Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Property revenues
Rental revenues		$ 194,515	$ 184,247	$ 571,461	$ 543,649
Other property revenues		32,670	28,851	91,809	83,870
Total property revenues		227,185	213,098	663,270	627,519
Property expenses
Property operating and maintenance		58,062	55,228	164,532	158,239
Real estate taxes		26,044	23,447	76,774	70,640
Total property expenses		84,106	78,675	241,306	228,879
Non-property income
Fee and asset management		1,902	2,131	5,083	7,301
Interest and other income		107	430	308	762
Income (loss) on deferred compensation plans		(3,438)	(765)	(1,871)	1,934
Total non-property income		(1,429)	1,796	3,520	9,997
Other expenses
Property management		5,884	5,416	17,928	17,108
Fee and asset management		1,227	1,240	3,424	3,746
General and administrative		11,790	10,331	33,120	30,410
Interest		23,265	22,967	72,288	68,846
Depreciation and amortization		65,079	59,179	190,337	174,528
Amortization of deferred financing costs		725	836	2,143	2,493
Expense (benefit) on deferred compensation plans		(3,438)	(765)	(1,871)	1,934
Total other expenses		104,532	99,204	317,369	299,065
Gain on sale of operating properties, including land		0	1,808	85,192	3,609
Impairment associated with land holdings		0	0	0	(1,152)
Equity in income of joint ventures	[1]	1,574	863	4,487	5,889
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		38,692	39,686	197,794	117,918
Income tax expense		(498)	(353)	(1,334)	(1,228)
Net income		38,194	39,333	196,460	116,690
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(1,150)	(1,050)	(7,738)	(3,099)
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$ 37,044	$ 38,283	$ 188,722	$ 113,591
Earnings per common share – basic		$ 0.41	$ 0.43	$ 2.10	$ 1.28
Earnings per common share – diluted		0.41	0.43	2.09	1.28
Distributions declared per common share		$ 0.70	$ 0.66	$ 2.10	$ 1.98
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic		89,164	88,146	89,102	87,882
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted		90,341	89,353	89,450	89,052
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:
Net income		$ 38,194	$ 39,333	$ 196,460	$ 116,690
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedging activities		0	(417)	0	(417)
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedging activities, prior service cost and net loss on post retirement obligation		38	20	112	49
Comprehensive income		38,232	38,936	196,572	116,322
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(1,150)	(1,050)	(7,738)	(3,099)
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders		$ 37,082	$ 37,886	$ 188,834	$ 113,223

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