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Rental Properties
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Rental Properties
Rental Properties
The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of rental properties as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Buildings and improvements
$
1,630,071

 
$
1,602,676

Furniture, fixtures & equipment
50,976

 
54,737

Land
497,469

 
496,879

 
2,178,516

 
2,154,292

Accumulated depreciation
(347,586
)
 
(335,116
)
Total
$
1,830,930

 
$
1,819,176


Depreciation expense on rental properties was $11.8 million and $11.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.