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      cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                               
      net income
    174,033,000 262,716,000 284,925,000 277,801,000 202,945,000 195,412,000 224,074,000 227,407,000 198,856,000 215,312,000 208,878,000 219,479,000 236,126,000 247,834,000 217,717,000 283,858,000 199,820,000 178,579,000 215,501,000 166,309,000 123,854,000 111,257,000 116,162,000 120,279,000 115,995,000 112,689,000 102,160,000 109,250,000 139,687,000 102,713,000 95,430,000 229,315,000 101,075,000 94,098,000 89,734,000 90,416,000 127,226,000 90,040,000 89,407,000 11,744,000 78,200,000 60,956,000 58,636,000 49,486,000 59,193,000 46,008,000 41,209,000 32,352,000 37,101,000 33,931,000 41,553,000 24,745,000 22,518,000 17,352,000 12,517,000 10,140,000 9,482,000 7,925,000 5,179,000 7,574,000 -6,681,000 30,762,000 12,327,000 8,901,000 6,700,000 11,338,000 8,695,000 6,470,000 6,739,000 4,307,000 3,092,000 738,000 -2,859,000 -1,220,000 -640,000 
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                               
      depreciation and amortization
    177,466,000 177,266,000 180,356,000 196,202,000 195,046,000 194,809,000 196,966,000 196,139,000 152,338,000 79,086,000 78,490,000 79,920,000 71,423,000 69,067,000 67,906,000 62,194,000 61,516,000 59,570,000 58,599,000 56,739,000 56,412,000 56,018,000 55,275,000 54,741,000 56,051,000 54,406,000 54,659,000 53,126,000 52,283,000 51,892,000 51,749,000 49,157,000 48,075,000 46,632,000 49,432,000 49,158,000 46,555,000 43,950,000 42,897,000 40,766,000 30,711,000 31,552,000 30,428,000 29,181,000 29,249,000 28,271,000 28,375,000 23,428,000 22,785,000 23,025,000 19,768,000 16,626,000 16,524,000 14,364,000 14,092,000 13,585,000 12,519,000 12,202,000 12,419,000 13,797,000 12,840,000 12,523,000 12,355,000 11,697,000 11,581,000 10,598,000 9,123,000 8,796,000 9,586,000 9,253,000 9,057,000 9,276,000 9,535,000 6,213,000 5,730,000 
      amortization of deferred financing costs
    3,106,000 2,861,000 2,790,000 3,254,000 5,680,000 3,731,000 4,008,000 9,233,000 4,246,000 2,866,000 2,604,000 2,421,000 2,419,000 1,949,000 1,984,000 3,931,000 1,787,000 2,583,000 2,286,000 2,030,000 2,410,000 2,116,000 2,830,000 3,077,000 2,906,000 2,972,000 3,034,000 5,056,000 3,166,000 3,043,000 3,021,000 3,043,000 3,163,000 2,980,000 3,103,000 3,534,000 3,771,000 2,794,000 2,823,000 2,903,000 1,548,000 1,730,000 1,598,000 1,637,000 1,719,000 1,595,000 1,641,000 1,163,000 1,525,000 1,510,000 1,646,000 1,124,000 2,246,000 1,487,000 1,131,000 1,102,000 976,000 1,097,000 1,250,000 1,097,000 998,000 883,000 932,000 847,000 861,000 897,000 928,000 632,000        
      non-cash lease expense
    3,214,000        506,000 480,000 462,000 462,000 502,000 465,000 474,000 473,000 451,000 458,000 487,000 374,000 369,000 77,000 353,000                                                     
      non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on unsecured senior notes
    12,086,000                                                                           
      compensation expense related to share-based awards
    7,061,000 8,512,000 7,167,000 8,489,000 8,225,000 280,000 5,912,000                                                                     
      accrual of interest income added to principal of debt securities and notes receivable
    -7,680,000 -8,148,000 -8,273,000 -7,912,000 -7,355,000 -8,545,000 -7,555,000 -7,780,000 -13,927,000 -7,626,000 -8,574,000 -9,898,000 -9,279,000 -9,284,000 -9,951,000 -8,679,000 -8,559,000 -8,779,000 -8,533,000                                                         
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures - gain on sale of real estate assets and sale of a joint venture interest
                                                                              
      impairment of life storage trade name
                                                                              
      loss on real estate assets held for sale and sold
                                                                               
      distributions from unconsolidated real estate ventures
    6,885,000 8,718,000 9,192,000 8,906,000 7,299,000 6,240,000 8,300,000 8,576,000 3,890,000 3,805,000 3,789,000                                                                 
      changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                               
      other assets
    -55,101,000 16,785,000 10,218,000 -57,780,000 48,255,000 -22,181,000 19,663,000 616,000 -4,994,000 -25,479,000 -2,650,000 2,999,000 -19,996,000 21,998,000 -6,209,000 -13,279,000 -16,131,000 8,256,000 -2,737,000 -1,697,000 -7,792,000 -12,675,000 2,490,000 -1,329,000 -13,043,000 2,195,000 -305,000 -1,025,000 -7,908,000 8,006,000 -737,000 804,000 -30,564,000 10,730,000 4,336,000 13,078,000 -14,873,000 4,090,000 -5,276,000 18,850,000 -17,061,000 -324,000 -2,637,000 -1,965,000 -3,306,000 2,325,000 1,448,000  897,000 1,051,000 3,705,000 -1,818,000 2,979,000 -3,852,000 1,850,000 3,110,000     148,000 317,000    1,692,000 -742,000 4,095,000 -2,689,000 -1,177,000 3,252,000 3,643,000  -6,027,000 -716,000 
      accounts payable and accrued expenses
    43,662,000 72,531,000 4,998,000 -44,181,000 2,476,000 41,557,000 1,112,000 -99,279,000 98,076,000 31,510,000 4,724,000 -19,871,000 20,252,000 36,311,000 -7,665,000 -22,956,000 14,844,000 21,754,000 -2,691,000 -23,806,000 21,817,000 16,236,000 3,727,000 -13,788,000 7,678,000 15,214,000 6,418,000 -24,941,000 19,789,000 -2,546,000 10,434,000 -16,940,000 24,515,000 11,979,000 -30,069,000 -863,000 11,340,000 5,240,000 -5,642,000 -10,674,000 6,925,000 -2,175,000 6,032,000 -8,007,000 7,989,000      2,486,000     123,000   512,000    2,875,000             
      other liabilities
    -3,376,000 -16,460,000 14,479,000 50,254,000 -52,219,000 68,429,000 2,371,000 13,288,000 -45,781,000 40,984,000 -11,573,000 4,869,000 -2,633,000 -9,823,000 15,872,000 -12,548,000 6,226,000 -2,508,000 -664,000 7,389,000 -11,404,000 21,956,000 1,691,000 -6,703,000 5,833,000 1,012,000 -2,475,000 1,787,000 7,702,000 -1,380,000 6,275,000 -5,258,000 9,568,000 -3,582,000 -6,359,000 -2,965,000 6,615,000 -2,457,000 -985,000 13,718,000 2,125,000 1,172,000 -5,087,000 6,856,000 -2,643,000   -715,000            -3,516,000   -501,000 488,000 896,000    2,036,000 3,240,000    3,619,000 447,000 
      net cash from operating activities
    457,131,000 543,861,000 481,404,000 408,279,000 468,351,000 545,244,000 465,556,000 364,515,000 408,432,000 347,878,000 281,649,000 290,118,000 307,634,000 352,922,000 287,465,000 223,168,000 265,580,000 259,808,000 203,880,000 187,965,000 191,194,000 202,817,000 189,256,000 163,220,000 181,059,000 194,068,000 169,339,000 148,768,000 189,285,000 168,134,000 171,608,000 147,746,000 160,580,000 175,928,000 113,121,000 153,104,000 146,489,000 144,204,000 95,466,000 81,048,000 102,994,000 95,848,000 87,439,000 81,017,000 88,805,000 103,187,000 64,572,000 72,033,000 75,435,000 51,116,000 60,340,000 51,831,000 40,790,000 35,464,000 35,191,000 30,002,000 28,659,000 30,056,000 16,015,000 16,960,000 30,514,000 18,618,000 25,868,000 24,328,000 24,199,000 26,947,000 26,243,000 25,662,000 13,804,000 24,452,000 21,234,000 15,030,000  1,189,000 3,256,000 
      cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                               
      acquisition of real estate assets and improvements
    -123,030,000 -255,893,000 -208,624,000 -289,409,000 -203,797,000 -66,279,000 -91,050,000 -123,378,000                                                                    
      development and redevelopment of real estate assets
    -31,507,000 -44,323,000 -35,237,000 -28,111,000 -31,123,000 -33,559,000 -35,825,000 -33,648,000 -29,289,000 -20,482,000 -16,762,000 -30,367,000 -2,396,000 -14,540,000 -14,716,000 -13,507,000 -16,937,000 -11,696,000 -14,086,000 -21,188,000 -16,121,000 -14,618,000 -15,373,000 -19,304,000 -13,522,000 -5,045,000 -15,846,000 -15,301,000 -17,483,000 -16,787,000 -11,106,000 -11,076,000 -8,396,000 -7,028,000 -5,246,000 -4,787,000 -4,092,000 -7,857,000 -6,543,000 -11,794,000 -5,211,000 -6,786,000 -3,140,000 -12,240,000                                
      proceeds from sale of real estate assets
    35,541,000 8,476,000 124,730,000               61,472,000 132,733,000 43,790,000                 39,204,000         -40,000                   728,000    
      investment in unconsolidated real estate entities
    6,107,000 -10,888,000 -102,397,000 -294,742,000 3,614,000 -8,377,000 -2,412,000 -1,021,000 -8,132,000 -150,064,000 -21,062,000 -16,293,000 -26,331,000 -72,018,000 -4,321,000 -33,768,000 -13,660,000 -6,924,000 -250,000 -50,855,000 -4,396,000 -3,100,000 -6,441,000                                                     
      return of investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures
    31,130,000   2,414,000 8,799,000       342,000 365,000 31,169,000      1,166,000 20,000 47,944,000 581,000 4,962,000 10,673,000 1,000,000 318,000 45,019,000                                    
      issuance of notes receivable
    -151,971,000                     -16,825,000 -7,500,000 -23,316,000 -10,078,000   39,000                                                
      payments received on notes receivable
    91,624,000 6,375,000 39,963,000                                                                         
      proceeds from sale of notes receivable
    66,001,000 6,496,000 25,875,000 8,297,000    33,431,000 73,368,000 21,435,000 39,261,000 6,353,000 121,580,000 42,397,000 39,718,000 55,180,000 29,524,000 6,048,000 81,250,000                                                         
      purchase of equipment and fixtures
    -7,302,000 -4,133,000 -4,269,000 -4,801,000 -6,061,000 -3,050,000 -6,602,000 -6,479,000 -3,610,000 -1,975,000 -3,930,000 -3,342,000 -9,978,000 -1,527,000 -7,985,000 -601,000 -981,000 -1,380,000 -697,000 -3,686,000 -642,000 -1,670,000 -1,095,000 -2,805,000 -2,936,000 -841,000 -1,182,000 -1,271,000 -806,000 -1,089,000 -1,131,000 -2,184,000 -1,525,000 -2,818,000 -1,292,000 -2,150,000 -690,000 -1,220,000 -908,000 -2,559,000 -2,229,000 -1,408,000 -1,184,000 -1,194,000                                
      net cash from investing activities
    -83,407,000 -272,217,000 -342,038,000 -769,417,000 -112,736,000 -482,696,000 -282,071,000 -182,204,000 -1,278,466,000 -271,247,000 -86,339,000 -406,205,000 -672,226,000 -448,656,000 -121,372,000 -419,748,000 -272,490,000 -187,897,000 42,595,000 -591,582,000 -251,977,000 -51,295,000 -60,573,000 -265,253,000 84,052,000 -193,454,000 -246,975,000 -126,869,000 -87,934,000 -198,167,000 -30,928,000 -281,812,000 -38,710,000 -48,944,000 -90,000 -327,725,000 -298,318,000 -147,324,000 -258,668,000 -1,139,230,000 -233,645,000 -161,278,000 -91,511,000 -208,007,000               11,821,000               -18,926,000 -57,679,000 
      cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                               
      proceeds from unsecured term loans, senior notes, revolving lines of credit and commercial paper
    4,995,912,000 2,461,000,000 3,979,431,000                                                                         
      principal payments on unsecured term loans, senior notes, revolving lines of credit and commercial paper
    -5,805,659,000 -2,359,133,000 -4,615,810,000                                                                         
      proceeds from issuance of public bonds
    800,000,000 850,000,000 300,000,000 400,000,000 600,000,000  450,000,000 500,000,000 -3,900,000 400,000,000 593,953,000                                                           
      deferred financing costs
    -17,325,000 155,000 -13,528,000 -10,497,000 -6,914,000 -105,000 -5,614,000 11,941,000 -23,208,000 -22,071,000 -6,080,000 -1,703,000 -905,000 -871,000 -5,842,000 -5,295,000 -3,714,000 -1,689,000 -891,000 -3,149,000 4,000 -16,000 -978,000 -1,421,000 -487,000 -100,000 -5,247,000 -4,027,000 -2,911,000 -117,000 -1,795,000 -2,247,000 -2,672,000 -253,000 -10,786,000 -998,000 -4,416,000 -1,286,000 -4,641,000 -1,687,000 -2,032,000 -1,419,000 -1,454,000                              -2,313,000 -400,000 
      repurchase of common stock, net of offering costs
                                                                               
      proceeds from share issuances
                                                                              
      redemption of operating partnership units for cash
    -1,174,000                                                                           
      offering costs associated with shelf registration
       -28,000                                                                       
      dividends paid on common stock
    -343,845,000 -343,882,000 -344,203,000 -343,959,000 -343,408,000 -343,428,000 -344,208,000 -342,272,000 -265,286,000 -218,795,000 -219,988,000 -200,882,000 -200,878,000 -201,024,000 -202,527,000 -167,403,000 -167,274,000 -133,777,000 -132,540,000 -118,065,000 -116,185,000 -116,318,000 -117,197,000 -116,579,000 -116,440,000 -115,572,000 -109,523,000 -109,299,000 -108,795,000 -108,486,000 -98,327,000 -98,286,000 -98,286,000 -98,256,000 -98,212,000 -98,188,000 -98,116,000 -97,687,000 -73,827,000 -73,226,000 -72,603,000 -68,741,000 -54,732,000 -54,681,000                              -7,091,000 -7,091,000 
      distributions to noncontrolling interests, net of contributions
    -14,087,000 -15,250,000 -15,511,000                                                                         
      net cash from financing activities
    -386,178,000 -266,004,000 -159,621,000 410,116,000 -342,834,000 -36,390,000 -233,182,000 -300,349,000 1,040,242,000 -74,160,000 -242,603,000 119,468,000 388,780,000 93,234,000 -169,621,000 191,493,000 28,442,000 -74,957,000 -311,689,000 451,052,000 79,606,000 -187,701,000 -101,486,000 106,051,000 -254,040,000 8,202,000 51,774,000 -15,792,000 -103,874,000 45,075,000 -172,660,000 126,017,000 -89,786,000 -124,647,000 -127,578,000 199,787,000 129,463,000 -5,575,000 137,156,000 18,449,000 1,070,290,000 196,019,000 1,713,000 125,437,000 -50,035,000 -39,423,000 112,328,000    106,920,000   36,797,000      -26,666,000 79,423,000 5,531,000 -21,727,000   -15,529,000 -145,584,000 274,297,000 -13,057,000 173,280,000 33,761,000 13,422,000 470,630,000 100,493,000 42,380,000 
      net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
    -12,454,000 5,640,000 -20,255,000   26,158,000 -49,697,000   2,471,000 -47,293,000   -2,500,000 -3,528,000          11,071,000 8,816,000 -25,862,000   15,042,000 -31,980,000                                             
      (gain) loss on real estate assets held for sale and sold
                                                                               
      repurchase of common stock
                     -54,000 -15,615,000 -52,204,000                                                     
      cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of the period
     143,303,000 105,083,000 97,735,000 76,194,000 128,009,000 70,733,000 72,690,000 86,044,000                                             
      cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of the period
     5,640,000 123,048,000   26,158,000 55,386,000 -118,038,000 170,208,000 2,471,000 50,442,000 3,381,000 24,188,000 -2,500,000 72,666,000 -5,087,000 21,532,000 -3,046,000 62,795,000 47,435,000 18,823,000 -36,179,000 97,930,000 4,018,000 11,071,000 8,816,000 46,828,000    54,064,000                                             
      non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on life storage unsecured senior notes
      11,313,000 11,157,000 11,005,000 10,853,000 10,705,000                                                                     
      gain on real estate assets held for sale and sold
      -35,761,000                                                                         
      issuance and repurchase of notes receivable
      -182,079,000                                                                         
      cash and equivalents, including restricted cash at the beginning of the period:
                                                                               
      cash and equivalents
      138,222,000   99,062,000   92,868,000                                                                 
      restricted cash included in other assets
      5,081,000   6,021,000   4,867,000                                                                 
      cash and equivalents, including restricted cash at the end of the period:
                                                                               
      non-cash item - amortization of premium portion of dec 2024 300m bond add-on
                                                                               
      life storage merger, net of cash acquired
                                                                              
      cash paid for business combination
               -1,000                                                               
      proceeds from sale of real estate assets and investments in real estate ventures
       120,513,000    1,086,000     376,487,000                                                            
      principal payments received from notes receivable
       -13,008,000 106,516,000 35,632,000 11,823,000 68,678,000 27,048,000 24,638,000 21,828,000 18,862,000 41,001,000 27,970,000 195,803,000 14,589,000 16,448,000       6,650,000    16,054,000 9,172,000 44,869,000 1,392,000                                       
      issuance of loan collateralized with op units
                                                                               
      redemption of preferred op units for cash
                                                                               
      contributions from noncontrolling interests
       14,000                -2,000   27,000 96,000   2,000 120,000                                             
      distributions to noncontrolling interests
       -15,124,000 -15,876,000 -15,946,000 -16,231,000 -16,646,000 -14,960,000 -13,965,000 -14,078,000 -15,161,000 -14,395,000 -14,127,000 -14,110,000 -10,510,000 -10,585,000 -8,974,000 -9,025,000 -8,354,000 -8,371,000 -8,385,000 -8,505,000 -8,508,000 -8,618,000 -8,705,000 -8,412,000 -8,413,000 -8,460,000 -8,468,000 -7,909,000 -7,831,000 -7,816,000 -7,882,000 -8,443,000 -8,344,000 -8,353,000 -7,854,000 -6,446,000 -6,429,000 -6,501,000 -6,577,000 -4,996,000 -4,878,000                                
      net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
       48,978,000    -118,038,000    3,381,000    -5,087,000   -65,214,000 47,435,000   27,197,000     6,107,000                                                
      supplemental schedule of cash flow information
                                                                               
      interest paid
                  43,197,000                                                             
      income taxes paid
                  703,000                                                             
      supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
                                                                               
      redemption of operating partnership units held by noncontrolling interests for common stock
                                                                               
      noncontrolling interests in operating partnership
                                                                               
      common stock and paid-in capital
                                                                               
      noncontrolling interests in operating partnership note receivable payoff
                                                                               
      redemption of preferred d units in the operating partnership for loans
                                                                               
      preferred op units redeemed
                                                                               
      note payable
                                                                               
      issuance of op and preferred op units in conjunction with business combination
                                                                               
      preferred op units issued
                                                                               
      op units issued
                                                                               
      conversion of preferred op units to common op units
                                                                               
      preferred op units
                                                                               
      common op units
                                                                               
      acquisition and establishment of operating lease right of use assets and lease liabilities
                                                                               
      real estate assets - operating lease right-of-use assets
                                                                               
      operating lease liabilities
                                                                               
      acquisitions of real estate assets
                                                                               
      real estate assets
                                                                       502,000        
      value of equity issued
                                                                               
      net liabilities assumed
                                                                               
      investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures
                           30,881,000 -2,317,000 -13,949,000 -17,395,000 -12,694,000 -18,054,000 -34,314,000 -438,000 -14,923,000 -351,000 -1,151,000 -1,519,000 -2,551,000 -6,381,000 -14,515,000 -4,794,000 -2,885,000                                    
      finance lease liability
                                                                               
      life storage merger real estate assets
                                                                               
      value of common stock issued
                                                                               
      unsecured senior notes
                                                                               
      value of op units issued
                                                                               
      accrued construction costs and capital expenditures
                                                                               
      acquisition of real estate assets
             -80,120,000 -47,296,000 -166,714,000 -686,490,000 -242,482,000 -195,805,000 -643,916,000 -214,173,000 -213,457,000 -161,752,000 -168,904,000 -105,998,000 -15,082,000 -30,164,000 -62,380,000 -38,306,000 -36,256,000 -212,552,000 -99,377,000 -88,858,000 -162,031,000 -76,122,000 -534,145,000 -46,389,000 -33,515,000 -39,136,000 -323,277,000 -327,948,000 -200,478,000 -234,820,000 -86,493,000 -22,512,000 -163,810,000 -77,082,000 -175,303,000                              -14,634,000 -55,327,000 
      buyback of bridge loan
                                                                               
      bridge loan receivable
                                                                               
      loss on real estate assets held for sale
        8,961,000                                                                       
      issuance and purchase of notes receivable
        -170,434,000 -411,263,000 -158,005,000 -119,787,000 -86,609,000 -65,725,000 -58,378,000 -214,703,000 -109,612,000 -70,522,000 -134,408,000 -174,212,000 -74,747,000 -42,751,000 -25,772,000 -163,605,000                                                        
      proceeds from unsecured term loans and senior notes and revolving lines of credit
        2,278,892,000 1,584,000,000 1,679,470,000                                                                     
      principal payments on unsecured term loans and senior notes and revolving lines of credit
        -2,655,514,000 -1,260,191,000 -2,147,191,000                                                                     
      redemption of preferred a units for cash
                                                                               
      proceeds from share issuances and redemption of stock options for cash
         -226,000 592,000                                                                     
      gain on real estate transactions
                 -76,877,000 -63,883,000                                                        
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures - gain on sale of real estate assets
                                                                               
      proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of offering costs
                   -169,000 -151,000 -211,000 273,720,000     -25,000 100,056,000   56,451,000        1,000 50,054,000 -205,000 73,574,000 -32,000 30,266,000          -6,000                         
      proceeds from principal payments on note receivable collateralized by op units
                                                                              
      net proceeds from exercise of stock options
                   318,000 4,254,000 1,889,000 1,200,000 726,000 944,000 233,000 603,000 470,000 1,757,000 -1,000 371,000 799,000    1,132,000 -1,000 300,000 13,000 118,000 322,000 132,000 970,000 378,000 166,000 1,495,000 1,056,000 324,000 3,917,000 1,635,000 2,793,000 3,694,000 2,444,000 1,609,000 1,947,000 8,558,000 1,396,000 3,218,000 487,000    1,045,000 238,000 634,000 306,000 301,000 732,000 -19,000       
      distributions to minority investors
                                                                               
      redemption of preferred operating partnership units for common stock
                                                                               
      preferred operating partnership units
                                                                               
      additional paid-in capital
                                                                               
      establishment of finance lease assets and lease liabilities
                                                                               
      non-cash interest expense related to fair value of life storage public bonds and amortization of discount on equity portion of exchangeable senior notes
                                                                               
      compensation expense related to stock-based awards
            6,994,000 6,940,000 5,499,000 5,955,000 5,644,000 5,245,000 4,542,000 4,656,000 4,012,000 4,983,000 3,652,000 4,965,000 3,452,000 4,884,000 2,980,000 3,064,000 3,035,000 3,998,000 2,954,000 2,721,000 2,613,000 3,116,000 2,726,000 2,317,000 2,289,000 2,965,000 1,990,000 2,037,000 1,915,000 2,383,000 1,710,000 1,670,000 1,590,000 1,653,000 1,142,000 1,129,000 1,056,000 1,678,000 1,121,000 1,069,000 1,562,000 1,023,000 997,000 1,364,000 957,000 1,184,000 1,585,000 1,126,000 1,055,000 1,483,000 919,000 792,000 1,261,000 899,000              
      proceeds from notes payable and revolving lines of credit
            2,715,073,000 1,098,000,000 1,381,592,000 1,204,146,000 2,035,208,000 1,058,828,000 889,829,000 1,343,632,000 951,000,000 625,000,000 1,747,000,000 1,862,000,000 825,000,000 326,000,000 268,000,000 706,000,000 751,000,000 333,000,000 424,000,000 439,644,000 328,000,000 483,386,000 162,000,000 302,453,000 370,724,000 483,446,000 169,000,000                                         
      principal payments on notes payable and revolving lines of credit
            -1,371,377,000 -1,367,329,000 -1,879,049,000 -865,819,000 -1,426,350,000 -684,607,000 -1,230,924,000 -973,741,000 -1,333,524,000 -999,616,000 -2,193,409,000 -821,980,000 -626,061,000 -374,181,000 -192,508,000 -474,119,000 -979,316,000 -299,350,000 -225,020,000 -321,915,000 -300,923,000 -318,812,000 -168,204,000 -68,535,000 -333,701,000 -498,527,000 -187,916,000                                         
      redemption of operating partnership units held by noncontrolling interests
               -1,113,000 -832,000 -2,672,000 -316,000          -2,558,000 -756,000 -1,754,000                                         
      redemption of preferred b units for cash
               -1,125,000 -3,375,000                                                             
      redemption of preferred units for cash
             -5,000,000                                                                 
      non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on equity component of exchangeable senior notes
                       1,233,000 1,233,000 1,209,000 1,209,000 1,186,000 1,185,000 1,162,000 1,162,000 1,140,000 1,176,000 1,209,000 1,276,000 1,268,000 1,290,000 1,269,000 1,264,000 1,243,000 1,240,000 1,233,000 1,112,000 805,000 696,000 697,000 679,000 679,000 663,000 662,000                             
      investment in debt securities
                                                                               
      repurchase of exchangeable senior notes
                               -21,801,000 -5,000 -58,464,000 -190,000    -3,000 -2,553,000 -19,639,000                                     
      notes payable assumed
                                                                               
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures - gain on sale of real estate assets and purchase of joint venture partner's interest
                                                                             
      distributions from unconsolidated real estate ventures in excess of earnings
                3,176,000 3,409,000 2,795,000 2,395,000 1,614,000 1,163,000 1,863,000 1,796,000 843,000 1,715,000 2,539,000 1,606,000 1,418,000 1,602,000 1,732,000 1,632,000 1,620,000 2,114,000 1,501,000 1,069,000 1,133,000 1,242,000 1,123,000 463,000 1,135,000 938,000 998,000 511,000 561,000 858,000 2,601,000 521,000 562,000 2,403,000 1,024,000 1,614,000 770,000 1,154,000                          
      principal payments on notes payable to trusts
                           -30,928,000 -67,012,000                                                
      proceeds from principal payments on notes receivable collateralized by op units and preferred op units
                                                                               
      contribution of preferred op units to unconsolidated real estate venture
                                                                               
      investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures
                                                                               
      value of preferred operating partnership units issued
                                                                               
      issuance of preferred op units for additional investment in unconsolidated real estate venture
                                                                               
      value of operating partnership and preferred operating partnership units issued
                                                                               
      proceeds from principal payments on note receivable collateralized by preferred op units
                       7,987,000                                                        
      establishment of operating lease right of use assets and lease liabilities
                                                                               
      value of operating partnership units issued
                                                                               
      gain on real estate transactions and impairment of real estate
                                                                               
      other noncontrolling interests
                                                                               
      proceeds from sale of real estate assets, investments in real estate ventures and other assets
                              569,000 51,136,000 753,000 293,600,000 18,464,000                                           
      non-cash interest expense related to amortization of premium on notes payable
                                       -44,000 -132,000 -342,000 -354,000 -363,000 -364,000 -935,000 -747,000                                 
      gain on sale of real estate assets and purchase of joint venture partners' interests
                                       -4,767,000 -37,509,000                                       
      gain on real estate transactions, earnout on prior acquisitions and impairment of real estate
                                                                               
      proceeds from termination of interest rate cap
                                       1,650,000                                     
      payment of earnout from prior acquisition
                                                                              
      cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash end of the period
                               6,107,000 -2,523,000                                               
      tax effect from vesting of restricted stock grants and option exercises
                                                                               
      distribution of real estate from investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures
                                                                               
      disposition of real estate assets
                                                                               
      operating partnership units redeemed
                                                                               
      acquisition of noncontrolling interests
                                                                               
      operating partnership units issued
                                                                               
      (gain) loss on real estate transactions and impairment of real estate
                                                                               
      loss on real estate transactions and impairment of real estate
                                                                               
      gain on real estate transactions, earnout from prior acquisition and impairment of real estate
                                                                               
      receivables from related parties and affiliated real estate joint ventures
                                   1,771,000 58,000 1,575,000 -1,438,000 444,000 -797,000 4,598,000 -2,878,000 811,000 -945,000 1,065,000 -2,367,000 505,000    -4,670,000   5,046,000 -561,000 3,102,000  844,000 549,000  2,415,000 352,000                 
      acquisition of smartstop, net of cash acquired
                                                                               
      change in restricted cash
                                   -13,084,000 -513,000 -4,533,000 1,653,000 2,558,000 -1,210,000 16,771,000 -1,265,000 204,666,000 -203,205,000 9,926,000 -10,105,000 960,000 -5,554,000 -625,000 1,425,000      1,495,000    806,000 -737,000 6,246,000   3,811,000   236,000 -1,114,000      1,615,000  -486,000 -1,080,000 
      purchase/issuance of notes receivable
                                       -7,899,000 -7,874,000 -10,656,000                                     
      net proceeds from the issuance of 2015 exchangeable senior notes
                                                                               
      purchase of interest rate cap
                                                                               
      net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                   -8,049,000        -1,039,733,000 939,639,000   -1,553,000    -125,233,000 171,357,000 4,790,000 -141,894,000 147,927,000 11,091,000       -30,559,000   -73,761,000 164,827,000 3,633,000    -80,885,000       
      cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
                                   43,858,000 75,799,000 47,663,000 126,723,000 30,785,000 26,484,000 46,750,000 131,950,000 63,972,000 17,377,000 70,801,000  28,653,000 24,329,000 
      cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
                                   -8,049,000 32,084,000 2,337,000 29,311,000 25,166,000 -22,366,000 -8,695,000 49,753,000 -1,039,733,000 939,639,000 130,589,000 45,304,000 -1,553,000 -4,729,000 6,930,000 47,015,000 -125,233,000 171,357,000 35,575,000 -141,894,000 147,927,000 37,575,000 -1,292,000 -7,368,000 42,555,000 -6,556,000 -80,386,000 108,740,000 -30,559,000 77,073,000 54,478,000 -73,761,000 164,827,000 21,010,000 -3,960,000 10,679,000 35,111,000  147,436,000 -6,811,000 11,061,000 -87,949,000 82,756,000 12,286,000 
      gain on sale of real estate assets and purchase of joint venture partner's interest
                                                                               
      (gain) loss on real estate transactions, earnout from prior acquisition and impairment of real estate
                                                                              
      gain on purchase of joint venture partner's interest
                                                                               
      net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                     2,337,000 -14,547,000  -22,366,000 -8,695,000 -26,046,000    -2,359,000                                -12,043,000 
      redemption of operating partnership units held by noncontrolling interests for common stock:
                                                                               
      loss on earnout from prior acquisition
                                                                               
      gain on real estate transactions, earnout from prior acquisition and sale of other assets
                                                                               
      property casualty loss
                                                                               
      gain on real estate transactions and earnout from prior acquisition
                                                                              
      net proceeds from the issuance of exchangeable senior notes
                                                                               
      proceeds from notes payable and lines of credit
                                        534,095,000 296,904,000 195,976,000 403,049,000 826,613,000 601,372,000 290,768,000 411,707,000 84,000,000 130,800,000 291,157,000 96,895,000 186,184,000 81,776,000 314,174,000 119,511,000 206,970,000 105,556,000 155,828,000 108,858,000 27,031,000 96,651,000 7,442,000 105,333,000                
      principal payments on notes payable and lines of credit
                                        -342,618,000 -190,064,000 -32,859,000 -297,506,000 -42,408,000 -744,778,000 -228,878,000 -220,841,000                                
      gain on sale of real estate assets and purchase of joint venture partners’ interests
                                          -26,923,000 -2,857,000                                 
      loss on real estate transactions and earnout from prior acquisition
                                          -1,544,000                                     
      gain on real estate transactions and earnout from prior acquisitions
                                                                              
      loss on extinguishment of debt related to portfolio acquisition
                                                                               
      gain on sale of real estate assets
                                                                               
      paid-in capital
                                                                               
      notes payable assumed and immediately defeased
                                                                               
      repurchase of 2013 exchangeable senior notes
                                                                               
      gain on earnout related to prior acquisitions
                                                                               
      loss on earnout related to prior acquisition
                                               -5,285,000                               
      non-cash interest benefit related to amortization of premium on notes payable
                                               -729,000                                
      gain on purchase of joint venture partners’ interests
                                                                              
      redemption of operating partnership units held by noncontrolling interest
                                                                               
      notes payable issued to seller
                                                                               
      purchase of notes receivable
                                                                               
      acquisition, development and redevelopment of real estate assets
                                                                               
      non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on exchangeable senior notes
                                                   834,000   444,000 440,000 440,000 428,000 416,000 416,000 404,000 430,000 563,000 841,000              
      net proceeds from issuance of exchangeable senior notes
                                                                              
      principal payments on notes payable and lines of credit, including defeasance
                                                                               
      gain on purchase of joint venture partners’ interest
                                                                               
      return of investment in real estate ventures
                                                      356,000 1,492,000                       
      gain on purchase of joint venture partner’s interest
                                                                               
      distributions from real estate ventures in excess of earnings
                                                      1,456,000 -403,000 589,000 -504,000 3,856,000 1,313,000 1,735,000 1,744,000 1,351,000 1,529,000 1,596,000 1,540,000 1,601,000 1,176,000 1,224,000   681,000 2,136,000 1,143,000 977,000 1,303,000    
      development and construction of real estate assets
                                                                             -1,806,000 -1,067,000 
      investments in real estate ventures
                                                                             -1,714,000 -8,000 
      non-cash reduction in interest expense related to amortization of premium on note payable
                                                                               
      loss on sublease
                                                                               
      proceeds from sale of properties to joint venture
                                                            15,750,000                 
      purchase of affiliated joint venture note receivable
                                                                               
      proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of transaction costs
                                                                               
      investments from noncontrolling interests
                                                                               
      proceeds from the sale of common stock
                                                                               
      distributions to noncontrolling interests in operating partnership
                                                                               
      gain on repurchase of exchangeable senior notes
                                                                               
      non-cash unrecovered development and acquisition costs
                                                                               
      severance costs
                                                                               
      investments from other noncontrolling interests
                                                                               
      unrecovered development and acquisition costs
                                                               22,000                
      loss on investments available for sale
                                                                               
      severance costs associated with wind-down of development program
                                                                              
      net proceeds from sale of investments available for sale
                                                                               
      proceeds from issuance of common shares
                                                                       -427,000    -28,000   
      interest paid, net of amounts capitalized
                                                               14,254,000 16,667,000 15,085,000      12,018,000   12,209,000 10,964,000    
      conversion of operating partnership units held by noncontrolling interests for common stock
                                                                              
      receivables from related parties
                                                                     -2,724,000 -2,355,000 9,914,000 -8,816,000 4,729,000 4,797,000 7,093,000  -1,010,000 247,000 
      proceeds from notes payable and line of credit
                                                                 150,586,000              
      principal payments on notes payable and line of credit
                                                                               
      fair value adjustment of obligation associated with preferred operating partnership units
                                                                               
      loss on sale of investments available for sale
                                                                    1,415,000           
      stock compensation expense
                                                                  820,000 1,184,000 800,000 736,000 439,000 436,000 348,000 361,000 630,000 386,000    
      income allocated to minority interests
                                                                  619,000 500,000 371,000 756,000          
      net proceeds from sale of (purchases of) investments available for sale
                                                                               
      proceeds from exchangeable senior notes
                                                                     250,000,000        
      proceeds from notes payable, notes payable to trusts and line of credit
                                                                  679,000 2,202,000 1,182,000 3,955,000 693,000 45,454,000 36,540,000 31,524,000      
      loan to preferred operating partnership unit holder
                                                                               
      minority interest investments
                                                                              
      redemption of operating partnership units held by minority interest
                                                                               
      distributions to operating partnership units held by minority interest
                                                                               
      net proceeds from (purchases of) investments available for sale
                                                                   21,812,000           
      loan to preferred op unit holder
                                                                               
      accounts payable
                                                                    3,441,000         -338,000 -1,825,000 
      distributions from operations of real estate ventures in excess of earnings
                                                                     1,122,000          
      net purchases of short-term investments
                                                                               
      principal payments received on notes receivable
                                                                        1,688,000 5,000 -246,000 364,000    
      amortization of deferred stock compensation
                                                                               
      gain allocated to minority interests
                                                                       400,000 400,000 306,000 225,000 54,000    
      accrued interest on notes receivable
                                                                               
      purchase of short-term investments
                                                                               
      distributions to operating partnership units held by minority interests
                                                                               
      acquisitions:
                                                                               
      investment in real estate ventures
                                                                               
      amortization of discount on putable preferred interests in consolidated joint ventures
                                                                               
      minority interest—fidelity preferred return
                                                                               
      member units granted to employees
                                                                               
      investments in trust preferred securities
                                                                               
      acquisition of storage usa
                                                                               
      increase in cash resulting from de-consolidation of real estate assets and distribution of equity ownership in extra space development and other properties
                                                                               
      payments from centershift and extra space development
                                                                               
      payments on other liabilities
                                                                               
      net payments to related parties and putable preferred interests in consolidated joint ventures
                                                                               
      member contributions
                                                                               
      return paid on class b, c and e member units
                                                                               
      redemption of units
                                                                               
      minority interest distributions
                                                                               
      minority interest redemption by fidelity
                                                                               
      preferred return paid to fidelity
                                                                               
      cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year
                                                                               
      cash and cash equivalents, end of the year
                                                                               
      payables to related parties
                                                                               
      notes payable
                                                                               
      notes receivable
                                                                               
      accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                                               
      minority interest in operating partnership
                                                                               
      member units
                                                                               
      member units issued in exchange for receivables
                                                                               
      member units issued to repay notes and related party payables
                                                                               
      redemption of units in exchange for note payable
                                                                               
      adjustment to establish minority interest in operating partnership
                                                                               
      redemption of units in exchange for land
                                                                               
      restricted stock grants to employees
                                                                               
      conversion of operating partnership units held by minority interests for common stock
                                                                               
      proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                          36,000 91,000    
      proceeds from notes payable, notes payable to trust and line of credit
                                                                           30,635,000    
      amortization of deferred compensation
                                                                               
      minority interest - fidelity preferred return
                                                                               
      loss allocated to minority interests
                                                                               
      distributions from cumulative earnings from real estate ventures
                                                                               
      interest accrued on notes receivable
                                                                               
      increase in cash due to changes in:
                                                                               
      advances to centershift and extra space development
                                                                               
      proceeds from line of credit and notes payable
                                                                            528,863,000 69,469,000 53,257,000 
      payments on line of credit and notes payable
                                                                             -40,534,000 -2,765,000 
      redemption of operating partnership units
                                                                               
      distributions to operating partnership unit holders
                                                                             -621,000 -621,000 
      income allocated to other minority interests
                                                                             -110,000 -56,000 
      (gain) loss on sale of real estate assets
                                                                               
      distributions of cumulative earnings from real estate ventures
                                                                             62,000 69,000 
      purchase of equipment
                                                                             -286,000 -197,000 
      minority interest investment (redemption) by fidelity
                                                                               
      accrued interest on advances to centershift
                                                                               
      payments from (advances to) centershift and extra space development
                                                                               
      net advances from (payments to) related parties and putable preferred interests in consolidated joint ventures
                                                                               
      increase in cash resulting from de-consolidation of real estate assets
                                                                               
      proceeds from borrowings
                                                                               
      payments on borrowings
                                                                               
      member units issued in exchange for cash
                                                                               
      return paid on member units
                                                                               
      redemption of fidelity minority interest
                                                                               
      net decrease in cash
                                                                               
      cash, beginning of period
                                                                               
      cash, end of period
                                                                               
      1.
                                                                               
      loss allocated to minority interest
                                                                               
      equity in earnings of real estate ventures
                                                                               
      investment in real estate assets
                                                                               
      return paid on class c and class e units
                                                                               
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