Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 61,062	$ 35,679
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	20,443	18,491
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs	1,173	1,263
Amortization of commitment fees	129	119
Amortization of lease incentives	236	168
Straight-line rental income	5,177	5,228
Non-cash interest income on construction loan	(888)	(548)
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investment Real Estate	21,007	0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(442)	0
Loan and realty losses	1,555	2,500
Payment of Tenant Lease Incentives	0	(1,250)
Share-based compensation	1,845	2,001
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets	357	(2,961)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(1,497)	1,597
Deferred income	(619)	16,322
Net cash provided by operating activities	57,082	73,837
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in mortgage and other notes receivable	(20,298)	(11,002)
Collection of mortgage and other notes receivable	14,288	300
Investment in real estate	(80,335)	(50,122)
Payments to Renovate Real Estate	(3,057)	(4,215)
Proceeds from Sale of Wholly Owned Real Estate and Real Estate Acquired in Settlement of Loans	39,260	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(51,017)	(65,039)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities	125,000	95,000
Payments on revolving credit facilities	(17,000)	(90,000)
Repayments of Long-term Debt	304	296
Debt issuance costs	0	(67)
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests	16	0
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	13	0
Value of shares withheld from options exercised for employee tax withholding	(2,705)	(1,006)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net	0	35,913
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	87	0
Dividends paid to stockholders	(46,817)	(42,700)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	58,084	(3,156)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	64,149	5,642
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	79,818	15,554
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	12,462	11,901
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Change in straight-line rent receivable related to investments in real estate	0	38,000
Change in mortgage notes receivable related to investments in real estate	59,350	0
Increase in mortgage note receivable from sale of real estate	4,000	0
Change in other assets related to investments in real estate	0	176
Change in accounts payable related to investments in real estate construction	(234)	(1,048)
Change in accounts payable related to investments in real estate acquisition	0	1,178
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 875	$ 0