Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenues:
Rental and other property	$ 389,750	$ 353,888
Management and other fees from affiliates	2,617	2,335
Revenues	392,367	356,223
Expenses:
Property operating, excluding real estate taxes	64,131	58,622
Real estate taxes	43,012	39,418
Corporate-level property management expenses	8,759	8,429
Depreciation and amortization	131,559	120,568
General and administrative	13,982	13,459
Expensed acquisition and investment related costs	87	32
Total expenses	261,530	240,528
Earnings from operations	130,837	115,695
Interest expense	(55,147)	(53,643)
Total return swap income	1,984	2,045
Interest and other income (loss)	(5,221)	12,261
Equity income from co-investments	21,297	16,276
Gain on early retirement of debt, net	321	1,336
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment	234,694	31,535
Net income	328,765	125,505
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(13,759)	(6,647)
Net income available to common stockholders	315,006	118,858
Comprehensive income	319,678	123,668
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(13,452)	(6,585)
Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interest	$ 306,226	$ 117,083
Basic:
Net income available to common stockholders/unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 4.77	$ 1.81
Weighted average number of shares/common units outstanding during the period (in shares)	66,043,831	65,702,788
Diluted:
Net income available to common stockholders/unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 4.76	$ 1.81
Weighted average number of shares/common units outstanding during the period (in shares)	66,195,415	65,783,869
Essex Portfolio, L.P.
Revenues:
Rental and other property	$ 389,750	$ 353,888
Management and other fees from affiliates	2,617	2,335
Revenues	392,367	356,223
Expenses:
Property operating, excluding real estate taxes	64,131	58,622
Real estate taxes	43,012	39,418
Corporate-level property management expenses	8,759	8,429
Depreciation and amortization	131,559	120,568
General and administrative	13,982	13,459
Expensed acquisition and investment related costs	87	32
Total expenses	261,530	240,528
Earnings from operations	130,837	115,695
Interest expense	(55,147)	(53,643)
Total return swap income	1,984	2,045
Interest and other income (loss)	(5,221)	12,261
Equity income from co-investments	21,297	16,276
Gain on early retirement of debt, net	321	1,336
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment	234,694	31,535
Net income	328,765	125,505
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(2,773)	(2,476)
Net income available to common stockholders	325,992	123,029
Comprehensive income	319,678	123,668
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(2,773)	(2,476)
Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interest	$ 316,905	$ 121,192
Basic:
Net income available to common stockholders/unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 4.77	$ 1.81
Weighted average number of shares/common units outstanding during the period (in shares)	68,344,012	68,007,852
Diluted:
Net income available to common stockholders/unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 4.76	$ 1.81
Weighted average number of shares/common units outstanding during the period (in shares)	68,495,596	68,088,933