Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017
Property revenues
Property revenues		$ 1,028,461		$ 954,505		$ 900,896
Property expenses
Property operating and maintenance		235,589		220,732		217,817
Real estate taxes		130,758		122,847		110,925
Total property expenses		366,347		343,579		328,742
Non-property income
Fee and asset management		8,696		7,231		8,176
Interest and other income		3,090		2,101		3,011
Income (loss) on deferred compensation plans		21,694		(6,535)		16,608
Total non-property income		33,480		2,797		27,795
Other expenses
Property management		25,290		25,581		25,773
Fee and asset management		5,759		4,451		3,903
General and administrative		53,201		50,735		50,587
Interest		80,706		84,263		86,750
Depreciation and amortization		336,274		300,946		263,974
Expense (benefit) on deferred compensation plans		21,694		(6,535)		16,608
Total other expenses		522,924		459,441		447,595
Loss on early retirement of debt		(11,995)		0		(323)
Gain on sale of operating properties		49,901		0		43,231
Equity in income of joint ventures	[1]	14,783	[2]	7,836		6,822	[2]
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		225,359		162,118		202,084
Income tax expense		(1,089)		(1,424)		(1,224)
Net income		224,270		160,694		200,860
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests		(4,647)		(4,566)		(4,438)
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$ 219,623		$ 156,128		$ 196,422
Total earnings per share – basic		$ 2.23	[3]	$ 1.63	[3]	$ 2.14
Total earnings per share – diluted		$ 2.22	[3]	$ 1.63	[3]	$ 2.13
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic		98,460		95,208		91,499
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted		99,384		95,366		92,515
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:
Net income		$ 224,270		$ 160,694		$ 200,860
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging activities		(12,998)		6,782		1,690
Unrealized gain (loss) and unamortized prior service cost on post retirement obligation		(449)		450		(20)
Reclassification of net (gain) loss on cash flow hedging activities, prior service cost and net loss on post retirement obligation		(11)		(246)		136
Comprehensive income		210,812		167,680		202,666
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests		(4,647)		(4,566)		(4,438)
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders		$ 206,165		$ 163,114		$ 198,228

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

[2] Equity in income for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes our ownership interest of the gain on sale of the operating property of approximately $6.2 million. Equity in income for the year ended December 31, 2017 includes our ownership interest of the hurricane related insurance recoveries and expenses of approximately $0.4 million.

[3] Net income per share is computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore, the sum of quarterly net income per share amounts may not equal the total computed for the year.