Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets
Land	$ 2,556,284	$ 2,119,364
Land improvements and buildings	9,958,320	8,480,597
Rental homes and improvements	591,733	637,603
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	656,367	447,039
Investment property	13,762,704	11,684,603
Accumulated depreciation	(2,337,247)	(1,968,812)
Real Estate Investment Property, Net, Total	11,425,457	9,715,791
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	78,198	92,641
Marketable Securities	186,898	124,726
Inventory of manufactured homes	51,055	46,643
Notes and other receivables, net	469,594	221,650
Goodwill	495,353	428,833
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill)	306,755	305,611
Other Assets	480,774	270,691
Total Assets	13,494,084	11,206,586
LIABILITIES
Secured Debt	3,380,739	3,489,983
Unsecured Debt	2,291,095	1,267,093
Distributions payable	98,372	86,988
Advanced reservation deposits and rent	242,778	187,730
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	237,529	148,435
Other Liabilities	224,084	134,650
Total Liabilities	6,474,597	5,314,879
Temporary equity	288,882	264,379
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock, Value, Issued	1,160	1,076
Additional paid-in capital	8,175,676	7,087,658
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,053	3,178
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(1,555,994)	(1,566,636)
Total Sun Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity	6,623,895	5,525,276
Noncontrolling interests
Common and preferred OP units	86,766	85,968
Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity	19,944	16,084
Total noncontrolling interests	106,710	102,052
Total Stockholders' Equity	6,730,605	5,627,328
Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders' Equity	$ 13,494,084	$ 11,206,586