Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 52,495	$ 40,313
Interest income from mortgage and other notes	2,121	1,756
Investment income and other	1,135	1,067
Revenues	55,751	43,136
Expenses:
Depreciation	13,014	9,237
Interest, including amortization of debt discount and issuance costs	8,412	6,887
Legal	104	73
Franchise, excise and other taxes	134	306
General and administrative	3,845	2,935
Total operating expenses	25,509	19,438
Income before equity-method investee, discontinued operations and noncontrolling interest	30,242	23,698
Income from equity-method investee	(229)	158
Net income	30,013	23,856
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(330)	(323)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 29,683	$ 23,533
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	37,558,067	33,051,415
Diluted	37,645,265	33,085,232
Basic:
Net income per common share attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.79	$ 0.71
Diluted:
Net income per common share attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.79	$ 0.71