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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

		2011
		First Quarter(1)			Second Quarter(1)			Third Quarter(1)			Fourth Quarter
Revenues		$	98,077		$	100,748		$	113,277		$	136,603
Net income			31,776			51,048			29,996			38,599
Per share data:
Net income		$	0.22		$	0.36		$	0.20		$	0.24
Common distributions declared(2)		$	0.37		$	0.37		$	0.38		$	0.38

		2010
		First Quarter(1)			Second Quarter(1)			Third Quarter(1)			Fourth Quarter(1)
Revenues		$	80,704		$	81,008		$	81,164		$	97,295
Net income			29,984			24,559			28,078			33,864
Per share data:
Net income		$	0.24		$	0.19		$	0.22		$	0.26
Common distributions declared(2)		$	0.36		$	0.36		$	0.37		$	0.37

(1)

Amounts previously reported have been adjusted as follows:

(2)

Amounts represent distributions declared with respect to the periods shown. Distributions are generally paid in the quarterly period following the quarterly period to which they relate.

Schedule of amounts previously reported and adjustments

		2011
		First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter
Total revenues as previously reported in 2011		$	98,077		$	100,748		$	113,277
Total reclassifications			475			414			423
Total revenues restated		$	98,552		$	101,162		$	113,700

		2010
		First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
Total revenues as previously reported in 2010		$	80,704		$	81,008		$	81,164		$	97,295
Total reclassifications			54			(30	)		(150	)		68
Total revenues restated		$	80,758		$	80,978		$	81,014		$	97,363

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Tabular disclosure of the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure includes financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and earnings per share data.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Topic 270

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