CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 31,880	$ 26,678
Interest income from mortgage loans	6,578	4,607
Interest and other income	146	195
Total revenues	38,604	31,480
Expenses:
Interest expense	6,000	3,766
Depreciation and amortization	8,561	6,779
General and administrative expenses	4,457	3,499
Total expenses	19,018	14,044
Operating income	19,586	17,436
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(272)	(116)
Net income	19,858	17,552
Income allocated to participating securities	(101)	(123)
Income allocated to preferred stockholders		(818)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 19,757	$ 16,611
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.47
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.47
Weighted average shares used to calculate earnings per common share
Basic (in shares)	37,446	35,277
Diluted (in shares)	37,459	37,292
Dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ 0.51