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Consolidated Statements of Changes In Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Common Stock | Paid-in Capital | Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock | Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss/(Income) | Non- controlling interests – Common OP Units | Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock Paid-in Capital | Preferred Stock Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 1,081,847 | $ 854 | $ 1,103,048 | $ 136,144 | $ (231,276) | $ (227) | $ 73,304 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of Common OP Units for Common Stock | 0 | 12 | 15,339 |  |  |  | (15,351) |  |  |
Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | 403 |  | 403 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | 1,755 |  | 1,755 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | 0 |  | (2,885) |  |  |  | 2,885 |  |  |
Adjustment for fair market value of swap | 226 |  |  |  |  | 226 |  |  |  |
Consolidated net income | 63,075 |  |  | 2,297 | 56,888 |  | 3,890 |  |  |
Distributions | (47,527) |  |  | (2,297) | (42,335) |  | (2,895) |  |  |
Other | (33) |  | (32) |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Mar. 31, 2017 | 1,099,746 | 866 | 1,117,628 | 136,144 | (216,724) | (1) | 61,833 |  |  |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | 1,081,847 | 854 | 1,103,048 | 136,144 | (231,276) | (227) | 73,304 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment for fair market value of swap | 227 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series C Preferred stock redemption | (138,400) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Sep. 30, 2017 | 1,015,175 | 872 | 1,164,658 | 0 | (213,771) | 0 | 63,416 |  |  |
Balance at Mar. 31, 2017 | 1,099,746 | 866 | 1,117,628 | 136,144 | (216,724) | (1) | 61,833 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of Common OP Units for Common Stock | 0 | 1 | 1,085 |  |  |  | (1,086) |  |  |
Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | 361 |  | 361 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | 2,502 |  | 2,502 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | 0 |  | (152) |  |  |  | 152 |  |  |
Adjustment for fair market value of swap | 31 |  |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  |
Consolidated net income | 44,462 |  |  | 2,316 | 39,497 |  | 2,649 |  |  |
Distributions | (47,576) |  |  | (2,316) | (42,415) |  | (2,845) |  |  |
Other | (115) |  | (116) |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Jun. 30, 2017 | 1,099,411 | 867 | 1,121,308 | 136,144 | (219,641) | 30 | 60,703 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of Common OP Units for Common Stock | 0 | 0 | 5 |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |
Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | 851 |  | 851 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of stock | 42,037 | 5 | 42,032 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 757 | $ (757)
Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | 2,556 |  | 2,556 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | 0 |  | (2,276) |  |  |  | 2,276 |  |  |
Adjustment for fair market value of swap | (30) |  |  |  |  | (30) |  |  |  |
Consolidated net income | 54,865 |  |  | 3,054 | 48,525 |  | 3,286 |  |  |
Distributions | (47,796) |  |  | (2,297) | (42,655) |  | (2,844) |  |  |
Series C Preferred stock redemption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (136,144) |  | $ (136,144)
Other | (575) |  | (575) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Sep. 30, 2017 | 1,015,175 | 872 | 1,164,658 | 0 | (213,771) | 0 | 63,416 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (as described in Note 2) | (15,186) |  |  |  | (15,186) |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted balance | 1,084,856 | 883 | 1,242,109 | 0 | (227,166) | 942 | 68,088 |  |  |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | 1,100,042 | 883 | 1,242,109 | 0 | (211,980) | 942 | 68,088 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of Common OP Units for Common Stock | 0 |  | 80 |  |  |  | (80) |  |  |
Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | 503 |  | 503 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | 1,800 |  | 1,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | 0 |  | 782 |  |  |  | (782) |  |  |
Adjustment for fair market value of swap | 1,873 |  |  |  |  | 1,873 |  |  |  |
Consolidated net income | 64,177 |  |  |  | 60,222 |  | 3,955 |  |  |
Distributions | (52,010) |  |  |  | (48,805) |  | (3,205) |  |  |
Other | (60) |  | (60) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018 | 1,101,139 | 883 | 1,245,214 | 0 | (215,749) | 2,815 | 67,976 |  |  |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | 1,100,042 | 883 | 1,242,109 | 0 | (211,980) | 942 | 68,088 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of stock |  | 10 | 78,745 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment for fair market value of swap | 3,017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018 | 1,190,517 | 895 | 1,325,648 | 0 | (211,743) | 3,959 | 71,758 |  |  |
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018 | 1,101,139 | 883 | 1,245,214 | 0 | (215,749) | 2,815 | 67,976 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of Common OP Units for Common Stock | 0 | 1 | 81 |  |  |  | (82) |  |  |
Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | 343 |  | 343 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | 2,741 |  | 2,741 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | 0 |  | (57) |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |
Adjustment for fair market value of swap | 764 |  |  |  |  | 764 |  |  |  |
Consolidated net income | 49,169 |  |  | 8 | 46,137 |  | 3,024 |  |  |
Distributions | (52,050) |  |  | (8) | (48,841) |  | (3,201) |  |  |
Other | (275) |  | (275) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Jun. 30, 2018 | 1,101,831 | 884 | 1,248,047 | 0 | (218,453) | 3,579 | 67,774 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of Common OP Units for Common Stock | 0 | 1 | 858 |  |  |  | (859) |  |  |
Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | 765 |  | 765 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of stock | 78,755 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | 2,746 |  | (2,746) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | 0 |  | (4,414) |  |  |  | 4,414 |  |  |
Adjustment for fair market value of swap | 380 |  |  |  |  | 380 |  |  |  |
Consolidated net income | 59,660 |  |  |  | 56,070 |  | 3,590 |  |  |
Distributions | (52,521) |  |  |  | (49,360) |  | (3,161) |  |  |
Other | (1,099) |  | (1,099) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018 | $ 1,190,517 | $ 895 | $ 1,325,648 | $ 0 | $ (211,743) | $ 3,959 | $ 71,758 |  |  |

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