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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Investment in real estate:    
Land $ 1,091,550us-gaap_Land $ 1,025,246us-gaap_Land
Land Improvements 2,734,304us-gaap_LandImprovements 2,667,213us-gaap_LandImprovements
Buildings and other depreciable property 562,059us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross 535,647us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Real Estate Investment Property, at Cost 4,387,913us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAtCost 4,228,106us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAtCost
Accumulated depreciation (1,169,492)us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAccumulatedDepreciation (1,058,540)us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAccumulatedDepreciation
Net investment in real estate 3,218,421us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet 3,169,566us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet
Cash 73,714us-gaap_Cash 58,427us-gaap_Cash
Notes receivable, net 37,137us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet 42,990us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
Investment in joint ventures 13,512us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures 11,583us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
Deferred financing costs, net 21,833us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet 19,873us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
Deferred commission expense 28,589us-gaap_DeferredCostsCurrentAndNoncurrent 25,251us-gaap_DeferredCostsCurrentAndNoncurrent
Escrow deposits and other assets 53,133us-gaap_OtherAssets 64,619us-gaap_OtherAssets
Total Assets 3,446,339us-gaap_Assets 3,392,309us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities:    
Mortgage notes payable 2,012,246us-gaap_SecuredDebt 1,992,368us-gaap_SecuredDebt
Term loan 200,000us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt 200,000us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt
Unsecured lines of credit 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Accrued payroll and other operating expenses 64,520us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent 65,157us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
Deferred revenue-upfront payments from right-to-use contracts 74,174us-gaap_DeferredRevenue 68,673us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
Deferred revenue-right-to-use annual payments 9,790els_DeferredRevenueRightToUseAnnualPayments 11,136els_DeferredRevenueRightToUseAnnualPayments
Accrued interest payable 9,496us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent 9,416us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
Rents and other customer payments received in advance and security deposits 67,463us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesAndDeposits 59,601us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesAndDeposits
Distributions payable 29,623us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent 22,753us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
Total Liabilities 2,467,312us-gaap_Liabilities 2,429,104us-gaap_Liabilities
Stockholders' Equity:    
Preferred stock, $.01 par value 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common stock, $.01 par value 100,000,000 shares authorized for 2011 and 2010; 41,078,200 and 30,972,353 shares issued and outstanding for 2011 and 2010, respectively 838us-gaap_CommonStockValue 834us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Paid-in capital 1,029,601us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 1,021,365us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings (254,209)us-gaap_AccumulatedDistributionsInExcessOfNetIncome (264,083)us-gaap_AccumulatedDistributionsInExcessOfNetIncome
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (381)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax (927)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
Total Stockholders' Equity 911,993us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 893,333us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Non-controlling interests-Common OP Units 67,034us-gaap_MinorityInterestInOperatingPartnerships 69,872us-gaap_MinorityInterestInOperatingPartnerships
Total Equity 979,027us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 963,205us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total Liabilities and Equity 3,446,339us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 3,392,309us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Cumulative Series C Six Point Seven Five Percent Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Domain]    
Stockholders' Equity:    
Preferred stock, $.01 par value 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 $ 136,144us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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