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Reportable Segments Reportable Segments - Income from Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Community base rental income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 442,046 | $ 426,886 | $ 409,801
Resort base rental income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 184,760 | 163,968 | 147,234
Right-to-use annual payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,443 | 44,860 | 47,967
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,783 | 13,892 | 13,815
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,231) | (5,501) | (5,694)
Utility and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,153 | 70,209 | 63,800
Gross revenue from home sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,150 | 28,418 | 17,871
Brokered resale revenues and ancillary services revenues, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,149 | 3,850 | 4,212
Rental home income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,012 | 14,827 | 14,267
Total revenues | $ 201,616 | $ 210,144 | $ 201,480 | $ 208,414 | $ 190,261 | $ 200,778 | $ 189,025 | $ 196,745 | 821,654 | 776,809 | 729,048
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property operating and maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 254,668 | 243,914 | 229,897
Real estate taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,962 | 48,714 | 48,279
Sales and marketing, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,751 | 12,418 | 13,509
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,556) | (2,617) | (2,410)
Property management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,528 | 42,638 | 40,193
Cost of home sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,279 | 26,747 | 17,296
Home selling expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,191 | 2,342 | 2,085
Rental home operating and maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,167 | 7,441 | 7,474
Total property operations expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 675,231 | 644,376 | 653,840
Income from property operations segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 146,423 | 132,433 | 75,208
Property Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Community base rental income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 442,046 | 426,886 | 409,801
Resort base rental income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 184,760 | 163,968 | 147,234
Right-to-use annual payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,443 | 44,860 | 47,967
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,783 | 13,892 | 13,815
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,231) | (5,501) | (5,694)
Utility and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,153 | 70,209 | 63,800
Ancillary services revenues, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,880 | 2,628 | 3,069
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 758,834 | 716,942 | 679,992
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property operating and maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 254,668 | 243,914 | 229,897
Real estate taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,962 | 48,714 | 48,279
Sales and marketing, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,751 | 12,418 | 13,509
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,556) | (2,617) | (2,410)
Property management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,528 | 42,638 | 40,193
Total property operations expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 360,353 | 345,067 | 329,468
Income from property operations segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 398,481 | 371,875 | 350,524
Home Sales And Rentals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross revenue from home sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,150 | 28,418 | 17,871
Brokered resale revenues and ancillary services revenues, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,269 | 1,222 | 1,143
Rental home income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,012 | 14,827 | 14,267
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,431 | 44,467 | 33,281
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of home sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,279 | 26,747 | 17,296
Home selling expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,191 | 2,342 | 2,085
Rental home operating and maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,167 | 7,441 | 7,474
Total property operations expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,637 | 36,530 | 26,855
Income from property operations segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,794 | $ 7,937 | $ 6,426

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