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Sun Communities, Inc
(NYSE:SUI) 

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Sun Communities, Inc. is a REIT that, as of September 30, 2020, owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 432 communities comprising nearly 146,000 developed sites in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Founded: 1975
Full Time Employees: 3,146
Sector: Real Estate
Industry: REIT-Residential

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    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 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 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 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2005-06-30 
                                                                                 
      revenues
                                                                                 
      real property
    417,200,000 413,500,000 517,700,000 450,200,000 384,400,000 501,000,000 634,100,000 551,400,000 476,900,000 473,400,000 618,800,000 526,200,000 441,400,000 440,600,000 585,700,000 487,700,000 388,200,000 384,713,000 478,625,000 405,905,000 330,613,000                                                         
      home sales
    68,100,000 70,900,000 95,600,000 100,100,000 67,200,000 88,200,000 105,300,000 107,500,000 68,900,000 93,200,000 117,800,000 122,600,000 86,300,000 107,700,000 150,700,000 142,700,000 64,700,000 65,006,000 81,099,000 81,848,000 52,199,000                                                         
      ancillary
    13,300,000 18,600,000 60,800,000 42,100,000 12,500,000                                                                         
      interest
    7,400,000 10,300,000 17,300,000 16,500,000 4,400,000 5,300,000 5,500,000 5,300,000 4,600,000 4,800,000 15,200,000 14,000,000 11,400,000 9,900,000 11,200,000 7,300,000 6,800,000 4,192,000 2,690,000 2,719,000 2,631,000        4,800,000 5,004,000 5,256,000 5,277,000 5,316,000 5,571,000 5,920,000 5,043,000 4,646,000 4,791,000 4,705,000 4,672,000 3,945,000 4,074,000 3,987,000 3,893,000 3,984,000 4,037,000 3,545,000 3,526,000 3,354,000 3,486,000 3,442,000 3,182,000 3,111,000 2,847,000 2,655,000 2,405,000 2,720,000 2,430,000 2,291,000 2,068,000 200,000 2,036,000 1,973,000 1,796,000 1,554,000 1,368,000 1,272,000 1,161,000 1,129,000 807,000 805,000 742,000 686,000 667,000 789,000 2,633,000 1,114,000 
      brokerage commissions and other
    1,900,000 1,900,000 5,800,000 14,600,000 1,700,000 17,200,000 8,800,000 11,200,000 3,000,000 15,300,000 26,000,000 9,800,000 9,500,000 7,500,000 10,800,000 8,600,000 8,000,000 8,387,000 8,841,000 6,939,000 5,960,000                                                         
      total revenues
    507,900,000 515,200,000 697,200,000 623,500,000 470,200,000 745,900,000 939,900,000 864,000,000 671,300,000 726,700,000 983,200,000 863,500,000 651,200,000 674,300,000 932,600,000 814,300,000 548,500,000 542,433,000 684,294,000 603,863,000 442,015,000 384,265,000 400,514,000 303,266,000 310,302,000 301,819,000 362,443,000 312,445,000 287,330,000 273,945,000 323,538,000 271,426,000 257,916,000 242,026,000 268,245,000 237,899,000 234,400,000 218,634,000 249,701,000 190,799,000 174,644,000 168,238,000 185,355,000 165,938,000 152,654,000 119,672,000 125,435,000 115,387,000 111,181,000 104,958,000 107,201,000 100,151,000 90,985,000 83,124,000 82,379,000 83,128,000 76,486,000 74,723,000 68,262,000 69,592,000 58,834,000 64,045,000 66,313,000 67,417,000 63,392,000 63,272,000 65,284,000 63,186,000 61,433,000 65,474,000 64,954,000 61,204,000 56,462,000 57,468,000 60,822,000 176,765,000 50,129,000 
      yoy
    8.02% -30.93% -25.82% -27.84% -29.96% 2.64% -4.40% 0.06% 3.09% 7.77% 5.43% 6.04% 18.72% 24.31% 36.29% 34.85% 24.09% 41.16% 70.85% 99.12% 42.45% 27.32% 10.50% -2.94% 7.99% 10.18% 12.02% 15.11% 11.40% 13.19% 20.61% 14.09% 10.03% 10.70% 7.43% 24.69% 34.22% 29.96% 34.72% 14.98% 14.41% 40.58% 47.77% 43.81% 37.30% 14.02% 17.01% 15.21% 22.20% 26.27% 30.13% 20.48% 18.96% 11.24% 20.68% 19.45% 30.00% 16.67% 2.94% 3.23% -7.19% 1.22% 1.58% 6.70% 3.19% -3.36% 0.51% 3.24% 8.80% 13.93% 6.79% -65.38% 12.63%     
      qoq
    -1.42% -26.10% 11.82% 32.60% -36.96% -20.64% 8.78% 28.71% -7.62% -26.09% 13.86% 32.60% -3.43% -27.70% 14.53% 48.46% 1.12% -20.73% 13.32% 36.62% 15.03% -4.06% 32.07% -2.27% 2.81% -16.73% 16.00% 8.74% 4.89% -15.33% 19.20% 5.24% 6.57% -9.77% 12.76% 1.49% 7.21% -12.44% 30.87% 9.25% 3.81% -9.23% 11.70% 8.70% 27.56% -4.59% 8.71% 3.78% 5.93% -2.09% 7.04% 10.07% 9.46% 0.90% -0.90% 8.68% 2.36% 9.47% -1.91% 18.29% -8.14% -3.42% -1.64% 6.35% 0.19% -3.08% 3.32% 2.85% -6.17% 0.80% 6.13% 8.40% -1.75% -5.51% -65.59% 252.62%  
      expenses
                                                                                 
      property operating and maintenance
    140,800,000 137,900,000 168,800,000 157,900,000 131,300,000 170,500,000 213,400,000 188,700,000 159,700,000 159,800,000 195,500,000 178,600,000 156,600,000 155,400,000 184,700,000 155,200,000 129,300,000 131,309,000 158,095,000 129,961,000 103,553,000 88,889,000 90,647,000 65,204,000 64,057,000 63,486,000 79,095,000 65,888,000 57,909,000 54,518,000 71,364,000 58,691,000 51,630,000 50,417,000 59,249,000 53,446,000 47,166,000 47,917,000 57,089,000 37,067,000 31,201,000 33,360,000 38,716,000 34,507,000 29,214,000 24,721,000 28,031,000 25,193,000 23,189,000 21,044,000 24,379,000 22,268,000 17,578,000 18,067,000 17,168,000 16,026,000 15,384,000 16,354,000 13,994,000 13,458,000 11,089,000 13,942,000 13,105,000 13,040,000 13,249,000 12,787,000 12,605,000 12,661,000 12,766,000 12,615,000 12,361,000 13,070,000 12,408,000 11,693,000 11,722,000 35,437,000 11,479,000 
      real estate tax
    29,500,000 27,000,000 28,700,000 28,700,000 26,700,000 31,500,000 31,500,000 31,400,000 31,300,000 28,000,000 29,300,000 30,000,000 30,100,000 27,400,000 29,400,000 27,700,000 26,100,000 24,454,000 24,751,000 23,202,000 22,408,000                                                         
      home costs and selling
    56,200,000 63,300,000 71,100,000 76,800,000 52,600,000 70,100,000 74,300,000 76,800,000 51,900,000 70,500,000 80,500,000 81,200,000 63,200,000 76,000,000 96,400,000 92,900,000 45,900,000 48,850,000 56,567,000 58,763,000 41,590,000                                                         
      general and administrative
    69,500,000 62,700,000 55,800,000 61,200,000 57,000,000 76,700,000 74,800,000 65,300,000 78,500,000 77,800,000 66,200,000 62,300,000 63,900,000 69,800,000 69,100,000 62,200,000 55,700,000 54,604,000 43,276,000 45,127,000 38,203,000       23,697,000 21,887,000 20,006,000 20,127,000 21,442,000 19,931,000 18,523,000 18,267,000 19,989,000 17,932,000 17,177,000 16,575,000 16,543,000 13,792,000                                     
      catastrophic event-related charges
    500,000 100,000 800,000 400,000 -100,000 16,700,000 900,000 2,300,000 7,200,000 6,000,000 -3,100,000 -100,000 1,000,000 5,200,000 12,200,000 100,000  -858,000 328,000 355,000 2,414,000                                                         
      depreciation and amortization
    132,500,000 130,600,000 126,200,000 127,400,000 123,700,000 170,200,000 172,400,000 172,800,000 165,300,000 177,700,000 162,600,000 164,100,000 158,000,000 154,800,000 151,300,000 150,200,000 148,500,000 144,677,000 127,091,000 126,423,000 123,304,000 117,423,000 88,499,000 87,265,000 83,689,000 98,826,000 76,532,000 76,153,000 76,556,000 81,070,000 71,982,000 67,773,000 66,437,000 71,817,000 64,232,000 62,721,000 62,766,000 62,205,000 61,483,000 49,670,000 48,412,000 47,530,000 44,695,000 41,411,000 44,001,000 44,875,000 29,917,000 30,045,000 28,889,000 29,962,000 28,790,000 26,064,000 26,647,000 22,092,000 21,067,000 19,868,000 20,645,000 18,748,000 18,121,000 16,557,000 15,566,000 16,468,000 16,404,000 16,573,000 15,841,000 15,915,000 16,204,000 16,471,000 16,167,000 16,355,000 16,005,000 16,034,000 15,512,000 15,582,000 15,350,000 46,839,000 13,461,000 
      asset impairments
    300,000 30,700,000 165,900,000 166,100,000 24,000,000 38,900,000 200,000 11,600,000 20,700,000  1,200,000 6,500,000                                                                  
      total expenses
    484,400,000 509,900,000 699,100,000 812,600,000 512,700,000 964,200,000 819,500,000 804,800,000 720,800,000 1,110,800,000 795,800,000 774,600,000 653,200,000 667,500,000 763,100,000 707,700,000 523,000,000 521,484,000 537,287,000 509,045,000 418,688,000 393,060,000 320,967,000 275,715,000 274,781,000 294,401,000 305,553,000 272,187,000 252,715,000 257,131,000 273,040,000 245,091,000 221,871,000 242,974,000 234,995,000 222,171,000 209,729,000 211,569,000 226,688,000 195,781,000 162,638,000 165,697,000 163,771,000 154,862,000 149,126,000 139,267,000 112,655,000 108,993,000 100,651,000 102,977,000 101,841,000 97,290,000 92,178,000 83,915,000 81,747,000 77,432,000 78,920,000 75,044,000 70,358,000 67,226,000 62,416,000 65,482,000 68,273,000 65,005,000 65,173,000 64,976,000 64,025,000 77,473,000 64,573,000 65,928,000 63,848,000 62,991,000 61,473,000 60,450,000 61,077,000 186,822,000 51,994,000 
      income before other items
    23,500,000 -58,375,000 -1,900,000 -189,100,000  -218,300,000 120,400,000 59,200,000  -384,100,000 187,400,000 88,900,000 -2,000,000 6,800,000 169,500,000 106,600,000 25,500,000 20,949,000 147,007,000 94,818,000 23,327,000 -8,795,000 79,547,000 27,551,000 35,521,000 7,418,000 56,890,000 40,258,000 34,615,000 16,814,000 50,498,000 26,335,000 36,045,000 -948,000 33,250,000 15,728,000 24,671,000 7,065,000 23,013,000 -4,982,000                                      
      gain on foreign currency exchanges
    -24,500,000 1,200,000 -22,600,000 39,400,000 8,700,000   -2,800,000 1,100,000 6,200,000 -6,500,000 2,700,000  -16,300,000 14,900,000 9,000,000                                                              
      gain on dispositions of properties
    200,000 8,800,000 -1,300,000 -1,300,000 -1,100,000 16,300,000 178,700,000 2,500,000 5,400,000 13,900,000 -700,000 -600,000 -1,600,000 -300,000 -800,000 -100,000 13,400,000  108,104,000                                                           
      other income
    -3,800,000 77,200,000 19,100,000 31,900,000 5,700,000 -2,400,000 -800,000 -1,600,000 8,000,000 -1,375,000 -3,700,000 -800,000  650,000 2,800,000 400,000          -372,250 -4,408,000 1,021,000 1,898,000 -3,239,000 1,231,000 -1,828,000 -2,617,000 3,642,000 3,345,000 875,000 752,000               74,000 87,000 95,000 175,000 260,000 707,000 246,000 25,000 -171,000   -366,000 272,000 -258,000 -60,000 157,000 -410,000 -816,000 2,829,000 871,000 -82,000 -432,000 -344,000 250,000 1,081,000 -48,000 
      gain on remeasurement of notes receivable
    100,000 -400,000    -250,000 100,000   -103,600,000 -1,300,000 -100,000 -1,700,000 -900,000 -100,000  200,000 124,000 92,000 93,000    246,000                                                      
      income from nonconsolidated affiliates
    6,100,000 5,300,000 4,300,000 3,800,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,100,000 3,000,000 1,400,000 15,500,000 1,400,000 -700,000 -200,000 -900,000 2,000,000 900,000 900,000 1,065,000 962,000 794,000 1,171,000 392,000 1,204,000 92,000 52,000 560,000 77,000 393,000 344,000                                                 
      gain on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates
    200,000 200,000 400,000 -1,500,000  100,000 1,200,000 100,000 5,200,000 -1,125,000   -4,500,000 25,000 -400,000 400,000 100,000   -115,000    1,132,000                                                      
      current tax expense
    -1,700,000   -6,100,000 -1,900,000   -5,300,000 -2,100,000 -600,000 -4,600,000 -5,400,000 -3,900,000 2,200,000 -7,300,000 -3,900,000    -1,245,000    -119,000 -450,000 -189,000 -420,000 -272,000 -214,000    -174,000    -178,000                                         
      deferred tax benefit
    -6,400,000 20,600,000 2,100,000 32,100,000 5,200,000 23,100,000 7,100,000 3,700,000 5,700,000 8,300,000 2,300,000 7,700,000 4,600,000 300,000 3,600,000 300,000  983,000 -1,155,000 -66,000 147,000 761,000 562,000 112,000 130,000 258,000 -349,000 96,000 217,000 73,000 199,000 -112,000 347,000 -163,000 81,000 364,000 300,000                                         
      net income from continuing operations
    -6,300,000 119,600,000 -3,700,000 -92,200,000                                                                          
      loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                 
      net income
    -6,300,000 130,600,000 10,900,000 1,330,300,000 -41,600,000 -231,000,000 305,200,000 58,400,000 -25,500,000 -454,100,000 180,400,000 97,500,000 -32,900,000 4,000,000 177,000,000 81,300,000 1,500,000 14,786,000 250,161,000 120,849,000 27,941,000 9,818,000 89,756,000 63,355,000 -15,478,000 30,685,000 64,451,000 45,116,000 37,127,000 10,672,000 51,715,000 24,170,000 33,601,000 10,342,000 28,958,000 16,974,000 25,545,000 1,501,000 23,230,000 -5,038,000 11,778,000 100,042,000 39,697,000 18,486,000 12,248,000 -12,017,000 26,742,000 7,610,000 10,861,000 2,633,000 5,970,000 3,274,000 -602,000 -275,000 2,479,000 6,393,000 -2,112,000 -21,000 -987,000 2,585,000 -4,348,000 -1,649,000 -2,847,000 1,461,000 -2,561,000 -2,527,000 981,000 -18,492,000 -5,493,000 -7,368,000 -3,095,000 -10,158,000 -4,368,000 -2,163,000 46,000 -24,218,000 -750,000 
      yoy
    -84.86% -156.54% -96.43% 2177.91% 63.14% -49.13% 69.18% -40.10% -22.49% -11452.50% 1.92% 19.93% -2293.33% -72.95% -29.25% -32.73% -94.63% 50.60% 178.71% 90.75% -280.52% -68.00% 39.26% 40.43% -141.69% 187.53% 24.63% 86.66% 10.49% 3.19% 78.59% 42.39% 31.54% 589.01% 24.66% -436.92% 116.89% -98.50% -41.48% -127.25% -3.84% -932.50% 48.44% 142.92% 12.77% -556.40% 347.94% 132.44% -1904.15% -1057.45% 140.82% -48.79% -71.50% 1209.52% -351.17% 147.31% -51.43% -98.73% -65.33% 76.93% 69.78% -34.74% -390.21% -107.90% -53.38% -65.70% -131.70% 82.04% 25.76% 240.64% -6828.26% -58.06% 482.40%     
      qoq
    -104.82% 1098.17% -99.18% -3297.84% -81.99% -175.69% 422.60% -329.02% -94.38% -351.72% 85.03% -396.35% -922.50% -97.74% 117.71% 5320.00% -89.86% -94.09% 107.00% 332.51% 184.59% -89.06% 41.67% -509.32% -150.44% -52.39% 42.86% 21.52% 247.89% -79.36% 113.96% -28.07% 224.90% -64.29% 70.60% -33.55% 1601.87% -93.54% -561.10% -142.77% -88.23% 152.01% 114.74% 50.93% -201.92% -144.94% 251.41% -29.93% 312.50% -55.90% 82.35% -643.85% 118.91% -111.09% -61.22% -402.70% 9957.14% -97.87% -138.18% -159.45% 163.67% -42.08% -294.87% -157.05% 1.35% -357.59% -105.30% 236.65% -25.45% 138.06% -69.53% 132.55% 101.94% -4802.17% -100.19% 3129.07%  
      net income margin %
    -1.24% 25.35% 1.56% 213.36% -8.85% -30.97% 32.47% 6.76% -3.80% -62.49% 18.35% 11.29% -5.05% 0.59% 18.98% 9.98% 0.27% 2.73% 36.56% 20.01% 6.32% 2.56% 22.41% 20.89% -4.99% 10.17% 17.78% 14.44% 12.92% 3.90% 15.98% 8.90% 13.03% 4.27% 10.80% 7.13% 10.90% 0.69% 9.30% -2.64% 6.74% 59.46% 21.42% 11.14% 8.02% -10.04% 21.32% 6.60% 9.77% 2.51% 5.57% 3.27% -0.66% -0.33% 3.01% 7.69% -2.76% -0.03% -1.45% 3.71% -7.39% -2.57% -4.29% 2.17% -4.04% -3.99% 1.50% -29.27% -8.94% -11.25% -4.76% -16.60% -7.74% -3.76% 0.08% -13.70% -1.50% 
      less: preferred return to preferred op units / equity interests
    2,700,000 3,100,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,100,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,300,000 3,300,000 3,300,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,500,000 3,100,000 3,000,000 3,095,000 3,101,000                                                           
      less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -300,000    -1,900,000    -1,300,000    -5,200,000                                                                 
      net loss attributable to sui common shareholders
    -8,700,000    -42,800,000    -27,400,000                                                                     
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic
    122,600,000 124,900,000 123,900,000 126,400,000 126,600,000 124,500,000 124,000,000 123,700,000 123,600,000 123,400,000 123,500,000 123,400,000 123,300,000 120,200,000 122,400,000 120,000,000 115,300,000 112,582,000 115,136,000 112,082,000 107,932,000 97,521,000 97,542,000 95,859,000 92,410,000 88,460,000 89,847,000                                                   
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted
    125,500,000 124,900,000 124,100,000 126,400,000 129,800,000 127,200,000 124,000,000 123,700,000 126,600,000 123,800,000 123,500,000 123,400,000 126,200,000 122,900,000 122,800,000 120,000,000 115,900,000 115,144,000 118,072,000 112,082,000 108,161,000 97,522,000 97,549,000 96,165,000 92,935,000 88,915,000 90,332,000                                                   
      basic loss per share from continuing operations
    -0.07    -0.19                                                                         
      basic loss per share from discontinued operations
                                                                                 
      basic loss per share
    -0.07    -0.34    -0.22                                                                     
      diluted loss per share from continuing operations
    -0.07    -0.19                                                                         
      diluted loss per share from discontinued operations
                                                                                 
      diluted loss per share
    -0.07    -0.34    -0.22                                                                     
      loss on extinguishment of debt
      1,600,000 102,400,000   800,000  600,000      4,000,000 100,000 300,000 19,000  8,108,000    1,930,000 3,279,000 3,027,000 12,755,000 70,000 653,000  939,000 1,522,000 196,000                                             
      current tax benefit
     -2,950,000 -3,800,000   -1,625,000 900,000          -1,300,000 -354,500 -402,000  229,000 -115,500 107,000       -153,000 -213,000 -225,000  -33,250 38,000 7,000                                          
      income from discontinued operations
     11,000,000 14,600,000 1,422,500,000 -18,500,000                                                            177,000 -160,000 -172,000         173,250 693,000 
      less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests
     5,600,000 -800,000 53,500,000  -9,800,000 13,300,000 3,100,000  -21,300,000 14,000,000 4,400,000  -3,100,000 11,900,000 4,200,000 -2,200,000 -1,139,000 15,290,000 7,044,000 295,000 96,000 6,907,000 2,861,000 -962,000                                                     
      net income attributable to sui common shareholders
     121,900,000 8,500,000 1,273,600,000  -224,400,000 288,700,000 52,100,000  -436,100,000 163,100,000 89,800,000 -30,100,000 4,700,000 162,600,000 74,000,000                                                              
      basic earnings per share from continuing operations
     0.87 -0.05 -1.23                                                                          
      basic earnings per share from discontinued operations
     0.16 0.12 11.25 -0.15                                                                         
      basic earnings per share
     1.03 0.07 10.02  -1.81 2.31 0.42  -3.5 1.31 0.72 -0.24 0.02 1.32 0.61 0.01 0.09 0.98 0.23 0.05 0.83 0.61 -0.17 0.31 0.63                                                   
      diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
     0.87 -0.05 -1.23                                                                          
      diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations
     0.16 0.12 11.25 -0.15                                                                         
      diluted earnings per share
     1.03 0.07 10.02  -1.8 2.31 0.42  -3.51 1.31 0.72 -0.24 0.03 1.32 0.61 0.01 0.09 0.98 0.23 0.05 0.83 0.61 -0.17 0.3 0.63                                                   
      loss on remeasurement of notes receivable
       -1,400,000 -200,000   -400,000 -700,000             -964,000 -445,000  -2,112,000                                                     
      loss before other items
        -42,500,000    -49,500,000                                                                     
      loss from continuing operations
        -23,100,000                                                          -2,847,000               
      service, retail, dining and entertainment
         134,200,000 186,200,000 188,600,000 117,900,000 140,000,000 205,400,000 190,900,000 102,600,000 108,600,000 174,200,000 168,000,000 80,800,000 80,135,000 113,039,000 106,452,000 50,612,000                                                         
      business combinations
          200,000 200,000    200,000 2,800,000 800,000 8,400,000 15,000,000 500,000                                                             
      goodwill impairment
                                                                                 
      interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred op units / equity
             600,000 800,000 900,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 1,047,000 1,047,000 1,041,000 1,036,000 1,047,000 1,047,000 1,042,000 1,041,000 1,207,000 1,216,000 1,181,000 1,094,000 1,143,000 1,142,000 790,000                                              
      gain on remeasurement of marketable securities
             -8,000,000 6,100,000 5,800,000  20,600,000 -7,200,000 -32,300,000 -34,500,000 -9,770,000 12,072,000 27,494,000 3,661,000 -659,000 1,492,000 24,519,000 -28,647,000                                                     
      loss on foreign currency exchanges
         -1,550,000 -4,500,000      -2,700,000                                                                 
      loss on remeasurement of marketable securities
                -19,900,000                                                                 
      other expense
                -1,000,000    -600,000 -2,081,000 -9,372,000 -660,000 -1,099,000 -844,500 -2,524,000 -552,000 -302,000                                                     
      loss on foreign currency translation
                    -2,200,000                                                             
      net income attributable to sun communities, inc. common shareholders
                    700,000                                                             
      business combination
                     257,750  -201,000 1,232,000                                                         
      gain on foreign currency translation
                     3,364,000 -7,028,000 -264,000 25,000 -610,250 4,664,000 10,374,000 -17,479,000                                                     
      loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates
                     -30,000 -119,000   -103,000 -446,000  -2,191,000                                                     
      net income attributable to sun communities, inc. common stockholders
                     12,830,000 231,770,000 110,770,000 24,782,000 7,586,000 81,204,000 58,910,000 -16,086,000 28,547,000 57,002,000 40,385,000 34,331,000 9,039,000 46,060,000 20,408,000 29,986,000 7,438,000 24,115,000 12,364,000 21,104,000 -1,600,000 18,897,000 -7,803,000 7,875,000 89,399,000 28,763,000 12,294,000 6,869,000 -13,069,000 22,671,000 4,928,000 7,846,000 82,000 3,749,000 1,035,000 -1,432,000 -650,000 1,663,000 5,377,000 -2,223,000 -373,000 -890,000 2,400,000 -3,787,000 -1,403,000  1,337,000              
      less: preferred return to preferred op units / equity
                       3,035,000 2,864,000 2,136,000 1,645,000 1,584,000 1,570,000 -1,418,000 -1,599,000 -1,718,000 -1,323,000 -1,151,000 -1,152,000 -1,103,000                                              
      income on remeasurement of notes receivable
                        376,000                                                         
      income on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates
                        104,000                                                         
      income from real property
                         276,994,000 284,373,000 231,484,000 237,785,000 226,363,000 256,423,000 226,099,000 216,779,000 200,485,000 229,607,000 198,670,000 197,211,000 181,450,000 198,263,000 179,461,000 183,054,000 167,357,000 184,324,000 140,001,000 129,235,000 123,172,000 137,548,000 125,833,000 119,525,000 89,946,000 94,245,000 86,105,000 87,497,000 78,128,000 80,158,000 75,746,000 66,943,000 63,015,000 61,507,000 64,296,000 59,262,000 58,251,000 52,264,000 53,836,000 46,720,000 50,169,000 49,948,000 52,007,000 48,597,000 48,497,000 50,999,000 49,841,000 47,966,000 47,846,000 50,553,000 49,384,000 46,381,000 46,420,000 49,242,000   
      revenue from home sales
                         48,920,000 47,662,000 38,530,000 40,587,000 45,271,000 49,805,000 47,242,000 39,618,000 43,783,000 46,131,000 41,217,000 34,900,000 36,089,000 33,197,000 30,859,000 27,263,000 28,520,000 31,211,000 26,039,000 24,737,000 25,169,000 18,991,000 18,734,000 16,834,000 15,105,000 13,913,000 14,813,000 10,123,000 14,652,000 14,145,000 13,199,000 13,634,000 10,461,000 11,439,000 9,613,000 7,756,000 8,115,000 8,146,000 8,235,000 7,762,000 7,324,000 9,598,000 8,037,000 8,433,000 8,218,000 7,461,000 7,273,000 7,933,000 8,768,000 7,503,000 5,058,000 5,492,000 6,205,000 6,150,000 15,864,000 4,380,000 
      rental home revenue
                         16,035,000 16,171,000 14,968,000 15,472,000 14,745,000 14,444,000 14,412,000 13,971,000 13,700,000 13,589,000 13,348,000 13,020,000 12,775,000 12,757,000 12,678,000 12,339,000 12,084,000 12,031,000 11,957,000 11,708,000 11,756,000 11,856,000 11,495,000 11,129,000 10,249,000 9,829,000 9,733,000 9,402,000 8,717,000 8,445,000 7,977,000 7,075,000 6,712,000 6,511,000 6,291,000 5,883,000 5,650,000 5,427,000 5,330,000 5,197,000 5,135,000 5,052,000 5,079,000 5,062,000 5,187,000 5,200,000 5,215,000 5,186,000 5,136,000 4,996,000 5,949,000 4,331,000 4,432,000 4,128,000   
      ancillary revenue
                         35,644,000 43,803,000 12,375,000 10,195,000 9,135,000 31,999,000 17,265,000 8,482,000                                                 
      interest income
                         2,510,000 2,624,000 2,635,000 2,350,000 3,368,000 4,770,000 4,919,000                                                  
      brokerage commissions and other revenues
                         4,162,000 5,881,000 3,274,000 3,913,000 2,937,000 5,002,000 2,508,000 3,680,000 3,073,000 1,347,000 883,000 901,000 716,000 1,091,000 1,008,000 879,000                                         
      real estate taxes
                         20,265,000 17,442,000 17,723,000 17,176,000 15,425,000 15,399,000 15,726,000 15,330,000 14,110,000 14,533,000 14,076,000 13,836,000 12,966,000 13,053,000 13,126,000 13,143,000 12,184,000 12,384,000 10,153,000 9,585,000 8,683,000 8,520,000 8,796,000 8,715,000 6,089,000 6,004,000 6,079,000 6,009,000 5,138,000 5,602,000 5,788,000 4,466,000 4,933,000 4,936,000 4,872,000 4,830,000 4,504,000 4,098,000 4,115,000 4,361,000 3,813,000 4,183,000 4,180,000 3,848,000 4,118,000 4,184,000 3,799,000 3,844,000 4,170,000 4,169,000 3,997,000 4,174,000 4,097,000 4,098,000 12,060,000 3,800,000 
      cost of home sales
                         36,434,000 36,237,000 29,181,000 30,032,000 34,327,000 36,318,000 34,435,000 29,277,000 32,138,000 33,692,000 30,932,000 26,571,000 27,115,000 25,094,000 22,022,000 20,883,000 21,617,000 21,935,000 18,684,000 18,184,000 19,296,000 13,386,000 13,702,000 12,557,000 11,084,000 10,524,000 11,100,000 7,848,000 10,937,000 10,161,000 9,383,000 10,383,000 7,791,000 8,971,000 7,773,000 6,143,000 6,357,000 6,401,000 6,491,000 4,686,000 5,320,000 7,233,000 6,244,000 6,046,000 5,844,000 5,423,000 5,393,000 6,073,000 6,981,000 5,839,000 4,017,000 4,408,000 4,832,000 4,924,000 12,117,000 3,583,000 
      rental home operating and maintenance
                         6,058,000 5,949,000 4,685,000 5,494,000 6,108,000 6,008,000 5,091,000 4,788,000 6,522,000 6,139,000 5,268,000 5,170,000 5,179,000 6,775,000 4,944,000 5,102,000 6,657,000 6,350,000 5,411,000 5,876,000 6,841,000 7,031,000 5,479,000 5,605,000 6,574,000 6,232,000 5,213,000 5,251,000 6,183,000 5,504,000 4,485,000 5,051,000 5,118,000 4,148,000 3,824,000 4,516,000 4,253,000 3,754,000 3,673,000 4,910,000 4,164,000 3,594,000 3,623,000 3,864,000 4,022,000 4,537,000 4,107,000 4,135,000 3,965,000 3,466,000 4,870,000 3,096,000 3,035,000 2,829,000   
      ancillary expenses
                         27,671,000 20,023,000 8,226,000 7,482,000 9,144,000 18,707,000 12,480,000 7,101,000 8,638,000 15,361,000 8,241,000 5,266,000 5,352,000 9,993,000 7,058,000 4,668,000 6,177,000 8,539,000 5,201,000 3,508,000 3,888,000 6,936,000 4,149,000                                  
      home selling expenses
                         4,626,000 3,652,000 2,864,000 3,992,000 3,752,000 3,988,000 3,626,000 3,324,000 4,403,000 4,043,000 3,986,000 3,290,000 3,066,000 3,290,000 2,990,000 3,111,000 1,055,000 3,553,000 2,858,000 2,278,000                                     
      general and administrative expenses
                         31,795,000 27,243,000 26,733,000 25,517,000 25,405,000 22,975,000                                                   
      catastrophic weather-related charges
                         831,000 14,000 -566,000 606,000                                                     
      interest expense
                         35,013,000 30,214,000 31,428,000 32,416,000 33,259,000 32,219,000 33,661,000                                                  
      gain on disposition of property
                          5,595,000                                                       
      net income attributable to sun communities, inc.
                         7,586,000 81,204,000 58,910,000 -16,086,000 28,547,000 57,430,000 40,813,000 34,763,000 9,470,000 46,492,000 20,840,000 30,427,000 8,367,000 26,070,000 14,463,000 23,283,000 598,000 21,094,000 -5,606,000 10,229,000 91,839,000 36,270,000 16,382,000 10,955,000 -11,478,000 24,185,000 6,442,000 9,360,000 1,596,000 5,263,000 2,549,000             -2,035,000 -2,259,000 877,000           
      less: preferred stock distribution
                              -428,000 -428,000 -432,000 -431,000 -432,000 -432,000                                              
      catastrophic weather related charges
                             435,000 341,000 179,000 782,000 2,079,000 173,000 53,000 -2,213,000 16,476,000 -7,756,000                                           
      remeasurement of marketable securities
                             4,137,000 12,661,000 3,620,000 267,000                                                 
      less: amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
                             -720,000 -5,422,000 -2,585,000 -1,041,000 -51,000 -4,071,000 -2,227,000 -2,094,000 -876,000 -1,776,000 -1,315,000 1,088,000 -310,000 879,000 -695,000 276,000 6,922,000 2,125,000 743,000 264,000 -1,341,000 1,851,000 458,000 784,000 303,000 -28,000 33,000 -781,000 -211,000 237,000 437,000    185,000 -561,000 -246,000 -398,000 124,000              
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                 
      basic
                               87,130,000 85,520,000 81,387,000 81,599,000 79,612,000 78,855,000 76,084,000 78,369,000 74,678,000 72,677,000 65,856,000 68,655,000 64,757,000 57,736,000 53,686,000 53,220,000 52,846,000 52,498,000 41,337,000 41,710,000 40,979,000 37,140,000 34,732,000 36,128,000 35,887,000 27,255,000 26,938,000 26,469,000 25,587,000 21,147,000 21,366,000 21,090,000 20,808,000 18,484,000 19,323,000 19,031,000 18,842,000 18,513,000 18,469,000 18,511,000 18,176,000 18,213,000 18,162,000 18,077,000 17,938,000 17,962,000 17,923,000 17,841,000 17,641,000 17,731,000 
      diluted
                               87,564,000 86,033,000 82,040,000 82,081,000 80,116,000 79,464,000 76,711,000 78,808,000 75,154,000 73,120,000 66,321,000 69,069,000 64,757,000 58,126,000 53,702,000 53,665,000 53,237,000 52,892,000 41,805,000 41,722,000 40,993,000 37,154,000 34,747,000 36,143,000 35,907,000 27,272,000 26,938,000 26,485,000 25,605,000 21,147,000 21,366,000 21,090,000 22,902,000 18,484,000 19,323,000 19,031,000 20,984,000 18,513,000 18,469,000 20,698,000 18,176,000 18,213,000 18,162,000 18,077,000 17,938,000 17,962,000 17,923,000 17,985,000 17,641,000 17,731,000 
      earnings per share
                                                                                 
      basic
                               0.46 0.4 0.1 0.56 0.25 0.38 0.09 0.31 0.16 0.29 -0.03 0.27 -0.12 0.14 1.63 0.53 0.23 0.13 -0.35 0.54 0.12 0.21  0.1 0.03 -0.06 -0.02 0.06 0.21 0.013 -0.02 -0.04 0.12                  
      diluted
                               0.46 0.4 0.1 0.56 0.25 0.38 0.09 0.31 0.16 0.29 -0.04 0.27 -0.12 0.14 1.62 0.54 0.23 0.13 -0.35 0.54 0.12 0.21  0.1 0.03 -0.06 -0.02 0.06 0.21 0.013 -0.02 -0.04 0.11                  
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                 
      basic
                               87,130,000 85,520,000 81,387,000 81,599,000 79,612,000 78,855,000 76,084,000 78,369,000 74,678,000 72,677,000 65,856,000 68,655,000 64,757,000 57,736,000 53,686,000 53,220,000 52,846,000 52,498,000 41,337,000 41,710,000 40,979,000 37,140,000 34,732,000 36,128,000 35,887,000 27,255,000 26,938,000 26,469,000 25,587,000 21,147,000 21,366,000 21,090,000 20,808,000 18,484,000 19,323,000 19,031,000 18,842,000 18,513,000 18,469,000 18,511,000 18,176,000 18,213,000 18,162,000 18,077,000 17,938,000 17,962,000 17,923,000 17,841,000 17,641,000 17,731,000 
      diluted
                               87,564,000 86,033,000 82,040,000 82,081,000 80,116,000 79,464,000 76,711,000 78,808,000 75,154,000 73,120,000 66,321,000 69,069,000 64,757,000 58,126,000 53,702,000 53,665,000 53,237,000 52,892,000 41,805,000 41,722,000 40,993,000 37,154,000 34,747,000 36,143,000 35,907,000 27,272,000 26,938,000 26,485,000 25,605,000 21,147,000 21,366,000 21,090,000 22,902,000 18,484,000 19,323,000 19,031,000 20,984,000 18,513,000 18,469,000 20,698,000 18,176,000 18,213,000 18,162,000 18,077,000 17,938,000 17,962,000 17,923,000 17,985,000 17,641,000 17,731,000 
      ancillary revenues
                                 11,551,750 27,608,000 12,031,000 6,568,000 5,425,000 17,017,000 8,850,000 6,219,000 4,982,000 16,446,000 7,383,000 4,613,000 3,576,000 12,511,000 5,254,000 645,000 19,000 3,565,000 1,115,000 518,000 -225,000 932,000 -27,000 135,000 -6,000 92,000 263,000 158,000 31,000 109,000 294,000 18,000 35,000 108,000 226,000 4,000 62,000 195,000 106,000 35,000 88,000 226,000 153,000 4,000 88,000 263,000 -368,000 738,000 
      transaction costs
                                 334,000 24,000 57,000  2,811,000 2,167,000 2,437,000 2,386,000 4,023,000 4,191,000 20,979,000 2,721,000 4,653,000 1,664,000 2,037,000 9,449,000 13,996,000 2,399,000 1,104,000                              
      interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred op units
                                    619,000 753,000 790,000 787,000 784,000 789,000 789,000 787,000 787,000 790,000 790,000                                   
      less: preferred return to preferred op units
                                    -1,080,000 -1,099,000 -1,112,000 -1,196,000 1,174,000 1,213,000 1,257,000 1,263,000 1,273,000               579,000 586,000 585,000 51,000                   
      less: preferred stock distributions
                                    -441,000 -929,000 -1,955,000 -2,099,000 2,179,000 2,198,000 2,197,000 2,197,000 2,354,000 2,440,000 3,179,000 4,088,000 4,086,000                                 
      extinguishment of debt
                                     189,750  293,000 466,000       2,800,000                                  
      income from affiliate transactions
                                          500,000                                       
      brokerage commissions and other income
                                         534,250 984,000 747,000 406,000 491,000 462,000 729,000 537,000 316,000 338,000 95,000 287,000 200,000 79,000                           
      costs and expenses
                                                                                 
      gain on disposition of properties
                                             98,430,000 18,190,000 -13,000 8,769,000 3,138,000 13,631,000 885,000                              
      provision for income taxes
                                         -141,750 -283,000 -56,000 -228,000                                     
      less: preferred stock redemption costs
                                              4,328,000                                   
      distributions from affiliate
                                               7,500,000   400,000 400,000 400,000 700,000 700,000 450,000 650,000 600,000                        
      income before other gains
                                            12,006,000 2,541,000 21,584,000 11,076,000 3,528,000                                 
      general and administrative - real property
                                             9,184,000 10,735,000 10,486,000 9,830,000 8,592,000 6,971,000 8,393,000 7,813,000 6,855,000 5,927,000 6,369,000 4,632,000 5,165,000 5,182,000 5,058,000 5,255,000 5,138,000 4,833,000 4,478,000 5,145,000 3,408,000 5,627,000 3,490,000 3,687,000 4,900,000 4,166,000 3,829,000 3,704,000 4,713,000 4,172,000 2,679,000 3,734,000 3,787,000 4,410,000   
      general and administrative - home sales and rentals
                                             3,406,000 3,845,000 3,957,000 3,514,000 2,921,000 2,313,000 3,120,000 2,499,000 2,440,000 2,227,000 2,812,000 2,522,000 2,011,000 2,238,000 2,209,000 2,122,000 2,109,000 1,952,000 1,973,000 1,770,000 1,873,000 1,853,000 1,933,000 1,890,000 1,816,000 1,826,000 1,731,000 1,676,000 1,715,000 1,612,000 1,653,000 1,462,000 1,320,000 1,658,000   
      asset impairment charge
                                                  837,000                               
      provision for state income taxes
                                             71,000 -77,000 -77,000 -49,000 -51,750 -69,000 -69,000 -69,000              -129,000               
      less: preferred return to series a-1 preferred op units
                                             587,000 591,000 622,000 631,000 657,000 661,000 664,000 672,000 689,000 690,000 646,000                          
      less: preferred return to series a-3 preferred op units
                                             45,000 45,000 46,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 46,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 46,000                          
      less: preferred return to series a-4 preferred op units
                                             308,000 326,000 353,000 353,000                                 
      less: preferred return to series c preferred op units
                                             341,000 340,000 340,000                                  
      interest on mandatorily redeemable debt
                                               787,000 852,000 793,000 808,000 806,000 803,000 808,000 809,000 812,000 822,000 825,000 833,000 841,000 844,000 834,000 829,000 826,000 885,000 826,000 819,000 817,000 839,000 835,000 835,000 847,000 847,000 844,000 844,000 896,000 896,000 892,000 917,000   
      earnings per share:
                                                                                 
      basic
                               0.46 0.4 0.1 0.56 0.25 0.38 0.09 0.31 0.16 0.29 -0.03 0.27 -0.12 0.14 1.63 0.53 0.23 0.13 -0.35 0.54 0.12 0.21  0.1 0.03 -0.06 -0.02 0.06 0.21 0.013 -0.02 -0.04 0.12                  
      diluted
                               0.46 0.4 0.1 0.56 0.25 0.38 0.09 0.31 0.16 0.29 -0.04 0.27 -0.12 0.14 1.62 0.54 0.23 0.13 -0.35 0.54 0.12 0.21  0.1 0.03 -0.06 -0.02 0.06 0.21 0.013 -0.02 -0.04 0.11                  
      income before gain on dispositions, income taxes and distributions from affiliate
                                                 7,426,000 12,780,000 6,394,000                              
      less: series a preferred stock distributions
                                                 1,135,500 1,514,000 1,514,000 1,514,000 1,514,000 1,514,000 1,514,000                          
      distributions per common share:
                                                 0.488 0.65 0.65 0.65                             
      acquisition related costs
                                                    760,000 1,159,000 619,000 1,108,000 2,862,000 847,000 423,000 164,000 450,000 121,000 1,151,000 249,000                  
      income before income taxes and distributions from affiliate
                                                    10,530,000 1,981,000 5,360,000 2,861,000                          
      benefit from state income taxes
                                                     -48,000 -90,000 -37,000 -59,000 -84,000  -53,000 -128,000 -150,000  -131,000 -9,000 -143,000  -132,000              
      dividends per common share:
                                                     0.473 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63                      
      income before income taxes and distributions from affiliates
                                                        1,384,250 -791,000 632,000 5,696,000                      
      less: preferred return to a-1 preferred op units
                                                        436,000 586,000 579,000                       
      benefit for state income taxes
                                                          -53,000    259,000        -133,000           
      distributions from affiliates
                                                          1,900,000 750,000                      
      income before income taxes and equity income from affiliates
                                                            -2,434,000 -321,000 -2,096,000 2,366,000 -3,582,000 -1,437,000  2,412,000 -1,781,000 -1,704,000            
      equity income from affiliates
                                                            412,500 450,000 850,000 350,000 -530,000 -69,000  -819,000 -854,000 -517,000            
      less: amounts attributable to common noncontrolling interests
                                                            -49,000 -233,000                    
      cash dividends per common share:
                                                            0.473 0.63  0.63   0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63        
      less: amounts attributable to common noncontrolling interest
                                                              -148,000                   
      cash dividends per common share
                                                              0.63                   
      other loss
                                                                -187,000 -654,000                
      georgia flood damage
                                                                    800,000             
      income from continuing operations
                                                                -4,121,000 -1,649,000  1,461,000 -2,738,000 -2,367,000 1,153,000         -23,814,000 -1,443,000 
      amounts attributable to sun communities, inc. common stockholders:
                                                                                 
      income from continuing operations, net of state income taxes
                                                                -3,584,000 -1,403,000  1,337,000              
      income from discontinued operations, net of state income taxes
                                                                                 
      basic and diluted loss per share:
                                                                       -0.22 -0.3         
      continuing operations
                                                                -0.2 -0.07 -0.13 0.07 -0.12 -0.11 0.06         -1.36 -0.08 
      discontinued operations
                                                                    0.01 -0.01 -0.01         0.01 0.04 
      basic and diluted loss per share
                                                                -0.21 -0.07 -0.13  -0.11 -0.12            
      income before income taxes and equity loss from affiliates
                                                                  -1,960,000               
      equity loss from affiliates
                                                                  -758,000               
      net loss attributable to sun communities, inc. common stockholders
                                                                  -2,449,000               
      loss from continuing operations, net of state income taxes
                                                                  -2,449,000               
      loss from discontinued operations, net of state income taxes
                                                                                 
      basic and diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                 
      basic and diluted earnings per share
                                                                   0.07   0.05           
      benefit from state income tax
                                                                    -103,000   -8,500 -141,000   268,000 500,000     
      less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                    -526,000             
      benefit for state income tax
                                                                     -146,000            
      less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                     -268,000            
      income before income taxes and net equity income from affiliates
                                                                      1,259,000           
      income from affiliates
                                                                      27,000 -2,462,000 -1,486,000         
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                      104,000           
      basic and diluted income per share:
                                                                                 
      income before income taxes, minority interest, and income from affiliates
                                                                       -14,287,000 -3,140,000         
      minority interest in operating partnership
                                                                       -1,441,000 -726,000         
      income from affiliate
                                                                         -7,720,000        
      income before income tax and minority interest
                                                                         -8,174,000 -3,724,000       
      less: benefit for state income taxes
                                                                         128,000 -235,000       
      income from operations
                                                                         -8,302,000 -3,489,000 -11,455,000 -4,928,000 -2,441,000 52,000 -26,862,000 -1,643,000 
      yoy
                                                                         240.11% -6809.62% -57.36% 199.94%     
      qoq
                                                                         137.95% -69.54% 132.45% 101.88% -4794.23% -100.19% 1534.94%  
      operating margin %
    0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -12.68% -5.37% -18.72% -8.73% -4.25% 0.09% -15.20% -3.28% 
      less: loss allocated to minority interest
                                                                         -934,000        
      basic and diluted net income per share:
                                                                         -0.41 -0.17       
      equity income from affiliate
                                                                          -4,830,000 -9,400,000 583,000 541,000 307,000 -16,805,000 222,000 
      less: income allocated to minority interest
                                                                          -394,000       
      less loss allocated to minority interest
                                                                           -208,000 -560,000 -278,000    
      income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                           -10,158,000 -4,368,000 -2,163,000 46,000   
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                 
      less income allocated to minority interest
                                                                              6,000   
      income from rental property
                                                                               10,986,250 43,945,000 
      general and administrative — rental property
                                                                               900,000 3,600,000 
      general and administrative — home sales
                                                                               377,250 1,509,000 
      deferred financing costs related to extinguished debt
                                                                                 
      florida storm damage recovery
                                                                               -13,750 -55,000 
      less income allocated to minority interest:
                                                                                 
      preferred op units
                                                                                 
      common op units
                                                                               -3,048,000 -200,000 
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        assets
                                                                            
        land
      3,489,200,000 3,503,200,000 3,388,100,000 3,443,900,000 3,471,800,000 4,511,000,000 4,646,200,000 4,555,000,000 4,551,700,000 4,278,200,000 3,996,400,000 4,039,500,000 3,974,100,000 4,322,300,000 4,173,100,000 3,766,700,000 2,708,000,000 2,556,284,000 2,457,236,000 2,412,629,000 2,190,762,000 2,119,364,000 1,441,372,000 1,433,272,000 1,418,985,000 1,414,279,000 1,311,103,000 1,286,952,000 1,279,306,000 1,201,945,000 1,187,502,000 1,131,956,000 1,114,609,000 1,107,838,000 1,079,708,000 1,066,792,000 1,052,384,000 1,027,976,000 1,072,964,000 458,349,000 456,380,000 451,340,000 457,279,000                            
        land improvements and buildings
      9,345,000,000 9,286,800,000 8,949,200,000 9,076,800,000 9,043,100,000 11,460,600,000 11,608,600,000 11,619,400,000 11,529,500,000 11,682,200,000 11,418,400,000 11,323,500,000 11,202,100,000 10,903,400,000 10,632,600,000 10,867,100,000 10,169,400,000 9,958,320,000 9,469,247,000 8,995,041,000 8,664,199,000 8,480,597,000 7,119,163,000 6,826,741,000 6,697,376,000 6,595,272,000 6,200,895,000 6,026,193,000 5,899,149,000 5,586,250,000 5,523,554,000 5,484,388,000 5,128,186,000 5,102,014,000 5,024,937,000 4,934,110,000 4,880,330,000 4,825,043,000 4,682,920,000 5,294,663,000 3,586,969,000 3,535,909,000 3,604,444,000                            
        rental homes and improvements
      967,200,000 940,200,000 897,800,000 864,900,000 827,500,000 834,100,000 782,200,000 769,200,000 755,900,000 744,400,000 725,600,000 694,100,000 672,800,000 645,200,000 604,400,000 580,600,000 583,100,000 591,733,000 591,367,000 622,397,000 652,559,000 637,603,000 649,004,000 652,177,000 640,709,000 627,175,000 614,002,000 599,150,000 585,994,000 571,661,000 559,290,000 551,840,000 538,672,000 528,074,000 516,618,000 507,362,000 496,432,000 489,633,000 485,340,000 477,875,000 469,217,000 460,480,000 478,764,000                            
        furniture, fixtures and equipment
      763,400,000 769,800,000 746,400,000 779,400,000 763,500,000 1,108,400,000 1,090,200,000 1,073,300,000 1,031,300,000 1,011,700,000 995,100,000 941,800,000 869,700,000 839,000,000 813,800,000 749,900,000 684,800,000 656,367,000 590,829,000 529,549,000 491,735,000 447,039,000 338,236,000 312,139,000 285,922,000 282,874,000 251,363,000 215,610,000 208,177,000 201,090,000 174,315,000 162,961,000 148,197,000 144,953,000 140,894,000 137,546,000 133,772,000 130,127,000 125,603,000 107,123,000 104,855,000                              
        investment property
      14,564,800,000 14,500,000,000 13,981,500,000 14,165,000,000 14,105,900,000 17,914,100,000 18,127,200,000 18,016,900,000 17,868,400,000 17,716,500,000 17,135,500,000 16,998,900,000 16,718,700,000 16,709,900,000 16,223,900,000 15,964,300,000 14,145,300,000 13,762,704,000 13,108,679,000 12,559,616,000 11,999,255,000 11,684,603,000 9,547,775,000 9,224,329,000 9,042,992,000 8,919,600,000 8,377,363,000 8,127,905,000 7,972,626,000 7,560,946,000 7,444,661,000 7,331,145,000 6,929,664,000 6,882,879,000 6,762,157,000 6,645,810,000 6,562,918,000 6,496,339,000 6,390,324,000 6,361,507,000 4,640,468,000 4,573,522,000 4,662,713,000 3,716,141,000 3,375,773,000 2,568,164,000 1,884,632,000 1,899,783,000 1,864,074,000 1,755,052,000 1,695,317,000 1,676,813,000 1,518,136,000 1,278,127,000 1,236,337,000 1,229,208,000 1,196,606,000 1,032,326,000 1,043,627,000 1,064,305,000 1,089,304,000 1,108,079,000 1,116,709,000 1,125,506,000 1,134,204,000 1,137,184,000 1,144,745,000 1,153,507,000 1,161,649,000  
        accumulated depreciation
      -3,693,300,000 -3,598,300,000 -3,495,600,000 -3,431,900,000 -3,327,700,000 -3,741,000,000 -3,635,700,000 -3,552,200,000 -3,410,500,000 -3,272,900,000 -3,144,800,000 -3,011,400,000 -2,867,900,000 -2,738,900,000 -2,611,800,000 -2,554,300,000 -2,441,500,000 -2,337,247,000 -2,232,243,000 -2,165,564,000 -2,088,105,000 -1,968,812,000 -1,900,306,000 -1,826,810,000 -1,754,591,000 -1,686,980,000 -1,619,924,000 -1,560,061,000 -1,501,370,000 -1,442,630,000 -1,390,684,000 -1,337,567,000 -1,287,010,000 -1,237,525,000 -1,188,332,000 -1,128,671,000 -1,078,949,000 -1,026,858,000 -977,486,000 -928,882,000 -889,941,000 -852,407,000 -879,184,000                            
        cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
      497,000,000 636,100,000 1,180,000,000 1,463,100,000 97,400,000 63,900,000 81,800,000 104,200,000 132,500,000 42,700,000 62,000,000 68,700,000 74,800,000 90,400,000 112,000,000 184,700,000 102,600,000 78,198,000 85,619,000 119,612,000 120,174,000 98,294,000 115,529,000 389,214,000 394,740,000 34,830,000                                             
        inventory of manufactured homes
      132,800,000 142,900,000 155,100,000 172,000,000 172,400,000 129,800,000 174,800,000 182,300,000 191,000,000 205,600,000 219,800,000 236,600,000 232,500,000 202,700,000 153,500,000 108,100,000 63,300,000 51,055,000 43,708,000 43,686,000 43,242,000 46,643,000 48,130,000 58,744,000 64,436,000 62,061,000 55,234,000 55,869,000 52,993,000 49,199,000 41,030,000 38,298,000 36,311,000 30,430,000 25,741,000 25,582,000 23,867,000 21,632,000 24,147,000 29,044,000 16,636,000 14,828,000 15,263,000 10,246,000 13,878,000 8,860,000 5,480,000 6,226,000 6,541,000 5,810,000 4,005,000 9,091,000 7,527,000 5,672,000 4,396,000 5,750,000 5,832,000 2,309,000 2,457,000 3,934,000 13,058,000 10,037,000 9,252,000 10,259,000 12,082,000 13,230,000 8,330,000 8,830,000 12,082,000 21,480,000 
        notes and other receivables
      333,100,000 332,100,000 468,400,000 345,700,000 373,700,000 484,000,000 494,400,000 417,400,000 469,100,000 421,600,000 832,200,000 733,300,000 716,700,000 617,300,000 511,000,000 509,000,000 513,600,000 469,594,000 256,924,000 262,333,000 249,009,000 221,650,000 191,508,000 180,391,000 186,692,000 157,926,000 174,934,000 164,303,000 179,814,000 160,077,000 167,698,000 176,755,000 193,851,000 163,496,000 145,760,000 110,499,000 98,468,000 81,179,000 87,856,000 76,466,000 54,124,000 47,972,000 49,201,000 188,036,000 216,119,000 174,857,000 168,341,000 164,430,000 162,306,000 164,685,000 170,584,000 160,755,000 139,067,000 128,178,000 121,908,000 112,932,000 114,884,000 88,807,000 82,713,000 74,030,000 57,497,000 51,074,000 46,173,000 40,572,000 36,846,000 39,191,000 34,344,000 29,906,000 41,407,000 43,562,000 
        collateralized receivables
      41,600,000 43,200,000 45,400,000 46,600,000 49,300,000 51,200,000 52,800,000 54,300,000 56,500,000 56,200,000                 93,054,000 97,658,000 101,938,000 106,924,000 112,228,000 117,314,000 123,155,000 128,246,000 134,015,000 138,696,000 140,976,000 143,870,000 143,888,000 144,017,000 142,944,000 139,768,000 138,241,000                            
        goodwill
      9,500,000 9,500,000 9,500,000 9,500,000 9,500,000 551,200,000 742,600,000 731,700,000 731,400,000 733,000,000 1,084,100,000 1,104,200,000 1,092,600,000 1,018,400,000 981,500,000 954,000,000 512,700,000 495,353,000 461,609,000 448,317,000 438,842,000 428,833,000                                                 
        other intangible assets
      97,800,000 101,500,000 97,000,000 101,700,000 101,200,000 338,900,000 350,700,000 354,200,000 361,700,000 369,500,000 374,700,000 385,400,000 392,700,000 402,000,000 403,200,000 399,100,000 334,200,000 306,755,000 297,625,000 295,663,000 300,554,000 305,611,000                                                 
        other assets
      375,500,000 355,900,000 359,000,000 369,300,000 449,300,000 757,300,000 696,500,000 702,300,000 713,200,000 668,500,000 929,000,000 935,300,000 898,200,000 655,100,000 610,900,000 718,300,000 525,700,000 480,774,000 401,054,000 324,278,000 263,417,000 265,038,000 225,998,000 222,227,000 219,176,000 219,896,000 226,177,000 254,153,000 220,214,000 225,199,000 165,237,000 146,357,000 138,529,000 134,304,000 141,047,000 145,151,000 144,248,000 146,450,000 166,148,000 109,598,000 188,247,000 221,782,000 104,452,000 106,496,000 113,990,000 102,352,000 113,192,000 65,921,000 66,006,000 68,936,000 61,830,000 63,621,000 59,879,000 50,525,000 45,179,000 44,151,000 44,795,000 30,829,000 32,940,000 32,954,000 37,206,000 39,377,000 37,116,000 36,737,000 37,276,000 37,840,000 42,439,000 41,581,000 42,099,000 51,202,000 
        total assets
      12,358,800,000 12,522,900,000 12,800,300,000 13,362,100,000 16,505,600,000 16,549,400,000 17,085,100,000 17,011,100,000 17,113,300,000 16,940,700,000 17,605,300,000 17,561,400,000 17,363,800,000 17,084,200,000 16,484,600,000 16,397,800,000 13,914,200,000 13,494,084,000 12,583,296,000 12,040,990,000 11,454,209,000 11,206,586,000 8,335,717,000 8,348,659,000 8,209,047,000 7,802,060,000 7,397,854,000 7,222,084,000 7,098,662,000 6,710,026,000 6,653,726,000 6,492,348,000 6,149,653,000 6,111,957,000 6,157,836,000 6,178,713,000 5,902,447,000 5,870,776,000 5,904,706,000 5,823,191,000 4,562,886,000 4,190,551,000 4,114,603,000 4,032,849,000 3,844,641,000 2,937,692,000 2,430,797,000 2,143,980,000 2,108,232,000 1,999,236,000 1,936,691,000 1,916,768,000 1,754,117,000 1,501,226,000 1,412,319,000 1,408,016,000 1,367,974,000 1,162,691,000 1,167,424,000 1,181,365,000 1,206,999,000 1,221,855,000 1,221,013,000 1,233,197,000 1,245,823,000 1,261,104,000 1,262,339,000 1,267,785,000 1,289,739,000 1,326,809,000 
        liabilities
                                                                            
        mortgage loans payable
      2,417,500,000 2,429,000,000 2,440,400,000 2,451,600,000 3,151,400,000 3,212,200,000 3,344,500,000 3,452,000,000 3,465,500,000 3,478,900,000           3,430,420,000 3,444,967,000 3,191,380,000 3,205,507,000 3,273,808,000 3,180,592,000 2,967,128,000 2,863,485,000 2,879,017,000 2,815,957,000 2,819,225,000 2,636,847,000 2,826,225,000 2,867,356,000 2,822,640,000 2,832,819,000 2,774,645,000 2,819,567,000 2,854,831,000 2,792,021,000 2,114,818,000 2,133,706,000 2,205,760,000                            
        secured borrowings on collateralized receivables
      41,600,000 43,200,000 45,400,000 46,600,000 49,300,000 51,200,000 52,800,000 54,300,000 56,100,000 55,800,000                 93,669,000 98,299,000 102,676,000 107,731,000 113,089,000 118,242,000 124,077,000 129,182,000 134,884,000 139,496,000 141,671,000 144,477,000 144,522,000 144,684,000 143,664,000 140,440,000 138,887,000                            
        unsecured debt
      1,787,100,000 1,786,500,000 1,785,900,000 1,785,300,000 4,147,400,000 4,089,400,000 3,927,500,000 4,346,500,000 4,350,400,000 4,242,600,000 4,305,500,000 4,241,000,000 4,075,600,000 3,979,400,000 3,705,000,000 3,595,200,000 2,709,900,000 2,291,095,000 1,286,001,000 853,441,000                                                   
        distributions payable
      140,900,000 131,100,000 131,400,000 133,800,000 122,600,000 122,600,000 122,300,000 119,700,000 119,700,000 118,200,000 118,200,000 118,000,000 118,000,000 111,300,000 111,200,000 109,300,000 104,500,000 98,372,000 98,453,000 98,429,000 95,076,000 86,988,000 79,600,000 79,549,000 75,636,000 71,704,000 69,726,000 69,719,000 66,887,000 63,249,000 63,250,000 59,364,000 58,663,000 55,225,000 56,520,000 56,283,000 52,762,000 51,896,000 51,100,000 47,992,000 45,351,000 41,265,000 38,819,000                            
        advanced reservation deposits and rent
      327,000,000 255,900,000 308,300,000 308,200,000 327,300,000 331,000,000 382,400,000 423,300,000 480,400,000 344,500,000 372,700,000 430,900,000 433,800,000 352,100,000 294,200,000 385,200,000 335,100,000 242,778,000 223,471,000 290,913,000 280,301,000 187,730,000 146,909,000 169,931,000 151,144,000 133,420,000 137,797,000 160,527,000 151,860,000 133,698,000 135,647,000 161,192,000                                       
        accrued expenses and accounts payable
      256,900,000 228,100,000 282,000,000 262,100,000 231,400,000 310,100,000 390,900,000 406,300,000 370,400,000 313,700,000 380,200,000 353,600,000 340,900,000 396,300,000 392,800,000 361,000,000 228,000,000 237,529,000 232,590,000 214,200,000 160,072,000 148,435,000 140,848,000 124,324,000 110,512,000 127,289,000                                             
        other liabilities
      328,100,000 320,600,000 444,600,000 545,800,000 830,600,000 980,300,000 1,025,300,000 979,500,000 987,500,000 953,100,000 928,900,000 958,300,000 940,100,000 935,900,000 845,400,000 779,900,000 236,600,000 224,084,000 244,518,000 184,846,000 148,128,000 134,650,000 83,952,000 80,733,000 82,341,000 81,289,000 242,119,000 204,167,000 179,461,000 157,862,000 163,459,000 151,984,000 282,993,000 270,741,000 291,074,000 298,759,000 284,823,000 279,667,000 275,650,000 257,423,000 184,102,000 184,859,000 190,284,000 235,508,000 214,712,000 165,453,000 123,351,000 126,598,000 117,618,000 109,342,000 108,782,000 105,873,000 87,626,000 76,749,000 71,673,000 69,085,000 71,404,000 36,936,000 39,081,000 38,766,000 37,310,000 37,186,000 37,336,000 33,031,000 32,102,000 33,069,000 33,475,000 30,098,000 31,301,000 30,504,000 
        total liabilities
      5,299,100,000 5,194,400,000 5,438,000,000 5,570,000,000 9,235,400,000 9,096,800,000 9,245,700,000 9,781,600,000 9,830,000,000 9,506,800,000 9,465,000,000 9,474,800,000 9,294,800,000 8,992,800,000 8,354,600,000 8,566,300,000 6,980,700,000 6,474,597,000 5,488,469,000 5,099,563,000 5,101,512,000 5,314,879,000 3,791,922,000 3,845,308,000 4,346,127,000 3,848,104,000 3,720,983,000 3,542,188,000 3,846,325,000 3,479,112,000 3,367,285,000 3,736,621,000 3,471,096,000 3,405,204,000 3,351,021,000 3,373,695,000 3,478,132,000 3,441,605,000 3,429,743,000 3,645,744,000 2,591,903,000 2,571,173,000 2,786,653,000 2,617,071,000 2,463,319,000 1,997,540,000 1,517,292,000 1,572,376,000 1,542,452,000 1,602,162,000 1,516,995,000 1,477,648,000 1,541,127,000 1,348,409,000 1,382,460,000 1,362,640,000 1,468,629,000 1,295,075,000 1,290,398,000 1,292,673,000 1,266,881,000 1,250,092,000  1,224,666,000 1,219,777,000 1,211,665,000 1,194,930,000 1,187,754,000 1,198,151,000 1,117,192,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                            
        temporary equity
      196,800,000 255,700,000 256,200,000 257,900,000 244,300,000 259,800,000 263,300,000 259,700,000 259,700,000 260,900,000 304,500,000 298,100,000 298,900,000 202,900,000 206,800,000 293,300,000 283,900,000 288,882,000 292,394,000 285,603,000 261,059,000                                                  
        shareholders' equity
                                                                            
        common stock
      1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,160,000 1,160,000 1,159,000 1,118,000 1,076,000 983,000 983,000 933,000 932,000 907,000 907,000 865,000 864,000 864,000 809,000 799,000 797,000 793,000 790,000 737,000 732,000 730,000 686,000 646,000 584,000 545,000 538,000 535,000 486,000 480,000 411,000 404,000 361,000 361,000                    
        additional paid-in capital
      9,543,100,000 9,563,100,000 9,573,000,000 9,744,700,000 9,865,400,000 9,864,200,000 9,853,600,000 9,481,200,000 9,471,400,000 9,466,900,000 9,581,600,000 9,567,500,000 9,556,400,000 9,549,700,000 9,536,400,000 9,159,100,000 8,169,400,000 8,175,676,000 8,170,322,000 8,163,095,000 7,618,128,000 7,087,658,000 5,851,380,000 5,847,598,000 5,211,678,000 5,213,264,000 4,854,958,000 4,851,323,000 4,398,641,000 4,398,949,000 4,396,092,000 3,854,057,000 3,759,066,000 3,758,533,000 3,810,930,000 3,780,599,000 3,346,991,000 3,321,441,000 3,313,905,000 2,980,382,000 2,706,657,000 2,319,314,000 2,079,139,000 2,038,229,000 2,031,042,000 1,754,759,000 1,709,337,000 1,359,315,000 1,329,678,000 1,141,590,000 1,140,625,000 1,203,373,000 940,202,000 857,809,000 714,052,000 713,854,000 555,981,000 495,331,000 478,810,000 463,811,000 459,847,000 459,598,000 459,430,000 458,809,000 458,487,000 458,099,000 457,268,000 455,302,000 452,882,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      11,800,000 26,500,000 25,900,000 44,200,000  -7,900,000 33,900,000 6,000,000 6,700,000 12,200,000 5,200,000 37,600,000 7,700,000 -9,900,000 -69,900,000 -28,300,000 25,900,000 3,053,000 1,752,000 5,197,000          -4,504,000 -390,000  -670,000 1,102,000 1,531,000     1,000                         -856,000 180,000     
        distributions in excess of accumulated earnings
      -2,802,600,000 -2,634,700,000 -2,615,000,000 -2,380,300,000 -2,938,700,000 -2,775,900,000 -2,433,300,000 -2,604,100,000 -2,540,600,000 -2,397,500,000 -1,848,200,000 -1,898,200,000 -1,875,000,000 -1,731,200,000 -1,628,900,000 -1,684,700,000 -1,654,600,000 -1,555,994,000 -1,475,634,000 -1,614,243,000 -1,631,044,000 -1,566,636,000 -1,491,338,000 -1,496,542,000 -1,479,424,000 -1,393,141,000 -1,353,214,000 -1,343,792,000 -1,317,605,000 -1,288,486,000 -1,237,428,000 -1,223,394,000 -1,187,563,000 -1,162,001,000 -1,117,228,000 -1,089,428,000 -1,050,141,000 -1,023,415,000 -975,511,000 -947,988,000 -896,896,000 -864,122,000 -916,961,000 -911,628,000 -890,374,000 -863,545,000 -807,590,000 -799,805,000 -778,766,000 -761,112,000 -739,197,000 -720,950,000 -683,734,000 -663,579,000 -644,220,000 -629,230,000 -617,953,000 -549,625,000 -523,292,000 -498,370,000 -445,147,000 -415,078,000 -398,017,000 -379,069,000 -364,446,000 -342,818,000 -326,981,000 -313,379,000 -302,022,000 -203,635,000 
        total sui shareholders' equity
      6,753,500,000 6,956,100,000 6,985,100,000 7,409,900,000 6,921,400,000 7,081,700,000 7,455,500,000 6,884,300,000 6,938,700,000 7,082,800,000 7,739,800,000 7,708,100,000 7,690,300,000 7,809,800,000 7,838,800,000 7,447,300,000                                                       
        noncontrolling interests
      109,400,000                                                         -12,481,000 -9,501,000 -6,469,000           
        total shareholders' equity
      6,862,900,000 7,072,800,000 7,106,100,000 7,534,200,000 7,025,900,000 7,192,800,000 7,576,100,000 6,969,800,000 7,023,600,000 7,173,000,000 7,835,800,000 7,788,500,000 7,770,100,000 7,888,500,000 7,923,200,000 7,538,200,000 6,649,600,000                                                      
        total liabilities, temporary equity and shareholders' equity
      12,358,800,000 12,522,900,000 12,800,300,000 13,362,100,000 16,505,600,000 16,549,400,000 17,085,100,000 17,011,100,000 17,113,300,000 16,940,700,000 17,605,300,000 17,561,400,000 17,363,800,000 17,084,200,000 16,484,600,000 16,397,800,000 13,914,200,000                                                      
        assets held for sale and discontinued operations
         121,100,000 4,474,600,000                                                                  
        liabilities held for sale and discontinued operations
         36,600,000 375,400,000                                                                  
        common and preferred op units
       116,300,000 120,600,000 123,900,000 104,000,000 110,400,000 119,800,000 84,800,000 84,900,000 90,200,000 96,000,000 80,400,000 79,800,000 78,700,000 83,800,000 86,200,000 86,800,000 86,766,000 85,756,000 82,865,000 82,502,000 85,968,000 61,350,000 61,555,000 52,234,000 47,686,000 49,540,000 50,880,000 51,816,000 53,354,000 56,018,000 56,820,000 59,268,000 60,971,000 63,668,000 67,135,000 67,152,000 69,598,000 73,284,000 76,166,000 80,018,000 82,538,000 76,914,000 75,356,000 27,291,000 48,829,000                         
        consolidated entities
       400,000 400,000 400,000 500,000 700,000 800,000 700,000       600,000 4,700,000 20,900,000 19,944,000 19,077,000                                                    
        total noncontrolling interests
       116,700,000 121,000,000 124,300,000 104,500,000 111,100,000 120,600,000 85,500,000 84,900,000 90,200,000 96,000,000 80,400,000 79,800,000 78,700,000 84,400,000 90,900,000 107,700,000 106,710,000 104,833,000 100,616,000 99,403,000 102,052,000 72,447,000 71,805,000 61,608,000 56,228,000 57,394,000 58,089,000 58,014,000 60,499,000 63,562,000 62,694,000 64,019,000  67,509,000 70,539,000 63,956,000 66,616,000 70,548,000 73,839,000 78,048,000 80,771,000 75,578,000 74,371,000 26,639,000 48,413,000 11,521,000 11,926,000 14,707,000 16,567,000 18,327,000 20,419,000 20,468,000                  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
          -6,600,000                4,033,000 3,178,000 -2,226,000 -4,475,000 -8,325,000 -1,331,000 -2,825,000 -1,184,000 -3,006,000       -981,000 -2,630,000 -3,181,000 -4,876,000        -277,000 -277,000 -277,000 -366,000 -454,000 -535,000 -696,000 -696,000 -735,000 -1,041,000 -1,273,000 -2,226,000 -2,538,000 -1,858,000 -2,851,000 -920,000 -924,000 -2,272,000       
        marketable securities
                112,800,000 110,400,000 105,500,000 127,300,000 100,400,000 114,600,000 158,300,000 186,898,000 160,321,000 153,049,000 127,821,000     94,727,000 64,818,000 53,553,000 50,501,000                                          
        secured debt
                3,359,500,000 3,373,000,000 3,386,400,000 3,217,800,000 3,006,000,000 3,335,700,000 3,366,600,000 3,380,739,000 3,403,436,000 3,457,734,000                                                   
        total sun communities, inc. shareholders' equity
                      6,541,900,000                                                      
        stockholders' equity
                                                                            
        total sun communities, inc. stockholders' equity
                       6,623,895,000 6,697,600,000 6,555,208,000 5,992,235,000 5,525,276,000 4,358,799,000 4,347,564,000 3,724,862,000 3,819,724,000 3,499,826,000 3,507,254,000 3,078,895,000 3,106,823,000 3,159,138,000 2,629,288,000 2,571,632,000 2,598,431,000  2,691,014,000 2,294,991,000 2,295,611,000 2,334,282,000 2,033,115,000 1,810,441,000 1,455,810,000 1,162,757,000 1,127,173,000 1,141,237,000 891,739,000 901,984,000 559,678,000 551,073,000 380,507,000 401,369,000 418,701,000 192,522,000 130,249,000 5,780,000 20,266,000               
        total stockholders' equity
                       6,730,605,000 6,802,433,000 6,655,824,000 6,091,638,000 5,627,328,000 4,431,246,000 4,419,369,000 3,786,470,000 3,875,952,000 3,557,220,000 3,565,343,000 3,136,909,000 3,167,322,000 3,222,700,000 2,691,982,000 2,635,651,000                             -28,237,000 -11,452,000 5,423,000  43,236,000 59,197,000    
        total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' equity
                       13,494,084,000 12,583,296,000 12,040,990,000 11,454,209,000 11,206,586,000 8,335,717,000 8,348,659,000 8,209,047,000 7,802,060,000 7,397,854,000 7,222,084,000 7,098,662,000                                          
        consolidated vies
                         17,751,000 16,901,000 16,084,000 11,097,000 10,250,000 9,374,000                                              
        preferred equity - sun ng rv resorts llc - mandatorily redeemable
                          35,249,000 35,249,000 35,249,000 35,249,000 35,249,000 35,249,000 35,249,000 35,249,000 35,249,000 35,277,000 35,277,000 35,277,000                                       
        preferred op units - mandatorily redeemable
                          34,663,000 34,663,000 34,663,000 34,663,000 34,663,000 34,663,000 34,663,000 34,663,000 34,663,000 37,338,000 37,338,000 37,338,000 37,338,000 41,443,000 45,903,000 45,903,000 45,903,000 45,903,000 45,903,000 45,903,000 45,903,000 45,903,000 45,903,000                            
        lines of credit and other debt
                          917,603,000 1,242,197,000 79,321,000                                                
        marketable securities;
                           124,726,000 107,083,000 100,564,000 55,602,000                                              
        series d preferred op units
                           49,600,000 50,034,000 50,171,000 50,387,000 50,913,000 51,248,000 51,462,000 51,738,000                                          
        series f preferred op units
                           8,871,000 8,930,000 8,948,000                                               
        series g preferred op units
                           25,074,000 26,072,000                                                
        series h preferred op units
                           57,833,000                                                 
        series i preferred op units
                           94,532,000                                                 
        other redeemable noncontrolling interests
                           28,469,000                                                 
        equity interests - ng sun llc and ng sun whitewater llc
                            27,513,000 24,863,000                                               
        lines of credit
                             115,352,000 582,774,000 183,898,000 140,632,000 76,079,000 396,512,000 128,000,000  536,377,000 141,800,000 41,257,000  435,000 178,328,000 100,095,000 57,737,000 357,721,000 58,065,000 25,000,000 167,000,000 37,742,000 144,000 5,794,000  38,461,000 16,441,000 181,383,000 54,765,000 18,286,000 29,781,000 2,988,000 24,631,000 5,984,000 129,034,000 94,527,000 85,581,000 94,465,000 90,419,000 71,876,000 75,498,000 92,567,000 85,703,000 76,016,000 56,136,000    
        equity interests - ng sun llc and ng whitewater
                              26,063,000 27,091,000 27,461,000                                            
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding:1,063 december 31, 2018
                                                                            
        series a-4 preferred op units
                                9,540,000 9,590,000 9,784,000 9,877,000 10,026,000 10,137,000 10,492,000 10,652,000 10,832,000 11,051,000 16,489,000 16,717,000 19,906,000 20,266,000 20,762,000 21,065,000 20,982,000 24,155,000 24,419,000                          
        consolidated variable interest entities
                               8,542,000 7,854,000 7,209,000 6,198,000 7,145,000 7,544,000 5,874,000 4,751,000 4,285,000 3,841,000 3,404,000 -3,196,000 -2,982,000 -2,736,000 -2,327,000 -1,970,000 -1,767,000 -1,336,000 -985,000 -652,000 -416,000 -114,000 -268,000 -389,000 -537,000 -920,000 -627,000 -508,000                  
        cash and cash equivalents
                                26,198,000 28,704,000 21,946,000 50,311,000 113,556,000 20,046,000 15,153,000 10,127,000 137,448,000 241,646,000 10,919,000 8,164,000 69,829,000 31,441,000 410,408,000 45,086,000 23,917,000 11,930,000 124,881,000 83,459,000 259,152,000 7,620,000 9,305,000 4,753,000 4,955,000 6,488,000 29,508,000 38,724,000 4,499,000 15,975,000 5,857,000 8,420,000 5,618,000 4,496,000 6,162,000 6,824,000 4,313,000 4,953,000 5,415,000 3,809,000 2,814,000 4,335,000 3,183,000 3,392,000 
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,052 september 30, 2019 and 1,063 december 31, 2018
                                31,402,000                                            
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,052 shares at june 30, 2019 and 1,063 shares at december 31, 2018
                                 31,402,000                                           
        equity interests - ng sun llc
                                 22,099,000 22,167,000 21,976,000 21,976,000 21,869,000                                       
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding:1,063 shares at march 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018
                                  31,739,000                                          
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,063 shares at december 31, 2018 and 1,085 shares at december 31, 2017
                                   31,739,000                                         
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                   6,710,026,000 6,653,726,000 6,492,348,000 6,149,653,000                             1,221,855,000 1,221,013,000 1,233,197,000  1,261,104,000 1,262,339,000    
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,063 shares at september 30, 2018 and 1,085 shares at december 31, 2017
                                    31,739,000                                        
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,063 shares at june 30, 2018 and 1,085 shares at december 31, 2017
                                     31,739,000                                       
        accumulated other comprehensive (loss) / income
                                     -2,184,000                                       
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,085 shares at march 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017
                                      32,414,000                                      
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,085 shares at december 31, 2017 and 1,681 shares at december 31, 2016
                                       32,414,000                                     
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                            
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: none at december 31, 2017 and 3,400 shares at december 31, 2016
                                                                            
        noncontrolling interests:
                                                                            
        total noncontrolling interest
                                       65,256,000                                     
        total stockholders’ equity
                                       2,663,687,000 2,763,569,000 2,761,553,000 2,358,947,000 2,362,227,000 2,404,830,000 2,106,954,000 1,888,489,000 1,536,581,000 1,238,335,000 1,201,544,000 1,167,876,000 940,152,000 913,505,000 571,604,000 565,780,000 397,074,000 419,696,000 439,120,000 212,990,000 152,817,000 29,859,000 45,376,000     -59,882,000    21,047,000   70,091,000 79,197,000 183,392,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                       6,111,957,000 6,157,836,000 6,178,713,000 5,902,447,000 5,870,776,000 5,904,706,000 5,823,191,000 4,562,886,000 4,190,551,000 4,114,603,000 4,032,849,000 3,844,641,000 2,937,692,000 2,430,797,000 2,143,980,000 2,108,232,000 1,999,236,000 1,936,691,000 1,916,768,000 1,754,117,000 1,501,226,000 1,412,319,000 1,408,016,000     1,206,999,000    1,245,823,000   1,267,785,000 1,289,739,000 1,326,809,000 
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,085 shares at september 30, 2017 and 1,681 shares at december 31, 2016
                                        32,414,000                                    
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at september 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                        34,000                                    
        total sun communities, inc. stockholders’ equity
                                        2,696,060,000                                    
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,085 shares at june 30, 2017 and 1,681 shares at december 31, 2016
                                         32,414,000                                   
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at june 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                         34,000                                   
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,637 shares at march 31, 2017 and 1,681 shares at december 31, 2016
                                          48,879,000                                  
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at march 31, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                          34,000                                  
        land held for future development
                                           23,560,000 23,497,000 23,497,000 23,047,000 23,047,000 23,659,000                            
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,681 shares at december 31, 2016 and 2,067 shares at december 31, 2015
                                           50,227,000                                 
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at december 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                           34,000                                 
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,682 shares at september 30, 2016 and 2,067 shares at december 31, 2015
                                            50,227,000                                
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                            34,000                                
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 1,682 shares at june 30, 2016 and 2,067 shares at december 31, 2015
                                             50,227,000                               
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                             34,000                               
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 2,067 shares at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                              61,732,000                              
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                              34,000                              
        furniture, fixtures, and equipment
                                               102,746,000 98,567,000                            
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 2,067 shares at december 31, 2015 and 483 shares at december 31, 2014
                                               61,732,000                             
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at december 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                               34,000                             
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 2,298 shares at september 30, 2015 and 483 shares at december 31, 2014
                                                68,633,000                            
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                34,000                            
        debt
                                                 2,343,821,000 2,248,463,000 1,826,293,000 1,393,941,000 1,407,317,000 1,408,393,000 1,311,437,000 1,353,448,000 1,353,489,000 1,423,720,000 1,268,672,000 1,286,156,000 1,287,571,000 1,268,191,000 1,163,612,000 1,165,736,000 1,159,442,000 1,139,152,000 1,141,030,000 1,118,907,000 1,099,068,000 1,101,972,000 1,102,580,000 1,105,319,000 1,109,056,000 1,080,450,000 1,062,788,000 
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 6,365 shares at june 30, 2015 and 483 shares at december 31, 2014
                                                 190,079,000                           
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                 34,000                           
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 6,331 shares at march 31, 2015 and 483 shares at december 31, 2014
                                                  189,027,000                          
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                  34,000                          
        series a preferred stock, 0.01 par value. authorized: 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at december 31, 2014 and 2013
                                                   34,000                         
        series a-4 preferred stock, 0.01 par value. authorized: 6,331 shares; issued and outstanding: 483 shares at december 31, 2014 and none at december 31, 2013
                                                   5,000                         
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value. authorized: 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                    34,000                        
        series a-1 preferred op units
                                                    43,670,000 43,840,000 44,991,000 45,548,000 45,548,000 45,548,000 45,548,000                  
        series a-3 preferred op units
                                                    3,463,000 3,463,000 3,463,000 3,463,000 3,463,000 3,463,000                   
        common op units
                                                    -35,498,000 -35,109,000 -33,358,000 -31,907,000 -29,764,000 -27,965,000 -24,572,000 -22,980,000 -21,469,000 -20,438,000 -19,594,000              
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value. authorized: 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at june 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                     34,000                       
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value. authorized: 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at march 31, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                      34,000                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value. authorized: 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at december 31, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                       34,000                     
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value. authorized: 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 3,400 shares at september 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                        34,000                    
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                         34,000 34,000                  
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                         379,000 316,000 315,000 283,000 283,000 236,000 217,000 212,000 206,000 203,000 202,000 202,000        
        treasury stock
                                                         -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -63,600,000 -50,661,000 
        a-1 preferred op units
                                                           45,548,000 45,548,000                
        preferred op units
                                                             45,548,000 45,548,000              
        stockholders’ deficit
                                                                            
        total sun communities, inc. stockholders' deficit
                                                              -126,609,000 -119,903,000 -113,473,000 -104,839,000           
        total stockholders’ deficit
                                                              -100,655,000 -132,384,000 -122,974,000 -111,308,000           
        total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                              1,367,974,000 1,162,691,000 1,167,424,000 1,181,365,000           
        revenues
                                                                            
        income from real property
                                                              223,613,000 204,498,000  198,844,000           
        revenue from home sales
                                                              32,252,000 31,945,000  32,721,000           
        rental home revenue
                                                              22,290,000 20,480,000  20,463,000           
        ancillary revenues
                                                              592,000 505,000  387,000           
        interest
                                                              9,509,000 8,053,000  6,005,000           
        other income
                                                              929,000 -2,341,000  -1,811,000           
        total revenues
                                                              289,185,000 263,140,000  256,609,000           
        costs and expenses
                                                                            
        property operating and maintenance
                                                              59,190,000 52,994,000  51,176,000           
        real estate taxes
                                                              17,547,000 16,282,000  16,537,000           
        cost of home sales
                                                              25,392,000 24,030,000  23,483,000           
        rental home operating and maintenance
                                                              16,196,000 15,414,000  16,291,000           
        general and administrative - real property
                                                              19,704,000 17,182,000  17,670,000           
        general and administrative - home sales and rentals
                                                              8,156,000 7,628,000  7,429,000           
        georgia flood damage
                                                                 800,000           
        acquisition related costs
                                                              1,971,000              
        depreciation and amortization
                                                              74,193,000 66,038,000  65,011,000           
        asset impairment charge
                                                              1,382,000              
        interest on mandatorily redeemable debt
                                                              3,333,000 3,291,000  3,347,000           
        total expenses
                                                              291,670,000 264,995,000  261,176,000           
        income before income taxes and equity income from affiliates
                                                              -2,485,000 -1,855,000  -4,567,000           
        benefit from state income taxes
                                                              -150,000 -512,000  -413,000           
        equity income and distributions from affiliates
                                                              2,100,000              
        income from continuing operations
                                                              -535,000 -3,513,000  -7,156,000           
        income from discontinued operations
                                                                 -227,000           
        net income
                                                              -535,000 -3,513,000  -7,383,000           
        less: preferred return to preferred op units
                                                              1,222,000              
        less: amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                              -671,000 -630,000  -1,081,000           
        net income attributable to sun communities, inc. common stockholders
                                                              -1,086,000 -2,883,000  -6,302,000           
        amounts attributable to sun communities, inc. common stockholders:
                                                                            
        income from continuing operations, net of state income taxes
                                                              -1,086,000 -2,883,000  -6,099,000           
        income from discontinued operations, net of state income taxes
                                                                 -203,000           
        weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                            
        basic
                                                              21,147,000 19,168,000  18,484,000           
        diluted
                                                              21,147,000 19,168,000  18,484,000           
        basic and diluted loss per share:
                                                                            
        continuing operations
                                                              -50 -150  -330           
        discontinued operations
                                                                 -10           
        basic and diluted loss per share
                                                              -50 -150  -340           
        cash dividends declared per common share:
                                                              3,150              
        investment in affiliates
                                                                69,000 1,646,000 3,772,000 6,464,000         
        officer's notes
                                                                -3,065,000 -5,028,000  -8,439,000 -8,543,000 -8,647,000  -8,826,000 -8,913,000    
        equity income from affiliates
                                                               -1,146,000  -2,176,000           
        cash dividends per common share:
                                                               2,520  2,520           
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                                            
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                            
        loss attributable to sun communities, inc. common stockholders
                                                                 -6,302,000           
        minority interest
                                                                    724,000 3,108,000 4,999,000 6,203,000 8,212,000 9,940,000 12,391,000  
        officer’s notes
                                                                  -8,334,000    -8,740,000   -8,999,000 -9,083,000 -9,617,000 
        investment in affiliate
                                                                    7,450,000 15,170,000 20,000,000 29,850,000 29,667,000 29,626,000 29,319,000 47,965,000 
        total liabilites
                                                                    1,231,741,000        
        preferred stock, .01 par value...
                                                                            
        common stock, .01 par value...
                                                                     202,000 202,000 201,000 201,000 201,000 200,000 196,000 
        accumulated comprehensive earnings
                                                                        1,222,000 566,000 820,000 -1,035,000 
        line of credit
                                                                         48,600,000 86,400,000 23,900,000 
        unearned compensation
                                                                           -14,155,000 
        investment in rental property
                                                                           1,159,208,000 
        short-term investments
                                                                            
        minority interests
                                                                           26,225,000 
        paid-in capital
                                                                           462,299,000 
      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 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 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 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 
                                                                         
          operating activities
                                                                         
          net cash from operating activities - continuing operations
        269,300,000 166,700,000 231,700,000 270,300,000 139,300,000                                                             
          net cash from operating activities - discontinued operations
         -200,000 -33,900,000 -14,300,000 104,600,000                                                             
          net cash from operating activities
        269,300,000 166,500,000 197,800,000 256,000,000 243,900,000 118,000,000 189,200,000 311,300,000 242,500,000 117,600,000 223,000,000 255,400,000 194,500,000 80,400,000 157,800,000 271,000,000 225,700,000 97,562,000 185,302,000 250,218,000 220,490,000 84,490,000 162,431,000 183,514,000 118,513,000 78,441,000 138,449,000 156,703,000 103,141,000 61,910,000 102,522,000 117,777,000 80,905,000 38,402,000 70,185,000 82,597,000 70,566,000 48,414,000 61,231,000 78,122,000 50,926,000 35,485,000 54,385,000 51,449,000 40,944,000 24,061,000 32,146,000 32,439,000 44,674,000 20,357,000 33,886,000 29,324,000 14,443,000 22,432,000 21,052,000 17,162,000 15,706,000 13,986,000 16,667,000 17,086,000 10,583,000 14,610,000 16,842,000 18,666,000 15,675,000 
          capital expenditures
          free cash flows
        269,300,000 166,500,000 197,800,000 256,000,000 243,900,000 118,000,000 189,200,000 311,300,000 242,500,000 117,600,000 223,000,000 255,400,000 194,500,000 80,400,000 157,800,000 271,000,000 225,700,000 97,562,000 185,302,000 250,218,000 220,490,000 84,490,000 162,431,000 183,514,000 118,513,000 78,441,000 138,449,000 156,703,000 103,141,000 61,910,000 102,522,000 117,777,000 80,905,000 38,402,000 70,185,000 82,597,000 70,566,000 48,414,000 61,231,000 78,122,000 50,926,000 35,485,000 54,385,000 51,449,000 40,944,000 24,061,000 32,146,000 32,439,000 44,674,000 20,357,000 33,886,000 29,324,000 14,443,000 22,432,000 21,052,000 17,162,000 15,706,000 13,986,000 16,667,000 17,086,000 10,583,000 14,610,000 16,842,000 18,666,000 15,675,000 
          investing activities
                                                                         
          investment in properties
        -107,000,000 -133,000,000 -104,400,000 -113,600,000 -109,900,000 -163,100,000 -156,600,000 -172,600,000 -160,600,000 -212,700,000 -225,600,000 -262,900,000 -301,800,000 -264,400,000 -250,200,000 -223,700,000 -182,700,000 -196,035,000 -176,106,000 -148,451,000 -151,979,000 -136,547,000 -133,268,000 -135,949,000 -132,759,000 -157,169,000 -149,148,000 -148,140,000 -114,804,000 -132,382,000 -99,154,000 -89,339,000 -68,524,000 -85,304,000 -72,096,000 -69,706,000 -61,431,000 -63,506,000 -62,488,000 -49,215,000 -48,220,000 -59,772,000 -54,328,000 -53,988,000 -40,339,000 -46,264,000 -47,566,000 -47,079,000 -36,957,000 -38,732,000 -50,759,000 -34,744,000 -29,401,000 -31,964,000 -28,966,000 -25,995,000 -22,218,000 -24,307,000 -15,200,000 -16,608,000 -13,603,000 -11,907,000 -8,745,000 -12,216,000 -5,916,000 
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
        -39,000,000 -460,100,000 -600,000 -1,000,000 3,300,000 -21,800,000 -20,400,000 -29,900,000 -1,900,000 -2,700,000 -800,000 -47,900,000 -73,000,000                                                    
          proceeds from disposition of assets and depreciated homes
        1,400,000 3,200,000 3,400,000 5,600,000 4,700,000 20,100,000   2,000,000 10,200,000 17,900,000 18,700,000 15,500,000 19,800,000 26,500,000 29,000,000 24,700,000 32,997,000                   2,898,000                             
          proceeds related to disposition of properties
         19,600,000 17,900,000 40,700,000 83,700,000 39,700,000 324,400,000 6,000,000 51,700,000 3,200,000 6,500,000 200,000 14,700,000 28,700,000 100,000                                                 
          repayments of notes and other receivables
        800,000 47,900,000 1,100,000 700,000 36,900,000 300,000 300,000 400,000 7,200,000 700,000 3,600,000 1,500,000 3,300,000 8,700,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,234,000 1,251,000 1,633,000 1,207,000 9,460,000 994,000 865,000 854,000 1,293,000 942,000 1,277,000 1,030,000 1,432,000 1,402,000 799,000 679,000 851,000 821,000 626,000 317,000 12,386,000 306,000 298,000 248,000 551,000 508,000 385,000 320,000 326,000 640,000 4,842,000 272,000                 
          other investing activities
        3,600,000                                -2,708,000                                 
          net cash from investing activities - continuing operations
        -140,200,000 -475,000,000 -83,100,000 -64,400,000 19,600,000                                                             
          net cash from investing activities - discontinued operations
         16,800,000 150,600,000 5,408,300,000 -47,000,000                                                             
          net cash from investing activities
        -140,200,000 -458,200,000 67,500,000 5,343,900,000 -27,400,000 -101,800,000 154,300,000 -192,800,000 -127,100,000 -101,700,000 -236,000,000 -259,900,000 -321,900,000 -321,800,000 -265,000,000 -1,991,600,000 -484,200,000 -975,097,000 -497,666,000 -579,508,000 -285,978,000 -1,820,809,000 -297,592,000 -198,786,000 -169,330,000 -211,206,000 -228,721,000 -178,047,000 -392,483,000 -188,640,000 -137,612,000 -338,973,000 -68,518,000 -133,957,000 -100,559,000 -95,463,000 -71,663,000 -73,613,000 -72,284,000 -1,423,365,000 -45,250,000 -9,979,000 -98,353,000 -92,682,000 -212,170,000 -302,083,000 -51,853,000 -58,101,000 -138,668,000 -82,103,000 -49,631,000 -223,877,000 -64,227,000 -35,375,000 -51,740,000 -48,036,000 -22,537,000 -74,522,000 -14,443,000 -13,043,000 -12,515,000 -11,449,000 -6,377,000 -10,969,000 -2,855,000 
          financing activities
                                                                         
          issuance and costs of common stock, op units and preferred op units
         1,300,000 -100,000 -100,000 100,000 361,600,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -100,000   -200,000 275,300,000 934,700,000 -200,000                                                 
          common stock withheld to satisfy income tax obligations related to vesting of restricted stock
        -6,900,000                                                                 
          repurchases of common stock
        -60,100,000 -38,800,000 -297,500,000                                                               
          redemptions of preferred op units
        -54,200,000                                                                 
          borrowings on lines of credit
         268,200,000 356,300,000 483,500,000 569,200,000 317,500,000 1,260,500,000 346,400,000 298,500,000 364,100,000 626,000,000 611,200,000 709,100,000 1,909,700,000 474,700,000 1,356,819,000 607,628,000 1,355,322,000 442,290,000 363,924,000 4,691,000 53,324,000 1,163,965,000 1,199,563,000 336,321,000 916,711,000 1,428,948,000 355,579,000 145,222,000 739,521,000 302,355,000 85,649,000 3,242,000 336,655,000 235,454,000 106,016,000 75,825,000 354,093,000 44,820,000 26,756,000 336,443,000 53,122,000 4,863,000 141,622,000 171,002,000 65,508,000 148,414,000 155,162,000 70,856,000 103,684,000 77,876,000 46,260,000 25,375,000 64,613,000 48,618,000 89,481,000 11,919,000 33,286,000 33,014,000 37,286,000 33,473,000 41,050,000 39,406,000 
          payments on lines of credit
         -1,778,700,000 -327,800,000 -257,700,000 -1,065,200,000 -325,600,000 -1,637,800,000 -432,800,000 -156,300,000 -235,400,000 -951,100,000 -452,300,000 -479,700,000 -1,513,800,000 -58,200,000 -946,573,000 -212,625,000 -2,035,482,000 -766,260,000 -33,098,000 -41,978,000 -523,386,000 -763,076,000 -1,214,602,000 -271,768,000 -1,237,144,000 -1,160,436,000 -227,579,000 -682,068,000 -344,986,000 -201,853,000 -43,841,000 -3,676,000 -514,782,000 -157,237,000 -63,671,000 -375,825,000 -54,454,000 -11,459,000 -168,756,000 -207,186,000 -15,523,000 -10,513,000 -135,828,000 -209,463,000 -43,488,000 -313,356,000 -28,544,000 -34,377,000 -76,891,000 -99,519,000 -27,613,000 -148,425,000 -39,912,000 -32,610,000 -64,045,000 -43,557,000 -30,669,000 -26,685,000 -50,230,000 -29,413,000 -45,175,000 -41,378,000 
          payments on other debt
        -12,100,000 -67,700,000 -96,400,000 -1,867,500,000 -61,700,000 -133,100,000 -107,600,000 -14,300,000 -14,200,000 -131,800,000 -14,200,000 -8,500,000 -19,800,000 -10,600,000 -343,300,000 -31,500,000 -15,400,000   -20,112,000 -14,799,000 -10,042,000 -18,690,000 -67,395,000 -134,203,000 -180,649,000 -148,660,000 -22,667,000 -200,892,000 -25,374,000 -43,536,000 -190,961,000 -38,883,000 -52,403,000 -13,164,000 -16,564,000 -42,296,000 -90,422,000 -72,822,000 -60,419,000 -8,249,000 -104,430,000 -7,156,000 -77,906,000 -36,185,000 -7,690,000 -79,401,000 -4,481,000 -3,697,000 -186,732,000 -4,305,000 -11,200,000 -47,283,000 -18,972,000 -11,549,000 -3,846,000 -4,263,000 -21,333,000 -107,888,000 -3,707,000 -3,500,000     
          distributions
        -134,000,000 -134,500,000 -136,900,000 -647,500,000 -125,400,000 -124,700,000 -123,600,000 -123,000,000 -121,400,000 -121,200,000 -120,400,000 -121,200,000 -113,600,000 -113,500,000 -111,700,000 -107,600,000 -101,400,000 -101,702,000                                                
          net capital transfer from consolidated affiliates
         10,900,000 110,900,000 5,389,000,000 46,400,000                                                             
          net cash from financing activities - continuing operations
        -267,300,000 -234,200,000 -432,700,000 1,158,100,000 -119,000,000                                                             
          net cash from financing activities - discontinued operations
         -18,100,000 -119,200,000 -5,402,600,000 -51,700,000                                                             
          net cash from financing activities
        -267,300,000 -252,300,000 -551,900,000 -4,244,500,000 -170,700,000 -32,700,000 -366,800,000 -146,700,000 -25,400,000 -36,000,000 6,900,000 -2,200,000 111,600,000 217,800,000 38,600,000 1,809,300,000 282,900,000 870,002,000 278,907,000 328,480,000 93,002,000 1,718,847,000 -138,668,000 9,556,000 411,109,000 125,749,000 86,112,000 32,922,000 261,097,000 60,327,000 127,225,000 230,817,000 -8,464,000 -31,811,000 -73,966,000 243,472,000 3,862,000 -36,500,000 49,548,000 966,276,000 359,646,000 -4,337,000 55,955,000 -71,718,000 212,648,000 102,329,000 271,239,000 23,977,000 98,546,000 61,544,000 14,212,000 185,337,000 84,009,000 1,467,000 40,806,000    -5,787,000 -329,000 1,020,000 -5,597,000 -6,907,000 -9,660,000 -12,394,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -900,000 100,000 -600,000 1,700,000 400,000 -1,400,000 900,000 -100,000 -200,000 800,000 -600,000 600,000 200,000 2,000,000 -4,100,000   112,000 -536,000 248,000 19,000 237,000 144,000 190,000 -382,000 120,000 -152,000 285,000 158,000 -429,000 158,000 -244,000 -8,000                                 
          net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -139,100,000 -543,900,000 -287,200,000 1,357,100,000 46,200,000 -17,900,000 -22,400,000 -28,300,000 89,800,000 -19,300,000 -6,700,000 -6,100,000 -15,600,000 -21,600,000 -72,700,000 82,100,000 24,400,000 -7,421,000 -33,993,000 -562,000 27,533,000 -17,235,000 -273,685,000 -5,526,000 359,910,000 -6,896,000 -4,312,000 11,863,000 -28,087,000 -66,832,000 92,293,000 9,377,000 3,915,000                                 
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
        636,100,000 63,900,000 42,700,000 90,400,000 78,200,000 92,641,000 34,830,000 62,262,000 23,509,000                                 
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
        497,000,000 -543,900,000 -287,200,000 1,357,100,000 110,100,000 -17,900,000 -22,400,000 -28,300,000 132,500,000 -19,300,000 -6,700,000 -6,100,000 74,800,000 -21,600,000 -72,700,000 82,100,000 102,600,000 -7,421,000 -33,993,000 -562,000 120,174,000 -17,235,000 -273,685,000 -5,526,000 394,740,000 -6,896,000 -4,312,000 11,863,000 34,175,000 -66,832,000 92,293,000 9,377,000 27,424,000                                 
          less: cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - discontinued operations
           8,600,000 -12,700,000                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - continuing operations
        497,000,000 -543,900,000 -283,100,000 1,365,700,000 97,400,000                                                             
          income from continuing operations
                                                                   -478,000   1,461,000 -2,245,000 1,031,000 
          income from discontinued operations
                                                                         
          net income
                                             1,501,000 23,230,000 -5,038,000 11,778,000 100,042,000 39,697,000 18,486,000 12,248,000 -12,017,000 26,742,000 7,610,000 10,861,000 2,633,000 5,970,000 -602,000 -275,000 2,479,000 6,393,000 -2,112,000 -21,000 -987,000 2,585,000 -478,000   1,461,000 -2,423,000 877,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          gain on disposition of assets
                                             -1,824,000 -3,673,000 -3,066,000 -2,661,000 -387,000 -1,125,000 -2,013,000 -1,526,000                     
          gain on disposition of properties
                                                 -98,430,000 -18,190,000 13,000 -8,769,000                     
          loss on foreign currency exchanges
                                                                         
          asset impairment charges
                                                                        
          catastrophic event-related impairment
                                                                         
          goodwill impairment charges
                                                                         
          share-based compensation
                                             2,279,000 2,394,000 2,622,000 2,262,000 1,874,000 1,898,000 1,861,000 1,475,000 1,471,000 1,185,000 1,093,000 1,130,000                 
          depreciation and amortization
                                             60,948,000 61,063,000 49,064,000 47,594,000 45,495,000 43,595,000 42,045,000 43,454,000 41,813,000 29,888,000 30,143,000 29,159,000 30,140,000 25,645,000 25,343,000 21,134,000 20,437,000 19,573,000 20,665,000 17,083,000 18,705,000 17,031,000 17,108,000 17,061,000 16,981,000 17,206,000 17,530,000 16,789,000 
          deferred tax benefit
                                                                         
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                         
          loss on remeasurement of notes receivable
                                                                         
          gain on insurance proceeds related to property damage
                                                                         
          gain on early lease termination
                                                                         
          other
                                                                         
          change in notes receivable from financed sales of inventory homes, net of repayments
                                             2,063,000 -7,518,000 -11,814,000 -3,664,000 -4,634,000 -1,499,000 -491,000 -2,646,000 -1,494,000 -6,405,000 -7,281,000 -120,000 1,317,000 -7,351,000 -2,117,000 -2,031,000 -2,357,000 -2,078,000 -1,992,000 -1,295,000 -1,350,000 -1,231,000 -864,000 -744,000 -1,218,000 -1,381,000   
          change in inventory, other assets and other receivables
                                             13,301,000 14,725,000 1,321,000 -1,229,000 2,912,000 -8,544,000 -10,539,000 1,553,000 -14,564,000 5,689,000 -3,775,000 1,506,000 -10,635,000 5,937,000 -3,103,000 -2,837,000 413,000 4,316,000 -11,609,000 1,217,000 -6,600,000 -1,259,000 -1,998,000 -459,000 -2,284,000 1,866,000 1,351,000 -1,599,000 
          change in other liabilities
                                             -29,730,000 -25,048,000 48,349,000 191,000 -9,066,000 1,857,000 13,966,000 -2,229,000 10,937,000 -10,961,000 7,175,000 3,244,000 -3,816,000                
          proceeds from insurance
         39,200,000    1,000,000 2,300,000 1,000,000 2,300,000 2,800,000 3,000,000 100,000 4,900,000                                                     
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                                                                         
          investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
         -200,000 -100,000 -300,000 -300,000 -8,600,000 -8,100,000 -1,400,000 -4,300,000 -5,800,000 -21,600,000 -9,400,000 -2,700,000 -13,200,000 -12,500,000 -19,000,000 -6,400,000 -9,491,000 -16,198,000 -6,690,000 -4,510,000 -13,851,000 -9,647,000 -16,773,000 -6,970,000 -17,846,000 -12,394,000 -19,307,000 -11,195,000                                     
          proceeds from secured borrowing
                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of other debt
             400,000 499,400,000 252,700,000 583,000,000 227,000,000 3,400,000 596,600,000 900,000     261,784,000 230,000,000 400,000,000 258,721,000 265,000,000 21,664,000    100,072,000 1,233,000 80,740,000 3,108,000 63,471,000 144,868,000 747,817,000 8,096,000 50,352,000 61,555,000 9,998,000 255,136,000 135,901,000 72,674,000 9,117,000 105,549,000 151,139,000 8,846,000 108,851,000 28,860,000 20,608,000 33,959,000 23,156,000 4,976,000 52,704,000 119,779,000 5,331,000 4,773,000     
          other financing activities
                                      3,309,000 -330,000 -5,000,000                                 
          payments from deposit on acquisition
                                                                         
          issuance of notes and other receivables
            -4,600,000 -1,800,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -18,900,000 -8,300,000 -6,200,000 -6,700,000 -8,500,000 -12,000,000 -25,800,000 -225,495,000 -4,341,000 -4,866,000 -7,907,000 -10,462,000 -10,144,000 -5,141,000 -19,903,000 12,064,000    -3,000   -1,438,000 -1,977,000 -56,000 -447,000 -9,222,000 2,077,000 -1,742,000 -1,746,000 -1,028,000 -171,000 39,650,000 -40,206,000 739,000 1,045,000 -164,000 -1,323,000                 
          distributions of capital from nonconsolidated affiliates
          100,000 3,400,000 5,500,000 4,000,000 12,100,000 6,100,000 5,600,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 1,400,000 11,400,000 5,100,000 4,400,000 4,200,000 3,600,000                                                 
          common stock withheld to satisfy income tax obligations related to vesting of restricted stock awards
          -1,400,000 -600,000 -6,700,000 -700,000 -200,000 -1,300,000 -7,600,000 -600,000 -100,000 -1,100,000 -11,000,000 -900,000 -800,000 -1,200,000 -16,400,000                                                 
          redemption of series f preferred op units
                                                                        
          payments for deferred financing costs, net of prepaid return
             -100,000 -1,000,000 -100,000 -4,000,000                                                         
          proceeds from deposit on acquisition
               -8,100,000 900,000 900,000   1,400,000 1,900,000                                                    
          loss on remeasurement of marketable securities
                                                                         
          contingent gain
                                                                         
          goodwill impairment charge
                                                                         
          loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                         
          income from nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                         
          proceeds from derivative settlements
                                                                         
          proceeds / (payment) from deposit on acquisition
             1,500,000                                                            
          contributions from noncontrolling interest
                 200,000 1,700,000 500,000   921,000                                                
          net income /
                                                                         
          (gain) / loss on foreign currency exchanges
                                                                         
          loss on remeasurement of contingent liabilities
                                                                         
          deferred tax
                                                                         
          other amortization and accretion
                                                                         
          distributions of income from nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                         
          cash flow hedge gains reclassified to earnings
                                                                         
          early lease termination
                                                                         
          investments in marketable securities
                                                                         
          payments on financial liability
                     -1,000,000 -2,700,000                                                   
          fees paid in connection with extinguishment of debt
                     -4,500,000 -300,000                                               
          payment of contingent liability
                                                                         
          distributions for redemption of noncontrolling interests
                     -300,000 -5,700,000                                                   
          proceeds received from return of prepaid deferred financing costs
                  2,000,000             1,618,000             1,820,000 46,000 4,986,000 2,384,000                 
          payments for deferred financing costs
                  -500,000 -100,000 -5,600,000 -6,800,000 -800,000 -18,800,000 -800,000 -4,717,000 -623,000 -9,637,000 -701,000 -10,902,000 9,000 -3,000 -3,328,000 -188,000 -2,693,000 -2,875,000 -1,000,000 -485,000 -1,043,000 3,000 -605,000 1,939,000 -2,103,000 -1,683,000 -1,803,000 -598,000 -2,485,000 -7,311,000 -15,115,000 -255,000 -2,869,000 -2,673,000 -1,209,000 -5,185,000 -2,093,000 -271,000 -929,000 -3,243,000 -31,000 -722,000 -631,000 -140,000 -538,000 -215,000 -1,357,000 -490,000 -1,449,000 -225,000 -151,000 -17,000 -467,000 -10,000 
          proceeds / (payment) for deposit on acquisition
                                                                         
          proceeds from gain on derivative settlement
                                                                       
          redemption of series g preferred op units
                                                                         
          acquisitions of properties, net of cash acquired
                       -1,604,700,000 -299,000,000 -548,937,000 -506,417,000 -451,581,000 -141,755,000 -1,689,656,000 -177,490,000 -54,430,000 -24,439,000 -68,792,000 -95,724,000 -28,863,000 -279,302,000 -14,544,000 -45,298,000 -258,042,000 -2,384,000 -50,049,000 -30,441,000 -26,887,000 -13,000,000 -14,225,000                            
          payment for deposit on acquisition
                                                                         
          (gain) / loss on foreign currency translation
                                                                         
          gain on remeasurement of marketable securities
                                                                         
          amortization of below market leases
                                                                         
          amortization of debt premium
                                             -3,257,000                            
          amortization of deferred financing costs
                                             551,000 613,000 512,000 484,000 526,000 553,000   195,000 294,000 290,000 277,000 501,000 296,000 367,000 439,000 376,000 437,000 418,000 353,000 483,000 453,000 400,000 399,000 419,000 430,000 401,000 395,000 
          amortization of ground lease intangibles
                                             232,000                            
          proceeds from disposition of properties
                                                                       
          issuance of common stock, op units and preferred op units
                         -1,567,000 -813,000                                               
          redemption of series b-3 preferred op units
                                 -2,675,000 -4,105,000                                 
          proceeds from issuance of debt
                         603,549,000                                                
          payments on debt
                         -26,898,000                                                
          distributions from nonconsolidated affiliates
                          4,034,000 5,490,000 1,192,000 -4,403,000 6,421,000 795,000 1,275,000 -40,357,000                                        
          proceeds from dispositions of assets and depreciated homes
                           24,957,000 17,774,000 18,006,000 12,930,000 11,847,000 12,612,000 18,180,000 14,383,000 16,986,000 11,788,000 21,030,000 16,049,000 13,464,000 5,312,000 1,983,000 3,134,000                               
          distributions to stockholders, op unit holders and preferred op unit holders
                                                                         
          issuance of common stock, op units, and preferred op units
                            522,264,000 1,230,818,000 -1,622,000 628,555,000 -7,140,000 -1,089,000 -1,549,000 447,741,000 -4,321,000 -612,000                                    
          prepayment penalty on collateralized term loans
                             -2,976,000 -3,250,000                                         
          distributions to stockholders, op unit holders, and preferred op unit holders
                            -89,792,000 -81,637,000 -81,078,000 -78,563,000 -71,859,000 -71,058,000 -71,650,000 -68,844,000 -65,145,000 -64,887,000 -60,872,000 -60,173,000 -56,881,000 -58,546,000 -57,844,000 -54,646,000 -53,447,000 -52,722,000 -50,208,000 -47,299,000 -43,511,000 -41,023,000 -41,327,000 -42,022,000 -38,119,000 -34,963,000 -30,258,000 -29,853,000 -26,303,000 -26,218,000 -26,342,000 -20,443,000 -18,744,000 -18,558,000 -15,626,000 -15,564,000 -15,461,000         
          gain on disposition of property
                                                                         
          (gain) / loss on remeasurement of contingent liabilities
                                                                         
          amortization of below market lease
                                             -1,926,000                            
          unrealized foreign currency translation (gain) / loss
                                                                         
          remeasurement of marketable securities
                                                                         
          contingent liability remeasurement (gain) / loss
                                                                         
          prepayment penalty on debt
                                 -6,228,000    -306,000 -1,522,000 -196,000 -5,260,000 -293,000 -466,000                             
          redemption of series a-4 cumulative convertible preferred stock
                                                                         
          redemption of series a-4 preferred stock and op units
                                                                       
          purchases of notes receivable
                                        -893,000                                 
          operating activities:
                                                                         
          investing activities:
                                                                         
          financing activities:
                                                                         
          gain on acquisition of property
                                                                         
          unrealized foreign currency translation loss
                                                                         
          contingent liability remeasurement loss
                                                                         
          proceeds from nonconsolidated affiliate transactions
                                                                         
          redemption of series a cumulative convertible preferred stock
                                                                         
          investment in affiliates
                                      -10,608,000                                   
          issuance and costs of common stock, op units, and preferred op units
                                       89,265,000 -3,296,000                                 
          deferred tax expense
                                                                         
          income from affiliate transactions
                                                                        
          payments for deposits on acquisitions
                                                -13,000 -52,000 -1,283,000 1,025,000 -1,950,000                     
          proceeds from affiliate transactions
                                                                         
          payment for membership interest
                                                                         
          preferred stock redemption costs
                                                                        
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                         45,000 142,000 121,000 -10,000 34,000                            
          net change in cash and cash equivalents
                                         -127,321,000 -104,198,000 230,727,000 2,755,000 -61,665,000 38,388,000 -378,967,000 365,322,000 21,169,000 11,987,000 -112,951,000 41,422,000 -175,693,000 251,532,000 -1,685,000 4,552,000                 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                         8,164,000 45,086,000 83,459,000 4,753,000 5,857,000 8,420,000 4,496,000 6,162,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                         -127,321,000 -104,198,000 230,727,000 10,919,000 -61,665,000 38,388,000 -378,967,000 410,408,000 21,169,000 11,987,000 -112,951,000 124,881,000 -175,693,000 251,532,000 -1,685,000 9,305,000 -202,000 -1,533,000 -9,216,000 34,225,000 -11,476,000 15,975,000 1,116,000 734,000 -850,000 4,857,000 3,714,000 -912,000 -2,436,000 8,054,000 -1,963,000 6,588,000 
          issuance and associated costs of common stock, op units, and preferred op units
                                          -1,609,000 438,743,000 20,504,000 1,426,000 330,195,000 33,849,000 384,915,000 232,995,000 40,448,000 3,240,000 33,618,000 9,590,000 348,779,000 27,371,000 186,431,000 -20,000 -187,000 -159,000 143,450,000 -118,000 157,461,000 3,633,000 7,636,000         
          net proceeds from stock option exercise
                                           45,000 149,000 24,000 71,000 1,000 -1,000 74,000 53,000 52,000 17,000 149,000 125,000 26,000 645,000 45,000 163,000      
          foreign currency exchange loss
                                                                         
          deferred tax (benefit) expense
                                                                         
          proceeds from disposition of land
                                                                         
          redemption of series a-4 preferred stock
                                                                        
          payments to retire preferred op units
                                                                         
          proceeds related to affiliate transactions
                                                                         
          proceeds related to disposition of assets and depreciated homes
                                              -974,000 1,882,000 2,847,000 1,999,000 1,985,000 1,521,000 1,343,000 -628,000 -757,000 1,873,000 2,824,000  60,000 -419,000 144,000 668,000 543,000 866,000 -183,000         
          amortization of below market lease intangible
                                               -1,350,000 -1,350,000 -1,349,000 -1,350,000                       
          amortization of debt premium intangible
                                               -2,478,000 -2,479,000 -2,498,000 -2,507,000                       
          distributions from affiliate
                                                   -400,000 -400,000 -400,000 -700,000 -700,000 -650,000              
          acquisitions of properties
                                                 1,000 -71,880,000 -88,775,000 -148,620,000 -289,215,000 -33,234,000 -104,142,000                 
          proceeds related to affiliate dividend distribution
                                                   400,000 400,000 400,000 700,000 700,000 650,000 600,000 1,900,000 750,000           
          proceeds related to the disposition of properties
                                               87,062,000 1,634,000 49,034,000 28,206,000 17,282,000 23,000 44,385,000                   
          income tax expense - reduction of deferred tax asset
                                                                         
          investment in note receivable of acquired properties
                                                                       
          proceeds related to disposition of land
                                                     -37,000 258,000   84,000 88,000         7,000 2,000 
          payments for purchase of non-wholly owned subsidiary interests
                                                                         
          amortization of debt premium, net of deferred financing costs
                                                    -2,616,000                     
          supplemental information:
                                                                         
          cash paid for interest
                                                    21,452,000  15,146,000 14,409,000 13,739,000 16,673,000 14,815,000 36,566,000 14,315,000 13,509,000 15,010,000 14,064,000 16,055,000 12,548,000 12,893,000 13,357,000 13,425,000 13,394,000 13,140,000 13,602,000 12,368,000 
          cash paid for interest on mandatorily redeemable debt
                                                    855,000  808,000 806,000 803,000 808,000 809,000 827,000 822,000 836,000 841,000 840,000 834,000 829,000 828,000 826,000 826,000 819,000 817,000 836,000 834,000 
          cash paid for state income taxes
                                                    14,000    -3,000 -61,000 230,000 90,000 -16,000 180,000 294,000 65,000 90,000 91,000     
          noncash investing and financing activities:
                                                                         
          unrealized gain on interest rate swaps
                                                      97,000 96,000 89,000 44,000 343,000 256,000 404,000 222,000 19,000 403,000 607,000 -261,000     
          reduction in secured borrowing balance
                                                    3,936,000  6,604,000 5,665,000 4,850,000 6,372,000 4,235,000 4,434,000 3,165,000 3,051,000 3,030,000  3,114,000 2,202,000 2,537,000 2,771,000 2,250,000 1,546,000 1,432,000   
          change in distributions declared and outstanding
                                                    3,457,000  4,546,000 471,000 3,563,000                 
          conversion of series a-1 preferred op units
                                                    902,000  171,000 1,151,000 556,000                 
          noncash investing and financing activities at the date of acquisition:
                                                                         
          acquisitions - other assets
                                                    4,221,000                     
          acquisitions - note payable
                                                    2,377,000                     
          acquisitions - series a-4 preferred op units issued
                                                    1,000,000                     
          acquisitions - series a-4 preferred stock issued
                                                    175,417,000                     
          acquisitions - common stock and op units issued
                                                    258,918,000                     
          acquisitions - debt assumed
                                                    207,784,000       58,722,000    -51,000         
          loss on valuation of derivative instruments
                                                                         
          net proceeds from issuance of series a preferred stock
                                                                         
          payments to retire preferred operating partnership units
                                                                  -925,000   
          gain from disposition of assets
                                                      -1,092,000                   
          gain from disposition of properties
                                                      -13,631,000                   
          acquisitions - series a-3 preferred op units issued
                                                                         
          acquisitions - release of note receivable and accrued interest
                                                                       
          gain from dispositions
                                                        -983,000 -106,000 952,000               
          (gain) loss on valuation of derivative instruments
                                                               20,000 -2,000 -1,000 -4,000       
          proceeds (financing) related to disposition of assets and depreciated homes
                                                                         
          acquisitions - series a-1 preferred op units issued
                                                                         
          acquisitions - other liabilities
                                                                         
          gain on valuation of derivative instruments
                                                            -1,000 -3,000     -6,000   6,000 -9,000 -3,000 
          stock compensation expense
                                                          1,006,000 393,000 382,000 343,000 345,000 336,000 639,000 419,000 215,000 292,000 1,012,000 289,000 1,568,000 418,000 
          acquisitions
                                                          -189,583,000 -35,252,000 -24,482,000 -25,668,000 -645,000         
          decrease (increase) in notes receivable
                                                                         
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                           -9,216,000   10,118,000 1,116,000 734,000 -850,000 -3,563,000 3,714,000 -912,000 -2,436,000 3,558,000  426,000 
          change in dividends declared and outstanding
                                                          12,000  1,879,000 1,000 2,934,000           
          acquisitions - a-3 preferred op units issued
                                                                        
          change in accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                           9,705,000 -1,769,000 2,664,000 -7,116,000 12,154,000 -3,786,000 4,149,000 -437,000 2,750,000 -3,898,000 2,587,000 -3,005,000 3,766,000 -862,000 
          increase in notes receivable
                                                           219,000 -318,000             
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                         
          (gain) income from land disposition
                                                                         
          income from affiliate
                                                                         
          dividends declared
                                                                         
          gain from land disposition
                                                            -22,000 -65,000           
          acquisitions - a-1 preferred op units issued
                                                                         
          distributions from affiliates
                                                             -1,900,000 -750,000           
          reduction of notes receivable
                                                              327,000           
          receivable for issuance of stock
                                                                  2,092,000    784,000   
          less: income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                       -178,000 -154,000 
          equity income from affiliates
                                                                         
          net cash from operating activities of continuing operations
                                                                   17,086,000 10,583,000 14,610,000 16,842,000 18,795,000 15,819,000 
          net cash from operating activities of discontinued operations
                                                                       -129,000 -144,000 
          investment in affiliate
                                                                         
          reduction of notes receivable and officer's notes
                                                               661,000 509,000 371,000 352,000 3,244,000 592,000 596,000 2,035,000   
          net cash provided (used) for financing activities
                                                               31,990,000 7,565,000         
          reduction in on secured borrowing balance
                                                                         
          dividends declared and outstanding
                                                                         
          acquisitions - preferred op units issued
                                                                       
          acquisitions - other noncash consideration
                                                                -490,000         
          gain on disposal of assets and depreciated homes
                                                                         
          gain on disposal of other assets and depreciated homes
                                                                  -686,000 662,000 -491,000 -805,000 -849,000   
          proceeds related to disposition of other assets and depreciated homes
                                                                  405,000 -180,000 496,000 -138,000 333,000   
          issuance and associated costs of common stock and op units
                                                                  29,799,000  6,891,000 11,484,000 2,311,000   
          distributions to stockholders and op unit holders
                                                                  -14,435,000 -13,739,000 -13,521,000 -13,306,000 -13,213,000 -13,109,000 -13,040,000 
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          gain from land dispositions
                                                                         
          net equity income from affiliates
                                                                         
          proceeds related to dispositions of land
                                                                         
          issuance (redemption) of common stock and op units
                                                                         
          net loss
                                                                         
          less: loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                         
          loss from continuing operations
                                                                         
          adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          equity loss from affiliates
                                                                         
          equity (income) income from affiliates
                                                                      819,000   
          proceeds from issuance of notes payable and other debt
                                                                      4,347,000 23,518,000 7,593,000 
          payments on notes payable and other debt
                                                                      -3,470,000 -15,231,000 -4,834,000 
          unrealized loss on interest rate swaps
                                                                      -432,000  -4,000 
          equity income from affiliates, net of distributions
                                                                         
          change in notes receivables from financed sales of inventory homes, net of repayments
                                                                         
          payment of notes receivable and officer's notes
                                                                       1,105,000 3,027,000 
          proceeds from option exercise
                                                                         
          proceeds (financing) related to disposition of other assets and depreciated homes
                                                                         
          redemption of common stock and op units
                                                                         
          noncontrolling interest allocation of income
                                                                        104,000 
          gain on disposal of other assets
                                                                        -17,000 
          net equity (income) income from affiliates
                                                                        -27,000 
          change in notes receivable from sales of financed homes, net of repurchases
                                                                        -410,000 
          proceeds related to disposition of other assets
                                                                        32,000 
          cancellation of common stock and common op units
                                                                        -131,000 
          rental homes transferred from inventory to investment property for use in rental program
                                                                        7,358,000 
          financed home sales transferred from inventory and investment property to notes receivable
                                                                        4,142,000 
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                         
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          net minority interest allocation
                                                                         
          loss on disposition of other assets
                                                                         
          stock compensation expense, net of cumulative effect of accounting principle change
                                                                         
          fees and other costs associated with extinguished debt
                                                                         
          equity income from affiliate, net of distributions
                                                                         
          change in notes receivable from sales of financed homes
                                                                         
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                         
          proceeds from sale of installment notes on manufactured homes to origen
                                                                         
          payments of notes receivable and officer’s notes
                                                                         
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                         
          payments on notes and other debt
                                                                         
          distributions to shareholders and op unit holders
                                                                         
          cash paid for interest, including capitalized amounts of 0, 5, and 60 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                         
          debt assumed for rental properties
                                                                         
          equity (income) income from affiliate
                                                                         
          payments on notes receivable from sale of financed homes
                                                                         
          payments of notes receivable and officer's notes
                                                                         
          cancellation of common stock and op units
                                                                         
          rental homes transferred from inventory
                                                                         
          home sales financed by company
                                                                         
          loss allocated to minority interests
                                                                         
          increase in notes receivable from sale of homes
                                                                         
          increase in inventory, other assets and other receivables
                                                                         
          increase in accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                                         
          investment in rental properties
                                                                         
          proceeds related to disposition of land and other assets
                                                                         
          decrease in notes receivable and officer's notes
                                                                         
          repayments on lines of credit
                                                                         
          payments to redeem notes payable and other debt
                                                                         
          proceeds from notes payable and other debt
                                                                         
          rental home sales financed by company
                                                                         
          income allocated to minority interests
                                                                         
          decrease in notes receivable from sale of homes
                                                                         
          decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                                         
          proceeds related to land disposition
                                                                         
          gain from property and land dispositions
                                                                         
          stock compensation expense, net of cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                         
          extinguishment of debt
                                                                         
          write off of deferred financing costs related to extinguished debt
                                                                         
          equity income from affiliate
                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in notes receivable from sale of homes
                                                                         
          purchase of short-term investments
                                                                         
          proceeds from sale of short-term investments
                                                                         
          proceeds related to property and land dispositions
                                                                         
          proceeds from sale of installment loans on manufactured homes to origen
                                                                         
          decrease in notes receivable and officer’s notes
                                                                         
          treasury stock purchases
                                                                         
          cash paid for interest including capitalized amounts of 5, 60, and 69
                                                                         
          in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in inventory, other assets and other receivables
                                                                         
          decrease in inventory, other assets and other receivables
                                                                         
          net cash from (provided by) financing activities
                                                                         
          cash paid for interest including capitalized amounts of 60, 69, and 380 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively
                                                                         
          issuance of partnership units to retire capitalized lease obligations
                                                                         
          income from discontinued operations allocated to minority interests
                                                                         
          gain from property dispositions
                                                                         
          depreciation allocated to income from discontinued operations
                                                                         
          deferred financing costs related to extinguished debt
                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in inventory and other assets
                                                                         
          proceeds related to property dispositions
                                                                         
          net proceeds from issuance (redemption) of common stock and op units
                                                                         
          borrowings (repayments) on line of credit
                                                                         
          payments to retire perpetual preferred operating partnership units
                                                                         
          purchases of company stock
                                                                         
          cash paid for interest including capitalized amounts of 35 and 294 for the six months ended june 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively
                                                                         
          unrealized gains on interest rate swaps