these instruments approximate fair value since their maturities are less than one year.

	March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
Financial Assets	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Marketable securities	$	55,602	$	55,602	$	94,727	$	94,727
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net	92,208		92,208		95,580		95,580
Notes receivable from real estate developers	37,481		37,481		18,960		18,960
Total	$	185,291	$	185,291	$	209,267	$	209,267
Financial Liabilities
Debt	$	3,343,720	$	3,381,041	$	3,250,504	$	3,270,544
Lines of credit	582,774		582,774		183,898		183,898
Other liabilities (contingent consideration)	4,133		4,133		6,134		6,134
Total	$	3,930,627	$	3,967,948	$	3,440,536	$	3,460,576

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Subsequent Event

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Event

We have evaluated our Consolidated Financial Statements for subsequent events through the date that this Form 10-Q was issued.

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Stock Granted

uring the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, shares were granted as follow:

Grant Period	Type	Plan	Shares Granted		Grant Date Fair Value Per Share			Vesting Type	Vesting Anniversary	Percentage
2020	Key Employees	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	51,790		$	162.42	(1)	Time Based	20.0% annually over 5 years
2020	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	46,000		$	165.97	(1)	Time Based	20.0% annually over 5 years
2020	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	69,000	(2)	$	125.47	(2)	Market Condition	3rd	100.0	%
2020	Directors	2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan	10,200		$	147.97	(1)	Time Based	3rd	100.0	%
2019	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	44,000		$	115.39	(1)	Time Based	20.0% annually over 5 years
2019	Executive Officers	2015 Equity Incentive Plan	66,000	(3)	$	115.39	(3)	Market Condition	3rd	100.0	%
2019	Directors	2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan	18,000		$	113.68	(1)	Time Based	3rd	100.0	%

⁽¹⁾ The fair values of the grants were determined by using the average closing price of our common stock on the dates the shares were issued.

⁽²⁾ Share-based compensation for restricted stock awards with market conditions is measured based on an estimate of shares expected to vest. We estimate the fair value of share-based compensation for restricted stock with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. At the grant date our common stock price was $165.97. Based on the Monte Carlo simulation we expect 75.6% of the 69,000 shares to vest.

⁽³⁾ Share-based compensation for restricted stock awards with market conditions is measured based on an estimate of shares expected to vest. We estimate the fair value of share-based compensation for restricted stock with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. At the grant date our common stock price was $115.39. Based on the Monte Carlo simulation we expect 75.1% of the 66,000 shares to vest.

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Investment In Affiliates (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments

The investment balance in each nonconsolidated affiliate is as follows (in thousands):

Investment	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Investment in RezPlot	$	3,684	$	4,184
Investment in Sungenia JV	11,576		11,995
Investment in GTSC	19,028		18,488
Investment in OFS LLC	186		148
Investment in SV Lift	3,470		2,961
Total	$	37,944	$	37,776

The income / (loss) from each nonconsolidated affiliate is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
Income / (Loss) from Nonconsolidated Affiliates	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
RezPlot equity loss	$	(500	)	$	(189	)
Sungenia JV equity loss	(115		)	(40		)
GTSC equity income	760			575
OFS LLC equity income	38			42
SV Lift equity loss	(131		)	—
Total Income / (Loss) from Nonconsolidated Affiliates	$	52		$	388

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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Mar. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Asset and Liabilities (in thousands)
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Lease Assets
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	4,099	$	4,081
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	25,442	$	23,751
Right-of-use asset obtained relative to below market operating lease	Other asset, net	$	28,178	$	28,366
Lease Liabilities
Finance lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	4,099	$	4,081
Operating lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	26,083	$	24,222

Lease expense for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Expense (in thousands)		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Finance lease expense
Amortization of right-of-use assets	Interest expense	$	(18	)	$	(18	)
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense	26			26
Operating lease cost	General and administrative expense, Property operating and maintenance	974			822
Variable lease cost	Property operating and maintenance	369			319
Total Lease Expense		$	1,351		$	1,149

Finance Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of the three months ended March 31, 2020 where we are the lessee include:

Maturity of lease liabilities (in thousands)
	Operating Leases			Finance Leases			Total
2020 (Excluding three months ended March 31, 2020)	$	2,186		$	112		$	2,298
2021	2,842			120			2,962
2022	2,863			120			2,983
2023	2,994			120			3,114
2024	3,300			4,060			7,360
Thereafter	32,773			—			32,773
Total Lease Payments	$	46,958		$	4,532		$	51,490
Less: Imputed interest	(20,875		)	(433		)	(21,308		)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	$	26,083		$	4,099		$	30,182

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of the three months ended March 31, 2020 where we are the lessee include:

Maturity of lease liabilities (in thousands)
	Operating Leases			Finance Leases			Total
2020 (Excluding three months ended March 31, 2020)	$	2,186		$	112		$	2,298
2021	2,842			120			2,962
2022	2,863			120			2,983
2023	2,994			120			3,114
2024	3,300			4,060			7,360
Thereafter	32,773			—			32,773
Total Lease Payments	$	46,958		$	4,532		$	51,490
Less: Imputed interest	(20,875		)	(433		)	(21,308		)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	$	26,083		$	4,099		$	30,182

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Notes And Other Receivables

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Long-term Notes and Loans, by Type, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]

Notes And Other Receivables

Notes and Other Receivables

The following table sets forth certain information regarding notes and other receivables (in millions):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net	$	92.2	$	95.6
Notes receivable from real estate developers	37.5		19.0
Other receivables, net	57.0		43.3
Total Notes and Other Receivables, net	$	186.7	$	157.9

Installment Notes Receivable on Manufactured Homes

Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, effective January 1, 2020, installment notes receivable are measured at fair value pursuant to the Company electing the value option. The balances of installment notes receivable of $92.2 million (net of fair value adjustment of $1.1 million) and $95.6 million (net of allowance of $0.6 million) as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, are collateralized by manufactured homes. The notes represent financing to purchasers of manufactured homes primarily located in our communities and require monthly principal and interest payments. The notes had a net weighted average interest rate (net of servicing costs) and maturity of 8.0 percent and 15.6 years as of March 31, 2020, and 8.0 percent and 15.8 years as of December 31, 2019, respectively. Refer to Note 14, “Fair Value of Financial instruments.” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncement.” for additional detail.

The change in the aggregate balance of the installment notes receivable is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended			Year Ended
	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Beginning balance of gross installment notes receivable	$	96.2		$	113.5
Financed sale of manufactured homes	0.3			0.3
Principal payments and payoffs from our customers	(2.0		)	(8.7		)
Principal reduction from repossessed homes	(1.2		)	(8.9		)
Ending balance of gross installment notes receivable	93.3			96.2
Beginning balance of allowance for losses on installment notes receivables	(0.6		)	(0.7		)
Adjustment to allowance for losses	—			0.1
Initial fair value option adjustment (see Note 17)	0.6			—
Ending balance of allowance for losses on installment notes receivables	—			(0.6		)
Initial fair value option adjustment (see Note 17)	1.0			—
Fair value adjustment	(2.1		)	—
Fair value adjustments on gross installment notes receivable	(1.1		)	—
Ending balance of installment notes receivable, net	$	92.2		$	95.6

Notes Receivable from Real Estate Developers

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the notes receivable balances of $37.5 million and $19.0 million, respectively, primarily comprise short term construction loans provided to real estate developers. The carrying values of those notes generally approximate their fair market values either due to the short-term nature of the loan and/or or the note being secured by underlying collateral and/or personal guarantees. The notes receivable from real estate developers have a net weighted average interest rate and maturity of 6.1 percent and 1.7 years as of March 31, 2020, and 7.0 percent and 1.3 years as of December 31, 2019, respectively. Refer to Note 14, “Fair Value of Financial instruments.” and Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncement.” for additional detail.

Other Receivables

As of March 31, 2020, other receivables were comprised of amounts due from: residents for rent, utility charges, fees and other pass through charges of $16.0 million (net of allowance of $1.8 million); home sale proceeds of $27.6 million; insurance receivables of $8.0 million, and other receivables of $5.5 million. As of December 31, 2019, other receivables were comprised of amounts due from: residents for rent, utility charges, fees and other pass through charges of $7.8 million (net of allowance of $2.2 million); home sale proceeds of $20.9 million; insurance and other receivables of $9.9 million, and other receivables of $4.8 million.

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Debt And Lines Of Credit

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

Debt and Lines of Credit

The following table sets forth certain information regarding debt including premiums, discounts and deferred financing costs (in thousands):

	Carrying Amount				Weighted Average Years to Maturity		Weighted Average Interest Rates
	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019		March 31, 2020	December 31, 2019	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Collateralized term loans - Life Companies	$	1,701,478	$	1,710,408	16.9	17.1	4.0	%	4.0	%
Collateralized term loans - FNMA	902,375		697,589		9.0	7.0	3.4	%	3.7	%
Collateralized term loans - CMBS	296,753		397,868		3.4	3.1	4.9	%	5.1	%
Collateralized term loans - FMCC	373,202		374,727		4.6	4.9	3.9	%	3.9	%
Total collateralized term loans	3,273,808		3,180,592
Preferred equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable	35,249		35,249		2.5	2.8	6.0	%	6.0	%
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	34,663		34,663		5.9	4.0	5.9	%	6.5	%
Lines of credit	582,774		183,898		3.2	3.5	1.8	%	2.7	%
Total debt	$	3,926,494	$	3,434,402	10.6	11.1	3.6	%	4.0	%

Collateralized Term Loans

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019, we repaid the following collateralized term loans:

Three Months Ended	Repayment amount (in millions)			Fixed Interest rate			Maturity date	(Gain) / loss on extinguishment of debt (in millions)			Encumbered communities released
March 31, 2020	$	99.6		5.837	%		March 1, 2021	$	3.4		11
	$	19.9	(1)	5.83	%	(3)	July 1, 2020	$	(0.1	)	2
December 31, 2019	$	17.0		5.62	%		March 1, 2020	$	—		—
	$	127.3		5.10	%		November 1, 2021	$	3.2		—
	$	21.5	(2)	6.24	%	(3)	March 1, 2020 April 1, 2020	$	(0.2	)	3
September 30, 2019	$	134.0		4.3	%		May 1, 2023	$	12.8		—
March 31, 2019	$	186.8		3.83	%		January 1, 2030	$	0.7		—

⁽¹⁾ Includes four collateralized term loans due to mature on July 1, 2020.

⁽²⁾ Includes four collateralized term loans, three due to mature on March 1, 2020 and one due to mature on April 1, 2020.

⁽³⁾ The interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate on collateralized term loans.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019, we entered into the following collateralized term loans:

Three Months Ended	Loan amount (in millions)			Term (in years)	Interest rate		Maturity date
March 31, 2020	$	230.0		15	2.995	%	April 1, 2035
December 31, 2019	$	400.0	(1)	21	4.026	%	December 15, 2039 December 15, 2041
September 30, 2019	$	250.0		10	2.925	%	October 1, 2029
March 31, 2019	$	265.0		25	4.170	%	January 15, 2044

⁽¹⁾ Includes two collateralized term loans one due to mature on December 15, 2039 and the other on December 1, 2041.

The collateralized term loans totaling $3.3 billion as of March 31, 2020, are secured by 185 properties comprised of 73,364 sites representing approximately $3.2 billion of net book value.

Preferred OP Units - mandatorily redeemable

Preferred OP units at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include $34.7 million of Aspen preferred OP units issued by the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2020, these units are convertible indirectly into 433,072 shares of our common stock.

In January 2020, we amended the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement at the election of certain Aspen preferred OP unit holders. The amendment extended the automatic redemption date and reduced the annual distribution rate for 270,000 of the Aspen preferred OP units (the “Extended Units”). Subject to certain limitations, at any time prior to January 1, 2024 (or prior to January 1, 2034 with respect to the Extended Units), the holder of each Aspen preferred OP unit at its option may convert such Aspen preferred OP unit into: (a) if the average closing price of our common stock for the preceding ten trading days is $68.00 per share or less, 0.397 common OP units; or (b) if the ten-day average closing price is greater than $68.00 per share, the number of common OP units is determined by dividing (i) the sum of (A) $27.00 plus (B) 25 percent of the amount by which the ten-day average closing price exceeds $68.00 per share, by (ii) the ten-day average closing price. The current preferred distribution rate is 3.8 percent on the Extended Units and 6.5 percent on all other Aspen preferred OP units. On January 2, 2024 (or January 2, 2034 with respect to the Extended Units), we are required to redeem for cash all Aspen preferred OP units that have not been converted to common OP units. As of March 31, 2020, 270,000 of the Extended Units and 1,013,819 other Aspen preferred units were outstanding.

Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable

In connection with the investment in Sun NG Resorts, $35.3 million of mandatorily redeemable Preferred Equity (“Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts”) was purchased by unrelated third parties. The Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts carries a preferred rate of return of 6.0 percent per annum. The Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts has a seven-year term and can be redeemed in the fourth quarter of 2022 at the holders’ option. The Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts as of March 31, 2020 was $35.2 million. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” Note 7, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” and Note 9, “Equity and Temporary Equity” for additional information.

Lines of Credit

Credit agreement - In May 2019, we amended and restated our credit agreement with Citibank, N.A. and certain other lenders. Pursuant to the credit agreement, we entered into a senior credit facility with Citibank and certain lenders in the amount of $750.0 million, comprised of a $650.0 million revolving loan, with the ability to use up to $100.0 million for advances in Australian dollars, and a $100.0 million term loan (the “A&R Facility”). As of March 31, 2020, the term loan was fully drawn. The A&R Credit Agreement has a four-year term ending May 21, 2023, which can be extended for two additional six-month periods, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as defined in the credit agreement. The credit agreement also provides for additional commitments in an amount not to exceed $350.0 million. The funding of these additional commitments is subject to certain conditions, including obtaining the consent of the lenders, some of which are outside of our control. If additional borrowings are made pursuant to any such additional commitments, the aggregate borrowing limit under the A&R Facility may be increased up to $1.1 billion.

The A&R Facility bears interest at a floating rate based on the Eurodollar rate or Bank Bill Swap Bid Rate plus a margin that is determined based on our leverage ratio calculated in accordance with the credit agreement, which margin can range from 1.20 percent to 2.10 percent for the revolving loan and 1.20 percent to 2.05 percent for the term loan. As of March 31, 2020, the margin based on our leverage ratio was 1.2 percent on the revolving loan and 1.2 percent on the term loan. We had $424.9 million and $100.0 million of borrowings on the revolving loan and the term loan, respectively, as of March 31, 2020. We had $123.6 million of borrowings on the revolving loan and no borrowings on the term loan, as of December 31, 2019.

The A&R Facility provides us with the ability to issue letters of credit. Our issuance of letters of credit does not increase our borrowings outstanding under our line of credit but does reduce the borrowing amount available. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had approximately $2.6 million and $2.8 million of availability, respectively.

Floor plan - We have a $12.0 million manufactured home floor plan facility renewable indefinitely until our lender provides us at least a twelve month notice of their intent to terminate the agreement. The interest rate is 100 basis points over the greater of the prime rate as quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of each month or 6.0 percent. At March 31, 2020, the effective interest rate was 7.0 percent. The outstanding balance was $4.0 million as of March 31, 2020 and $3.3 million as of December 31, 2019

Other - In October 2019, we assumed a term loan facility with Citibank N.A. (“Citibank”), in the amount of $58.0 million in relation to an acquisition. The term loan has a four-year term ending October 29, 2023, and bears interest at a floating rate based on the Eurodollar rate or Prime rate. The outstanding balance was $54.2 million at March 31, 2020 and $57.0 million at December 31, 2019, respectively.

Covenants

Pursuant to the terms of the A&R Facility, we are subject to various financial and other covenants. The most restrictive of our debt agreements place limitations on secured borrowings and contain minimum fixed charge coverage, leverage, distribution, and net worth requirements. At March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with all covenants.

In addition, certain of our subsidiary borrowers own properties that secure loans. These subsidiaries are consolidated within our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements, however, each of these subsidiaries’ assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of the Company, any of its other subsidiaries or any other person or entity.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Nonconsolidated Affiliate Indebtedness

We have a 40 percent investment in GTSC, a nonconsolidated affiliate. During September 2019, GTSC entered into a warehouse line of credit with a maximum loan amount of $125.0 million. During February 2020, the maximum amount was increased to $140.0 million. As of March 31, 2020, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partners’ share, incurred by GTSC was approximately $139.9 million (of which our proportionate share is approximately $56.0 million). The debt bears interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR plus 1.65 percent per annum and matures on September 15, 2023. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partner’s share, incurred by GTSC was approximately $123.4 million (of which our proportionate share is approximately $49.4 million).

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Fair Value	$ 0.3
Notes Receivable [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Fair Value	$ 1.6

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Marketable Securities (Details) - Marketable Securities [Member] - Fair Value, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Investment, Additional Purchase	$ 0	$ 8,995
Beginning Balance	94,727	49,037
Ending Balance	55,602	94,727
Investment, Fair Value Adjustment	(28,647)	34,240
Investment, Foreign Current Translation Adjustment	(11,414)	816
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Dividend Reinvestment Plan	$ 936	$ 1,639

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Debt And Lines Of Credit , Narrative - Collateralized Term Loans (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) site properties Rate	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) site Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	$ 3,279	$ 653
Reduction in secured borrowing balance	$ 0	5,055
Weighted average interest rate | Rate	3.60%			4.00%
Sites | site	529			10,390
Debt weighted average to maturity, length	10 years 7 months 6 days			11 years 1 month 6 days
Total debt	$ 3,273,808			$ 3,180,592
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 230,000	$ 265,000	$ 250,000	$ 400,000
Debt instrument term	15 years	25 years	10 years	21 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.995%	4.17%	2.925%	4.026%
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate | Rate	3.40%			5.10%
Debt weighted average to maturity, length	9 years			3 years 1 month 6 days
Total debt	$ 902,375			$ 397,868
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net book value of properties securing collateralized term loans	$ 3,200,000
Properties securing debt [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sites | site	73,364
Debt Instrument, number of properties securing a debt instument | properties	185

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Notes And Other Receivables Notes and Other Receivables, Other receivables - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment	$ 0	$ 100
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Other receivables for rent, water, sewer usage	$ 16,000	7,800
Allowance for rent, water, sewer usage receivables	(1,800)	(2,200)
Contract with Customer, Asset, Reclassified to Receivable	27,600	20,900
Insurance receivables	8,000	9,900
Other Receivables	5,500
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment	(2,100)
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment	$ (1,100)	$ 1,000

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Investment In Affiliates , Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
RezPlot [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		50.00%
Sungenia JV [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%		50.00%
GTSC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	40.00%		40.00%
Origen Financial Services [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	22.90%		22.90%

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Equity and Temporary Equity, Conversion of Stock (Details)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019 $ / shares Rate shares	Mar. 31, 2020 shares	Mar. 31, 2019 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 shares
Conversion of Common OP Units
Conversion of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of units			11,949	6,533
Series A-1 Preferred OP Units
Conversion of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of units			6,677	3,950
Series D Preferred OP Units
Conversion of Stock [Line Items]
Temporary Equity, Dividends For Term Two, Percentage | Rate		4.00%
Temporary Equity, Shares Issued		488,958
Temporary Equity, Issuance Price | $ / shares		$ 100.00
Common OP Units
Conversion of Stock [Line Items]
Temporary Equity, Shares Issued					180,277
Common OP Units | Conversion of Common OP Units
Conversion of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion Rate			1.0000
Conversion of units			11,949
Common OP Units | Series A-1 Preferred OP Units
Conversion of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion Rate			2.4390
Conversion of units			16,283	9,633
Forecast [Member] | Series D Preferred OP Units
Conversion of Stock [Line Items]
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued Per Share Upon Conversion	100.0

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Segment Reporting Segment Reporting, Seasonality (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019 segment	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment					2
Real Property Operations Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expected annual transient RV revenue | $	$ 121.5					$ 25.3
Transient RV rental revenue recognized as a percentage	16.40%	40.30%	23.20%	20.10%

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Real Estate Acquisitions, Pro Forma (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Land			$ 7,700
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Total revenues	$ 92
Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders	(106)
Acquisitions - 2019 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 288,136
Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders		$ 40,078
Net income per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - basic		$ 0.47
Net income per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - diluted		$ 0.47
Acquisitions - 2020 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total revenues	310,711
Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders	$ (14,776)
Net income per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - basic	$ (0.16)
Net income per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - diluted	$ (0.16)

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Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	$ 237,785	$ 215,083
Revenues	310,302	287,330
Income From Real Property [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	237,785	215,083
Revenue From Home Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	40,587	39,618
Rental Home Revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	15,472	13,971
Ancillary Revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	10,195	10,178
Interest [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	2,350	4,800
Brokerage Commissions And Other Revenues, Net [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	3,913	3,680
Real Property Operations Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	254,243	233,741
Real Property Operations Segment [Member] | Income From Real Property [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	237,785	215,083
Real Property Operations Segment [Member] | Revenue From Home Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	0	0
Real Property Operations Segment [Member] | Rental Home Revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	0	0
Real Property Operations Segment [Member] | Ancillary Revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	10,195	10,178
Real Property Operations Segment [Member] | Interest [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	2,350	4,800
Real Property Operations Segment [Member] | Brokerage Commissions And Other Revenues, Net [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	3,913	3,680
Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	56,059	53,589
Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member] | Income From Real Property [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	0	0
Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member] | Revenue From Home Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	40,587	39,618
Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member] | Rental Home Revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	15,472	13,971
Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member] | Ancillary Revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	0	0
Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member] | Interest [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	0	0
Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member] | Brokerage Commissions And Other Revenues, Net [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from real property	$ 0	$ 0

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Notes and Other Receivables, Allowance for installment notes receivable (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Other Receivables	$ 4.8

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Real Estate Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

2019 we acquired the following communities:

Community Name	Type	Sites	Development Sites	State	Month Acquired
Slickrock Campground	RV	193	—	UT	December
Pandion Ridge	RV	142	351	AL	November
Jensen Portfolio (1)	MH	5,230	466	Various	October
Glen Ellis	RV	244	40	NH	September
Leisure Point Resort (2)	MH / RV	502	—	DE	September
Reunion Lake	RV	202	69	LA	July
River Plantation	RV	309	—	TN	May
Massey’s Landing RV	RV	291	—	DE	February
Shelby Properties (3)	MH	1,308	—	MI	February
Buena Vista	MH	400	—	AZ	February
Country Village Estates (4)	MH	518	—	OR	January
Hid’n Pines RV	RV	321	—	ME	January
Hacienda del Rio	MH (Age-Restricted)	730	—	FL	January
	Total	10,390	926

⁽¹⁾ Contains 31 communities located in CT, GA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, NC and SC. In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued 1,972,876 shares of common stock, net of fractional shares paid in cash.

⁽²⁾ Contains 201 MH sites and 301 RV sites.

⁽³⁾ Contains two MH communities.

⁽⁴⁾ In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued Series D Preferred Operating Partnership (“OP”) Units. As of December 31, 2019, 488,958 Series D Preferred OP Units were outstanding.

March 31, 2020, we acquired the following communities:

Community Name	Type	Sites	Development Sites	State	Month Acquired
Cape Cod (1)	RV	230	—	MA	January
Jellystone Natural Bridge	RV	299	—	VA	February
	Total	529	—

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation

	At Acquisition Date									Consideration
	Investment in property		In-place leases and other intangible assets		Other assets (liabilities), net			Total identifiable assets acquired net of liabilities assumed		Cash and escrow		Temporary and permanent equity		Total consideration
Cape Cod	$	13,350	$	150	$	(295	)	$	13,205	$	4,205	$	9,000	$	13,205
Jellystone Natural Bridge	11,364		80		(391		)	11,053		11,053		—		11,053
Total	$	24,714	$	230	$	(686	)	$	24,258	$	15,258	$	9,000	$	24,258

The following table summarizes the amounts of assets acquired net of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date and the consideration paid for the acquisitions completed in 2019 (in thousands):

	At Acquisition Date											Consideration
	Investment in property		Inventory of manufactured homes		In-place leases and other intangible assets		Other assets (liabilities), net			Total identifiable assets acquired net of liabilities assumed		Cash and escrow		Debt assumed		Temporary and permanent equity		Total consideration
Slickrock Campground	$	8,250	$	—	$	—	$	8		$	8,258	$	8,258	$	—	$	—	$	8,258
Pandion Ridge	19,070		—		—		(92		)	18,978		18,978		—		—		18,978
Jensen Portfolio	374,402		3,605		7,752		3,938			389,697		18,306		58,000		313,391		389,697
Glen Ellis	5,955		—		—		(79		)	5,876		1,976		3,900		—		5,876
Leisure Point Resort	43,632		18		850		(678		)	43,822		43,822		—		—		43,822
Reunion Lake	23,493		—		—		(1,153		)	22,340		22,340		—		—		22,340
River Plantation	22,589		75		—		—			22,664		22,664		—		—		22,664
Massey's Landing	36,250		—		220		(446		)	36,024		36,024		—		—		36,024
Shelby Properties	85,969		2,011		6,520		(1,015		)	93,485		93,485		—		—		93,485
Buena Vista	20,221		439		1,590		(93		)	22,157		22,157		—		—		22,157
Country Village	62,784		—		2,020		31			64,835		12,905		—		51,930		64,835
Hid'n Pines	10,680		—		70		(233		)	10,517		10,517		—		—		10,517
Hacienda del Rio	111,971		15		3,280		(237		)	115,029		115,029		—		—		115,029
Total	$	825,266	$	6,163	$	22,302	$	(49	)	$	853,682	$	426,461	$	61,900	$	365,321	$	853,682

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information

The total amount of revenues and net income included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 related to the acquisitions completed in 2020 are set forth in the following table (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020
Total revenues	$	92
Net loss	$	(106	)

The information presented below has been prepared for comparative purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of either future results of operations or the results of operations that would have actually occurred had the acquisition been consummated on January 1, 2019 (in thousands, except per-share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Total revenues	$	310,711		$	288,136
Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders	$	(14,776	)	$	40,078
Net income / (loss) per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - basic	$	(0.16	)	$	0.47
Net income / (loss) per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - diluted	$	(0.16	)	$	0.47

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) pursuant to Section 856(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”). In order for us to qualify as a REIT, at least 95 percent of our gross income in any year must be derived from qualifying sources. In addition, a REIT must distribute annually at least 90 percent of its REIT taxable income (calculated without any deduction for dividends paid and excluding capital gain) to its stockholders and meet other tests.

Qualification as a REIT involves the satisfaction of numerous requirements (on an annual and quarterly basis) established under highly technical and complex Code provisions for which there are limited judicial or administrative interpretations and involves the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control. In addition, frequent changes occur in the area of REIT taxation which requires us to continually monitor our tax status. We analyzed the various REIT tests and confirmed that we continued to qualify as a REIT for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to United States (“U.S.”) federal income taxes at the corporate level on the ordinary taxable income we distribute to our stockholders as dividends. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, our taxable income could be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates. Even if we qualify as a REIT, we may be subject to certain state and local income taxes as well as U.S. federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income. In addition, taxable income from non-REIT activities managed through taxable REIT subsidiaries is subject to federal, state, and local income taxes. The Company is also subject to local income taxes in Canada as a result of the acquisition in 2016 of certain properties located in Canada. We do not provide for withholding taxes on our undistributed earnings from our Canadian subsidiaries as they are reinvested and will continue to be reinvested indefinitely outside of the U.S. However, we are subject to Australian withholding taxes on distributions from our investment in Ingenia Communities Group.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the impact of temporary differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the bases of such assets and liabilities as measured by tax laws. Deferred tax assets are reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance to the amount where realization is more likely than not assured after considering all available evidence. Our temporary differences primarily relate to net operating loss carryforwards, depreciation and basis differences between tax and U.S. GAAP on our Canadian investments. Our deferred tax assets that have a full valuation allowance relate to our taxable REIT subsidiaries business. Net deferred tax liabilities of $19.1 million and $21.0 million for Canadian entities have been recorded in relation to corporate entities and included in “Other liabilities” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. There are no U.S. federal deferred tax assets or liabilities included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

We had no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2020 and 2019. We do not expect significant changes in tax positions that would result in unrecognized tax benefits within one year of March 31, 2020.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 we recorded a current tax expense for federal, state, Canadian income taxes and Australian withholding taxes of $0.5 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 we recorded a current tax expense for federal, state and Canadian income taxes of $0.2 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recorded a deferred tax benefit of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

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Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

 Leases

Lessee accounting

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of the three months ended March 31, 2020 where we are the lessee include:

Maturity of lease liabilities (in thousands)
	Operating Leases			Finance Leases			Total
2020 (Excluding three months ended March 31, 2020)	$	2,186		$	112		$	2,298
2021	2,842			120			2,962
2022	2,863			120			2,983
2023	2,994			120			3,114
2024	3,300			4,060			7,360
Thereafter	32,773			—			32,773
Total Lease Payments	$	46,958		$	4,532		$	51,490
Less: Imputed interest	(20,875		)	(433		)	(21,308		)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	$	26,083		$	4,099		$	30,182

ROU assets and lease liabilities for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Asset and Liabilities (in thousands)
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Lease Assets
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	4,099	$	4,081
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	25,442	$	23,751
Right-of-use asset obtained relative to below market operating lease	Other asset, net	$	28,178	$	28,366
Lease Liabilities
Finance lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	4,099	$	4,081
Operating lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	26,083	$	24,222

Lease expense for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Expense (in thousands)		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Finance lease expense
Amortization of right-of-use assets	Interest expense	$	(18	)	$	(18	)
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense	26			26
Operating lease cost	General and administrative expense, Property operating and maintenance	974			822
Variable lease cost	Property operating and maintenance	369			319
Total Lease Expense		$	1,351		$	1,149

Lease term, discount rates and additional information for finance and operating leases are as follows:

Lease Term and Discount Rate
	March 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease terms (years)
Finance lease	4.25
Operating lease	25.60
Weighted-average discount rate
Finance lease	2.50	%
Operating lease	4.14	%

Other Information (in thousands)	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating Cash Flow from Operating leases	$	590	$	450
Financing Cash Flow from Finance leases	8		8
Total Cash Paid on Lease Liabilities	$	598	$	458

As of the three months ended March 31, 2020, we have an additional executive office space operating lease for $2.9 million with a lease term of seven years.

Related Party Leases: Lease of Executive Offices. Gary A. Shiffman, together with certain of his family members, indirectly owns an equity interest of approximately 28.1 percent in American Center LLC, the entity from which we lease office space for our principal executive offices. Each of Brian M. Hermelin, Ronald A. Klein and Arthur A. Weiss indirectly owns a less than one percent interest in American Center LLC. Mr. Shiffman is our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Each of Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss is a director of the Company. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 103,100 rentable square feet of permanent space. The initial term of the lease is until October 31, 2026, and the current average gross base rent is $18.95 per square foot until October 31, 2020 with graduated rental increases thereafter. We entered into an additional office space operating lease which commenced in January 2020. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 20,087 rentable square feet of permanent space. The initial term of the lease is until October 31, 2026 and the average gross base rent is $18.95 per square foot until October 31, 2020 with graduated rent increases thereafter. Each of Mr. Shiffman, Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss may have a conflict of interest with respect to his obligations as our officer and/or director and his ownership interest in American Center LLC.

Lessor Accounting

We are not the lessor for any finance leases as of March 31, 2020. Over 95 percent of our operating leases where we are the lessor are either month to month or for a time period not to exceed one year.  As of the reporting date, future minimum lease payments would not exceed twelve months. Similarly, over 94 percent of our investment property, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and related depreciation amounts relate to assets whereby we are the lessor under an operating lease.

Leases

Lessee accounting

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of the three months ended March 31, 2020 where we are the lessee include:

Maturity of lease liabilities (in thousands)
	Operating Leases			Finance Leases			Total
2020 (Excluding three months ended March 31, 2020)	$	2,186		$	112		$	2,298
2021	2,842			120			2,962
2022	2,863			120			2,983
2023	2,994			120			3,114
2024	3,300			4,060			7,360
Thereafter	32,773			—			32,773
Total Lease Payments	$	46,958		$	4,532		$	51,490
Less: Imputed interest	(20,875		)	(433		)	(21,308		)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	$	26,083		$	4,099		$	30,182

ROU assets and lease liabilities for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Asset and Liabilities (in thousands)
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Lease Assets
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	4,099	$	4,081
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	25,442	$	23,751
Right-of-use asset obtained relative to below market operating lease	Other asset, net	$	28,178	$	28,366
Lease Liabilities
Finance lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	4,099	$	4,081
Operating lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	26,083	$	24,222

Lease expense for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Expense (in thousands)		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Finance lease expense
Amortization of right-of-use assets	Interest expense	$	(18	)	$	(18	)
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense	26			26
Operating lease cost	General and administrative expense, Property operating and maintenance	974			822
Variable lease cost	Property operating and maintenance	369			319
Total Lease Expense		$	1,351		$	1,149

Lease term, discount rates and additional information for finance and operating leases are as follows:

Lease Term and Discount Rate
	March 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease terms (years)
Finance lease	4.25
Operating lease	25.60
Weighted-average discount rate
Finance lease	2.50	%
Operating lease	4.14	%

Other Information (in thousands)	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating Cash Flow from Operating leases	$	590	$	450
Financing Cash Flow from Finance leases	8		8
Total Cash Paid on Lease Liabilities	$	598	$	458

As of the three months ended March 31, 2020, we have an additional executive office space operating lease for $2.9 million with a lease term of seven years.

Related Party Leases: Lease of Executive Offices. Gary A. Shiffman, together with certain of his family members, indirectly owns an equity interest of approximately 28.1 percent in American Center LLC, the entity from which we lease office space for our principal executive offices. Each of Brian M. Hermelin, Ronald A. Klein and Arthur A. Weiss indirectly owns a less than one percent interest in American Center LLC. Mr. Shiffman is our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Each of Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss is a director of the Company. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 103,100 rentable square feet of permanent space. The initial term of the lease is until October 31, 2026, and the current average gross base rent is $18.95 per square foot until October 31, 2020 with graduated rental increases thereafter. We entered into an additional office space operating lease which commenced in January 2020. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 20,087 rentable square feet of permanent space. The initial term of the lease is until October 31, 2026 and the average gross base rent is $18.95 per square foot until October 31, 2020 with graduated rent increases thereafter. Each of Mr. Shiffman, Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss may have a conflict of interest with respect to his obligations as our officer and/or director and his ownership interest in American Center LLC.

Lessor Accounting

We are not the lessor for any finance leases as of March 31, 2020. Over 95 percent of our operating leases where we are the lessor are either month to month or for a time period not to exceed one year.  As of the reporting date, future minimum lease payments would not exceed twelve months. Similarly, over 94 percent of our investment property, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and related depreciation amounts relate to assets whereby we are the lessor under an operating lease.

Leases

Lessee accounting

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of the three months ended March 31, 2020 where we are the lessee include:

Maturity of lease liabilities (in thousands)
	Operating Leases			Finance Leases			Total
2020 (Excluding three months ended March 31, 2020)	$	2,186		$	112		$	2,298
2021	2,842			120			2,962
2022	2,863			120			2,983
2023	2,994			120			3,114
2024	3,300			4,060			7,360
Thereafter	32,773			—			32,773
Total Lease Payments	$	46,958		$	4,532		$	51,490
Less: Imputed interest	(20,875		)	(433		)	(21,308		)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	$	26,083		$	4,099		$	30,182

ROU assets and lease liabilities for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Asset and Liabilities (in thousands)
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Lease Assets
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	4,099	$	4,081
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Other asset, net	$	25,442	$	23,751
Right-of-use asset obtained relative to below market operating lease	Other asset, net	$	28,178	$	28,366
Lease Liabilities
Finance lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	4,099	$	4,081
Operating lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	26,083	$	24,222

Lease expense for finance and operating leases as included in our Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows:

Lease Expense (in thousands)		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
Description	Financial Statement Classification	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Finance lease expense
Amortization of right-of-use assets	Interest expense	$	(18	)	$	(18	)
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense	26			26
Operating lease cost	General and administrative expense, Property operating and maintenance	974			822
Variable lease cost	Property operating and maintenance	369			319
Total Lease Expense		$	1,351		$	1,149

Lease term, discount rates and additional information for finance and operating leases are as follows:

Lease Term and Discount Rate
	March 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease terms (years)
Finance lease	4.25
Operating lease	25.60
Weighted-average discount rate
Finance lease	2.50	%
Operating lease	4.14	%

Other Information (in thousands)	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating Cash Flow from Operating leases	$	590	$	450
Financing Cash Flow from Finance leases	8		8
Total Cash Paid on Lease Liabilities	$	598	$	458

As of the three months ended March 31, 2020, we have an additional executive office space operating lease for $2.9 million with a lease term of seven years.

Related Party Leases: Lease of Executive Offices. Gary A. Shiffman, together with certain of his family members, indirectly owns an equity interest of approximately 28.1 percent in American Center LLC, the entity from which we lease office space for our principal executive offices. Each of Brian M. Hermelin, Ronald A. Klein and Arthur A. Weiss indirectly owns a less than one percent interest in American Center LLC. Mr. Shiffman is our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Each of Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss is a director of the Company. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 103,100 rentable square feet of permanent space. The initial term of the lease is until October 31, 2026, and the current average gross base rent is $18.95 per square foot until October 31, 2020 with graduated rental increases thereafter. We entered into an additional office space operating lease which commenced in January 2020. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 20,087 rentable square feet of permanent space. The initial term of the lease is until October 31, 2026 and the average gross base rent is $18.95 per square foot until October 31, 2020 with graduated rent increases thereafter. Each of Mr. Shiffman, Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss may have a conflict of interest with respect to his obligations as our officer and/or director and his ownership interest in American Center LLC.

Lessor Accounting

We are not the lessor for any finance leases as of March 31, 2020. Over 95 percent of our operating leases where we are the lessor are either month to month or for a time period not to exceed one year.  As of the reporting date, future minimum lease payments would not exceed twelve months. Similarly, over 94 percent of our investment property, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and related depreciation amounts relate to assets whereby we are the lessor under an operating lease.

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Cover Page - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Apr. 16, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-12616
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	SUI
Entity Registrant Name	SUN COMMUNITIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000912593
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		93,307,207
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Tax Identification Number	38-2730780
Entity Address, Address Line One	27777 Franklin Rd,
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 200,
Entity Address, City or Town	Southfield,
Entity Address, State or Province	MI
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	48034
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
City Area Code	248
Local Phone Number	208-2500

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Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net Income / (Loss)	$ (15,478)	$ 37,127
Foreign currency translation gain / (loss) adjustment	7,300	1,575
Total Comprehensive Income / (Loss)	(22,778)	38,702
Less: Comprehensive Income / (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,268	(1,118)
Comprehensive Income / (Loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	$ (21,510)	$ 37,584

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Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Sun Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and all wholly-owned or majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries, including Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and Sun Home Services, Inc. (“SHS”) are referred to herein as the “Company,” “us,” “we,” and “our.”

We follow accounting standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). FASB sets generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which we follow to ensure that we consistently report our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. References to GAAP issued by the FASB in these footnotes are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).

These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information and in accordance with GAAP. We present interim disclosures and certain information and footnote disclosures as required by SEC rules and regulations. Accordingly, the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, including adjustments of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial statements. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statements in order to conform to current period presentation.

Estimates inherent in the current financial reporting process inevitably involve assumptions about future events. Since December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, referred to as the COVID-19 virus, has spread to countries in which we operate. COVID-19 has become a global pandemic. Commencing in March 2020, authorities in jurisdictions where our properties are located have issued stay-at-home orders and restrictions on travel and the types of businesses that may continue to operate. Our property site count consists of 66 percent manufactured housing (“MH”) for residents and 34 percent recreational vehicle (“RV”) for guests. As many RV resorts remain closed and unable to generate revenue and as the pandemic may adversely affect our revenues in our MH communities, the extent and duration of the stay-at-home order will have an effect on estimates used in the preparation of financial statements. This includes the net operating income (“NOI”) assumptions in our long-lived asset impairment testing, the ultimate collectability of rent payments from residents and guests due to the effects of COVID-19 on their financial position, and fair value measurement changes for financial assets that the Company has elected to measure at fair value.

The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 as filed with the SEC on February 20, 2020 (the “2019 Annual Report”). These statements have been prepared on a basis that is substantially consistent with the accounting principles applied in our 2019 Annual Report.

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Equity and Temporary Equity Equity and Temporary Equity, Dividends Payable Table (Details) - Common Stock $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends per common share | $ / shares	$ 0.79
Subsequent Event [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Payments of dividends | $	$ 75,631

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Segment Reporting Results of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue From Home Sales	$ 310,302	$ 287,330
Home selling expenses	(3,992)	(3,324)
General and administrative expenses	(25,517)	(21,887)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,279)	(653)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	(1,041)	(1,094)
Catastrophic weather related charges	(606)	(782)
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities (see Note 14)	(28,647)	267
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	(17,479)	1,965
Distributions from Affiliate	52	388
Loss on Remeasurement of Investment	(2,191)	0
Other expense, net	(302)	(67)
Loss on Remeasurement of Notes Receivable	(2,112)	0
Deferred tax benefit	130	217
Net Income / (Loss)	(15,478)	37,127
Less: Preferred return to Series A-1 preferred OP units	1,570	1,323
Less: Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(962)	1,041
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	(16,086)	34,763
Less: Preferred stock distributions	0	432
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	(16,086)	34,331
Real Property Operations Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue From Home Sales	254,243	233,741
Net Income / (Loss)	(5,758)	41,605
Less: Preferred return to Series A-1 preferred OP units	1,570	1,323
Less: Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(555)	1,259
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	(6,773)	39,023
Less: Preferred stock distributions	0	432
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	(6,773)	38,591
Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue From Home Sales	56,059	53,589
Net Income / (Loss)	(9,720)	(4,478)
Less: Preferred return to Series A-1 preferred OP units	0	0
Less: Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(407)	(218)
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	(9,313)	(4,260)
Less: Preferred stock distributions	0	0
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	(9,313)	(4,260)
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue From Home Sales	304,039	278,850
Operating expenses / Cost of sales	124,241	114,449
Net Operating Income / Gross Profit	179,798	164,401
Operating Segments [Member] | Real Property Operations Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue From Home Sales	247,980	225,261
Operating expenses / Cost of sales	88,715	80,340
Net Operating Income / Gross Profit	159,265	144,921
Operating Segments [Member] | Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue From Home Sales	56,059	53,589
Operating expenses / Cost of sales	35,526	34,109
Net Operating Income / Gross Profit	20,533	19,480
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest and other revenues, net	6,263	8,480
Home selling expenses	(3,992)	(3,324)
General and administrative expenses	(25,517)	(21,887)
Depreciation and amortization	(83,689)	(76,556)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,279)	(653)
Interest expense	(32,416)	(34,014)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	(1,041)	(1,094)
Catastrophic weather related charges	(606)	(782)
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities (see Note 14)	(28,647)	267
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	(17,479)	1,965
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties	52	388
Loss on Remeasurement of Investment	(2,191)	0
Other expense, net	(302)	(67)
Loss on Remeasurement of Notes Receivable	(2,112)	0
Current tax expense	(450)	(214)
Deferred tax benefit	130	217
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Real Property Operations Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest and other revenues, net	6,263	8,480
Home selling expenses	0	0
General and administrative expenses	(22,556)	(19,234)
Depreciation and amortization	(62,706)	(58,245)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,279)	(653)
Interest expense	(32,408)	(34,010)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	(1,041)	(1,094)
Catastrophic weather related charges	(606)	(782)
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities (see Note 14)	(28,647)	267
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	(17,462)	1,964
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties	0	0
Loss on Remeasurement of Investment	0	0
Other expense, net	(303)	(104)
Loss on Remeasurement of Notes Receivable	(2,112)	0
Current tax expense	(296)	(122)
Deferred tax benefit	130	217
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Home Sales and Home Rentals Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest and other revenues, net	0	0
Home selling expenses	(3,992)	(3,324)
General and administrative expenses	(2,961)	(2,653)
Depreciation and amortization	(20,983)	(18,311)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Interest expense	(8)	(4)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	0	0
Catastrophic weather related charges	0	0
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities (see Note 14)	0	0
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	(17)	1
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties	52	388
Loss on Remeasurement of Investment	(2,191)	0
Other expense, net	1	37
Loss on Remeasurement of Notes Receivable	0	0
Current tax expense	(154)	(92)
Deferred tax benefit	$ 0	$ 0

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Notes and Other Receivables, Schedule of installment notes receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 186,692	$ 157,926
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment	$ 0	100
Receivable with Imputed Interest, Net Amount	92,200	95,600
Collateralized receivables, net and Installment Notes Receivables on Manufactured Homes [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Increase to reserve balance	600	0
Beginning balance	600	700
Ending balance	0	600
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss		95,600
Notes due from Real Estate Developers [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	37,500	19,000
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, gross [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Beginning balance	96,200	113,500
Financed sales of manufactured homes	300	300
Principal payments and payoffs from our customers	(2,000)	(8,700)
Principal reduction from repossessed homes	1,200	8,900
Ending balance	93,300	96,200
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss		95,580
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment	(2,100)
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment	(1,100)	1,000
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	92,208
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment		0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 92,208	95,580
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Adjustment		$ 0	$ 0

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Real Estate Acquisitions, Schedule of Other Acquisitions Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs			$ 900
At acquistion date
Investment in property			24,714	$ 825,266
Inventory of manufactured homes				6,163
In-place leases and other intangible assets			230	22,302
Other assets (liabilities), net			(686)	49
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed			24,258	853,682
Consideration
Cash			15,258	426,461
Debt assumed				61,900
Equity			9,000	365,321
Total consideration transferred			24,258	853,682
Cape Cod [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property			13,350	8,250
Inventory of manufactured homes				0
In-place leases and other intangible assets			150	0
Other assets (liabilities), net			(295)	(8)
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed			13,205	8,258
Consideration
Cash			4,205	8,258
Debt assumed				0
Equity			9,000	0
Total consideration transferred			13,205	8,258
Pandion Ridge [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				19,070
Inventory of manufactured homes				0
In-place leases and other intangible assets				0
Other assets (liabilities), net				92
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				18,978
Consideration
Cash				18,978
Debt assumed				0
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				18,978
Jensen Property Acquisition [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				374,402
Inventory of manufactured homes				3,605
In-place leases and other intangible assets				7,752
Other assets (liabilities), net				(3,938)
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				389,697
Consideration
Cash				18,306
Debt assumed				58,000
Equity				313,391
Total consideration transferred				389,697
Glen Ellis [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				5,955
Inventory of manufactured homes				0
In-place leases and other intangible assets				0
Other assets (liabilities), net				79
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				5,876
Consideration
Cash				1,976
Debt assumed				3,900
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				5,876
Leisure Point Resort [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				43,632
Inventory of manufactured homes				18
In-place leases and other intangible assets				850
Other assets (liabilities), net				678
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				43,822
Consideration
Cash				43,822
Debt assumed				0
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				43,822
Reunion Lake [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				23,493
Inventory of manufactured homes				0
In-place leases and other intangible assets				0
Other assets (liabilities), net				1,153
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				22,340
Consideration
Cash				22,340
Debt assumed				0
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				22,340
River Plantation [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				22,589
Inventory of manufactured homes				75
In-place leases and other intangible assets				0
Other assets (liabilities), net				0
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				22,664
Consideration
Cash				22,664
Debt assumed				0
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				22,664
Massey's Landing [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				36,250
Inventory of manufactured homes				0
In-place leases and other intangible assets				220
Other assets (liabilities), net				446
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				36,024
Consideration
Cash				36,024
Debt assumed				0
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				36,024
Shelby Properties [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				85,969
Inventory of manufactured homes				2,011
In-place leases and other intangible assets				6,520
Other assets (liabilities), net				1,015
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				93,485
Consideration
Cash				93,485
Debt assumed				0
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				93,485
Buena Vista [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				20,221
Inventory of manufactured homes				439
In-place leases and other intangible assets				1,590
Other assets (liabilities), net				93
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				22,157
Consideration
Cash				22,157
Debt assumed				0
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				22,157
Country Village [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				62,784
Inventory of manufactured homes				0
In-place leases and other intangible assets				2,020
Other assets (liabilities), net				(31)
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				64,835
Consideration
Cash				12,905
Debt assumed				0
Equity				51,930
Total consideration transferred				64,835
Hid'n Pines [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				10,680
Inventory of manufactured homes				0
In-place leases and other intangible assets				70
Other assets (liabilities), net				233
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				10,517
Consideration
Cash				10,517
Debt assumed				0
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				10,517
Hacienda del Rio [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property				111,971
Inventory of manufactured homes				15
In-place leases and other intangible assets				3,280
Other assets (liabilities), net				237
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed				115,029
Consideration
Cash				115,029
Debt assumed				0
Equity				0
Total consideration transferred				$ 115,029
Jellystone Natural Bridge [Member]
At acquistion date
Investment in property			11,364
In-place leases and other intangible assets			80
Other assets (liabilities), net			(391)
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed			11,053
Consideration
Cash			11,053
Equity			0
Total consideration transferred			$ 11,053
Chincoteague [Member]
Consideration
Total consideration transferred	$ 19,500
Strafford [Member]
Consideration
Total consideration transferred		$ 2,700

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Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Percent Manufactured Housing Residents	0.66
Percent Recreational Vehicle Guests	0.34

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share

We have outstanding stock options and unvested restricted common shares. Our Operating Partnership has outstanding common OP units, Series A-1 preferred OP units, Series A-3 preferred OP units, Series C preferred OP units, Series D preferred OP units, Series E preferred OP units, and Aspen preferred OP Units, which, if converted or exercised, may impact dilution.

Computations of basic and diluted earnings / (loss) per share were as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Numerator
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	(16,086	)	$	34,331
Less allocation to restricted stock awards	(254		)	437
Basic earnings - Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders after allocation to restricted stock awards	$	(15,832	)	$	33,894
Add allocation to restricted stock awards	(254		)	437
Diluted earnings - Net income attributable to common stockholders after allocation to restricted stock awards	$	(16,086	)	$	34,331

Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding	92,410			85,520
Add: dilutive stock options	1			1
Add: dilutive restricted stock	524			512
Diluted weighted average common shares and securities	92,935			86,033
Earnings / (Loss) Per Share Available to Common Stockholders After Allocation
Basic earnings / (loss) per share	$	(0.17	)	$	0.40
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share	$	(0.17	)	$	0.40

We have excluded certain convertible securities from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the inclusion of those securities would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented. The following table presents the outstanding securities that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as of March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	As of
	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2019
Common OP units	2,408	2,719
A-3 preferred OP units	40	40
A-1 preferred OP units	303	328
Series C preferred OP units	310	314
Series D preferred OP units	489	489
Aspen preferred OP units	1,284	1,284
Series E preferred OP units	90	—
Series A-4 preferred stock	—	1,063
A-4 preferred OP units	—	410
Total Securities	4,924	6,647

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” “CECL” This update replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. As of January 1, 2020, we adopted the fair value option for our installment notes receivable on manufactured homes and the notes receivable within the GTSC JV which resulted in fair value adjustments of $1.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively. We also adopted the fair value option on notes receivable from real estate developers. The carrying values of those notes generally approximate their fair market values either due to the short-term nature of the loan and/or or the note being secured by underlying collateral and/or personal guarantees. The adoption of CECL had an immaterial impact on our remaining financial instruments within the CECL scope. Refer to Note 4, “Notes and Other Receivables.”, and Note 6. “Investment in Affiliates.” for additional detail.

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Notes And Other Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]

Schedule of notes and other receivables

The following table sets forth certain information regarding notes and other receivables (in millions):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net	$	92.2	$	95.6
Notes receivable from real estate developers	37.5		19.0
Other receivables, net	57.0		43.3
Total Notes and Other Receivables, net	$	186.7	$	157.9

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Consolidated Statement Of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Temporary Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Non-controlling Interests	Total Stockholders’ Equity
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 63,592
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity Interests		256
Issuance of Series D OP units		51,930
Net income (loss)		178
Distributions		(528)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2019		115,428
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018		3,230,914	$ 864	$ 4,398,949	$ (1,288,486)	$ (4,504)	$ 60,499	$ 3,167,322
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common stock and common OP units, net		(4,321)	1	(4,322)				(4,321)
Conversion of OP units		0		(280)			280
Equity interests					65		191	256
Share-based compensation - amortization and forfeitures	$ 3,793	3,793		3,719	74
Change in carrying value of temporary equity	1,575	(51,930)
Foreign currency translation	1,575	1,575				1,498	77
Net income (loss)	34,763	37,127			36,086		863	36,949
Distributions		(68,681)		15	(65,214)		(2,954)	(68,153)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2019		3,252,337	865	4,398,641	(1,317,605)	(3,006)	58,014	3,136,909
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019		78,004
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity Interests		98
Net income (loss)		(1,195)
Distributions		(457)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2020		76,450
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	3,875,952	3,953,956	932	5,213,264	(1,393,141)	(1,331)	56,228	3,875,952
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common stock and common OP units, net		(7,140)	1	(7,141)				(7,140)
Conversion of OP units				(446)			446
Equity interests		(13)			85			85
Share-based compensation - amortization and forfeitures		5,021		4,928	93			5,021
Change in carrying value of temporary equity	7,300	(9,000)		(181)			(8,819)	(9,000)
Foreign currency translation		(7,300)				(6,994)	(306)	(7,300)
Remeasurement of notes receivable and equity method investment		1,953			1,953			1,953
Net income (loss)	(16,086)	(15,478)			(14,514)		231	(14,283)
Distributions		(77,105)			(73,730)		(2,918)	(76,648)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 3,786,470	$ 3,862,920	$ 933	$ 5,211,678	$ (1,479,424)	$ (8,325)	$ 61,608	$ 3,786,470

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Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
REVENUES
Income from real property	$ 237,785	$ 215,083
Revenue from home sales	40,587	39,618
Rental home revenue	15,472	13,971
Ancillary revenue	10,195	10,178
Interest income	2,350	4,800
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net	3,913	3,680
Total Revenues	310,302	287,330
Expenses
Real estate taxes	17,176	15,330
Property operating and maintenance	64,057	57,909
Cost of home sales	30,032	29,277
Rental home operating and maintenance	5,494	4,832
Ancillary expenses	7,482	7,101
Home selling expenses	3,992	3,324
General and administrative expenses	25,517	21,887
Catastrophic weather-related charges, net	606	782
Depreciation and amortization	83,689	76,556
Loss on extinguishment of debt	3,279	653
Interest expense	32,416	34,014
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	1,041	1,094
Total Expenses	274,781	252,759
Income Before Other Items	35,521	34,571
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities (see Note 14)	(28,647)	267
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	(17,479)	1,965
Other expense, net	(302)	(67)
Loss on remeasurement of notes receivable (see Note 4)	(2,112)	0
Current tax expense	(450)	(214)
Loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates (see Note 6)	(2,191)	0
Deferred tax benefit	130	217
Net Income / (Loss)	(15,478)	37,127
Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	1,570	1,323
Less: Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(962)	1,041
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.	(16,086)	34,763
Less: Preferred stock distribution	0	432
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$ (16,086)	$ 34,331
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	92,410	85,520
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	92,935	86,033
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings / (loss) per share (see Note 13)	$ (0.17)	$ 0.40
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share (see Note 13)	$ (0.17)	$ 0.40
Distributions from Affiliate	$ 52	$ 388

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping

The table below sets forth our financial assets and liabilities that required disclosure of fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2020. The table presents the carrying values and fair values of our financial instruments as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, that were measured using the valuation techniques described above (in thousands). The table excludes other financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, and accounts payable as the carrying values associated with these instruments approximate fair value since their maturities are less than one year.

	March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
Financial Assets	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Marketable securities	$	55,602	$	55,602	$	94,727	$	94,727
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net	92,208		92,208		95,580		95,580
Notes receivable from real estate developers	37,481		37,481		18,960		18,960
Total	$	185,291	$	185,291	$	209,267	$	209,267
Financial Liabilities
Debt	$	3,343,720	$	3,381,041	$	3,250,504	$	3,270,544
Lines of credit	582,774		582,774		183,898		183,898
Other liabilities (contingent consideration)	4,133		4,133		6,134		6,134
Total	$	3,930,627	$	3,967,948	$	3,440,536	$	3,460,576

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Equity and Temporary Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Activity of Conversions

		Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
Series	Conversion Rate	Units/Shares Converted	Common Stock (1)	Units/Shares Converted	Common Stock (1)
Common OP unit	1.0000	11,949	11,949	6,533	6,533
Series A-1 preferred OP unit	2.4390	6,677	16,283	3,950	9,633

Schedule of Dividends Payable

Cash Distributions	Record Date	Payment Date	Distribution per Share		Total Distribution (thousands)
Common Stock, Common OP units and Restricted Stock	3/31/2020	4/15/2020	$	0.79	$	75,631

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Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amounts, and accumulated amortization are as follows (in thousands):

		March 31, 2020					December 31, 2019
Intangible Asset	Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
In-place leases	7 years	$	127,148	$	(77,999	)	$	127,313	$	(74,548	)
Franchise agreements and other intangible assets	7 - 20 years	16,944		(2,965		)	16,943		(2,760		)
Total		$	144,092	$	(80,964	)	$	144,256	$	(77,308	)

Schedule of Intangible Assets Amortization Expense

Total amortization expense related to the intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
Intangible Asset Amortization Expense	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
In-place leases	$	3,451	$	3,672
Franchise fees and other intangible assets	205		205
Total	$	3,656	$	3,877

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

We anticipate amortization expense for our intangible assets to be as follows for the next five years (in thousands):

	Year
	Remainder 2020		2021		2022		2023		2024
Estimated expense	$	11,665	$	15,164	$	10,562	$	7,187	$	4,825

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Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets include in-place leases, franchise agreements and other intangible assets. These intangible assets are recorded in Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 842, below market leases are now classified as a right of use asset.

The gross carrying amounts, and accumulated amortization are as follows (in thousands):

		March 31, 2020					December 31, 2019
Intangible Asset	Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
In-place leases	7 years	$	127,148	$	(77,999	)	$	127,313	$	(74,548	)
Franchise agreements and other intangible assets	7 - 20 years	16,944		(2,965		)	16,943		(2,760		)
Total		$	144,092	$	(80,964	)	$	144,256	$	(77,308	)

Total amortization expense related to the intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
Intangible Asset Amortization Expense	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
In-place leases	$	3,451	$	3,672
Franchise fees and other intangible assets	205		205
Total	$	3,656	$	3,877

We anticipate amortization expense for our intangible assets to be as follows for the next five years (in thousands):

	Year
	Remainder 2020		2021		2022		2023		2024
Estimated expense	$	11,665	$	15,164	$	10,562	$	7,187	$	4,825

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Equity and Temporary Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Equity and Temporary Equity

Public Equity Offerings

In May 2019, we closed an underwritten registered public offering of 3,737,500 shares of common stock. Proceeds from the offering were $452.1 million after deducting expenses related to the offering. We used the net proceeds of this offering to repay borrowings outstanding under the revolving loan under our senior credit facility.

At the Market Offering Sales Agreement

In July 2017, we entered into a new at the market offering sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with certain sales agents (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), whereby we may offer and sell shares of our common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $450.0 million, from time to time through the Sales Agents. The Sales Agents are entitled to compensation in an agreed amount not to exceed 2.0 percent of the gross price per share for any shares sold from time to time under the Sales Agreement. Through March 31, 2020, we have sold shares of our common stock for gross proceeds of $163.8 million under the Sales Agreement. There were no issuances of common stock under the Sales Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2020 or the year ended December 31, 2019.

Issuance of Series E Preferred OP Units - In January 2020, we issued 90,000 Series E preferred OP units in connection with the acquisition of Cape Cod RV Resort. The Series E preferred OP units have a stated issuance price of $100.00 per OP Unit and carry a preferred return of 5.25 percent until the second anniversary of the issuance date. Commencing with the second anniversary of the issuance date, the Series E Preferred OP Units carry a preferred return of 5.50 percent. Commencing the first anniversary of the issuance date, subject to certain limitation, each Series E Preferred OP Unit can be exchanged for our common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $100.00 by $145.00 (as such ratio is subject to adjustments for certain capital events). As of March 31, 2020, 90,000 Series E preferred OP Units were outstanding. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions” for additional information.

Temporary Equity

Equity Interests - NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC - In August 2019, in connection with the investment in land at the property known as Whitewater, NG Sun Whitewater LLC purchased $2.4 million of common equity interest in Sun NG Whitewater RV LLC Resorts (referred to as “Equity Interests - NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC”). The Equity Interests - NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC do not have a fixed maturity date.  Upon the occurrence of certain events, either NG Sun Whitewater LLC or Sun NG LLC, our subsidiary, can trigger a process under which we may be required to purchase the Equity Interests - NG Sun Whitewater RV LLC from NG Sun Whitewater LLC. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” and Note 7, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” for additional information.

Issuance of Series D Preferred OP Units - In February 2019, we issued 488,958 Series D preferred OP units in connection with the acquisition of Country Village Estates. The Series D preferred OP units have a stated issuance price of $100.00 per OP Unit and carry a preferred return of 3.75 percent until the second anniversary of the issuance date. Commencing with the second anniversary of the issuance date, the Series D Preferred OP Units carry a preferred return of 4.0 percent. Commencing with the first anniversary of the issuance date, each Series D Preferred OP Unit can be exchanged for our common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $100.00 by $125.00 (as such ratio is subject to adjustments for certain capital events) at the holder’s option. The holders may require redemption in cash after the fifth anniversary of the Series D issuance date or upon the holder’s death. As of March 31, 2020, 488,958 Series D preferred OP units were outstanding. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions” for additional information.

Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC - In June 2018, in connection with the investment in Sun NG Resorts, unrelated third parties purchased $6.5 million of Series B preferred equity interests and $15.4 million of common equity interest in Sun NG Resorts (herein jointly referred to as “Equity Interest - NG Sun LLC”). The Series B preferred equity interests carry a preferred return at a rate that, at any time, is equal to the interest rate on Sun NG Resorts’ indebtedness at such time. The current rate of return is 5.0 percent. The Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC do not have a fixed maturity date and can be redeemed in the fourth quarter of 2022 at the holders’ option. Sun NG LLC, our subsidiary, has the right during certain periods each year, with or without cause, or for cause at any time, to elect to buy NG Sun LLC’s interest. During a limited period in 2022, NG Sun LLC has the right to put its interest to Sun NG LLC. If either party exercises their option, the property management agreement will be terminated, and the Company is required to purchase the remaining interests of NG Sun LLC and the property management agreement at fair value. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” Note 7, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” and Note 8, “Debt and Lines of Credit” for additional information.

Series A-4 Preferred OP Units

On December 13, 2019, all outstanding shares of the Company’s 6.50% Series A-4 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, and all of

the Operating Partnership’s Series A-4 Preferred OP Units were converted into common stock and common OP units, respectively. All

1,031,747 shares of Series A-4 preferred stock were converted into 458,541 shares of common stock (net of fractional shares paid in cash). All 405,656 Series A-4 preferred OP units were converted into 180,277 common OP units (net of fractional units paid in cash). The Series A-4 preferred shares and units were issued to the sellers of the American Land Lease portfolio which we acquired in 2014 and 2015.

Issuances of Common Stock and Common OP Units

In October 2019, in connection with the acquisition of the Jensen Portfolio, we issued 1,972,876 shares of common stock, net of fractional shares paid in cash.

Conversions

Conversions to Common Stock - Subject to certain limitations, holders can convert certain series of stock and OP units to shares of our common stock at any time. Below is the activity of conversions during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

		Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
Series	Conversion Rate	Units/Shares Converted	Common Stock (1)	Units/Shares Converted	Common Stock (1)
Common OP unit	1.0000	11,949	11,949	6,533	6,533
Series A-1 preferred OP unit	2.4390	6,677	16,283	3,950	9,633

⁽¹⁾ Calculation may yield minor differences due to rounding incorporated in the above numbers.

Dividends

Distributions declared for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were as follows:

Cash Distributions	Record Date	Payment Date	Distribution per Share		Total Distribution (thousands)
Common Stock, Common OP units and Restricted Stock	3/31/2020	4/15/2020	$	0.79	$	75,631

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Leases - Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Amortization of right - of-use assets	$ (18)	$ (18)
Interest on lease liabilities	26	26
Operating lease cost	974	822
Total lease expense	1,351	1,149
Operating cash flow used for operating leases	590	450
Financing cash flow used for finance leases	8	8
Right of use asset obtained (land) in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	4,099
Capital Leased Assets, Gross			$ 4,081
Right of use asset obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	25,442		23,751
Right of use asset obtained relative to below market operating leases	$ 28,178
Amortization of above and below Market Leases			28,366
Weighted - average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years)	4 years 3 months
Weighted - average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years)	25 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted - average discount rate - finance leases (annual)	2.50%
Weighted - average discount rate - operating leases (annual)	4.14%
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	$ 4,099			$ 4,100
Capital Lease Obligations			4,081
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	26,083		$ 24,222
Operating And Finance Lease, Payments	598	458
Below Market Leases
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Variable lease expense	$ 369	$ 319

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments , By Balance Sheet Grouping (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financial assets
Notes and other receivables, net	$ 186,692	$ 157,926
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure	37,481	18,960
Financial liabilities
Secured debt	3,273,808	3,180,592
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Financial assets
Notes and other receivables, net		95,600
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial liabilities
Debt (excluding secured borrowings)	3,343,720	3,250,504
Lines of credit	582,774	183,898
Other liabilities (contingent consideration)	4,133	6,134
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	3,930,627	3,440,536
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets
Financial Assets Fair Value Disclosure	185,291	209,267
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member]
Financial assets
Notes and other receivables, net		95,580
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets
Notes and other receivables, net	92,208
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets
Financial Assets Fair Value Disclosure	185,291	209,267
Financial liabilities
Debt (excluding secured borrowings)	3,381,041	3,270,544
Lines of credit	582,774	183,898
Other liabilities (contingent consideration)	4,133	6,134
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	3,967,948	3,460,576
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets
Notes and other receivables, net	92,208	95,580
Marketable Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets
Marketable securities	55,602	94,727	$ 49,037
Marketable Securities [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets
Marketable securities	55,602	94,727
Marketable Securities [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets
Marketable securities	$ 55,602	$ 94,727

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Intangible Assets Intangible Assets, Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 144,092		$ 144,256
Accumulated Amortization	$ (80,964)		(77,308)
Leases, Acquired-in-Place [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 127,148		127,313
Accumulated Amortization	(77,999)		(74,548)
Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	16,944		16,943
Accumulated Amortization	$ (2,965)		$ (2,760)
Minimum [Member] | Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		7 years
Maximum [Member] | Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		20 years

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Investment in Affiliates, Investment Balance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		$ 52	$ 388
Equity Method Investments		37,944		$ 37,776
RezPlot [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		(500)	(189)
Equity Method Investments		3,684		4,184
Sungenia JV [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		(115)	(40)
Equity Method Investments		11,576		11,995
GTSC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	$ 760	760	575	2,803
Equity Method Investment, Fair Value Adjustment	(2,191)			0
Equity Method Investments	19,028	19,028		18,488	$ 29,780
Equity Method Investment, Adjustment, Allowance for Losses	0			144
Equity Method Investments, Initial Fair Value Adjustment	317			0
Equity Method Investment, Cash Contributions	3,689			33,143
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Distribution	$ (2,035)			(47,382)
Origen Financial Services [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		38	42
Equity Method Investments		186		148
SV Lift [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		(131)	$ 0
Equity Method Investments		$ 3,470		$ 2,961

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Debt And Lines Of Credit , Narrative - Aspen Preferred OP Units and Series B-3 preferred OP units (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 shares $ / shares Rate	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Document Period End Date		Mar. 31, 2020
Convertible units to shares (in shares) | shares			1,013,819
Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption, Rate Of Return	6.00%
Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption, Term	7 years
Preferred Equity, Mandatorily Redeemable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption, Value of Shares Issued | $	$ 35,300
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable | $		$ 35,249		$ 35,249	$ 35,200
Preferred OP units [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible units to shares (in shares) | shares			270,000
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable | $		$ 34,663		$ 34,663
Preferred OP units [Member] | Convertible debt - Aspen Preferred OP Units January 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount | $						$ 34,700
Convertible units to shares (in shares) | shares			433,072
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period | Rate			3.80%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares			$ 27.00				$ 68.00
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Percent Of Amount By Which The Market Price Of Common Stock Exceeds Threshold | Rate			25.00%
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted | shares			0.397