Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Property revenues
Property revenues		$ 1,422,756	$ 1,143,585	$ 1,043,837
Property expenses
Property operating and maintenance		315,737	267,703	252,190
Real estate taxes		182,344	149,322	142,636
Total property expenses		498,081	417,025	394,826
Non-property income
Fee and asset management		5,188	10,532	10,800
Interest and other income		3,019	1,223	2,949
Income/(loss) on deferred compensation plans		(19,637)	14,369	12,045
Total non-property income/(loss)		(11,430)	26,124	25,794
Other expenses
Property management		28,601	26,339	24,201
Fee and asset management		2,516	4,511	3,954
General and administrative		60,413	59,368	53,624
Interest		113,424	97,297	91,526
Depreciation and amortization		577,020	420,692	367,162
Expense/(benefit) on deferred compensation plans		(19,637)	14,369	12,045
Total other expenses		762,337	622,576	552,512
Loss on early retirement of debt		0	0	(176)
Gain on sale of operating properties, including land		36,372	174,384	382
Gain on acquisition of unconsolidated joint venture interests		474,146	0	0
Equity in income of joint ventures	[1]	3,048	9,777	8,052
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		664,474	314,269	130,551
Income tax expense		(2,966)	(1,893)	(1,972)
Net income		661,508	312,376	128,579
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests		(7,895)	(8,469)	(4,668)
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$ 653,613	$ 303,907	$ 123,911
Total earnings per share – basic		$ 6.07	$ 2.97	$ 1.24
Total earnings per share – diluted		$ 6.04	$ 2.96	$ 1.24
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic		107,605	101,999	99,385
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted		108,388	102,829	99,438
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:
Net income		$ 661,508	$ 312,376	$ 128,579
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain (loss) and unamortized prior service cost on post retirement obligation		489	154	(318)
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedging activities, prior service cost and net loss on post retirement obligation		1,476	1,490	1,464
Comprehensive income		663,473	314,020	129,725
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests		(7,895)	(8,469)	(4,668)
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders		$ 655,578	$ 305,551	$ 125,057

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