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Public Storage
(NYSE:PSA) 

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Public Storage, a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500, is a REIT that primarily acquires, develops, owns and operates self-storage facilities. At September 30, 2020, we had: (i) interests in 2,504 self-storage facilities located in 38 states with approximately 171 million net rentable square fee...

Founded: 1972
Full Time Employees: 5,900
Sector: Real Estate
Industry: REIT-Industrial

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      revenues:
                                                                  
      self-storage facilities
    1,128,125,000 1,128,920,000 1,138,837,000 1,118,658,000 1,102,998,000 1,100,097,000 1,110,115,000 1,099,736,000 1,086,045,000 1,092,588,000 1,078,721,000 1,056,120,000 1,032,184,000 1,028,353,000 1,027,374,000 973,286,000 917,015,000 869,716,000 840,510,000 776,993,000 716,347,000 698,938,000 683,949,000 664,542,000 674,201,000 677,027,000 687,778,000 669,339,000 650,408,000 654,248,000 666,616,000 645,206,000 631,537,000 634,218,000 646,238,000 624,199,000 607,778,000 613,698,000 623,157,000 594,387,000 574,586,000 572,884,000 580,976,000 551,028,000 530,637,000 534,271,000 500,803,000 485,587,000 477,978,000 451,576,000 439,665,000 440,918,000 420,466,000 407,688,000   395,378,000 385,135,000   373,858,000 364,682,000 
      ancillary operations
    89,616,000 86,872,000 85,206,000 82,436,000 80,186,000 77,330,000 77,643,000 73,475,000 71,175,000 67,280,000 65,099,000 63,650,000 62,048,000 60,189,000 60,757,000 58,759,000 56,430,000 54,600,000 54,421,000 52,322,000 50,915,000 60,106,000 46,708,000 44,743,000 41,881,000 40,472,000 41,558,000 41,611,000 38,630,000 38,212,000 39,752,000 40,322,000 38,387,000 38,090,000 40,123,000 40,113,000 37,769,000 37,729,000 39,991,000 39,801,000 37,200,000 36,446,000 37,896,000 41,603,000 38,757,000 37,325,000 37,234,000 34,037,000 33,979,000 33,802,000 31,235,000 32,013,000 31,733,000 29,276,000   28,891,000 26,915,000   27,077,000 25,158,000 
      total revenues
    1,217,741,000                                                      1,507,045,200 390,001,000   365,090,000 365,090,000   
      yoy
                                                          312.79% 6.82%       
      qoq
                                                          286.42%    0.00%    
      expenses:
                                                                  
      self-storage cost of operations
    305,679,000 296,702,000 294,465,000 284,717,000 301,154,000 278,370,000 287,435,000 273,501,000 297,414,000 267,872,000 267,785,000 257,678,000 268,615,000 241,256,000 255,470,000 237,989,000 245,494,000 220,331,000 216,999,000 202,595,000 212,105,000 179,726,000 206,067,000 213,825,000 207,925,000 162,471,000 200,369,000 196,083,000 193,656,000 150,031,000 183,637,000 179,876,000 182,187,000 141,145,000 173,315,000 171,195,000 171,978,000 134,450,000 165,905,000 157,687,000 159,863,000 125,618,000 152,010,000 147,826,000 161,242,000 146,979,000 142,427,000 156,068,000 136,751,000 132,137,000 140,993,000 127,367,000           
      ancillary cost of operations
    34,264,000 32,571,000 36,385,000 33,288,000 30,693,000 32,404,000 34,265,000 27,543,000 27,069,000 22,959,000 21,159,000 22,202,000 19,676,000 18,401,000 21,572,000 17,210,000 15,515,000 16,524,000 19,735,000 15,991,000 16,318,000 25,798,000 11,394,000 11,782,000 10,945,000 10,113,000 11,893,000 11,653,000 10,545,000 10,343,000 11,907,000 11,101,000 10,640,000 10,734,000 17,304,000 11,383,000 10,924,000 10,716,000 12,722,000 14,317,000 13,423,000 12,091,000 12,676,000 14,406,000 11,920,000 13,014,000 8,127,000 18,451,000 11,052,000 10,434,000 9,396,000 9,857,000   -7,076,000 -9,793,000   -7,091,000 -7,091,000   
      depreciation and amortization
    290,723,000 295,545,000 290,364,000 283,216,000 282,715,000 280,891,000 280,330,000 283,342,000 285,203,000 287,525,000 238,748,000 222,133,000 221,650,000 226,538,000 220,772,000 218,708,000 222,128,000 205,289,000 188,552,000 172,728,000 146,859,000 141,406,000 138,333,000 137,618,000 135,900,000 134,885,000 129,233,000 126,859,000 121,941,000 121,374,000 124,516,000 119,777,000 117,979,000 120,100,000 113,320,000 110,177,000 110,929,000 111,741,000 109,432,000 107,013,000 105,128,000 106,307,000 106,082,000 106,473,000 107,146,000 111,077,000 106,443,000 109,021,000 96,537,000 90,937,000 91,001,000 89,897,000 88,533,000 86,938,000   89,186,000 88,542,000   85,039,000 84,828,000 
      real estate acquisition and development expense
    2,428,000 6,752,000 2,837,000 2,538,000 7,423,000 6,352,000 2,530,000 2,907,000 3,717,000                                                      
      general and administrative
    30,351,000 26,988,000 28,783,000 25,727,000 25,184,000 32,547,000 26,214,000 26,580,000 21,336,000 1,029,000 28,625,000 25,434,000 25,544,000 33,341,000 29,501,000 28,831,000 23,069,000 22,258,000 31,682,000 27,740,000 19,574,000 20,553,000 21,288,000 20,294,000 21,064,000 20,308,000 16,908,000 15,264,000 19,503,000 28,442,000 27,429,000 31,329,000 31,520,000 20,551,000 22,311,000 14,992,000 25,028,000 20,148,000 22,140,000 18,321,000 23,047,000 19,456,000 23,573,000 20,988,000 24,160,000 17,874,000 15,377,000 18,989,000 17,650,000 14,085,000 18,253,000 15,298,000 12,414,000 16,405,000   12,593,000 14,235,000   10,081,000 10,077,000 
      interest expense
    80,018,000 81,185,000 79,692,000 71,609,000 72,009,000 72,135,000 74,252,000 73,236,000 67,778,000 68,602,000 58,350,000 38,079,000 36,101,000 36,141,000 34,113,000 32,941,000 33,124,000 29,794,000 23,736,000 21,994,000 15,250,000 14,235,000 14,282,000 14,145,000 13,621,000 12,647,000 12,597,000 12,254,000 8,143,000 57,131,000 -8,094,000 -8,388,000 -8,107,000 -8,137,000 -2,389,000 -1,116,000 -1,048,000 -900,000 -1,221,000 -1,378,000 -711,000     -1,238,000 -2,063,000 -3,480,000 -478,000 -647,000 -3,497,000 -4,926,000 5,067,000 5,334,000 -4,694,750 -5,862,000 5,933,000 6,984,000 -7,838,000 -7,838,000 7,278,000 7,339,000 
      total expenses
    743,463,000                                                              
      operating income
    474,278,000                             257,480,500 358,879,000 343,445,000 327,598,000 379,778,000 360,111,000 356,565,000 326,688,000 374,372,000 352,949,000 336,850,000 310,325,000 345,858,000 324,531,000 302,938,000 264,926,000 282,652,000 265,663,000 217,095,000 249,967,000 237,785,000 211,257,000 230,512,000           
      yoy
                                 -32.20% -0.34% -3.68% 0.28% 1.44% 2.03% 5.85% 5.27% 8.24% 8.76% 11.19% 17.14% 22.36% 22.16% 39.54% 5.98% 18.87% 25.75% -5.82%               
      qoq
                                 -28.25% 4.49% 4.84% -13.74% 5.46% 0.99% 9.15% -12.74% 6.07% 4.78% 8.55% -10.27% 6.57% 7.13% 14.35% -6.27% 6.39% 22.37% -13.15% 5.12% 12.56% -8.35%            
      operating margin %
    38.95% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% 0% 0% NaN% NaN% 0% 0% NaN% NaN% 
      other increases (decreases) to net income:
                                                                  
      interest and other income
    7,778,000 16,064,000 21,012,000 12,789,000 13,234,000 14,964,000 20,029,000 18,253,000 13,966,000 16,209,000 32,295,000 18,452,000 18,634,000 14,173,000 12,736,000 10,279,000 3,379,000 2,985,000 3,356,000 3,113,000 2,852,000 2,799,000 7,214,000 5,831,000 6,479,000 6,424,000 6,465,000 8,582,000 6,965,000 7,550,000 7,020,000 6,328,000 5,544,000 6,049,000 4,569,000 4,155,000 3,998,000 3,524,000 3,750,000 4,028,000 3,836,000 5,035,000 3,659,000 934,000 672,000 749,000 1,000,000 2,402,000 5,608,000 5,516,000 5,581,000 5,444,000 5,540,000 5,655,000 6,304,500 6,875,000 10,575,000 7,768,000 6,775,000 6,775,000 7,032,000 8,216,000 
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entity
    6,836,000     3,864,500 2,888,000 6,480,000                                                       
      foreign currency exchange gain
    41,673,000 -1,717,000 899,000 -146,070,000 -68,695,000 122,824,000 -70,572,000 12,449,000 37,543,000 -71,121,000 47,880,000 -1,096,000 -26,860,000 -138,956,000 100,170,000 101,723,000 35,377,000 38,203,000 40,906,000 -12,707,000 45,385,000 -45,703,000 -41,900,000 -19,295,000 8,945,000 -10,318,000 15,574,000 -5,218,000 7,791,000 5,379,000 2,612,000 21,944,000    -25,440,000    8,632,000      -3,012,000 -1,675,000  16,094,000 5,924,000 -12,737,000 9,019,000 -23,657,000 12,157,000 3,373,750 -28,253,000 10,496,000 31,252,000 55,455,000 55,455,000 -49,204,000  
      gain on sale of real estate
    379,000 403,000 502,000 163,000 45,000 109,000 554,000  874,000 17,090,000 88,000    1,503,000    279,000 3,991,000 9,413,000 376,000   1,117,000   341,000  36,078,000 1,401,000  424,000                              
      income before income taxes
    530,944,000                                                              
      income tax benefit
    -1,569,000                                                              
      net income
    529,375,000 510,057,000 514,773,000 361,411,000 410,791,000 618,361,000 433,143,000 521,209,000 511,697,000 441,897,000 616,643,000 581,165,000 520,415,000 414,934,000 2,778,152,000 656,893,000 516,295,000 622,019,000 491,628,000 411,730,000 434,262,000 352,432,000 325,847,000 315,812,000 367,136,000 387,097,000 399,420,000 371,456,000 367,678,000 587,906,000 379,589,000 405,292,000 344,436,000 390,963,000 358,274,000 355,207,000 344,021,000 415,681,000 369,050,000 358,359,000 317,349,000 365,259,000 341,136,000 328,040,000 283,254,000 294,977,000 278,279,000 228,273,000 285,628,000 261,679,000 212,247,000 264,819,000 198,931,000 206,722,000 722,421,800 191,022,000 210,941,000 210,568,000 169,788,000 169,788,000 131,176,000 129,917,000 
      yoy
    28.87% -17.51% 18.85% -30.66% -19.72% 39.93% -29.76% -10.32% -1.68% 6.50% -77.80% -11.53% 0.80% -33.29% 465.09% 59.54% 18.89% 76.49% 50.88% 30.37% 18.28% -8.96% -18.42% -14.98% -0.15% -34.16% 5.22% -8.35% 6.75% 50.37% 5.95% 14.10% 0.12% -5.95% -2.92% -0.88% 8.40% 13.80% 8.18% 9.24% 12.04% 23.83% 22.59% 43.71% -0.83% 12.72% 31.11% -13.80% 43.58% 26.58% -70.62% 38.63% -5.69% -1.83% 325.48% 12.51% 60.81% 62.08%     
      qoq
    3.79% -0.92% 42.43% -12.02% -33.57% 42.76% -16.90% 1.86% 15.80% -28.34% 6.10% 11.67% 25.42% -85.06% 322.92% 27.23% -17.00% 26.52% 19.41% -5.19% 23.22% 8.16% 3.18% -13.98% -5.16% -3.09% 7.53% 1.03% -37.46% 54.88% -6.34% 17.67% -11.90% 9.12% 0.86% 3.25% -17.24% 12.64% 2.98% 12.92% -13.12% 7.07% 3.99% 15.81% -3.97% 6.00% 21.91% -20.08% 9.15% 23.29% -19.85% 33.12% -3.77% -71.38% 278.19% -9.44% 0.18% 24.02% 0.00% 29.44% 0.97%  
      net income margin %
    43.47% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 47.94% 48.98% Infinity% Infinity% 46.51% 46.51% Infinity% Infinity% 
      allocation to noncontrolling interests
    -3,102,000 -2,982,000 -3,710,000 -2,992,000 -3,000,000 -3,754,000 -2,814,000 -3,082,000 -2,749,000 -2,605,000 -3,345,000 -3,136,000 -2,707,000 -2,574,000 -9,158,000 -3,043,000 -2,352,000 -2,309,000 -1,537,000 -1,304,000 -1,226,000 -1,165,000 -980,000 -889,000 -980,000 -1,082,000 -1,478,000 -1,400,000 -1,157,000 -1,701,000 -1,562,000 -1,490,000 -1,439,000 -1,564,000 -1,600,000 -1,505,000 -1,579,000 -1,942,000 -1,745,000 -1,700,000 -1,476,000 -1,769,000 -1,568,000 -1,635,000 -1,473,000 -1,518,000 -1,445,000 -1,077,000 -1,430,000 -1,216,000 -1,024,000 -927,000           
      net income allocable to public storage shareholders
    526,273,000 507,075,000 511,063,000 358,419,000 407,791,000 614,607,000 430,329,000 518,127,000 508,948,000 439,292,000 613,298,000 578,029,000 517,708,000 412,360,000 2,768,994,000 653,850,000 513,943,000 619,710,000 490,091,000 410,426,000 433,036,000 351,267,000 324,867,000 314,923,000 366,156,000 386,015,000 397,942,000 370,056,000 366,521,000 586,205,000 378,027,000 403,802,000 342,997,000 389,399,000 356,674,000 353,702,000 342,442,000 413,739,000 367,305,000 356,659,000 315,873,000 363,490,000 339,568,000 326,405,000 281,781,000 293,459,000 276,834,000 227,196,000 284,198,000 260,463,000 211,223,000 263,892,000 198,143,000 205,852,000   206,444,000 206,108,000   125,038,000 123,961,000 
      allocation of net income to:
                                                                  
      preferred shareholders
    -48,678,000 -48,674,000 -48,678,000 -48,673,000 -48,678,000 -48,674,000 -48,678,000 -48,673,000 -48,678,000 -48,674,000 -48,678,000 -48,673,000 -48,678,000 -48,674,000 -48,678,000 -48,673,000 -48,365,000 -48,079,000 -46,237,000 -46,183,000 -46,080,000               -61,281,000 -60,121,000 -59,548,000 -57,178,000 -59,216,000 -62,272,000 -59,031,000 -61,062,000 -61,449,000 -63,555,000 -60,763,000 -57,672,000                
      restricted share units and unvested ltip units
    -807,000 -1,422,000 -977,000 -778,000 -883,000 -1,535,000 -939,000 -1,088,000 -1,061,000                                                      
      net income allocable to common shareholders
    476,788,000 456,979,000 461,408,000 308,968,000 358,230,000 564,398,000 380,712,000 468,366,000 459,209,000 389,657,000 563,237,000 528,259,000 467,588,000 362,622,000 2,712,161,000 603,381,000 464,124,000 558,058,000 442,327,000 346,249,000 385,810,000 292,166,000 246,916,000 246,119,000 313,134,000 327,251,000 337,362,000 306,411,000 301,743,000 530,102,000 322,679,000 348,300,000 287,819,000 334,080,000 279,717,000 276,681,000 281,131,000 352,812,000 308,957,000 280,775,000 241,335,000 303,003,000 273,508,000 263,926,000 212,613,000 231,815,000 218,352,000 174,052,000 231,361,000 207,685,000 161,936,000 202,465,000           
      net income per common share:
                                                                  
      basic
    2,720 2,610 2,630 1,760 2,040 3,220 2,170 2,670 2,610 2,220 3,210 3,010 2,670 2,070 15,470 3,440 2,650 3,190 2,530 1,980 2,210 1,670 1,410 1,410 1,800 1,870 1,940 1,760 1,730 3,050 1,850 2,000 1,660 1,920 1,610 1,590 1,620 2,040 1,780 1,620 1,400 1,760 1,580 1,530                   
      diluted
    2,710 2,590 2,620 1,760 2,040 3,210 2,160 2,660 2,600 2,210 3,200 3,000 2,650 2,060 15,380 3,420 2,630 3,170 2,520 1,970 2,210 1,670 1,410 1,410 1,790 1,870 1,930 1,760 1,730 3,040 1,850 2,000 1,650 1,920 1,610 1,590 1,620 2,030 1,780 1,610 1,390 1,750 1,580 1,520                   
      basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
    175,519,000 175,447,000 175,456,000 175,442,000 175,419,000 175,351,000 175,043,000 175,469,000 175,700,000 175,472,000 175,499,000 175,484,000 175,451,000 175,257,000 175,283,000 175,229,000 175,170,000 174,858,000 174,926,000 174,824,000 174,611,000 174,494,000 174,503,000 174,493,000 174,446,000 174,287,000 174,334,000 174,253,000 174,177,000 173,969,000 173,975,000 173,932,000 173,892,000 173,613,000 173,715,000 173,602,000 173,364,000 173,091,000 173,108,000 173,087,000 172,977,000 172,699,000 172,771,000 172,629,000 172,520,000 172,378,000 172,282,000 171,910,000 171,721,000 171,625,000 171,446,000  170,496,000 170,309,000   169,492,000 169,315,000   168,804,000 168,477,000 
      diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
    175,928,000 175,902,000 175,884,000 175,921,000 175,942,000 176,038,000 175,866,000 176,009,000 176,350,000 176,143,000 176,150,000 176,212,000 176,228,000 176,280,000 176,328,000 176,312,000 176,336,000 175,568,000 175,806,000 175,547,000 174,840,000 174,642,000 174,626,000 174,575,000 174,616,000 174,530,000 174,611,000 174,542,000 174,376,000 174,297,000 174,348,000 174,224,000 174,148,000 174,151,000 174,240,000 174,075,000 174,069,000 173,878,000 173,848,000 174,000,000 173,850,000 173,510,000 173,529,000 173,387,000 173,366,000  173,181,000 172,809,000 172,793,000 172,647,000 172,514,000  171,560,000 171,415,000   170,401,000 170,382,000   169,629,000 169,310,000 
      revenues: - sum
     902,080,250 1,224,043,000 1,201,094,000 1,183,184,000 1,177,427,000 1,187,758,000 1,173,211,000 1,157,220,000 1,159,868,000 1,143,820,000 1,119,770,000 1,094,232,000 1,088,542,000 1,088,131,000 1,032,045,000 973,445,000 924,316,000 894,931,000 829,315,000 767,262,000 759,044,000 730,657,000 709,285,000 716,082,000 717,499,000 729,336,000 710,950,000                         457,739,000 442,619,000   434,844,000 419,818,000   407,967,000 398,056,000 
      expenses: - sum
     538,199,750 732,526,000 701,095,000 719,178,000 702,699,000 705,026,000 687,109,000 702,517,000 674,438,000 614,667,000 565,526,000 571,586,000 555,677,000 561,428,000 535,679,000 539,330,000 494,196,000 480,704,000 441,048,000 410,106,000 381,718,000 391,364,000 397,664,000 389,455,000 340,424,000 371,000,000 362,113,000                                   
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities
     1,267,750 3,674,000 -2,230,000 3,627,000    6,090,000 5,110,000 7,227,000 9,565,000 5,995,000 6,852,000 8,180,000 48,525,000 43,424,000 150,711,000 32,860,000 29,066,000 19,456,000 17,634,000 21,240,000 17,655,000 23,968,000 13,916,000 19,045,000 18,914,000 17,672,000 12,966,000 17,771,000 41,963,000 30,795,000 18,420,000 17,218,000 20,068,000 19,949,000 15,128,000 17,237,000 10,227,000 14,164,000 14,670,000 12,603,000 7,480,000 16,184,000  14,135,000 14,604,000 14,269,000 13,101,000 11,643,000 12,642,000 8,596,000 9,115,000         
      income before income tax expense
     323,618,000 517,604,000 364,651,000 412,217,000 616,988,000 435,631,000 523,284,000 513,176,000                                                      
      income tax expense
     -1,874,250 -2,831,000 -3,240,000 -1,426,000 1,373,000 -2,488,000 -2,075,000 -1,479,000                                                      
      other increases to net income:
                                                                  
      gain on sale of equity investment in ps business parks, inc.
                  2,128,860,000                                                
      restricted share units
             -961,000 -1,383,000 -1,097,000 -1,442,000 -1,064,000 -8,155,000 -1,796,000 -1,454,000 -1,648,000 -1,527,000 -1,005,000 -1,146,000 -999,000 -746,000 -783,000 -1,017,000 -997,000 -1,406,000 -1,259,000 -1,233,000 -2,025,000 -1,268,000 -1,425,000 -1,097,000 -1,241,000 -1,210,000 -1,102,000 -1,190,000 -1,379,000 -1,170,000 -1,131,000 -930,000 -1,456,000 -885,000 -1,030,000 -829,000 -881,000 -810,000 -637,000 -930,000 -871,000 -697,000  463,000 514,000   391,000 432,000   259,000 238,000 
      preferred shareholders - redemptions
                     -11,925,000  -16,989,000  -9,883,000 -23,313,000 -15,069,000  -6,153,000 -9,146,000 -8,861,000 -8,533,000      -14,692,000 -14,638,000    -15,537,000 -11,336,000  -4,113,000  -4,784,000                  
      preferred shareholders - distributions
                         -48,219,000 -53,892,000 -52,952,000 -52,005,000 -51,614,000 -50,028,000 -53,525,000 -55,012,000 -54,078,000 -54,080,000 -54,077,000 -54,081,000 -54,078,000 -61,055,000             -52,507,000 -51,907,000 -51,907,000 -48,590,000            
      casualty loss
                                      -7,789,000                            
      foreign currency exchange loss
                                    -11,818,000 -11,113,000 -13,446,000  -5,566,000 -1,496,750 -3,665,000  -10,954,000       -2,348,000              -34,843,000 
      gain on real estate investment sales
                                     446,000  975,000     689,000                      
      gain on real estate sales
                                              343,000 16,688,000 1,472,000 1,260,000 1,219,000  168,000    1,263,000          
      cash dividends declared per common share
                                             1,200 1,700 1,700 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,100           
      net income allocable to common shareholders per common share:
                                                                  
      basic
                                                1,230  1,270 1,010               
      diluted
                                                1,230  1,260 1,010               
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated real
                                                                  
      estate entities
                                                 14,566,000                 
      per common share:
                                                                  
      basic
                                                 1,340                 
      diluted
                                                 1,340                 
      diluted weighted-average common shares
                                                                  
      outstanding
                                                 173,304,000                 
      income from continuing operations
                                                    285,628,000 261,679,000 212,247,000 252,884,000 198,791,000 206,722,000   210,941,000 210,923,000   126,744,000 129,141,000 
      discontinued operations
                                                       11,935,000 140,000  279,500 1,392,000  -355,000 2,707,000 2,707,000 4,432,000 776,000 
      net income per common share – basic
                                                                  
      continuing operations
                                                    1,350 1,210 940 1,120 780 740   780 870   330 210 
      net income per common share – diluted
                                                                  
      operating revenues:
                                                                  
      operating revenues: - sum
                                                       472,931,000           
      operating expenses:
                                                                  
      asset impairment charges
                                                          -546,500 -2,186,000     -1,338,000 -1,008,000 
      operating expenses: - sum
                                                       242,419,000           
      gain on real estate sales and debt retirement
                                                       193,000           
      allocation to preferred shareholders - distributions
                                                       -49,267,000           
      allocation to preferred shareholders - redemptions
                                                       -11,350,000           
      allocation to restricted share units
                                                       -810,000           
      net income per common share
                                                                  
      basic
    2,720 2,610 2,630 1,760 2,040 3,220 2,170 2,670 2,610 2,220 3,210 3,010 2,670 2,070 15,470 3,440 2,650 3,190 2,530 1,980 2,210 1,670 1,410 1,410 1,800 1,870 1,940 1,760 1,730 3,050 1,850 2,000 1,660 1,920 1,610 1,590 1,620 2,040 1,780 1,620 1,400 1,760 1,580 1,530                   
      continuing operations
                                                    1,350 1,210 940 1,120 780 740   780 870   330 210 
      diluted
                                                                  
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                  
      basic
                                                       170,576,000           
      diluted
                                                       171,700,000           
      cost of operations:
                                                                  
      cost of operations: - sum
                                                        245,150,000 257,169,000   247,099,000 254,061,000   239,815,000 243,358,000 
      income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain, and gain on real estate sales
                                                        212,589,000 185,450,000         
      net income allocated to noncontrolling interests
                                                        -788,000 -870,000         
      allocation of net income to public storage shareholders:
                                                                  
      preferred shareholders based on distributions paid
                                                        51,910,000 55,095,000   58,639,000 57,617,000   58,879,000 58,108,000 
      preferred shareholders based on redemptions
                                                        13,427,000 24,900,000   15,899,000      
      common shareholders
                                                        132,343,000 125,343,000   131,515,000 148,059,000   60,837,000 34,738,000 
      allocation of net income to public storage shareholders: - sum
                                                        198,143,000 205,852,000   206,444,000 206,108,000     
      net operating income:
                                                                  
      same store facilities
                                                          188,720,750 269,476,000   245,668,000 245,668,000   
      other facilities
                                                          11,859,750 17,652,000   16,062,000 16,062,000   
      total net operating income from self-storage
                                                          200,580,500 287,128,000   261,730,000 261,730,000   
      depreciation and amortization expense:
                                                                  
      total depreciation and amortization expense from self-storage
                                                          -66,653,500 -90,276,000   -91,993,000 -91,993,000   
      net income:
                                                                  
      total net income from self-storage
                                                          133,927,000 196,852,000   169,737,000 169,737,000   
      ancillary operating revenue
                                                          21,454,250 30,011,000   26,588,000 26,588,000   
      depreciation and amortization, commercial
                                                          -496,750 -659,000   -655,000 -655,000   
      general and administrative expense
                                                          -10,236,000 -14,116,000   -8,910,000 -8,910,000   
      equity in earnings of real estate entities
                                                          10,438,750 15,269,000 12,770,000 13,716,000 9,043,000 9,043,000 8,788,000 9,961,000 
      gains on real estate sales and debt retirement
                                                          1,277,750 4,983,000       
      net income of the company
                                                          154,005,500 194,513,000   245,811,000 245,811,000   
      rental income
                                                          1,428,289,700 368,645,000   346,643,000 346,643,000   
      late charges and administrative fees
                                                          78,741,400 21,356,000   18,447,000 18,447,000   
      property taxes
                                                          146,269,900 39,384,000   38,599,000 38,599,000   
      direct property payroll
                                                           25,103,000   25,023,000 25,023,000   
      media advertising
                                                           2,110,000   3,045,000 3,045,000   
      other advertising and promotion
                                                          23,517,900 5,712,000   5,497,000 5,497,000   
      utilities
                                                          37,392,300 10,396,000   10,018,000 10,018,000   
      repairs and maintenance
                                                          45,061,000 10,897,000   10,701,000 10,701,000   
      telephone reservation center
                                                           2,359,000   2,872,000 2,872,000   
      property insurance
                                                           2,240,000   2,376,000 2,376,000   
      other cost of management
                                                          91,439,400 22,324,000   21,291,000 21,291,000   
      total cost of operations
                                                          473,494,900 120,525,000   119,422,000 119,422,000   
      net operating income
                                                          1,033,547,400 269,476,000   245,668,000 245,668,000   
      depreciation and amortization expense
                                                          -311,122,800 -78,454,000   -75,880,000 -75,880,000   
      gross margin
                                                          65,900 69,100   67,300 67,300   
      yoy
                                                          -2.08% 2.67%       
      qoq
                                                          -4.63%    0.00%    
      gross margin %
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      weighted-average for the period:
                                                                  
      square foot occupancy
                                                          89,800 92,200   91,000 91,000   
      realized annual rent per occupied square foot
                                                          8,900 13,150   12,660 12,660   
      revpaf
                                                          6,350 12,130   11,520 11,520   
      weighted-average at september 30:
                                                                  
      in place annual rent per occupied square foot
                                                                  
      total net rentable square feet
                                                                  
      number of facilities
                                                                  
      income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain, gains on disposition of real estate investments, gain on early retirement of debt and asset impairment charges
                                                            187,745,000      
      gains on disposition of real estate investments
                                                            -70,000 198,000   63,000 333,000 
      gain on early retirement of debt
                                                                283,000  
      net income allocated to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
                                                            -4,497,000      
      equity shares, series a
                                                                 5,131,000 
      equity shares, series a based on redemptions
                                                                 25,746,000 
      income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, foreign currency exchange gain, gains on disposition of real estate investments and asset impairment charges
                                                             165,757,000     
      net income allocated to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries:
                                                                  
      based upon income of the subsidiaries
                                                             -4,460,000   -6,138,000 -5,956,000 
      gain on early debt retirement
                                                                  
      income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, gains on disposition of real estate investments, gain on early retirement of debt, asset impairment charges and foreign currency exchange gain
                                                                168,152,000  
      net income allocated (to) from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries:
                                                                  
      based upon repurchases of interests
                                                                  
      allocation of net income to (from) public storage shareholders:
                                                                  
      preferred shareholders based on repurchases
                                                                5,063,000  
      allocation of net income to (from) public storage shareholders: - sum
                                                                125,038,000 123,961,000 
      income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of real estate entities, gains on disposition of real estate investments, gain on early retirement of debt, asset impairment charges and foreign currency exchange loss
                                                                 154,698,000 
      based upon repurchases of preferred partnership units
                                                                  
      net income per common share – basic and diluted
                                                                  
      net income per share
                                                                 0.61 
      weighted-average depositary shares
                                                                 8,377 
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        assets
                                                                   
        cash and equivalents
      134,609,000 318,095,000 296,460,000 1,104,603,000 287,177,000 447,416,000 599,004,000 542,263,000 271,645,000 370,002,000 629,773,000 651,665,000 695,424,000 775,253,000 883,787,000 1,013,886,000 940,524,000 734,599,000 958,247,000 480,810,000 159,622,000 257,560,000 293,955,000 1,268,475,000 718,427,000 409,743,000 541,357,000 360,331,000 217,973,000 361,218,000 432,525,000 338,419,000 363,030,000 433,376,000                            
        real estate facilities, at cost:
                                                                   
        land
      5,962,189,000 5,952,072,000 5,896,029,000 5,805,482,000 5,761,652,000 5,711,685,000 5,652,960,000 5,644,056,000 5,628,128,000 5,628,488,000 5,575,643,000 5,315,098,000 5,293,989,000 5,273,073,000 5,240,841,000 5,175,744,000 5,156,795,000 5,134,060,000 4,864,520,000 4,796,684,000 4,432,749,000 4,375,588,000 4,307,686,000 4,300,406,000 4,267,474,000 4,186,873,000 4,152,663,000 4,116,718,000 4,080,301,000 4,047,982,000 4,027,764,000 3,993,027,000 3,959,870,000 3,947,123,000 3,851,679,000 3,809,491,000 3,807,344,000 3,781,479,000 3,712,382,000 3,686,289,000 3,613,583,000 3,564,810,000 3,533,393,000 3,517,310,000 3,488,609,000 3,421,473,000 3,337,320,000 3,327,012,000 3,001,267,000 2,867,523,000 2,852,481,000 2,840,443,000 2,823,255,000 2,811,515,000 2,809,340,000 2,795,770,000 2,793,494,000 2,785,630,000 2,776,731,000 2,717,117,000 2,717,368,000 
        buildings
      24,251,342,000 24,126,185,000 23,815,040,000 23,306,210,000 23,079,380,000 22,767,053,000 22,441,100,000 22,170,780,000 21,970,032,000 21,836,750,000 21,421,031,000 19,365,416,000 19,129,120,000 18,946,053,000 18,535,053,000 18,139,804,000 17,886,912,000 17,673,773,000 15,592,003,000 15,181,248,000 13,211,931,000 12,997,039,000 12,476,340,000 12,397,440,000 12,281,507,000 12,102,273,000 11,878,809,000 11,665,027,000 11,457,059,000 11,248,862,000 11,108,129,000 10,951,605,000 10,806,814,000 10,718,866,000 10,518,224,000 10,349,848,000 10,293,315,000 10,181,750,000 9,973,859,000 9,884,371,000 9,719,034,000 9,640,451,000 9,559,470,000 9,502,764,000 9,431,266,000 9,243,560,000 9,056,865,000 9,012,703,000 8,532,067,000 8,238,526,000 8,128,225,000 8,071,586,000 8,008,921,000 7,961,762,000 7,936,926,000 7,887,522,000 7,835,179,000 7,773,237,000 7,725,359,000 7,578,733,000 7,575,587,000 
        total land and buildings, at cost
      30,213,531,000 30,078,257,000                                                            
        accumulated depreciation
      -11,737,258,000 -11,468,054,000 -11,199,115,000 -10,938,166,000 -10,682,425,000 -10,426,186,000 -10,172,372,000 -9,921,201,000 -9,671,521,000 -9,423,974,000 -9,188,151,000 -8,966,878,000 -8,759,281,000 -8,554,155,000 -8,346,598,000 -8,150,113,000 -7,958,536,000 -7,773,308,000 -7,598,496,000 -7,435,657,000 -7,286,332,000 -7,152,135,000 -7,013,362,000 -6,881,358,000 -6,751,150,000 -6,623,475,000 -6,496,989,000 -6,375,132,000 -6,255,475,000 -6,140,072,000 -6,041,262,000 -5,923,687,000 -5,811,286,000 -5,700,331,000 -5,585,825,000 -5,482,071,000 -5,376,215,000 -5,270,963,000 -5,166,881,000 -5,064,423,000 -4,964,848,000 -4,866,738,000 -4,767,104,000 -4,668,557,000 -4,574,373,000 -4,384,959,000 -4,287,703,000 -4,192,529,000 -4,004,681,000 -3,913,399,000 -3,650,000,000 -3,568,254,000 -3,483,067,000 -3,398,379,000 -3,312,971,000 -3,227,804,000 -3,142,304,000 -2,975,105,000 -2,889,931,000 -2,816,692,000 -2,734,449,000 
        total land and buildings
      18,476,273,000 18,610,203,000                                                            
        construction in process
      202,742,000 194,355,000 267,816,000 257,295,000 240,669,000 308,101,000 310,514,000 380,746,000 389,278,000 345,453,000 457,064,000 449,931,000 377,348,000 372,992,000 406,354,000 380,060,000 337,552,000 272,471,000 228,379,000 249,713,000 201,316,000 188,079,000 176,658,000 153,382,000 161,699,000 141,934,000 184,033,000 191,874,000 213,785,000 285,339,000 253,719,000 234,044,000 279,624,000 264,441,000 221,970,000 282,374,000 205,253,000 230,310,000 261,372,000 228,103,000 275,131,000 219,190,000 174,622,000 145,455,000 135,896,000 72,521,000 60,561,000 37,742,000 46,039,000 74,472,000    4,299,000 4,018,000 8,531,000 7,278,000 8,298,000 6,237,000 8,381,000 3,527,000 
        total real estate facilities
      18,679,015,000 18,804,558,000                                                            
        investment in unconsolidated real estate entity
      383,917,000 388,586,000 383,557,000 387,946,000 374,115,000 382,490,000 397,482,000 374,161,000                                                      
        goodwill and other intangible assets
      233,207,000 251,613,000 269,568,000 253,467,000 263,203,000 282,187,000 294,546,000 320,794,000 351,465,000 387,267,000 414,291,000 212,022,000 219,730,000 232,517,000 239,811,000 249,744,000 271,127,000 302,894,000 258,949,000 265,486,000 205,061,000 204,654,000 204,700,000 206,922,000 209,440,000 205,936,000 211,476,000 210,178,000 210,459,000 209,856,000 209,317,000 207,390,000 210,733,000 214,957,000 205,868,000 207,203,000 209,593,000 212,719,000 212,548,000 213,396,000 212,506,000 211,458,000 212,976,000 216,312,000 221,330,000 229,984,000 225,097,000 232,273,000 217,023,000 205,228,000 210,148,000 212,419,000 211,278,000 209,833,000 211,425,000       
        notes receivable
      142,501,000 142,108,000                                                            
        other assets
      277,160,000 303,644,000 384,963,000 364,616,000 291,675,000 282,188,000 279,985,000 277,163,000 289,310,000 275,050,000 287,967,000 256,294,000 265,756,000 230,822,000 239,024,000 207,832,000 213,758,000 207,656,000 201,812,000 184,167,000 286,313,000 172,715,000 169,248,000 159,430,000 175,298,000 174,344,000 171,345,000 165,772,000 166,600,000 131,097,000 138,343,000 129,917,000 130,481,000 130,287,000 133,377,000 125,348,000 125,066,000 122,148,000 118,236,000 93,208,000 90,821,000 95,468,000 99,586,000 92,763,000 124,212,000 106,013,000 103,647,000 96,490,000 114,330,000 88,875,000 95,319,000 89,674,000 87,485,000 87,204,000 93,136,000 91,578,000 97,466,000 100,866,000 93,230,000 101,414,000 92,900,000 
        total assets
      19,850,409,000 20,208,604,000 20,114,318,000 20,541,453,000 19,615,446,000 19,754,934,000 19,803,219,000 19,788,762,000 19,617,385,000 19,809,216,000 19,875,749,000 17,560,326,000 17,507,778,000 17,552,307,000 17,450,920,000 17,862,851,000 17,698,781,000 17,380,908,000 15,284,686,000 14,490,365,000 11,981,735,000 11,816,546,000 11,385,148,000 12,358,055,000 11,825,921,000 11,365,444,000 11,413,861,000 11,113,291,000 10,875,016,000 10,928,270,000 10,747,940,000 10,692,962,000 10,685,520,000 10,732,892,000 10,765,694,000 10,365,727,000 10,083,911,000 10,130,338,000 9,865,769,000 9,997,137,000 10,064,347,000 9,778,232,000 9,654,815,000 9,634,758,000 9,772,017,000 9,624,468,000 9,946,457,000 9,682,582,000 9,149,940,000 9,094,598,000 9,288,120,000 9,178,947,000 9,406,312,000 8,932,562,000 9,085,543,000 9,272,336,000 9,435,521,000 9,651,410,000 9,569,513,000 9,744,471,000 9,805,645,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                   
        notes payable
      9,707,266,000 10,253,881,000 10,042,822,000 10,440,279,000 9,424,558,000 9,353,034,000 9,473,778,000 9,400,520,000 9,067,890,000 9,103,277,000 9,029,622,000 6,894,167,000 6,899,335,000 6,870,826,000 6,740,451,000 7,340,904,000 7,441,723,000 7,475,279,000 5,773,190,000 4,995,620,000 2,996,111,000 2,544,992,000 2,499,570,000 2,457,871,000 2,438,668,000 1,902,493,000 1,892,435,000 1,908,110,000 1,406,150,000 1,412,283,000 1,417,945,000 1,420,834,000 1,442,911,000 1,431,322,000 1,425,854,000        55,725,000 47,683,000 58,657,000 71,632,000 74,987,000 88,150,000 100,118,000 111,688,000 347,943,000 368,728,000 372,979,000 398,314,000 418,851,000 449,519,000 461,882,000 589,518,000 593,275,000 516,132,000 518,889,000 
        unsecured credit facility
      325,000,000                                                             
        accrued and other liabilities
      498,421,000 612,889,000 664,389,000 624,825,000 520,536,000 588,248,000 619,416,000 584,594,000 504,197,000 598,993,000 644,236,000 507,588,000 470,395,000 514,680,000 589,712,000 473,599,000 453,971,000 482,091,000 474,198,000 406,642,000 368,309,000 394,655,000 433,524,000 394,986,000 357,045,000 383,284,000 444,962,000 410,671,000 374,245,000 371,259,000 409,973,000 351,336,000 326,819,000 337,201,000 380,420,000 322,923,000 294,542,000 297,935,000 345,734,000 305,769,000 275,170,000 261,578,000 295,482,000 270,414,000 264,439,000 260,461,000 237,985,000 222,608,000 243,033,000 218,703,000 242,706,000 226,825,000 212,766,000 210,966,000 244,462,000 227,869,000 210,769,000 243,629,000 231,759,000 201,416,000 212,253,000 
        total liabilities
      10,530,687,000 10,866,770,000 10,707,211,000 11,065,104,000 9,945,094,000 9,941,282,000 10,093,194,000 9,985,114,000 9,572,087,000 9,702,270,000 9,673,858,000 7,401,755,000 7,369,730,000 7,385,506,000 7,330,163,000 7,814,503,000 7,895,694,000 7,957,370,000 6,247,388,000 5,727,262,000 3,364,420,000 3,239,647,000 2,933,094,000 3,347,857,000 2,795,713,000 2,285,777,000 2,624,897,000 2,318,781,000 1,780,395,000 1,783,542,000 1,827,918,000 1,772,170,000 1,769,730,000 1,768,523,000 1,806,274,000 1,203,701,000 690,404,000 688,684,000 776,626,000 1,230,104,000 986,834,000 580,594,000 476,207,000 329,097,000 468,096,000 332,093,000 634,972,000 682,758,000 343,151,000 330,391,000 957,974,000 1,011,178,000 1,062,379,000 609,280,000 663,313,000 677,388,000 672,651,000 833,147,000 825,034,000 922,914,000 731,142,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                   
        equity:
                                                                   
        public storage shareholders’ equity:
                                                                   
        preferred shares, 0.01 par value...
      4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,350,000,000 4,100,000,000 4,015,000,000                                           
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,544,909 shares issued
      17,554,000                                                             
        paid-in capital
      6,184,983,000 6,147,650,000 6,143,166,000 6,131,517,000 6,124,382,000 6,116,113,000 6,032,686,000 6,006,460,000 5,991,606,000 5,980,760,000 5,951,794,000 5,940,945,000 5,923,564,000 5,896,423,000 5,878,739,000 5,848,632,000 5,827,674,000 5,821,667,000 5,808,943,000 5,764,672,000 5,715,254,000 5,707,101,000 5,706,970,000 5,702,466,000 5,709,861,000 5,710,934,000 5,719,182,000 5,729,945,000 5,708,699,000 5,718,485,000 5,697,308,000 5,673,078,000 5,655,267,000 5,648,399,000 5,631,049,000 5,625,784,000 5,624,358,000 5,609,768,000 5,602,834,000 5,598,846,000 5,596,091,000 5,601,506,000 5,591,664,000 5,571,895,000 5,558,112,000 5,559,746,000 5,545,947,000 5,544,204,000 5,525,639,000 5,517,742,000 5,411,623,000 5,414,682,000 5,413,151,000 5,442,506,000 5,432,932,000 5,518,738,000 5,529,227,000 5,513,603,000 5,499,452,000 5,487,156,000 5,680,549,000 
        accumulated deficit
      -1,269,414,000 -1,219,273,000 -1,150,224,000 -1,085,142,000 -867,425,000 -699,083,000 -737,450,000 -592,665,000 -336,003,000 -267,910,000 -130,581,000 -167,404,000 -168,952,000 -110,231,000 -122,631,000 -182,213,000 -436,101,000 -550,416,000 -771,114,000 -863,742,000 -877,931,000 -914,791,000 -867,950,000 -789,089,000 -701,226,000 -665,575,000 -650,222,000 -648,391,000 -615,329,000 -577,360,000 -760,284,000 -735,065,000 -735,806,000 -675,711,000 -662,360,000 -609,424,000 -553,473,000 -487,581,000 -494,325,000 -491,912,000 -476,861,000 -434,610,000 -444,395,000 -428,270,000 -398,905,000 -417,663,000 -408,375,000 -385,512,000 -321,890,000 -338,785,000 -312,690,000 -339,020,000 -296,969,000 -259,578,000 -265,226,000 -237,689,000 -223,960,000 -226,343,000 -272,485,000 -202,998,000 -153,759,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -58,783,000 -47,799,000 -48,365,000 -41,461,000 -58,244,000 -71,965,000 -52,684,000 -74,051,000 -74,513,000 -67,239,000 -81,104,000 -75,146,000 -76,448,000 -80,317,000 -96,470,000 -79,217,000 -60,382,000 -53,587,000 -52,980,000 -46,082,000 -49,341,000 -43,401,000 -62,344,000 -73,136,000 -78,005,000 -64,890,000 -78,513,000 -67,549,000 -65,971,000 -64,060,000 -84,339,000 -84,601,000 -70,851,000 -75,064,000 -74,873,000 -82,143,000 -92,225,000 -95,106,000 -83,667,000 -78,991,000 -67,773,000 -68,548,000 -67,437,000 -61,523,000 -78,572,000 -27,895,000 -4,568,000 -15,000 -4,481,000 -22,522,000 -15,371,000 -27,433,000 -11,950,000 -23,014,000 -15,218,000  -678,000 -11,880,000 -35,251,000 -24,779,000 -15,002,000 
        total public storage shareholders’ equity
      9,224,340,000 9,248,128,000 9,312,123,000 9,372,459,000 9,566,256,000 9,712,606,000 9,610,063,000 9,707,245,000 9,948,662,000 10,013,178,000 10,107,659,000 10,065,944,000 10,045,711,000 10,073,402,000 10,027,172,000 9,954,726,000 9,698,712,000 9,335,177,000 9,017,354,000 8,743,584,000 8,597,947,000 8,558,867,000 8,434,127,000 8,992,691,000 9,013,078,000 9,062,911,000 8,774,135,000 8,768,934,000 9,069,821,000 9,119,478,000 8,895,091,000 8,895,806,000 8,891,003,000 8,940,009,000 8,936,190,000 9,139,087,000 9,363,514,000 9,411,910,000 9,059,656,000 8,737,753,000 9,048,766,000 9,170,641,000 9,152,118,000 9,279,369,000 9,277,895,000 9,266,430,000 9,285,238,000 8,973,401,000 8,778,944,000 8,736,106,000 8,300,626,000 8,137,608,000 8,321,727,000 8,288,209,000 8,385,762,000 8,553,194,000 8,717,565,000 8,672,076,000 8,598,390,000 8,676,023,000 8,928,407,000 
        noncontrolling interests
      95,382,000 93,706,000 94,984,000 103,890,000 104,096,000 101,046,000 99,962,000 96,403,000 96,636,000 93,768,000 94,232,000 92,627,000 92,337,000 93,399,000 93,585,000 93,622,000 20,549,000 20,112,000 19,944,000 19,519,000 19,368,000 18,032,000 17,927,000 17,507,000 17,130,000 16,756,000 14,829,000 25,576,000 24,800,000 25,250,000 24,931,000 24,986,000 24,787,000 24,360,000 23,230,000 22,939,000 29,993,000 29,744,000 29,487,000 29,280,000 28,747,000 26,997,000 26,490,000 26,292,000 26,026,000 25,945,000 26,247,000 26,423,000 27,845,000 28,101,000            
        total equity
      9,319,722,000 9,341,834,000 9,407,107,000 9,476,349,000 9,670,352,000 9,813,652,000 9,710,025,000 9,803,648,000 10,045,298,000 10,106,946,000 10,201,891,000 10,158,571,000 10,138,048,000 10,166,801,000 10,120,757,000 10,048,348,000 9,719,261,000 9,355,289,000 9,037,298,000 8,763,103,000 8,617,315,000 8,576,899,000 8,452,054,000 9,010,198,000 9,030,208,000 9,079,667,000 8,788,964,000 8,794,510,000 9,094,621,000 9,144,728,000 8,920,022,000 8,920,792,000 8,915,790,000 8,964,369,000 8,959,420,000 9,162,026,000 9,393,507,000 9,441,654,000 9,089,143,000 8,767,033,000 9,077,513,000 9,197,638,000 9,178,608,000 9,305,661,000 9,303,921,000 9,292,375,000 9,311,485,000 8,999,824,000 8,806,789,000 8,764,207,000 8,330,146,000 8,167,769,000 8,343,933,000 8,310,927,000 8,409,914,000 8,582,623,000 8,750,578,000 8,805,136,000 8,731,328,000 8,808,451,000 9,061,381,000 
        total liabilities and equity
      19,850,409,000 20,208,604,000 20,114,318,000 20,541,453,000 19,615,446,000 19,754,934,000 19,803,219,000 19,788,762,000 19,617,385,000 19,809,216,000 19,875,749,000 17,560,326,000 17,507,778,000      15,284,686,000 14,490,365,000 11,981,735,000 11,816,546,000 11,385,148,000 12,358,055,000 11,825,921,000 11,365,444,000 11,413,861,000 11,113,291,000 10,875,016,000 10,928,270,000 10,747,940,000 10,692,962,000 10,685,520,000 10,732,892,000 10,765,694,000 10,365,727,000 10,083,911,000 10,130,338,000 9,865,769,000 9,997,137,000 10,064,347,000 9,778,232,000 9,654,815,000 9,634,758,000 9,772,017,000 9,624,468,000 9,946,457,000 9,682,582,000 9,149,940,000 9,094,598,000 9,288,120,000 9,178,947,000 9,406,312,000 8,932,562,000 9,085,543,000 9,272,336,000 9,435,521,000 9,651,410,000 9,569,513,000 9,744,471,000 9,805,645,000 
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,500,243 shares issued
       17,550,000                                                            
        real estate facilities, at cost: - sum
        29,711,069,000 29,111,692,000 28,841,032,000 28,478,738,000 28,094,060,000 27,814,836,000 27,598,160,000 27,465,238,000 26,996,674,000 24,680,514,000 24,423,109,000 24,219,126,000 23,775,894,000 23,315,548,000 23,043,707,000 22,807,833,000 20,456,523,000 19,977,932,000 17,644,680,000 17,372,627,000 16,784,026,000 16,697,846,000 16,548,981,000 16,289,146,000 16,031,472,000                        10,980,706,000 10,912,029,000 10,832,176,000  10,746,266,000 10,683,292,000 10,628,673,000  10,502,090,000 10,295,850,000  
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,462,847 shares issued
        17,546,000                                                           
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,452,716 shares issued
         17,545,000                                                          
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,430,172 shares issued
          17,543,000                                                         
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,408,393 shares issued
           17,541,000                                                        
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,108,335 shares issued
            17,511,000                                                       
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,010,887 shares issued
             17,501,000                                                      
        investments in unconsolidated real estate entities
              389,048,000 390,180,000 278,131,000 276,778,000 285,692,000 275,752,000 252,648,000 845,894,000 850,649,000 828,763,000 779,272,000 767,914,000 771,075,000 773,046,000 769,923,000 753,358,000 763,226,000 767,816,000 771,167,000 778,523,000 784,314,000 783,988,000 619,405,000 762,247,000 746,254,000 724,173,000 726,168,000 715,268,000 698,696,000 689,207,000 697,040,000 696,069,000 812,415,000 809,308,000 806,204,000 808,455,000 792,280,000 837,624,000 854,759,000 858,222,000 766,489,000 717,937,000    714,627,000        
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,723,561 shares issued and outstanding
              17,572,000                                                     
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,670,727 shares issued and outstanding
               17,567,000                                                    
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,501,315 shares issued and outstanding
                17,550,000                                                   
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,492,886 shares issued and outstanding
                 17,549,000                                                  
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,466,222 shares issued and outstanding
                  17,547,000                                                 
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
                      83,826,000 68,249,000                                    12,355,000 12,316,000       
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,265,668 shares issued and outstanding
                   17,527,000                                                
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity
                   17,552,307,000 17,450,920,000 17,862,851,000 17,698,781,000 17,380,908,000                                            
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,336,452 shares issued and outstanding
                    17,534,000                                               
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,239,263 shares issued and outstanding
                     17,524,000                                              
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,212,439 shares issued and outstanding
                      17,521,000                                             
        preferred shares called for redemption
                         325,000,000  300,000,000  495,000,000   287,500,000         460,000,000    487,500,000 375,000,000  125,000,000  145,000,000      367,325,000 415,625,000 476,634,000         
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,134,455 shares issued and outstanding
                       17,513,000                                            
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,048,260 shares issued and outstanding
                        17,505,000                                           
        154,850 shares issued (in series) and outstanding,
                                                                   
        (151,700 at december 31, 2020) at liquidation preference
                         3,871,250,000                                          
        common shares, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized,
                                                                   
        174,864,437 shares issued and outstanding (174,581,742 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2020)
                         17,486,000 17,465,000                                         
        151,700 shares issued (in series) and outstanding,
                                                                   
        at liquidation preference
                          3,792,500,000                           3,797,500,000 3,562,500,000 3,562,500,000            
        174,651,004 shares issued and outstanding (174,581,742 shares at
                                                                   
        151,700 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (162,600 at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2019), at liquidation preference
                           3,792,500,000 3,640,000,000 4,135,000,000 4,065,000,000                                     
        174,581,742 shares issued and outstanding (174,418,615 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2019)
                           17,458,000 17,451,000 17,450,000 17,448,000                                     
        145,600 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (162,600 at
                                                                   
        174,512,070 shares issued and outstanding (174,418,615 shares at
                                                                   
        165,400 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (162,600 at
                                                                   
        174,498,918 shares issued and outstanding (174,418,615 shares at
                                                                   
        162,600 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (162,600 at
                                                                   
        174,475,022 shares issued and outstanding (174,418,615 shares at
                                                                   
        162,600 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (161,000 at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2018), at liquidation preference
                               4,065,000,000 3,766,250,000 3,737,500,000 4,025,000,000                                 
        174,418,615 shares issued and outstanding (174,130,881 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2018)
                               17,442,000 17,438,000 17,429,000 17,422,000                                 
        150,650 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (161,000 at
                                                                   
        174,378,478 shares issued and outstanding (174,130,881 shares at
                                                                   
        149,500 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (161,000 at
                                                                   
        174,294,523 shares issued and outstanding (174,130,881 shares at
                                                                   
        161,000 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (161,000 at
                                                                   
        174,215,292 shares issued and outstanding (174,130,881 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2017), at liquidation preference
                                   4,025,000,000 4,025,000,000 4,025,000,000 4,025,000,000                             
        174,130,881 shares issued and outstanding (173,853,370 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2017)
                                   17,413,000 17,406,000 17,394,000 17,393,000                             
        174,059,645 shares issued and outstanding (173,853,370 shares at
                                                                   
        173,937,035 shares issued and outstanding (173,853,370 shares at
                                                                   
        173,927,759 shares issued and outstanding (173,853,370 shares at
                                                                   
        161,000 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (174,700 at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2016), at liquidation preference
                                       4,025,000,000 4,025,000,000 4,187,500,000 4,367,500,000                         
        173,853,370 shares issued and outstanding (173,288,787 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2016)
                                       17,385,000 17,374,000 17,370,000 17,354,000                         
        cash and cash equivalents
                                        694,233,000 358,266,000 120,859,000 183,688,000 57,213,000 260,124,000 305,705,000 104,285,000 35,668,000 20,256,000 152,797,000 98,252,000 387,983,000 101,112,000 56,965,000 410,910,000 535,752,000 438,475,000 620,079,000 139,008,000 160,733,000 144,487,000 145,105,000 513,479,000 474,336,000 719,982,000 763,789,000 
        173,738,808 shares issued and outstanding (173,288,787 shares at
                                                                   
        senior unsecured notes
                                         390,692,000 365,349,000 359,810,000 383,438,000 379,792,000 274,814,000 263,940,000                    
        mortgage notes
                                         30,086,000 30,513,000 30,939,000 47,454,000 57,043,000 61,850,000 55,076,000                    
        167,500 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (174,700 at
                                                                   
        173,699,438 shares issued and outstanding (173,288,787 shares at
                                                                   
        174,700 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (174,700 at
                                                                   
        173,543,322 shares issued and outstanding (173,288,787 shares at
                                                                   
        174,700 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (162,200 at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2015), at liquidation preference
                                           4,367,500,000 4,017,500,000 3,692,500,000 3,980,000,000                     
        173,288,787 shares issued and outstanding (172,921,241 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2015)
                                           17,329,000 17,314,000 17,310,000 17,309,000                     
        160,700 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (162,200 at
                                                                   
        173,137,424 shares issued and outstanding (172,921,241 shares at
                                                                   
        147,700 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (162,200 at
                                                                   
        173,098,015 shares issued and outstanding (172,921,241 shares at
                                                                   
        159,200 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (162,200 at
                                                                   
        173,078,782 shares issued and outstanding (172,921,241 shares at
                                                                   
        162,200 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (173,000 at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2014), at liquidation preference
                                               4,055,000,000 4,055,000,000 4,180,000,000 4,180,000,000                 
        172,921,241 shares issued and outstanding (172,445,554 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2014)
                                               17,293,000 17,286,000 17,267,000 17,260,000                 
        172,853,700 shares issued and outstanding (172,445,554 shares at
                                                                   
        borrowings on bank credit facility
                                                 11,000,000                  
        167,200 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (173,000 at
                                                                   
        172,664,710 shares issued and outstanding (172,445,554 shares at
                                                                   
        172,594,849 shares issued and outstanding (172,445,554 shares at
                                                                   
        loan receivable from shurgard europe
                                                    207,928,000 209,557,000          515,379,000 477,031,000 527,243,000 561,703,000 
        term loan
                                                    322,000,000 372,000,000              
        165,400 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (142,500 at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2013), at liquidation preference
                                                   4,135,000,000 4,135,000,000               
        172,418,434 shares issued and outstanding (171,776,291 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2013)
                                                   17,242,000 17,234,000 17,224,000              
        172,339,168 shares issued and outstanding (171,776,291 shares at
                                                                   
        shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (142,500 at december 31, 2013),
                                                                   
        172,236,050 shares issued and outstanding (171,776,291 shares at
                                                                   
        loan receivable from unconsolidated real estate entity
                                                      420,441,000 404,526,000            
        shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (113,500 at december 31, 2012),
                                                                   
        171,760,994 shares issued and outstanding (171,388,286 shares at
                                                                   
        december 31, 2012)
                                                      17,176,000 17,171,000            
        171,705,912 shares issued and outstanding (171,388,286 shares at
                                                                   
        investment in unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                        716,401,000 703,458,000 723,528,000         
        loans receivable from unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                        399,794,000 391,146,000 414,833,000         
        public storage shareholders:
                                                                   
        cumulative preferred shares of beneficial interest, 0.01 par value...
                                                        3,200,000,000 3,072,325,000 3,200,450,000 3,111,271,000 3,216,271,000 3,253,527,000 3,396,027,000 3,379,777,000 3,389,777,000 3,399,777,000 3,399,777,000 
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 170,634,560 shares issued and outstanding
                                                        17,064,000           
        permanent noncontrolling interests
                                                        29,520,000 30,161,000 22,206,000 22,718,000 24,152,000       
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 170,543,534 shares issued and outstanding
                                                         17,054,000          
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 170,449,508 shares issued and outstanding
                                                          17,045,000         
        marketable securities
                                                               102,131,000 94,888,000 95,191,000  
        loan receivable from unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                           402,693,000        
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 170,238,805 shares issued and outstanding
                                                           17,024,000        
        investment in real estate entities
                                                            716,587,000 733,054,000 617,026,000 607,057,000 586,936,000 601,104,000 612,316,000 
        loans receivable from real estate entities
                                                            466,349,000 630,606,000 871,777,000     
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 170,036,247 shares issued and outstanding
                                                            17,003,000       
        goodwill
                                                             174,634,000 174,634,000 174,634,000 174,634,000 174,634,000 174,634,000 
        intangible assets
                                                             33,958,000 35,866,000 45,804,000 50,062,000 37,364,000 38,270,000 
        redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
                                                             12,325,000 12,292,000 13,127,000 13,151,000 13,106,000 13,122,000 
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 169,507,379 shares issued and outstanding
                                                             16,952,000      
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                             1,666,000      
        equity of permanent noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
                                                             29,429,000 33,013,000 133,060,000 132,938,000 132,428,000 132,974,000 
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 169,470,524 shares issued and outstanding
                                                              16,949,000     
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 169,174,859 shares issued and outstanding
                                                               16,919,000    
        equity shares of beneficial interest, series a, 0.01 par value...
                                                                   
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 168,954,925 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                16,897,000   
        equity shares, series a called for redemption
                                                                 205,366,000  
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 168,657,595 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                 16,867,000  
        common shares of beneficial interest, 0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 168,405,539 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                  16,842,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-09-30 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 
                                                                 
          operating activities:
                                                                 
          net income
        529,375,000 510,057,000 514,773,000 361,411,000 410,791,000 618,361,000 433,143,000 521,209,000 511,697,000 441,897,000 616,643,000 581,165,000 520,415,000 414,934,000 2,778,152,000 656,893,000 516,295,000 622,019,000 491,628,000 411,730,000 434,262,000 352,432,000 367,136,000 387,097,000 399,420,000 371,456,000 367,678,000 587,906,000 379,589,000 405,292,000 344,436,000 390,963,000 358,274,000 355,207,000 344,021,000 415,681,000 369,050,000 358,359,000 317,349,000 365,259,000 341,136,000 328,040,000 283,254,000 294,977,000 278,279,000 228,273,000 285,628,000 264,819,000 198,931,000 206,722,000 220,437,000 194,513,000 210,941,000 210,568,000 245,811,000 131,176,000 129,917,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                 
          gain on sale of real estate
        -379,000 -403,000 -502,000 -163,000 -45,000 -109,000 -554,000 -874,000 -17,090,000                                              
          depreciation and amortization
        290,723,000 295,545,000 290,364,000 283,216,000 282,715,000 280,891,000 280,330,000 283,342,000 285,203,000 287,525,000 238,748,000 222,133,000 221,650,000 226,538,000 220,772,000 218,708,000 222,128,000 205,289,000 188,552,000 172,728,000 146,859,000 141,406,000 135,900,000 134,885,000 129,233,000 126,859,000 121,941,000 121,374,000 124,516,000 119,777,000 117,979,000 120,100,000 113,320,000 110,177,000 110,929,000 111,741,000 109,432,000 107,013,000 105,128,000 106,307,000 106,082,000 106,473,000 107,146,000 111,077,000 106,443,000 109,021,000            
          equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entity
        -6,836,000      -2,888,000                                                   
          distributions from cumulative equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entity
        498,000      1,334,000                                                   
          unrealized foreign currency exchange loss
        -41,926,000 -29,406,000 -1,141,000 147,052,000 68,664,000 -122,699,000 70,583,000 -12,391,000 -37,467,000   1,020,000 26,825,000                                             
          share-based compensation expense
        11,888,000 9,541,000 9,458,000 10,620,000 10,283,000 12,646,000 10,927,000 10,827,000 10,347,000 10,257,000 9,515,000 11,949,000 9,845,000 12,106,000 13,741,000 16,928,000 13,928,000 12,168,000 14,975,000 18,265,000 14,407,000 11,828,000 5,677,000 6,345,000 7,114,000 5,710,000 6,664,000 18,100,000 17,648,000 17,278,000 16,910,000 12,043,000 12,942,000 4,244,000 8,319,000                       
          impairment of real estate investments
         402,000 119,000                                                       
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        2,676,000 2,761,000                                                        
          unrealized losses on derivatives
        5,251,000                                                         
          other non-cash adjustments
        215,000 2,885,000 -4,278,000 3,588,000 2,707,000 3,418,000 2,597,000 2,614,000 2,781,000 10,303,000                                                
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of acquisitions:
                                                                 
          other assets
        20,719,000 -12,287,000 10,414,000 -31,468,000 8,702,000 273,000 -39,087,000 10,077,000 -16,231,000 24,354,000 -21,300,000 17,192,000 -36,611,000                                             
          accrued and other liabilities
        -117,403,000 -40,975,000 50,883,000 95,918,000 -79,386,000 -20,173,000 42,385,000 77,103,000 -84,132,000 -43,298,000 83,281,000 37,733,000 -42,450,000      2,475,000 24,169,000 30,904,000 -1,441,000 34,623,000 -12,977,000 -2,993,000 18,309,000 46,575,000 11,229,000                              
          net cash flows from operating activities
        694,801,000 733,587,000 875,091,000 872,708,000 705,063,000 768,620,000 798,770,000 895,279,000 665,586,000 791,684,000 875,671,000 882,400,000 696,893,000 736,351,000 927,017,000 797,532,000 656,241,000 728,835,000 684,265,000 621,293,000 509,162,000 512,562,000 462,950,000 499,989,000 552,460,000 541,610,000 473,584,000 483,167,000 600,426,000 519,391,000 458,519,000                           
          investing activities:
                                                                 
          capital expenditures to maintain real estate facilities
        -44,027,000 -79,159,000 -55,003,000 -39,342,000 -44,960,000 -64,759,000 -57,415,000 -51,105,000 -66,376,000 -78,605,000 -52,911,000 -8,414,000 -96,642,000 -121,877,000 -125,423,000 -112,924,000 -99,549,000 -101,135,000 -78,459,000 -54,093,000 -36,551,000 -37,029,000 -14,018,000 7,000 -5,636,000 -6,152,000 -4,777,000 -47,537,000 -35,888,000 -33,034,000 -23,608,000 -37,402,000 -32,702,000 -27,722,000 -24,373,000 -19,403,000 -23,796,000 -26,719,000 -11,517,000 -12,655,000 -20,478,000 -24,562,000 -7,899,000 -30,702,000 -19,761,000 -13,136,000 -23,119,000           
          capital expenditures for property enhancements
        -9,794,000     -20,585,000 -43,145,000 -37,981,000 -25,046,000 -40,579,000 -52,041,000                                               
          capital expenditures for energy efficiencies
        -15,687,000 -20,928,000 -20,941,000 -15,996,000 -13,049,000 -17,828,000 -9,800,000 -12,926,000 -13,058,000 -18,854,000 -19,922,000                                               
          development and expansion of real estate facilities
        -57,713,000 -72,739,000 -94,852,000 -76,665,000 -66,481,000 -79,693,000 -82,229,000 -80,405,000 -84,527,000 -115,468,000 -87,542,000 -92,561,000 -68,874,000 -82,028,000 -75,020,000 -79,758,000 -76,705,000 -80,454,000 -66,347,000 -73,967,000 -61,213,000 -56,937,000                                    
          acquisition of real estate facilities and intangible assets
        -20,778,000 -131,030,000 -511,278,000 -162,287,000 -140,990,000 -221,193,000 -24,317,000   -171,852,000 -110,546,000 -143,983,000 -46,795,000 -228,587,000 -297,940,000 -119,140,000 -112,277,000 -2,201,822,000 -326,926,000 -2,315,250,000 -203,108,000 -509,849,000 -186,183,000 -121,115,000 -120,458,000 -116,686,000 -79,499,000 -73,245,000 -73,845,000 -15,906,000 -18,024,000 -203,603,000 -47,269,000 -11,623,000 -22,784,000 -158,528,000 -72,993,000 -99,499,000 -85,158,000 -72,161,000 -17,132,000 -55,492,000 -32,291,000               
          issuance of notes receivable
         -48,388,000 -14,963,000 -44,240,000 -23,636,000                                                     
          proceeds from sale of real estate investments
        674,000 4,248,000 1,054,000 250,000 2,599,000 2,374,000 3,571,000 20,000 2,423,000 39,885,000       226,000 357,000 4,151,000 11,562,000 397,000 1,399,000 324,000   50,794,000 1,443,000 1,947,000 507,000   -395,000 704,000 689,000     1,292,000              
          net cash flows from investing activities
        -147,325,000 -364,309,000 -695,983,000 -338,280,000 -286,517,000  -213,335,000 -191,075,000 -186,584,000   -334,962,000 -212,311,000 -432,492,000 2,148,304,000 -307,285,000 -288,531,000 -2,372,432,000 -471,375,000 -2,315,979,000 -403,725,000 -589,563,000 -289,904,000 -226,673,000 -257,544,000 -219,898,000 -193,245,000 -152,198,000 -106,915,000 -139,765,000 -114,900,000                           
          financing activities:
                                                                 
          repayments of notes payable
        -500,034,000 -251,418,000 -400,034,000 -32,000 -33,000 -32,000 -31,000 -808,406,000 -36,000 -30,000                                                
          net proceeds from revolving line of credit
        325,000,000                                                         
          proceeds from op options issued
        30,000,000                                                         
          financing fees paid
        -4,000,000                                                         
          issuance of common shares in connection with share-based compensation
        7,828,000 -65,000 1,698,000 4,595,000 3,184,000 16,361,000 20,553,000 2,564,000 7,800,000 22,032,000 1,042,000 4,941,000 25,116,000 7,358,000 16,421,000 3,419,000 8,073,000                                         
          taxes paid upon net share settlement of restricted share units
        -2,600,000 -5,173,000 -433,000 -372,000 -2,668,000 -6,372,000 -679,000 -288,000 -5,328,000 -3,910,000 -644,000 -464,000 -8,932,000 -3,838,000 -779,000 -1,636,000 -10,574,000                                         
          acquisition of noncontrolling interests
        -7,482,000 -803,000 -8,958,000 -103,000 -405,000            -659,000 -33,000         -14,291,000 -134,000     -49,000       -3,835,000           
          contributions by noncontrolling interests
        856,000 863,000 1,041,000 1,531,000 1,153,000 953,000 567,000 91,000 1,327,000 562,000 1,908,000 729,000 4,000 10,000 -39,000 907,000 791,000 92,000 594,000 385,000 1,380,000 338,000 566,000 2,097,000 749,000 1,106,000 196,000 378,000 590,000 49,000 703,000 1,418,000 482,000 -108,000 692,000 293,000 430,000 740,000 2,007,000 578,000                  
          distributions paid to preferred shareholders, common shareholders, restricted share unitholders and unvested ltip unitholders
        -576,155,000 -575,835,000 -575,855,000 -575,847,000 -575,844,000 -575,689,000 -574,852,000 -574,602,000 -576,792,000                                                 
          distributions paid to noncontrolling interests
        -4,375,000 -5,100,000 -13,668,000 -4,451,000 -4,474,000 -3,701,000 -4,259,000 -3,311,000 -4,166,000 -3,631,000 -3,648,000 -3,575,000 -3,773,000 -2,770,000 -9,756,000 -19,142,000 -2,555,000 -2,149,000 -1,706,000 -1,538,000 -1,269,000 -1,398,000 -1,172,000 -1,252,000 -1,887,000 -1,730,000 -1,803,000 -1,760,000 -2,207,000 -1,340,000 -1,715,000 -1,852,000 -1,791,000 -1,728,000 -2,021,000 -1,978,000 -1,968,000 -1,907,000 -1,733,000 -1,838,000 -2,296,000 -1,369,000 -1,822,000 -1,820,000 -1,621,000 -1,779,000 -1,618,000 -1,568,000 -1,034,000 -1,739,000 -2,077,000 -5,089,000      
          net cash flows from financing activities
        -730,962,000 -347,643,000 -987,251,000 282,998,000 -578,785,000   -432,930,000 -577,195,000   -591,121,000 -563,965,000    -161,253,000 1,420,344,000 264,886,000 2,015,882,000 -202,971,000 41,127,000 135,497,000 -404,350,000 -114,100,000 -179,280,000 -423,005,000 -402,034,000 -399,673,000 -404,235,000 -413,646,000                           
          net increase in cash and equivalents, including restricted cash
        -183,486,000 21,635,000 -808,143,000   -151,588,000 25,548,000   -259,980,000 -21,736,000                                               
          cash and equivalents at beginning of the period:
        318,095,000                                                         
          cash and equivalents at end of the period:
        134,609,000                                                         
          supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                 
          costs incurred during the period remaining unpaid at period end for:
                                                                 
          construction or expansion of real estate facilities
        -30,281,000 4,365,000 22,253,000 -3,645,000 -42,084,000 -4,084,000 4,100,000 -5,715,000 -41,460,000 -1,311,000 -8,938,000 -7,225,000 -50,625,000 5,356,000 -22,324,000 -6,437,000 -42,245,000 -10,746,000 2,040,000 -19,459,000 -21,886,000 2,366,000 -20,605,000 12,970,000 8,629,000 -12,157,000 -41,798,000                               
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                 
          cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
        -92,257,000 -493,526,000 80,834,000 57,176,000 82,509,000 58,846,000 79,319,000 55,588,000 75,745,000                                                 
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
        -357,000 -12,208,000 -52,000 6,140,000 -230,000 300,000 433,000 4,623,000 1,521,000                                                 
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                 
          acquisition of breit simply storage llc, net of cash acquired
                                                                
          distributions in excess of cumulative equity in earnings from unconsolidated real estate entity
                                                                
          contributions to unconsolidated real estate entity
                                                                 
          acquisition of non-operating real estate assets
                                                                 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                 
          issuance costs on amendment of credit facility
                                                               
          issuance of notes payable, net of issuance costs
         489,888,000            1,738,744,000 817,631,000 1,986,294,000 496,235,000 545,151,000                                 
          issuance of common shares
                          33,814,000 42,895,000 4,703,000 7,159,000 1,763,000 555,000 15,619,000 15,797,000 1,593,000 4,582,000 6,244,000 732,000 967,000 7,746,000 2,852,000 13,868,000 18,034,000 11,350,000 3,466,000 1,058,000 9,667,000 3,749,000 15,426,000 6,779,000 3,709,000 5,419,000 5,082,000 25,409,000 3,545,000           
          repurchase of common shares
                                                               
          cash and equivalents, including restricted cash at beginning of the period:
                                                                 
          cash and equivalents
         447,416,000 370,002,000 775,253,000 734,599,000 257,560,000 409,743,000 361,218,000 433,376,000                           
          restricted cash included in other assets
             30,373,000 29,904,000 26,691,000 25,040,000 23,811,000 22,801,000 22,677,000                           
          cash and equivalents, including restricted cash at beginning of the period: - sum
         447,416,000 400,375,000 805,157,000 761,290,000 282,600,000 433,554,000                                   
          cash and equivalents, including restricted cash at end of the period:
                                                                 
          cash and equivalents, including restricted cash at end of the period: - sum
         21,635,000 -808,143,000 817,426,000 287,177,000 -151,588,000 25,548,000 271,274,000 302,182,000 -259,980,000 -21,736,000 -43,683,000 725,774,000 -106,522,000 -129,709,000 73,468,000 967,920,000 -223,061,000 477,916,000 321,191,000 185,244,000 -36,108,000 742,128,000                                   
          cash received for sale of solar tax credits
                                                                 
          equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities
          -3,674,000 2,230,000 -3,627,000    -6,090,000 -5,110,000 -7,227,000 -9,565,000 -5,995,000 -6,852,000 -8,180,000 -48,525,000 -43,424,000 -150,711,000 -32,860,000 -29,066,000 -19,456,000 -17,634,000 -23,968,000 -13,916,000 -19,045,000 -18,914,000 -17,672,000 -12,966,000 -17,771,000 -41,963,000 -30,795,000 -18,420,000 -17,218,000 -20,068,000 -19,949,000 -15,128,000 -17,237,000                     
          distributions from cumulative equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities
          1,087,000 304,000 432,000    352,000 11,670,000 334,000 17,005,000 324,000 309,000 87,867,000 31,092,000 15,501,000 91,237,000                                        
          distributions in excess of cumulative equity in earnings from unconsolidated real estate entities
                 7,810,000   9,133,000   10,753,000                                        
          impairment write-down of real estate investments
            3,827,000                                                     
          net decrease in cash and equivalents, including restricted cash
            -160,239,000    -98,193,000                                                 
          gain on sale of equity investment in ps business parks, inc.
                                                                
          proceeds from sale of equity investment in ps business parks, inc.
                                                                
          net cash flows (used in) from investing activities
                 -490,217,000                                                
          issuance of preferred shares
                     242,832,000 422,144,000 138,973,000   434,465,000  475,085,000 307,348,000 276,723,000     290,120,000   338,075,000 314,450,000 193,561,000 290,117,000     327,609,000 227,497,000           
          real estate acquired in exchange for noncontrolling interests
                     -4,439,000 -15,426,000                                         
          net cash flows (used in) from financing activities
                     -410,381,000 -3,205,030,000                                           
          contributions to unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          redemption of preferred shares
                         -350,000,000 -325,000,000 -200,000,000 -300,000,000  -477,500,000 -287,500,000 -285,000,000        -487,500,000   -125,000,000                 
          distributions paid to preferred shareholders, common shareholders and restricted share unitholders
                 -576,470,000 -576,297,000 -576,304,000 -576,251,000 -399,916,000 -2,709,079,000 -399,918,000 -399,584,000 -399,012,000                                        
          net cash flows (used in) from operating, investing, and financing activities
                    -79,383,000        -97,534,000 -35,874,000                                    
          net effect of foreign exchange impact on cash and equivalents, including restricted cash
                        173,000 192,000                                        
          unrealized foreign currency exchange gain
                      -99,880,000                                           
          net cash flows from (used) in financing activities
                                                                 
          other
                   3,768,000 2,890,000 -49,819,000 64,908,000 23,877,000 -32,810,000 -12,964,000 47,651,000 10,660,000 -27,599,000 -40,396,000 -27,176,000 -44,000,000 35,875,000 28,495,000 -12,671,000 -53,603,000 31,420,000 28,312,000 -14,054,000 -46,032,000 35,277,000 18,946,000 -3,055,000 -72,860,000 38,542,000 28,385,000 10,651,000 -31,703,000 28,074,000 38,302,000 -11,718,000 24,196,000 11,384,000 -7,205,000 3,966,000 17,389,000 13,938,000 -3,970,000 -23,357,000 19,140,000 24,232,000 -2,285,000 12,492,000 26,838,000 -19,507,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                 
          repayments on notes payable
                   -8,071,000 -129,000 -11,225,000 -501,798,000 -236,000 -236,000 -633,000 -532,000 -526,000 -527,000 -515,000 -497,000 -488,000 -484,000 -481,000 -467,000 -455,000 -447,000 -442,000 -440,000 -434,000 -426,000 -421,000 -420,000 -16,464,000 -9,403,000 -4,640,000 -5,952,000 -496,000 -459,000 -10,745,000 -5,537,000 -3,226,000 -18,058,000 -710,000 -11,346,000           
          increase in cash and equivalents, including restricted cash
                    -79,383,000 -106,522,000 -129,709,000 73,468,000 206,630,000 -223,061,000 477,916,000 321,191,000 -97,356,000 -36,108,000 308,574,000 -131,138,000                                  
          total adjustments
                     321,417,000 -1,851,135,000 140,639,000 139,946,000 106,816,000 192,637,000 209,563,000 74,900,000 160,130,000 95,814,000 112,892,000 153,040,000 170,154,000 105,906,000 -104,739,000 220,837,000 114,099,000 114,083,000 82,197,000 178,918,000 151,037,000 115,062,000 49,615,000 146,276,000 165,375,000 123,631,000 69,273,000 130,899,000 128,803,000 85,937,000 132,126,000 117,058,000 102,436,000 81,466,000 85,159,000 127,356,000 72,768,000 74,222,000 131,816,000 106,704,000 54,251,000 50,291,000 161,314,000 103,205,000 
          repayment of note receivable
                                                                
          net cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities
                     -106,522,000 -129,709,000 73,641,000 206,457,000 -223,253,000 477,776,000    308,543,000 -131,034,000 180,816,000 142,432,000 -142,666,000 -71,065,000 93,838,000 -24,609,000 -70,027,000                           
          real estate acquired in exchange for consideration payable
                                                                 
          preferred shares called for redemption and reclassified to liabilities
                                                                 
          foreign currency exchange gain
                        -35,377,000    -45,385,000  -8,945,000  -15,574,000                         -12,157,000        
          real estate deposits and costs for pending acquisitions
                            -114,415,000                                     
          foreign currency exchange loss
                         -38,203,000 -40,906,000   45,703,000     -7,791,000 -5,379,000 -2,612,000 -21,944,000 11,818,000 5,593,000 13,446,000 25,440,000 5,566,000 -23,557,000 3,665,000 -8,632,000 10,954,000     3,012,000 1,675,000 2,348,000 -16,094,000 -9,019,000    28,253,000 -10,496,000 -31,252,000  49,204,000 34,843,000 
          cash paid upon vesting of restricted share units
                         -2,631,000 -1,425,000 -1,729,000 -7,284,000 -814,000 -8,507,000 -1,479,000 -672,000 -254,000 -9,757,000 -1,498,000 -607,000 -173,000 -10,069,000 -1,683,000 -645,000 -159,000 -11,605,000 -1,753,000                      
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows
                                                                 
          from operating activities:
                                                                 
          gain on real estate investment sales
                           -3,991,000 -9,413,000 -376,000 -1,117,000   -36,078,000 -1,401,000 -424,000 -446,000   -689,000                   
          distributions from cumulative equity in earnings of unconsolidated
                                                                 
          real estate entities
                           28,260,000 15,487,000 19,599,000 15,443,000 19,260,000 15,437,000 23,127,000 15,435,000 15,429,000 69,037,000 12,639,000 12,649,000 13,862,000 13,362,000 13,273,000 13,252,000 11,936,000 11,874,000                     
          distributions in excess of cumulative equity in earnings
                                                                 
          from unconsolidated real estate entities
                             13,855,000                                    
          distributions paid to preferred shareholders,
                                                                 
          common shareholders and restricted share unitholders
                           -396,237,000 -396,176,000 -398,108,000 -401,807,000 -401,368,000                                  
          net effect of foreign exchange impact on cash and equivalents, including
                                                                 
          restricted cash
                           -5,000 178,000                                     
          supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and
                                                                 
          preferred shares called for redemption and reclassified from equity
                                                                 
          gain due to shurgard public offering
                                                                 
          real estate acquired in exchange for assumption of a liability
                                                                 
          liability assumed in connection with acquisition of real estate
                                                                 
          notes payable assumed in connection with acquisition of real estate
                               1,817,000                               
          other disclosures:
                                                                 
          foreign currency translation adjustment:
                                                                 
          real estate facilities, net of accumulated depreciation
                                   33,000                              
          investments in unconsolidated real estate entities
                             -18,943,000 13,115,000 -13,623,000 10,964,000 1,578,000 1,911,000 6,952,000                              
          notes payable
                              -8,914,000 10,214,000 -15,529,000 5,214,000 -7,741,000 -5,464,000                              
          accumulated other comprehensive gain
                             18,943,000 -4,170,000 3,305,000 4,610,000 -6,796,000 5,880,000 -1,549,000                              
          real estate acquired in exchange for assumption of notes payable
                               -1,817,000                               
          payments for capital expenditures to maintain real estate facilities for:
                                                                 
          costs incurred during the period
                              -42,839,000 -57,147,000 -57,204,000 -36,202,000 -25,428,000                               
          costs incurred in previous periods
                              -14,665,000 -23,000 -1,917,000 -1,218,000 -8,173,000                               
          payments for development and expansion of real estate facilities for:
                                                                 
          net effect of foreign exchange translation
                              31,000 -104,000 45,000 -4,000 50,000 -28,000 -156,000 38,000 -25,000                           
          assets damaged due to hurricanes
                                                                 
          distributions from retained earnings of unconsolidated
                                                                 
          distributions in excess of retained earnings from
                                                                 
          unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                              
          reclassification of existing investment to real estate in connection
                                                                 
          with property acquisition
                                                                 
          real estate facilities
                                                                 
          distributions paid to public storage shareholders
                                 -403,118,000 -404,490,000 -403,281,000 -403,246,000 -403,061,000 -403,092,000 -402,750,000 -409,610,000 -409,653,000 -408,334,000 -406,995,000 -369,718,000 -371,710,000 -357,335,000 -353,705,000 -355,693,000 -355,770,000 -305,863,000 -302,747,000 -299,697,000 -294,226,000 -267,303,000 -237,562,000 -240,194,000 -243,243,000 -213,998,000 -218,635,000 -220,108,000 -193,505,000 -193,178,000 -194,430,000 -173,135,000 
          decrease in cash and equivalents, including restricted cash
                                                                 
          decrease in cash, equivalents, and restricted cash
                                  -142,616,000    -70,052,000                           
          cash, equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of the period:
                                                                 
          cash, equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period:
                                                                 
          gain due to shurgard europe public offering
                                                                 
          construction in process
                                   -82,210,000 -90,552,000 -90,825,000 -75,215,000 -97,997,000 -75,938,000 -93,580,000 -70,964,000 -79,504,000 -55,414,000 -67,023,000 -67,975,000 -68,951,000 -59,442,000 -37,429,000 -62,656,000 -31,524,000 -22,986,000 -25,517,000 -20,491,000 -3,643,000 -625,000 -997,000 -2,421,000 -6,212,000 -6,444,000 -4,087,000 -3,488,000 -3,517,000 -4,854,000 
          issuance of notes payable
                                       -52,000                          
          increase in cash, equivalents, and restricted cash
                                   -71,093,000 93,682,000                             
          accrued development costs and capital expenditures:
                                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
                                                                 
          by operating activities:
                                                                 
          net cash from operating activities
                                       473,160,000 537,192,000 506,244,000 459,083,000 465,296,000 515,326,000 523,734,000 440,980,000 434,532,000 472,035,000 456,843,000 369,191,000 427,103,000 395,337,000 330,709,000 367,094,000 349,978,000 326,287,000 279,490,000 294,659,000 326,329,000 317,645,000 264,819,000 296,102,000 292,490,000 233,122,000 
          capital expenditures
                                       
          free cash flows
                                       473,160,000 537,192,000 506,244,000 459,083,000 465,296,000 515,326,000 523,734,000 440,980,000 434,532,000 472,035,000 456,843,000 369,191,000 427,103,000 395,337,000 330,709,000 367,094,000 349,978,000 326,287,000 279,490,000 294,659,000 326,329,000 317,645,000 264,819,000 296,102,000 292,490,000 233,122,000 
          net cash from investing activities
                                       -342,657,000 -151,775,000 -127,281,000 -118,141,000 -261,167,000 -167,764,000 -125,117,000 -162,678,000 -154,019,000 -98,112,000 -93,827,000 -94,147,000 -91,939,000 -71,348,000 173,069,000 -441,898,000 -63,093,000 -70,351,000 -54,295,000 20,904,000 91,999,000 90,269,000 -284,527,000 -55,139,000 -78,700,000 -106,203,000 
          net cash from financing activities
                                       -397,607,000 -49,389,000 -141,435,000 -403,788,000 -77,472,000 -550,543,000 -444,545,000 -76,266,000 -212,506,000 -358,481,000 -495,105,000 -309,513,000 -624,374,000 -36,685,000 -421,909,000 -280,557,000 -189,884,000 -438,219,000 256,117,000 -336,634,000 -401,449,000 -408,939,000 -291,524,000 -200,778,000 -459,081,000 -169,861,000 
          net increase in cash, equivalents, and restricted cash
                                                                 
          cash, equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of the period
                                                                 
          cash, equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period
                                                                 
          casualty loss
                                                                 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                        336,028,000 237,528,000 -62,846,000   -45,928,000 202,036,000 68,007,000 15,442,000 -132,089,000 -34,469,000 -289,210,000 287,304,000 81,869,000 -355,361,000 97,001,000 -182,283,000 481,312,000        
          net effect of foreign exchange translation on cash and cash equivalents
                                        -61,000 -121,000 17,000 -182,000 70,000       -521,000 -433,000 74,000 1,416,000           
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
                                        183,688,000 104,285,000 187,712,000 19,169,000 139,008,000  456,252,000 763,789,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
                                        335,967,000 237,407,000 120,859,000 126,475,000 -202,911,000 -45,581,000 305,705,000 68,617,000 15,412,000 -132,541,000 152,797,000 -289,731,000 286,871,000 101,112,000 -353,945,000 97,277,000 -181,604,000 620,079,000  16,246,000 -618,000 145,105,000 39,143,000 -245,646,000 719,982,000 
          issuance of senior unsecured notes
                                                               
          shared-based compensation expense
                                                                 
          disposition of portion of loan receivable from
                                                                 
          shurgard europe
                                                                 
          repayments of loan receivable from shurgard europe
                                                                 
          repayments on bank credit facility
                                                   -50,100,000           
          repayments on term loan
                                                   -322,000,000 -50,000,000 -328,000,000            
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                           16,879,000 -1,025,000 -311,232,000 40,185,000 -245,291,000 -42,942,000 
          borrowings on bank credit facility
                                                                 
          cash paid upon vesting in lieu of issuing common shares
                                             -267,000 -13,037,000                   
          distributions received from unconsolidated real estate
                                                                 
          entities less than equity in earnings
                                              -2,413,000 -5,025,000 -2,914,000 716,000 -8,019,000               
          net effect of foreign exchange translation on cash and
                                                                 
          cash equivalents
                                              -616,000 610,000 -30,000 -452,000 -446,000               
          gain on real estate sales
                                               -343,000 -16,688,000 -1,472,000 -1,260,000              
          investment in unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of real estate facilities
                                               1,084,000 4,692,000 9,237,000               
          disposition of portion of loan receivable from shurgard europe
                                                   216,217,000            
          borrowings (repayments) on bank credit facility
                                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating
                                                                 
          activities:
                                                                 
          distributions received from unconsolidated real estate entities less
                                                                 
          than equity in earnings
                                                                 
          acquisition of real estate facilities and intangibles
                                                   -239,198,000   -370,852,000           
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                 
          distributions received from unconsolidated real estate entities less than equity in earnings
                                                    -1,225,000 -1,728,000            
          gain on real estate sales, including amounts in discontinued operations
                                                                 
          depreciation and amortization, including amounts in discontinued operations
                                                      96,537,000 89,991,000 88,588,000 86,938,000 89,830,000 90,956,000 89,186,000 88,553,000 92,648,000 85,205,000 84,886,000 
          distributions received from unconsolidated real estate entities (less than) in excess of equity in earnings
                                                      -2,775,000           
          acquisition of investments in unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of other real estate investments
                                                                 
          gain on real estate sales and debt retirement, including amounts in discontinued operations
                                                          -7,739,000       
          asset impairment charges
                                                                1,008,000 
          distributions received from unconsolidated real estate entities in excess of equity in earnings
                                                                 
          capital improvements to real estate facilities
                                                       -18,344,000 -26,020,000 -14,278,000 -12,751,000 -12,734,000 -32,418,000 -11,874,000 -31,626,000 -32,190,000 -4,812,000 
          acquisition of real estate facilities and property intangibles
                                                       -55,760,000 -46,097,000 -41,970,000 -16,340,000 -26,527,000 -8,165,000 -26,196,000    
          proceeds from sales of other real estate investments
                                                          8,682,000 4,353,000 -51,000 451,000 4,689,000 9,821,000 932,000 
          loans to unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          repayments of loans receivable from unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          disposition of loans receivable from unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          maturities of marketable securities
                                                                 
          other investing activities
                                                       -1,319,000 2,391,000 2,950,000 627,000 -3,304,000 3,445,000 396,000 -5,239,000 12,032,000 -2,221,000 
          principal payments on notes payable
                                                       -20,499,000 -3,904,000 -24,884,000 -19,944,000 -27,598,000 -21,278,000 -105,535,000 -2,394,000 -53,216,000 -1,965,000 
          net proceeds from the issuance of common shares
                                                       5,439,000 5,846,000 9,722,000 10,688,000 2,755,000 1,600,000 11,373,000 10,387,000 14,393,000 11,822,000 
          issuance of cumulative preferred shares
                                                       479,931,000 278,355,000 893,170,000 471,963,000     
          redemption of cumulative preferred shares
                                                       -415,625,000 -476,634,000 -356,687,000 -105,000,000       
          acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interests
                                                                 
          acquisition of permanent noncontrolling interests
                                                       -654,000 -322,000 -6,303,000       
          net effect of foreign exchange translation on cash
                                                       276,000 679,000 -241,000 -654,000 -633,000 407,000 85,000 -1,042,000 -355,000 -865,000 
          loss on real estate sales and debt retirement, net, including amounts in discontinued operations
                                                                 
          distributions received from unconsolidated real estate entities in excess of equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          acquisition of investments in unconsolidated real estate facilities
                                                                 
          acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
                                                        -19,900,000        
          distributions received from unconsolidated real estate entities in excess of (less than) equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                         1,957,000        
          proceeds from repayments of loans receivable from unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          asset impairment charges, including amounts in discontinued operations
                                                               
          distributions received from unconsolidated real estate entities (less than) in excess of equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          proceeds from disposition of loan receivable from unconsolidated real estate entities
                                                                 
          net sales (purchases) of marketable securities
                                                          49,000 102,230,000    
          repurchases of senior unsecured notes payable
                                                                 
          redemption of equity shares, series a
                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
                                                                 
          distributions received from real estate entities in excess of equity in earnings of real estate entities
                                                           -2,795,000      
          loans to real estate entities
                                                                
          proceeds from repayments of loans receivable from real estate entities
                                                           136,374,000      
          proceeds from disposition of loan receivable from real estate entities
                                                                
          acquisition of investments in real estate entities
                                                                
          loss on disposition of real estate investments, including amounts in discontinued operations
                                                            70,000 55,000    
          gain on early retirement of debt
                                                                
          repurchases of cumulative preferred shares
                                                              -9,200,000   
          repurchases of equity shares, series a
                                                                
          acquisition of permanent noncontrolling equity interests
                                                                 
          distributions received from real estate entities (less than) in excess of equity in earnings of real estate entities
                                                             -820,000    
          loan to ps business parks
                                                             -121,000,000    
          loan to shurgard europe
                                                             -237,877,000    
          proceeds from repayments of loan receivable from shurgard europe
                                                             13,430,000    
          distributions paid to redeemable noncontrolling interests
                                                             -294,000 -296,000 -284,000 -304,000 
          distributions paid to permanent noncontrolling interests
                                                             -3,563,000    
          gain on disposition of real estate investments, including amounts in discontinued operations
                                                              -2,707,000 -4,713,000 -770,000 
          distributions received from real estate entities in excess of (less than) equity in earnings of real estate entities
                                                              3,313,000 3,527,000 2,745,000 
          acquisition of real estate facilities and tenant intangibles
                                                              -27,282,000   
          acquisition of common stock of ps business parks
                                                                 
          net purchases of marketable securities
                                                                 
          repurchases of permanent noncontrolling equity interests
                                                                 
          distributions paid to permanent noncontrolling equity interests
                                                              -6,097,000 -5,394,000 -6,279,000 
          proceeds from repayment of loan receivable from shurgard europe
                                                                 
          purchases of marketable securities
                                                               -95,248,000 
          redemption of senior unsecured notes payable
                                                                 
          impairment charge on intangible asset included in discontinued operations
                                                                 
          foreign currency exchange (gain) loss
                                                                 
          acquisition of real estate facilities
                                                                 
          proceeds from sales of real estate and other real estate investments
                                                                 
          proceeds from the disposition of interest in shurgard europe
                                                                 
          deconsolidation of shurgard europe
                                                                 
          investment in shurgard europe
                                                                 
          sale of real estate investments to affiliates
                                                                 
          issuance of secured note payable
                                                                 
          net repayments on bank credit facilities
                                                                 
          proceeds from borrowing on debt of existing european joint ventures
                                                                 
          net proceeds from the issuance of cumulative preferred shares
                                                                 
          repurchases of common shares
                                                                 
          repurchases of permanent noncontrolling interests