Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 68,204	$ 59,272	$ 197,077	$ 171,374
Interest income from mortgage and other notes	3,045	3,669	10,125	10,136
Investment income and other	103	310	374	1,963
Revenues	71,352	63,251	207,576	183,473
Expenses:
Depreciation	17,023	15,240	50,006	43,668
Interest, including amortization of debt discount and issuance costs	12,241	10,816	35,730	31,745
Legal	215	156	417	406
Franchise, excise and other taxes	268	271	802	826
General and administrative	2,513	2,169	9,143	7,218
Loan and realty losses (recoveries)	0	1,131	0	15,856
Total operating expenses	32,260	29,783	96,098	99,719
Income before equity-method investee, TRS tax benefit, investment and other gains and noncontrolling interest	39,092	33,468	111,478	83,754
Loss from equity-method investee	0	(754)	0	(1,214)
Income tax benefit attributable to taxable REIT subsidiary	0	(933)	0	(749)
Investment and other gains	0	1,657	10,088	29,737
Net income	39,092	33,438	121,566	111,528
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(406)	0	(1,176)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 39,092	$ 33,032	$ 121,566	$ 110,352
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	41,108,699	39,283,919	40,681,582	38,735,262
Diluted	41,448,263	39,651,900	40,937,337	38,876,025
Basic:
Net income per common share attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.95	$ 0.84	$ 2.99	$ 2.85
Diluted:
Net income per common share attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.94	$ 0.83	$ 2.97	$ 2.84