10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

[X]         Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011

or

[   ]         Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                                                                 to                      .

Commission File Number:  001-33519

PUBLIC STORAGE

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	95-3551121
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
701 Western Avenue, Glendale, California	91201-2349
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (818) 244-8080.

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 at least the past 90 days.

[X]  Yes  [   ]  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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).

[X]  Yes  [   ]  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer [X]                                                      Accelerated Filer [   ]                                           Non-accelerated Filer [   ]

Smaller Reporting Company [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

[   ]  Yes  [X]  No

Indicate the number of the registrant’s outstanding common shares of beneficial interest, as of August 3, 2011:

Common Shares of beneficial interest, $.10 par value per share – 170,663,565 shares

PUBLIC STORAGE
INDEX
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	Pages
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at      June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the      Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity      for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows      for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010	4 - 5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6 - 34
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of      Financial Condition and Results of Operations	35 – 63
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	64
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	65
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION (Items 3 and 5 are not applicable)
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	66
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	66
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	66 – 67
Item 4.	(Removed and reserved)	67
Item 6.	Exhibits	67

PUBLIC STORAGE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

	June 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
ASSETS	(Unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	144,487		$	456,252
Marketable securities		-			102,279
Real estate facilities, at cost:
Land		2,795,770			2,789,227
Buildings		7,887,522			7,798,120
		10,683,292			10,587,347
Accumulated depreciation		(3,227,804	)		(3,061,459	)
		7,455,488			7,525,888
Construction in process		8,531			6,928
		7,464,019			7,532,816
Investment in real estate entities		733,054			601,569
Goodwill, net		174,634			174,634
Intangible assets, net		33,958			42,091
Loans receivable from real estate entities		630,606			495,229
Other assets		91,578			90,463
Total assets	$	9,272,336		$	9,495,333
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Notes payable	$	449,519		$	568,417
Accrued and other liabilities		227,869			205,769
Total liabilities		677,388			774,186
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		12,325			12,213
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Equity:
Public Storage shareholders’ equity:
Cumulative Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 480,690 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (486,390 at December 31, 2010) at liquidation preference		3,253,527			3,396,027
Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares     authorized, 169,507,379 shares issued and outstanding (169,252,819 at     December 31, 2010)		16,952			16,927
Paid-in capital		5,518,738			5,515,827
Accumulated deficit		(237,689	)		(236,410	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		1,666			(15,773	)
Total Public Storage shareholders’ equity		8,553,194			8,676,598
Equity of permanent noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		29,429			32,336
Total equity		8,582,623			8,708,934
Total liabilities and equity	$	9,272,336		$	9,495,333

See accompanying notes.

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PUBLIC STORAGE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	395,378		$	373,536		$	780,513		$	737,609
Ancillary operations		28,891			27,077			55,806			52,235
Interest and other income		10,575			7,032			18,343			15,248
		434,844			407,645			854,662			805,092
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		129,790			127,694			265,176			260,034
Ancillary operations		9,597			9,539			18,511			17,969
Depreciation and amortization		89,186			84,879			177,728			169,596
General and administrative		12,593			10,081			26,828			20,158
Interest expense		5,933			7,278			12,917			14,617
		247,099			239,471			501,160			482,374
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain (loss), (loss) gains on disposition of real estate investments, gain on early retirement of debt and asset impairment charges		187,745			168,174			353,502			322,718
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		12,770			8,788			26,486			18,749
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)		10,496			(49,204	)		41,748			(84,047	)
(Loss) gains on disposition of real estate investments		(70	)		63			128			396
Gain on early retirement of debt		-			283			-			283
Asset impairment charges		-			(1,338	)		-			(1,949	)
Income from continuing operations		210,941			126,766			421,864			256,150
Discontinued operations		-			4,410			(355	)		4,943
Net income		210,941			131,176			421,509			261,093
Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		(4,497	)		(6,138	)		(8,957	)		(12,094	)
Net income allocable to Public Storage shareholders	$	206,444		$	125,038		$	412,552		$	248,999
Allocation of net income to Public Storage shareholders:
Preferred shareholders based on distributions paid	$	58,639		$	58,879		$	116,256		$	116,987
Preferred shareholders based on redemptions		15,899			5,063			15,899			5,063
Equity Shares, Series A		-			-			-			5,131
Equity Shares, Series A based on redemptions		-			-			-			25,746
Restricted share units		391			259			823			497
Common shareholders		131,515			60,837			279,574			95,575
	$	206,444		$	125,038		$	412,552		$	248,999
Net income per common share – basic
Continuing operations	$	0.78		$	0.33		$	1.65		$	0.54
Discontinued operations		-			0.03			-			0.03
	$	0.78		$	0.36		$	1.65		$	0.57
Net income per common share – diluted
Continuing operations	$	0.77		$	0.33		$	1.64		$	0.53
Discontinued operations		-			0.03			-			0.03
	$	0.77		$	0.36		$	1.64		$	0.56
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		169,492			168,804			169,404			168,641
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		170,401			169,629			170,392			169,470

See accompanying notes.

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PUBLIC STORAGE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

	Cumulative Preferred Shares			Common Shares		Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income			Total Public Storage Shareholders’ Equity			Equity of Permanent Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	3,396,027		$	16,927	$	5,515,827		$	(236,410	)	$	(15,773	)	$	8,676,598		$	32,336		$	8,708,934
Issuance of cumulative preferred shares (15,000,000 shares) (Note 7)		375,000			-		(11,336	)		-			-			363,664			-			363,664
Redemption of cumulative preferred shares (20,700,000 shares) (Note 7)		(517,500	)		-		-			-			-			(517,500	)		-			(517,500	)
Issuance of common shares in connection with share-based compensation (254,560 shares) (Note 9)		-			25		12,948			-			-			12,973			-			12,973
Share-based compensation expense, net of cash compensation in lieu of common shares (Note 9)		-			-		8,503			-			-			8,503			-			8,503
Adjustments of redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries to liquidation value (Note 6)		-			-		-			(218	)		-			(218	)		-			(218	)
Acquisition of permanent noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		-			-		(7,204	)		-			-			(7,204	)		(4,822	)		(12,026	)
Net income		-			-		-			421,509			-			421,509			-			421,509
Net income allocated to (Note 6):
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		-			-		-			(461	)		-			(461	)		-			(461	)
Permanent noncontrolling equity interests		-			-		-			(8,496	)		-			(8,496	)		8,496			-
Distributions to equity holders:
Cumulative preferred shares (Note 7)		-			-		-			(116,256	)		-			(116,256	)		-			(116,256	)
Permanent noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		-			-		-			-			-			-			(6,581	)		(6,581	)
Holders of unvested restricted share units		-			-		-			(821	)		-			(821	)		-			(821	)
Common shares ($1.75 per share)		-			-		-			(296,536	)		-			(296,536	)		-			(296,536	)
Other comprehensive income (Note 2)		-			-		-			-			17,439			17,439			-			17,439
Balance at June 30, 2011	$	3,253,527		$	16,952	$	5,518,738		$	(237,689	)	$	1,666		$	8,553,194		$	29,429		$	8,582,623

See accompanying notes.

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PUBLIC STORAGE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	421,509		$	261,093
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss (gain) on disposition of real estate investments, including amounts in discontinued operations		125			(5,483	)
Gain on early retirement of debt		-			(283	)
Asset impairment charges, including amounts in discontinued operations		-			2,544
Depreciation and amortization, including amounts in discontinued operations		177,739			170,091
Distributions received from real estate entities in excess of equity in earnings of real estate entities		2,892			6,272
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss		(41,748	)		84,047
Other		21,947			7,331
Total adjustments		160,955			264,519
Net cash provided by operating activities		582,464			525,612
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital improvements to real estate facilities		(44,292	)		(37,002	)
Construction in process		(10,531	)		(8,371	)
Acquisition of real estate facilities and property intangibles (Note 3)		(34,361	)		(66,378	)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate investments		400			10,753
Loans to real estate entities		(358,877	)		-
Proceeds from repayments of loans receivable from real estate entities		27,289			1,532
Proceeds from disposition of loan receivable from real estate entities (Note 2)		121,317			-
Acquisition of investments in real estate entities		(1,274	)		-
Net sales (purchases) of marketable securities		102,230			(95,248	)
Other investing activities		3,841			9,811
Net cash used in investing activities		(194,258	)		(184,903	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on notes payable		(126,813	)		(55,181	)
Net proceeds from the issuance of common shares		12,973			26,215
Issuance of cumulative preferred shares		363,664			140,216
Repurchases of cumulative preferred shares		(517,500	)		(155,000	)
Repurchases of Equity Shares, Series A		-			(205,366	)
Acquisition of permanent noncontrolling equity interests		(12,026	)		-
Distributions paid to Public Storage shareholders		(413,613	)		(367,565	)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests		(7,148	)		(12,261	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(700,463	)		(628,942	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(312,257	)		(288,233	)
Net effect of foreign exchange translation on cash		492			(1,220	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period		456,252			763,789
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	144,487		$	474,336

See accompanying notes.

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PUBLIC STORAGE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

(Continued)

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010
Supplemental schedule of non cash investing and financing activities:
Foreign currency translation adjustment:
Real estate facilities, net of accumulated depreciation	$	(486	)	$	828
Investment in real estate entities		(16,543	)		19,108
Loan receivable from real estate entities		(41,666	)		83,140
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		59,187			(104,296	)
Adjustments of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair values:
Accumulated deficit		(218	)		(160	)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		218			160
Conversion of note receivable from Shurgard Europe to investment (Note 2)
Loan receivable from real estate entities		116,560			-
Investment in real estate entities		(116,560	)		-
Real estate acquired in connection with elimination of intangible assets		(4,738	)		-
Intangible assets eliminated in connection with acquisition of real estate		4,738			-
Real estate acquired in exchange for assumption of note payable		(9,679	)		(131,698	)
Note payable assumed in connection with acquisition of real estate		9,679			131,698

See accompanying notes.

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PUBLIC STORAGE

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

1.   Description of the Business

Public Storage (referred to herein as “the Company”, “the Trust”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), a Maryland real estate investment trust, was organized in 1980.  Our principal business activities include the acquisition, development, ownership and operation of self-storage facilities which offer storage spaces for lease, generally on a month-to-month basis, for personal and business use.  Our self-storage facilities are located primarily in the United States (“U.S.”).  We also have interests in self-storage facilities located in seven Western European countries.

At June 30, 2011, we had direct and indirect equity interests in 2,054 self-storage facilities (with approximately 130.3 million net rentable square feet) located in 38 states operating under the “Public Storage” name.  In Europe, we own one facility in London, England and we have a 49% interest in Shurgard Europe, which owns 188 self-storage facilities (with approximately 10.1 million net rentable square feet), all operating under the “Shurgard” name.  We also have direct and indirect equity interests in approximately 23.5 million net rentable square feet of commercial space located in 11 states in the U.S. primarily operated by PS Business Parks, Inc. (“PSB”) under the “PS Business Parks” name.

Any reference to the number of properties, square footage, number of tenant reinsurance policies outstanding and the aggregate coverage of such reinsurance policies are unaudited and outside the scope of our independent registered public accounting firm’s audit of our financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) as defined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”), including the related guidance with respect to interim financial information, and in conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been reflected in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.  Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011 due to seasonality and other factors.  The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Certain amounts previously reported in our December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the June 30, 2011 presentation, as a result of discontinued operations.

Codification Section 810-10-15-14 stipulates that generally any entity with a) insufficient equity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by any parties, or b) equity holders that, as a group, lack the characteristics specified in the Codification which evidence a controlling financial interest, is considered a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”).

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

When we are the general partner, we are presumed to control the partnership unless the limited partners possess either a) the substantive ability to dissolve the partnership or otherwise remove us as general partner without cause (commonly referred to as “kick-out rights”), or b) the right to participate in substantive operating and financial decisions of the limited partnership that are expected to be made in the course of the partnership’s business.

The accounts of entities we control that are not VIE’s, and VIE’s that we have a controlling financial interest in, are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements, and all intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated.  We account for our investment in entities that we do not consolidate using the equity method of accounting or, if we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over an investee, the cost method of accounting.  Changes in consolidation status are reflected effective the date the change of control or determination of primary beneficiary status occurred, and previously reported periods are not restated.  The entities that we consolidate, for the periods in which the reference applies, are referred to hereinafter as the “Subsidiaries.”  The entities that we have an interest in but do not consolidate, for the periods in which the reference applies, are referred to hereinafter as the “Unconsolidated Entities” or the “Real Estate Entities."

Collectively, at June 30, 2011, the Company and its Subsidiaries own a total of 2,042 real estate facilities included in continuing operations, consisting of 2,035 self-storage facilities in the U.S., one self-storage facility in London, England and six commercial facilities in the U.S.

At June 30, 2011, the Unconsolidated Entities are comprised of PSB, Shurgard Europe, and various limited and joint venture partnerships (the partnerships referred to as the “Other Investments”).  At June 30, 2011, the Other Investments own in aggregate 19 self-storage facilities with 1.1 million net rentable square feet in the U.S.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Income Taxes

For all taxable years subsequent to 1980, the Company has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code.  As a REIT, we do not incur federal or significant state tax on that portion of our taxable income which is distributed to our shareholders, provided that we meet certain tests.  We believe we have met these tests during 2010, for the two quarters ended June 30, 2011, and we expect to meet these tests for the rest of 2011 and, accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been made in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements on income produced and distributed on real estate rental operations.  We have business operations in taxable REIT subsidiaries that are subject to regular corporate tax on their taxable income, and such corporate taxes attributable to these operations are presented in ancillary cost of operations in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.  We also are subject to certain state taxes, which are presented in general and administrative expense in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.  We have concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our financial statements with respect to all tax periods which remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions as of June 30, 2011.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

Real Estate Facilities

Real estate facilities are recorded at cost.  Costs associated with the development, construction, renovation and improvement of properties are capitalized.  Interest, property taxes and other costs associated with development incurred during the construction period are capitalized as building cost.  Legal services, due diligence, transfer taxes, and other internal and external transaction costs associated with acquisitions are expensed as incurred.  Costs associated with the sale of real estate facilities or interests in real estate investments are expensed as incurred.  Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed when incurred.  Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the buildings and improvements, which generally range from 5 to 25 years.

Acquisitions of operating self-storage facilities are accounted for under the provisions of Codification Section 805, “Business Combinations.”  The net acquisition cost includes cash paid to the seller as well as the fair value of any mortgage debt assumed.  In the case of multiple facilities acquired in a single transaction, the aggregate acquisition cost is allocated to each facility based upon the relative estimated fair value of each facility.  Any difference between the acquisition cost and the fair value of the real estate facilities is recorded as goodwill.  The acquisition cost of each facility is allocated based upon the relative estimated fair values of the underlying land, buildings, and intangibles such as the self-storage tenants in place.  Significant judgment is used to estimate fair values in recording our business combinations, and the valuation process utilizes significant unobservable inputs, which are “Level 3” inputs as the term is defined in Codification Section 820-10-35-52.

Other Assets

Other assets primarily consist of prepaid expenses, accounts receivable, interest receivable, and restricted cash.  During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded impairment charges with respect to other assets totaling $611,000.  These amounts are included in “asset impairment charges” on our condensed consolidated statement of income for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Accrued and Other Liabilities

Accrued and other liabilities consist primarily of trade payables, property tax accruals, tenant prepayments of rents, accrued interest payable, accrued payroll, contingent casualty and other losses which are accrued when probable and to the extent they are estimable, and estimated losses we expect to pay related to our tenant reinsurance activities.  When it is at least reasonably possible that a significant unaccrued contingent loss has occurred, we disclose the nature of that potential loss under “Legal Matters” in Note 11 “Commitments and Contingencies”.

Financial Instruments

We have estimated the fair value of our financial instruments using available market information and generally accepted valuation methodologies.  Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of market value.  Accordingly, estimated fair values are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in current market exchanges.

For purposes of financial statement presentation, we consider all highly liquid financial instruments such as short-term treasury securities, money market funds with daily liquidity and a rating of at least AAA by Standard and Poor’s, or investment grade (rated A1 by Standard and Poor’s) short-term commercial paper with remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents.  Any such cash and cash equivalents which are restricted from general corporate use due to insurance or other regulations, or based upon contractual requirements, are included in other assets.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

Marketable securities consist of short-term investments in high-grade corporate securities rated A1 by Standard and Poor’s.  Because we have the positive intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity, the securities are stated at amortized cost and the related unrecognized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and other comprehensive income.  The difference between interest income that is imputed using the effective interest method and the actual note interest collected is recorded as an adjustment to the marketable security balance; our marketable securities were decreased $49,000 and $202,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in applying the effective interest method.  The amortized cost, gross unrecognized holding losses, and fair value of our marketable securities were $102,279,000, ($41,000) and $102,238,000, respectively, at December 31, 2010.  The characteristics of the marketable securities and comparative metrics utilized in our evaluation represent significant observable inputs, which are “Level 2” inputs as the term is defined in Codification Section 820-10-35-47.  We periodically assess our marketable securities for other-than-temporary impairment.  Any such other-than-temporary impairment from credit loss is recognized as a realized loss and measured as the excess of carrying value over fair value at the time the assessment is made.  During each of the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we had no other-than-temporary impairment losses.  All of our marketable securities held as of December 31, 2010 matured during the three months ended March 31, 2011.  As of June 30, 2011, we held no marketable securities.

Due to the short maturity and the underlying characteristics of our cash and cash equivalents, other assets, and accrued and other liabilities, we believe the carrying values as presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are reasonable estimates of fair value.

Financial assets that are exposed to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, the loan receivable from PSB, the loans receivable from Shurgard Europe, and restricted cash.  Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are only invested in instruments with an investment grade rating.  See “Loans Receivable from Shurgard Europe” below for information regarding our fair value measurement of this instrument.

At June 30, 2011, due primarily to our investment in and loans receivable from Shurgard Europe, our operations and our financial position are affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Euro, and to a lesser extent, other European currencies, against the U.S. Dollar.

We estimate the fair value of our notes payable to be $455,928,000 at June 30, 2011, based primarily upon discounting the future cash flows under each respective note at an interest rate that approximates loans with similar credit quality and term to maturity.  The characteristics of the notes payable and comparative metrics utilized in our evaluation represent significant observable inputs, which are “Level 2” inputs as the term is utilized in Codification Section 820-10-35-47.

We have estimated the fair value of our financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies.  Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of market value.  Accordingly, estimated fair values are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in current market exchanges.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations, and has an indeterminate life.  Each business combination from which our goodwill arose was for the acquisition of single businesses and accordingly, the allocation of our goodwill to our business segments is based directly on such acquisitions. Our goodwill balance of $174,634,000 is reported net of accumulated amortization of $85,085,000 as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

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Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets primarily represent the unamortized portion of the estimated acquisition-date fair values of the tenants in place and, to a lesser extent, leasehold interests in land (collectively, the “Property Intangibles”).  Property Intangibles are finite-lived and are amortized relative to the benefit of the tenants in place or the land lease expense to each period.  Accumulated amortization reflects those individual real estate facilities where the related Property Intangibles had not been fully amortized at each applicable date.

At June 30, 2011, our Property Intangibles have a net book value of $15,134,000 ($23,267,000 at December 31, 2010).  Accumulated amortization totaled $25,518,000 at June 30, 2011 ($21,844,000 at December 31, 2010), and amortization expense of $2,636,000 and $2,408,000 was recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $6,147,000 and $3,314,000 was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, our Property Intangibles were increased by $2,752,000 in connection with the acquisition of six self-storage facilities and the leasehold interest in the land of one of our existing self-storage facilities (Note 3).  The acquisition of this leasehold interest resulted in the reclassification of Property Intangibles totaling $4,738,000 to real estate facilities, during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

In addition to the Property Intangibles, we also have an intangible asset representing the estimated acquisition-date fair value of the “Shurgard” trade name, which is used by Shurgard Europe pursuant to a licensing agreement, with a book value of $18,824,000 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The Shurgard trade name has an indefinite life and, accordingly, we do not amortize this asset but instead analyze it on an annual basis for impairment.  No impairments have been noted from any of our annual evaluations.

Evaluation of Asset Impairment

We evaluate our real estate, Property Intangibles, and other long-lived assets for impairment on a quarterly basis.  We first evaluate these assets for indicators of impairment, and if any indicators of impairment are noted, we determine whether the carrying value of such assets is in excess of the future estimated undiscounted cash flows attributable to these assets.  If there is excess carrying value over such future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess of carrying value over the assets’ estimated fair value.  Any long-lived assets which we expect to sell or otherwise dispose of prior to their estimated useful life are stated at the lower of their estimated net realizable value (estimated fair value less cost to sell) or their carrying value.  During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded impairment charges totaling $2,544,000, comprised of $1,735,000 in real estate facilities, of which $397,000 is reflected under “discontinued operations” on our condensed consolidated statements of income, $611,000 in other assets, and $198,000 in intangible assets related to a ground lease and which is reflected under “discontinued operations” on our condensed consolidated statements of income.  No additional impairments were identified from our evaluations in any periods presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

We evaluate impairment of goodwill annually by reporting unit.  No impairment of our goodwill was identified in our annual evaluation at December 31, 2010, nor were there any indicators of impairment at June 30, 2011.

Revenue and Expense Recognition

Rental income, which is generally earned pursuant to month-to-month leases for storage space, as well as late charges and administrative fees, are recognized as earned.  Promotional discounts are recognized as a reduction to rental income over the promotional period, which is generally during the first month of occupancy.  Ancillary revenues and interest and other income are recognized when earned.  Equity in earnings of real estate entities is recognized based on our ownership interest in the earnings of each of the Unconsolidated Entities.

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June 30, 2011

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We accrue for property tax expense based upon actual amounts billed for the related time periods and, in some circumstances due to taxing authority assessment and billing timing and disputes of assessed amounts, estimates and historical trends.  If these estimates are incorrect, the timing and amount of expense recognition could be affected.  Cost of operations, general and administrative expense, interest expense, as well as television, yellow page, and other advertising expenditures are expensed as incurred.

Foreign Currency Exchange Translation

The local currency is the functional currency for the foreign operations we have an interest in.  Assets and liabilities included on our consolidated balance sheets, including our equity investment in, and our loan receivable from, Shurgard Europe, are translated at end-of-period exchange rates, while revenues, expenses, and equity in earnings in the related real estate entities, are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the period.  The Euro, which represents the functional currency used by a majority of the foreign operations we have an interest in, was translated at an end-of-period exchange rate of approximately 1.439 U.S. Dollars per Euro at June 30, 2011 (1.325 at December 31, 2010), and average exchange rates of 1.438 and 1.273 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 1.402 and 1.329 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Equity is translated at historical rates and the resulting cumulative translation adjustments, to the extent not included in net income, are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the translation adjustments are realized.  See “Other Comprehensive Income” below for further information regarding our foreign currency translation gains and losses.

Fair Value Accounting

As the term is used in our financial statements, “fair value” is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  We prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value based upon a three-tier fair value hierarchy described in the Codification Section 820-10-35.  See “Loan Receivable from Shurgard Europe” below, and “Financial Instruments” and “Real Estate Facilities” above, as well as “Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries” and “Other Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries” in Note 6 for information regarding our fair value measurements.

Loans Receivable from Real Estate Entities

On February 9, 2011, we loaned PSB $121.0 million.  The loan has a six-month term, no prepayment penalties, and bears interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.85% (1.10% per annum at June 30, 2011).  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded interest income of approximately $328,000 and $523,000, respectively, related to the loan.  We received $5,000,000 in principal repayments on this loan during the three months ended June 30, 2011.  As of June 30, 2011, the loan totaled $116.0 million.

As of June 30, 2011, we had a €357.6 million loan receivable from Shurgard Europe totaling $514.6 million (€373.7 million totaling $495.2 million at December 31, 2010), which bears interest at a fixed rate of 9.0% per annum and matures March 31, 2013.  This loan is denominated in Euros and is translated to U.S. Dollars for financial statement purposes.  During each applicable period, because we expect repayment of this Euro-denominated loan within two years of each respective balance sheet date, we recognize foreign exchange rate gains or losses in income due to changes in exchange rates between the Euro and the U.S. Dollar. Foreign currency gains totaled $10,565,000 and $41,666,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to losses of $48,680,000 and $83,140,000 for the same periods in 2010.  Loan fees collected from Shurgard Europe are amortized on a straight-line basis as interest income over the applicable term to which the fee applies.  We received €16.1 million ($22.3 million) in principal repayments on this loan during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and €18.2 million ($24.5 million) in the year ended December 31, 2010.

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June 30, 2011

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On February 28, 2011, we loaned Shurgard Europe an additional $237.9 million. This loan bore interest at a fixed rate of 7.0% per annum and was denominated in U.S. Dollars.

On June 15, 2011, our joint venture partner in Shurgard Europe effectively purchased 51% of the $237.9 million loan from us for $121.3 million.  The loan was effectively exchanged for an equity interest in Shurgard Europe.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 we recorded interest income of approximately $7,824,000 and $14,370,000, respectively, as compared to $5,833,000 and $12,263,000 for the same periods in 2010, related to the loans to Shurgard Europe.  These amounts reflect 51% of the aggregate interest on the loans, with the other 49%, reflecting our ownership interest in Shurgard Europe, classified as equity in earnings of real estate entities.

Although there can be no assurance, we believe that Shurgard Europe has sufficient liquidity and collateral, and we have sufficient creditor rights, such that credit risk relating to the loan to Shurgard Europe is mitigated.  In addition, we believe the interest rates on the loans to Shurgard Europe approximate the market rate for loans with similar credit characteristics and tenor, and that the carrying values of the loans to Shurgard Europe approximate fair value.  The characteristics of the loans to Shurgard Europe and comparative metrics utilized in our evaluation represent significant unobservable inputs, which are “Level 3” inputs as the term is utilized in Codification Section 820-10-35-52.

Other Comprehensive Income

Other comprehensive income consists primarily of foreign currency translation adjustments to the extent not recognized on our condensed consolidated statements of income.  Other comprehensive income is reflected as an adjustment to “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” in the equity section of our condensed consolidated balance sheet, and is added to our net income in determining total comprehensive income for the period as reflected in the following table:

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June 30, 2011

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	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net income	$	210,941		$	131,176		$	421,509		$	261,093
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Aggregate foreign currency translation adjustments for the period (a)		12,840			(59,676	)		59,187			(104,296	)
Adjust for foreign currency translation adjustments recognized during the period:
Foreign currency (gain) loss (b)		(10,496	)		49,204			(41,748	)		84,047
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period		2,344			(10,472	)		17,439			(20,249	)
Total comprehensive income	$	213,285		$	120,704		$	438,948		$	240,844

(a)   Included in the foreign currency gain for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are realized gains of $0.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in connection with €6.2 million and €16.1 million of principal repayments during these respective periods.  These gains represent the difference between the spot rates on the date the amounts were initially funded by us (1.32 U.S. Dollars per Euro) and the repayment dates.

(b)   The foreign currency exchange gains and losses reflected on our condensed consolidated statements of income are comprised primarily of foreign currency exchange gains and losses on the Euro-denominated loan to Shurgard Europe.

Discontinued Operations

The revenues and expenses of operating units (including individual real estate facilities) that can be segregated from the other operations of the Company, and either i) have been eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company or ii) are expected to be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company within the next year pursuant to a committed plan of disposal, are reclassified and presented for all periods as “discontinued operations” on our condensed consolidated statements of income. 

Included in discontinued operations are the historical operations of (i) land-leased facilities that were disposed of in 2010 and 2011 when the respective land leases expired, and (ii) two self-storage facilities that were disposed of in 2010.  In addition to revenues and expenses of these operating units, discontinued operations is comprised primarily of a $253,000 loss on disposition of a land-leased facility for the six months ended June 30, 2011, $4,650,000 and $5,087,000 in gains on disposition of real estate facilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and a $397,000 impairment charge on real estate incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Net Income per Common Share

We first allocate net income to our noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (Note 6) and preferred shareholders to arrive at net income allocable to our common shareholders and Equity Shares, Series A.  Net income allocated to preferred shareholders or noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries includes any excess of the cash required to redeem any preferred securities in the period over the net proceeds from the original issuance of the securities (or, if securities are redeemed for less than the original issuance proceeds, income allocated to the holders of the redeemed securities is reduced).

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June 30, 2011

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The remaining net income is allocated among our regular common shares, restricted share units, and our Equity Shares, Series A based upon the dividends declared (or accumulated) for each security in the period, combined with each security’s participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Net income allocated to the Equity Shares, Series A for the six months ended June 30, 2010 also includes $25.7 million, representing the excess of cash paid to redeem the securities over the original issuance proceeds.  We redeemed all of these securities on April 15, 2010.

Net income allocated to our regular common shares from continuing operations is computed by eliminating the net income or loss from discontinued operations allocable to our regular common shares, from net income allocated to our regular common shares.

Basic net income per share, basic net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, and basic net income from continuing operations per share are computed using the weighted average common shares outstanding.  Diluted net income per share, diluted net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, and diluted net income from continuing operations per share are computed using the weighted average common shares outstanding, adjusted for the impact, if dilutive, of stock options outstanding (Note 9).

The following table reflects the components of the calculations of our basic and diluted net income per share, basic and diluted net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, and basic and diluted net income from continuing operations per share which are not already otherwise set forth on the face of our condensed consolidated statements of income:

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,					For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net income allocable to common shareholders from continuing operations and discontinued operations:
Net income allocable to common shareholders	$	131,515	$	60,837		$	279,574	$	95,575
Eliminate: Discontinued operations allocable to common shareholders		-		(4,410	)		355		(4,943	)
Net income from continuing operations allocable to common shareholders	$	131,515	$	56,427		$	279,929	$	90,632
Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		169,492		168,804			169,404		168,641
Net effect of dilutive stock options - based on treasury stock method using average market price		909		825			988		829
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		170,401		169,629			170,392		169,470

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June 30, 2011

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3. Real Estate Facilities

Activity in real estate facilities is as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	(Amounts in thousands)
Operating facilities, at cost:
Beginning balance	$	10,587,347
Capital improvements		44,292
Acquisition of real estate facilities		46,026
Newly developed facilities opened for operations		8,928
Disposition of real estate facilities		(4,080	)
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes		779
Ending balance		10,683,292
Accumulated depreciation:
Beginning balance		(3,061,459	)
Depreciation expense		(169,607	)
Disposition of real estate facilities		3,555
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes		(293	)
Ending balance		(3,227,804	)
Construction in process:
Beginning balance		6,928
Current development		10,531
Newly developed facilities opened for operations		(8,928	)
Ending balance		8,531
Total real estate facilities at June 30, 2011	$	7,464,019

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we acquired five operating self-storage facilities in Nevada and one in New York (524,000 net rentable square feet) and the leasehold interest in the land of one of our existing self-storage facilities from third parties for $44,040,000, consisting of $34,361,000 of cash and the assumption of mortgage debt with a fair value of $9,679,000.  The aggregate cost of $44,040,000, combined with the elimination of the $4,738,000 book value of a land lease intangible asset related to the acquired leasehold interest was allocated $46,026,000 to real estate facilities and $2,752,000 to intangible assets.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we completed two expansion projects to existing facilities at an aggregate cost of $8,928,000.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, net proceeds with respect to dispositions totaled $400,000 and we recorded a net loss of $125,000 ($128,000 included in “gains on disposition of real estate facilities, net” and a loss of $253,000 included in discontinued operations).

4. Investments in Real Estate Entities

The following table sets forth our investments in the Real Estate Entities at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and our equity in earnings of real estate entities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

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June 30, 2011

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	Investments in Real Estate Entities at
	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
PSB	$	327,126	$	323,795
Shurgard Europe		391,887		264,681
Other Investments		14,041		13,093
Total	$	733,054	$	601,569

	Equity in Earnings of Real Estate Entities
	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
PSB	$	6,081	$	4,914	$	14,865	$	11,188
Shurgard Europe		6,242		3,459		10,769		6,769
Other Investments		447		415		852		792
Total	$	12,770	$	8,788	$	26,486	$	18,749

Included in equity in earnings of real estate entities for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is $3,017,000, representing our share of the earnings allocated from PSB’s preferred shareholders as a result of PSB’s repurchases of preferred units for amounts that were less than the related book value.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we received cash distributions from our investment in real estate entities totaling $29,378,000 and $25,021,000, respectively.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, our investment in Shurgard Europe increased by approximately $116,560,000 due to the effective exchange of a note receivable from Shurgard Europe for an equity interest in Shurgard Europe (Note 2), and the acquisition of an additional equity interests in the “other investments” for approximately $1,274,000 in cash.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, our investment in Shurgard Europe increased by approximately $16,543,000 and decreased by $19,108,000, respectively, due to the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Investment in PSB

PSB is a REIT traded on the New York Stock Exchange, which controls an operating partnership (collectively, the REIT and the operating partnership are referred to as “PSB”).  We have a 41% common equity interest in PSB as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, comprised of our ownership of 5,801,606 shares of PSB’s common stock and 7,305,355 limited partnership units in the operating partnership.  The limited partnership units are convertible at our option, subject to certain conditions, on a one-for-one basis into PSB common stock.  Based upon the closing price at June 30, 2011 ($55.10 per share of PSB common stock), the shares and units we owned had a market value of approximately $722.2 million, as compared to our book value of $327.1 million.  We account for our investment in PSB using the equity method.

The following table sets forth selected financial information of PSB; the amounts represent 100% of PSB’s balances and not our pro-rata share.

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June 30, 2011

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	2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
For the six months ended June 30,
Total revenue	$	146,912		$	136,416
Costs of operations		(49,921	)		(44,217	)
Depreciation and amortization		(41,777	)		(36,638	)
General and administrative		(3,318	)		(5,149	)
Other items		(1,916	)		3,919
Net income	$	49,980		$	54,331
	At June 30, 2011			At December 31, 2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Total assets (primarily real estate)	$	1,619,289		$	1,621,057
Debt (a)		181,684			144,511
Other liabilities		51,553			53,421
Preferred stock and units		604,129			651,964
Common equity and units		781,923			771,161

(a)   $116 million of the debt at June 30, 2011 is payable to us.

Investment in Shurgard Europe

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had a 49% equity investment in Shurgard Europe, which we account for using the equity method.  At December 31, 2010, Shurgard Europe owned 116 facilities directly and had a 20% interest in 72 self-storage facilities located in Europe which operate under the “Shurgard” name.  On March 2, 2011, Shurgard Europe acquired the 80% interests in the joint ventures it did not own for €172.0 million, and as a result, wholly-owns all 188 facilities.  We provided the funding for this acquisition through a loan to Shurgard Europe totaling $237.9 million.  This loan was extinguished in the three months ended June 30, 2011 (Note 2).

Our equity in earnings of Shurgard Europe includes our 49% equity share of Shurgard Europe’s operations.  In addition, we received $1,692,000 from our joint venture partner for funding our joint venture partner’s 51% pro rata share of the acquisition cost from March 2, 2011 until June 15, 2011, and recorded this amount as interest and other income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we also received from Shurgard Europe $15,341,000 and $28,176,000, respectively, of interest on the loans provided to Shurgard Europe and $661,000 and $1,166,000, respectively, of trademark license fees.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, we also received from Shurgard Europe $11,436,000 and $24,045,000, respectively, of interest on the loans provided to Shurgard Europe and $390,000 and $805,000, respectively, of trademark license fees.  For financial statement purposes, 49% of the interest and license fees have been classified as equity in earnings (see table below), and the remaining 51% as interest and other income.

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June 30, 2011

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	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Our 49% equity share of Shurgard Europe’s net loss	$	(1,599	)	$	(2,336	)	$	(3,608	)	$	(5,408	)
Add our 49% equity share of amounts received from Shurgard Europe:
Interest on Shurgard Loans		7,517			5,603			13,806			11,783
Trademark license fee		324			192			571			394
Total equity in earnings of Shurgard Europe	$	6,242		$	3,459		$	10,769		$	6,769

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial information of Shurgard Europe.  These amounts are based upon 100% of Shurgard Europe’s balances (on a consolidated basis, including the operations of the joint ventures’ 72 self-storage facilities), rather than our pro rata share, and are based upon our historical acquired book basis.

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Self-storage and ancillary revenues	$	66,024		$	55,659		$	128,272		$	114,067
Interest and other income (expense)		86			(287	)		203			(211	)
Self-storage and ancillary cost of operations		(27,687	)		(23,253	)		(53,962	)		(48,712	)
Trademark license fee payable to Public Storage		(661	)		(390	)		(1,166	)		(805	)
Depreciation and amortization		(18,236	)		(17,400	)		(36,701	)		(36,139	)
General and administrative		(2,924	)		(1,744	)		(5,620	)		(3,656	)
Interest expense on third party debt		(3,776	)		(2,674	)		(7,292	)		(5,451	)
Interest expense on debt due to Public Storage		(15,341	)		(11,436	)		(28,176	)		(24,045	)
Expenses from foreign currency exchange		(749	)		(237	)		(106	)		(430	)
Net loss	$	(3,264	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(4,548	)	$	(5,382	)
Net  income allocated to permanent noncontrolling equity interests in subsidiaries (a)		-			(3,006	)		(2,816	)		(5,655	)
Net loss allocated to Shurgard Europe	$	(3,264	)	$	(4,768	)	$	(7,364	)	$	(11,037	)

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June 30, 2011

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	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Total assets (primarily self-storage facilities)	$	1,587,122	$	1,503,961
Total debt to third parties		283,740		279,174
Total debt to Public Storage		514,606		495,229
Other liabilities		88,206		73,027
Equity		700,570		656,531

(a)   Includes depreciation expense allocated to the permanent noncontrolling equity interests in subsidiaries totaling nil and $2,851,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $2,062,000 and $5,997,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Other Investments

At June 30, 2011, the “Other Investments” include an aggregate common equity ownership of approximately 24% in entities that collectively own 19 self-storage facilities.  We account for our investments in these entities using the equity method.

On June 30, 2011, we acquired certain partnership interests owned by Mr. Hughes (the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees), and his family and entities that are wholly owned or controlled by them (collectively, the “Hughes Family”), in three limited partnerships.  The acquisition cost was approximately $1,274,000 in cash.  We continue to account for our investments in these three entities using the equity method.

The following table sets forth certain condensed financial information (representing 100% of these entities’ balances and not our pro-rata share) with respect to the Other Investments’ 19 facilities:

	2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
For the six months ended June 30,
Total revenue	$	8,537		$	8,250
Cost of operations and other expenses		(3,343	)		(3,325	)
Depreciation and amortization		(1,249	)		(1,233	)
Net income	$	3,945		$	3,692
	June 30,			December 31,
		2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Total assets (primarily self-storage facilities)	$	35,101		$	35,353
Total accrued and other liabilities		1,334			884
Total Partners’ equity		33,767			34,469

5. Line of Credit and Notes Payable

At June 30, 2011, we have a revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) which expires on March 27, 2012, with an aggregate limit with respect to borrowings and letters of credit of $300 million.  Amounts drawn on the Credit Agreement bear an annual interest rate ranging from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 0.35% to LIBOR plus 1.00% depending on our credit ratings (LIBOR plus 0.35% at June 30, 2011).  In addition, we are required to pay a quarterly facility fee ranging from 0.10% per annum to 0.25% per annum depending on our credit ratings (0.10% per annum at June 30, 2011).  We had no outstanding borrowings on our Credit Agreement at June 30, 2011 or at August 5, 2011.  At June 30, 2011, we had undrawn standby letters of credit, which reduce our borrowing capacity with respect to our line of credit by the amount of the letters of credit, totaling $18,477,000 ($17,777,000 at December 31, 2010).

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

The carrying amounts of our notes payable at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consist of the following (dollar amounts in thousands):

	June 30, 2011		December 31,  2010
Unsecured Notes Payable:
5.875% effective and stated note rate, interest only and payable semi-annually, matures in March 2013	$	186,460	$	186,460
5.7% effective rate, 7.75% stated note rate, interest only and payable semi-annually, matured in February 2011 (carrying amount includes $215  of unamortized premium at December 31, 2010)		-		103,532
Secured Notes Payable:
4.8% average effective rate mortgage notes payable, secured by 93 real estate facilities with a net book value of approximately $570 million at June 30, 2011 and stated fixed rates between 4.95% and 7.80%, maturing at varying dates between January 2012 and September 2028 (carrying amount includes $5,401 of unamortized premium at June 30, 2011 and $6,137 at December 31, 2010)		263,059		278,425
Total notes payable	$	449,519	$	568,417

Substantially all of our debt was acquired in connection with a property or other acquisition, and in such cases an initial premium or discount is established for any difference between the stated note balance and estimated fair value of the note.  This initial premium or discount is amortized over the remaining term of the notes using the effective interest method.  Estimated fair values are based upon discounting the future cash flows under each respective note at an interest rate that approximates those of loans with similar credit characteristics and term to maturity.  These inputs for fair value represent significant unobservable inputs, which are “Level 3” inputs as the term is defined in the Codification.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we assumed mortgage debt in connection with the acquisition of a real estate facility.  This debt was recorded at its estimated fair value of approximately $9,679,000 with an estimated market rate of approximately 2.90% as compared to the actual assumed note balance of $8,776,000 with a stated interest rate of 5.54%.  This initial premium of $903,000 is being amortized over the remaining term of the mortgage note using the effective interest method.

The notes payable and Credit Agreement have various customary restrictive covenants, all of which we were in compliance with at June 30, 2011.

At June 30, 2011, approximate principal maturities of our notes payable are as follows (amounts in thousands):

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June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

	Unsecured Notes Payable			Secured Notes Payable			Total
2011 (remainder)	$	-		$	5,859		$	5,859
2012		-			71,244			71,244
2013		186,460			79,582			266,042
2014		-			49,625			49,625
2015		-			37,023			37,023
Thereafter		-			19,726			19,726
	$	186,460		$	263,059		$	449,519
Weighted average effective rate		5.9	%		4.8	%		5.3	%

We incurred interest expense (including interest capitalized as real estate totaling $221,000 and $192,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively) with respect to our notes payable, capital leases and line of credit aggregating $13,138,000 and $14,809,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  These amounts were comprised of $14,992,000 and $16,657,000 in cash paid for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, less $1,854,000 and $1,848,000 in amortization of premium, respectively.

6. Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

In consolidation, we classify ownership interests in the net assets of each of the Subsidiaries, other than our own, as “noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries.”  Interests that have the ability to require us, except in an entity liquidation, to redeem the underlying securities for cash, assets, or other securities that would not also be classified as equity are presented on our balance sheet outside of equity.  At the end of each reporting period, if the book value is less than the estimated amount to be paid upon a redemption occurring on the related balance sheet date, these interests are increased to adjust to their estimated liquidation value (which approximates fair value), with the offset against retained earnings.  All other noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries are presented as a component of equity, “permanent noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries.”

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

At June 30, 2011, the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries represent equity interests in three entities that own in aggregate 14 self-storage facilities, and are presented at estimated liquidation value (which approximates fair value).  We estimate the liquidation value by applying the related provisions of the governing documents to our estimate of the fair value of the underlying net assets (principally real estate assets).  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, these interests were increased by $218,000 and $160,000, respectively, to adjust to their estimated liquidation value.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we allocated a total of $241,000 and $461,000, respectively, of income to these interests.  During the same periods in 2010, we allocated a total of $234,000 and $457,000, respectively, of income to these interests.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we paid distributions to these interests totaling $567,000 and $588,000, respectively.

Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

The Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries represent equity interests in 16 entities that own an aggregate of 59 self-storage facilities.  These interests are presented as equity because the holders of the interests do not have the ability to require us to redeem them for cash or other assets, or other securities that would not also be classified as equity.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

On June 30, 2011, we acquired all the partnership interests held by the Hughes Family in 15 limited partnerships which we consolidate in our accompanying financial statements.  The acquisition cost was approximately $12,026,000 in cash.  These acquisitions reduced our Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries by $4,822,000 with the excess of cost over the underlying book value of $7,204,000 recorded as a reduction to paid-in capital.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we allocated a total of $4,256,000 and $8,496,000, respectively, in income to these interests.  During the same periods in 2010, we allocated a total of $4,091,000 and $8,012,000, respectively, in income to these interests.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we paid distributions to these interests totaling $6,581,000 and $8,048,000, respectively.

Preferred Partnership Interests

On October 25, 2010, we repurchased all of our 7.25% Series J Preferred Partnership units, representing all of our preferred partnership interests that were outstanding on that date, for an aggregate of $100,400,000 ($100,000,000 par value) plus accrued and unpaid dividends.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, we allocated a total of $1,812,000 and $3,625,000, respectively, in income to these interests based upon distributions paid.  At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had no preferred partnership interests outstanding.

7. Public Storage Shareholders’ Equity

Cumulative Preferred Shares

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had the following series of Cumulative Preferred Shares of beneficial interest outstanding:

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June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

					At June 30, 2011				At December 31, 2010
Series	Earliest Redemption Date	Dividend Rate			Shares Outstanding		Liquidation Preference		Shares Outstanding		Liquidation Preference
					(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Series W	10/6/08		6.500	%		5,300	$	132,500		5,300	$	132,500
Series X	11/13/08		6.450	%		4,800		120,000		4,800		120,000
Series Y	1/2/09		6.850	%		350,900		8,772		350,900		8,772
Series Z	3/5/09		6.250	%		4,500		112,500		4,500		112,500
Series A	3/31/09		6.125	%		4,600		115,000		4,600		115,000
Series C	9/13/09		6.600	%		4,425		110,625		4,425		110,625
Series D	2/28/10		6.180	%		5,400		135,000		5,400		135,000
Series E	4/27/10		6.750	%		5,650		141,250		5,650		141,250
Series F	8/23/10		6.450	%		9,893		247,325		9,893		247,325
Series G	12/12/10		7.000	%		4,000		100,000		4,000		100,000
Series H	1/19/11		6.950	%		4,200		105,000		4,200		105,000
Series I	5/3/11		7.250	%		-		-		20,700		517,500
Series K	8/8/11		7.250	%		16,990		424,756		16,990		424,756
Series L	10/20/11		6.750	%		8,267		206,665		8,267		206,665
Series M	1/9/12		6.625	%		19,065		476,634		19,065		476,634
Series N	7/2/12		7.000	%		6,900		172,500		6,900		172,500
Series O	4/15/15		6.875	%		5,800		145,000		5,800		145,000
Series P	10/7/15		6.500	%		5,000		125,000		5,000		125,000
Series Q	4/14/16		6.500	%		15,000		375,000		-		-
Total Cumulative Preferred Shares						480,690	$	3,253,527		486,390	$	3,396,027

The holders of our Cumulative Preferred Shares have general preference rights with respect to liquidation and quarterly distributions.  Holders of the preferred shares, except under certain conditions and as noted below, will not be entitled to vote on most matters.  In the event of a cumulative arrearage equal to six quarterly dividends, holders of all outstanding series of preferred shares (voting as a single class without regard to series) will have the right to elect two additional members to serve on our Board of Trustees until the arrearage has been cured.  At June 30, 2011, there were no dividends in arrears.

Except under certain conditions relating to the Company’s qualification as a REIT, the Cumulative Preferred Shares are not redeemable prior to the dates indicated on the table above.  On or after the respective dates, each of the series of Cumulative Preferred Shares will be redeemable, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at $25.00 per share (or depositary share as the case may be), plus accrued and unpaid dividends.  Holders of the Cumulative Preferred Shares do not have the right to require the Company to redeem such shares.

Upon issuance of our Cumulative Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, we classify the liquidation value as preferred equity on our consolidated balance sheet with any issuance costs recorded as a reduction to paid-in capital.

In April and May 2011, we issued 15,000,000 depositary shares each representing 1/1,000 of our 6.500% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series Q for gross proceeds of $375,000,000, and we incurred $11,336,000 in issuance costs.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

In May and June 2011, we redeemed our Series I Cumulative Preferred Shares, at par.  The aggregate redemption amount, before payment of accrued dividends, was $517,500,000.  In applying EITF D-42 to this redemption, we allocated $15,899,000 of income from our common shareholders to the holders of our Preferred Shares, representing the excess of the amount paid over the initial issuance proceeds, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

On April 13, 2010, we issued 5,800,000 depositary shares each representing 1/1,000 of our 6.875% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series O for gross proceeds of $145,000,000.

On May 18, 2010, we redeemed our remaining Series V Cumulative Preferred Shares at par value plus accrued dividends.  In applying EITF D-42 to this redemption, we allocated $5,063,000 of income from our common shareholders to the holders of our Preferred Shares, representing the excess of the amount paid over the initial issuance proceeds, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

See Note 12 “Subsequent Events” for further discussion regarding our Cumulative Preferred Shares.

Equity Shares, Series A

On April 15, 2010, we redeemed all of our outstanding shares of Equity Shares, Series A at $24.50 per share for aggregate redemption amount of $205.4 million.

During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we allocated income and paid quarterly distributions to the holders of the Equity Shares, Series A totaling $5.1 million ($0.6125 per share) based on 8,377,193 weighted average depositary shares outstanding.  As a result of the redemption on April 15, 2010, no distributions were paid for the three months ended June 30, 2010.  Net income allocated to the Equity Shares, Series A for the six months ended June 30, 2010 also includes $25.7 million ($3.07 per share), representing the excess of cash paid to redeem the securities over the original net issuance proceeds.

Equity Shares, Series AAA

On August 31, 2010, we retired all 4,289,544 outstanding shares of Equity Shares, Series AAA (“Equity Shares AAA”). During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we paid quarterly distributions to the holder of the Equity Shares, Series AAA of $0.5391 per share.  As a result of the retirement on August 31, 2010, no further distributions will be paid for the period subsequent to June 30, 2010.  For all periods presented, the Equity Shares, Series AAA and related dividends are eliminated in consolidation as the shares were held by one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Dividends

The unaudited characterization of dividends for Federal income tax purposes is made based upon earnings and profits of the Company, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.  Common share dividends, including amounts paid to our restricted share unitholders, totaled $161.5 million ($0.95 per share) and $135.5 million ($0.80 per share), for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $297.4 million ($1.75 per share) and $245.4 million ($1.45 per share), for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Equity Shares, Series A dividends totaled $5.1 million ($0.6125 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 (none in 2011).  Preferred share dividends totaled $58.6 million and $58.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $116.3 million and $117.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

8. Related Party Transactions

The Hughes Family have ownership interests in, and operate approximately 53 self-storage facilities in Canada (“PS Canada”) using the “Public Storage” brand name pursuant to a royalty-free trademark license agreement with the Company.  We currently do not own any interests in these facilities nor do we own any facilities in Canada.  The Hughes Family owns approximately 16.7% of our common shares outstanding at June 30, 2011.  We have a right of first refusal to acquire the stock or assets of the corporation that manages the 53 self-storage facilities in Canada, if the Hughes Family or the corporation agrees to sell them.  However, we have no interest in the operations of this corporation, we have no right to acquire this stock or assets unless the Hughes Family decides to sell and we receive no benefit from the profits and increases in value of the Canadian self-storage facilities.

We reinsure risks relating to loss of goods stored by tenants in the self-storage facilities in Canada.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we received $292,000 and $315,000 (based upon historical exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and Canadian Dollar in effect as the revenues were earned), respectively, in reinsurance premiums attributable to the Canadian facilities.  Since our right to provide tenant reinsurance to the Canadian facilities may be qualified, there is no assurance that these premiums will continue.

PS Canada holds approximately a 2.2% interest in Stor-RE, a consolidated entity that provides liability and casualty insurance for PS Canada, the Company and certain affiliates of the Company for occurrences prior to April 1, 2004. 

The Hughes Family owns 47.9% of the voting stock and the Company holds 46% of the voting and 100% of the nonvoting stock (representing substantially all the economic interest) of a private REIT.  The private REIT owns limited partnership interests in five affiliated partnerships.  The Hughes Family also owns limited partnership interests in all of these partnerships, and, together with the Company, Mr. Hughes is a co-general partner in three of these partnerships.  The Company and the Hughes Family receive distributions from these entities in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreements or other organizational documents. 

On June 30, 2011, we entered into merger agreements to acquire all of the units of limited partnership interest and general partnership interests we do not currently own in each of the five affiliated partnerships referenced above in which the private REIT and the Hughes Family own limited partnership interests.  For three of these partnerships, Mr. Hughes is a co-general partner along with the Company.  These mergers have been approved by Public Storage and the Hughes Family, who together own a majority of the limited partnership units outstanding and therefore can approve the mergers without the vote of the other limited partners.  The merger consideration was based upon independent appraisals, dated April 5, 2011 from a nationally recognized appraisal firm, with allocation of the net asset value based upon the liquidation provisions of the relevant partnership documents.  Under the merger agreements, the Hughes Family will be selling all of its general and limited partnership interests in these five Partnerships for approximately $54,599,000, reflecting the same pricing and terms as the public limited partners (see “Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries” in Note 6 “Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries”).  In addition, the Hughes Family’s interests in the private REIT will be acquired for $238,000, based upon the merger value of the interests in these five partnerships owned by the private REIT.  Our board of trustees appointed a special committee of independent trustees to review the terms of these acquisitions.  The special committee unanimously determined that the transactions were advisable and fair to and in the respective best interests of Public Storage and its shareholders not affiliated with the Hughes Family.  A limited partner in four of the relevant limited partnerships has brought a putative class action lawsuit in California state court alleging, among other things, that the mergers provide for insufficient consideration for the relevant units of limited partnership interest.  The limited partner seeks, among other things, to enjoin the consummation of the mergers.  We believe that the lawsuit is without merit, and we intend to defend it vigorously.  While there can be no assurance, and the transactions are subject to certain customary closing conditions, as well as the pending litigation, these transactions are currently scheduled to close in late August 2011.

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June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

The Hughes Family also had interests in 18 additional limited partnerships until we acquired these interests from them on June 30, 2011.  The acquisition price was based upon independent appraisals of the partnership’s facilities, dated April 5, 2011 from a nationally recognized appraisal firm, with allocation of the net asset value based upon the liquidation provisions of the relevant partnership documents.  We paid the Hughes Family $13,300,000 for their interests.  The special committee of our board of trustees also reviewed the terms of each of these purchases and unanimously determined that the purchases were fair to and in the respective best interests of Public Storage and its shareholders not affiliated with the Hughes Family.  As of August 5, 2011, Mr. Hughes has withdrawn as general partner in all but one of these 18 partnerships, where his withdrawal is pending receipt of the required consent of a limited partner.

The Hughes Family also owns shares of common stock in PSB. 

9.      Share-Based Compensation

Stock Options

We have various stock option plans (collectively referred to as the “PS Plans”).  Under the PS Plans, the Company has granted non-qualified options to certain trustees, officers and key employees to purchase the Company’s common shares at a price equal to the fair market value of the common shares at the date of grant.  Options granted after December 31, 2002 vest generally over a five-year period and expire between eight years and ten years after the date they became exercisable.  The PS Plans also provide for the grant of restricted share units (see below) to officers, key employees and service providers on terms determined by an authorized committee of our Board.

We recognize compensation expense for stock options based upon their estimated fair value on the date of grant amortized over the applicable vesting period (the “Fair Value Method”), net of estimates for future forfeitures.  We estimate the fair value of our stock options based upon the Black-Scholes option valuation model.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded $796,000 and $1,499,000, respectively, in compensation expense related to stock options, as compared to $825,000 and $1,425,000 for the same periods in 2010.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, 35,000 stock options were granted, 207,729 options were exercised, and 29,500 options were forfeited.  A total of 2,748,663 stock options were outstanding at June 30, 2011 (2,950,892 at December 31, 2010).

Outstanding stock options are included on a one-for-one basis in our diluted weighted average shares, less a reduction for the treasury stock method applied to a) the average cumulative measured but unrecognized compensation expense during the period and b) the strike price proceeds expected from the employee upon exercise.

Restricted Share Units

Outstanding restricted share units vest ratably over a five or eight-year period from the date of grant.  The employee receives additional compensation equal to the per-share dividends received by common shareholders with respect to restricted share units outstanding.  Such compensation is accounted for as dividends paid.  Any dividends paid on units which are subsequently forfeited are expensed.  Upon vesting, the employee receives common shares equal to the number of vested restricted share units in exchange for the units.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

The total value of each restricted share unit grant is amortized over the service period, net of estimates for future forfeitures, as compensation expense.  Restricted share unit grants that are subject to service conditions (other than the passage of time) are amortized using the accelerated attribution method, with each vesting of a share grant amortized separately.  We have elected to use the straight-line attribution method with respect to restricted share grants that are not subject to service conditions (other than the passage of time).  The related employer portion of payroll taxes is expensed as incurred.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, 88,725 restricted share units were granted, 37,754 restricted share units were forfeited and 72,844 restricted share units vested.  This vesting resulted in the issuance of 46,831 common shares.  In addition, cash compensation totaling $2,946,000 was paid to employees in lieu of 26,013 common shares based upon the market value of the shares at the date of vesting is used to settle the employees’ tax liability generated by the vesting and is charged against paid in capital.

At June 30, 2011, approximately 462,522 restricted share units were outstanding (484,395 at December 31, 2010).  A total of $5,955,000 and $10,322,000 in restricted share unit expense was recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $2,346,000 and $4,378,000 in restricted share unit expense was recorded for the same periods in 2010.  Restricted share unit expense includes amortization of the grant-date fair value of the units reflected as an increase to paid-in capital, and $50,000 and $372,000 in related payroll taxes we incurred in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $25,000 and $339,000 for the same periods in 2010.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company entered into a performance-based restricted share unit program with selected employees.  Under the program, the Company established a targeted restricted share unit award for each selected employee, which would be earned only if the Company achieved same-store revenue growth in 2011 of at least 2% over 2010.  Depending upon the extent to which same-store revenue met or exceeded the 2% minimum target, restricted share unit awards would range from 50% to 200% of the target restricted share unit award.  To achieve 100% of the targeted award level, 2011 same-store growth over 2010 of at least 3% was required, and to achieve 200% of the targeted award level, 2011 same-store growth of at least 4% was required.  Up to approximately 267,000 restricted share units would be granted assuming achievement of the 4% same-store revenue growth target.  If awarded, 20% of the restricted share units would vest on the date of the award and an additional 20% would vest over each of the next four anniversary dates of the award, assuming continued employment with Public Storage through the vesting dates.  Based upon the expected performance of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2011 relative to the performance target, we expect that 267,000 restricted share units will be granted during the three months ending March 31, 2012.  Included in restricted share unit expense is $3,397,000 and $5,666,000 related to this performance-based restricted share unit program during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

See also “net income per common share” in Note 2 for further discussion regarding the impact of restricted share units on our net income per common and income allocated to common shareholders.

10.      Segment Information

Our reportable segments reflect significant operating activities that are evaluated separately by management, and are organized based upon their operating characteristics.  Each of our segments is evaluated by management based upon net segment income.  Net segment income represents net income in conformity with GAAP and our significant accounting policies as denoted in Note 2.  We have adjusted the classification of the “Presentation of Segment Information” below with respect to the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 to be consistent with our current segment definition.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

Following is the description of and basis for presentation for each of our segments.

Domestic Self-Storage Segment

The Domestic Self-Storage Segment comprises our domestic self-storage rental operations, and is our predominant segment.  It includes the operations of the 2,036 self storage facilities owned by the Company and the Subsidiaries, as well as our equity share of the 19 self-storage facilities that we account for on the equity method.  None of our interest and other income, interest expense or the related debt, general and administrative expense, or gains and losses on the sale of self-storage facilities is allocated to our Domestic Self-Storage segment because management does not consider these items in evaluating the results of operations of the Domestic Self-Storage segment.  At June 30, 2011, the assets of the Domestic Self-Storage segment are comprised principally of our self-storage facilities with a book value of $7.5 billion ($7.5 billion at December 31, 2010), Property Intangibles with a book value of approximately $15.2 million ($23.3 million at December 31, 2010), and the Other Investments with a net book value of $14.0 million ($13.1 million at December 31, 2010).  Substantially all of our other assets totaling $91.6 million, and our accrued and other liabilities totaling $227.9 million, ($90.5 million and $205.8 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010) are directly associated with the Domestic Self-Storage segment.

Europe Self-Storage Segment

The Europe Self-Storage segment comprises our interest in Shurgard Europe, which has a separate management team that, under the direction of Public Storage and the institutional investor which owns a 51% equity interest in Shurgard Europe, makes the financing, capital allocation, and other significant decisions for this operation.  The Europe Self-Storage segment presentation includes our equity share of Shurgard Europe’s operations, the interest and other income received from Shurgard Europe, as well as specific general and administrative expense, disposition gains, and foreign currency exchange gains and losses that management considers in evaluating our investment in Shurgard Europe.  At June 30, 2011, our condensed consolidated balance sheet includes an investment in Shurgard Europe with a book value of $391.9 million ($264.7 million at December 31, 2010) and a loan receivable from Shurgard Europe totaling $514.6 million ($495.2 million at December 31, 2010).

Commercial Segment

The Commercial segment comprises our investment in PSB, a publicly-traded REIT with a separate management team that makes its financing, capital allocation and other significant decisions.  The Commercial segment also includes our direct interest in certain commercial facilities, substantially all of which are managed by PSB.  The Commercial segment presentation includes our equity income from PSB, as well as the revenues and expenses of our commercial facilities.  At June 30, 2011, the assets of the Commercial segment are comprised principally of our investment in PSB which has a book value of $327.1 million ($323.8 million at December 31, 2010) and a loan receivable from PSB totaling $116.0 million (nil at December 31, 2010).

Presentation of Segment Information

The following tables reconcile the performance of each segment, in terms of segment income, to our consolidated net income (amounts in thousands):

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June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended June 30, 2011

	Domestic Self-Storage		Europe Self-Storage		Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	395,378	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	395,378
Ancillary operations		-		-		3,620		25,271			28,891
Interest and other income		-		9,854		328		393			10,575
		395,378		9,854		3,948		25,664			434,844
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		129,790		-		-		-			129,790
Ancillary operations		-		-		1,352		8,245			9,597
Depreciation and amortization		88,531		-		655		-			89,186
General and administrative		-		-		-		12,593			12,593
Interest expense		-		-		-		5,933			5,933
		218,321		-		2,007		26,771			247,099
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain and loss on disposition of other real estate investments		177,057		9,854		1,941		(1,107	)		187,745
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		447		6,242		6,081		-			12,770
Foreign currency exchange gain		-		10,496		-		-			10,496
Loss on disposition of other real estate investments		-		-		-		(70	)		(70	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		177,504		26,592		8,022		(1,177	)		210,941
Discontinued operations		-		-		-		-			-
Net income (loss)	$	177,504	$	26,592	$	8,022	$	(1,177	)	$	210,941

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PUBLIC STORAGE

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended June 30, 2010

	Domestic Self-Storage		Europe Self-Storage			Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	373,536	$	-		$	-	$	-		$	373,536
Ancillary operations		-		-			3,516		23,561			27,077
Interest and other income		-		6,031			-		1,001			7,032
		373,536		6,031			3,516		24,562			407,645
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		127,694		-			-		-			127,694
Ancillary operations		-		-			1,412		8,127			9,539
Depreciation and amortization		84,224		-			655		-			84,879
General and administrative		-		-			-		10,081			10,081
Interest expense		-		-			-		7,278			7,278
		211,918		-			2,067		25,486			239,471
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net, gain on early retirement of debt and asset impairment charges		161,618		6,031			1,449		(924	)		168,174
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		415		3,459			4,914		-			8,788
Foreign currency exchange loss		-		(49,204	)		-		-			(49,204	)
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net		-		-			-		63			63
Gain on early retirement of debt		-		-			-		283			283
Asset impairment charges		-		-			-		(1,338	)		(1,338	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		162,033		(39,714	)		6,363		(1,916	)		126,766
Discontinued operations		-		-			-		4,410			4,410
Net income (loss)	$	162,033	$	(39,714	)	$	6,363	$	2,494		$	131,176

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PUBLIC STORAGE

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2011

	Domestic Self-Storage		Europe Self-Storage		Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	780,513	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	780,513
Ancillary operations		-		-		7,420		48,386			55,806
Interest and other income		-		16,657		523		1,163			18,343
		780,513		16,657		7,943		49,549			854,662
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		265,176		-		-		-			265,176
Ancillary operations		-		-		2,866		15,645			18,511
Depreciation and amortization		176,400		-		1,328		-			177,728
General and administrative		-		-		-		26,828			26,828
Interest expense		-		-		-		12,917			12,917
		441,576		-		4,194		55,390			501,160
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain and gains on disposition of other real estate investments		338,937		16,657		3,749		(5,841	)		353,502
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		852		10,769		14,865		-			26,486
Foreign currency exchange gain		-		41,748		-		-			41,748
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments		-		-		-		128			128
Income (loss) from continuing operations		339,789		69,174		18,614		(5,713	)		421,864
Discontinued operations		-		-		-		(355	)		(355	)
Net income (loss)	$	339,789	$	69,174	$	18,614	$	(6,068	)	$	421,509

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PUBLIC STORAGE

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2010

	Domestic Self-Storage			Europe Self-Storage			Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	737,609		$	-		$	-	$	-		$	737,609
Ancillary operations		-			-			7,213		45,022			52,235
Interest and other income		-			12,673			-		2,575			15,248
		737,609			12,673			7,213		47,597			805,092
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		260,034			-			-		-			260,034
Ancillary operations		-			-			2,849		15,120			17,969
Depreciation and amortization		168,286			-			1,310		-			169,596
General and administrative		-			-			-		20,158			20,158
Interest expense		-			-			-		14,617			14,617
		428,320			-			4,159		49,895			482,374
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net, gain on early retirement of debt and asset impairment charges		309,289			12,673			3,054		(2,298	)		322,718
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		792			6,769			11,188		-			18,749
Foreign currency exchange loss		-			(84,047	)		-		-			(84,047	)
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net		-			-			-		396			396
Gain on early retirement of debt		-			-			-		283			283
Asset impairment charges		(611	)		-			-		(1,338	)		(1,949	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		309,470			(64,605	)		14,242		(2,957	)		256,150
Discontinued operations		-			-			-		4,943			4,943
Net income (loss)	$	309,470		$	(64,605	)	$	14,242	$	1,986		$	261,093

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PUBLIC STORAGE

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

11.      Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

We are a party to various legal proceedings and subject to various claims and complaints that have arisen in the normal course of business.  We believe that the likelihood of these pending legal matters resulting in a material loss to the Company, either individually or in the aggregate, is remote.

Insurance and Loss Exposure

We have historically carried customary property, earthquake, general liability and workers compensation coverage through internationally recognized insurance carriers, subject to customary levels of deductibles.  The aggregate limits on these policies of $75 million for property coverage and $102 million for general liability are higher than estimates of maximum probable loss that could occur from individual catastrophic events determined in recent engineering and actuarial studies; however, in case of multiple catastrophic events, these limits could be exhausted.

Our tenant insurance program reinsures a program that provides insurance to certificate holders against claims for property losses due to specific named perils (earthquakes and floods are not covered by these policies) to goods stored by tenants at our self-storage facilities for individual limits up to a maximum of $5,000.  We have third-party insurance coverage for claims paid exceeding $1,000,000 resulting from any one individual event, to a limit of $25,000,000.  At June 30, 2011, there were approximately 691,000 certificate holders held by our tenants participating in this program, representing aggregate coverage of approximately $1.5 billion.  Because each certificate represents insurance of goods held by a tenant at our self-storage facilities, the geographic concentration of this $1.5 billion in coverage is dispersed throughout all of our U.S. facilities.  We rely on a third-party insurance company to provide the insurance and are subject to licensing requirements and regulations in several states.

Operating Lease Obligations

We lease land, equipment and office space under various operating leases.  At June 30, 2011, the approximate future minimum rental payments required under our operating leases for each calendar year is as follows: $2 million for the remainder of 2011, $4 million per year in 2012 through 2014, $5 million in 2015 and an aggregate of $49 million in payments thereafter.

Expenses under operating leases were approximately $1.4 million and $2.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $1.6 million and $3.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.

Affiliated Partnership Acquisitions

On June 30, 2011, we entered into merger agreements to acquire all of the units of limited partnership interest and general partnership interests we do not currently own in five limited partnerships that are consolidated in our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.  The aggregate consideration, which will be paid in the form of Public Storage Common Shares or, at the option of each individual unitholder, cash, totals approximately $154.3 million.  These mergers have been approved by Public Storage and the Hughes Family, who together have a majority of the limited partnership units outstanding and therefore can approve the mergers without the vote of the other limited partners.  A limited partner in four of the relevant limited partnerships has brought a putative class action lawsuit in California state court alleging, among other things, that the mergers provide for insufficient consideration for the relevant units of limited partnership interest.  The limited partner seeks, among other things, to enjoin the consummation of the mergers.  We believe that the lawsuit is without merit, and we intend to defend it vigorously.  While there can be no assurance, and the transactions are subject to certain customary closing conditions, as well as the pending litigation, these transactions are currently scheduled to close in late August 2011.

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PUBLIC STORAGE

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

12.      Subsequent Events

As of June 30, 2011, we are under contract to acquire two properties for approximately $23.3 million.  One property is in Florida and the other property is in California.  These acquisitions closed on July 7, 2011 and July 12, 2011, respectively.

During July 2011, we issued 19,500,000 depositary shares (including the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) at $25.00 per depositary share, with each depositary share representing 1/1,000 of a 6.35% Cumulative Preferred Share of Beneficial Interest, Series R, resulting in gross proceeds of $487.5 million.

On July 22, 2011, we called for redemption all of our outstanding 16,990,244 depositary shares each representing 1/1,000 of a 7.250% Cumulative Preferred Share of Beneficial Interest, Series K at par.  The aggregate redemption amount, before payment of accrued dividends, to be paid on August 22, 2011, is $424,756,100.  In applying EITF D-42 to this redemption, we will allocate approximately $13.1 million of income from our common shareholders to the holders of our Preferred Shares, representing the excess of the amount paid over the initial issuance proceeds, in the quarter ending September 30, 2011.

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Item 2.              Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

Forward Looking Statements:  This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.All statements in this document, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements which may be identified by the use of the words "expects,"   "believes,"   "anticipates,"  "plans," "would," "should," "may," "estimates" and similar expressions.  These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Public Storage's actual results and performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.  As a result, you should not rely on any forward-looking statements in this report, or which management may make orally or in writing from time to time, as predictions of future events nor guarantees of future performance.  We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report or as of the dates indicated in the statements.  All of our forward-looking statements, including those in this report, are qualified in their entirety by this statement.

Factors and risks that may impact our future results and performance include, but are not limited to, those described in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2011 and in our other filings with the SEC and the following:

·   general risks associated with the ownership and operation of real estate including changes in demand, potential liability for environmental contamination, adverse changes in tax, including property tax, real estate and zoning laws and regulations, and the impact of natural disasters;

·   risks associated with downturns in the national and local economies in the markets in which we operate, including risks related to current economic conditions and the economic health of our tenants;

·   the impact of competition from new and existing self-storage and commercial facilities and other storage alternatives;

·   difficulties in our ability to successfully evaluate, finance, integrate into our existing operations and manage acquired and developed properties;

·   risks associated with international operations including, but not limited to, unfavorable foreign currency rate fluctuations, that could adversely affect our earnings and cash flows;

·   risks related to our participation in joint ventures;

·   the impact of the regulatory environment as well as national, state, and local laws and regulations including, without limitation, those governing environmental, tax and tenant insurance matters and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), and risks related to the impact of new laws and regulations;

·   risks associated with a possible failure by us to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

·   disruptions or shutdowns of our automated processes and systems or breaches of our data security;

·   difficulties in raising capital at a reasonable cost; and

·   economic uncertainty due to the impact of war or terrorism. 

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We expressly disclaim any obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, new estimates, or other factors, events or circumstances after the date of this document, except where required by law.  Accordingly, you should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements to anticipate future results.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  The preparation of our financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP and our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations requires management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  The notes to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements, primarily Note 2, summarize the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Management believes the following are critical accounting policies, the application of which has a material impact on our financial presentation.  That is, they are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results, and they require management to make judgments and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain.

Qualification as a REIT – Income Tax Expense:  We believe that we have been organized and operated, and we intend to continue to operate, as a qualifying REIT under the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state laws.  A REIT generally does not pay corporate level federal income taxes on its REIT taxable income that is distributed to its shareholders, and accordingly, we do not pay federal income tax on the share of our REIT taxable income that is distributed to our shareholders.

We therefore do not estimate or accrue any federal income tax expense for income earned and distributed related to REIT operations.  This estimate could be incorrect, because due to the complex nature of the REIT qualification requirements, the ongoing importance of factual determinations and the possibility of future changes in our circumstances, we cannot be assured that we actually have satisfied or will satisfy the requirements for taxation as a REIT for any particular taxable year.  For any taxable year that we fail or have failed to qualify as a REIT and for which applicable relief provisions did not apply, we would be taxed at the regular corporate rates on all of our taxable income, whether or not we made or make any distributions to our shareholders.  Any resulting requirement to pay corporate income tax, including any applicable penalties or interest, would have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  Unless entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions, we also would not be eligible to elect REIT status for any taxable year prior to the fifth taxable year which begins after the first taxable year for which REIT status was terminated.  There can be no assurance that we would be entitled to any statutory relief.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:  Substantially all of our assets, consisting primarily of real estate, are long-lived assets.  The evaluation of our long-lived assets for impairment includes determining whether indicators of impairment exist, which is a subjective process.  When any indicators of impairment are found, the evaluation of such long-lived assets then entails projections of future operating cash flows, which also involves significant judgment.  Future events, or facts and circumstances that currently exist, that we have not yet identified, could cause us to conclude in the future that our long-lived assets are impaired.  Any resulting impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Estimated Useful Lives of Long-Lived Assets:Substantially all of our assets consist of depreciable or amortizable long-lived assets.  We record depreciation and amortization expense with respect to these assets based upon their estimated useful lives.  Any change in the estimated useful lives of those assets, caused by functional or economic obsolescence or other factors, could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

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Accruals for Contingencies:We are exposed to business and legal liability risks with respect to events that have occurred, but in accordance with GAAP, we have not accrued for certain potential liabilities because the loss is either not probable or not estimable or because we are not aware of the event.  Future events and the results of pending litigation could result in such potential losses becoming probable and estimable, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations.  Significant unaccrued losses that we have determined are at least reasonably possible are described in Note 11 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accruals for Operating Expenses:  Certain of our expenses are estimated based upon assumptions regarding past and future trends, such as losses for workers compensation and employee health plans, and estimated claims for our tenant reinsurance program.  Our property tax expense represents one of our largest operating expenses totaling approximately $42 million and $86 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, has significant estimated components.  Most notably, in certain jurisdictions we do not receive tax bills for the current fiscal year until after our earnings are finalized, and as a result, we must estimate tax expense based upon anticipated implementation of regulations and trends.  If these estimates and assumptions were incorrect, our expenses could be misstated.

Valuation of real estate and intangible assets acquired:In reporting the acquisition of operating self-storage facilities in our financial statements, we must estimate the fair value of the land, buildings, and intangible assets acquired in these transactions.   These estimates are based upon many assumptions, subject to a significant degree of judgment, including estimating discount rates, replacement costs of land and buildings, and estimating future cash flows from the tenant base in place at the time of the acquisition.  We believe that the assumptions we used were reasonable, however, others could come to materially different conclusions as to the estimated values, which would result in different depreciation and amortization expense, gains and losses on sale of real estate assets, as well as the amounts included on our consolidated balance sheets for real estate  and intangible assets.

Overview of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Operations

Our principal business activities include the acquisition, development, ownership and operation of self-storage facilities which offer storage spaces for lease, generally on a month-to-month basis, for personal and business use.  We are the largest owner of self-storage facilities in the U.S., which represents our Domestic Self-Storage segment.  A large portion of management time is focused on maximizing revenues and effectively managing expenses at our self-storage facilities, as the Domestic Self-Storage segment contributed 91% of our revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2011, and is the primary driver of growth in our net income and cash flow from operations.

The remainder of our operations are comprised of our Europe Self-Storage segment, our Commercial segment, and the operations not allocated to any segment, each of which is described in Note 10 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements.

The self-storage industry is subject to general economic conditions, particularly those that affect the disposable income and spending of consumers, as well as those that affect moving trends.  Due to the recessionary pressures in the U.S., demand for self-storage space has been negatively impacted since the fourth quarter of 2008.  As a result, rental income in our same store self-storage facilities declined on a year-over-year basis in each quarter of 2009. Rental income trends improved each quarter in 2010 and during the first two quarters of 2011, trending positive on a year-over-year basis since the third quarter of 2010.  While trends have been improving, there can be no assurance that this trend will continue.

Another important component of our long-term growth is our access to capital and deployment of that capital.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, we acquired 42 self-storage facilities for $239.6 million.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we acquired six additional facilities for $37.5 million, comprised of $27.8 million in cash and $9.7 million in assumed mortgage debt.  In February 2011, we acquired the leasehold interest in the land for one of our existing self-storage facilities for approximately $6.6 million.  On June 30, 2011, we acquired limited and general partner interests from the Hughes Family for an aggregate of approximately $13.3 million.

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On June 30, 2011, we entered into merger agreements to acquire all of the units of limited partnership interest and general partnership interests we do not currently own in five limited partnerships.  The aggregate consideration, which will be paid in the form of Public Storage Common Shares or, at the option of each individual unitholder, cash, totals approximately $154.3 million.  While there can be no assurance, and the transactions are subject to certain customary closing conditions and pending litigation, we expect these transactions to close in August 2011.

Subsequent to June 30, 2011, we acquired two additional facilities for $23.3 million.  We believe that there may be opportunities to acquire additional facilities in the remainder of 2011, because we have continued to see facilities come to market.  There is significant competition for facilities marketed in many of the geographic locations we find attractive.  As a result, there can be no assurance that we will be able to acquire attractively priced properties.

Other investments we have made in the past, and may make in the future include i) the development and redevelopment of self-storage facilities in the U.S., ii) further investment in Shurgard Europe to allow it to develop or acquire facilities, iii) further investment in PS Business Parks (“PSB”), and iv) the early retirement of debt or redemption of preferred securities.  There can be no assurance that these other investment alternatives will be attractive in the long-term, or will be even be available as investment alternatives.

At June 30, 2011, we had approximately $144.5 million of cash and we have access to our $300 million line of credit which expires March 27, 2012.  On July 26, 2011, we raised approximately $487.5 million in gross proceeds from the issuance of preferred securities.  We also expect to receive approximately $116 million from PSB for the repayment of a loan due on August 9, 2011.  Based upon our capital commitments and completed transactions at August 5, 2011, our uses of capital for the last six months of 2011 total approximately $608.3 million and include (i) $5.9 million in principal payments on debt, (ii) $23.3 million for the acquisition of two self-storage facilities discussed above, (iii) $154.3 million to acquire all of the units of limited partnership interest and general partnership interests we do not currently own in the five Partnerships described under "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Acquisition and Development Activities", and (iv) $424.8 million for the redemption of our Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares.  We have no further significant commitments until 2013, when $266.0 million of existing debt comes due.

Our ability to raise additional capital by issuing our common or preferred securities is dependent upon capital market conditions.  Capital markets have improved from the severe stress in late 2008 and early 2009.  There can be no assurance that market conditions will continue to permit preferred security issuances at amounts and at rates that we will find reasonable.  We do not believe, however, that we are dependent on raising capital to fund our operations or meet our obligations in the near term.

Results of Operations

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

For the three months ended June 30, 2011, net income allocable to our common shareholders was $131.5 million or $0.77 per diluted common share, compared to $60.8 million or $0.36 per diluted common share for the same period in 2010, representing an increase of $70.7 million or $0.41 per diluted common share.  This increase is due to (i) a foreign currency exchange gain of $10.5 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 as compared to a loss of $49.2 million for the same period in 2010, (ii) improved operations of our Same Store Facilities (discussed below) and our non same store facilities and (iii) increased equity in earnings and interest and other income from Shurgard Europe, due primarily to Shurgard Europe’s acquisition of its joint venture partner’s interests on March 2, 2011 (discussed below), partially offset by a $9.8 million increase in Emerging Issues Task Force D-42 (“EITF D-42”) charges related to the redemption of our preferred securities, including our equity share from PSB.

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Operating Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, net income allocable to our common shareholders was $279.6 million or $1.64 per diluted common share, compared to $95.6 million or $0.56 per diluted common share for the same period in 2010, representing an increase of $184.0 million or $1.08 per diluted common share.  This increase is due to (i) a foreign currency exchange gain of $41.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to a loss of $84.0 million for the same period in 2010, (ii) improved operations of our Same Store Facilities (discussed below) and our non same store facilities, (iii) increased equity in earnings and interest and other income from Shurgard Europe, due primarily to Shurgard Europe’s acquisition of its joint venture partner’s interests on March 2, 2011 (discussed below) and (iv) a $19.0 million reduction in EITF D-42 charges related to the redemption of our equity securities, including our equity share from PSB.

Funds from Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2011, funds from operations (“FFO”) was $1.39 per common share on a diluted basis as compared to $0.92 per diluted common share for the same period in 2010, representing an increase of $0.47 per diluted common share or 51.1%.

For the three months ended June 30, 2011, FFO was impacted by (i) a foreign currency exchange gain of $10.5 million (compared to a loss of $49.2 million for the same period in 2010), (ii) a $15.9 million charge related to our redemption of preferred shares in applying EITF D-42 (compared to a $6.1 million charge for the same period in 2010, including our equity share from PSB) and (iii) incremental general and administrative expenses associated with the acquisition of real estate facilities totaling $0.9 million (compared to $1.6 million for the same period in 2010).

For the three months ended June 30, 2010, FFO was further impacted by a $1.5 million impairment of real estate and other assets.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, FFO was $2.88 per common share on a diluted basis as compared to $1.69 per diluted common share for the same period in 2010, representing an increase of $1.19 per diluted common share or 70.4%.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, FFO was impacted by (i) a foreign currency exchange gain of $41.7 million (compared to a loss of $84.0 million for the same period in 2010), (ii) a $12.9 million net charge related to our redemptions of preferred shares, including our equity share from PSB, in applying EITF D-42 (compared to $31.9 million due to our redemptions of preferred shares, including our equity share from PSB, and our redemption of our Equity Shares, Series A for the same period in 2010) and (iii) incremental general and administrative expense associated with the acquisition of real estate facilities totaling $1.1 million (compared to $1.6 million for the same period in 2010).

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, FFO was further impacted by a $2.5 million impairment of real estate and other assets.

The following table provides a summary of the per-share impact of the items noted above:

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	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			Percentage Change			2011			2010			Percentage Change
FFO per diluted common share prior to adjustments for the following items	$	1.43		$	1.27			12.6	%	$	2.71		$	2.41			12.4	%
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)		0.06			(0.29	)					0.25			(0.50	)
Application of EITF D-42 to the redemption of our securities and our equity share from PSB		(0.09	)		(0.04	)					(0.07	)		(0.19	)
Incremental general and administrative expenses      resulting from property acquisitions		(0.01	)		(0.01	)					(0.01	)		(0.01	)
Impairment of long-lived assets		-			(0.01	)					-			(0.02	)
FFO per diluted common share, as reported	$	1.39		$	0.92			51.1	%	$	2.88		$	1.69			70.4	%

FFO is a term defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”).  It is generally defined as net income before depreciation with respect to real estate assets and gains and losses on real estate assets.  FFO is presented because management and many analysts consider FFO to be one measure of the performance of real estate companies.  In addition, we believe that FFO is helpful to investors as an additional measure of the performance of a REIT, because net income includes the impact of depreciation, which assumes that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, while we believe that the value of real estate fluctuates due to market conditions and in response to inflation.  FFO computations do not consider scheduled principal payments on debt, capital improvements, distributions and other obligations of the Company.  FFO is not a substitute for our cash flow or net income as a measure of our liquidity or operating performance or our ability to pay dividends.  Other REITs may not compute FFO in the same manner; accordingly, FFO may not be comparable among REITs. The table on the following page reconciles from our net income to funds from operations, and sets forth the calculations of FFO per share.

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	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Computation of Funds from Operations (“FFO”) allocable to Common Shares:
Net Income	$	210,941		$	131,176		$	421,509		$	261,093
Add back – depreciation and amortization		89,186			84,879			177,728			169,596
Add back – depreciation from unconsolidated real estate investments		17,638			14,987			34,426			30,307
Add back – depreciation and amortization included in Discontinued Operations		-			326			11			495
Eliminate – loss (gain) on sale of real estate investments		70			(63	)		(128	)		(396	)
Eliminate – (gain) on sale of real estate included in Discontinued Operations		-			(4,650	)		253			(5,087	)
Eliminate – gain on our share of PSB’s sale of real estate		-			-			-			(2,112	)
Consolidated FFO allocable to our equity holders		317,835			226,655			633,799			453,896
Less: allocations of FFO to noncontrolling equity interests:
Preferred unitholders, based upon distributions paid		-			(1,813	)		-			(3,625	)
Other noncontrolling equity interests in subsidiaries		(4,983	)		(4,668	)		(9,912	)		(9,265	)
Consolidated FFO allocable to Public Storage shareholders		312,852			220,174			623,887			441,006
Less: allocations of FFO to:
Preferred shareholders, based upon distributions paid		(58,639	)		(58,879	)		(116,256	)		(116,987	)
Preferred shareholders, based on redemptions		(15,899	)		(5,063	)		(15,899	)		(5,063	)
Restricted share unitholders		(691	)		(551	)		(1,419	)		(1,157	)
Equity Shares, Series A, based upon distributions paid		-			-			-			(5,131	)
Equity Shares, Series A, based redemptions		-			-			-			(25,746	)
Remaining FFO allocable to Common Shares	$	237,623		$	155,681		$	490,313		$	286,922
Weighted average shares and FFO per share:
Regular common shares		169,492			168,804			169,404			168,641
Weighted average share options outstanding using treasury method		909			825			988			829
Weighted average common shares for purposes of computing fully-diluted FFO per common share		170,401			169,629			170,392			169,470
FFO per diluted common share	$	1.39		$	0.92		$	2.88		$	1.69

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Real Estate Operations

Self-Storage Operations: Our self-storage operations are by far the largest component of our operating activities, representing 91% of our revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

To enhance year-over-year comparisons, the table that follows summarizes, and the ensuing discussion describes, the operating results of two groups of facilities that management analyzes: (i) the Same Store facilities, representing the facilities in the Domestic Self-Storage Segment that we have owned and have been operating on a stabilized basis since January 1, 2009 and  (ii) all other facilities in the Domestic Self-Storage Segment, which are primarily those consolidated facilities that we have not owned and operated at a stabilized basis since January 1, 2009 such as newly acquired, newly developed, or recently expanded facilities.

Self-Storage Operations Summary	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			Percentage Change			2011			2010			Percentage Change
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Same Store Facilities	$	371,853		$	357,637			4.0	%	$	734,790		$	708,551			3.7	%
Other Facilities		23,525			15,899			48.0	%		45,723			29,058			57.4	%
Total rental income		395,378			373,536			5.8	%		780,513			737,609			5.8	%
Cost of operations:
Same Store Facilities		121,958			122,283			(0.3	)%		249,383			249,744			(0.1	)%
Other Facilities		7,832			5,411			44.7	%		15,793			10,290			53.5	%
Total cost of operations		129,790			127,694			1.6	%		265,176			260,034			2.0	%
Net operating income (a):
Same Store Facilities		249,895			235,354			6.2	%		485,407			458,807			5.8	%
Other Facilities		15,693			10,488			49.6	%		29,930			18,768			59.5	%
Total net operating income		265,588			245,842			8.0	%		515,337			477,575			7.9	%
Total depreciation and amortization expense:
Same Store Facilities		(78,527	)		(81,421	)		(3.6	)%		(154,654	)		(158,906	)		(2.7	)%
Other Facilities		(10,004	)		(2,803	)		256.9	%		(21,746	)		(9,380	)		131.8	%
Total depreciation and amortization expense		(88,531	)		(84,224	)		5.1	%		(176,400	)		(168,286	)		4.8	%
Total net income	$	177,057		$	161,618			9.6	%	$	338,937		$	309,289			9.6	%
Number of facilities at period end:
Same Store Facilities											1,931			1,931			-
Other Facilities											105			87			20.7	%
Net rentable square footage at period end (in thousands):
Same Store Facilities											121,582			121,582			-
Other Facilities											7,784			6,132			26.9	%

(a)         See “Net Operating Income or NOI” below.

Net income with respect to our self-storage operations increased by $15.4 million or 9.6% during the three months ended June 30, 2011, when compared to the same period in 2010.  This was due to a) a $14.2 million increase in revenues for the Same Store facilities while cost of operations for those facilities remained flat, and b) a $5.2 million increase in net operating income with respect to the Other Facilities due primarily to the acquisition of 48 facilities during 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2011, partially offset by c) increased depreciation and amortization of tenant intangible assets on the 48 facilities acquired during 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2011.

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Net income with respect to our self-storage operations increased by $29.6 million or 9.6% during the six months ended June 30, 2011, when compared to the same period in 2010.  This was due to a) a $26.2 million increase in revenues for the Same Store facilities while cost of operations for those facilities remained flat, and b) a $11.2 million increase in net operating income with respect to the Other Facilities due primarily to the acquisition of 48 facilities during 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2011, partially offset by c) increased depreciation and amortization of tenant intangible assets on the 48 facilities acquired in 2010 and the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Net Operating Income

We refer herein to net operating income (“NOI”) of our self-storage facilities, which is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization expense.  Although depreciation and amortization are a component of GAAP net income, we believe that NOI is a meaningful measure of operating performance, because we utilize NOI in making decisions with respect to capital allocations, property performance, and comparing period-to-period and market-to-market property operating results.  In addition, we believe the investment community utilizes NOI in determining operating performance and real estate values, and does not consider depreciation expense as it is based upon historical cost.  NOI is not a substitute for net operating income after depreciation and amortization or net income in evaluating our operating results.  The following reconciles NOI generated by our self-storage segment to our condensed consolidated net income in our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net operating income:
Same Store Facilities	$	249,895		$	235,354		$	485,407		$	458,807
Other Facilities		15,693			10,488			29,930			18,768
Total net operating income from self-storage		265,588			245,842			515,337			477,575
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Same Store Facilities		(78,527	)		(81,421	)		(154,654	)		(158,906	)
Other Facilities		(10,004	)		(2,803	)		(21,746	)		(9,380	)
Total depreciation and amortization expense from self-storage		(88,531	)		(84,224	)		(176,400	)		(168,286	)
Net income:
Same Store Facilities		171,368			153,933			330,753			299,901
Other Facilities		5,689			7,685			8,184			9,388
Total net income from self-storage		177,057			161,618			338,937			309,289
Ancillary operating revenue		28,891			27,077			55,806			52,235
Interest and other income		10,575			7,032			18,343			15,248
Ancillary cost of operations		(9,597	)		(9,539	)		(18,511	)		(17,969	)
Depreciation and amortization, commercial		(655	)		(655	)		(1,328	)		(1,310	)
General and administrative expense		(12,593	)		(10,081	)		(26,828	)		(20,158	)
Interest expense		(5,933	)		(7,278	)		(12,917	)		(14,617	)
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		12,770			8,788			26,486			18,749
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)		10,496			(49,204	)		41,748			(84,047	)
(Loss) gains on disposition of real estate investments		(70	)		63			128			396
Gain on early retirement of debt		-			283			-			283
Asset impairment charges		-			(1,338	)		-			(1,949	)
Discontinued operations		-			4,410			(355	)		4,943
Net income of the Company	$	210,941		$	131,176		$	421,509		$	261,093

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Same Store Facilities

The “Same Store Facilities” represents those 1,931 facilities that are stabilized and owned since January 1, 2009 and therefore provide meaningful comparisons for 2009, 2010 and 2011.  The following table summarizes the historical operating results of these 1,931 facilities (121.6 million net rentable square feet) that represent approximately 94% of the aggregate net rentable square feet of our U.S. consolidated self-storage portfolio at June 30, 2011.

SAME STORE FACILITIES	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			Percentage Change			2011			2010			Percentage Change
	(Dollar amounts in thousands, except weighted average amounts)
Revenues:
Rental income	$	352,801		$	340,378			3.6	%	$	697,141		$	674,532			3.4	%
Late charges and administrative fees		19,052			17,259			10.4	%		37,649			34,019			10.7	%
Total revenues (a)		371,853			357,637			4.0	%		734,790			708,551			3.7	%
Cost of operations:
Property taxes		40,054			39,075			2.5	%		81,306			79,307			2.5	%
Direct property payroll		25,230			24,605			2.5	%		50,810			49,454			2.7	%
Media advertising		3,291			6,463			(49.1	)%		7,289			11,768			(38.1	)%
Other advertising and promotion		6,738			6,568			2.6	%		12,444			11,617			7.1	%
Utilities		8,503			7,918			7.4	%		18,487			17,504			5.6	%
Repairs and maintenance		10,976			10,631			3.2	%		21,680			23,624			(8.2	)%
Telephone reservation center		2,485			2,893			(14.1	)%		4,976			5,672			(12.3	)%
Property insurance		2,530			2,571			(1.6	)%		4,991			4,938			1.1	%
Other cost of management		22,151			21,559			2.7	%		47,400			45,860			3.4	%
Total cost of operations (a)		121,958			122,283			(0.3	)%		249,383			249,744			(0.1	)%
Net operating income (b)		249,895			235,354			6.2	%		485,407			458,807			5.8	%
Depreciation and amortization expense		(78,527	)		(81,421	)		(3.6	)%		(154,654	)		(158,906	)		(2.7	)%
Net income	$	171,368		$	153,933			11.3	%	$	330,753		$	299,901			10.3	%
Gross margin (before depreciation and amortization expense)		67.2	%		65.8	%		2.1	%		66.1	%		64.8	%		2.0	%
Weighted average for the period:
Square foot occupancy (c)		92.3	%		91.0	%		1.4	%		91.1	%		89.6	%		1.7	%
Realized annual rent per occupied square foot (d)(e)	$	12.58		$	12.31			2.2	%	$	12.59		$	12.38			1.7	%
REVPAF (e)(f)	$	11.61		$	11.20			3.7	%	$	11.47		$	11.10			3.3	%
Weighted average at June 30:
Square foot occupancy											93.1	%		91.7	%		1.5	%
In place annual rent per occupied square foot (g)										$	13.74		$	13.55			1.4	%
Total net rentable square feet (in thousands)											121,582			121,582			-
Number of facilities											1,931			1,931			-

(a)   Revenues and cost of operations do not include ancillary revenues and expenses generated at the facilities with respect to tenant reinsurance and retail sales.  “Other costs of management” included in cost of operations principally represents all the indirect costs incurred in the operations of the facilities.  Indirect costs principally include supervisory costs and corporate overhead cost incurred to support the operating activities of the facilities.

(b)   See “Net Operating Income” above for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to our net income in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

(c)   Square foot occupancies represent weighted average occupancy levels over the entire period.

(d)   Realized annual rent per occupied square foot is computed by annualizing the result of dividing rental income (which excludes late charges and administrative fees) by the weighted average occupied square feet for the period.  Realized annual rent per occupied square foot takes into consideration promotional discounts that reduce rental income from the contractual amounts due.

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(e)   Late charges and administrative fees are excluded from the computation of realized annual rent per occupied square foot and REVPAF.  Exclusion of these amounts provides a better measure of our ongoing level of revenue, by excluding the volatility of late charges, which are dependent principally upon the level of tenant delinquency, and administrative fees, which are charged upon move-in volumes and are therefore dependent principally upon the absolute level of move-ins for a period.

(f)   Realized annual rent per available foot or “REVPAF” is computed by dividing rental income (which excludes late charges and administrative fees) by the total available net rentable square feet for the period.

(g)   In place annual rent per occupied square foot represents annualized contractual rents per occupied square foot without reductions for promotional discounts and excludes late charges and administrative fees.

Revenues generated by our Same Store Facilities increased by 4.0% and 3.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  The increase in the three months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same period in 2010, was due primarily to a 1.4% increase in weighted average square foot occupancy and a 2.2% increase in realized rent per occupied square foot, as well as an 10.4% increase in late charges and administrative fees.  The increase in the six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same period in 2010, was due primarily to a 1.7% increase in weighted average square foot occupancy and a 1.7% increase in realized rent per occupied square foot, as well as a 10.7% increase in late charges and administrative fees.

Our operating strategy is to maintain occupancy levels for our Same Store Facilities at an average of 89% to 90% for the full year.  In order to achieve this strategy, we adjust rental rates and promotional discounts offered to new tenants as well as the frequency of television advertising, increasing or decreasing each, depending on traffic patterns of new tenants renting space offset by existing tenants vacating.  We experience seasonal fluctuations in the occupancy levels with occupancies generally higher in the summer months than in the winter months.  Consequently, rates charged to new tenants are typically higher in the summer months than in the winter months.

We believe overall demand for self-storage space in virtually all of the markets in which we operate has been negatively impacted since late 2008 due to recessionary pressures, including increased unemployment, reduced housing sales, and reduced moving activity, in the major markets in which we operate.  Throughout 2009, we acted to restore our occupancy levels through rate reductions, discounting, and advertising and other promotional activities.  While limiting the occupancy reductions that we experienced in 2009, these actions reduced realized rent per occupied square foot and rental income in 2009.  Trends in occupancy and realized rent per occupied square foot steadily improved since then.  Throughout 2010 and 2011, occupancy levels were higher on a year-over-year basis, giving us more pricing power and allowing rental income to increase on a year-over-year basis beginning in the third quarter of 2010.

The following chart sets forth our rental income, occupancy, and realized rent per square foot trends in our Same Store facilities in 2010 and the first six months of 2011:

	Same Store Year-over-Year Change
Three Months Ended:	Rental income			Realized rent per occupied square foot			Square foot occupancy
March 31, 2010		(2.3	)%		(2.9	)%		0.6	%
June 30, 2010		(0.4	)%		(1.4	)%		1.1	%
September 30, 2010		1.1	%		(0.5	)%		1.6	%
December 31, 2010		2.2	%		0.4	%		1.8	%
For entire year: 2010		0.1	%		(1.1	)%		1.2	%
March 31, 2011		3.0	%		1.4	%		1.7	%
June 30, 2011		3.6	%		2.2	%		1.4	%

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Notwithstanding our increases in occupancy in 2010 and 2011, we expect to continue to be competitive in our pricing and discounting in order to compete with other operators to attract new incoming tenants.  Revenue growth in the last six months of 2011 is expected to come primarily from increases in rental rates to existing tenants.  We expect the improved operating trends that have been experienced in the last year to continue in the quarter ending September 30, 2011.

Cost of operations (excluding depreciation and amortization) decreased by 0.3% and 0.1% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  Decreases in media advertising were partially offset by increases in property taxes and direct property payroll in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same period in 2010.

Property tax expense increased 2.5% for each of the three and six months ended June 30 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010, due to an expectation of increased assessments of property values and tax rates for the year ending December 31, 2011.  Because we do not receive property tax bills for many significant jurisdictions until later in the calendar year or, in some cases, until the following year, and because we challenge the assessments of certain jurisdictions, our estimated rates and assessments consider anticipated implementation of regulations and trends, which are difficult to project.  Accordingly, property tax growth may fluctuate as tax bills are received and contested assessments are resolved.

Direct property payroll expense increased by 2.5% and 2.7% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  The increases reflect higher payroll hours as well as increased incentives paid to property personnel due to improved property performance.  We expect moderate growth in payroll expense in the remainder of 2011.

Media advertising decreased by 49.1% and 38.1% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  The decrease is due primarily to a reduction in television advertising costs as we decreased the number of markets in which we advertised.  Media advertising primarily includes the cost of advertising on television and varies depending on a number of factors, including our occupancy levels, the demand for storage space, and the relative cost and availability of television advertising spots.  We expect our media spending in the quarter ending September 30, 2011 to be comparable with the same period in 2010.

Other advertising and promotion is comprised principally of yellow page and Internet advertising, which increased 2.6% and 7.1% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  These increases are due primarily to higher Internet advertising expenditures as we continue to invest and improve our positioning on major Internet search engines by bidding more aggressively on keywords related to our business.

Our future spending on yellow page, media, and Internet advertising expenditures will be driven in part by demand for our self-storage spaces, our occupancy levels, and the relative cost and efficacy of each type of advertising.  Media advertising costs in particular can be volatile and increase or decrease significantly in the short-term.

Utility expenses increased 7.4% and 5.6% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  The increases are due to increased usage caused by high temperatures combined with a slight increase in energy prices.  It is difficult to estimate future utility cost levels because utility costs are primarily dependent upon changes in demand driven by weather and temperature, as well as fuel prices, each of which are volatile and not predictable.

Repairs and maintenance expenditures increased 3.2% and decreased 8.2% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  Repairs and maintenance expenditures are dependent upon several factors, such as weather, the timing of periodic needs throughout our portfolio, inflation, and random events and accordingly are difficult to project from year to year.  Due to severe weather, snow removal expenses were $1.1 million higher in the six months ended June 30, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2011.  We expect minimal growth in overall repairs and maintenance expenditures in the remainder of 2011.

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Telephone reservation center costs decreased 14.1% and 12.3% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  The reductions were primarily due to improved staffing management in our call centers.  We expect telephone reservation center cost to grow moderately in the remainder of 2011.

Insurance expense decreased 1.6% and increased 1.1% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  We expect insurance expense for the remainder of 2011 to be flat compared to the same periods in 2010.

The following table summarizes selected quarterly financial data with respect to the Same Store Facilities:

	For the Quarter Ended
	March 31			June 30			September 30			December 31			Entire Year
(Amounts in thousands, except for per square foot amount)
Total revenues:
2011	$	362,937		$	371,853
2000	$	350,914		$	357,637		$	368,589		$	364,074		$	1,441,214
Total cost of operations:
2011	$	127,425		$	121,958
2010	$	127,461		$	122,283		$	120,461		$	101,417		$	471,622
Property tax expense:
2011	$	41,252		$	40,054
2010	$	40,232		$	39,075		$	38,954		$	25,076		$	143,337
Media advertising expense:
2011	$	3,998		$	3,291
2010	$	5,305		$	6,463		$	3,084		$	-		$	14,852
Other advertising and promotion expense:
2011	$	5,706		$	6,738
2010	$	5,049		$	6,568		$	5,542		$	4,918		$	22,077
REVPAF:
2011	$	11.33		$	11.61
2010	$	10.99		$	11.20		$	11.51		$	11.38		$	11.27
Weighted average realized annual rent per occupied square foot:
2011	$	12.62		$	12.58
2010	$	12.45		$	12.31		$	12.65		$	12.79		$	12.55
Weighted average occupancy levels for the period:
2011		89.8	%		92.3	%
2010		88.3	%		91.0	%		91.0	%		89.0	%		89.8	%

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Analysis of Regional Trends

The following table sets forth regional trends in our Same Store Facilities:

	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			Change			2011			2010			Change
	(Amounts in thousands, except for weighted average data)
Same Store Facilities Operating Trends by Region
Revenues:
Southern California  (184 facilities)	$	54,293		$	53,352			1.8	%	$	107,670		$	106,202			1.4	%
Northern California  (168 facilities)		38,501			37,189			3.5	%		75,894			73,567			3.2	%
Texas  (231 facilities)		37,163			35,418			4.9	%		73,229			70,161			4.4	%
Florida  (184 facilities)		35,216			33,907			3.9	%		69,802			67,408			3.6	%
Illinois  (121 facilities)		23,047			22,456			2.6	%		45,726			44,663			2.4	%
Washington (91 facilities)		19,592			18,945			3.4	%		38,735			37,603			3.0	%
Georgia  (90 facilities)		13,214			12,681			4.2	%		26,259			25,263			3.9	%
All other states  (862 facilities)		150,827			143,689			5.0	%		297,475			283,684			4.9	%
Total revenues		371,853			357,637			4.0	%		734,790			708,551			3.7	%
Cost of operations:
Southern California		12,083			12,664			(4.6	)%		24,509			25,534			(4.0	)%
Northern California		9,595			10,061			(4.6	)%		19,576			20,351			(3.8	)%
Texas		14,176			14,636			(3.1	)%		28,331			28,865			(1.8	)%
Florida		13,048			12,902			1.1	%		26,181			25,695			1.9	%
Illinois		11,227			10,450			7.4	%		23,275			21,762			7.0	%
Washington		5,269			5,116			3.0	%		10,619			10,324			2.9	%
Georgia		4,678			4,758			(1.7	)%		9,416			9,394			0.2	%
All other states		51,882			51,696			0.4	%		107,476			107,819			(0.3	)%
Total cost of operations		121,958			122,283			(0.3	)%		249,383			249,744			(0.1	)%
Net operating income:
Southern California		42,210			40,688			3.7	%		83,161			80,668			3.1	%
Northern California		28,906			27,128			6.6	%		56,318			53,216			5.8	%
Texas		22,987			20,782			10.6	%		44,898			41,296			8.7	%
Florida		22,168			21,005			5.5	%		43,621			41,713			4.6	%
Illinois		11,820			12,006			(1.5	)%		22,451			22,901			(2.0	)%
Washington		14,323			13,829			3.6	%		28,116			27,279			3.1	%
Georgia		8,536			7,923			7.7	%		16,843			15,869			6.1	%
All other states		98,945			91,993			7.6	%		189,999			175,865			8.0	%
Total net operating income	$	249,895		$	235,354			6.2	%	$	485,407		$	458,807			5.8	%
Weighted average occupancy:
Southern California		92.6	%		92.0	%		0.7	%		92.1	%		91.3	%		0.9	%
Northern California		93.5	%		92.0	%		1.6	%		92.5	%		90.9	%		1.8	%
Texas		92.2	%		90.7	%		1.7	%		90.6	%		89.3	%		1.5	%
Florida		91.4	%		90.3	%		1.2	%		90.4	%		89.4	%		1.1	%
Illinois		91.8	%		89.8	%		2.2	%		90.5	%		88.6	%		2.1	%
Washington		91.8	%		91.5	%		0.3	%		90.8	%		90.1	%		0.8	%
Georgia		91.0	%		88.3	%		3.1	%		89.7	%		87.2	%		2.9	%
All other states		92.6	%		91.2	%		1.5	%		91.1	%		89.5	%		1.8	%
Total weighted average occupancy		92.3	%		91.0	%		1.4	%		91.1	%		89.6	%		1.7	%

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Same Store Facilities Operating Trends by Region (Continued)	Three Months Ended June 30,							Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		Change			2011		2010		Change
	(Amounts in thousands, except for weighted average data)
Realized annual rent per occupied  square foot:
Southern California	$	17.95	$	17.75		1.1	%	$	17.88	$	17.77		0.6	%
Northern California		16.23		15.94		1.8	%		16.17		15.95		1.4	%
Texas		9.99		9.73		2.7	%		10.03		9.81		2.2	%
Florida		11.95		11.71		2.0	%		11.95		11.75		1.7	%
Illinois		12.39		12.40		(0.1	)%		12.49		12.52		(0.2	)%
Washington		13.51		13.16		2.7	%		13.51		13.27		1.8	%
Georgia		9.21		9.16		0.5	%		9.26		9.23		0.3	%
All other states		11.75		11.43		2.8	%		11.79		11.49		2.6	%
Total realized rent per square foot	$	12.58	$	12.31		2.2	%	$	12.59	$	12.38		1.7	%
REVPAF:
Southern California	$	16.62	$	16.32		1.8	%	$	16.47	$	16.23		1.5	%
Northern California		15.18		14.66		3.5	%		14.95		14.50		3.1	%
Texas		9.21		8.83		4.3	%		9.08		8.75		3.8	%
Florida		10.92		10.57		3.3	%		10.81		10.51		2.9	%
Illinois		11.37		11.14		2.1	%		11.30		11.09		1.9	%
Washington		12.40		12.04		3.0	%		12.27		11.96		2.6	%
Georgia		8.37		8.08		3.6	%		8.30		8.05		3.1	%
All other states		10.88		10.42		4.4	%		10.74		10.29		4.4	%
Total REVPAF	$	11.61	$	11.20		3.7	%	$	11.47	$	11.10		3.3	%

We believe that our geographic diversification and scale provide some insulation from localized economic effects and add to the stability of our cash flows.  It is difficult to predict localized trends in short-term self-storage demand and operating results.  We believe that each market has been negatively impacted to some degree by general economic trends over the past two years.  Since mid-2009, however, many markets began to experience positive operating trends.  There is no assurance that these trends will continue.  Over the long run, we believe that markets that experience population growth, high employment, and otherwise exhibit economic strength and consistency will outperform markets that do not exhibit these characteristics.

Other Facilities

The Other Facilities include 105 facilities that were either recently acquired, recently developed, or were recently expanded by adding additional storage units.  In general, these facilities are not stabilized with respect to occupancies or rental rates.  As a result of the fill-up process and timing of when the facilities were put into place, year-over-year changes can be significant.

The Other Facilities are presented in the following categories on the table below:  i) “Facilities placed into service in 2011”, representing six facilities acquired in the six months ended June 30, 2011 from third parties along with a commercial facility that we owned that was converted into a self-storage facility in the six months ended June 30, 2011; (ii) “Facilities placed into service in 2010,” representing 42 facilities that we acquired from third parties in 2010; and (iii) “Expansion Facilities” representing facilities that have been recently expanded by the addition of storage units as a result of construction activities which, due to these construction activities, were not stabilized during 2009, 2010, and 2011 and are not included as Same Store facilities.  The following table summarizes operating data with respect to these facilities:

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OTHER FACILITIES	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			Change			2011			2010			Change
	(Dollar amounts in thousands, except square foot amounts)
Rental income:
Facilities placed into service in 2011	$	740		$	-		$	740		$	1,167		$	-		$	1,167
Facilities placed into service in 2010		7,807			2,279			5,528			15,193			2,279			12,914
Expansion facilities		14,978			13,620			1,358			29,363			26,779			2,584
Total rental income		23,525			15,899			7,626			45,723			29,058			16,665
Cost of operations before depreciation and amortization expense:
Facilities placed into service in 2011	$	294		$	-		$	294		$	470		$	-		$	470
Facilities placed into service in 2010		2,955			818			2,137			5,944			818			5,126
Expansion facilities		4,583			4,593			(10	)		9,379			9,472			(93	)
Total cost of operations		7,832			5,411			2,421			15,793			10,290			5,503
Net operating income before depreciation and amortization expense:
Facilities placed into service in 2011	$	446		$	-		$	446		$	697		$	-		$	697
Facilities placed into service in 2010		4,852			1,461			3,391			9,249			1,461			7,788
Expansion facilities		10,395			9,027			1,368			19,984			17,307			2,677
Total net operating income (a)		15,693			10,488			5,205			29,930			18,768			11,162
Depreciation and amortization expense		(10,004	)		(2,803	)		(7,201	)		(21,746	)		(9,380	)		(12,366	)
Net income	$	5,689		$	7,685		$	(1,996	)	$	8,184		$	9,388		$	(1,204	)
At June 30:
Square foot occupancy:
Facilities placed into service in 2011											76.0	%		-			-
Facilities placed into service in 2010											80.6	%		89.5	%		(9.9	)%
Expansion facilities											89.9	%		89.1	%		0.9	%
											85.6	%		89.2	%		(4.0	)%
In place annual rent per occupied square foot:
Facilities placed into service in 2011										$	10.78		$	-			-
Facilities placed into service in 2010											15.54			16.15			(3.8	)%
Expansion facilities											16.51			16.37			0.9	%
										$	15.83		$	16.31			(2.9	)%
Number of Facilities:
Facilities placed into service in 2011											7			-			7
Facilities placed into service in 2010											42			31			11
Expansion facilities											56			56			-
											105			87			18
Net rentable square feet (in thousands):
Facilities placed into service in 2011											651			-			651
Facilities placed into service in 2010											2,660			1,968			692
Expansion facilities											4,473			4,164			309
											7,784			6,132			1,652

(a)   See “Net Operating Income” above for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to our net income in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

In the six months ended June 30, 2011, we acquired five facilities in Reno, NV, and one facility in Bronx, NY for an aggregate acquisition cost of $37,476,000.  The weighted average aggregate capitalization rates for these acquisitions, based upon annualizing the net operating income of these facilities for the period we owned them during for the six months ended June 30, 2011, was approximately 6.7%.

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In 2010, we acquired 42 facilities for an aggregate acquisition cost of $239,643,000; 31 of these facilities were acquired in the second quarter of 2010, seven in the third quarter of 2010, and four in the fourth quarter of 2010.  Thirty-two of these 42 facilities are located in California (primarily in Los Angeles and San Francisco), three facilities are located in Chicago, IL., two facilities are located in West Palm Beach, FL., and one facility each is located in Atlanta, GA., Honolulu, HI., New Orleans, LA., Newark, NJ., and Columbus, OH.  The weighted average capitalization rates for these 42 facilities, based upon annualizing the net operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2011, was approximately 7.7%.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we completed the expansion of one facility, and converted a commercial facility into a self-storage facility, for an aggregate of $8,928,000 (213,000 net rentable square feet).

In July 2011, we acquired two additional facilities, one in California and one in Florida, for an aggregate of approximately $23 million.  We expect increases in revenues and expenses in the remainder of 2011 for the facilities added in 2010 and 2011, to the extent that the operations will be reflected for a full period in 2011 and not in the corresponding period in 2010.

We believe that our management, promotion, and operating infrastructure will result in newly acquired facilities stabilizing at a higher level of net operating income than was achieved by the previous owners.  However, it can take 24 or more months for these newly acquired facilities to reach stabilization.  There can be no assurance that our expectations with respect to these facilities will be achieved.

The pace at which these facilities reach stabilization, and the ultimate level of cash flows to be reached upon stabilization, can be affected by the same general economic conditions that affect our Same Store Facilities.  We expect that the Other Facilities will continue to provide earnings growth during the remainder of 2011.

Equity in earnings of real estate entities

At June 30, 2011, we have equity investments in PSB, Shurgard Europe and five affiliated limited partnerships.  Due to our limited ownership interest and lack of control of these entities, we account for such investments using the equity method.

Equity in earnings of real estate entities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 consists of our pro-rata share of the net income of these Unconsolidated Entities based upon our ownership interest for the period.  The following table sets forth the significant components of equity in earnings of real estate entities.  Amounts with respect to PSB, Shurgard Europe, and Other Investments are included in our Commercial segment, Europe Self-Storage segment, and other items not allocated to segments, respectively, as described in Note 10 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Historical summary:	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			Change			2011			2010			Change
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net operating income (1):
PSB	$	19,904		$	19,757		$	147		$	39,596		$	37,932		$	1,664
Shurgard Europe		18,827			11,686			7,141			33,434			23,956			9,478
Other Investments		687			654			33			1,348			1,267			81
		39,418			32,097			7,321			74,378			63,155			11,223
Depreciation:
PSB		(8,480	)		(7,631	)		(849	)		(16,998	)		(15,087	)		(1,911	)
Shurgard Europe		(8,938	)		(7,129	)		(1,809	)		(16,973	)		(14,770	)		(2,203	)
Other Investments		(220	)		(227	)		7			(455	)		(450	)		(5	)
		(17,638	)		(14,987	)		(2,651	)		(34,426	)		(30,307	)		(4,119	)
Other (2):
PSB (3)		(5,343	)		(7,212	)		1,869			(7,733	)		(11,657	)		3,924
Shurgard Europe		(3,647	)		(1,098	)		(2,549	)		(5,692	)		(2,417	)		(3,275	)
Other Investments		(20	)		(12	)		(8	)		(41	)		(25	)		(16	)
		(9,010	)		(8,322	)		(688	)		(13,466	)		(14,099	)		633
Total equity in earnings of real estate entities:
PSB		6,081			4,914			1,167			14,865			11,188			3,677
Shurgard Europe		6,242			3,459			2,783			10,769			6,769			4,000
Other Investments		447			415			32			852			792			60
Total equity in earnings of real estate entities	$	12,770		$	8,788		$	3,982		$	26,486		$	18,749		$	7,737

(1)   These amounts represent our pro-rata share of the net operating income of the Unconsolidated Entities.  See also “net operating income” above for a discussion of this non-GAAP measure.

(2)   “Other” reflects our share of general and administrative expense, interest expense, interest income, gains on sale of real estate assets, and other non-property; non-depreciation related operating results of these entities.

(3)   Includes our pro rata share totaling $3.0 million from PSB’s gain on preferred unit repurchases for the six months ended June 30, 2011, $1.0 million from PSB’s loss on preferred equity redemptions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and $2.1 million from PSB’s gain on sale of a property for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Investment in PSB:  At June 30, 2011 and December 31 2010, we have a 41% common equity interest in PSB, comprised of our ownership of 5,801,606 shares of PSB’s common stock and 7,305,355 limited partnership units in PSB’s underlying operating partnership. The limited partnership units are convertible at our option, subject to certain conditions, on a one-for-one basis into PSB common stock.

At June 30 2011, PSB owned and operated 21.9 million rentable square feet of commercial space located in eight states.  PSB also manages commercial space owned by the Company and affiliated entities pursuant to property management agreements.

Equity in earnings from PSB increased to $6,081,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to $4,914,000 in the same period in 2010.  Equity in earnings from PSB increased to $14,865,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to $11,188,000 in the same period in 2010.  The increases were primarily due to our pro rata share, $1.6 million and $3.8 million, of the increase in net operating income of PSB’s “Non-Same Park” facilities, representing newly acquired facilities, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2010.  Equity in earnings was also favorably impacted during the six months ended June 30, 2011 as the result of recognizing our pro rata share, $3.0 million, of the benefit that PSB recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2011 as a result of PSB’s preferred partnership unit repurchases.  Equity in earnings was favorably impacted during the six months ended June 30, 2010 as the result of recognizing our pro rata share, $2.1 million, of PSB’s gain on disposition of a property.

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We expect that our future equity income from PSB will be dependent entirely upon PSB’s operating results.  Our investment in PSB provides us with some diversification into another asset type.  We have no plans of disposing of our investment in PSB.  PSB’s filings and selected financial information can be accessed through the Securities and Exchange Commission, and on PSB’s website, www.psbusinessparks.com.  See Note 4 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements for additional financial information on PSB.

Investment in Shurgard Europe:At June 30, 2011, and for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we have a 49% equity interest in Shurgard Europe, and we account for our investment in Shurgard Europe under the equity method.  Selected financial data for Shurgard Europe for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is included in Note 4 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements.

At December 31, 2010, Shurgard Europe’s operations were comprised of 188 self-storage facilities with an aggregate of approximately 10 million net rentable square feet.  The portfolio consisted of 116 wholly-owned facilities and 72 facilities owned by two joint venture partnerships, in which Shurgard Europe has a 20% equity interest.  On March 2, 2011, Shurgard Europe acquired the 80% interests it did not already own in the two joint venture partnerships (the “Acquired Joint Venture Interests”) for €172.0 million.  We loaned Shurgard Europe $237.9 million to fund this acquisition.  On June 15, 2011, our joint venture partner in Shurgard Europe effectively purchased 51% of the $237.9 million loan from us for $121.3 million, and the loan was effectively exchanged for an equity interest in Shurgard Europe.

Our equity in earnings of Shurgard Europe is comprised of our 49% equity share of Shurgard Europe’s operations.  For the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we received from Shurgard Europe $15,341,000 and $11,436,000, respectively, of interest on the loans provided to Shurgard Europe and $661,000 and $390,000, respectively, of trademark license fees.  For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we also received from Shurgard Europe $28,176,000 and $24,045,000, respectively, of interest on the loans provided to Shurgard Europe and $1,166,000 and $805,000, respectively, of trademark license fees.  For financial statement purposes, 49% of the interest and trademark license fees have been classified as equity in earnings and the remaining 51% as interest and other income.  The amount of interest and trademark license fees reclassified was approximately $7,841,000 and $14,377,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $5,795,000 and $12,177,000 for the same periods in 2010.

Equity in earnings from our investment in Shurgard Europe for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $6,242,000 as compared to $3,459,000 for the same period in 2010, representing an increase of $2,783,000.  Equity in earnings from our investment in Shurgard Europe for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $10,769,000 as compared to $6,769,000 for the same period in 2010, representing an increase of $4,000,000.  These increases are due primarily to our pro rata share of the increased earnings of the Acquired Joint Venture Interests.

We evaluate the performance metrics of Shurgard Europe’s Same Store Facilities in order to evaluate the performance of our investment in Shurgard Europe, because the Shurgard Europe Same Store Facilities represent the primary driver of our pro-rata share of earnings of Shurgard Europe.  The Shurgard Europe Same Store Pool represents those 150 facilities that are wholly-owned at June 30, 2011 and have been operated by Shurgard Europe at a stabilized occupancy level since January 1, 2009 and therefore provide meaningful comparisons for 2009, 2010 and 2011.  A facility included in Shurgard Europe’s Same Store Pool for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is no longer comparable to prior periods and has been removed.  The following table reflects 100% of the operating results of those 150 facilities for all periods, notwithstanding that Shurgard Europe had a 20% equity interest in certain of these properties previously owned by the two joint venture partnerships prior to March 2, 2011.  We account for our investment in Shurgard Europe on the equity method of accounting; accordingly, our pro rata share of the operating results for these facilities is included in “equity in earnings of real estate entities” on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

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Selected Operating Data for the 150 facilities operated by Shurgard Europe on a stabilized basis since January 1, 2009 (“Europe Same Store Facilities”):	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			Percentage Change			2011			2010			Percentage Change
	(Dollar amounts in thousands, except weighted average data, utilizing constant exchange rates) (a)(b)
Revenues:
Rental income	$	46,928		$	46,533			0.8	%	$	91,601		$	90,565			1.1	%
Late charges and administrative fees collected		868			817			6.2	%		1,718			1,537			11.8	%
Total revenues		47,796			47,350			0.9	%		93,319			92,102			1.3	%
Cost of operations (excluding depreciation and amortization expense):
Property taxes		2,629			2,231			17.8	%		5,058			4,698			7.7	%
Direct property payroll		6,301			6,175			2.0	%		11,770			11,653			1.0	%
Advertising and promotion		1,890			1,322			43.0	%		3,250			2,872			13.2	%
Utilities		988			833			18.6	%		2,322			2,115			9.8	%
Repairs and maintenance		1,302			1,243			4.7	%		3,029			2,397			26.4	%
Property insurance		264			316			(16.5	)%		524			613			(14.5	)%
Other costs of management		7,647			8,035			(4.8	)%		15,300			15,759			(2.9	)%
Total cost of operations		21,021			20,155			4.3	%		41,253			40,107			2.9	%
Net operating income (c)	$	26,775		$	27,195			(1.5	)%	$	52,066		$	51,995			0.1	%
Gross margin		56.0	%		57.4	%		(2.4	)%		55.8	%		56.5	%		(1.2	)%
Weighted average for the period:
Square foot occupancy (d)		85.7	%		85.3	%		0.5	%		85.4	%		85.4	%		0.0	%
Realized annual rent per occupied square foot (e)(f)	$	27.79		$	27.69			0.4	%	$	27.22		$	26.91			1.2	%
REVPAF (f)(g)	$	23.82		$	23.62			0.8	%	$	23.25		$	22.98			1.2	%
Weighted average at June 30:
Square foot occupancy											86.4	%		86.0	%		0.5	%
In place annual rent per occupied square foot (h)										$	30.32		$	29.57			2.5	%
Total net rentable square feet (in thousands)											7,881			7,881			-
Average Euro to the U.S. Dollar: (a)
Constant exchange rates used herein		1.438			1.438			-			1.402			1.402			-
Actual historical exchange rates		1.438			1.273			13.0	%		1.402			1.329			5.5	%

(a)   In order to isolate changes in the underlying operations from the impact of exchange rates, the amounts in this table are presented on a constant exchange rate basis.  The amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 have been restated using the actual exchange rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

(b)   We include our pro-rata share of these operating results in our condensed consolidated statements of income in “equity in earnings of real estate entities.”  The amounts incorporated in our financial statements are based upon the actual weighted average exchange rates for each period.

(c)   We present net operating income “NOI” of the Europe Same-Store Facilities, which is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization expense.  Although depreciation and amortization is a component of GAAP net income, we believe that NOI is a meaningful measure of operating performance, because we utilize NOI in making decisions with respect to capital allocations, segment performance, and comparing period-to-period and market-to-market property operating results.  In addition, the investment community utilizes NOI in determining real estate values, and does not consider depreciation expense as it is based upon historical cost.  NOI is not a substitute for net operating income after depreciation and amortization in evaluating our operating results.

(d)   Square foot occupancies represent weighted average occupancy levels over the entire period.

(e)   Realized annual rent per occupied square foot is computed by annualizing the result of dividing rental income before late charges and administrative fees by the weighted average occupied square feet for the period.  Realized annual rent per occupied square foot takes into consideration promotional discounts which reduce rental income from the contractual amounts due.

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(f)   Late charges and administrative fees are excluded from the computation of realized annual rent per occupied square foot and REVPAF.  Exclusion of these amounts provides a better measure of our ongoing level of revenue, by excluding the volatility of late charges, which are dependent principally upon the level of tenant delinquency, and administrative fees, which are dependent principally upon the absolute level of move-ins for a period.

(g)   Realized annual rent per available foot or “REVPAF” is computed by dividing rental income before late charges and administrative fees by the total available net rentable square feet for the period.

(h)   In place annual rent per occupied square foot represents annualized contractual rents per occupied square foot without reductions for promotional discounts and excludes late charges and administrative fees.

Shurgard Europe’s operations have been impacted by the same trends in self-storage demand that our domestic facilities faced.  Year-over-year revenue growth was 0.9% and 1.3% in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011.  At June 30, 2011, in place rental rates were 2.5% higher and average square foot occupancy was up 0.5%, as compared to June 30, 2010.  The operating results of the Europe Same Store Facilities are more volatile than the operating results of the Same Store Facilities, because of the relatively smaller size of the Europe Same Store Facilities and because these facilities are located in seven different countries.

Net operating income decreased 1.5% in the three months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  This decrease is due to a 4.3% increase in cost of operations, partially offset by a 0.9% increase in revenues.  The cost of operations increase in the three months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 was primarily caused by higher advertising and promotion and property taxes.  The revenue increase in the three months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 was primarily caused by higher rental income as a result of a 0.4% increase in average realized annual rental rates per occupied square foot and a 0.5% increase in average occupancy levels.  Net operating income increased 0.1% in the six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  This increase is due to a 1.3% increase in revenues, partially offset by a 2.9% increase in cost of operations.  The revenue increase in the six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 was primarily caused by higher rental income as a result of a 1.2% increase in average realized annual rental rates per occupied square foot while average occupancy levels were flat.  The cost of operations increase in the six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 was primarily caused by higher repairs and maintenance expenditures.

Shurgard Europe has a nominal development pipeline.  Accordingly, at least in the short-term, we do not expect any significant impact to our earnings from Shurgard Europe’s development activities, other than the continued fill-up of Shurgard Europe’s existing unstabilized facilities.

In Note 4 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements, we disclose Shurgard Europe’s consolidated operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.  Shurgard Europe’s consolidated operating results include additional facilities that are not Europe Same Store Facilities, and are based upon historical exchange rates rather than constant exchange rates for each of the respective periods.

See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for additional information on Shurgard Europe’s liquidity.

Other Investments:  The “Other Investments” at June 30, 2011 are comprised primarily of our equity in earnings from various limited partnerships that collectively own 19 self-storage facilities.  Our future earnings with respect to the Other Investments will be dependent upon the operating results of the facilities that these entities own.  See Note 4 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements for the operating results of these 19 facilities under the “Other Investments.”

Ancillary Operations

Ancillary revenues and expenses include amounts associated with (i) the reinsurance of policies against losses to goods stored by tenants in our self-storage facilities in the U.S., (ii) merchandise sales in the U.S., (iii) commercial property operations, and (iv) management of facilities for third parties and facilities owned by the Unconsolidated Entities.

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Commercial property operations are included in our Commercial segment, and all other ancillary revenues and costs of operations are not allocated to any segment.  See Note 10 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements for further information regarding our segments and for a reconciliation of these ancillary revenues and cost of operations to our net income.

The following table sets forth our ancillary operations as presented on our consolidated statements of income.

	Three Months Ended June 30,							Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		Change			2011		2010		Change
	(Amounts in thousands)
Ancillary Revenues:
Tenant reinsurance	$	17,468	$	16,719	$	749		$	34,223	$	32,281	$	1,942
Commercial		3,620		3,516		104			7,420		7,213		207
Merchandise and other		7,803		6,842		961			14,163		12,741		1,422
Total revenues		28,891		27,077		1,814			55,806		52,235		3,571
Ancillary Cost of Operations:
Tenant reinsurance		3,260		3,086		174			6,378		5,812		566
Commercial		1,352		1,412		(60	)		2,866		2,849		17
Merchandise and other		4,985		5,041		(56	)		9,267		9,308		(41	)
Total cost of operations		9,597		9,539		58			18,511		17,969		542
Depreciation – commercial operations:		655		655		-			1,328		1,310		18
Ancillary net income:
Tenant reinsurance		14,208		13,633		575			27,845		26,469		1,376
Commercial		1,613		1,449		164			3,226		3,054		172
Merchandise and other		2,818		1,801		1,017			4,896		3,433		1,463
Total ancillary net income	$	18,639	$	16,883	$	1,756		$	35,967	$	32,956	$	3,011

Tenant reinsurance operations:We reinsure policies offered through a non-affiliated insurance company against losses to goods stored by tenants, primarily in our domestic self-storage facilities.  The revenues that we record are based upon premiums that we reinsure.  Cost of operations primarily includes claims paid that are not covered by our outside third-party insurers, as well as claims adjustment expenses.

The increases in tenant reinsurance revenues in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods in 2010 are primarily attributable to an increase in the percentage of our existing tenants retaining such policies, as well as an increase in the number of facilities due to the acquisition of 42 facilities in the year ended December 31, 2010 and six facilities in the six months ended June 30, 2011.  On average, approximately 60.9%, and 60.1% of our tenants had such policies during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to 58.5% and 58.0% during the same periods in 2010.  We believe that the growth in tenant reinsurance revenues in the remainder of 2011 may not be as high as experienced in 2010 because we expect less growth in the percentage of tenants retaining insurance policies.

The future level of tenant reinsurance revenues is largely dependent upon the number of new tenants electing to purchase policies, the level of premiums charged for such insurance, and the number of tenants that continue participating in the insurance program.  Future cost of operations will be dependent primarily upon the level of losses incurred, including the level of catastrophic events, such as hurricanes, that occur and affect our properties thereby increasing tenant insurance claims.

Commercial operations:We also operate commercial facilities, primarily small storefronts and office space located on or near our existing self-storage facilities that are rented to third parties.  We do not expect any significant changes in revenues or profitability from our commercial operations.

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Merchandise sales and other:We sell locks, boxes, and packing supplies at the self-storage facilities that we operate.  The primary factor impacting the level of merchandise sales is the level of customer traffic at our self-storage facilities, including the level of move-ins.  Merchandise revenues have been favorably impacted in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods in 2010 by an improved gross margin on locks sold.  In addition, to a much lesser extent, we also manage self-storage facilities within our existing management infrastructure, for third party owners as well as for the Unconsolidated Entities.

Other Income and Expense Items

Interest and other income: Interest and other income was $10,575,000 and $18,343,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $7,032,000 and $15,248,000 for the same periods in 2010, and is comprised primarily of interest and other income from Shurgard Europe, interest on our loan to PSB and, to a lesser extent, interest earned on cash balances.

The interest and other income from Shurgard Europe is comprised of interest income on the loans receivable from Shurgard Europe as well as trademark license fees received from Shurgard Europe for the use of the “Shurgard” trade name.  We record 51% of the aggregate interest income and trademark license fees as interest and other income, while 49% is presented as additional equity in earnings on our condensed consolidated statements of income.  Interest and other income from Shurgard Europe increased to $8,162,000 and $14,965,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $6,031,000 and $12,673,000 for the same periods in 2010.  The increase is due to a new loan we provided to Shurgard Europe to fund the acquisition cost of the Acquired Joint Venture Interests.  On February 28, 2011, we loaned Shurgard Europe an additional $237.9 million.  This loan bore interest at a fixed rate of 7.0% per annum and was denominated in U.S. Dollars.  On June 15, 2011, our joint venture partner effectively purchased 51% of the $237.9 million loan from us for $121.3 million, and the loan was effectively exchanged for an equity interest in Shurgard Europe.  No further interest will be recorded on this loan for periods after June 15, 2011.

In addition, we received $1,692,000 from our joint venture partner for funding our joint venture partner’s 51% pro rata share of the cost of the Acquired Joint Venture Interests from March 2, 2011 until June 15, 2011, and recorded this amount as interest and other income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

As of June 30, 2011, we had a €357.6 million loan receivable from Shurgard Europe totaling $514.6 million (€373.7 million totaling $495.2 million at December 31, 2010), which bears interest at a fixed rate of 9.0% per annum and matures March 31, 2013.  Future interest income recorded in connection with this loan will be dependent upon the average outstanding balances as well as the exchange rate of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar.  All such interest has been paid currently when due and we expect the interest to continue to be paid when due with Shurgard Europe’s operating cash flow.

On February 9, 2011, we loaned PSB $121.0 million.  The loan has a six-month term, no prepayment penalties, and bears interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.85% (1.10% per annum at June 30, 2011).  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded interest income of approximately $328,000 and $523,000, respectively, related to the loan.  On April 9, 2011, we received a principal repayment of $5.0 million from PSB on this loan.  As of June 30, 2011, the loan totaled $116.0 million.  We expect repayment of the loan by August 9, 2011 when the loan matures.

The remaining interest and other income totaling $393,000 and $1,163,000 in three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $1,001,000 and $2,575,000 in the same periods in 2010, is comprised primarily of interest income on cash balances.  Interest rates continue to be at historically low rates.

Future interest income will depend upon the level of interest rates and the timing of when the cash on hand is ultimately invested; however, based upon current interest rates on our outstanding money-market fund investments of approximately 0.1%, earned interest is expected to be minimal.

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Depreciation and amortization: Depreciation and amortization expense was $89,186,000 and $177,728,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $84,879,000 and $169,596,000 for the same periods in 2010.

The increase in depreciation and amortization expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010 is primarily due to depreciation and amortization of the tenant intangible assets we acquired in connection with the acquisition of 42 self-storage facilities during 2010 and the six facilities acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2011.  Amortization expense with respect to tenant intangible assets was $2,636,000 and $6,147,000 for three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $2,408,000 and $3,314,000 for the same periods in 2010.  We expect approximately $3.0 million in intangible amortization during the remainder of 2011, with respect to our intangible assets at June 30, 2011, primarily attributable to the 42 self-storage facilities we acquired in 2010, the six self-storage facilities and the leasehold interest in the land of one of our self-storage facilities acquired in the six months ended June 30, 2011.  Future intangible amortization will also depend upon the level of acquisitions of facilities that have tenants in place.

General and administrative expense: General and administrative expense was $12,593,000, and $26,828,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $10,081,000, and $20,158,000 for the same periods in 2010.  General and administrative expense principally consists of state income taxes, investor relations expenses, and corporate and executive salaries.  In addition, general and administrative expenses includes expenses that vary depending on our activity levels in certain areas, such as overhead associated with the acquisition and development of real estate facilities, certain expenses related to capital raising and acquisition activities, litigation expenditures, employee severance, share-based compensation, and incentive compensation for corporate and executive personnel.

The increases in general and administrative expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010 are due primarily to additional share-based compensation expense related to a performance-based restricted share unit program described in Note 9 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements.  We expect a total of approximately 267,000 restricted share units to be granted in early 2012 under this program and as a result, a total of $3,397,000 and $5,666,000 restricted share unit expense was recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.  Assuming that our expectations regarding the achievement of the highest performance conditions are met, we expect an additional $6,777,000 of restricted share unit expense pursuant to this performance-based program to be recorded in the remainder of 2011, $6.7 million in 2012, $3.9 million in 2013, $2.2 million in 2014 and $0.9 million in 2015.

We expect ongoing general and administrative expense to approximate $25 million to $30 million for the remainder of 2011, excluding expenses related to property acquisitions and assuming that our expectations regarding the restricted share unit plan do not change.  Costs related to property acquisitions are included in general and administrative expense; however, such expenses for the remainder of 2011 are dependent on the level of acquisitions, which is not determinable at this time.

Interest expense: Interest expense was $5,933,000 and $12,917,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $7,278,000 and $14,617,000 for the same periods in 2010

The decreases in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same periods in 2010 are due primarily to reductions of $1.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively, resulting from the maturity in February 2011 of certain of our unsecured notes payable, as well as reductions associated with other scheduled principal payments, offset by increases of $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in interest expense on debt assumed in connection with property acquisitions during 2010.

See Note 5 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements for a schedule of our notes payable balances, principal repayment requirements, and average interest rates.

Capitalized interest expense totaled $141,000 and $221,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $120,000 and $192,000 for the same periods in 2010, in connection with our development activities.

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Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss): A loan to Shurgard Europe totaling €357.6 million ($514.6 million) is denominated in Euros and we have not entered into any agreements to mitigate the impact of currency exchange fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Euro.  As a result, the amount of U.S. Dollars we will receive on repayment will depend upon the currency exchange rates at that time.  In each period where we expect repatriation of these funds within two years from period end, we record the change in the U.S. Dollar equivalent of the this loan balance from the beginning to the end of the period as a foreign currency gain or loss.  We recorded foreign currency translation gains of $10,496,000 and $41,748,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to foreign currency translation losses of $49,204,000 and $84,047,000 for the same periods in 2010, representing the change in the U.S. Dollar equivalent of the loan due to changes in exchange rates from the beginning to the end of each respective period.  The U.S. Dollar exchange rate relative to the Euro was approximately 1.439, 1.410 and 1.325 at June 30, 2011, March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  The U.S. Dollar exchange rate relative to the Euro was approximately 1.221, 1.345 and 1.433 at June 30, 2010, March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

Future foreign exchange gains or losses will be dependent primarily upon the movement of the Euro relative to the U.S. Dollar, the amount owed from Shurgard Europe and our continued expectation with respect to repaying the Euro-denominated loan.

Discontinued Operations: Included in discontinued operations are the historical operations of (i) a land-leased facility that was disposed of in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and another land-leased facility that was disposed of in the year ended December 31, 2010 when the respective land leases expired, and (ii) two self-storage facilities that were disposed of in 2010.  In addition to revenues and expenses of these operating units, discontinued operations is comprised primarily of a $253,000 loss on disposition of a land-leased facility where the landlord did not renew the lease, for the six months ended June 30, 2011, $4,650,000 and $5,087,000 in gains on disposition of real estate facilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and a $397,000 impairment charge on real estate incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that our cash and the internally generated net cash provided by our operating activities will continue to be sufficient to enable us to meet our operating expenses, debt service requirements, capital improvements and distribution requirements to our shareholders for the foreseeable future.

Operating as a REIT, our ability to retain cash flow for reinvestment is restricted.  In order for us to maintain our REIT status, a substantial portion of our operating cash flow must be distributed to our shareholders (see “Requirement to Pay Distributions” below).  However, despite the significant distribution requirements, we have been able to retain a significant amount of our operating cash flow.  The following table summarizes our ability to fund capital improvements to maintain our facilities, distributions to the noncontrolling interests, capital improvements to maintain our facilities, and distributions to our shareholders through the use of cash provided by operating activities.  The remaining cash flow generated is available to make both scheduled and optional principal payments on debt and for reinvestment.

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	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010
	(Amount in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities (a)	$	582,464		$	525,612
Capital improvements to maintain our facilities		(44,292	)		(37,002	)
Remaining operating cash flow available for distributions to equity holders		538,172			488,610
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests		(7,148	)		(12,261	)
Cash from operations allocable to Public Storage shareholders		531,024			476,349
Distributions paid to Public Storage shareholders		(413,613	)		(367,565	)
Cash from operations available for principal payments on debt and reinvestment (b)	$	117,411		$	108,784

(a)   Represents net cash provided by operating activities for each respective period as presented in our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

(b)   We present cash from operations for principal payments on debt and reinvestment because we believe it is an important measure to evaluate our ongoing liquidity.  This measure is not a substitute for cash flows from operations or net cash flows in evaluating our liquidity, ability to repay our debt, or to meet our distribution requirements.

Our financial profile is characterized by a low level of debt-to-total-capitalization.  We expect to fund our long-term growth strategies and debt obligations with (i) cash at June 30, 2011, (ii) internally generated retained cash flows, (iii) depending upon market conditions, proceeds from the issuance of equity securities, and (iv) in the case of acquisitions of facilities, the assumption of existing debt.  In general, our strategy is to continue to finance our growth with permanent capital, either retained operating cash flow or capital raised through the issuance of common or preferred equity to the extent that market conditions are favorable.

We have elected to use preferred securities as a form of leverage despite the fact that the dividend rates of our preferred securities exceed the prevailing market interest rates on conventional debt.  We have chosen this method of financing for the following reasons: (i) under the REIT structure, a significant amount of operating cash flow needs to be distributed to our shareholders, making it difficult to repay debt with operating cash flow alone, (ii) our perpetual preferred shares have no sinking fund requirement or maturity date and do not require redemption, all of which eliminate future refinancing risks, (iii) after the end of a non-call period, we have the option to redeem the preferred shares at any time, which enables us to refinance higher coupon preferred shares with new preferred shares at lower rates if appropriate, (iv) preferred shares do not contain covenants, thus allowing us to maintain significant financial flexibility, and (v) dividends on the preferred shares can be applied to satisfy our REIT distribution requirements.

Our credit ratings on each of our series of preferred shares are “Baa1” by Moody’s, “BBB+” by Standard & Poor’s and “A-” by Fitch Ratings.

Summary of Current Cash Balances and Short-term Capital Commitments:  At June 30, 2011, we had approximately $144.5 million of cash and we have access to our $300 million line of credit which expires March 27, 2012.  On July 26, 2011, we raised approximately $487.5 million in gross proceeds from the issuance of preferred securities.  We also expect to receive approximately $116 million from PSB for the repayment of a loan due on August 9, 2011.  Our capital commitments over the remainder of 2011 total approximately $608.3 million and include (i) $5.9 million in principal payments on debt, (ii) $23.3 million for the acquisition of two self-storage facilities described below, (iii) $154.3 million to acquire all of the units of limited partnership interest and general partnership interests we do not currently own in the Partnerships described below, and (iv) $424.8 million for the redemption of our Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares.  We have no further significant commitments until 2013, when $266.0 million of existing debt comes due.

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Access to Additional Capital: We have a revolving line of credit for borrowings up to $300 million which expires in March 2012.  There were no outstanding borrowings on the line of credit at August 5, 2011.  We seldom borrow on the line of credit and generally view borrowings on the line as a means to bridge capital needs until we are able to refinance them with permanent capital.

Our ability to raise additional capital by issuing our common or preferred securities is dependent upon capital market conditions.  Capital markets have improved from the severe stress experienced in late 2008 and early 2009.  During 2011 and 2010, we issued approximately $862.5 million and $270.0 million, respectively, of preferred securities at favorable rates.  Despite our recent issuances of preferred equity, there can be no assurance that market conditions will continue to permit preferred security issuances at amounts and at rates that we will find reasonable.  We are not dependent, however, on raising capital to fund our operations or meet our obligations.

Debt Service Requirements:At June 30, 2011, outstanding debt totaled approximately $449.5 million.  Approximate principal maturities are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Unsecured debt		Secured debt		Total
2011 (remainder)	$	-	$	5,859	$	5,859
2012		-		71,244		71,244
2013		186,460		79,582		266,042
2014		-		49,625		49,625
2015		-		37,023		37,023
Thereafter		-		19,726		19,726
	$	186,460	$	263,059	$	449,519

Our current intention is to repay the debt at maturity and not seek to refinance debt maturities with additional debt.  Alternatively, we may prepay debt and finance such prepayments with cash on-hand or proceeds from the issuance of preferred or common securities.

Our portfolio of real estate facilities is substantially unencumbered.  At June 30, 2011, we have 1,943 self-storage facilities with an aggregate net book value of approximately $6.9 billion that are unencumbered.

Capital Improvement Requirements: Capital improvements include major repairs or replacements to our facilities, which keep the facilities in good operating condition and maintain their visual appeal to the customer.  Capital improvements do not include costs relating to the development or expansion of facilities that add additional net rentable square footage to our portfolio. We incurred capital improvements totaling $44.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011.  During the remainder of 2011, we expect to incur approximately $35 million for capital improvements and expect to fund such improvements with operating cash flow.

Requirement to Pay Distributions: We have operated, and intend to continue to operate, in such a manner as to qualify as a REIT under the Code, but no assurance can be given that we will at all times so qualify.  To the extent that we continue to qualify as a REIT, we will not be taxed, with certain limited exceptions, on the REIT taxable income that is distributed to our shareholders, provided that at least 90% of our taxable income is so distributed.  We believe we have satisfied the REIT distribution requirement since 1981.

Aggregate distributions paid during the six months ended June 30, 2011 totaled $413.6 million, consisting of the following (amounts in thousands):

Cumulative preferred shareholders	$	116,256
Common shareholders and restricted share unitholders		297,357
Total REIT qualifying distributions	$	413,613

We estimate the distribution requirements with respect to our cumulative preferred shares outstanding at June 30, 2011, adjusted for the redemption of our Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares noted below and the issuance of our Series R Cumulative Preferred Shares noted above, to be approximately $217 million per year.

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On August 4, 2011, our Board of Trustees declared a regular common dividend of $0.95 per common share.  Our consistent, long-term dividend policy has been to distribute only our taxable income.  Future distributions with respect to the common shares will continue to be determined based upon our REIT distribution requirements after taking into consideration distributions to the preferred shareholders and will be funded with operating cash flow.

We are obligated to pay distributions to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated subsidiaries based upon the operating cash flows of the respective subsidiary less any required reserves for capital expenditures or debt repayment.  Such non-controlling interests received a total of $7,148,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2011.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, a total of $4,915,000 in distributions were paid related to interests purchased from the Hughes Family on June 30, 2011, and for interests that are expected to be purchased in five publicly-held partnerships as described below.  Following the respective acquisition dates, no further distributions will be paid to these acquired noncontrolling interests.

Acquisition and Development Activities: At June 30, 2011, we were under contract to acquire two properties for approximately $23.3 million.  Both of these acquisitions closed in July 2011.

During the remainder of 2011, we will continue to seek to acquire self-storage facilities from third parties; however, it is difficult to estimate the amount of third party acquisitions we will undertake.

We have a minimal development pipeline at June 30, 2011 and have no current plans to expand our development activities.  We plan on financing these activities in one or more of the following ways: with available cash on-hand, the assumption of existing debt, borrowings on our line of credit, or the net proceeds from the issuance of common or preferred securities.

On June 30, 2011, we entered into merger agreements to acquire all of the units of limited partnership interest and general partnership interests we do not currently own in five limited partnerships.  The aggregate consideration, which will be paid in the form of Public Storage Common Shares or, at the option of each individual unitholder, cash, totals approximately $154.3 million.  While there can be no assurance, and the transactions are subject to certain customary closing conditions and pending litigation, we expect these transactions to close in August 2011.

Shurgard Europe: We have a 49% interest in Shurgard Europe and our institutional partner owns the remaining 51% interest.  As of June 30, 2011, we had a €357.6 million loan receivable from Shurgard Europe totaling $514.6 million (€373.7 million totaling $495.2 million at December 31, 2010), which bears interest at a fixed rate of 9.0% per annum and matures March 31, 2013.  The loan is unsecured and can be prepaid in part or in full at anytime without penalty.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, Shurgard Europe repaid €16.1 million ($22.3 million).  Future prepayments will be dependent upon Shurgard Europe’s management’s evaluation of uses for its available capital.  This loan is denominated in Euros and is translated to U.S. Dollars for financial statement purposes.

Shurgard Europe had approximately €192.8 million ($277.4 million) of outstanding debt payable to third parties at June 30, 2011, which is secured by 72 of its properties without recourse to Shurgard Europe, Public Storage, or any third party.  One loan totaling €87.8 million ($126.3 million) is due in May 2012, and the other loan totaling €105.0 million ($151.1 million), is due in July 2013.  We expect Shurgard Europe to refinance these on or before their maturity dates.

Redemption of Preferred Securities: As of June 30, 2011, several series of our preferred securities were redeemable at our option upon at least 30 days’ notice with dividend rates ranging from 6.125% to 7.000% and have an aggregate redemption value of approximately $1.3 billion.  During the remainder of 2011, we have an additional $632 million liquidation value of our preferred securities that become redeemable, including the $425 million of our 7.25% Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares which have been called for redemption on August 22, 2011, and $207 million of our 6.75% Series L Cumulative Preferred Shares which are available for redemption on October 20, 2011.  Generally our  strategy is to  redeem a  preferred  security with  the proceeds  from the  issuance of a  new  preferred  series  having a  lower  dividend  rate, thus  reducing our  cost of  capital, but  not  necessarily  reducing  our  overall

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 leverage.  However, we may use cash on hand to redeem preferred securities, reducing our aggregate preferred securities outstanding.  Accordingly, the redemption of any of the series of preferred securities that are callable will depend upon many factors including current dividend rates that we might pay on newly issued preferred securities, as well as comparison of the acquisition of preferred securities to other investment alternatives with respect to the use of cash on hand.  None of our preferred securities are redeemable at the option of the holders.

On July 22, 2011, we called for redemption all of our outstanding 16,990,244 depositary shares each representing 1/1,000 of a 7.25% Cumulative Preferred Share of Beneficial Interest, Series K at par.  The aggregate redemption amount, before payment of accrued dividends, to be paid on August 22, 2011, is $424,756,100.  In applying EITF D-42 to this redemption, we will allocate $13,064,000 of income from our common shareholders to the holders of our Preferred Shares, representing the excess of the amount paid over the initial issuance proceeds, in the quarter ending September 30, 2011.

Repurchases of Company’s Common Shares: Our Board of Trustees has authorized the repurchase from time to time of up to 35,000,000 of our common shares on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we did not repurchase any of our common shares.  From the inception of the repurchase program through August 5, 2011, we have repurchased a total of 23,721,916 common shares at an aggregate cost of approximately $679.1 million.  Future levels of common share repurchases will be dependent upon our available capital, investment alternatives, and the trading price of our common shares.

Contractual Obligations

Our significant contractual obligations at June 30, 2011 and their impact on our cash flows and liquidity are summarized below for the years ending December 31 (amounts in thousands):

	Total		2011 (Remainder)		2012		2013		2014		2015		Thereafter
Long-term debt (1)	$	500,797	$	17,484	$	92,451	$	276,251	$	$53,773	$	38,447	$	22,391
Operating leases (2)		68,053		2,468		3,957		4,013		3,939		5,094		48,582
Construction commitments (3)		8,099		6,479		1,620		-		-		-		-
Total	$	576,949	$	26,431	$	98,028	$	280,264	$	57,712	$	43,541	$	70,973

(1)   Amounts include principal and fixed-rate interest payments on our notes payable based on their contractual terms.  See Note 5 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on our notes payable.

(2)   We lease land, equipment and office space under various operating leases.  Certain leases are cancelable; however, significant penalties would be incurred upon cancellation.  Amounts reflected above consider continuance of the lease without cancellation.

(3)   Includes contractual obligations for development and capital expenditures at June 30, 2011.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements: At June 30, 2011 we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under Regulation S-K 303(a)(4) and the instructions thereto.

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ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

To limit our exposure to market risk, we principally finance our operations and growth with permanent equity capital consisting of retained operating cash flow, capital raised through the issuance of common shares and preferred shares.  At June 30, 2011, our debt as a percentage of total equity (based on book values) was 5.2%.

Our preferred shares are not redeemable at the option of the holders.  These shares, however, are redeemable, after a set period of time, at our option.  At June 30, 2011, our Series W, Series X, Series Y, Series Z, Series A, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G and Series H preferred shares are currently redeemable by us at our option.  Under certain conditions relating to the Company’s qualification as a REIT, the preferred shares are not redeemable by the Company pursuant to its redemption option prior to the dates set forth in Note 7 to our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements.

Our market-risk sensitive instruments include notes payable, which totaled $449,519,000 at June 30, 2011.

We have foreign currency exposures related to our investment in Shurgard Europe, which has a book value of $391.9 million at June 30, 2011.  We also have a loan receivable from Shurgard Europe, which is denominated in Euros, totaling €357.6 million ($514.6 million) at June 30, 2011.

The table below summarizes annual debt maturities and weighted-average interest rates on our outstanding debt at the end of each year and fair values required to evaluate our expected cash-flows under debt agreements and our sensitivity to interest rate changes at June 30, 2011 (dollar amounts in thousands).

	Remainder of 2011			2012			2013			2014			2015			Thereafter			Total		Fair Value
Fixed rate debt	$	5,859		$	71,244		$	266,042		$	49,625		$	37,023		$	19,726		$	449,519	$	455,928
Average interest rate		5.36	%		5.43	%		5.25	%		5.03	%		5.03	%		5.03	%
Variable rate debt (1)	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-	$	-
Average interest rate

(1)   Amounts include borrowings under our line of credit, which expires in March 2012.  As of June 30, 2011, we have no borrowings under our line of credit.

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Item 4.                      Controls and Procedures

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports we file and submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (“Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in accordance with SEC guidelines and that such information is communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of "disclosure controls and procedures" in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act.  In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures in reaching that level of reasonable assurance.  We also have investments in certain unconsolidated entities and because we do not control these entities, our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect to our consolidated subsidiaries.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at a reasonable assurance level.  There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 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

The information set forth under the heading “Legal Matters” in Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2010, in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors.  These factors may materially affect our business, financial condition and operating results and could cause our actual results to differ materially from those stated in forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q and elsewhere. In addition, in considering the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q and elsewhere, you should refer to the qualifications and limitations on our forward-looking statements that are described in Forward Looking Statements at the beginning of Part I, Item 2.  

Item 2.            Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Common Share Repurchases

Our Board of Trustees has authorized the repurchase from time to time of up to 35,000,000 of our common shares on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we did not repurchase any of our common shares.  From the inception of the repurchase program through August 5, 2011, we have repurchased a total of 23,721,916 common shares at an aggregate cost of approximately $679.1 million.  Our common share repurchase program does not have an expiration date and there are 11,278,084 common shares that may yet be repurchased under our repurchase program as of June 30, 2011.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 we did not repurchase any of our common shares outside our publicly announced repurchase program.  Future levels of common share repurchases will be dependent upon our available capital, investment alternatives, and the trading price of our common shares.

Preferred Share Redemptions

During May and June, 2011, we redeemed all 20,700,000 of our outstanding Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series I with a liquidation amount of $517.5 million for an aggregate of $522.8 million in cash (inclusive of accrued dividends).

The following table presents monthly information related to our redemption of all of our outstanding Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series I during the three months ended June 30, 2011:

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Period Covered	Total Number of Shares Redeemed		Average Price Paid per Share
April 1, 2011  – April 30, 2011		-		-
May 1, 2011 – May 31, 2011
Preferred Shares - Series I		14,000,000	$	25.00
June 1, 2011  – June 30, 2011
Preferred Shares - Series I		6,700,000	$	25.00
Total		20,700,000	$	25.00

Item 4. (Removed and reserved)

Item 6.                 Exhibits

Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference and are listed in the attached Exhibit Index which is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement 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:                      August 5, 2011

PUBLIC STORAGE
BY:	/s/ John Reyes
	John Reyes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial officer and duly authorized officer)

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PUBLIC STORAGE

INDEX TO EXHIBITS (1)

(Items 15(a)(3) and 15(c))

3.1	Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust of Public Storage, a Maryland real estate investment trust.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.2	Bylaws of Public Storage, a Maryland real estate investment trust.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 11, 2010 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.3	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.500% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series W.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.4	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.450% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series X.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.5	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.850% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series Y.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.6	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.250% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series Z.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.7	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.125% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series A.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.8	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.600% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series C.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.9	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.180% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series D.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.10	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.750% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series E.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.11	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.450% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series F.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.12	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 7.000% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series G.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.13	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.950% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series H.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.14	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 7.250% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series I.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.

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3.15	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 7.250% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series K.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.16	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.750% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series L.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.17	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.625% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series M.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.18	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 7.000% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series N.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 28, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.19	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.875% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series O.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 8, 2010 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.20	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.5% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series P.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.21	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.5% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series Q.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 6, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.22	Articles Supplementary for Public Storage 6.35% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series R.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 19, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein.
4.1	Master Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2007.  Filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.
10.1	Amended Management Agreement between Registrant and Public Storage Commercial Properties Group, Inc. dated as of February 21, 1995.  Filed with Public Storage Inc.’s (“PSI”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.2	Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement by and among Registrant and the entities listed therein dated as of November 16, 1995.  Filed with PS Partners, Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 (SEC File No. 001-11186) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.3	Limited Partnership Agreement of PSAF Development Partners, L.P.  Filed with PSI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.4	Agreement of Limited Partnership of PS Business Parks, L.P.  Filed with PS Business Parks, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998 (SEC File No. 001-10709) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.5	Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Storage Trust Properties, L.P. (March 12, 1999).  Filed with PSI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.6	Limited Partnership Agreement of PSAC Development Partners, L.P.  Filed with PSI’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 15, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.7	Agreement of Limited Liability Company of PSAC Storage Investors, L.L.C.  Filed with PSI’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 15, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.8	Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of PSA Institutional Partners, L.P.  Filed with PSI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.

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10.9	Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of PSA Institutional Partners, L.P.  Filed with PSI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.10	Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of PSA Institutional Partners, L.P.  Filed with PSI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.11	Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of PSA Institutional Partners, L.P.  Filed with PSI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.12	Limited Partnership Agreement of PSAF Acquisition Partners, L.P.  Filed with PSI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.13	Credit Agreement by and among Registrant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Wachovia Bank, National Association as co-lead arrangers, and the other financial institutions party thereto, dated March 27, 2007.  Filed with PSI’s Current Report on Form 8-K on April 2, 2007 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.14*	Post-Retirement Agreement between Registrant and B. Wayne Hughes dated as of March 11, 2004.  Filed with Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.15*	Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. 1995 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Appendix B of Definitive Proxy Statement dated June 8, 1995 filed by Shurgard (SEC File No. 001-11455).
10.16*	Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 filed by Shurgard (SEC File No. 001-11455).
10.17*	Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Appendix A of Definitive Proxy Statement dated June 7, 2004 filed by Shurgard (SEC File No. 001-11455).
10.18*	Public Storage, Inc. 1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.  Filed with PSI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.19*	Public Storage, Inc. 2000 Non-Executive/Non-Director Stock Option and Incentive Plan.  Filed with PSI’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-52400) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.20*	Public Storage, Inc. 2001 Non-Executive/Non-Director Stock Option and Incentive Plan.  Filed with PSI’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-59218) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.21*	Public Storage, Inc. 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (“2001 Plan”).  Filed with PSI’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-59218) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.22*	Form of 2001 Plan Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement.  Filed with PSI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.

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10.23*	Form of 2001 Plan Restricted Share Unit Agreement.  Filed with PSI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.24*	Form of 2001 Plan Non-Qualified Outside Director Stock Option Agreement.  Filed with PSI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.25*	Public Storage, Inc. Performance-Based Compensation Plan for Covered Employees.  Filed with PSI’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 11, 2005 (SEC File No. 001-0839) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.26*	Public Storage 2007 Equity and Performance-Based Incentive Compensation Plan.  Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-144907) and incorporated herein by reference.
10.27*	Form of 2007 Plan Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.  Filed with Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.28*	Form of 2007 Plan Stock Option Agreement.  Filed with Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.29*	Form of Indemnity Agreement.  Filed with Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-141448) and incorporated herein by reference.
12	Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.  Filed herewith.
31.1	Rule 13a – 14(a) Certification.  Filed herewith.
31.2	Rule 13a – 14(a) Certification.  Filed herewith.
32	Section 1350 Certifications.  Filed herewith.
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_	(1)     SEC File No. 001-33519 unless otherwise indicated.
*	Denotes management compensatory plan agreement or arrangement.
**	Furnished herewith.

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EX-12

PUBLIC STORAGE

EXHIBIT 12 – STATEMENT RE:  COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,						For the Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2010			2009			2008			2007			2006
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net income	$	421,509		$	261,093		$	696,114		$	790,456		$	973,872		$	487,078		$	345,909
Less: Income allocated to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries which do not have fixed charges		(8,248	)		(7,941	)		(16,561	)		(17,203	)		(17,668	)		(16,527	)		(16,014	)
Less: Equity in earnings of investments		(26,486	)		(18,749	)		(38,352	)		(53,244	)		(20,391	)		(12,738	)		(11,895	)
Add: Cash distributions from investments		29,378			25,201			49,888			49,408			43,455			23,606			17,699
Less: Impact of discontinued operations		355			(4,943	)		(8,032	)		7,104			8,029			683			(3,902	)
Adjusted net income		416,508			254,661			683,057			776,521			987,297			482,102			331,797
Interest expense		12,917			14,617			30,225			29,916			43,944			63,671			33,062
Total earnings available to cover fixed charges	$	429,425		$	269,278		$	713,282		$	806,437		$	1,031,241		$	545,773		$	364,859
Total fixed charges - interest expense (including capitalized interest)	$	13,138		$	14,809		$	30,610		$	30,634		$	45,942		$	68,417		$	35,778
Cumulative preferred share cash dividends	$	116,256		$	116,987		$	232,745		$	232,431		$	239,721		$	236,757		$	214,218
Preferred partnership unit cash distributions		-			3,625			5,930			9,455			21,612			21,612			19,055
Allocations pursuant to EITF Topic D-42		15,899			5,063			8,289			(78,218	)		(33,851	)		-			31,493
Total preferred distributions	$	132,155		$	125,675		$	246,964		$	163,668		$	227,482		$	258,369		$	264,766
Total combined fixed charges and preferred share distributions	$	145,293		$	140,484		$	277,574		$	194,302		$	273,424		$	326,786		$	300,544
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		32.69	x		18.18	x		23.30	x		26.32	x		22.45	x		7.98	x		10.20	x
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred share distributions		2.96	x		1.92	x		2.57	x		4.15	x		3.77	x		1.67	x		1.21	x

Exhibit 12

EX-31.1

RULE 13A – 14(a) CERTIFICATION

I, Ronald L. Havner, Jr., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Public Storage;

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 officers 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; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officers 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 the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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.

/s/ Ronald L. Havner, Jr.

Name:         Ronald L. Havner, Jr.

Title:           Chief Executive Officer & President

Date:           August 5, 2011

Exhibit 31.1

EX-31.2

RULE 13A – 14(a) CERTIFICATION

I, John Reyes, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Public Storage;

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 officers 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; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officers 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 the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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.

/s/ John Reyes

Name:          John Reyes

Title:           Chief Financial Officer

Date:           August 5, 2011

Exhibit 31.2

EX-32

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Public Storage (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Ronald L. Havner, Jr., as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and John Reyes, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Ronald L. Havner, Jr.

Name:         Ronald L. Havner, Jr.

Title:           Chief Executive Officer & President

Date:           August 5, 2011

/s/ John Reyes

Name:         John Reyes

Title:           Chief Financial Officer

Date:           August 5, 2011

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company, and will be retained and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

Exhibit 32

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Line of Credit and Notes Payable (Carrying Amount of Notes Payable) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Effective note rate	5.30%
Stated note rate	5.54%
Carrying amount of unamortized premium of unsecured notes payable (parenthetical of notes payable)	$ 903,000
5.875% unsecured notes payable due March 2013 [Member]
Effective note rate	5.875%
Stated note rate	5.875%
Maturity date	Mar. 01, 2013
5.7%, 7.75% unsecured notes payable due February 2011 [Member]
Effective note rate	5.70%
Stated note rate	7.75%
Maturity date	Feb. 01, 2011
Carrying amount of unamortized premium of unsecured notes payable (parenthetical of notes payable)		215,000
4.9% secured notes payable maturing at varying between January 2012 and September 2028 [Member]
Average effective rate fixed rate mortgage notes payable	4.80%
Carrying amount of unamortized premium of unsecured notes payable (parenthetical of notes payable)	5,401,000	6,137,000
Secured by real estate facilities	93
Net book value of real estate facilities securing notes payable	$ 570,000,000
Secured notes payable stated maturity minimum		January 2012
Secured notes payable stated maturity maximum		September 2028
Secured notes payable stated rate minimum	4.95%
Secured notes payable stated rates maximum	7.80%

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cumulative Preferred Shares of beneficial interest
Par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Shares issued (in series)	480,690	486,390
Shares outstanding	480,690	486,390
Common Shares of beneficial interest
Par value	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Shares authorized	650,000,000	650,000,000
Shares issued	169,507,379	169,252,819
Shares outstanding	169,507,379	169,252,819

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$ 395,378		$ 373,536		$ 780,513		$ 737,609
Ancillary operations	28,891		27,077		55,806		52,235
Interest and other income	10,575		7,032		18,343		15,248
Total revenue	434,844		407,645		854,662		805,092
Expenses:
Self-storage facilities	129,790		127,694		265,176		260,034
Ancillary operations	9,597		9,539		18,511		17,969
Depreciation and amortization	89,186		84,879		177,728		169,596
General and administrative	12,593		10,081		26,828		20,158
Interest expense	5,933		7,278		12,917		14,617
Total expenses	247,099		239,471		501,160		482,374
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain (loss), (loss) gains on disposition of real estate investments, gain on early retirement of debt and asset impairment charges	187,745		168,174		353,502		322,718
Equity in earnings of real estate entities	12,770		8,788		26,486		18,749
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)	10,496	[1]	(49,204)	[1]	41,748	[1]	(84,047)	[1]
(Loss) gains on disposition of real estate investments	(70)		63		128		396
Gain on early retirement of debt			283				283
Asset impairment charges			(1,338)				(1,949)
Income from continuing operations	210,941		126,766		421,864		256,150
Discontinued operations			4,410		(355)		4,943
Net income	210,941		131,176		421,509		261,093
Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(4,497)		(6,138)		(8,957)		(12,094)
Net income allocable to Public Storage shareholders	206,444		125,038		412,552		248,999
Allocation of net income to Public Storage shareholders:
Preferred shareholders based on distributions paid	58,639		58,879		116,256		116,987
Preferred shareholders based on redemptions	15,899		5,063		15,899		5,063
Equity Shares, Series A							5,131
Equity Shares, Series A based on redemptions							25,746
Restricted share units	391		259		823		497
Common shareholders	131,515		60,837		279,574		95,575
Net income allocable to Public Storage shareholders	$ 206,444		$ 125,038		$ 412,552		$ 248,999
Net income per common share - basic
Continuing operations	$ 0.78		$ 0.33		$ 1.65		$ 0.54
Discontinued operations			$ 0.03				$ 0.03
Earnings per share, basic	$ 0.78		$ 0.36		$ 1.65		$ 0.57
Net income per common share - diluted
Continuing operations	$ 0.77		$ 0.33		$ 1.64		$ 0.53
Discontinued operations			$ 0.03				$ 0.03
Earnings per share, diluted	$ 0.77		$ 0.36		$ 1.64		$ 0.56
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	169,492		168,804		169,404		168,641
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	170,401		169,629		170,392		169,470

[1] The foreign currency exchange gains and losses reflected on our condensed consolidated statements of income are comprised primarily of foreign currency exchange gains and losses on the Euro-denominated loan to Shurgard Europe.

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Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries (Preferred Partnership Interests) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010 Preferred Partnership Interests [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Preferred Partnership Interests [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 7.250% Series J Preferred Units [Member]
Dividend payment per share percentage	5.54%			7.25%
Value of preferred partnership units repurchased				$ 100,400,000
Preferred partnership units par value				100,000,000
Allocation of income to preferred partnership interests based upon cash distributions		$ 1,812,000	$ 3,625,000

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Investments in Real Estate Entities

Schedule of Investments in Real Estate Entities and Equity in Earnings of Real Estate

	Investments in Real Estate Entities at
	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
PSB	$	327,126	$	323,795
Shurgard Europe		391,887		264,681
Other Investments		14,041		13,093
Total	$	733,054	$	601,569

	Equity in Earnings of Real Estate Entities
	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
PSB	$	6,081	$	4,914	$	14,865	$	11,188
Shurgard Europe		6,242		3,459		10,769		6,769
Other Investments		447		415		852		792
Total	$	12,770	$	8,788	$	26,486	$	18,749

Schedule of Selected Financial Information of PSB

	2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
For the six months ended June 30,
Total revenue	$	146,912		$	136,416
Costs of operations		(49,921	)		(44,217	)
Depreciation and amortization		(41,777	)		(36,638	)
General and administrative		(3,318	)		(5,149	)
Other items		(1,916	)		3,919
Net income	$	49,980		$	54,331
	At June 30, 2011			At December 31, 2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Total assets (primarily real estate)	$	1,619,289		$	1,621,057
Debt (a)		181,684			144,511
Other liabilities		51,553			53,421
Preferred stock and units		604,129			651,964
Common equity and units		781,923			771,161

(a)   $116 million of the debt at June 30, 2011 is payable to us.

Public Storage Equity in Earnings Shurgard Europe

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Our 49% equity share of Shurgard Europe's net loss	$	(1,599	)	$	(2,336	)	$	(3,608	)	$	(5,408	)
Add our 49% equity share of amounts received from Shurgard Europe:
Interest on Shurgard Loans		7,517			5,603			13,806			11,783
Trademark license fee		324			192			571			394
Total equity in earnings of Shurgard Europe	$	6,242		$	3,459		$	10,769		$	6,769

Schedule of Selected Financial Information of Shurgard Europe

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Self-storage and ancillary revenues	$	66,024		$	55,659		$	128,272		$	114,067
Interest and other income (expense)		86			(287	)		203			(211	)
Self-storage and ancillary cost of operations		(27,687	)		(23,253	)		(53,962	)		(48,712	)
Trademark license fee payable to Public Storage		(661	)		(390	)		(1,166	)		(805	)
Depreciation and amortization		(18,236	)		(17,400	)		(36,701	)		(36,139	)
General and administrative		(2,924	)		(1,744	)		(5,620	)		(3,656	)
Interest expense on third party debt		(3,776	)		(2,674	)		(7,292	)		(5,451	)
Interest expense on debt due to Public Storage		(15,341	)		(11,436	)		(28,176	)		(24,045	)
Expenses from foreign currency exchange		(749	)		(237	)		(106	)		(430	)
Net loss	$	(3,264	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(4,548	)	$	(5,382	)
Net  income allocated to permanent noncontrolling equity interests in subsidiaries (a)		-			(3,006	)		(2,816	)		(5,655	)
Net loss allocated to Shurgard Europe	$	(3,264	)	$	(4,768	)	$	(7,364	)	$	(11,037	)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Total assets (primarily self-storage facilities)	$	1,587,122	$	1,503,961
Total debt to third parties		283,740		279,174
Total debt to Public Storage		514,606		495,229
Other liabilities		88,206		73,027
Equity		700,570		656,531

(a)   Includes depreciation expense allocated to the permanent noncontrolling equity interests in subsidiaries totaling nil and $2,851,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $2,062,000 and $5,997,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Schedule of Selected Financial Information of Other Investments

	2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
For the six months ended June 30,
Total revenue	$	8,537		$	8,250
Cost of operations and other expenses		(3,343	)		(3,325	)
Depreciation and amortization		(1,249	)		(1,233	)
Net income	$	3,945		$	3,692
	June 30,			December 31,
		2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Total assets (primarily self-storage facilities)	$	35,101		$	35,353
Total accrued and other liabilities		1,334			884
Total Partners' equity		33,767			34,469

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Aug. 03, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	Public Storage
Entity Central Index Key	0001393311
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		170,633,565

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Line of Credit and Notes Payable (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010	Aug. 05, 2011
Line of Credit and Notes Payable
Expiration of "Credit Agreement"	May 27, 2012
Credit Agreement aggregate limit	$ 300,000,000
Credit agreement interest rate minimum spread (LIBOR)	0.35%
Credit agreement interest rate maximum spread (LIBOR)	1.00%
Credit agreement interest at June 30, 2011 spread (LIBOR)	0.35%
Quarterly facility fee, minimum	0.10%
Quarterly facility fee, maximum	0.25%
Quarterly facility fee	.10%
Outstanding borrowings on Credit Agreement	0			0
Reduction in borrowing capability to amount of letters of credit	18,477,000		17,777,000
Mortgage debt aggregate fair value	9,679,000
Debt assumed	8,776,000
Interest rate debt fair value, percent	2.90%
Stated note rate	5.54%
Initial premium	903,000
Interest capitalized as real estate	221,000	192,000
Interest expense with respect to our notes payable, capital leases and lines of credit	13,138,000	14,809,000
Cash paid for interest expense	14,992,000	16,657,000
Amortization of premium	$ (1,854,000)	$ (1,848,000)

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Jun. 30, 2010

Jun. 30, 2011

Jun. 30, 2010

Segment Information

Summary of Segment Information

	Domestic Self-Storage		Europe Self-Storage		Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	395,378	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	395,378
Ancillary operations		-		-		3,620		25,271			28,891
Interest and other income		-		9,854		328		393			10,575
		395,378		9,854		3,948		25,664			434,844
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		129,790		-		-		-			129,790
Ancillary operations		-		-		1,352		8,245			9,597
Depreciation and amortization		88,531		-		655		-			89,186
General and administrative		-		-		-		12,593			12,593
Interest expense		-		-		-		5,933			5,933
		218,321		-		2,007		26,771			247,099
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain and loss on disposition of other real estate investments		177,057		9,854		1,941		(1,107	)		187,745
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		447		6,242		6,081		-			12,770
Foreign currency exchange gain		-		10,496		-		-			10,496
Loss on disposition of other real estate investments		-		-		-		(70	)		(70	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		177,504		26,592		8,022		(1,177	)		210,941
Discontinued operations		-		-		-		-			-
Net income (loss)	$	177,504	$	26,592	$	8,022	$	(1,177	)	$	210,941

	Domestic Self-Storage		Europe Self-Storage			Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	373,536	$	-		$	-	$	-		$	373,536
Ancillary operations		-		-			3,516		23,561			27,077
Interest and other income		-		6,031			-		1,001			7,032
		373,536		6,031			3,516		24,562			407,645
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		127,694		-			-		-			127,694
Ancillary operations		-		-			1,412		8,127			9,539
Depreciation and amortization		84,224		-			655		-			84,879
General and administrative		-		-			-		10,081			10,081
Interest expense		-		-			-		7,278			7,278
		211,918		-			2,067		25,486			239,471
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net, gain on early retirement of debt and asset impairment charges		161,618		6,031			1,449		(924	)		168,174
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		415		3,459			4,914		-			8,788
Foreign currency exchange loss		-		(49,204	)		-		-			(49,204	)
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net		-		-			-		63			63
Gain on early retirement of debt		-		-			-		283			283
Asset impairment charges		-		-			-		(1,338	)		(1,338	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		162,033		(39,714	)		6,363		(1,916	)		126,766
Discontinued operations		-		-			-		4,410			4,410
Net income (loss)	$	162,033	$	(39,714	)	$	6,363	$	2,494		$	131,176

	Domestic Self-Storage		Europe Self-Storage		Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	780,513	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	780,513
Ancillary operations		-		-		7,420		48,386			55,806
Interest and other income		-		16,657		523		1,163			18,343
		780,513		16,657		7,943		49,549			854,662
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		265,176		-		-		-			265,176
Ancillary operations		-		-		2,866		15,645			18,511
Depreciation and amortization		176,400		-		1,328		-			177,728
General and administrative		-		-		-		26,828			26,828
Interest expense		-		-		-		12,917			12,917
		441,576		-		4,194		55,390			501,160
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain and gains on disposition of other real estate investments		338,937		16,657		3,749		(5,841	)		353,502
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		852		10,769		14,865		-			26,486
Foreign currency exchange gain		-		41,748		-		-			41,748
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments		-		-		-		128			128
Income (loss) from continuing operations		339,789		69,174		18,614		(5,713	)		421,864
Discontinued operations		-		-		-		(355	)		(355	)
Net income (loss)	$	339,789	$	69,174	$	18,614	$	(6,068	)	$	421,509

	Domestic Self-Storage			Europe Self-Storage			Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	737,609		$	-		$	-	$	-		$	737,609
Ancillary operations		-			-			7,213		45,022			52,235
Interest and other income		-			12,673			-		2,575			15,248
		737,609			12,673			7,213		47,597			805,092
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		260,034			-			-		-			260,034
Ancillary operations		-			-			2,849		15,120			17,969
Depreciation and amortization		168,286			-			1,310		-			169,596
General and administrative		-			-			-		20,158			20,158
Interest expense		-			-			-		14,617			14,617
		428,320			-			4,159		49,895			482,374
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net, gain on early retirement of debt and asset impairment charges		309,289			12,673			3,054		(2,298	)		322,718
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		792			6,769			11,188		-			18,749
Foreign currency exchange loss		-			(84,047	)		-		-			(84,047	)
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net		-			-			-		396			396
Gain on early retirement of debt		-			-			-		283			283
Asset impairment charges		(611	)		-			-		(1,338	)		(1,949	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		309,470			(64,605	)		14,242		(2,957	)		256,150
Discontinued operations		-			-			-		4,943			4,943
Net income (loss)	$	309,470		$	(64,605	)	$	14,242	$	1,986		$	261,093

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Schedule of Selected Financial Information of Other Investments) (Details) (Other Long-term Investments [Member], USD $) In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Other Long-term Investments [Member]
Total revenue	$ 8,537	$ 8,250
Cost of operations and other expenses	(3,343)	(3,325)
Depreciation and amortization	(1,249)	(1,233)
Net income	3,945	3,692
Total assets (primarily self-storage facilities)	35,101		35,353
Total accrued and other liabilities	1,334		884
Total Partners' equity	$ 33,767		$ 34,469

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Line of Credit and Notes Payable

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Line of Credit and Notes Payable

Line of Credit and Notes Payable

5. Line of Credit and Notes Payable

At June 30, 2011, we have a revolving credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") which expires on March 27, 2012, with an aggregate limit with respect to borrowings and letters of credit of $300 million.  Amounts drawn on the Credit Agreement bear an annual interest rate ranging from the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 0.35% to LIBOR plus 1.00% depending on our credit ratings (LIBOR plus 0.35% at June 30, 2011).  In addition, we are required to pay a quarterly facility fee ranging from 0.10% per annum to 0.25% per annum depending on our credit ratings (0.10% per annum at June 30, 2011).  We had no outstanding borrowings on our Credit Agreement at June 30, 2011 or at August 5, 2011.  At June 30, 2011, we had undrawn standby letters of credit, which reduce our borrowing capacity with respect to our line of credit by the amount of the letters of credit, totaling $18,477,000 ($17,777,000 at December 31, 2010).

The carrying amounts of our notes payable at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consist of the following (dollar amounts in thousands):

	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Unsecured Notes Payable:
5.875% effective and stated note rate, interest only and payable semi-annually, matures in March 2013	$	186,460	$	186,460
5.7% effective rate, 7.75% stated note rate, interest only and payable semi-annually, matured in February 2011 (carrying amount includes $215  of unamortized premium at December 31, 2010)		-		103,532
Secured Notes Payable:
4.8% average effective rate mortgage notes payable, secured by 93 real estate facilities with a net book value of approximately $570 million at June 30, 2011 and stated fixed rates between 4.95% and 7.80%, maturing at varying dates between January 2012 and September 2028 (carrying amount includes $5,401 of unamortized premium at June 30, 2011 and $6,137 at December 31, 2010)		263,059		278,425
Total notes payable	$	449,519	$	568,417

Substantially all of our debt was acquired in connection with a property or other acquisition, and in such cases an initial premium or discount is established for any difference between the stated note balance and estimated fair value of the note.  This initial premium or discount is amortized over the remaining term of the notes using the effective interest method.  Estimated fair values are based upon discounting the future cash flows under each respective note at an interest rate that approximates those of loans with similar credit characteristics and term to maturity.  These inputs for fair value represent significant unobservable inputs, which are "Level 3" inputs as the term is defined in the Codification.

During the six months ended June 30 2011, we assumed mortgage debt in connection with the acquisition of a real estate facility.  This debt was recorded at its estimated fair value of approximately $9,679,000 with an estimated market rate of approximately 2.90% as compared to the actual assumed note balance of $8,776,000 with a stated interest rate of 5.54%.  This initial premium of $903,000 is being amortized over the remaining term of the mortgage note using the effective interest method.

The notes payable and Credit Agreement have various customary restrictive covenants, all of which we were in compliance with at June 30, 2011.

At June 30, 2011, approximate principal maturities of our notes payable are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Unsecured Notes Payable			Secured Notes Payable			Total
2011 (remainder)	$	-		$	5,859		$	5,859
2012		-			71,244			71,244
2013		186,460			79,582			266,042
2014		-			49,625			49,625
2015		-			37,023			37,023
Thereafter		-			19,726			19,726
	$	186,460		$	263,059		$	449,519
Weighted average effective rate		5.9	%		4.8	%		5.3	%

We incurred interest expense
 (including interest capitalized as real estate totaling $221,000 and $192,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively) with respect to our notes payable, capital leases and line of credit aggregating $13,138,000 and $14,809,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  These amounts were comprised of $14,992,000 and $16,657,000 in cash paid for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, less $1,854,000 and $1,848,000 in amortization of premium, respectively.

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Description of the Business (Details)		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Shurgard Europe [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 London [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Public Storage [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 PS Business Parks [Member]
PSA self-storage facilities			1	2,054
Interest in Shurgard Europe	49.00%	49.00%
Number of facilities owned by Shurgard Europe		188
Net rentable square feet		10,100,000		130,300,000	23,500,000
Number of states with facilities				38	11

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Schedule of Selected Financial Information of PSB) (Details) (PSB Real Estate Investment [Member], USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
PSB Real Estate Investment [Member]
Total revenue	$ 146,912	$ 136,416
Costs of operations	(49,921)	(44,217)
Depreciation and amortization	(41,777)	(36,638)
General and administrative	(3,318)	(5,149)
Other items	(1,916)	3,919
Net income	49,980	54,331
Total assets (primarily real estate)	1,619,289	1,621,057
Debt	181,684	144,511
Other liabilities	51,553	53,421
Preferred stock and units	604,129	651,964
Common equity and units	$ 781,923	$ 771,161

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Real Estate Facilities (Schedule of Real Estate Activities) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Beginning balance (Operating facilities, at cost)	$ 10,587,347,000
Capital improvements	44,292,000	37,002,000
Acquisition of real estate facilities	34,361,000	66,378,000
Ending balance (Operating facilities, at cost)	10,683,292,000
Beginning balance, (Accumulated depreciation)	(3,061,459,000)
Ending balance, (Accumulated depreciation)	(3,227,804,000)
Beginning balance, (Construction in process)	6,928,000
Current development	10,531,000	8,371,000
Ending balance, (Construction in process)	8,531,000
Total real estate facilities at June 30, 2011	7,464,019,000		7,532,816,000
Operating Facilities at Cost:
Beginning balance (Operating facilities, at cost)	10,587,347,000
Capital improvements	44,292,000
Acquisition of real estate facilities	46,026,000
Newly developed facilities opened for operations	8,928,000
Disposition of real estate facilities	(4,080,000)
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes	779,000
Ending balance (Operating facilities, at cost)	10,683,292,000
Accumulated Depreciation:
Disposition of real estate facilities	3,555,000
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes	(293,000)
Beginning balance, (Accumulated depreciation)	(3,061,459,000)
Depreciation expense	(169,607,000)
Ending balance, (Accumulated depreciation)	(3,227,804,000)
Construction in Process:
Newly developed facilities opened for operations	(8,928,000)
Beginning balance, (Construction in process)	6,928,000
Current development	10,531,000
Ending balance, (Construction in process)	$ 8,531,000

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Public Storage Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Public Storage Shareholders' Equity

Cumulative Preferred Shares Of Beneficial Interest

					At June 30, 2011				At December 31, 2010
Series	Earliest Redemption Date	Dividend Rate			Shares Outstanding		Liquidation Preference		Shares Outstanding		Liquidation Preference
					(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Series W	10/6/08		6.500	%		5,300	$	132,500		5,300	$	132,500
Series X	11/13/08		6.450	%		4,800		120,000		4,800		120,000
Series Y	1/2/09		6.850	%		350,900		8,772		350,900		8,772
Series Z	3/5/09		6.250	%		4,500		112,500		4,500		112,500
Series A	3/31/09		6.125	%		4,600		115,000		4,600		115,000
Series C	9/13/09		6.600	%		4,425		110,625		4,425		110,625
Series D	2/28/10		6.180	%		5,400		135,000		5,400		135,000
Series E	4/27/10		6.750	%		5,650		141,250		5,650		141,250
Series F	8/23/10		6.450	%		9,893		247,325		9,893		247,325
Series G	12/12/10		7.000	%		4,000		100,000		4,000		100,000
Series H	1/19/11		6.950	%		4,200		105,000		4,200		105,000
Series I	5/3/11		7.250	%		-		-		20,700		517,500
Series K	8/8/11		7.250	%		16,990		424,756		16,990		424,756
Series L	10/20/11		6.750	%		8,267		206,665		8,267		206,665
Series M	1/9/12		6.625	%		19,065		476,634		19,065		476,634
Series N	7/2/12		7.000	%		6,900		172,500		6,900		172,500
Series O	4/15/15		6.875	%		5,800		145,000		5,800		145,000
Series P	10/7/15		6.500	%		5,000		125,000		5,000		125,000
Series Q	4/14/16		6.500	%		15,000		375,000		-		-
Total Cumulative Preferred Shares						480,690	$	3,253,527		486,390	$	3,396,027

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment Information

Segment Information

10.      Segment Information

Our reportable segments reflect significant operating activities that are evaluated separately by management, and are organized based upon their operating characteristics.  Each of our segments is evaluated by management based upon net segment income.  Net segment income represents net income in conformity with GAAP and our significant accounting policies as denoted in Note 2.  We have adjusted the classification of the "Presentation of Segment Information" below with respect to the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 to be consistent with our current segment definition.

Following is the description of and basis for presentation for each of our segments.

Domestic Self-Storage Segment

The Domestic Self-Storage Segment comprises our domestic self-storage rental operations, and is our predominant segment.  It includes the operations of the 2,036 self storage facilities owned by the Company and the Subsidiaries, as well as our equity share of the 19 self-storage facilities that we account for on the equity method.  None of our interest and other income, interest expense or the related debt, general and administrative expense, or gains and losses on the sale of self-storage facilities is allocated to our Domestic Self-Storage segment because management does not consider these items in evaluating the results of operations of the Domestic Self-Storage segment.  At June 30, 2011, the assets of the Domestic Self-Storage segment are comprised principally of our self-storage facilities with a book value of $7.5 billion ($7.5 billion at December 31, 2010), Property Intangibles with a book value of approximately $15.2 million ($23.3 million at December 31, 2010), and the Other Investments with a net book value of $14.0 million ($13.1 million at December 31, 2010).  Substantially all of our other assets totaling $91.6 million, and our accrued and other liabilities totaling $227.9 million, ($90.5 million and $205.8 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010) are directly associated with the Domestic Self-Storage segment.

Europe Self-Storage Segment

The Europe Self-Storage segment comprises our interest in Shurgard Europe, which has a separate management team that, under the direction of Public Storage and the institutional investor which owns a 51% equity interest in Shurgard Europe, makes the financing, capital allocation, and other significant decisions for this operation.  The Europe Self-Storage segment presentation includes our equity share of Shurgard Europe's operations, the interest and other income received from Shurgard Europe, as well as specific general and administrative expense, disposition gains, and foreign currency exchange gains and losses that management considers in evaluating our investment in Shurgard Europe.  At June 30, 2011, our condensed consolidated balance sheet includes an investment in Shurgard Europe with a book value of $391.9 million ($264.7 million at December 31, 2010) and a loan receivable from Shurgard Europe totaling $514.6 million ($495.2 million at December 31, 2010).

Commercial Segment

The Commercial segment comprises our investment in PSB, a publicly-traded REIT with a separate management team that makes its financing, capital allocation and other significant decisions.  The Commercial segment also includes our direct interest in certain commercial facilities, substantially all of which are managed by PSB.  The Commercial segment presentation includes our equity income from PSB, as well as the revenues and expenses of our commercial facilities.  At June 30, 2011, the assets of the Commercial segment are comprised principally of our investment in PSB which has a book value of $327.1 million ($323.8 million at December 31, 2010) and a loan receivable from PSB totaling $116.0 million (nil at December 31, 2010).

Presentation of Segment Information

The following tables reconcile the performance of each segment, in terms of segment income, to our consolidated net income (amounts in thousands):

For the three months ended June 30, 2011

	Domestic Self-Storage		Europe Self-Storage		Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	395,378	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	395,378
Ancillary operations		-		-		3,620		25,271			28,891
Interest and other income		-		9,854		328		393			10,575
		395,378		9,854		3,948		25,664			434,844
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		129,790		-		-		-			129,790
Ancillary operations		-		-		1,352		8,245			9,597
Depreciation and amortization		88,531		-		655		-			89,186
General and administrative		-		-		-		12,593			12,593
Interest expense		-		-		-		5,933			5,933
		218,321		-		2,007		26,771			247,099
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain and loss on disposition of other real estate investments		177,057		9,854		1,941		(1,107	)		187,745
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		447		6,242		6,081		-			12,770
Foreign currency exchange gain		-		10,496		-		-			10,496
Loss on disposition of other real estate investments		-		-		-		(70	)		(70	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		177,504		26,592		8,022		(1,177	)		210,941
Discontinued operations		-		-		-		-			-
Net income (loss)	$	177,504	$	26,592	$	8,022	$	(1,177	)	$	210,941

For the three months ended June 30, 2010

	Domestic Self-Storage		Europe Self-Storage			Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	373,536	$	-		$	-	$	-		$	373,536
Ancillary operations		-		-			3,516		23,561			27,077
Interest and other income		-		6,031			-		1,001			7,032
		373,536		6,031			3,516		24,562			407,645
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		127,694		-			-		-			127,694
Ancillary operations		-		-			1,412		8,127			9,539
Depreciation and amortization		84,224		-			655		-			84,879
General and administrative		-		-			-		10,081			10,081
Interest expense		-		-			-		7,278			7,278
		211,918		-			2,067		25,486			239,471
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net, gain on early retirement of debt and asset impairment charges		161,618		6,031			1,449		(924	)		168,174
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		415		3,459			4,914		-			8,788
Foreign currency exchange loss		-		(49,204	)		-		-			(49,204	)
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net		-		-			-		63			63
Gain on early retirement of debt		-		-			-		283			283
Asset impairment charges		-		-			-		(1,338	)		(1,338	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		162,033		(39,714	)		6,363		(1,916	)		126,766
Discontinued operations		-		-			-		4,410			4,410
Net income (loss)	$	162,033	$	(39,714	)	$	6,363	$	2,494		$	131,176

For the six months ended June 30, 2011

	Domestic Self-Storage		Europe Self-Storage		Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	780,513	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	780,513
Ancillary operations		-		-		7,420		48,386			55,806
Interest and other income		-		16,657		523		1,163			18,343
		780,513		16,657		7,943		49,549			854,662
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		265,176		-		-		-			265,176
Ancillary operations		-		-		2,866		15,645			18,511
Depreciation and amortization		176,400		-		1,328		-			177,728
General and administrative		-		-		-		26,828			26,828
Interest expense		-		-		-		12,917			12,917
		441,576		-		4,194		55,390			501,160
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain and gains on disposition of other real estate investments		338,937		16,657		3,749		(5,841	)		353,502
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		852		10,769		14,865		-			26,486
Foreign currency exchange gain		-		41,748		-		-			41,748
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments		-		-		-		128			128
Income (loss) from continuing operations		339,789		69,174		18,614		(5,713	)		421,864
Discontinued operations		-		-		-		(355	)		(355	)
Net income (loss)	$	339,789	$	69,174	$	18,614	$	(6,068	)	$	421,509

For the six months ended June 30, 2010

	Domestic Self-Storage			Europe Self-Storage			Commercial		Other Items Not Allocated to Segments			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities	$	737,609		$	-		$	-	$	-		$	737,609
Ancillary operations		-			-			7,213		45,022			52,235
Interest and other income		-			12,673			-		2,575			15,248
		737,609			12,673			7,213		47,597			805,092
Expenses:
Cost of operations:
Self-storage facilities		260,034			-			-		-			260,034
Ancillary operations		-			-			2,849		15,120			17,969
Depreciation and amortization		168,286			-			1,310		-			169,596
General and administrative		-			-			-		20,158			20,158
Interest expense		-			-			-		14,617			14,617
		428,320			-			4,159		49,895			482,374
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net, gain on early retirement of debt and asset impairment charges		309,289			12,673			3,054		(2,298	)		322,718
Equity in earnings of real estate entities		792			6,769			11,188		-			18,749
Foreign currency exchange loss		-			(84,047	)		-		-			(84,047	)
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net		-			-			-		396			396
Gain on early retirement of debt		-			-			-		283			283
Asset impairment charges		(611	)		-			-		(1,338	)		(1,949	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		309,470			(64,605	)		14,242		(2,957	)		256,150
Discontinued operations		-			-			-		4,943			4,943
Net income (loss)	$	309,470		$	(64,605	)	$	14,242	$	1,986		$	261,093

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Description of the Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Description of the Business

Description of the Business

1.   Description of the Business

Public Storage (referred to herein as "the Company", "the Trust", "we", "us", or "our"), a Maryland real estate investment trust, was organized in 1980.  Our principal business activities include the acquisition, development, ownership and operation of self-storage facilities which offer storage spaces for lease, generally on a month-to-month basis, for personal and business use.  Our self-storage facilities are located primarily in the United States ("U.S.").  We also have interests in self-storage facilities located in seven Western European countries.

At June 30, 2011, we had direct and indirect equity interests in 2,054 self-storage facilities (with approximately 130.3 million net rentable square feet) located in 38 states operating under the "Public Storage" name.  In Europe, we own one facility in London, England and we have a 49% interest in Shurgard Europe, which owns 188 self-storage facilities (with approximately 10.1 million net rentable square feet), all operating under the "Shurgard" name.  We also have direct and indirect equity interests in approximately 23.5 million net rentable square feet of commercial space located in 11 states in the U.S. primarily operated by PS Business Parks, Inc. ("PSB") under the "PS Business Parks" name.

Any reference to the number of properties, square footage, number of tenant reinsurance policies outstanding and the aggregate coverage of such reinsurance policies are unaudited and outside the scope of our independent registered public accounting firm's audit of our financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Discontinued Operations and Net Income per Common Share) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Gains (losses) on disposition of other real estate facilities, net	$ (70,000)	$ 63,000	$ 128,000	$ 396,000
Impairment charge on real estate assets				1,735,000
Equity Shares, Series A based on redemptions				25,746,000
Equity Shares, Series A, redemption date	Apr. 15, 2010		Apr. 15, 2010
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Gains (losses) on disposition of other real estate facilities, net		4,650,000	(253,000)	5,087,000
Impairment charge on real estate assets				$ 397,000

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Public Storage Shareholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Public Storage Shareholders' Equity

Public Storage Shareholders' Equity

7. Public Storage Shareholders' Equity

Cumulative Preferred Shares

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had the following series of Cumulative Preferred Shares of beneficial interest outstanding:

					At June 30, 2011				At December 31, 2010
Series	Earliest Redemption Date	Dividend Rate			Shares Outstanding		Liquidation Preference		Shares Outstanding		Liquidation Preference
					(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Series W	10/6/08		6.500	%		5,300	$	132,500		5,300	$	132,500
Series X	11/13/08		6.450	%		4,800		120,000		4,800		120,000
Series Y	1/2/09		6.850	%		350,900		8,772		350,900		8,772
Series Z	3/5/09		6.250	%		4,500		112,500		4,500		112,500
Series A	3/31/09		6.125	%		4,600		115,000		4,600		115,000
Series C	9/13/09		6.600	%		4,425		110,625		4,425		110,625
Series D	2/28/10		6.180	%		5,400		135,000		5,400		135,000
Series E	4/27/10		6.750	%		5,650		141,250		5,650		141,250
Series F	8/23/10		6.450	%		9,893		247,325		9,893		247,325
Series G	12/12/10		7.000	%		4,000		100,000		4,000		100,000
Series H	1/19/11		6.950	%		4,200		105,000		4,200		105,000
Series I	5/3/11		7.250	%		-		-		20,700		517,500
Series K	8/8/11		7.250	%		16,990		424,756		16,990		424,756
Series L	10/20/11		6.750	%		8,267		206,665		8,267		206,665
Series M	1/9/12		6.625	%		19,065		476,634		19,065		476,634
Series N	7/2/12		7.000	%		6,900		172,500		6,900		172,500
Series O	4/15/15		6.875	%		5,800		145,000		5,800		145,000
Series P	10/7/15		6.500	%		5,000		125,000		5,000		125,000
Series Q	4/14/16		6.500	%		15,000		375,000		-		-
Total Cumulative Preferred Shares						480,690	$	3,253,527		486,390	$	3,396,027

The holders of our Cumulative Preferred Shares have general preference rights with respect to liquidation and quarterly distributions.  Holders of the preferred shares, except under certain conditions and as noted below, will not be entitled to vote on most matters.  In the event of a cumulative arrearage equal to six quarterly dividends, holders of all outstanding series of preferred shares (voting as a single class without regard to series) will have the right to elect two additional members to serve on our Board of Trustees until the arrearage has been cured.  At June 30, 2011, there were no dividends in arrears.

Except under certain conditions relating to the Company's qualification as a REIT, the Cumulative Preferred Shares are not redeemable prior to the dates indicated on the table above.  On or after the respective dates, each of the series of Cumulative Preferred Shares will be redeemable, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at $25.00 per share (or depositary share as the case may be), plus accrued and unpaid dividends.  Holders of the Cumulative Preferred Shares do not have the right to require the Company to redeem such shares.

Upon issuance of our Cumulative Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, we classify the liquidation value as preferred equity on our consolidated balance sheet with any issuance costs recorded as a reduction to paid-in capital.

In April and May 2011, we issued 15,000,000 depositary shares each representing 1/1,000 of our 6.500% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series Q for gross proceeds of $375,000,000, and we incurred $11,336,000 in issuance costs.

In May and June 2011, we redeemed our Series I Cumulative Preferred Shares, at par.  The aggregate redemption amount, before payment of accrued dividends, was $517,500,000.  In applying EITF D-42 to this redemption, we allocated $15,899,000 of income from our common shareholders to the holders of our Preferred Shares, representing the excess of the amount paid over the initial issuance proceeds, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

On April 13, 2010, we issued 5,800,000 depositary shares each representing 1/1,000 of our 6.875% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series O for gross proceeds of $145,000,000.

On May 18, 2010, we redeemed our remaining Series V Cumulative Preferred Shares at par value plus accrued dividends.  In applying EITF D-42 to this redemption, we allocated $5,063,000 of income from our common shareholders to the holders of our Preferred Shares, representing the excess of the amount paid over the initial issuance proceeds, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

See Note 12 "Subsequent Events" for further discussion regarding our Cumulative Preferred Shares.

Equity Shares, Series A

On April 15, 2010, we redeemed all of our outstanding shares of Equity Shares, Series A at $24.50 per share for aggregate redemption amount of $205.4 million.

During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we allocated income and paid quarterly distributions to the holders of the Equity Shares, Series A totaling $5.1 million ($0.6125 per share) based on 8,377,193 weighted average depositary shares outstanding.  As a result of the redemption on April 15, 2010, no distributions were paid for the three months ended June 30, 2010.  Net income allocated to the Equity Shares, Series A for the six months ended June 30, 2010 also includes $25.7 million ($3.07 per share), representing the excess of cash paid to redeem the securities over the original net issuance proceeds.

Equity Shares, Series AAA

On August 31, 2010, we retired all 4,289,544 outstanding shares of Equity Shares, Series AAA ("Equity Shares AAA"). During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we paid quarterly distributions to the holder of the Equity Shares, Series AAA of $0.5391 per share.  As a result of the retirement on August 31, 2010, no further distributions will be paid for the period subsequent to June 30, 2010.  For all periods presented, the Equity Shares, Series AAA and related dividends are eliminated in consolidation as the shares were held by one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Dividends

The unaudited characterization of dividends for Federal income tax purposes is made based upon earnings and profits of the Company, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.  Common share dividends, including amounts paid to our restricted share unitholders, totaled $161.5 million ($0.95 per share) and $135.5 million ($0.80 per share), for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $297.4 million ($1.75 per share) and $245.4 million ($1.45 per share), for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Equity Shares, Series A dividends totaled $5.1 million ($0.6125 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 (none in 2011).  Preferred share dividends totaled $58.6 million and $58.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $116.3 million and $117.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

12.      Subsequent Events

As of June 30, 2011, we are under contract to acquire two properties for approximately $23.3 million.  One property is in Florida and the other property is in California.  These acquisitions closed on July 7, 2011 and July 12, 2011, respectively.

During July 2011, we issued 19,500,000 depositary shares (including the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option) at $25.00 per depositary share, with each depositary share representing 1/1,000 of a 6.35% Cumulative Preferred Share of Beneficial Interest, Series R, resulting in gross proceeds of $487.5 million.

On July 22 2011, we called for redemption all of our outstanding 16,990,244 depositary shares each representing 1/1,000 of a 7.250% Cumulative Preferred Share of Beneficial Interest, Series K at par.  The aggregate redemption amount, before payment of accrued dividends, to be paid on August 22, 2011, is $424,756,100.  In applying EITF D-42 to this redemption, we will allocate approximately $13.1 million of income from our common shareholders to the holders of our Preferred Shares, representing the excess of the amount paid over the initial issuance proceeds, in the quarter ending September 30, 2011.

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Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

8. Related Party Transactions

The Hughes Family have ownership interests in, and operate approximately 53 self-storage facilities in Canada ("PS Canada") using the "Public Storage" brand name pursuant to a royalty-free trademark license agreement with the Company.  We currently do not own any interests in these facilities nor do we own any facilities in Canada.  The Hughes Family owns approximately 16.7% of our common shares outstanding at June 30, 2011.  We have a right of first refusal to acquire the stock or assets of the corporation that manages the 53 self-storage facilities in Canada, if the Hughes Family or the corporation agrees to sell them.  However, we have no interest in the operations of this corporation, we have no right to acquire this stock or assets unless the Hughes Family decides to sell and we receive no benefit from the profits and increases in value of the Canadian self-storage facilities.

We reinsure risks relating to loss of goods stored by tenants in the self-storage facilities in Canada.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we received $292,000 and $315,000 (based upon historical exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and Canadian Dollar in effect as the revenues were earned), respectively, in reinsurance premiums attributable to the Canadian facilities.  Since our right to provide tenant reinsurance to the Canadian facilities may be qualified, there is no assurance that these premiums will continue.

PS Canada holds approximately a 2.2% interest in Stor-RE, a consolidated entity that provides liability and casualty insurance for PS Canada, the Company and certain affiliates of the Company for occurrences prior to April 1, 2004. 

The Hughes Family owns 47.9% of the voting stock and the Company holds 46% of the voting and 100% of the nonvoting stock (representing substantially all the economic interest) of a private REIT.  The private REIT owns limited partnership interests in five affiliated partnerships.  The Hughes Family also owns limited partnership interests in all of these partnerships, and, together with the Company, Mr. Hughes is a co-general partner in three of these partnerships.  The Company and the Hughes Family receive distributions from these entities in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreements or other organizational documents. 

On June 30, 2011, we entered into merger agreements to acquire all of the units of limited partnership interest and general partnership interests we do not currently own in each of the five affiliated partnerships referenced above in which the private REIT and the Hughes Family own limited partnership interests.  For three of these partnerships, Mr. Hughes is a co-general partner along with the Company.  These mergers have been approved by Public Storage and the Hughes Family, who together own a majority of the limited partnership units outstanding and therefore can approve the mergers without the vote of the other limited partners.  The merger consideration was based upon independent appraisals, dated April 5, 2011 from a nationally recognized appraisal firm, with allocation of the net asset value based upon the liquidation provisions of the relevant partnership documents.  Under the merger agreements, the Hughes Family will be selling all of its general and limited partnership interests in these five Partnerships for approximately $54,599,000, reflecting the same pricing and terms as the public limited partners (see "Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries" in Note 6 "Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries").  In addition, the Hughes Family's interests in the private REIT will be acquired for $238,000, based upon the merger value of the interests in these five partnerships owned by the private REIT.  Our board of trustees appointed a special committee of independent trustees to review the terms of these acquisitions.  The special committee unanimously determined that the transactions were advisable and fair to and in the respective best interests of Public Storage and its shareholders not affiliated with the Hughes Family.  A limited partner in four of the relevant limited partnerships has brought a putative class action lawsuit in California state court alleging, among other things, that the mergers provide for insufficient consideration for the relevant units of limited partnership interest.  The limited partner seeks, among other things, to enjoin the consummation of the mergers.  We believe that the lawsuit is without merit, and we intend to defend it vigorously.  While there can be no assurance, and the transactions are subject to certain customary closing conditions, as well as the pending litigation, these transactions are currently scheduled to close in late August 2011.

The Hughes Family also had interests in 18 additional limited partnerships until we acquired these interests from them on June 30, 2011.  The acquisition price was based upon independent appraisals of the partnership's facilities, dated April 5, 2011 from a nationally recognized appraisal firm, with allocation of the net asset value based upon the liquidation provisions of the relevant partnership documents.  We paid the Hughes Family $13,300,000 for their interests.  The special committee of our board of trustees also reviewed the terms of each of these purchases and unanimously determined that the purchases were fair to and in the respective best interests of Public Storage and its shareholders not affiliated with the Hughes Family.  As of August 5, 2011, Mr. Hughes has withdrawn as general partner in all but one of these 18 partnerships, where his withdrawal is pending receipt of the required consent of a limited partner.

The Hughes Family also owns shares of common stock in PSB. 

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Evaluation of Asset Impairment and Foreign Currency Translation) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Total impairment charge				$ 2,544,000
Impairment of real estate facilities				1,735,000
Impairment of intangible assets related to ground lease				198,000
Other assets impairment charge				611,000
Impairment of goodwill			0		0
End of period exchange rates USD to Euro	1.439		1.439		1.325
Average exchange rates USD to Euro	1.438	1.273	1.402	1.329
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Impairment of real estate facilities				$ 397,000

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Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

6. Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

In consolidation, we classify ownership interests in the net assets of each of the Subsidiaries, other than our own, as "noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries."  Interests that have the ability to require us, except in an entity liquidation, to redeem the underlying securities for cash, assets, or other securities that would not also be classified as equity are presented on our balance sheet outside of equity.  At the end of each reporting period, if the book value is less than the estimated amount to be paid upon a redemption occurring on the related balance sheet date, these interests are increased to adjust to their estimated liquidation value (which approximates fair value), with the offset against retained earnings.  All other noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries are presented as a component of equity, "permanent noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries."

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

At June 30, 2011, the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries represent equity interests in three entities that own in aggregate 14 self-storage facilities, and are presented at estimated liquidation value (which approximates fair value).  We estimate the liquidation value by applying the related provisions of the governing documents to our estimate of the fair value of the underlying net assets (principally real estate assets).  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, these interests were increased by $218,000 and $160,000, respectively, to adjust to their estimated liquidation value.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we allocated a total of $241,000 and $461,000, respectively, of income to these interests.  During the same periods in 2010, we allocated a total of $234,000 and $457,000, respectively, of income to these interests.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we paid distributions to these interests totaling $567,000 and $588,000, respectively.

Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

The Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries represent equity interests in 16 entities that own an aggregate of 59 self-storage facilities.  These interests are presented as equity because the holders of the interests do not have the ability to require us to redeem them for cash or other assets, or other securities that would not also be classified as equity.

On June 30, 2011, we acquired all the partnership interests held by the Hughes Family in 15 limited partnerships which we consolidate in our accompanying financial statements.  The acquisition cost was approximately $12,026,000 in cash.  These acquisitions reduced our Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries by $4,822,000 with the excess of cost over the underlying book value of $7,204,000 recorded as a reduction to paid-in capital.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we allocated a total of $4,256,000 and $8,496,000, respectively, in income to these interests.  During the same periods in 2010, we allocated a total of $4,091,000 and $8,012,000, respectively, in income to these interests.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we paid distributions to these interests totaling $6,581,000 and $8,048,000, respectively.

Preferred Partnership Interests

On October 25, 2010, we repurchased all of our 7.25% Series J Preferred Partnership units, representing all of our preferred partnership interests that were outstanding on that date, for an aggregate of $100,400,000 ($100,000,000 par value) plus accrued and unpaid dividends.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, we allocated a total of $1,812,000 and $3,625,000, respectively, in income to these interests based upon distributions paid.  At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had no preferred partnership interests outstanding.

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Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries (Redeemable and Other and Permanent Noncontrolling Interest) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Equity Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest In Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Equity Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest In Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Equity Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest In Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Equity Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest In Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Permanent Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Permanent Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Other Permanent Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Other Permanent Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Other Permanent Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Other Permanent Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Member]
Noncontrolling interests in Subsidiaries represent equity interests in three entities					3
Noncontrolling interests in Subsidiaries represent equity interests in 14 self-storage facilities					14
Equity interests value increase					$ 218,000	$ 160,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	461,000		241,000	234,000	461,000	457,000
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	(7,148,000)	(12,261,000)			567,000	588,000
Income allocated to other permanent noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries									4,256,000	4,091,000	8,496,000	8,012,000
Distributions to Permanent and Other noncontrolling interests	6,581,000										6,581,000	8,048,000
Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries, number of entities								16
Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries, number of self-storage facilities								59
Acquisition cost	154,300,000
Acquisition cost							12,026,000	12,026,000
Decrease in Permanent Noncontrolling Interests								4,822,000
Underlying book value								$ 7,204,000
Number of consolidated limited partnership interests acquired from Hughes Family	15

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical)
Issuance of cumulative preferred shares, shares	15,000,000
Redemption of cumulative preferred shares, shares	20,700,000
Issuance of common shares in connection with share-based compensation, shares	254,560
Common shares, per share value	$ 1.75

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") as defined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (the "Codification"), including the related guidance with respect to interim financial information, and in conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been reflected in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.  Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011 due to seasonality and other factors.  The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Certain amounts previously reported in our December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the June 30, 2011 presentation, as a result of discontinued operations.

Codification Section 810-10-15-14 stipulates that generally any entity with a) insufficient equity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by any parties, or b) equity holders that, as a group, lack the characteristics specified in the Codification which evidence a controlling financial interest, is considered a Variable Interest Entity ("VIE").

When we are the general partner, we are presumed to control the partnership unless the limited partners possess either a) the substantive ability to dissolve the partnership or otherwise remove us as general partner without cause (commonly referred to as "kick-out rights"), or b) the right to participate in substantive operating and financial decisions of the limited partnership that are expected to be made in the course of the partnership's business.

The accounts of entities we control that are not VIE's, and VIE's that we have a controlling financial interest in, are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements, and all intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated.  We account for our investment in entities that we do not consolidate using the equity method of accounting or, if we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over an investee, the cost method of accounting.  Changes in consolidation status are reflected effective the date the change of control or determination of primary beneficiary status occurred, and previously reported periods are not restated.  The entities that we consolidate, for the periods in which the reference applies, are referred to hereinafter as the "Subsidiaries."  The entities that we have an interest in but do not consolidate, for the periods in which the reference applies, are referred to hereinafter as the "Unconsolidated Entities" or the "Real Estate Entities."

Collectively, at June 30, 2011, the Company and its Subsidiaries own a total of 2,042 real estate facilities included in continuing operations, consisting of 2,035 self-storage facilities in the U.S., one self-storage facility in London, England and six commercial facilities in the U.S.

At June 30, 2011, the Unconsolidated Entities are comprised of PSB, Shurgard Europe, and various limited and joint venture partnerships (the partnerships referred to as the "Other Investments").  At June 30, 2011, the Other Investments own in aggregate 19 self-storage facilities with 1.1 million net rentable square feet in the U.S.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Income Taxes

For all taxable years subsequent to 1980, the Company has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code.  As a REIT, we do not incur federal or significant state tax on that portion of our taxable income which is distributed to our shareholders, provided that we meet certain tests.  We believe we have met these tests during 2010, for the two quarters ended June 30, 2011, and we expect to meet these tests for the rest of 2011 and, accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been made in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements on income produced and distributed on real estate rental operations.  We have business operations in taxable REIT subsidiaries that are subject to regular corporate tax on their taxable income, and such corporate taxes attributable to these operations are presented in ancillary cost of operations in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.  We also are subject to certain state taxes, which are presented in general and administrative expense in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.  We have concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our financial statements with respect to all tax periods which remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions as of June 30, 2011.

Real Estate Facilities

Real estate facilities are recorded at cost.  Costs associated with the development, construction, renovation and improvement of properties are capitalized.  Interest, property taxes and other costs associated with development incurred during the construction period are capitalized as building cost.  Legal services, due diligence, transfer taxes, and other internal and external transaction costs associated with acquisitions are expensed as incurred.  Costs associated with the sale of real estate facilities or interests in real estate investments are expensed as incurred.  Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed when incurred.  Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the buildings and improvements, which generally range from 5 to 25 years.

Acquisitions of operating self-storage facilities are accounted for under the provisions of Codification Section 805, "Business Combinations."  The net acquisition cost includes cash paid to the seller as well as the fair value of any mortgage debt assumed.  In the case of multiple facilities acquired in a single transaction, the aggregate acquisition cost is allocated to each facility based upon the relative estimated fair value of each facility.  Any difference between the acquisition cost and the fair value of the real estate facilities is recorded as goodwill.  The acquisition cost of each facility is allocated based upon the relative estimated fair values of the underlying land, buildings, and intangibles such as the self-storage tenants in place.  Significant judgment is used to estimate fair values in recording our business combinations, and the valuation process utilizes significant unobservable inputs, which are "Level 3" inputs as the term is defined in Codification Section 820-10-35-52.

Other Assets

Other assets primarily consist of prepaid expenses, accounts receivable, interest receivable, and restricted cash.  During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded impairment charges with respect to other assets totaling $611,000.  These amounts are included in "asset impairment charges" on our condensed consolidated statement of income for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Accrued and Other Liabilities

Accrued and other liabilities consist primarily of trade payables, property tax accruals, tenant prepayments of rents, accrued interest payable, accrued payroll, contingent casualty and other losses which are accrued when probable and to the extent they are estimable, and estimated losses we expect to pay related to our tenant reinsurance activities.  When it is at least reasonably possible that a significant unaccrued contingent loss has occurred, we disclose the nature of that potential loss under "Legal Matters" in Note 11 "Commitments and Contingencies".

Financial Instruments

We have estimated the fair value of our financial instruments using available market information and generally accepted valuation methodologies.  Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of market value.  Accordingly, estimated fair values are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in current market exchanges.

For purposes of financial statement presentation, we consider all highly liquid financial instruments such as short-term treasury securities, money market funds with daily liquidity and a rating of at least AAA by Standard and Poor's, or investment grade (rated A1 by Standard and Poor's) short-term commercial paper with remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents.  Any such cash and cash equivalents which are restricted from general corporate use due to insurance or other regulations, or based upon contractual requirements, are included in other assets.

Marketable securities consist of short-term investments in high-grade corporate securities rated A1 by Standard and Poor's.  Because we have the positive intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity, the securities are stated at amortized cost and the related unrecognized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and other comprehensive income.  The difference between interest income that is imputed using the effective interest method and the actual note interest collected is recorded as an adjustment to the marketable security balance; our marketable securities were decreased $49,000 and $202,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in applying the effective interest method.  The amortized cost, gross unrecognized holding losses, and fair value of our marketable securities were $102,279,000, ($41,000) and $102,238,000, respectively, at December 31, 2010.  The characteristics of the marketable securities and comparative metrics utilized in our evaluation represent significant observable inputs, which are "Level 2" inputs as the term is defined in Codification Section 820-10-35-47.  We periodically assess our marketable securities for other-than-temporary impairment.  Any such other-than-temporary impairment from credit loss is recognized as a realized loss and measured as the excess of carrying value over fair value at the time the assessment is made.  During each of the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we had no other-than-temporary impairment losses.  All of our marketable securities held as of December 31, 2010 matured during the three months ended March 31, 2011.  As of June 30, 2011, we held no marketable securities.

Due to the short maturity and the underlying characteristics of our cash and cash equivalents, other assets, and accrued and other liabilities, we believe the carrying values as presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are reasonable estimates of fair value.

Financial assets that are exposed to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, the loan receivable from PSB, the loans receivable from Shurgard Europe, and restricted cash.  Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are only invested in instruments with an investment grade rating.  See "Loans Receivable from Shurgard Europe" below for information regarding our fair value measurement of this instrument.

At June 30, 2011, due primarily to our investment in and loans receivable from Shurgard Europe, our operations and our financial position are affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Euro, and to a lesser extent, other European currencies, against the U.S. Dollar.

We estimate the fair value of our notes payable to be $455,928,000 at June 30, 2011, based primarily upon discounting the future cash flows under each respective note at an interest rate that approximates loans with similar credit quality and term to maturity.  The characteristics of the notes payable and comparative metrics utilized in our evaluation represent significant observable inputs, which are "Level 2" inputs as the term is utilized in Codification Section 820-10-35-47.

We have estimated the fair value of our financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies.  Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of market value.  Accordingly, estimated fair values are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in current market exchanges.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations, and has an indeterminate life.  Each business combination from which our goodwill arose was for the acquisition of single businesses and accordingly, the allocation of our goodwill to our business segments is based directly on such acquisitions. Our goodwill balance of $174,634,000 is reported net of accumulated amortization of $85,085,000 as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets primarily represent the unamortized portion of the estimated acquisition-date fair values of the tenants in place and, to a lesser extent, leasehold interests in land (collectively, the "Property Intangibles").  Property Intangibles are finite-lived and are amortized relative to the benefit of the tenants in place or the land lease expense to each period.  Accumulated amortization reflects those individual real estate facilities where the related Property Intangibles had not been fully amortized at each applicable date.

At June 30, 2011, our Property Intangibles have a net book value of $15,134,000 ($23,267,000 at December 31, 2010).  Accumulated amortization totaled $25,518,000 at June 30, 2011 ($21,844,000 at December 31, 2010), and amortization expense of $2,636,000 and $2,408,000 was recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $6,147,000 and $3,314,000 was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, our Property Intangibles were increased by $2,752,000 in connection with the acquisition of six self-storage facilities and the leasehold interest in the land of one of our existing self-storage facilities (Note 3).  The acquisition of this leasehold interest resulted in the reclassification of Property Intangibles totaling $4,738,000 to real estate facilities, during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

In addition to the Property Intangibles, we also have an intangible asset representing the estimated acquisition-date fair value of the "Shurgard" trade name, which is used by Shurgard Europe pursuant to a licensing agreement, with a book value of $18,824,000 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The Shurgard trade name has an indefinite life and, accordingly, we do not amortize this asset but instead analyze it on an annual basis for impairment.  No impairments have been noted from any of our annual evaluations.

Evaluation of Asset Impairment

We evaluate our real estate, Property Intangibles, and other long-lived assets for impairment on a quarterly basis.  We first evaluate these assets for indicators of impairment, and if any indicators of impairment are noted, we determine whether the carrying value of such assets is in excess of the future estimated undiscounted cash flows attributable to these assets.  If there is excess carrying value over such future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess of carrying value over the assets' estimated fair value.  Any long-lived assets which we expect to sell or otherwise dispose of prior to their estimated useful life are stated at the lower of their estimated net realizable value (estimated fair value less cost to sell) or their carrying value.  During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded impairment charges totaling $2,544,000, comprised of $1,735,000 in real estate facilities, of which $397,000 is reflected under "discontinued operations" on our condensed consolidated statements of income, $611,000 in other assets, and $198,000 in intangible assets related to a ground lease and which is reflected under "discontinued operations" on our condensed consolidated statements of income.  No additional impairments were identified from our evaluations in any periods presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

We evaluate impairment of goodwill annually by reporting unit.  No impairment of our goodwill was identified in our annual evaluation at December 31, 2010, nor were there any indicators of impairment at June 30, 2011.

Revenue and Expense Recognition

Rental income, which is generally earned pursuant to month-to-month leases for storage space, as well as late charges and administrative fees, are recognized as earned.  Promotional discounts are recognized as a reduction to rental income over the promotional period, which is generally during the first month of occupancy.  Ancillary revenues and interest and other income are recognized when earned.  Equity in earnings of real estate entities is recognized based on our ownership interest in the earnings of each of the Unconsolidated Entities.

We accrue for property tax expense based upon actual amounts billed for the related time periods and, in some circumstances due to taxing authority assessment and billing timing and disputes of assessed amounts, estimates and historical trends.  If these estimates are incorrect, the timing and amount of expense recognition could be affected.  Cost of operations, general and administrative expense, interest expense, as well as television, yellow page, and other advertising expenditures are expensed as incurred.

Foreign Currency Exchange Translation

The local currency is the functional currency for the foreign operations we have an interest in.  Assets and liabilities included on our consolidated balance sheets, including our equity investment in, and our loan receivable from, Shurgard Europe, are translated at end-of-period exchange rates, while revenues, expenses, and equity in earnings in the related real estate entities, are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the period.  The Euro, which represents the functional currency used by a majority of the foreign operations we have an interest in, was translated at an end-of-period exchange rate of approximately 1.439 U.S. Dollars per Euro at June 30, 2011 (1.325 at December 31, 2010), and average exchange rates of 1.438 and 1.273 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 1.402 and 1.329 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Equity is translated at historical rates and the resulting cumulative translation adjustments, to the extent not included in net income, are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the translation adjustments are realized.  See "Other Comprehensive Income" below for further information regarding our foreign currency translation gains and losses.

Fair Value Accounting

As the term is used in our financial statements, "fair value" is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  We prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value based upon a three-tier fair value hierarchy described in the Codification Section 820-10-35.  See "Loan Receivable from Shurgard Europe" below, and "Financial Instruments" and "Real Estate Facilities" above, as well as "Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries" and "Other Permanent Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries" in Note 6 for information regarding our fair value measurements.

Loans Receivable from Real Estate Entities

On February 9, 2011, we loaned PSB $121.0 million.  The loan has a six-month term, no prepayment penalties, and bears interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.85% (1.10% per annum at June 30, 2011).  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded interest income of approximately $328,000 and $523,000, respectively, related to the loan.  We received $5,000,000 in principal repayments on this loan during the three months ended June 30, 2011.  As of June 30, 2011, the loan totaled $116.0 million.

As of June 30, 2011, we had a €357.6 million loan receivable from Shurgard Europe totaling $514.6 million (€373.7 million totaling $495.2 million at December 31, 2010), which bears interest at a fixed rate of 9.0% per annum and matures March 31, 2013.  This loan is denominated in Euros and is translated to U.S. Dollars for financial statement purposes.  During each applicable period, because we expect repayment of this Euro-denominated loan within two years of each respective balance sheet date, we recognize foreign exchange rate gains or losses in income due to changes in exchange rates between the Euro and the U.S. Dollar. Foreign currency gains totaled $10,565,000 and $41,666,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to losses of $48,680,000 and $83,140,000 for the same periods in 2010.  Loan fees collected from Shurgard Europe are amortized on a straight-line basis as interest income over the applicable term to which the fee applies.  We received €16.1 million ($22.3 million) in principal repayments on this loan during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and €18.2 million ($24.5 million) in the year ended December 31, 2010.

On February 28, 2011, we loaned Shurgard Europe an additional $237.9 million. This loan bore interest at a fixed rate of 7.0% per annum and was denominated in U.S. Dollars.

On June 15, 2011, our joint venture partner in Shurgard Europe effectively purchased 51% of the $237.9 million loan from us for $121.3 million.  The loan was effectively exchanged for an equity interest in Shurgard Europe.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 we recorded interest income of approximately $7,824,000 and $14,370,000, respectively, as compared to $5,833,000 and $12,263,000 for the same periods in 2010, related to the loans to Shurgard Europe.  These amounts reflect 51% of the aggregate interest on the loans, with the other 49%, reflecting our ownership interest in Shurgard Europe, classified as equity in earnings of real estate entities.

Although there can be no assurance, we believe that Shurgard Europe has sufficient liquidity and collateral, and we have sufficient creditor rights, such that credit risk relating to the loan to Shurgard Europe is mitigated.  In addition, we believe the interest rates on the loans to Shurgard Europe approximate the market rate for loans with similar credit characteristics and tenor, and that the carrying values of the loans to Shurgard Europe approximate fair value.  The characteristics of the loans to Shurgard Europe and comparative metrics utilized in our evaluation represent significant unobservable inputs, which are "Level 3" inputs as the term is utilized in Codification Section 820-10-35-52.

Other Comprehensive Income

Other comprehensive income consists primarily of foreign currency translation adjustments to the extent not recognized on our condensed consolidated statements of income.  Other comprehensive income is reflected as an adjustment to "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income" in the equity section of our condensed consolidated balance sheet, and is added to our net income in determining total comprehensive income for the period as reflected in the following table:

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net income	$	210,941		$	131,176		$	421,509		$	261,093
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Aggregate foreign currency translation adjustments for the period (a)		12,840			(59,676	)		59,187			(104,296	)
Adjust for foreign currency translation adjustments recognized during the period:
Foreign currency (gain) loss (b)		(10,496	)		49,204			(41,748	)		84,047
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period		2,344			(10,472	)		17,439			(20,249	)
Total comprehensive income	$	213,285		$	120,704		$	438,948		$	240,844

(a)   Included in the foreign currency gain for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are realized gains of $0.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in connection with €6.2 million and €16.1 million of principal repayments during these respective periods.  These gains represent the difference between the spot rates on the date the amounts were initially funded by us (1.32 U.S. Dollars per Euro) and the repayment dates.

(b)   The foreign currency exchange gains and losses reflected on our condensed consolidated statements of income are comprised primarily of foreign currency exchange gains and losses on the Euro-denominated loan to Shurgard Europe.

Discontinued Operations

The revenues and expenses of operating units (including individual real estate facilities) that can be segregated from the other operations of the Company, and either i) have been eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company or ii) are expected to be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company within the next year pursuant to a committed plan of disposal, are reclassified and presented for all periods as "discontinued operations" on our condensed consolidated statements of income. 

Included in discontinued operations are the historical operations of (i) land-leased facilities that were disposed of in 2010 and 2011 when the respective land leases expired, and (ii) two self-storage facilities that were disposed of in 2010.  In addition to revenues and expenses of these operating units, discontinued operations is comprised primarily of a $253,000 loss on disposition of a land-leased facility for the six months ended June 30, 2011, $4,650,000 and $5,087,000 in gains on disposition of real estate facilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and a $397,000 impairment charge on real estate incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Net Income per Common Share

We first allocate net income to our noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (Note 6) and preferred shareholders to arrive at net income allocable to our common shareholders and Equity Shares, Series A.  Net income allocated to preferred shareholders or noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries includes any excess of the cash required to redeem any preferred securities in the period over the net proceeds from the original issuance of the securities (or, if securities are redeemed for less than the original issuance proceeds, income allocated to the holders of the redeemed securities is reduced).

The remaining net income is allocated among our regular common shares, restricted share units, and our Equity Shares, Series A based upon the dividends declared (or accumulated) for each security in the period, combined with each security's participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Net income allocated to the Equity Shares, Series A for the six months ended June 30, 2010 also includes $25.7 million, representing the excess of cash paid to redeem the securities over the original issuance proceeds.  We redeemed all of these securities on April 15, 2010.

Net income allocated to our regular common shares from continuing operations is computed by eliminating the net income or loss from discontinued operations allocable to our regular common shares, from net income allocated to our regular common shares.

Basic net income per share, basic net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, and basic net income from continuing operations per share are computed using the weighted average common shares outstanding.  Diluted net income per share, diluted net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, and diluted net income from continuing operations per share are computed using the weighted average common shares outstanding, adjusted for the impact, if dilutive, of stock options outstanding (Note 9).

The following table reflects the components of the calculations of our basic and diluted net income per share, basic and diluted net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, and basic and diluted net income from continuing operations per share which are not already otherwise set forth on the face of our condensed consolidated statements of income:

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,					For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net income allocable to common shareholders from continuing operations and discontinued operations:
Net income allocable to common shareholders	$	131,515	$	60,837		$	279,574	$	95,575
Eliminate: Discontinued operations allocable to common shareholders		-		(4,410	)		355		(4,943	)
Net income from continuing operations allocable to common shareholders	$	131,515	$	56,427		$	279,929	$	90,632
Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		169,492		168,804			169,404		168,641
Net effect of dilutive stock options - based on treasury stock method using average market price		909		825			988		829
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		170,401		169,629			170,392		169,470

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Investment in Shurgard Europe) (Narrative) (Details)			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Shurgard Europe Investment [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Shurgard Europe Investment [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2010 Shurgard Europe Investment [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Shurgard Europe Investment [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Shurgard Europe Investment [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Shurgard Europe Investment [Member]
Interest in Shurgard Europe		49.00%	49.00%			49.00%
Pro rata share of acquisition cost, percentage						51.00%
Proceeds from partnership contribution						$ 1,692,000
Directly owned facilities				188				116
Loans receivable from affiliates	630,606,000	495,229,000	237,900,000.00000			237,900,000.00000
Shurgard Europe interest in other self storage facilities				80.00%				20.00%
Number of self storage facilities in which Shurgard has partial interest								72
Payments to acquire Shurgard Europe				172,000,000
Trademark license fee payable to Public Storage			661,000		390,000	1,166,000	805,000
Interest expense on debt due to Public Storage			$ 15,341,000		$ 11,436,000	$ 28,176,000	$ 24,045,000

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Goodwill and Intangible Assets) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Goodwill, net	$ 174,634,000		$ 174,634,000		$ 174,634,000
Accumulated amortization of goodwill			85,085,000		85,085,000
Tenant intangibles net book value			15,134,000		23,267,000
Accumulated amortization, tenant intangibles	25,518,000		25,518,000		21,844,000
Amortization expense, tenant intangibles	2,636,000	2,408,000	6,147,000	3,314,000
Shurgard trade name	18,824,000		18,824,000		18,824,000
Shurgard trade name, impairment			0
Acquisition Of Self Storage Facilities And Leasehold Interest In The Land Of One Facility [Member]
Land lease intangible assets			4,738,000
Increase in tenant intangibles			$ 2,752,000
Number of self storage facilities acquired			6
Number of self storage facilities, leasehold interest acquired			1

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Public Storage Shareholders' Equity (Dividends) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Common stock dividends paid in aggregate	$ 161,500,000		$ 135,500,000	$ 297,400,000	$ 245,400,000
Common stock dividends paid per share	$ 0.95		$ 0.80	$ 1.75	$ 1.45
Equity shares Series A distributions paid						0	5,100,000	25,700,000
Equity shares, Series A dividends per share		$ 0.0000					$ 0.6125
Preferred shareholders based on distributions paid	$ 58,639,000		$ 58,879,000	$ 116,256,000	$ 116,987,000

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Share-Based Compensation (Stock Options) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Share-Based Compensation
Stock option compensation expense	$ 796,000	$ 825,000	$ 1,499,000	$ 1,425,000
Stock options granted			35,000
Stock options exercised			207,729
Stock options forfeited			29,500
Stock options outstanding	2,748,663		2,748,663		2,950,892
Stock Option Dilution Ratio			1.0
Vesting period, minimum			five
Vesting period, maximum			eight

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Line of Credit and Notes Payable (Maturities of Notes Payable) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
2011 (remainder)	$ 5,859
2012	71,244
2013	266,042
2014	49,625
2015	37,023
Thereafter	19,726
Total notes payable	449,519	568,417
Weighted average effective rate	5.30%
Secured Notes Payable [Member]
2011 (remainder)	5,859
2012	71,244
2013	79,582
2014	49,625
2015	37,023
Thereafter	19,726
Total notes payable	263,059
Weighted average effective rate	4.80%
Unsecured Debt [Member]
2013	186,460
Total notes payable	$ 186,460
Weighted average effective rate	5.90%

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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Commitments and Contingencies
Aggregate limit for property coverage	$ 75,000,000		$ 75,000,000
Aggregate limit for general liability coverage	102,000,000		102,000,000
Tenant insurance program against claims	5,000.00		5,000.00
Third-party insurance coverage for claims paid exceeding amount for individual event	1,000,000.00		1,000,000.00
Third-party limit for insurance coverage claims paid for individual event	25,000,000.00		25,000,000.00
Tenant certificate holders participating in insurance program	691,000		691,000
Aggregate coverage of tenants participating in insurance program	1,500,000,000		1,500,000,000
Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases due in 2011	2,000,000		2,000,000
Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases due in 2012	4,000,000		4,000,000
Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases due in 2013	4,000,000		4,000,000
Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases due in 2014	4,000,000		4,000,000
Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases due in 2015	5,000,000		5,000,000
Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases due thereafter	49,000,000		49,000,000
Operating leases, rent expense	1,400,000	1,600,000	2,700,000	3,400,000
The number of limited partnerships that the private REIT owns	5		5
Acquisition cost	$ 154,300,000		$ 154,300,000
Number of limited partnership interests mergers private REIT and Hughes Family limited partnerships			4

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Real Estate Facilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Real Estate Facilities

Real Estate Facilities

3. Real Estate Facilities

Activity in real estate facilities is as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	(Amounts in thousands)
Operating facilities, at cost:
Beginning balance	$	10,587,347
Capital improvements		44,292
Acquisition of real estate facilities		46,026
Newly developed facilities opened for operations		8,928
Disposition of real estate facilities		(4,080	)
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes		779
Ending balance		10,683,292
Accumulated depreciation:
Beginning balance		(3,061,459	)
Depreciation expense		(169,607	)
Disposition of real estate facilities		3,555
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes		(293	)
Ending balance		(3,227,804	)
Construction in process:
Beginning balance		6,928
Current development		10,531
Newly developed facilities opened for operations		(8,928	)
Ending balance		8,531
Total real estate facilities at June 30, 2011	$	7,464,019

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we acquired five operating self-storage facilities in Nevada and one in New York (524,000 net rentable square feet) and the leasehold interest in the land of one of our existing self-storage facilities from third parties for $44,040,000, consisting of $34,361,000 of cash and the assumption of mortgage debt with a fair value of $9,679,000.  The aggregate cost of $44,040,000, combined with the elimination of the $4,738,000 book value of a land lease intangible asset related to the acquired leasehold interest was allocated $46,026,000 to real estate facilities and $2,752,000 to intangible assets.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we completed two expansion projects to existing facilities at an aggregate cost of $8,928,000.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, net proceeds with respect to dispositions totaled $400,000 and we recorded a net loss of $125,000 ($128,000 included in "gains on disposition of real estate facilities, net" and a loss of $253,000 included in discontinued operations).

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Schedule of Investments in Real Estate Entities and Equity in Earnings of Real Estate) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Investments in real estate entities	$ 733,054		$ 733,054		$ 601,569
Equity in earnings of real estate entities	12,770	8,788	26,486	18,749
PSB Real Estate Investment [Member]
Investments in real estate entities	327,126		327,126		323,795
Equity in earnings of real estate entities	6,081	4,914	14,865	11,188
Shurgard Europe Investment [Member]
Investments in real estate entities	391,887		391,887		264,681
Equity in earnings of real estate entities	6,242	3,459	10,769	6,769
Other Long-term Investments [Member]
Investments in real estate entities	14,041		14,041		13,093
Equity in earnings of real estate entities	$ 447	$ 415	$ 852	$ 792

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Basis of Presentation and Consolidation Policy) (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Owned real estate facilities	2,042
Owned self storage facilities in U.S.	2,035
Commercial facilities in U.S.	6
Other Long-term Investments [Member]
Owned self storage facilities in U.S.	19
Net rentable square feet	1,100,000
London [Member]
Owned self storage facilities in U.S.	1

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Segment Information (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Book value of tenant intangible assets	$ 174,634,000	$ 174,634,000
Loans receivable from affiliates	630,606,000	495,229,000
Commercial [Member]
Investments net book value	327,100,000	323,800,000
Loans receivable from affiliates	116,000,000	0
Europe Self-Storage [Member]
Institutional investor ownership in Shurgard	51.00%
Book value of self-storage facilities	391,900,000	264,700,000
Loans receivable from affiliates	514,600,000	495,200,000
Domestic Self-Storage [Member]
Number of self-storage facilities owned by the Company	2,036
Number of self-storage facilities accounted for by the equity method	19
Book value of self-storage facilities	7,500,000,000	7,500,000,000
Book value of tenant intangible assets	15,200,000	23,300,000
Book value of other investments	14,000,000	13,100,000
Other assets	91,600,000	90,500,000
Accrued and other liabilities	$ 227,900,000	$ 205,800,000

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Loans Receivable from Affiliates) (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Existing Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Existing Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Existing Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Existing Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Existing Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2010 Existing Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Existing Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Existing Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2011 New Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 New Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 New Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 New Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 New Loan [Member] Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 New Loan [Member] Equity Investment In Shurgard Europe [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 PS Business Parks [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 PS Business Parks [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 PS Business Parks [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Equity Investment In Shurgard Europe [Member] USD ($)
Loan to affiliate																				$ 121,000,000
Term of loan (months)																		6		6
% Spread over LIBOR																				0.85%
% Spread over LIBOR, annum																				1.10%
Interest income, loan receivable												7,824,000		5,833,000	14,370,000	12,263,000		328,000		523,000
Loans receivable from affiliates	630,606,000		495,229,000	514,600,000			514,600,000	357,600,000		495,200,000	373,700,000	237,900,000	237,900,000		237,900,000			116,000,000		116,000,000
Proceeds from sale of notes receivable	121,317,000																				121,300,000
Proceeds from repayments of loan receivable	27,289,000	1,532,000					22,300,000	16,100,000		24,500,000	18,200,000							5,000,000
Loan receivable interest rate					9.00%								7.00%
Maturity date					Mar. 31, 2013								May 31, 2011						Aug. 09, 2011
Translation adjustment on loan to affiliate gain (loss)				$ 10,565,000		$ (48,680,000)	$ 41,666,000		$ (83,140,000)
Percentage of aggregate interest on the loans												51.00%			51.00%		51.00%
Ownership interest			49.00%									49.00%			49.00%
Net rentable square feet																				23,500,000

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Other Investments) (Narrative) (Details) (Other Long-term Investments [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Other Long-term Investments [Member]
Other equity ownership	24.00%
Number of self storage facilities owned, other	19
Payments to aquire investments	$ 1,274,000
Percentage of amounts in financial information	100.00%

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Other Assets and Financial Instruments) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Other assets impairment charge		$ 611,000
Marketable securities decrease	49,000	202,000
Amortized cost of marketable securities			102,279,000
Gross unrecognized holding losses of marketable securities			(41,000)
Fair value of marketable securities			102,238,000
Fair value of notes payable	455,928,000
Other-than-temporary impairment	$ 0	$ 0

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

11.      Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

We are a party to various legal proceedings and subject to various claims and complaints that have arisen in the normal course of business.  We believe that the likelihood of these pending legal matters resulting in a material loss to the Company, either individually or in the aggregate, is remote.

Insurance and Loss Exposure

We have historically carried customary property, earthquake, general liability and workers compensation coverage through internationally recognized insurance carriers, subject to customary levels of deductibles.  The aggregate limits on these policies of $75 million for property coverage and $102 million for general liability are higher than estimates of maximum probable loss that could occur from individual catastrophic events determined in recent engineering and actuarial studies; however, in case of multiple catastrophic events, these limits could be exhausted.

Our tenant insurance program reinsures a program that provides insurance to certificate holders against claims for property losses due to specific named perils (earthquakes and floods are not covered by these policies) to goods stored by tenants at our self-storage facilities for individual limits up to a maximum of $5,000.  We have third-party insurance coverage for claims paid exceeding $1,000,000 resulting from any one individual event, to a limit of $25,000,000.  At June 30, 2011, there were approximately 691,000 certificate holders held by our tenants participating in this program, representing aggregate coverage of approximately $1.5 billion.  Because each certificate represents insurance of goods held by a tenant at our self-storage facilities, the geographic concentration of this $1.5 billion in coverage is dispersed throughout all of our U.S. facilities.  We rely on a third-party insurance company to provide the insurance and are subject to licensing requirements and regulations in several states.

Operating Lease Obligations

We lease land, equipment and office space under various operating leases.  At June 30, 2011, the approximate future minimum rental payments required under our operating leases for each calendar year is as follows: $2 million for the remainder of 2011, $4 million per year in 2012 through 2014, $5 million in 2015 and an aggregate of $49 million in payments thereafter.

Expenses under operating leases were approximately $1.4 million and $2.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $1.6 million and $3.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.

Affiliated Partnership Acquisitions

On June 30, 2011, we entered into merger agreements to acquire all of the units of limited partnership interest and general partnership interests we do not currently own in five limited partnerships that are consolidated in our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.  The aggregate consideration, which will be paid in the form of Public Storage Common Shares or, at the option of each individual unitholder, cash, totals approximately $154.3 million.  These mergers have been approved by Public Storage and the Hughes Family, who together have a majority of the limited partnership units outstanding and therefore can approve the mergers without the vote of the other limited partners.  A limited partner in four of the relevant limited partnerships has brought a putative class action lawsuit in California state court alleging, among other things, that the mergers provide for insufficient consideration for the relevant units of limited partnership interest.  The limited partner seeks, among other things, to enjoin the consummation of the mergers.  We believe that the lawsuit is without merit, and we intend to defend it vigorously.  While there can be no assurance, and the transactions are subject to certain customary closing conditions, as well as the pending litigation, these transactions are currently scheduled to close in late August 2011.

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Public Storage Shareholders' Equity (Equity Shares, Series A) (Narrative) (Details) (Series A Preferred Stock [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Apr. 15, 2010
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock redemption price per share				$ 24.50
Aggregate redemption amount				$ 205,400,000
Equity shares Series A distributions paid	0	5,100,000	25,700,000
Equity shares, Series A per depositary share		$ 0.6125	$ 3.07
Shares outstanding		8,377,193

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Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Share Units) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Restricted share units granted			88,725
Restricted share units forfeited			37,754
Restricted share units vested			72,844
Common shares issued upon vesting			46,831
Cash paid in lieu of common shares issued	$ 2,946,000		$ 2,946,000
Common shares issued in lieu of cash compensation paid to employees			26,013
Restricted share units outstanding	462,522		462,522		484,395
Restricted share unit expense	5,955,000	2,346,000	10,322,000	4,378,000
Restricted stock expenses related to payroll taxes	50,000	25,000	372,000	339,000
Restricted share vested in percentage (per year)			20.00%
Restricted share granted on achievement of target			267,000
Restricted share units grants in future period			267,000
Maximum [Member] | Revenue Growth Rate Target Range 3 [Member]
Restricted share unit award to targeted award level			200.00%
Minimum [Member] | Revenue Growth Rate Target Range 1 [Member]
Restricted share unit award to targeted award level			50.00%
Performance Based Restricted Share Plan [Member]
Restricted share unit expense	$ 3,397,000		$ 5,666,000
Revenue Growth Rate Target Range 1 [Member]
Same-store required revenue growth over 2010			2.00%
Revenue Growth Rate Target Range 2 [Member]
Same-store required revenue growth over 2010			3.00%
Restricted share unit award to targeted award level			100.00%
Revenue Growth Rate Target Range 3 [Member]
Same-store required revenue growth over 2010			4.00%
Restricted share unit award to targeted award level			200.00%

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Investments in Real Estate Entities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Investments in Real Estate Entities

Investments in Real Estate Entities

4. Investments in Real Estate Entities

The following table sets forth our investments in the Real Estate Entities at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and our equity in earnings of real estate entities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

	Investments in Real Estate Entities at
	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
PSB	$	327,126	$	323,795
Shurgard Europe		391,887		264,681
Other Investments		14,041		13,093
Total	$	733,054	$	601,569

	Equity in Earnings of Real Estate Entities
	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
PSB	$	6,081	$	4,914	$	14,865	$	11,188
Shurgard Europe		6,242		3,459		10,769		6,769
Other Investments		447		415		852		792
Total	$	12,770	$	8,788	$	26,486	$	18,749

Included in equity in earnings of real estate entities for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is $3,017,000, representing our share of the earnings allocated from PSB's preferred shareholders as a result of PSB's repurchases of preferred units for amounts that were less than the related book value.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we received cash distributions from our investment in real estate entities totaling $29,378,000 and $25,021,000, respectively.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, our investment in Shurgard Europe increased by approximately $116,560,000 due to the effective exchange of a note receivable from Shurgard Europe for an equity interest in Shurgard Europe (Note 2), and the acquisition of an additional equity interests in the "other investments" for approximately $1,274,000 in cash.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, our investment in Shurgard Europe increased by approximately $16,543,000 and decreased by $19,108,000, respectively, due to the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Investment in PSB

PSB is a REIT traded on the New York Stock Exchange, which controls an operating partnership (collectively, the REIT and the operating partnership are referred to as "PSB").  We have a 41% common equity interest in PSB as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, comprised of our ownership of 5,801,606 shares of PSB's common stock and 7,305,355 limited partnership units in the operating partnership.  The limited partnership units are convertible at our option, subject to certain conditions, on a one-for-one basis into PSB common stock.  Based upon the closing price at June 30, 2011 ($55.10 per share of PSB common stock), the shares and units we owned had a market value of approximately $722.2 million, as compared to our book value of $327.1 million.  We account for our investment in PSB using the equity method.

The following table sets forth selected financial information of PSB; the amounts represent 100% of PSB's balances and not our pro-rata share.

	2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
For the six months ended June 30,
Total revenue	$	146,912		$	136,416
Costs of operations		(49,921	)		(44,217	)
Depreciation and amortization		(41,777	)		(36,638	)
General and administrative		(3,318	)		(5,149	)
Other items		(1,916	)		3,919
Net income	$	49,980		$	54,331
	At June 30, 2011			At December 31, 2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Total assets (primarily real estate)	$	1,619,289		$	1,621,057
Debt (a)		181,684			144,511
Other liabilities		51,553			53,421
Preferred stock and units		604,129			651,964
Common equity and units		781,923			771,161

(a)   $116 million of the debt at June 30, 2011 is payable to us.

Investment in Shurgard Europe

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had a 49% equity investment in Shurgard Europe, which we account for using the equity method.  At December 31, 2010, Shurgard Europe owned 116 facilities directly and had a 20% interest in 72 self-storage facilities located in Europe which operate under the "Shurgard" name.  On March 2, 2011, Shurgard Europe acquired the 80% interests in the joint ventures it did not own for €172.0 million, and as a result, wholly-owns all 188 facilities.  We provided the funding for this acquisition through a loan to Shurgard Europe totaling $237.9 million.  This loan was extinguished in the three months ended June 30, 2011 (Note 2).

Our equity in earnings of Shurgard Europe includes our 49% equity share of Shurgard Europe's operations.  In addition, we received $1,692,000 from our joint venture partner for funding our joint venture partner's 51% pro rata share of the acquisition cost from March 2, 2011 until June 15, 2011, and recorded this amount as interest and other income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we also received from Shurgard Europe $15,341,000 and $28,176,000, respectively, of interest on the loans provided to Shurgard Europe and $661,000 and $1,166,000, respectively, of trademark license fees.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, we also received from Shurgard Europe $11,436,000 and $24,045,000, respectively, of interest on the loans provided to Shurgard Europe and $390,000 and $805,000, respectively, of trademark license fees.  For financial statement purposes, 49% of the interest and license fees have been classified as equity in earnings (see table below), and the remaining 51% as interest and other income.

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Our 49% equity share of Shurgard Europe's net loss	$	(1,599	)	$	(2,336	)	$	(3,608	)	$	(5,408	)
Add our 49% equity share of amounts received from Shurgard Europe:
Interest on Shurgard Loans		7,517			5,603			13,806			11,783
Trademark license fee		324			192			571			394
Total equity in earnings of Shurgard Europe	$	6,242		$	3,459		$	10,769		$	6,769

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial information of Shurgard Europe.  These amounts are based upon 100% of Shurgard Europe's balances (on a consolidated basis, including the operations of the joint ventures' 72 self-storage facilities), rather than our pro rata share, and are based upon our historical acquired book basis.

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Self-storage and ancillary revenues	$	66,024		$	55,659		$	128,272		$	114,067
Interest and other income (expense)		86			(287	)		203			(211	)
Self-storage and ancillary cost of operations		(27,687	)		(23,253	)		(53,962	)		(48,712	)
Trademark license fee payable to Public Storage		(661	)		(390	)		(1,166	)		(805	)
Depreciation and amortization		(18,236	)		(17,400	)		(36,701	)		(36,139	)
General and administrative		(2,924	)		(1,744	)		(5,620	)		(3,656	)
Interest expense on third party debt		(3,776	)		(2,674	)		(7,292	)		(5,451	)
Interest expense on debt due to Public Storage		(15,341	)		(11,436	)		(28,176	)		(24,045	)
Expenses from foreign currency exchange		(749	)		(237	)		(106	)		(430	)
Net loss	$	(3,264	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(4,548	)	$	(5,382	)
Net  income allocated to permanent noncontrolling equity interests in subsidiaries (a)		-			(3,006	)		(2,816	)		(5,655	)
Net loss allocated to Shurgard Europe	$	(3,264	)	$	(4,768	)	$	(7,364	)	$	(11,037	)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Total assets (primarily self-storage facilities)	$	1,587,122	$	1,503,961
Total debt to third parties		283,740		279,174
Total debt to Public Storage		514,606		495,229
Other liabilities		88,206		73,027
Equity		700,570		656,531

(a)   Includes depreciation expense allocated to the permanent noncontrolling equity interests in subsidiaries totaling nil and $2,851,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $2,062,000 and $5,997,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Other Investments

At June 30, 2011, the "Other Investments" include an aggregate common equity ownership of approximately 24% in entities that collectively own 19 self-storage facilities.  We account for our investments in these entities using the equity method.

On June 30, 2011, we acquired certain partnership interests owned by Mr. Hughes (the Company's Chairman of the Board of Trustees), and his family and entities that are wholly owned or controlled by them (collectively, the "Hughes Family"), in three limited partnerships.  The acquisition cost was approximately $1,274,000 in cash.  We continue to account for our investments in these three entities using the equity method.

The following table sets forth certain condensed financial information (representing 100% of these entities' balances and not our pro-rata share) with respect to the Other Investments' 19 facilities:

	2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
For the six months ended June 30,
Total revenue	$	8,537		$	8,250
Cost of operations and other expenses		(3,343	)		(3,325	)
Depreciation and amortization		(1,249	)		(1,233	)
Net income	$	3,945		$	3,692
	June 30,			December 31,
		2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Total assets (primarily self-storage facilities)	$	35,101		$	35,353
Total accrued and other liabilities		1,334			884
Total Partners' equity		33,767			34,469

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Total Comprehensive Income

	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net income	$	210,941		$	131,176		$	421,509		$	261,093
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Aggregate foreign currency translation adjustments for the period (a)		12,840			(59,676	)		59,187			(104,296	)
Adjust for foreign currency translation adjustments recognized during the period:
Foreign currency (gain) loss (b)		(10,496	)		49,204			(41,748	)		84,047
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period		2,344			(10,472	)		17,439			(20,249	)
Total comprehensive income	$	213,285		$	120,704		$	438,948		$	240,844

(a)   Included in the foreign currency gain for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are realized gains of $0.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in connection with €6.2 million and €16.1 million of principal repayments during these respective periods.  These gains represent the difference between the spot rates on the date the amounts were initially funded by us (1.32 U.S. Dollars per Euro) and the repayment dates.

(b)   The foreign currency exchange gains and losses reflected on our condensed consolidated statements of income are comprised primarily of foreign currency exchange gains and losses on the Euro-denominated loan to Shurgard Europe.

Earnings Per Share Calculation

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,					For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net income allocable to common shareholders from continuing operations and discontinued operations:
Net income allocable to common shareholders	$	131,515	$	60,837		$	279,574	$	95,575
Eliminate: Discontinued operations allocable to common shareholders		-		(4,410	)		355		(4,943	)
Net income from continuing operations allocable to common shareholders	$	131,515	$	56,427		$	279,929	$	90,632
Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		169,492		168,804			169,404		168,641
Net effect of dilutive stock options - based on treasury stock method using average market price		909		825			988		829
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		170,401		169,629			170,392		169,470

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Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011 Series R Preferred Stock [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Series K Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Series K Preferred Stock [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Number of properties acquired	2
Acquisition cost of real estate facilities	$ 23,300,000
Depositary shares issued					19,500,000
Preferred shares per depositary share		0.001	0.001
Stated note rate	5.54%	6.35%	7.25%
Gross proceeds from issuance of depositary shares		487,500,000
Redemption of cumulative preferred shares			16,990,244
Depositary shares value, per share		$ 25.00
Aggregate redemption amount, before payment of accrued dividends				424,756,100
Income allocation for preferred shares				$ 13,100,000

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Segment Information (Summary of Segment Information) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010
Self-storage facilities	$ 395,378,000		$ 373,536,000		$ 780,513,000		$ 737,609,000
Ancillary operations	28,891,000		27,077,000		55,806,000		52,235,000
Interest and other income	10,575,000		7,032,000		18,343,000		15,248,000
Total revenues	434,844,000		407,645,000		854,662,000		805,092,000
Self-storage facilities	129,790,000		127,694,000		265,176,000		260,034,000
Ancillary operations	9,597,000		9,539,000		18,511,000		17,969,000
Depreciation and amortization	89,186,000		84,879,000		177,728,000		169,596,000
General and administrative	12,593,000		10,081,000		26,828,000		20,158,000
Interest expense	5,933,000		7,278,000		12,917,000		14,617,000
Total expenses	247,099,000		239,471,000		501,160,000		482,374,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments and asset impairment charges	187,745,000		168,174,000		353,502,000		322,718,000
Equity in earnings of real estate entities	12,770,000		8,788,000		26,486,000		18,749,000
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)	10,496,000	[1]	(49,204,000)	[1]	41,748,000	[1]	(84,047,000)	[1]
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net	(70,000)		63,000		128,000		396,000
Gain on early retirement of debt			283,000				283,000
Asset impairment charges			(1,338,000)				(1,949,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	210,941,000		126,766,000		421,864,000		256,150,000
Discontinued operations			4,410,000		(355,000)		4,943,000
Net income (loss)	210,941,000		131,176,000		421,509,000		261,093,000
Domestic Self-Storage [Member]
Self-storage facilities	395,378,000		373,536,000		780,513,000		737,609,000
Total revenues	395,378,000		373,536,000		780,513,000		737,609,000
Self-storage facilities	129,790,000		127,694,000		265,176,000		260,034,000
Depreciation and amortization	88,531,000		84,224,000		176,400,000		168,286,000
Total expenses	218,321,000		211,918,000		441,576,000		428,320,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments and asset impairment charges	177,057,000		161,618,000		338,937,000		309,289,000
Equity in earnings of real estate entities	447,000		415,000		852,000		792,000
Asset impairment charges							(611,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	177,504,000		162,033,000		339,789,000		309,470,000
Net income (loss)	177,504,000		162,033,000		339,789,000		309,470,000
Europe Self-Storage [Member]
Interest and other income	9,854,000		6,031,000		16,657,000		12,673,000
Total revenues	9,854,000		6,031,000		16,657,000		12,673,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments and asset impairment charges	9,854,000		6,031,000		16,657,000		12,673,000
Equity in earnings of real estate entities	6,242,000		3,459,000		10,769,000		6,769,000
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)	10,496,000		(49,204,000)		41,748,000		(84,047,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26,592,000		(39,714,000)		69,174,000		(64,605,000)
Net income (loss)	26,592,000		(39,714,000)		69,174,000		(64,605,000)
Commercial [Member]
Ancillary operations	3,620,000		3,516,000		7,420,000		7,213,000
Interest and other income	328,000				523,000
Total revenues	3,948,000		3,516,000		7,943,000		7,213,000
Ancillary operations	1,352,000		1,412,000		2,866,000		2,849,000
Depreciation and amortization	655,000		655,000		1,328,000		1,310,000
Total expenses	2,007,000		2,067,000		4,194,000		4,159,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments and asset impairment charges	1,941,000		1,449,000		3,749,000		3,054,000
Equity in earnings of real estate entities	6,081,000		4,914,000		14,865,000		11,188,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations	8,022,000		6,363,000		18,614,000		14,242,000
Net income (loss)	8,022,000		6,363,000		18,614,000		14,242,000
Other Items Not Allocated to Segments [Member]
Ancillary operations	25,271,000		23,561,000		48,386,000		45,022,000
Interest and other income	393,000		1,001,000		1,163,000		2,575,000
Total revenues	25,664,000		24,562,000		49,549,000		47,597,000
Ancillary operations	8,245,000		8,127,000		15,645,000		15,120,000
General and administrative	12,593,000		10,081,000		26,828,000		20,158,000
Interest expense	5,933,000		7,278,000		12,917,000		14,617,000
Total expenses	26,771,000		25,486,000		55,390,000		49,895,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange loss, gains on disposition of other real estate investments and asset impairment charges	(1,107,000)		(924,000)		(5,841,000)		(2,298,000)
Gains on disposition of other real estate investments, net	(70,000)		63,000		128,000		396,000
Gain on early retirement of debt			283,000				283,000
Asset impairment charges			(1,338,000)				(1,338,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(1,177,000)		(1,916,000)		(5,713,000)		(2,957,000)
Discontinued operations			4,410,000		(355,000)		4,943,000
Net income (loss)	$ (1,177,000)		$ 2,494,000		$ (6,068,000)		$ 1,986,000

[1] The foreign currency exchange gains and losses reflected on our condensed consolidated statements of income are comprised primarily of foreign currency exchange gains and losses on the Euro-denominated loan to Shurgard Europe.

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Investments) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
PSB Real Estate Investment [Member]
PSB gain on repurchase of preferred stock	$ 3,017,000
Cash distributions from real estate investment entities	29,378,000	25,021,000
Equity interest percentage in PSB	41.00%		41.00%
Common shares owned of PSB	5,801,606	5,801,606	5,801,606
LP units in PSB	7,305,355	7,305,355	7,305,355
PSB LP unit conversion to stock basis	1 for 1
Closing price per share PSB stock	$ 55.10
Market value of PSB stock and LP units	722,200,000
Book Value of PSB stock and LP units	327,100,000
Percentage of amounts in financial information	100.00%
Shurgard Europe Investment [Member]
Increase in investment due to reclassification of note receivable	116,560,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	1,274,000
Changes in Shurgard Europe investment from foreign currency exchange rates	$ 16,543,000	$ (19,108,000)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Income Taxes and Real Estate Facilities) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Provision for income taxes	$ 0
Estimated useful lives (years) of the building and improvements, minimum	5
Estimated useful lives (years) of the building and improvements, maximum	25

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (USD $)	Cumulative Preferred Shares [Member]	Common Shares [Member]	Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member]	Total Public Storage Shareholders' Equity [Member]	Equity of Permanent Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 3,396,027,000	$ 16,927,000	$ 5,515,827,000	$ (236,410,000)	$ (15,773,000)	$ 8,676,598,000	$ 32,336,000	$ 8,708,934,000
Issuance of cumulative preferred shares (15,000,000 shares) (Note 7)	375,000,000		(11,336,000)			363,664,000		363,664,000
Redemption of cumulative preferred shares (20,700,000 shares) (Note 7)	(517,500,000)					(517,500,000)		(517,500,000)
Issuance of common shares in connection with share-based compensation (254,560 shares) (Note 9)		25,000	12,948,000			12,973,000		12,973,000
Share-based compensation expense, net of cash compensation in lieu of common shares (Note 9)			8,503,000			8,503,000		8,503,000
Adjustments of redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries to liquidation value (Note 6)				(218,000)		(218,000)		(218,000)
Acquisition of permanent noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries			(7,204,000)			(7,204,000)	(4,822,000)	(12,026,000)
Net income				421,509,000		421,509,000		421,509,000
Net income allocated to (Note 6):
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries				(461,000)		(461,000)		(461,000)
Permanent noncontrolling equity interests				(8,496,000)		(8,496,000)	8,496,000
Distributions to equity holders:
Cumulative preferred shares (Note 7)				(116,256,000)		(116,256,000)		(116,256,000)
Permanent noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries							(6,581,000)	(6,581,000)
Holders of unvested restricted share units				(821,000)		(821,000)		(821,000)
Common shares ($1.75 per share)				(296,536,000)		(296,536,000)		(296,536,000)
Other comprehensive income (Note 2)					17,439,000	17,439,000		17,439,000
Balance at Jun. 30, 2011	$ 3,253,527,000	$ 16,952,000	$ 5,518,738,000	$ (237,689,000)	$ 1,666,000	$ 8,553,194,000	$ 29,429,000	$ 8,582,623,000

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Real Estate Facilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Real Estate Facilities

Schedule of Real Estate Activities

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	(Amounts in thousands)
Operating facilities, at cost:
Beginning balance	$	10,587,347
Capital improvements		44,292
Acquisition of real estate facilities		46,026
Newly developed facilities opened for operations		8,928
Disposition of real estate facilities		(4,080	)
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes		779
Ending balance		10,683,292
Accumulated depreciation:
Beginning balance		(3,061,459	)
Depreciation expense		(169,607	)
Disposition of real estate facilities		3,555
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes		(293	)
Ending balance		(3,227,804	)
Construction in process:
Beginning balance		6,928
Current development		10,531
Newly developed facilities opened for operations		(8,928	)
Ending balance		8,531
Total real estate facilities at June 30, 2011	$	7,464,019

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Public Storage Equity in Earnings Shurgard Europe) (Details) (Shurgard Europe Investment [Member], USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Shurgard Europe Investment [Member]
Our 49% equity share of Shurgard Europe's net income (loss)	$ (1,599)	$ (2,336)	$ (3,608)	$ (5,408)
Interest on Shurgard Bridge Loan	7,517	5,603	13,806	11,783
Trademark license fee	324	192	571	394
Total equity in earnings of Shurgard Europe	$ 6,242	$ 3,459	$ 10,769	$ 6,769

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Line of Credit and Notes Payable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Line of Credit and Notes Payable

Carrying Amount of Notes Payable

	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Unsecured Notes Payable:
5.875% effective and stated note rate, interest only and payable semi-annually, matures in March 2013	$	186,460	$	186,460
5.7% effective rate, 7.75% stated note rate, interest only and payable semi-annually, matured in February 2011 (carrying amount includes $215  of unamortized premium at December 31, 2010)		-		103,532
Secured Notes Payable:
4.8% average effective rate mortgage notes payable, secured by 93 real estate facilities with a net book value of approximately $570 million at June 30, 2011 and stated fixed rates between 4.95% and 7.80%, maturing at varying dates between January 2012 and September 2028 (carrying amount includes $5,401 of unamortized premium at June 30, 2011 and $6,137 at December 31, 2010)		263,059		278,425
Total notes payable	$	449,519	$	568,417

Maturities of Notes Payable

	Unsecured Notes Payable			Secured Notes Payable			Total
2011 (remainder)	$	-		$	5,859		$	5,859
2012		-			71,244			71,244
2013		186,460			79,582			266,042
2014		-			49,625			49,625
2015		-			37,023			37,023
Thereafter		-			19,726			19,726
	$	186,460		$	263,059		$	449,519
Weighted average effective rate		5.9	%		4.8	%		5.3	%

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 421,509	$ 261,093
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss (gain) on disposition of real estate investments, including amounts in discontinued operations	125	(5,483)
Gain on early retirement of debt		(283)
Asset impairment charges, including amounts in discontinued operations		2,544
Depreciation and amortization, including amounts in discontinued operations	177,739	170,091
Distributions received from real estate entities in excess of equity in earnings of real estate entities	2,892	6,272
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss	(41,748)	84,047
Other	21,947	7,331
Total adjustments	160,955	264,519
Net cash provided by operating activities	582,464	525,612
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital improvements to real estate facilities	(44,292)	(37,002)
Construction in process	(10,531)	(8,371)
Acquisition of real estate facilities and property intangibles (Note 3)	(34,361)	(66,378)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate investments	400	10,753
Loans to real estate entities	(358,877)
Proceeds from repayments of loans receivable from real estate entities	27,289	1,532
Proceeds from disposition of loan receivable from real estate entities (Note 2)	121,317
Acquisition of investments in real estate entities	(1,274)
Net sales (purchases) of marketable securities	102,230	(95,248)
Other investing activities	3,841	9,811
Net cash used in investing activities	(194,258)	(184,903)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on notes payable	(126,813)	(55,181)
Net proceeds from the issuance of common shares	12,973	26,215
Issuance of cumulative preferred shares	363,664	140,216
Repurchases of cumulative preferred shares	(517,500)	(155,000)
Repurchases of Equity Shares, Series A		(205,366)
Acquisition of permanent noncontrolling equity interests	(12,026)
Distributions paid to Public Storage shareholders	(413,613)	(367,565)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	(7,148)	(12,261)
Net cash used in financing activities	(700,463)	(628,942)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(312,257)	(288,233)
Net effect of foreign exchange translation on cash	492	(1,220)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	456,252	763,789
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	144,487	474,336
Supplemental schedule of non cash investing and financing activities:
Real estate facilities, net of accumulated depreciation	(486)	828
Investment in real estate entities	(16,543)	19,108
Loan receivable from real estate entities	(41,666)	83,140
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	59,187	(104,296)
Accumulated deficit	(218)	(160)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	218	160
Loan receivable from real estate entities	116,560
Investment in real estate entities	(116,560)
Real estate acquired in connection with elimination of intangible assets	(4,738)
Intangible assets eliminated in connection with acquisition of real estate	4,738
Real estate acquired in exchange for assumption of note payable	(9,679)	(131,698)
Note payable assumed in connection with acquisition of real estate	$ 9,679	$ 131,698

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Share-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

9.      Share-Based Compensation

Stock Options

We have various stock option plans (collectively referred to as the "PS Plans").  Under the PS Plans, the Company has granted non-qualified options to certain trustees, officers and key employees to purchase the Company's common shares at a price equal to the fair market value of the common shares at the date of grant.  Options granted after December 31, 2002 vest generally over a five-year period and expire between eight years and ten years after the date they became exercisable.  The PS Plans also provide for the grant of restricted share units (see below) to officers, key employees and service providers on terms determined by an authorized committee of our Board.

We recognize compensation expense for stock options based upon their estimated fair value on the date of grant amortized over the applicable vesting period (the "Fair Value Method"), net of estimates for future forfeitures.  We estimate the fair value of our stock options based upon the Black-Scholes option valuation model.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded $796,000 and $1,499,000, respectively, in compensation expense related to stock options, as compared to $825,000 and $1,425,000 for the same periods in 2010.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, 35,000 stock options were granted, 207,729 options were exercised, and 29,500 options were forfeited.  A total of 2,748,663 stock options were outstanding at June 30, 2011 (2,950,892 at December 31, 2010).

Outstanding stock options are included on a one-for-one basis in our diluted weighted average shares, less a reduction for the treasury stock method applied to a) the average cumulative measured but unrecognized compensation expense during the period and b) the strike price proceeds expected from the employee upon exercise.

Restricted Share Units

Outstanding restricted share units vest ratably over a five or eight-year period from the date of grant.  The employee receives additional compensation equal to the per-share dividends received by common shareholders with respect to restricted share units outstanding.  Such compensation is accounted for as dividends paid.  Any dividends paid on units which are subsequently forfeited are expensed.  Upon vesting, the employee receives common shares equal to the number of vested restricted share units in exchange for the units.

The total value of each restricted share unit grant is amortized over the service period, net of estimates for future forfeitures, as compensation expense.  Restricted share unit grants that are subject to service conditions (other than the passage of time) are amortized using the accelerated attribution method, with each vesting of a share grant amortized separately.  We have elected to use the straight-line attribution method with respect to restricted share grants that are not subject to service conditions (other than the passage of time).  The related employer portion of payroll taxes is expensed as incurred.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, 88,725 restricted share units were granted, 37,754 restricted share units were forfeited and 72,844 restricted share units vested.  This vesting resulted in the issuance of 46,831 common shares.  In addition, cash compensation totaling $2,946,000 was paid to employees in lieu of 26,013 common shares based upon the market value of the shares at the date of vesting is used to settle the employees' tax liability generated by the vesting and is charged against paid in capital.

At June 30, 2011, approximately 462,522 restricted share units were outstanding (484,395 at December 31, 2010).  A total of $5,955,000 and $10,322,000 in restricted share unit expense was recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $2,346,000 and $4,378,000 in restricted share unit expense was recorded for the same periods in 2010.  Restricted share unit expense includes amortization of the grant-date fair value of the units reflected as an increase to paid-in capital, and $50,000 and $372,000 in related payroll taxes we incurred in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $25,000 and $339,000 for the same periods in 2010.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company entered into a performance-based restricted share unit program with selected employees.  Under the program, the Company established a targeted restricted share unit award for each selected employee, which would be earned only if the Company achieved same-store revenue growth in 2011 of at least 2% over 2010.  Depending upon the extent to which same-store revenue met or exceeded the 2% minimum target, restricted share unit awards would range from 50% to 200% of the target restricted share unit award.  To achieve 100% of the targeted award level, 2011 same-store growth over 2010 of at least 3% was required, and to achieve 200% of the targeted award level, 2011 same-store growth of at least 4% was required.  Up to approximately 267,000 restricted share units would be granted assuming achievement of the 4% same-store revenue growth target.  If awarded, 20% of the restricted share units would vest on the date of the award and an additional 20% would vest over each of the next four anniversary dates of the award, assuming continued employment with Public Storage through the vesting dates.  Based upon the expected performance of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2011 relative to the performance target, we expect that 267,000 restricted share units will be granted during the three months ending March 31, 2012.  Included in restricted share unit expense is $3,397,000 and $5,666,000 related to this performance-based restricted share unit program during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

See also "net income per common share" in Note 2 for further discussion regarding the impact of restricted share units on our net income per common and income allocated to common shareholders.

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Public Storage Shareholders' Equity (Cumulative Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Series W Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series W Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series X Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series X Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series Y Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series Y Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series Z Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series Z Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series D Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series D Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series G Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series G Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series H Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series H Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series I Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series I Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series K Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series K Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series L Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series L Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series M Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series M Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series N Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series N Preferred Stock [Member]	Apr. 13, 2010 Series O Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series O Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series O Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series P Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Series P Preferred Stock [Member]	May 31, 2011 Series Q Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series Q Preferred Stock [Member]
Earliest redemption date			Oct. 06, 2008		Nov. 13, 2008		Jan. 02, 2009		Mar. 05, 2009		Mar. 31, 2009		Sep. 13, 2009		Feb. 28, 2010		Apr. 27, 2010		Aug. 23, 2010		Dec. 12, 2010		Jan. 19, 2011		May 03, 2011		Aug. 08, 2011		Oct. 20, 2011		Jan. 09, 2012		Jul. 02, 2012			Apr. 15, 2015		Oct. 07, 2015			Apr. 14, 2016
Dividend Rate %			6.50%		6.45%		6.85%		6.25%		6.125%		6.60%		6.18%		6.75%		6.45%		7.00%		6.95%		7.25%		7.25%		6.75%		6.625%		7.00%		6.875%	6.875%		6.50%		6.50%	6.50%
Shares Outstanding	480,690	486,390	5,300	5,300	4,800	4,800	350,900	350,900	4,500	4,500	4,600	4,600	4,425	4,425	5,400	5,400	5,650	5,650	9,893	9,893	4,000	4,000	4,200	4,200		20,700	16,990	16,990	8,267	8,267	19,065	19,065	6,900	6,900		5,800	5,800	5,000	5,000		15,000
Liquidation Preference			$ 132,500	$ 132,500	$ 120,000	$ 120,000	$ 8,772	$ 8,772	$ 112,500	$ 112,500	$ 115,000	$ 115,000	$ 110,625	$ 110,625	$ 135,000	$ 135,000	$ 141,250	$ 141,250	$ 247,325	$ 247,325	$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ 105,000	$ 105,000		$ 517,500	$ 424,756	$ 424,756	$ 206,665	$ 206,665	$ 476,634	$ 476,634	$ 172,500	$ 172,500		$ 145,000	$ 145,000	$ 125,000	$ 125,000		$ 375,000

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Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Hughes Family percentage ownership of common shares outstanding	16.70%
Tenant reinsurance premiums earned by Public Storage from the Canadian facilities Hughes Family has an interest in	$ 292,000	$ 315,000
The percentage ownership that PS Canada, an entity that the Hughes Family has an interest in, has in Stor-RE, a consolidated entity	2.20%
Hughes Family ownership interest in voting stock of a private REIT with Public Storage	47.90%
Public Storage ownership interest in voting stock of a private REIT with Hughes Family	46.00%
Public Storage ownership interest in nonvoting stock of a private REIT with Hughes Family	100.00%
The number of limited partnerships that the private REIT owns	5
Acquisition cost	154,300,000
Number of additional limited partnership interests acquired from hughes family	18
Number of limited partnerships hughes general partner	1
Canada [Member]
Number of self-storage facilities Hughes Family owns and operates in Canada	53
Hughes Co-General Partner [Member]
The number of limited partnerships that the private REIT owns	3
Mergers Hughes Family Limited Partnership [Member]
Acquisition cost	54,599,000
Mergers Hughes Family Private REIT [Member]
Acquisition cost	238,000
Additional Limited Partnership Interests Hughes Family [Member]
Acquisition cost	$ 13,300,000

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Table 1) (Details)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Foreign Currency (Gain) Loss [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Foreign Currency (Gain) Loss [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2011 Foreign Currency (Gain) Loss [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Foreign Currency (Gain) Loss [Member] EUR (€)
Net income	$ 210,941,000		$ 131,176,000		$ 421,509,000		$ 261,093,000
Aggregate foreign currency translation adjustments for the period	12,840,000	[1]	(59,676,000)	[1]	59,187,000	[1]	(104,296,000)	[1]
Foreign currency (gain) loss	(10,496,000)	[2]	49,204,000	[2]	(41,748,000)	[2]	84,047,000	[2]		600,000		1,000,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period	2,344,000		(10,472,000)		17,439,000		(20,249,000)
Total comprehensive income	213,285,000		120,704,000		438,948,000		240,844,000
End of period exchange rates	1.439				1.439				1.325
Exchange rate for initial funding to Shurgard Europe										1.32%	1.32%	1.32%	1.32%
Proceeds from repayments of loan receivable					$ 27,289,000		$ 1,532,000				€ 6,200,000		€ 16,100,000

[1] Included in the foreign currency gain for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are realized gains of $0.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in connection with €6.2 million and €16.1 million of principal repayments during these respective periods. These gains represent the difference between the spot rates on the date the amounts were initially funded by us (1.32 U.S. Dollars per Euro) and the repayment dates.

[2] The foreign currency exchange gains and losses reflected on our condensed consolidated statements of income are comprised primarily of foreign currency exchange gains and losses on the Euro-denominated loan to Shurgard Europe.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

For all taxable years subsequent to 1980, the Company has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code.  As a REIT, we do not incur federal or significant state tax on that portion of our taxable income which is distributed to our shareholders, provided that we meet certain tests.  We believe we have met these tests during 2010, for the two quarters ended June 30, 2011, and we expect to meet these tests for the rest of 2011 and, accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been made in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements on income produced and distributed on real estate rental operations.  We have business operations in taxable REIT subsidiaries that are subject to regular corporate tax on their taxable income, and such corporate taxes attributable to these operations are presented in ancillary cost of operations in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.  We also are subject to certain state taxes, which are presented in general and administrative expense in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.  We have concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our financial statements with respect to all tax periods which remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions as of June 30, 2011.

Real Estate Facilities

Real Estate Facilities

Real estate facilities are recorded at cost.  Costs associated with the development, construction, renovation and improvement of properties are capitalized.  Interest, property taxes and other costs associated with development incurred during the construction period are capitalized as building cost.  Legal services, due diligence, transfer taxes, and other internal and external transaction costs associated with acquisitions are expensed as incurred.  Costs associated with the sale of real estate facilities or interests in real estate investments are expensed as incurred.  Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed when incurred.  Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the buildings and improvements, which generally range from 5 to 25 years.

Acquisitions of operating self-storage facilities are accounted for under the provisions of Codification Section 805, "Business Combinations."  The net acquisition cost includes cash paid to the seller as well as the fair value of any mortgage debt assumed.  In the case of multiple facilities acquired in a single transaction, the aggregate acquisition cost is allocated to each facility based upon the relative estimated fair value of each facility.  Any difference between the acquisition cost and the fair value of the real estate facilities is recorded as goodwill.  The acquisition cost of each facility is allocated based upon the relative estimated fair values of the underlying land, buildings, and intangibles such as the self-storage tenants in place.  Significant judgment is used to estimate fair values in recording our business combinations, and the valuation process utilizes significant unobservable inputs, which are "Level 3" inputs as the term is defined in Codification Section 820-10-35-52.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

We have estimated the fair value of our financial instruments using available market information and generally accepted valuation methodologies.  Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of market value.  Accordingly, estimated fair values are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in current market exchanges.

For purposes of financial statement presentation, we consider all highly liquid financial instruments such as short-term treasury securities, money market funds with daily liquidity and a rating of at least AAA by Standard and Poor's, or investment grade (rated A1 by Standard and Poor's) short-term commercial paper with remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents.  Any such cash and cash equivalents which are restricted from general corporate use due to insurance or other regulations, or based upon contractual requirements, are included in other assets.

Marketable securities consist of short-term investments in high-grade corporate securities rated A1 by Standard and Poor's.  Because we have the positive intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity, the securities are stated at amortized cost and the related unrecognized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and other comprehensive income.  The difference between interest income that is imputed using the effective interest method and the actual note interest collected is recorded as an adjustment to the marketable security balance; our marketable securities were decreased $49,000 and $202,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in applying the effective interest method.  The amortized cost, gross unrecognized holding losses, and fair value of our marketable securities were $102,279,000, ($41,000) and $102,238,000, respectively, at December 31, 2010.  The characteristics of the marketable securities and comparative metrics utilized in our evaluation represent significant observable inputs, which are "Level 2" inputs as the term is defined in Codification Section 820-10-35-47.  We periodically assess our marketable securities for other-than-temporary impairment.  Any such other-than-temporary impairment from credit loss is recognized as a realized loss and measured as the excess of carrying value over fair value at the time the assessment is made.  During each of the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we had no other-than-temporary impairment losses.  All of our marketable securities held as of December 31, 2010 matured during the three months ended March 31, 2011.  As of June 30, 2011, we held no marketable securities.

Due to the short maturity and the underlying characteristics of our cash and cash equivalents, other assets, and accrued and other liabilities, we believe the carrying values as presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are reasonable estimates of fair value.

Financial assets that are exposed to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, the loan receivable from PSB, the loans receivable from Shurgard Europe, and restricted cash.  Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are only invested in instruments with an investment grade rating.  See "Loans Receivable from Shurgard Europe" below for information regarding our fair value measurement of this instrument.

At June 30, 2011, due primarily to our investment in and loans receivable from Shurgard Europe, our operations and our financial position are affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Euro, and to a lesser extent, other European currencies, against the U.S. Dollar.

We estimate the fair value of our notes payable to be $455,928,000 at June 30, 2011, based primarily upon discounting the future cash flows under each respective note at an interest rate that approximates loans with similar credit quality and term to maturity.  The characteristics of the notes payable and comparative metrics utilized in our evaluation represent significant observable inputs, which are "Level 2" inputs as the term is utilized in Codification Section 820-10-35-47.

We have estimated the fair value of our financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies.  Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of market value.  Accordingly, estimated fair values are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in current market exchanges.

Goodwill

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations, and has an indeterminate life.  Each business combination from which our goodwill arose was for the acquisition of single businesses and accordingly, the allocation of our goodwill to our business segments is based directly on such acquisitions. Our goodwill balance of $174,634,000 is reported net of accumulated amortization of $85,085,000 as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets primarily represent the unamortized portion of the estimated acquisition-date fair values of the tenants in place and, to a lesser extent, leasehold interests in land (collectively, the "Property Intangibles").  Property Intangibles are finite-lived and are amortized relative to the benefit of the tenants in place or the land lease expense to each period.  Accumulated amortization reflects those individual real estate facilities where the related Property Intangibles had not been fully amortized at each applicable date.

At June 30, 2011, our Property Intangibles have a net book value of $15,134,000 ($23,267,000 at December 31, 2010).  Accumulated amortization totaled $25,518,000 at June 30, 2011 ($21,844,000 at December 31, 2010), and amortization expense of $2,636,000 and $2,408,000 was recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $6,147,000 and $3,314,000 was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, our Property Intangibles were increased by $2,752,000 in connection with the acquisition of six self-storage facilities and the leasehold interest in the land of one of our existing self-storage facilities (Note 3).  The acquisition of this leasehold interest resulted in the reclassification of Property Intangibles totaling $4,738,000 to real estate facilities, during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

In addition to the Property Intangibles, we also have an intangible asset representing the estimated acquisition-date fair value of the "Shurgard" trade name, which is used by Shurgard Europe pursuant to a licensing agreement, with a book value of $18,824,000 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The Shurgard trade name has an indefinite life and, accordingly, we do not amortize this asset but instead analyze it on an annual basis for impairment.  No impairments have been noted from any of our annual evaluations.

Evaluation of Asset Impairment

Evaluation of Asset Impairment

We evaluate our real estate, Property Intangibles, and other long-lived assets for impairment on a quarterly basis.  We first evaluate these assets for indicators of impairment, and if any indicators of impairment are noted, we determine whether the carrying value of such assets is in excess of the future estimated undiscounted cash flows attributable to these assets.  If there is excess carrying value over such future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess of carrying value over the assets' estimated fair value.  Any long-lived assets which we expect to sell or otherwise dispose of prior to their estimated useful life are stated at the lower of their estimated net realizable value (estimated fair value less cost to sell) or their carrying value.  During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded impairment charges totaling $2,544,000, comprised of $1,735,000 in real estate facilities, of which $397,000 is reflected under "discontinued operations" on our condensed consolidated statements of income, $611,000 in other assets, and $198,000 in intangible assets related to a ground lease and which is reflected under "discontinued operations" on our condensed consolidated statements of income.  No additional impairments were identified from our evaluations in any periods presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

We evaluate impairment of goodwill annually by reporting unit.  No impairment of our goodwill was identified in our annual evaluation at December 31, 2010, nor were there any indicators of impairment at June 30, 2011.

Revenue Recognition

Rental income, which is generally earned pursuant to month-to-month leases for storage space, as well as late charges and administrative fees, are recognized as earned.  Promotional discounts are recognized as a reduction to rental income over the promotional period, which is generally during the first month of occupancy.  Ancillary revenues and interest and other income are recognized when earned.  Equity in earnings of real estate entities is recognized based on our ownership interest in the earnings of each of the Unconsolidated Entities.

Expense Recognition

We accrue for property tax expense based upon actual amounts billed for the related time periods and, in some circumstances due to taxing authority assessment and billing timing and disputes of assessed amounts, estimates and historical trends.  If these estimates are incorrect, the timing and amount of expense recognition could be affected.  Cost of operations, general and administrative expense, interest expense, as well as television, yellow page, and other advertising expenditures are expensed as incurred.

Foreign Currency Exchange Translation

Foreign Currency Exchange Translation

The local currency is the functional currency for the foreign operations we have an interest in.  Assets and liabilities included on our consolidated balance sheets, including our equity investment in, and our loan receivable from, Shurgard Europe, are translated at end-of-period exchange rates, while revenues, expenses, and equity in earnings in the related real estate entities, are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the period.  The Euro, which represents the functional currency used by a majority of the foreign operations we have an interest in, was translated at an end-of-period exchange rate of approximately 1.439 U.S. Dollars per Euro at June 30, 2011 (1.325 at December 31, 2010), and average exchange rates of 1.438 and 1.273 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 1.402 and 1.329 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Equity is translated at historical rates and the resulting cumulative translation adjustments, to the extent not included in net income, are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the translation adjustments are realized.  See "Other Comprehensive Income" below for further information regarding our foreign currency translation gains and losses.

Other Comprehensive Income

Other Comprehensive Income

Other comprehensive income consists primarily of foreign currency translation adjustments to the extent not recognized on our condensed consolidated statements of income.  Other comprehensive income is reflected as an adjustment to "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income" in the equity section of our condensed consolidated balance sheet, and is added to our net income in determining total comprehensive income for the period as reflected in the following table:

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net income	$	210,941		$	131,176		$	421,509		$	261,093
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Aggregate foreign currency translation adjustments for the period (a)		12,840			(59,676	)		59,187			(104,296	)
Adjust for foreign currency translation adjustments recognized during the period:
Foreign currency (gain) loss (b)		(10,496	)		49,204			(41,748	)		84,047
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period		2,344			(10,472	)		17,439			(20,249	)
Total comprehensive income	$	213,285		$	120,704		$	438,948		$	240,844

(a)   Included in the foreign currency gain for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are realized gains of $0.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in connection with €6.2 million and €16.1 million of principal repayments during these respective periods.  These gains represent the difference between the spot rates on the date the amounts were initially funded by us (1.32 U.S. Dollars per Euro) and the repayment dates.

(b)   The foreign currency exchange gains and losses reflected on our condensed consolidated statements of income are comprised primarily of foreign currency exchange gains and losses on the Euro-denominated loan to Shurgard Europe.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

The revenues and expenses of operating units (including individual real estate facilities) that can be segregated from the other operations of the Company, and either i) have been eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company or ii) are expected to be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company within the next year pursuant to a committed plan of disposal, are reclassified and presented for all periods as "discontinued operations" on our condensed consolidated statements of income. 

Included in discontinued operations are the historical operations of (i) land-leased facilities that were disposed of in 2010 and 2011 when the respective land leases expired, and (ii) two self-storage facilities that were disposed of in 2010.  In addition to revenues and expenses of these operating units, discontinued operations is comprised primarily of a $253,000 loss on disposition of a land-leased facility for the six months ended June 30, 2011, $4,650,000 and $5,087,000 in gains on disposition of real estate facilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and a $397,000 impairment charge on real estate incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Net Income per Common Share

Net Income per Common Share

We first allocate net income to our noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (Note 6) and preferred shareholders to arrive at net income allocable to our common shareholders and Equity Shares, Series A.  Net income allocated to preferred shareholders or noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries includes any excess of the cash required to redeem any preferred securities in the period over the net proceeds from the original issuance of the securities (or, if securities are redeemed for less than the original issuance proceeds, income allocated to the holders of the redeemed securities is reduced).

The remaining net income is allocated among our regular common shares, restricted share units, and our Equity Shares, Series A based upon the dividends declared (or accumulated) for each security in the period, combined with each security's participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Net income allocated to the Equity Shares, Series A for the six months ended June 30, 2010 also includes $25.7 million, representing the excess of cash paid to redeem the securities over the original issuance proceeds.  We redeemed all of these securities on April 15, 2010.

Net income allocated to our regular common shares from continuing operations is computed by eliminating the net income or loss from discontinued operations allocable to our regular common shares, from net income allocated to our regular common shares.

Basic net income per share, basic net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, and basic net income from continuing operations per share are computed using the weighted average common shares outstanding.  Diluted net income per share, diluted net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, and diluted net income from continuing operations per share are computed using the weighted average common shares outstanding, adjusted for the impact, if dilutive, of stock options outstanding (Note 9).

The following table reflects the components of the calculations of our basic and diluted net income per share, basic and diluted net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, and basic and diluted net income from continuing operations per share which are not already otherwise set forth on the face of our condensed consolidated statements of income:

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,					For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Net income allocable to common shareholders from continuing operations and discontinued operations:
Net income allocable to common shareholders	$	131,515	$	60,837		$	279,574	$	95,575
Eliminate: Discontinued operations allocable to common shareholders		-		(4,410	)		355		(4,943	)
Net income from continuing operations allocable to common shareholders	$	131,515	$	56,427		$	279,929	$	90,632
Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		169,492		168,804			169,404		168,641
Net effect of dilutive stock options - based on treasury stock method using average market price		909		825			988		829
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		170,401		169,629			170,392		169,470

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 144,487	$ 456,252
Marketable securities		102,279
Real estate facilities, at cost:
Land	2,795,770	2,789,227
Buildings	7,887,522	7,798,120
Real estate facilities, gross	10,683,292	10,587,347
Accumulated depreciation	(3,227,804)	(3,061,459)
Real estate facilities, net	7,455,488	7,525,888
Construction in process	8,531	6,928
Total real estate facilities	7,464,019	7,532,816
Investment in real estate entities	733,054	601,569
Goodwill, net	174,634	174,634
Intangible assets, net	33,958	42,091
Loans receivable from real estate entities	630,606	495,229
Other assets	91,578	90,463
Total assets	9,272,336	9,495,333
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Notes payable	449,519	568,417
Accrued and other liabilities	227,869	205,769
Total liabilities	677,388	774,186
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	12,325	12,213
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Equity:
Cumulative Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 480,690 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (486,390 at December 31, 2010) at liquidation preference	3,253,527	3,396,027
Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 169,507,379 shares issued and outstanding (169,252,819 at December 31, 2010)	16,952	16,927
Paid-in capital	5,518,738	5,515,827
Accumulated deficit	(237,689)	(236,410)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1,666	(15,773)
Total Public Storage shareholders' equity	8,553,194	8,676,598
Equity of permanent noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	29,429	32,336
Total equity	8,582,623	8,708,934
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,272,336	$ 9,495,333

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Table 2) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Net income allocable to common shareholders	$ 131,515	$ 60,837	$ 279,574	$ 95,575
Eliminate: Discontinued operations allocable to common shareholders		(4,410)	355	(4,943)
Net income from continuing operations allocable to common shareholders	$ 131,515	$ 56,427	$ 279,929	$ 90,632
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	169,492	168,804	169,404	168,641
Net effect of dilutive stock options - based on treasury stock method using average market price	909	825	988	829
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	170,401	169,629	170,392	169,470

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Line of Credit and Notes Payable (Carrying Amount of Notes Payable) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Total notes payable	$ 449,519	$ 568,417
Carrying Amount [Member] | 5.875% unsecured notes payable due March 2013 [Member]
Unsecured Notes Payable	186,460	186,460
Carrying Amount [Member] | 5.7%, 7.75% unsecured notes payable due February 2011 [Member]
Unsecured Notes Payable		103,532
Carrying Amount [Member] | 4.9% secured notes payable maturing at varying between January 2012 and September 2028 [Member]
Secured Notes Payable	$ 263,059	$ 278,425

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Public Storage Shareholders' Equity (Equity Shares, Series AAA) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2010	Aug. 31, 2010
Public Storage Shareholders' Equity
Equity shares series AAA, shares retired		4,289,544
Equity shares series AAA quarterly per share amount paid	$ 0.5391

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Schedule of Selected Financial Information of Shurgard Europe) (Details) (Shurgard Europe Investment [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Shurgard Europe Investment [Member]
Self-storage and ancillary revenues	$ 66,024,000	$ 55,659,000	$ 128,272,000	$ 114,067,000
Interest and other income (expense)	86,000	(287,000)	203,000	(211,000)
Self-storage and ancillary cost of operations	(27,687,000)	(23,253,000)	(53,962,000)	(48,712,000)
Trademark license fee payable to Public Storage	(661,000)	(390,000)	(1,166,000)	(805,000)
Depreciation and amortization	(18,236,000)	(17,400,000)	(36,701,000)	(36,139,000)
General and administrative	(2,924,000)	(1,744,000)	(5,620,000)	(3,656,000)
Interest expense on third party debt	(3,776,000)	(2,674,000)	(7,292,000)	(5,451,000)
Interest expense on debt due to Public Storage	(15,341,000)	(11,436,000)	(28,176,000)	(24,045,000)
Expenses from foreign currency exchange	(749,000)	(237,000)	(106,000)	(430,000)
Net loss	(3,264,000)	(1,762,000)	(4,548,000)	(5,382,000)
Net income allocated to permanent noncontrolling equity interests in subsidiaries		(3,006,000)	(2,816,000)	(5,655,000)
Net loss allocated to Shurgard Europe	(3,264,000)	(4,768,000)	(7,364,000)	(11,037,000)
Total assets (primarily self-storage facilities)	1,587,122,000		1,587,122,000		1,503,961,000
Total debt to third parties	283,740,000		283,740,000		279,174,000
Total debt to Public Storage	514,606,000		514,606,000		495,229,000
Other liabilities	88,206,000		88,206,000		73,027,000
Equity	$ 700,570,000		$ 700,570,000		$ 656,531,000

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Investments in Real Estate Entities (Investment in Shurgard Europe) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Interest in Shurgard Europe					49.00%
Depreciation and amortization expense allocated to permanent noncontrolling equity interests in Shurgard Europe	$ 0	$ 2,851,000	$ 2,062,000	$ 5,997,000

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Public Storage Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	2 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	May 31, 2011 Series Q Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series Q Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series Q Preferred Stock [Member]	Apr. 13, 2010 Series O Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series O Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series O Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series I Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series I Preferred Stock [Member]
Number of quarterly dividends in arrearage before preferred shareholders can elect additional board members		6
Number of additional board members the preferred shareholders can elect in the case of an excess arrearage of quarterly dividends		2
Preferred stock, amount of preferred dividends in arrears		$ 0
Redeemable preferred stock redemption price per share		$ 25.00
Preferred shares per depositary share				0.001			0.001
Issuance costs	11,336,000
Income reclassified from common to preferred		5,063,000							15,899,000
Dividend Rate %			6.50%		6.50%	6.875%		6.875%		7.25%
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock			375,000,000			145,000,000
Number of stock issued in sale			15,000,000			5,800,000
Redemption of cumulative preferred shares									$ 517,500,000	$ 517,500,000

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Real Estate Facilities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Acquisition cost of real estate facilities	$ 23,300,000
Mortgage debt aggregate fair value	9,679,000
Acquisition Of Five Self Storage Facilities In Nevada And One In New York [Member]
Number of operating self storage facilities, Nevada	5
Number of operating self storage facilities, New York	1
Net rentable square feet	524,000
Acquisition cost of real estate facilities	44,040,000
Payments to acquire real estate	34,361,000
Mortgage debt aggregate fair value	9,679,000
Aggregate cost, real estate	46,026,000
Land lease intangible assets	4,738,000
Aggregate cost, intangibles	2,752,000
Two Expansion Projects [Member]
Newly developed facilities opened for operations	8,928,000
Proceeds from disposition of real estate facilities	400,000
Net loss with respect to disposition	125,000
Gain on disposed facilities	128,000
Loss on discontinued operations	$ 253,000