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