Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Property revenues
Rental revenues		$ 190,089	$ 180,438	$ 376,946	$ 359,402
Other property revenues		30,562	28,054	59,139	55,019
Total property revenues		220,651	208,492	436,085	414,421
Property expenses
Property operating and maintenance		53,472	52,264	106,470	103,011
Real estate taxes		25,317	23,616	50,730	47,193
Total property expenses		78,789	75,880	157,200	150,204
Non-property income
Fee and asset management		1,618	2,147	3,181	5,170
Interest and other income		141	44	201	332
Income (loss) on deferred compensation plans		(297)	2,018	1,567	2,699
Total non-property income		1,462	4,209	4,949	8,201
Other expenses
Property management		6,082	5,853	12,044	11,692
Fee and asset management		1,121	1,247	2,197	2,506
General and administrative		11,582	10,534	21,330	20,079
Interest		24,411	22,746	49,023	45,879
Depreciation and amortization		63,728	57,953	125,258	115,349
Amortization of deferred financing costs		620	816	1,418	1,657
Expense (benefit) on deferred compensation plans		(297)	2,018	1,567	2,699
Total other expenses		107,247	101,167	212,837	199,861
Gain on sale of operating properties, including land		0	1,447	85,192	1,801
Impairment associated with land holdings		0	(1,152)	0	(1,152)
Equity in income of joint ventures	[1]	1,531	736	2,913	5,026
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		37,608	36,685	159,102	78,232
Income tax expense		407	401	(836)	(875)
Net income		37,201	36,284	158,266	77,357
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(1,122)	(1,012)	(6,588)	(2,049)
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$ 36,079	$ 35,272	$ 151,678	$ 75,308
Earnings per common share – basic		$ 0.40	$ 0.40	$ 1.69	$ 0.85
Earnings per common share – diluted		0.40	0.40	1.68	0.85
Distributions declared per common share		$ 0.70	$ 0.66	$ 1.40	$ 1.32
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic		89,153	87,845	89,071	87,748
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted		90,252	88,972	90,496	88,899
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:
Net income		$ 37,201	$ 36,284	$ 158,266	$ 77,357
Other comprehensive income
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedging activities, prior service cost and net loss on post retirement obligation		37	14	74	29
Comprehensive income		37,238	36,298	158,340	77,386
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(1,122)	(1,012)	(6,588)	(2,049)
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders		$ 36,116	$ 35,286	$ 151,752	$ 75,337

[1] Equity in income excludes our ownership interest of fee income from various services provided by us to the funds.