Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Property revenues
Operating Lease, Lease Income		$ 248,567	$ 230,683
Property expenses
Property operating and maintenance		56,948	53,916
Real estate taxes		33,890	30,049
Non-property income
Interest and other income		298	793
Income (loss) on deferred compensation plans		10,356	(205)
Total non-property income		12,497	2,586
Other expenses
General and administrative		13,308	12,223
Interest		20,470	20,374
Depreciation and amortization		80,274	70,224
Expense (benefit) on deferred compensation plans		10,356	(205)
Total other expenses		132,249	110,220
Equity in income of joint ventures	[1]	1,912	1,829
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		39,889	40,913
Income tax expense		(168)	(388)
Net income		39,721	40,525
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(1,108)	(1,130)
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$ 38,613	$ 39,395
Earnings per share – basic		$ 0.40	$ 0.41
Earnings per share – diluted		$ 0.40	$ 0.41
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic		96,892	95,067
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted		97,041	96,046
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income		$ 39,721	$ 40,525
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedging activities		(5,938)	3,601
Reclassification of net loss (gain) on cash flow hedging activities, prior service cost and net loss on post-retirement obligation		(375)	35
Comprehensive income		33,408	44,161
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests from continuing operations		(1,108)	(1,130)
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders		32,300	43,031
Total Property Expenses
Property expenses
Expenses		90,838	83,965
Fee and asset management income
Property revenues
Revenues		1,843	1,998
Property management
Property expenses
Expenses		6,657	6,639
Fee and asset management expense
Property expenses
Expenses		$ 1,184	$ 965

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