Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Property revenues
Rental revenues		$ 189,246	$ 178,313	$ 376,365	$ 353,533
Other property revenues		32,232	28,119	62,708	54,507
Total property revenues		221,478	206,432	439,073	408,040
Property expenses
Property operating and maintenance		52,856	49,169	103,125	98,020
Real estate taxes		27,300	24,581	54,180	49,258
Total property expenses		80,156	73,750	157,305	147,278
Non-property income
Fee and asset management		1,791	1,618	3,556	3,181
Interest and other income		215	141	439	201
Income (loss) on deferred compensation plans		1,224	(297)	1,287	1,567
Total non-property income		3,230	1,462	5,282	4,949
Other expenses
Property management		6,417	5,931	13,557	11,723
Fee and asset management		998	1,121	1,950	2,197
General and administrative		11,803	11,582	24,026	21,330
Interest		23,070	24,846	46,860	49,898
Depreciation and amortization		62,456	59,940	124,547	117,924
Expense (benefit) on deferred compensation plans		1,224	(297)	1,287	1,567
Total other expenses		105,968	103,123	212,227	204,639
Gain on sale of operating properties, including land		32,235	0	32,678	85,192
Equity in income of joint ventures	[1]	1,689	1,531	3,186	2,913
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		72,508	32,552	110,687	149,177
Income tax expense		(489)	(407)	(804)	(836)
Income from continuing operations		72,019	32,145	109,883	148,341
Income from discontinued operations		2,529	5,056	7,605	9,925
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		375,237	0	375,237	0
Net income		449,785	37,201	492,725	158,266
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(3,483)	(1,122)	(4,693)	(6,588)
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$ 446,302	$ 36,079	$ 488,032	$ 151,678
Earnings per common share from continuing operations		$ 0.72	$ 0.34	$ 1.12	$ 1.58
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations		4.22	0.06	4.28	0.11
Earnings per common share – basic		4.94	0.40	5.40	1.69
Earnings per common share from continuing operations		0.72	0.34	1.12	1.57
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations		4.20	0.06	4.26	0.11
Earnings per share – diluted		4.92	0.40	5.38	1.68
Distributions declared per common share		$ 0.75	$ 0.70	$ 1.50	$ 1.40
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic		89,559	89,153	89,451	89,071
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted		89,862	90,252	89,780	90,496
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:
Net income		$ 449,785	$ 37,201	$ 492,725	$ 158,266
Other comprehensive income
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedging activities, prior service cost and net loss on post-retirement obligation		33	37	65	74
Comprehensive income		449,818	37,238	492,790	158,340
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(3,483)	(1,122)	(4,693)	(6,588)
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders		$ 446,335	$ 36,116	$ 488,097	$ 151,752

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