Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Property revenues
Rental revenues		$ 187,119	$ 175,220
Other property revenues		30,476	26,388
Total property revenues		217,595	201,608
Property expenses
Property operating and maintenance		50,269	48,851
Real estate taxes		26,880	24,677
Total property expenses		77,149	73,528
Non-property income
Fee and asset management		1,765	1,563
Interest and other income		224	60
Income on deferred compensation plans		63	1,864
Total non-property income		2,052	3,487
Other expenses
Property management		7,140	5,792
Fee and asset management		952	1,076
General and administrative		12,223	9,748
Interest		23,790	25,052
Depreciation and amortization		62,091	57,984
Expense on deferred compensation plans		63	1,864
Total other expenses		106,259	101,516
Gain on sale of operating properties, including land		443	85,192
Equity in income of joint ventures	[1]	1,497	1,382
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		38,179	116,625
Income tax expense		(315)	(429)
Income from continuing operations		37,864	116,196
Income from discontinued operations		5,076	4,869
Net income		42,940	121,065
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(1,210)	(5,466)
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$ 41,730	$ 115,599
Earnings per common share from continuing operations		$ 0.41	$ 1.23
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations		0.05	0.06
Earnings per common share – basic		0.46	1.29
Earnings per common share from continuing operations		0.41	1.22
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations		0.05	0.05
Earnings per share – diluted		0.46	1.27
Distributions declared per common share		$ 0.75	$ 0.70
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic		89,344	88,987
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted		90,509	90,464
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:
Net income		$ 42,940	$ 121,065
Other comprehensive income
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedging activities, prior service cost and net loss on post-retirement obligation		32	37
Comprehensive income		42,972	121,102
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(1,210)	(5,466)
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders		$ 41,762	$ 115,636

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