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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	EXR
Entity Registrant Name	Extra Space Storage Inc.
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001289490
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		126,515,354

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets:
Real estate assets, net	$ 7,425,806	$ 7,132,431
Investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures	114,451	75,907
Cash and cash equivalents	45,378	55,683
Restricted cash	21,205	30,361
Other assets, net	191,850	166,571
Total assets	7,798,690	7,460,953
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Equity:
Notes payable, net	4,104,955	3,738,497
Exchangeable senior notes, net	560,613	604,276
Notes payable to trusts, net	95,887	117,444
Revolving lines of credit	0	94,000
Cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures	44,218	5,816
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	126,539	96,087
Other liabilities	96,384	81,026
Total liabilities	5,028,596	4,737,146
Commitments and contingencies
Extra Space Storage Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 126,504,802 and 126,007,091 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	1,264	1,260
Additional paid-in capital	2,581,158	2,569,485
Accumulated other comprehensive income	68,362	33,290
Accumulated deficit	(255,065)	(253,284)
Total Extra Space Storage Inc. stockholders' equity	2,395,719	2,350,751
Noncontrolling interest represented by Preferred Operating Partnership units, net of $119,735 and $120,230 notes receivable as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	160,250	159,636
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	213,885	213,301
Other noncontrolling interests	240	119
Total noncontrolling interests and equity	2,770,094	2,723,807
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and equity	$ 7,798,690	$ 7,460,953

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	126,504,802	126,007,091
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	126,504,802	126,007,091
Note receivable from noncontrolling interest represented by Preferred Operating Partnership units	$ 119,735	$ 120,230

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenues:
Property rental	$ 266,728	$ 248,589	$ 772,742	$ 720,878
Tenant reinsurance	30,105	25,882	85,660	73,050
Management fees and other income	10,120	9,685	30,849	29,239
Expenses:
Property operations	73,652	70,430	219,488	204,370
Tenant reinsurance	7,720	6,272	18,798	13,996
General and administrative	19,707	19,498	62,822	60,171
Depreciation and amortization	52,283	48,075	155,924	144,139
Total expenses	153,362	144,275	457,032	422,676
Income from operations	153,591	139,881	432,219	400,491
Gain (loss) on real estate transactions and impairment of real estate	30,807	0	30,807	(6,019)
Interest expense	(45,926)	(39,766)	(130,239)	(113,192)
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on equity component of exchangeable senior notes	(1,140)	(1,268)	(3,525)	(3,827)
Interest income	1,371	1,401	3,997	5,201
Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures and income tax expense	138,703	100,248	333,259	282,654
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures	3,622	3,990	10,648	11,407
Income tax expense	(2,638)	(3,163)	(6,077)	(9,154)
Net income	139,687	101,075	337,830	284,907
Net income allocated to Preferred Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests	(3,723)	(3,394)	(10,605)	(10,775)
Net income allocated to Operating Partnership and other noncontrolling interests	(5,546)	(3,917)	(13,398)	(11,080)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 130,418	$ 93,764	$ 313,827	$ 263,052
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.03	$ 0.74	$ 2.49	$ 2.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.02	$ 0.74	$ 2.48	$ 2.07
Weighted average number of shares
Basic (in shares)	126,466,837	125,717,517	125,959,926	125,665,787
Diluted (in shares)	134,240,290	133,044,473	133,015,690	133,008,622
Cash dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.86	$ 0.78	$ 2.5	$ 2.34
Real Estate
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 306,953	$ 284,156	$ 889,251	$ 823,167

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 139,687	$ 101,075	$ 337,830	$ 284,907
Other comprehensive income:
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps	5,716	759	36,812	992
Total comprehensive income	145,403	101,834	374,642	285,899
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	9,553	7,342	25,743	21,886
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$ 135,850	$ 94,492	$ 348,899	$ 264,013

- Definition

The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Noncontrolling Interests and Equity - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2018 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Series A Preferred Operating Partnership	Series B Preferred Operating Partnership	Series C Preferred Operating Partnership	Series D Preferred Operating Partnership	Operating Partnership	Other	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Accumulated Deficit
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 2,723,807	$ 14,940	$ 41,902	$ 10,730	$ 92,064	$ 213,301	$ 119	$ 1,260	$ 2,569,485	$ 33,290	$ (253,284)
Balance, beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017	126,007,091							126,007,091
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of options (in shares)								54,575
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of options	$ 1,169							$ 0	1,169
Restricted stock grants issued (in shares)								84,264
Restricted stock grants issued	1							$ 1
Restricted stock grants canceled (in shares)								(9,379)
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs (in shares)								343,251
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs	33,780							$ 3	33,777
Compensation expense related to stock-based awards	8,455								8,455
Repayment of receivable for preferred operating units pledged as collateral on loan	495			495
Issuance of Operating Partnership units in conjunction with acquisitions	1,877					1,877
Redemption of Operating Partnership units for stock						(955)			955
Redemption of Operating Partnership units for stock (in shares)								25,000
Redemption of Operating Partnership units for cash	(2,558)					(1,126)			(1,432)
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture	122						122
Repurchase of equity portion of 2013 exchangeable senior notes	(31,251)								(31,251)
Net income	337,830	3,793	1,886	2,140	2,786	13,399	(1)				313,827
Other comprehensive income	36,812	233				1,507				35,072
Distributions to Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interests	(24,837)	(3,906)	(1,886)	(2,140)	(2,787)	(14,118)
Dividends paid on common stock at $2.50 per share	(315,608)										(315,608)
Balance, end of period at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 2,770,094	$ 15,060	$ 41,902	$ 11,225	$ 92,063	$ 213,885	$ 240	$ 1,264	$ 2,581,158	$ 68,362	$ (255,065)
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018	126,504,802							126,504,802

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Noncontrolling Interests and Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Dividends paid on common stock, per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.86	$ 0.78	$ 2.5	$ 2.34

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 337,830	$ 284,907
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	155,924	144,139
Amortization of deferred financing costs	9,230	9,246
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on equity component of exchangeable senior notes	3,525	3,827
Compensation expense related to stock-based awards	8,455	7,244
(Gain) loss on real estate transactions and impairment of real estate	(30,807)	6,019
Distributions from unconsolidated real estate ventures in excess of earnings	5,235	3,498
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets	(639)	(15,303)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	27,677	6,425
Other liabilities	12,597	(373)
Net cash provided by operating activities	529,027	449,629
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of real estate assets	(327,011)	(119,040)
Development and redevelopment of real estate assets	(45,376)	(20,670)
Proceeds from sale of real estate assets, investments in real estate ventures and other assets	51,889	18,565
Investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures	(52,806)	(3,021)
Return of investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures	47,964	581
Issuance of notes receivable	(13,889)	0
Principal payments received from notes receivable	25,226	44,869
Purchase of equipment and fixtures	(3,026)	(5,635)
Net cash used in investing activities	(317,029)	(84,351)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of offering costs	33,780	0
Proceeds from notes payable and revolving lines of credit	973,386	1,023,170
Principal payments on notes payable and revolving lines of credit	(787,939)	(1,020,144)
Principal payments on notes payable to trusts	(21,650)	0
Deferred financing costs	(7,055)	(5,172)
Repurchase of exchangeable senior notes	(80,270)	(19,726)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,170	1,266
Redemption of Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interests	(2,558)	(2,510)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	122	0
Dividends paid on common stock	(315,608)	(294,754)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(24,837)	(24,141)
Net cash used in financing activities	(231,459)	(342,011)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(19,461)	23,267
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of the period	86,044	57,742
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash end of the period	66,583	81,009
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information
Interest paid	117,627	107,144
Income taxes paid	803	8,086
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	(955)	0
Common stock and paid-in capital	955	0
Acquisitions of real estate assets
Real estate assets, net	382,765	92,163
Notes payable assumed	(87,500)	(9,463)
Accrued construction costs and capital expenditures
Acquisition of real estate assets	275	4,874
Development and redevelopment of real estate assets	0	1,558
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(275)	(6,432)
Acquisitions of real estate assets
Acquisitions of real estate assets
Real estate assets, net	88,842	20,100
Value of Operating Partnership units issued	(1,877)	(8,810)
Notes payable assumed	(87,500)	(9,463)
Investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures	535	0
Other noncontrolling interests	$ 0	$ (1,827)

Organization	9 Months Ended
Organization	Sep. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	ORGANIZATION Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”), formed as a Maryland corporation on April 30, 2004, to own, operate, manage, acquire, develop and redevelop professionally managed self-storage properties ("stores") located throughout the United States. The Company was formed to continue the business of Extra Space Storage LLC and its subsidiaries, which had engaged in the self-storage business since 1977. The Company’s interest in its stores is held through its operating partnership, Extra Space Storage LP (the “Operating Partnership”), which was formed on May 5, 2004. The Company’s primary assets are general partner and limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT, or UPREIT. The Company invests in stores by acquiring wholly-owned stores or by acquiring an equity interest in real estate entities. At September 30, 2018, the Company had direct and indirect equity interests in 1,099 stores. In addition, the Company managed 507 stores for third parties, bringing the total number of stores which it owns and/or manages to 1,606. These stores are located in 39 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The Company also offers tenant reinsurance at its owned and managed stores that insures the value of goods in the storage units.

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation	Sep. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they may not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Beginning January 1, 2018, the Company has elected to include amounts previously reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as "Receivables from related parties and affiliated joint ventures" in "Other assets, net," as these amounts are no longer material. Additionally, the Company has elected to include amounts previously reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations as "Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder" in "Interest income" as these amounts are no longer material. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. Immaterial Correction to Consolidated Balance Sheets In connection with the preparation of the financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the Company determined that the negative balances in the "Investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures" line should be presented separately as liabilities. As a result, $5,816 should have been reported as "Cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures" as of December 31, 2017. The Company concluded that the amount was not material to the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 but has elected to present these amounts as liabilities in the accompanying financial statements for consistent presentation. The classification error had no effect on the previously reported consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity or cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017. Recently Issued Accounting Standards In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” ("Topic 606") which amends the guidance for revenue recognition to replace numerous, industry-specific requirements and converges areas under this topic with those of the International Financial Reporting Standards. Topic 606 outlines a five-step process for customer contract revenue recognition that focuses on transfer of control, as opposed to transfer of risk and rewards. The amendment also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows from contracts with customers. Topic 606 became effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company determined that its property rental revenue and tenant reinsurance revenue are not subject to the guidance in Topic 606, as they qualify as lease contracts and insurance contracts, which are excluded from its scope. The Company's management fee revenue was included in the scope of Topic 606 and revenue recognized under the standard does not differ materially from revenue recognized under previous guidance. The Company adopted the new guidance using the modified retrospective transition method for all contracts as of January 1, 2018. The Company's adoption of this guidance did not result in a cumulative catch-up adjustment or any significant changes to financial statement line items. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which modifies the accounting for leases, intending to increase transparency and comparability of organizations by requiring balance sheet presentation of leased assets and increased financial statement disclosure of leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 will require entities to recognize a liability for their lease obligations and a corresponding asset representing the right to use the underlying asset over the lease term. Lease obligations are to be measured at their present value and accounted for using the effective interest method. The accounting for the leased asset will differ slightly depending on whether the agreement is deemed to be a financing or operating lease. For financing leases, the leased asset is depreciated on a straight-line basis and depreciation expense is recorded separately from the interest expense in the statements of operations, resulting in higher expense in the earlier part of the lease term. For operating leases, the depreciation and interest expense components are combined, recognized evenly over the term of the lease, and presented as a reduction to operating income. ASU 2016-02 requires that assets and liabilities be presented or disclosed separately, and requires additional disclosure of certain qualitative and quantitative information related to these lease agreements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company plans to adopt the standard using the modified retrospective approach beginning January 1, 2019. The Company expects to elect the package of practical expedients upon adoption, which allows for the application of the standard solely to the transition period in 2019 but does not require application to prior fiscal comparative periods presented. The primary impact is expected to be related to the Company’s 24 ground leases under which it serves as lessee. In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash," which requires that a statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2018, and now presents restricted cash with cash and cash equivalents in the statements of cash flows. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements for Accounting for Hedging Activities," which amends and simplifies existing guidance for the financial reporting of hedging relationships to allow companies to better portray the economic effects of risk management activities in their financial statements. ASU 2017-12 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company has chosen to early adopt this standard as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract." ASU 2018-15 amends the accounting for implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract, and aligns them with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. ASU 2018-15 also requires that entities amortize the capitalized implementation costs over the term of the hosting arrangement. ASU 2018-15 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted, including early adoption in any interim period. The Company has chosen to early adopt this guidance on a prospective basis as of October 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

Fair Value Disclosures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Derivative Financial Instruments

Currently, the Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risk. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate forward curves.

The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees. In conjunction with the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio.

Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. However, as of September 30, 2018, the Company had assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and determined that the credit valuation adjustments were not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety were classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The table below presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2018, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.



			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description	September 30, 2018		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Other assets - Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	$	75,293	$	—	$	75,293	$	—

The Company did not have any significant assets or liabilities that are re-measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs as of September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Long-lived assets held for use are evaluated for impairment when events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment. The Company reviews each store at least annually to determine if any such events or circumstances have occurred or exist. The Company focuses on stores where occupancy and/or rental income have decreased by a significant amount. For these stores, the Company determines whether the decrease is temporary or permanent, and whether the store will likely recover the lost occupancy and/or revenue in the short term. In addition, the Company carefully reviews stores in the lease-up stage and compares actual operating results to original projections.

When the Company determines that an event that may indicate impairment has occurred, the Company compares the carrying value of the related long-lived assets to the undiscounted future net operating cash flows attributable to the assets. An impairment loss is recorded if the net carrying value of the assets exceeds the undiscounted future net operating cash flows attributable to the assets. The impairment loss recognized equals the excess of net carrying value over the related fair value of the assets.

When real estate assets are identified by management as held for sale, the Company discontinues depreciating the assets and estimates the fair value of the assets, net of selling costs. If the estimated fair value, net of selling costs, of the assets that have been identified as held for sale is less than the net carrying value of the assets, the Company would recognize an impairment loss on the assets held for sale. The operations of assets held for sale or sold during the period are presented as part of normal operations for all periods presented. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had one operating store classified as held for sale and one parcel of land classified as held for sale which are included in real estate assets, net. The estimated fair value less selling costs for each of these is greater than the carrying value of the assets, and therefore no loss has been recorded. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $6,100 relating to one parcel of land that was held for sale at the time, and an additional two parcels of undeveloped land where the carrying value was greater than the fair value.

The Company assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures may be impaired annually and when events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment. An investment is impaired if management’s estimate of the fair value of the investment is less than its carrying value. To the extent impairment has occurred, and is considered to be other than temporary, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the fair value of the investment.

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of stores, the purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired based on their relative fair values, which are estimated using significant unobservable inputs. The value of the tangible assets, consisting of land and buildings, is determined as if vacant. Intangible assets, which represent the value of existing tenant relationships, are recorded at their fair values based on the avoided cost to replace the current leases. The Company measures the value of tenant relationships based on the rent lost due to the amount of time required to replace existing customers, which is based on the Company’s historical experience with turnover in its stores. Debt assumed as part of an acquisition is recorded at fair value based on current interest rates compared to contractual rates. Acquisition-related transaction costs are capitalized as part of the purchase price.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, other financial instruments included in other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, variable-rate notes payable, lines of credit and other liabilities reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 approximate fair value. Restricted cash is comprised of letters of credit and escrowed funds deposited with financial institutions located throughout the United States relating to earnest money deposits on potential acquisitions, real estate taxes, insurance and capital expenditures.

The fair values of the Company’s notes receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holders and other fixed rate notes receivable, which are recorded in other assets, net were based on the discounted estimated future cash flows of the notes (categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy); the discount rate used approximated the current market rate for loans with similar maturities and credit quality. The fair values of the Company’s fixed-rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts were estimated using the discounted estimated future cash payments to be made on such debt (categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy); the discount rates used approximated current market rates for loans, or groups of loans, with similar maturities and credit quality. The fair value of the Company’s exchangeable senior notes was estimated using an average market price for similar securities obtained from a third party.

The fair values of the Company’s fixed-rate assets and liabilities were as follows for the periods indicated:



	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Notes receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holders	$	112,826	$	119,735	$	113,683	$	120,230
Fixed rate notes receivable	$	—	$	—	$	20,942	$	20,608
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	$	3,469,014	$	3,573,996	$	2,774,242	$	2,815,085
Exchangeable senior notes	$	617,125	$	575,000	$	719,056	$	624,259

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Earnings Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per common share is computed using the two-class method by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. All outstanding unvested restricted stock awards contain rights to non-forfeitable dividends and participate in undistributed earnings with common stockholders; accordingly, they are considered participating securities that are included in the two-class method. Diluted earnings per common share measures the performance of the Company over the reporting period while giving effect to all potential common shares that were dilutive and outstanding during the period. The denominator includes the weighted average number of basic shares and the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares that were dilutive had been issued, and is calculated using either the two-class, treasury stock or as if-converted method, whichever is most dilutive. Potential common shares are securities (such as options, convertible debt, Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Units (“Series A Units”), Series B Redeemable Preferred Units (“Series B Units”), Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Units (“Series C Units”), Series D Redeemable Preferred Units (“Series D Units”) and common Operating Partnership units (“OP Units”)) that do not have a current right to participate in earnings of the Company but could do so in the future by virtue of their option, redemption or conversion right.

In computing the dilutive effect of convertible securities, net income is adjusted to add back any changes in earnings in the period associated with the convertible security. The numerator also is adjusted for the effects of any other non-discretionary changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion of those potential common shares. In computing diluted earnings per common share, only potential common shares that are dilutive (i.e. those that reduce earnings per common share) are included. For the three months ended September 30, 2018 there were no anti-dilutive options. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 45,438 shares of common stock, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 36,404 and 97,697 shares of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the computation of earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

For the purposes of computing the diluted impact of the potential exchange of the Preferred Operating Partnership units for common shares upon redemption, where the Company has the option to redeem in cash or shares and where the Company has stated the intent and ability to settle the redemption in shares, the Company divided the total value of the Preferred Operating Partnership units by the average share price for the period presented. The average share price for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $92.83 and $77.84, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the average share price was $90.09 and $76.67, respectively.

The following table presents the number of Preferred Operating Partnership units, and the potential common shares, that were excluded from the computation of earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018	2017	2018	2017
	Equivalent Shares (if converted)	Equivalent Shares (if converted)	Equivalent Shares (if converted)	Equivalent Shares (if converted)
Series B Units	451,386	538,312	465,115	546,526
Series C Units	319,283	380,769	328,994	386,580
Series D Units	—	1,126,831	1,021,901	1,091,319
	770,669	2,045,912	1,816,010	2,024,425

The Operating Partnership had no Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2013 Notes”) issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018, as the remaining principal balance had been redeemed in July 2018. Prior to their redemption, the 2013 Notes could potentially have had a dilutive impact on the Company’s earnings per share calculations. The 2013 Notes were exchangeable by holders into shares of the Company’s common stock under certain circumstances per the terms of the indenture governing the 2013 Notes. The exchange price of the 2013 Notes could change over time as described in the indenture. The Company had irrevocably agreed to pay only cash for the accreted principal amount of the 2013 Notes relative to its exchange obligations, but retained the right to satisfy the exchange obligation in excess of the accreted principal amount in cash and/or common stock.

The Operating Partnership had $575,000 of its 3.125% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2035 (the “2015 Notes”) issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018. The 2015 Notes could potentially have a dilutive impact on the Company’s earnings per share calculations. The 2015 Notes are exchangeable by holders into shares of the Company’s common stock under certain circumstances per the terms of the indenture governing the 2015 Notes. The exchange price of the 2015 Notes was $93.06 per share as of September 30, 2018, and could change over time as described in the indenture. The Company has irrevocably agreed to pay only cash for the accreted principal amount of the 2015 Notes relative to its exchange obligations, but retained the right to satisfy the exchange obligation in excess of the accreted principal amount in cash and/or common stock.

Although the Company has retained the right to satisfy the exchange obligation in excess of the accreted principal amount of the 2013 Notes and 2015 Notes in cash and/or common stock, Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260, “Earnings per Share,” requires an assumption that shares would be used to pay the exchange obligation in excess of the accreted principal amount, and requires that those shares be included in the Company’s calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding for the diluted earnings per share computation. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, zero and 413,498 shares, respectively, related to the 2013 Notes were included in the computation for diluted earnings per share. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, no shares related to the 2015 Notes were included in the computation for diluted earnings per share as the exchange price exceeded the average per share price of the Company’s common stock during these periods.

For the purposes of computing the diluted impact on earnings per share of the potential exchange of Series A Units for common shares upon redemption, where the Company has the option to redeem in cash or shares and where the Company has stated the positive intent and ability to settle at least $101,700 of the instrument in cash (or net settle a portion of the Series A Units against the related outstanding note receivable), only the amount of the instrument in excess of $101,700 is considered in the calculation of shares contingently issuable for the purposes of computing diluted earnings per share as allowed by ASC 260-10-45-46. Accordingly, the number of shares included in the computation for diluted earnings per share related to the Series A Units is equal to the number of Series A Units outstanding, with no additional shares included related to the fixed $101,700 amount.

The computation of earnings per common share was as follows for the periods presented:



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	130,418		$	93,764		$	313,827		$	263,052
Earnings and dividends allocated to participating securities	(219		)	(191		)	(550		)	(595		)
Earnings for basic computations	130,199			93,573			313,277			262,457
Earnings and dividends allocated to participating securities	—			191			550			595
Income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership Units and Operating Partnership Units	7,336			5,163			17,191			15,448
Fixed component of income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership (Series A Units)	(572		)	(572		)	(1,716		)	(2,547		)
Net income for diluted computations	$	136,963		$	98,355		$	329,302		$	275,953

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic	126,466,837			125,717,517			125,959,926			125,665,787
OP Units	5,636,845			5,590,231			5,650,599			5,586,908
Series A Units	875,480			875,480			875,480			875,480
Series D Units	991,738			—			—			—
Unvested restricted stock awards included for treasury stock method	—			280,484			250,630			288,831
Shares related to exchangeable senior notes and dilutive stock options	269,390			580,761			279,055			591,616
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted	134,240,290			133,044,473			133,015,690			133,008,622
Earnings per common share
Basic	$	1.03		$	0.74		$	2.49		$	2.09
Diluted	$	1.02		$	0.74		$	2.48		$	2.07

Store Acquisitions and Dispositions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Real Estate [Abstract]

Store Acquisitions and Dispositions

STORE ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

The following table shows the Company’s acquisitions of stores for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The table excludes purchases of raw land or improvements made to existing assets. All acquisitions are considered asset acquisitions under ASU 2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business."



		Consideration Paid																	Total
Quarter	Number of Stores	Total		Cash Paid		Loan Assumed		Non- controlling interests		Investments in Real Estate Ventures			Net Liabilities/ (Assets) Assumed			Value of OP Units Issued		Number of OP Units Issued	Real estate assets
Q3 2018	6	$	74,694	$	71,989	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	2,705		$	—	—	$	74,694
Q2 2018⁽¹⁾	17	237,284		148,650		87,500		—		(1,024		)	281			1,877		21,768	237,284
Q1 2018⁽¹⁾	5	70,787		70,171		—		—		489			127			—		—	70,787
	28	$	382,765	$	290,810	$	87,500	$	—	$	(535	)	$	3,113		$	1,877	21,768	$	382,765

Q3 2017	4	$	31,966	$	29,919	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	47		$	2,000	25,520	$	31,966
Q2 2017	3	34,641		16,608		9,463		1,827		—			(67		)	6,810		272,400	34,641
Q1 2017	2	25,556		25,541		—		—		—			15			—		—	25,556
	9	$	92,163	$	72,068	$	9,463	$	1,827	$	—		$	(5	)	$	8,810	297,920	$	92,163

⁽¹⁾ Store acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include the purchase of 15 stores previously held in joint ventures where the Company held a noncontrolling interest. The Company purchased its partners' remaining equity interests in the joint ventures, and the properties owned by the joint ventures became wholly owned by the Company.

Store Dispositions

On August 16, 2018, the Company closed on the sale of a store located in California that had been classified as held for sale for $40,235 in cash. The Company recorded a gain on the sale of $30,671.

On September 13, 2017, the Company closed on the sale of a parcel of land located in New York that had been classified as

held for sale for $19,000 in cash. This parcel of land had been written down to its fair value less selling costs during the six

months ended June 30, 2017, and a loss of $3,500 was recorded. Therefore no additional gain or loss was recorded related to this sale at the time of closing.

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES

Net investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures and cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures consist of the following:



	Number of Stores	Equity Ownership %	Excess Profit %	September 30,			December 31,
	Number of Stores	Equity Ownership %	Excess Profit %	2018			2017
WICNN JV LLC	7	10%	25%	$	27,036		$	—
VRS Self Storage, LLC	16	45%	54%	18,356			19,467
PRISA Self Storage LLC	85	4%	4%	9,345			9,638
Alan Jathoo JV LLC	7	10%	10%	6,205			—
Extra Space West Two LLC	5	5%	40%	3,823			3,939
ESS Bristol Investments LLC	7	10%	28%	2,356			1,258
WCOT Self Storage LLC	—	5%	20%	—			(357		)
Extra Space West One LLC	7	5%	40%	(1,033		)	(900		)
Extra Space Northern Properties Six LLC	10	10%	35%	(1,604		)	(1,279		)
Storage Portfolio II JV LLC	36	10%	30%	(3,806		)	(3,140		)
Storage Portfolio I LLC	24	34%	49%	(37,657		)	11,495
Other minority owned stores	19	10-50%	19-50%	47,212			29,970
Net Investments in and Cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures	223			$	70,233		$	70,091

Investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures represent the Company's noncontrolling interests in properties. The Company accounts for these investments using the equity method of accounting. The Company initially records these investments at cost and subsequently adjusts for net equity in income or loss, which it allocates in accordance with the provisions of the applicable partnership or joint venture agreement, cash contributions and distributions.

In these joint ventures, the Company and the joint venture partner generally receive a preferred return on their invested capital. To the extent that cash/profits in excess of these preferred returns are generated through operations or capital transactions, the Company would receive a higher percentage of the excess cash/profits than its equity interest.

The Company separately reports investments with net equity less than zero in cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The net equity of certain joint ventures is less than zero because distributions have exceeded the Company's investment in and share of income from these joint ventures. This is generally the result of financing distributions or operating distributions that are usually greater than net income, as net income includes non‑cash charges for depreciation and amortization while distributions do not.

On May 18, 2018, the Company entered into a new joint venture, WICNN JV LLC. On June 19, 2018, WICNN JV LLC purchased seven stores located in Connecticut, New Jersey and Wisconsin, and the Company made an initial contribution of $4,505 and received a 10.0% equity interest in the joint venture. The Company also made a preferred equity contribution of $22,734. The Company receives an annual return of 8.0% on its preferred equity, which has a distribution preference over common equity.

On April 26, 2018, the Company purchased its joint venture partner's 95% interest in the WCOT Self Storage LLC joint venture, which owned 14 stores. The partner's interest was purchased for $115,797 and the existing joint venture loan of $87,500. Subsequent to this acquisition, the Company owned 100% of the joint venture and the related stores which are consolidated in the Company's financial statements.

On February 2, 2018, the Company and Teachers REA II LLC ("TIAA") entered into the "Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Storage Portfolio I LLC" (the "Amendment"). The Amendment was deemed effective as of January 1, 2018. Under the Amendment, the Company's capital percentage in Storage Portfolio I LLC ("SP I") increased from 25.0% to 34.0%, and its excess profit participation percentage increased from 40.0% to 49.0%, among other changes. Additionally, SP I refinanced its mortgage loan and the Company received a financing distribution of $47,944, which was recorded as a reduction in the Company's investment in SP I. The Company continues to account for its investment in SP I under the equity method of accounting.

Variable Interests

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Variable Interests

VARIABLE INTERESTS

The Operating Partnership has three wholly-owned unconsolidated subsidiaries (“Trust,” “Trust II” and “Trust III,” together, the “Trusts”) that have issued trust preferred securities to third parties and common securities to the Operating Partnership. The proceeds from the sale of the preferred and common securities were loaned in the form of notes to the Operating Partnership. The Trusts are variable interest entities ("VIEs") because the holders of the equity investment at risk (the trust preferred securities) do not have the power to direct the activities of the entities that most significantly affect the entities’ economic performance because of their lack of voting or similar rights. Because the Operating Partnership’s investment in the Trusts’ common securities was financed directly by the Trusts as a result of its loan of the proceeds to the Operating Partnership, that investment is not considered an equity investment at risk. The Operating Partnership’s investment in the Trusts is not a variable interest because equity interests are variable interests only to the extent that the investment is considered to be at risk, and therefore the Operating Partnership cannot be the primary beneficiary of the Trusts. Since the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the Trusts, they have not been consolidated. A debt obligation has been recorded in the form of notes for the proceeds as discussed above, which are owed to the Trusts. The Company has also included its investment in the Trusts’ common securities in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has not provided financing or other support during the periods presented to the Trusts that it was not previously contractually obligated to provide. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the Trusts is equal to the total amount of the notes discussed above less the amounts of the Company’s investments in the Trusts’ common securities. The net amount is equal to the notes payable that the Trusts owe to third parties for their investments in the Trusts’ preferred securities.

Following is a tabular comparison of the assets and liabilities the Company has recorded as a result of its involvement with the Trusts to the maximum exposure to loss the Company is subject to as a result of such involvement as of September 30, 2018:



	Notes payable to Trusts			Investment Balance		Maximum exposure to loss		Difference
Trust	$	36,083		$	1,083	$	35,000	$	—
Trust II	20,619			619		20,000		—
Trust III	41,238			1,238		40,000		—
	97,940			$	2,940	$	95,000	$	—
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,053		)
	$	95,887

On September 28, 2018, the Operating Partnership repaid $21,650 of principal amount of notes payable to Trust II.

The Company had no consolidated VIEs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Derivatives

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives

DERIVATIVES

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and by using derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposure that arises from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s investments and borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. A portion of these changes is excluded from accumulated other comprehensive income as it is allocated to noncontrolling interests. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt. In the coming 12 months, the Company estimates that $19,640 will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense.

The Company held 29 derivative financial instruments which had a total combined notional amount of $2,156,475 as of September 30, 2018.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:



	Asset / Liability Derivatives
	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:	Fair Value
Other assets	$	75,293	$	38,365
Other liabilities	$	—	$	9

Effect of Derivative Instruments

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented. No tax effect has been presented as the derivative instruments are held by the Company:



	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI For the Three Months Ended September 30,					Location of amounts reclassified from OCI into income	Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI For the Three Months Ended September 30,
Type	2018		2017			Location of amounts reclassified from OCI into income	2018		2017
Swap Agreements	$	8,325	$	(787	)	Interest Expense	$	2,561	$	(1,572	)



	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI For the Nine Months Ended September 30,					Location of amounts reclassified from OCI into income	Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Type	2018		2017			Location of amounts reclassified from OCI into income	2018		2017
Swap Agreements	$	41,610	$	(6,474	)	Interest expense	$	4,684	$	(7,497	)

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

The Company has agreements with some of its derivative counterparties that contain provisions pursuant to which the Company could be declared in default of its derivative obligations if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender.

The Company also has an agreement with some of its derivative counterparties that incorporates the loan covenant provisions of the Company’s indebtedness with a lender affiliate of the derivative counterparty. Failure to comply with the loan covenant provisions would result in the Company being in default on any derivative instrument obligations covered by the agreement.

As of September 30, 2018, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was immaterial. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions as of September 30, 2018, it could have been required to cash settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value.

Exchangeable Senior Notes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Exchangeable Senior Notes

EXCHANGEABLE SENIOR NOTES

In September 2015, the Operating Partnership issued $575,000 of its 3.125% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2035. Costs incurred to issue the 2015 Notes were approximately $11,992, consisting primarily of a 2.0% underwriting fee. These costs are being amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over five years, which represents the estimated term based on the first available redemption date, and are included in exchangeable senior notes, net, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The 2015 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership and are fully guaranteed by the Company. Interest is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning April 1, 2016, until the maturity date of October 1, 2035. The 2015 Notes bear interest at 3.125% per annum and contain an exchange settlement feature, which provides that the 2015 Notes may, under certain circumstances, be exchangeable for cash (for the principal amount of the 2015 Notes) and, with respect to any excess exchange value, for cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s option. The exchange rate of the 2015 Notes as of September 30, 2018 was approximately 10.75 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 2015 Notes.

The Operating Partnership may redeem the 2015 Notes at any time to preserve the Company’s status as a REIT. In addition, on or after October 5, 2020, the Operating Partnership may redeem the 2015 Notes for cash, in whole or in part, at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, upon at least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior written notice to the holders of the 2015 Notes. The holders of the 2015 Notes have the right to require the Operating Partnership to repurchase the 2015 Notes for cash, in whole or in part, on October 1 of the years 2020, 2025 and 2030 (unless the Operating Partnership has called the 2015 Notes for redemption), and upon the occurrence of certain designated events, in each case for a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2015 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest. Certain events are considered “Events of Default,” as defined in the indenture governing the 2015 Notes, which may result in the accelerated maturity of

the 2015 Notes.

Additionally, the 2015 Notes can be exchanged during any calendar quarter, if the last reported sale price of the common stock of the Company is greater than or equal to 130% of the exchange price for at least 20 trading days during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter. The price of the Company’s common stock did not exceed 130% of the exchange price for the required time period for the 2015 Notes during the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

On June 21, 2013, the Operating Partnership issued $250,000 of its 2.375% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2033 at a 1.5% discount, or $3,750, and costs incurred to issue the 2013 Notes were approximately $1,672. These costs were amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over five years, which represented the estimated term based on the first available redemption date. The 2013 Notes bore interest at 2.375% per annum and contained an exchange settlement feature. On or after July 5, 2018, the Operating Partnership could redeem the 2013 Notes for cash, in whole or in part, at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, upon at least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior written notice to the holders of the 2013 Notes. The Operating Partnership redeemed all remaining outstanding 2013 Notes on July 5, 2018.

GAAP requires entities with convertible debt instruments that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost. The Company therefore accounts for the liability and equity components of the 2013 Notes and 2015 Notes separately. The equity components are included in paid-in capital in stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, and the value of the equity components are treated as original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt components. The discounts are amortized as interest expense over the remaining period of the debt through its first redemption date: July 1, 2018 for the 2013 Notes, and October 1, 2020 for the 2015 Notes. The effective interest rate on the liability components of both the 2013 Notes and the 2015 Notes is 4.0%, which approximated the market rate of interest of similar debt without exchange features (i.e. nonconvertible debt) at the time of issuance.

Information about the Company’s 2013 Notes and 2015 Notes, including the total carrying amounts of the equity components, the principal amounts of the liability components, the unamortized discounts and the net carrying amounts was as follows for the periods indicated:



	September 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
Carrying amount of equity component - 2013 Notes	$	—		$	—
Carrying amount of equity component - 2015 Notes	22,597			22,597
Carrying amount of equity components	$	22,597		$	22,597
Principal amount of liability component - 2013 Notes	$	—		$	49,259
Principal amount of liability component - 2015 Notes	575,000			575,000
Unamortized discount - equity component - 2013 Notes	—			(315		)
Unamortized discount - equity component - 2015 Notes	(9,579		)	(12,974		)
Unamortized cash discount - 2013 Notes	—			(74		)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4,808		)	(6,620		)
Net carrying amount of liability components	$	560,613		$	604,276

The amount of interest cost recognized relating to the contractual interest rates and the amortization of the discounts on the liability components of the Notes were as follows for the periods indicated:



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Contractual interest	$	4,492	$	4,785	$	13,614	$	14,519
Amortization of discount	1,140		1,268		3,525		3,827
Total interest expense recognized	$	5,632	$	6,053	$	17,139	$	18,346

Repurchases of 2013 Notes

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased a total principal amount of $49,259 of the 2013 Notes, which represented all of the remaining principal amount outstanding. The Company paid cash of $80,270 for the total of the principal amount and the exchange value in excess of the principal amount.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company repurchased a total principal amount of $13,786 of the 2013 Notes. The Company paid cash of $19,853 for the total principal amount and the exchange value in excess of the principal amount.

The Company allocated the value of the consideration paid to repurchase the 2013 Notes (1) to the extinguishment of the liability component and (2) to the reacquisition of the equity component. The amount allocated to the extinguishment of the liability component is equal to the fair value of that component immediately prior to extinguishment. The difference between the consideration attributed to the extinguishment of the liability component and the sum of (a) the net carrying amount of the repurchased liability component, and (b) the related unamortized debt issuance costs, is recognized as a gain on debt extinguishment. The remaining settlement consideration is allocated to the reacquisition of the equity component of the repurchased 2013 Notes and recognized as a reduction of stockholders’ equity.

Information about the repurchases is as follows:



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017
Principal amount repurchased	$	49,259		$	13,786
Amount allocated to:
Extinguishment of liability component	$	49,019		$	13,568
Reacquisition of equity component	31,251			6,285
Total consideration paid for repurchase	$	80,270		$	19,853
Exchangeable senior notes repurchased	$	49,259		$	13,786
Extinguishment of liability component	(49,019		)	(13,568		)
Discount on exchangeable senior notes	(230		)	(183		)
Related debt issuance costs	(10		)	(35		)
Gain/(loss) on repurchase	$	—		$	—

Stockholders' Equity	9 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity	Sep. 30, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY On May 6, 2016, the Company filed its current $400,000 "at the market" equity program with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, and entered into separate equity distribution agreements with five sales agents. Under the terms of the current equity distribution agreements, the Company may from time to time offer and sell shares of common stock, up to the aggregate offering price of $400,000, through its sales agents. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company sold 343,251 shares of common stock under its "at the market" equity program at an average sales price of $99.75 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $33,780. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had $315,135 available for issuance under the current equity distribution agreements.

Noncontrolling Interest Represented by Preferred Operating Partnership Units

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest Represented by Preferred Operating Partnership Units

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST REPRESENTED BY PREFERRED OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

Classification of Noncontrolling Interests

GAAP requires a company to present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section, but separate from the company’s equity. It also requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations and requires changes in ownership interest to be accounted for similarly as equity transactions. If noncontrolling interests are determined to be redeemable, they are to be carried at their redemption value as of the balance sheet date and reported as temporary equity.

The Company has evaluated the terms of the Operating Partnership’s preferred units and classifies the noncontrolling interest represented by such preferred units as stockholders’ equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company will periodically evaluate individual noncontrolling interests for the ability to continue to recognize the noncontrolling interest as permanent equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Any noncontrolling interests that fail to qualify as permanent equity will be reclassified as temporary equity and adjusted to the greater of (1) the carrying amount and (2) the redemption value as of the end of the period in which the determination is made.

As of September 30, 2018, the noncontrolling interests represented by Operating Partnership preferred units consisted of the following:



Series A Units	875,480
Series B Units	1,676,087
Series C Units	704,016
Series D Units	3,682,521

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the noncontrolling interests represented by the Preferred Operating Partnership Units qualified for classification as permanent equity on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership (as amended, the "Partnership Agreement") provides for the designation and issuance of the OP Units.

Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Units

The Series A Units were issued in June 2007. Series A Units in the amount of $101,700 bear a fixed priority return of 2.3% and originally had a fixed liquidation value of $115,000. The remaining balance participates in distributions with, and has a liquidation value equal to that of the OP Units. The Series A Units are redeemable at the option of the holder, which redemption obligation may be satisfied, at the Company’s option, in cash or shares of its common stock. As a result of the redemption of 114,500 Series A Units in October 2014, the remaining fixed liquidation value was reduced to $101,700. On April 18, 2017, the holder of the Series A Units and the Operating Partnership agreed to reduce the fixed priority return on the Series A Units from 5.0% to 2.3% in exchange for a reduction in the interest rate of the related loan, as more fully described below.

The Partnership Agreement provides for the designation and issuance of the Series A Units. The Series A Units have priority over all other partnership interests of the Operating Partnership with respect to distributions and liquidation.

On June 25, 2007, the Operating Partnership loaned the holder of the Series A Units $100,000. On April 18, 2017, a loan amendment was signed modifying the maturity date of the loan to the later of the death of the Series A Unit holder or his spouse and also lowering the interest rate of the loan from 4.9% to 2.1%. The loan amendment was determined to be a loan modification under GAAP, and therefore no change in value was recognized. The loan is secured by the borrower’s Series A Units. No future redemption of Series A Units can be made unless the loan secured by the Series A Units is also repaid. The Series A Units are shown on the balance sheet net of the $100,000 loan because the borrower under the loan receivable is also the holder of the Series A Units.

Series B Redeemable Preferred Units

The Partnership Agreement provides for the designation and issuance of the Series B Units. The Series B Units rank junior to the Series A Units, on parity with the Series C Units and Series D Units, and senior to all other partnership interests of the Operating Partnership with respect to distributions and liquidation.

The Series B Units were issued in 2013 and 2014 and have a liquidation value of $25.00 per unit for a fixed liquidation value of $41,902. Holders of the Series B Units receive distributions at an annual rate of 6.0%. These distributions are cumulative. The Series B Units became redeemable at the option of the holder on the first anniversary of the date of issuance, which redemption obligation may be satisfied at the Company’s option in cash or shares of its common stock.

Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Units

The Partnership Agreement provides for the designation and issuance of the Series C Units. The Series C Units rank junior to the Series A Units, on parity with the Series B Units and Series D Units, and senior to all other partnership interests of the Operating Partnership with respect to distributions and liquidation.

The Series C Units were issued in 2013 and 2014 and have a liquidation value of $42.10 per unit for a fixed liquidation value of $29,639. From issuance to the fifth anniversary of issuance, each Series C Unit holder will receive quarterly distributions equal to the quarterly distribution per OP Unit plus $0.18. Beginning on the fifth anniversary of issuance, each Series C Unit holder will receive a fixed quarterly distribution equal to the aggregate quarterly distribution payable in respect of such Series C Unit during the four quarters immediately preceding the fifth anniversary of issuance, divided by four. These distributions are cumulative. The Series C Units became redeemable at the option of the holder one year from the date of issuance, which redemption obligation may be satisfied at the Company’s option in cash or shares of its common stock. The Series C Units are convertible into OP Units at the option of the holder at a rate of 0.9145 OP Units per Series C Unit converted. This conversion option expires upon the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance.

In December 2014, the Operating Partnership loaned certain holders of the Series C Units $20,230. The notes receivable, which are collateralized by the Series C Units, bear interest at 5.0% per annum and mature on December 15, 2024. The Series C Units are shown on the balance sheet net of the loan balance of $19,735 as of September 30, 2018 and $20,230 as of December 31, 2017, because the borrower under the loan receivable is also the holder of the Series C Units.

Series D Redeemable Preferred Units

The Partnership Agreement provides for the designation and issuance of the Series D Units. The Series D Units rank junior to the Series A Units, on parity with the Series B Units and Series C Units, and senior to all other partnership interests of the Operating Partnership with respect to distributions and liquidation.

The Series D Units have been issued at various times from 2014 to 2017. The Series D Units have a liquidation value of $25.00 per unit, for a fixed liquidation value of $92,063. Holders of the Series D Units receive distributions at an annual rate between 3.0% and 5.0%. These distributions are cumulative. The Series D Units become redeemable at the option of the holder on the first anniversary of the date of issuance, which redemption obligation may be satisfied at the Company’s option in cash or shares of its common stock. In addition, certain of the Series D Units are exchangeable for common OP Units at the option of the holder until the tenth anniversary of the date of issuance, with the number of OP Units to be issued equal to $25.00 per Series D Unit, divided by the value of a share of common stock as of the exchange date.

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

The Company’s interest in its stores is held through the Operating Partnership. Between its general partner and limited partner interests, the Company held a 91.0% ownership interest in the Operating Partnership as of September 30, 2018. The remaining ownership interests in the Operating Partnership (including Preferred Operating Partnership units) of 9.0% are held by certain former owners of assets acquired by the Operating Partnership.

The noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership represents OP Units that are not owned by the Company. OP Units are redeemable at the option of the holder, which redemption may be satisfied at the Company's option in cash, based upon the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of the Company’s common stock (based on the ten-day average trading price) at the time of the redemption, or shares of the Company's common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to anti-dilution adjustments provided in the Partnership Agreement. As of September 30, 2018, the ten-day average closing price of the Company's common stock was $87.17 and there were 5,631,138 OP Units outstanding. Assuming that all of the OP Unit holders exercised their right to redeem all of their OP Units on September 30, 2018 and the Company elected to pay the OP Unit holders cash, the Company would have paid $490,866 in cash consideration to redeem the units.

OP Unit activity is summarized as follows for the periods presented:



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017
OP Units redeemed for common stock	25,000		—
OP Units redeemed for cash	30,000		33,896
Cash paid for OP Units redeemed	$	2,558	$	2,510
OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions	21,768		25,520
Value of OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions	$	1,877	$	2,000

GAAP requires a company to present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section, but separate from the company’s equity. It also requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations, and requires changes in ownership interest to be accounted for similarly as equity transactions. If noncontrolling interests are determined to be redeemable, they are to be carried at their redemption value as of the balance sheet date and reported as temporary equity.

The Company has evaluated the terms of the OP Units and classifies the noncontrolling interest represented by the OP Units as stockholders’ equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company will periodically evaluate individual noncontrolling interests for the ability to continue to recognize the noncontrolling amount as permanent equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Any noncontrolling interests that fail to qualify as permanent equity will be reclassified as temporary equity and adjusted to the greater of (1) the carrying amount and (2) the redemption value as of the end of the period in which the determination is made.

OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Other noncontrolling interests represent the ownership interests of third parties in two consolidated joint ventures as of September 30, 2018. One joint venture owns two operating stores in Texas and an operating store in Colorado, and the other joint venture owns one operating property in Pennsylvania and one development property in New Jersey. The voting interests of the third-party owners are between 5.0% and 20.0%.

Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST REPRESENTED BY PREFERRED OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

Classification of Noncontrolling Interests

As of September 30, 2018, the noncontrolling interests represented by Operating Partnership preferred units consisted of the following:



Series A Units	875,480
Series B Units	1,676,087
Series C Units	704,016
Series D Units	3,682,521

Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Units

Series B Redeemable Preferred Units

Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Units

Series D Redeemable Preferred Units

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

OP Unit activity is summarized as follows for the periods presented:



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017
OP Units redeemed for common stock	25,000		—
OP Units redeemed for cash	30,000		33,896
Cash paid for OP Units redeemed	$	2,558	$	2,510
OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions	21,768		25,520
Value of OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions	$	1,877	$	2,000

GAAP requires a company to present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section, but separate from the company’s equity. It also requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations, and requires changes in ownership interest to be accounted for similarly as equity transactions. If noncontrolling interests are determined to be redeemable, they are to be carried at their redemption value as of the balance sheet date and reported as temporary equity.

OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Other Noncontrolling Interests

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Other Noncontrolling Interests

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST REPRESENTED BY PREFERRED OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

Classification of Noncontrolling Interests

As of September 30, 2018, the noncontrolling interests represented by Operating Partnership preferred units consisted of the following:



Series A Units	875,480
Series B Units	1,676,087
Series C Units	704,016
Series D Units	3,682,521

Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Units

Series B Redeemable Preferred Units

Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Units

Series D Redeemable Preferred Units

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

OP Unit activity is summarized as follows for the periods presented:



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017
OP Units redeemed for common stock	25,000		—
OP Units redeemed for cash	30,000		33,896
Cash paid for OP Units redeemed	$	2,558	$	2,510
OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions	21,768		25,520
Value of OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions	$	1,877	$	2,000

GAAP requires a company to present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section, but separate from the company’s equity. It also requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations, and requires changes in ownership interest to be accounted for similarly as equity transactions. If noncontrolling interests are determined to be redeemable, they are to be carried at their redemption value as of the balance sheet date and reported as temporary equity.

OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Revenue Recognition	9 Months Ended
Revenue Recognition	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue [Abstract]
Revenue Recognition	REVENUE RECOGNITION Rental revenues are recognized as earned based upon amounts that are currently due from tenants. Leases are generally on month-to-month terms. Prepaid rents are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the leases. Promotional discounts are recognized as a reduction to rental income over the promotional period. Late charges, administrative fees, merchandise sales and truck rentals are recognized as income when earned. Tenant reinsurance premiums are recognized as revenue when received. The Company's management fees are earned subject to the terms of the related management services agreements ("MSAs"). These MSAs provide that the Company will perform management services, which include leasing and operating the property and providing accounting, marketing, banking and maintenance services. These services are provided in exchange for monthly management fees, which are based on a percentage of revenues collected from stores owned by third parties and unconsolidated joint ventures. MSAs generally have original terms from three to five years, after which management services are provided on a month-to-month basis unless terminated. Management fees are due on the last day of each calendar month that management services are provided. The Company accounts for the management services provided to a customer as a single performance obligation which are rendered over time each month. The total amount of consideration from the contract is variable as it is based on monthly revenues each month. The variable amount of management fees earned is dependent on the revenue and cash collected at the managed stores. Revenue is influenced by multiple factors, including tenant behavior, economic conditions in the markets in which the stores are located, the effect of competition, and other factors outside of the Company's control. Since the management fee is dependent on revenue levels, the MSAs have a large number and broad range of possible consideration amounts that are difficult to estimate. The total consideration for each contract cannot be estimated as it is dependent on factors outside of the Company's control. The uncertainty about the amount of consideration to be received under each MSA cannot be resolved until the actual revenues and cash collected by the related managed stores is known. The total consideration for each MSA is not known until the end of that MSA's term. One month of uncertainty regarding the consideration amount is resolved as each month passes and the actual revenues for that month can be determined. Therefore, at the end of each month, the Company allocates the actual management fee earned to the distinct services provided during that month and recognizes it as revenue as the uncertainty regarding the amount of revenues for that month has been resolved. Due to the standardized terms of the MSAs, the Company accounts for all MSAs in a similar, consistent manner. Therefore, no disaggregated information relating to MSAs is presented.

Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s segment disclosures present the measure used by the chief operating decision makers ("CODMs") for purposes of assessing each segment’s performance. The Company’s CODMs are comprised of several members of its executive management team who use net operating income ("NOI") to assess the performance of the business for the Company’s reportable operating segments. NOI for our self-storage operations represents total property revenue less direct property operating expenses. NOI for our tenant reinsurance segment represents tenant reinsurance revenues less tenant reinsurance expense.

The Company’s segments were historically comprised of three reportable segments: (1) rental operations; (2) tenant reinsurance; and (3) property management, acquisition and development. Based on how the CODMs review performance and make decisions, the Company realigned its segments as of December 31, 2017 into two reportable segments: (1) self-storage operations and (2) tenant reinsurance. The self-storage operations activities include rental operations of wholly-owned stores. The Company's consolidated revenues equal total segment revenues plus property management fees and other income. Tenant reinsurance activities include the reinsurance of risks relating to the loss of goods stored by tenants in the stores operated by the Company. Excluded from segment revenues and net operating income is property management fees and other income.

For all periods presented, substantially all of the Company's real estate assets, intangible assets, other assets, and accrued and other liabilities are associated with the self-storage operations segment. The prior periods have been restated to conform to the current presentation. Financial information for the Company’s business segments is set forth below:



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Revenues:
Self-Storage Operations	$	266,728		$	248,589		$	772,742		$	720,878
Tenant Reinsurance	30,105			25,882			85,660			73,050
Total segment revenues	296,833			274,471			858,402			793,928

Operating expenses:
Self-Storage Operations	$	73,652		$	70,430		$	219,488		$	204,370
Tenant Reinsurance	7,720			6,272			18,798			13,996
Total segment operating expenses	$	81,372		$	76,702		$	238,286		$	218,366

Net operating income:
Self-Storage Operations	193,076			178,159			553,254			516,508
Tenant Reinsurance	22,385			19,610			66,862			59,054
Total segment net operating income:	$	215,461		$	197,769		$	620,116		$	575,562

Other components of net income (loss):
Property management fees and other income	10,120			9,685			30,849			29,239
General and administrative expense	(19,707		)	(19,498		)	(62,822		)	(60,171		)
Depreciation and amortization expense	(52,283		)	(48,075		)	(155,924		)	(144,139		)
Gain/(loss) on real estate transactions and impairment of real estate	30,807			—			30,807			(6,019		)
Interest expense	(45,926		)	(39,766		)	(130,239		)	(113,192		)
Non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of discount on equity component of exchangeable senior notes	(1,140		)	(1,268		)	(3,525		)	(3,827		)
Interest income	1,371			1,401			3,997			5,201
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures	3,622			3,990			10,648			11,407
Income tax expense	(2,638		)	(3,163		)	(6,077		)	(9,154		)
Net income	$	139,687		$	101,075		$	337,830		$	284,907

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES As of September 30, 2018, the Company was involved in various legal proceedings and was subject to various claims and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. Because litigation is inherently unpredictable, the outcome of these matters cannot presently be determined with any degree of certainty. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, management establishes an accrued liability for litigation when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. The estimated loss, if any, is based upon currently available information and is subject to significant judgment, a variety of assumptions, and known and unknown uncertainties. The Company could in the future incur judgments or enter into settlements of claims that could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations in any particular period, notwithstanding the fact that the Company is currently vigorously defending any legal proceedings against it. As of September 30, 2018, the Company was under agreement to acquire 13 stores at a total purchase price of $161,356. Of these stores, seven are scheduled to close in 2018 at a purchase price of $91,433, five are scheduled to close in 2019 at a purchase price of $59,395, and one is scheduled to close thereafter at a purchase price of $10,528. Additionally, the Company is under agreement to acquire 18 stores with joint venture partners, for a total investment of $62,490. Twelve of these stores are scheduled to close in 2018 and the remaining six stores are expected to close thereafter. Although there can be no assurance, the Company is not aware of any material environmental liability, for which it believes it will be ultimately responsible, that could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. However, changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations, the uses and conditions of properties in the vicinity of the Company’s stores, the activities of its tenants and other environmental conditions of which the Company is unaware with respect to its stores could result in future material environmental liabilities.

Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2018
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Subsequent to September 30, 2018, the Company purchased three stores located in California and Georgia for a total purchase price of $31,900. These acquisitions are included in the amounts shown in the commitments and contingencies footnote.

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they may not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Beginning January 1, 2018, the Company has elected to include amounts previously reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as "Receivables from related parties and affiliated joint ventures" in "Other assets, net," as these amounts are no longer material. Additionally, the Company has elected to include amounts previously reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations as "Interest income on note receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holder" in "Interest income" as these amounts are no longer material. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Recently Issued Accounting Standards In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” ("Topic 606") which amends the guidance for revenue recognition to replace numerous, industry-specific requirements and converges areas under this topic with those of the International Financial Reporting Standards. Topic 606 outlines a five-step process for customer contract revenue recognition that focuses on transfer of control, as opposed to transfer of risk and rewards. The amendment also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows from contracts with customers. Topic 606 became effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company determined that its property rental revenue and tenant reinsurance revenue are not subject to the guidance in Topic 606, as they qualify as lease contracts and insurance contracts, which are excluded from its scope. The Company's management fee revenue was included in the scope of Topic 606 and revenue recognized under the standard does not differ materially from revenue recognized under previous guidance. The Company adopted the new guidance using the modified retrospective transition method for all contracts as of January 1, 2018. The Company's adoption of this guidance did not result in a cumulative catch-up adjustment or any significant changes to financial statement line items. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which modifies the accounting for leases, intending to increase transparency and comparability of organizations by requiring balance sheet presentation of leased assets and increased financial statement disclosure of leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 will require entities to recognize a liability for their lease obligations and a corresponding asset representing the right to use the underlying asset over the lease term. Lease obligations are to be measured at their present value and accounted for using the effective interest method. The accounting for the leased asset will differ slightly depending on whether the agreement is deemed to be a financing or operating lease. For financing leases, the leased asset is depreciated on a straight-line basis and depreciation expense is recorded separately from the interest expense in the statements of operations, resulting in higher expense in the earlier part of the lease term. For operating leases, the depreciation and interest expense components are combined, recognized evenly over the term of the lease, and presented as a reduction to operating income. ASU 2016-02 requires that assets and liabilities be presented or disclosed separately, and requires additional disclosure of certain qualitative and quantitative information related to these lease agreements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company plans to adopt the standard using the modified retrospective approach beginning January 1, 2019. The Company expects to elect the package of practical expedients upon adoption, which allows for the application of the standard solely to the transition period in 2019 but does not require application to prior fiscal comparative periods presented. The primary impact is expected to be related to the Company’s 24 ground leases under which it serves as lessee. In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash," which requires that a statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2018, and now presents restricted cash with cash and cash equivalents in the statements of cash flows. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements for Accounting for Hedging Activities," which amends and simplifies existing guidance for the financial reporting of hedging relationships to allow companies to better portray the economic effects of risk management activities in their financial statements. ASU 2017-12 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company has chosen to early adopt this standard as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract." ASU 2018-15 amends the accounting for implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract, and aligns them with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. ASU 2018-15 also requires that entities amortize the capitalized implementation costs over the term of the hosting arrangement. ASU 2018-15 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted, including early adoption in any interim period. The Company has chosen to early adopt this guidance on a prospective basis as of October 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.
Fair Value Disclosures	Derivative Financial Instruments Currently, the Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risk. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate forward curves. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees. In conjunction with the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. However, as of September 30, 2018, the Company had assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and determined that the credit valuation adjustments were not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety were classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis Long-lived assets held for use are evaluated for impairment when events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment. The Company reviews each store at least annually to determine if any such events or circumstances have occurred or exist. The Company focuses on stores where occupancy and/or rental income have decreased by a significant amount. For these stores, the Company determines whether the decrease is temporary or permanent, and whether the store will likely recover the lost occupancy and/or revenue in the short term. In addition, the Company carefully reviews stores in the lease-up stage and compares actual operating results to original projections. When the Company determines that an event that may indicate impairment has occurred, the Company compares the carrying value of the related long-lived assets to the undiscounted future net operating cash flows attributable to the assets. An impairment loss is recorded if the net carrying value of the assets exceeds the undiscounted future net operating cash flows attributable to the assets. The impairment loss recognized equals the excess of net carrying value over the related fair value of the assets. When real estate assets are identified by management as held for sale, the Company discontinues depreciating the assets and estimates the fair value of the assets, net of selling costs. If the estimated fair value, net of selling costs, of the assets that have been identified as held for sale is less than the net carrying value of the assets, the Company would recognize an impairment loss on the assets held for sale. The operations of assets held for sale or sold during the period are presented as part of normal operations for all periods presented. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had one operating store classified as held for sale and one parcel of land classified as held for sale which are included in real estate assets, net. The estimated fair value less selling costs for each of these is greater than the carrying value of the assets, and therefore no loss has been recorded. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $6,100 relating to one parcel of land that was held for sale at the time, and an additional two parcels of undeveloped land where the carrying value was greater than the fair value. The Company assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures may be impaired annually and when events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment. An investment is impaired if management’s estimate of the fair value of the investment is less than its carrying value. To the extent impairment has occurred, and is considered to be other than temporary, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the fair value of the investment. In connection with the Company’s acquisition of stores, the purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired based on their relative fair values, which are estimated using significant unobservable inputs. The value of the tangible assets, consisting of land and buildings, is determined as if vacant. Intangible assets, which represent the value of existing tenant relationships, are recorded at their fair values based on the avoided cost to replace the current leases. The Company measures the value of tenant relationships based on the rent lost due to the amount of time required to replace existing customers, which is based on the Company’s historical experience with turnover in its stores. Debt assumed as part of an acquisition is recorded at fair value based on current interest rates compared to contractual rates. Acquisition-related transaction costs are capitalized as part of the purchase price. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, other financial instruments included in other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, variable-rate notes payable, lines of credit and other liabilities reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 approximate fair value. Restricted cash is comprised of letters of credit and escrowed funds deposited with financial institutions located throughout the United States relating to earnest money deposits on potential acquisitions, real estate taxes, insurance and capital expenditures. The fair values of the Company’s notes receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holders and other fixed rate notes receivable, which are recorded in other assets, net were based on the discounted estimated future cash flows of the notes (categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy); the discount rate used approximated the current market rate for loans with similar maturities and credit quality. The fair values of the Company’s fixed-rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts were estimated using the discounted estimated future cash payments to be made on such debt (categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy); the discount rates used approximated current market rates for loans, or groups of loans, with similar maturities and credit quality. The fair value of the Company’s exchangeable senior notes was estimated using an average market price for similar securities obtained from a third party.
Earnings Per Common Share	EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE Basic earnings per common share is computed using the two-class method by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. All outstanding unvested restricted stock awards contain rights to non-forfeitable dividends and participate in undistributed earnings with common stockholders; accordingly, they are considered participating securities that are included in the two-class method. Diluted earnings per common share measures the performance of the Company over the reporting period while giving effect to all potential common shares that were dilutive and outstanding during the period. The denominator includes the weighted average number of basic shares and the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares that were dilutive had been issued, and is calculated using either the two-class, treasury stock or as if-converted method, whichever is most dilutive. Potential common shares are securities (such as options, convertible debt, Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Units (“Series A Units”), Series B Redeemable Preferred Units (“Series B Units”), Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Units (“Series C Units”), Series D Redeemable Preferred Units (“Series D Units”) and common Operating Partnership units (“OP Units”)) that do not have a current right to participate in earnings of the Company but could do so in the future by virtue of their option, redemption or conversion right. In computing the dilutive effect of convertible securities, net income is adjusted to add back any changes in earnings in the period associated with the convertible security. The numerator also is adjusted for the effects of any other non-discretionary changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion of those potential common shares. In computing diluted earnings per common share, only potential common shares that are dilutive (i.e. those that reduce earnings per common share) are included.
Derivatives	The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and by using derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposure that arises from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s investments and borrowings.
Convertible Debt	GAAP requires entities with convertible debt instruments that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost. The Company therefore accounts for the liability and equity components of the 2013 Notes and 2015 Notes separately. The equity components are included in paid-in capital in stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, and the value of the equity components are treated as original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt components. The discounts are amortized as interest expense over the remaining period of the debt through its first redemption date: July 1, 2018 for the 2013 Notes, and October 1, 2020 for the 2015 Notes.
Revenue Recognition	Rental revenues are recognized as earned based upon amounts that are currently due from tenants. Leases are generally on month-to-month terms. Prepaid rents are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the leases. Promotional discounts are recognized as a reduction to rental income over the promotional period. Late charges, administrative fees, merchandise sales and truck rentals are recognized as income when earned. Tenant reinsurance premiums are recognized as revenue when received
Revenue Recognition, Management Service Fees	The Company's management fees are earned subject to the terms of the related management services agreements ("MSAs"). These MSAs provide that the Company will perform management services, which include leasing and operating the property and providing accounting, marketing, banking and maintenance services. These services are provided in exchange for monthly management fees, which are based on a percentage of revenues collected from stores owned by third parties and unconsolidated joint ventures. MSAs generally have original terms from three to five years, after which management services are provided on a month-to-month basis unless terminated. Management fees are due on the last day of each calendar month that management services are provided. The Company accounts for the management services provided to a customer as a single performance obligation which are rendered over time each month. The total amount of consideration from the contract is variable as it is based on monthly revenues each month. The variable amount of management fees earned is dependent on the revenue and cash collected at the managed stores. Revenue is influenced by multiple factors, including tenant behavior, economic conditions in the markets in which the stores are located, the effect of competition, and other factors outside of the Company's control. Since the management fee is dependent on revenue levels, the MSAs have a large number and broad range of possible consideration amounts that are difficult to estimate. The total consideration for each contract cannot be estimated as it is dependent on factors outside of the Company's control. The uncertainty about the amount of consideration to be received under each MSA cannot be resolved until the actual revenues and cash collected by the related managed stores is known. The total consideration for each MSA is not known until the end of that MSA's term. One month of uncertainty regarding the consideration amount is resolved as each month passes and the actual revenues for that month can be determined. Therefore, at the end of each month, the Company allocates the actual management fee earned to the distinct services provided during that month and recognizes it as revenue as the uncertainty regarding the amount of revenues for that month has been resolved.

Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis



			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description	September 30, 2018		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Other assets - Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	$	75,293	$	—	$	75,293	$	—

Schedule of Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair values of the Company’s fixed-rate assets and liabilities were as follows for the periods indicated:



	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Notes receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holders	$	112,826	$	119,735	$	113,683	$	120,230
Fixed rate notes receivable	$	—	$	—	$	20,942	$	20,608
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	$	3,469,014	$	3,573,996	$	2,774,242	$	2,815,085
Exchangeable senior notes	$	617,125	$	575,000	$	719,056	$	624,259

Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Antidilutive Shares Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018	2017	2018	2017
	Equivalent Shares (if converted)	Equivalent Shares (if converted)	Equivalent Shares (if converted)	Equivalent Shares (if converted)
Series B Units	451,386	538,312	465,115	546,526
Series C Units	319,283	380,769	328,994	386,580
Series D Units	—	1,126,831	1,021,901	1,091,319
	770,669	2,045,912	1,816,010	2,024,425

Schedule of Computation of Earnings Per Common Share

The computation of earnings per common share was as follows for the periods presented:



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	130,418		$	93,764		$	313,827		$	263,052
Earnings and dividends allocated to participating securities	(219		)	(191		)	(550		)	(595		)
Earnings for basic computations	130,199			93,573			313,277			262,457
Earnings and dividends allocated to participating securities	—			191			550			595
Income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership Units and Operating Partnership Units	7,336			5,163			17,191			15,448
Fixed component of income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership (Series A Units)	(572		)	(572		)	(1,716		)	(2,547		)
Net income for diluted computations	$	136,963		$	98,355		$	329,302		$	275,953

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic	126,466,837			125,717,517			125,959,926			125,665,787
OP Units	5,636,845			5,590,231			5,650,599			5,586,908
Series A Units	875,480			875,480			875,480			875,480
Series D Units	991,738			—			—			—
Unvested restricted stock awards included for treasury stock method	—			280,484			250,630			288,831
Shares related to exchangeable senior notes and dilutive stock options	269,390			580,761			279,055			591,616
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted	134,240,290			133,044,473			133,015,690			133,008,622
Earnings per common share
Basic	$	1.03		$	0.74		$	2.49		$	2.09
Diluted	$	1.02		$	0.74		$	2.48		$	2.07

Store Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Real Estate [Abstract]

Schedule of Operating Properties Acquired



		Consideration Paid																	Total
Quarter	Number of Stores	Total		Cash Paid		Loan Assumed		Non- controlling interests		Investments in Real Estate Ventures			Net Liabilities/ (Assets) Assumed			Value of OP Units Issued		Number of OP Units Issued	Real estate assets
Q3 2018	6	$	74,694	$	71,989	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	2,705		$	—	—	$	74,694
Q2 2018⁽¹⁾	17	237,284		148,650		87,500		—		(1,024		)	281			1,877		21,768	237,284
Q1 2018⁽¹⁾	5	70,787		70,171		—		—		489			127			—		—	70,787
	28	$	382,765	$	290,810	$	87,500	$	—	$	(535	)	$	3,113		$	1,877	21,768	$	382,765

Q3 2017	4	$	31,966	$	29,919	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	47		$	2,000	25,520	$	31,966
Q2 2017	3	34,641		16,608		9,463		1,827		—			(67		)	6,810		272,400	34,641
Q1 2017	2	25,556		25,541		—		—		—			15			—		—	25,556
	9	$	92,163	$	72,068	$	9,463	$	1,827	$	—		$	(5	)	$	8,810	297,920	$	92,163

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures - (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Schedule of investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures

Net investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures and cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures consist of the following:



	Number of Stores	Equity Ownership %	Excess Profit %	September 30,			December 31,
	Number of Stores	Equity Ownership %	Excess Profit %	2018			2017
WICNN JV LLC	7	10%	25%	$	27,036		$	—
VRS Self Storage, LLC	16	45%	54%	18,356			19,467
PRISA Self Storage LLC	85	4%	4%	9,345			9,638
Alan Jathoo JV LLC	7	10%	10%	6,205			—
Extra Space West Two LLC	5	5%	40%	3,823			3,939
ESS Bristol Investments LLC	7	10%	28%	2,356			1,258
WCOT Self Storage LLC	—	5%	20%	—			(357		)
Extra Space West One LLC	7	5%	40%	(1,033		)	(900		)
Extra Space Northern Properties Six LLC	10	10%	35%	(1,604		)	(1,279		)
Storage Portfolio II JV LLC	36	10%	30%	(3,806		)	(3,140		)
Storage Portfolio I LLC	24	34%	49%	(37,657		)	11,495
Other minority owned stores	19	10-50%	19-50%	47,212			29,970
Net Investments in and Cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures	223			$	70,233		$	70,091

Variable Interests (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of assets and liabilities and maximum exposure to loss related to trusts



	Notes payable to Trusts			Investment Balance		Maximum exposure to loss		Difference
Trust	$	36,083		$	1,083	$	35,000	$	—
Trust II	20,619			619		20,000		—
Trust III	41,238			1,238		40,000		—
	97,940			$	2,940	$	95,000	$	—
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,053		)
	$	95,887

Derivatives (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of balance sheet classification and fair value of entity's derivative financial instruments

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:



	Asset / Liability Derivatives
	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:	Fair Value
Other assets	$	75,293	$	38,365
Other liabilities	$	—	$	9

Schedule of information relating to gain (loss) recognized on swap agreements



	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI For the Three Months Ended September 30,					Location of amounts reclassified from OCI into income	Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI For the Three Months Ended September 30,
Type	2018		2017			Location of amounts reclassified from OCI into income	2018		2017
Swap Agreements	$	8,325	$	(787	)	Interest Expense	$	2,561	$	(1,572	)



	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI For the Nine Months Ended September 30,					Location of amounts reclassified from OCI into income	Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Type	2018		2017			Location of amounts reclassified from OCI into income	2018		2017
Swap Agreements	$	41,610	$	(6,474	)	Interest expense	$	4,684	$	(7,497	)

Exchangeable Senior Notes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of information about total carrying amounts of equity components, principal amounts of liability components, unamortized discounts and net carrying amounts for notes



	September 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
Carrying amount of equity component - 2013 Notes	$	—		$	—
Carrying amount of equity component - 2015 Notes	22,597			22,597
Carrying amount of equity components	$	22,597		$	22,597
Principal amount of liability component - 2013 Notes	$	—		$	49,259
Principal amount of liability component - 2015 Notes	575,000			575,000
Unamortized discount - equity component - 2013 Notes	—			(315		)
Unamortized discount - equity component - 2015 Notes	(9,579		)	(12,974		)
Unamortized cash discount - 2013 Notes	—			(74		)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4,808		)	(6,620		)
Net carrying amount of liability components	$	560,613		$	604,276

Summary of amount of interest cost recognized relating to contractual interest rates and amortization of discounts on liability components of notes



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Contractual interest	$	4,492	$	4,785	$	13,614	$	14,519
Amortization of discount	1,140		1,268		3,525		3,827
Total interest expense recognized	$	5,632	$	6,053	$	17,139	$	18,346

Summary of repurchase of debt

Information about the repurchases is as follows:



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017
Principal amount repurchased	$	49,259		$	13,786
Amount allocated to:
Extinguishment of liability component	$	49,019		$	13,568
Reacquisition of equity component	31,251			6,285
Total consideration paid for repurchase	$	80,270		$	19,853
Exchangeable senior notes repurchased	$	49,259		$	13,786
Extinguishment of liability component	(49,019		)	(13,568		)
Discount on exchangeable senior notes	(230		)	(183		)
Related debt issuance costs	(10		)	(35		)
Gain/(loss) on repurchase	$	—		$	—

Noncontrolling Interest Represented by Preferred Operating Partnership Units (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Summary of Noncontrolling Interests by Operating Partnership Preferred Units

As of September 30, 2018, the noncontrolling interests represented by Operating Partnership preferred units consisted of the following:



Series A Units	875,480
Series B Units	1,676,087
Series C Units	704,016
Series D Units	3,682,521

Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

OP Unit activity is summarized as follows for the periods presented:



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017
OP Units redeemed for common stock	25,000		—
OP Units redeemed for cash	30,000		33,896
Cash paid for OP Units redeemed	$	2,558	$	2,510
OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions	21,768		25,520
Value of OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions	$	1,877	$	2,000

Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Information of Business Segments

Financial information for the Company’s business segments is set forth below:



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Revenues:
Self-Storage Operations	$	266,728		$	248,589		$	772,742		$	720,878
Tenant Reinsurance	30,105			25,882			85,660			73,050
Total segment revenues	296,833			274,471			858,402			793,928

Operating expenses:
Self-Storage Operations	$	73,652		$	70,430		$	219,488		$	204,370
Tenant Reinsurance	7,720			6,272			18,798			13,996
Total segment operating expenses	$	81,372		$	76,702		$	238,286		$	218,366

Net operating income:
Self-Storage Operations	193,076			178,159			553,254			516,508
Tenant Reinsurance	22,385			19,610			66,862			59,054
Total segment net operating income:	$	215,461		$	197,769		$	620,116		$	575,562

Other components of net income (loss):
Property management fees and other income	10,120			9,685			30,849			29,239
General and administrative expense	(19,707		)	(19,498		)	(62,822		)	(60,171		)
Depreciation and amortization expense	(52,283		)	(48,075		)	(155,924		)	(144,139		)
Gain/(loss) on real estate transactions and impairment of real estate	30,807			—			30,807			(6,019		)
Interest expense	(45,926		)	(39,766		)	(130,239		)	(113,192		)
Non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of discount on equity component of exchangeable senior notes	(1,140		)	(1,268		)	(3,525		)	(3,827		)
Interest income	1,371			1,401			3,997			5,201
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures	3,622			3,990			10,648			11,407
Income tax expense	(2,638		)	(3,163		)	(6,077		)	(9,154		)
Net income	$	139,687		$	101,075		$	337,830		$	284,907

Organization - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2018 store state
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of operating storage facilities in which the entity has equity interests (in stores)	1,099
Number of stores owned by franchisees and third parties	507
Number of operating stores owned and/or managed	1,606
Number of states in which operating storage facilities are located \| state	39

Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) ground_lease	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures	$ 114,451,000	$ 75,907,000
Cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures	$ 44,218,000	5,816,000
Number of ground leases \| ground_lease	24
Reclassification
Real Estate [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures		(5,816)
Cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures		$ 5,816

Fair Value Disclosures - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) - Recurring Basis $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other assets - Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	$ 75,293
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other assets - Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other assets - Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	75,293
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other assets - Cash Flow Hedge Swap Agreements	$ 0

Fair Value Disclosures - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 store land_parcel
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Number of operating stores held for sale \| store		1
Number of parcels of land held-for-sale \| land_parcel		1
Impairment loss \| $	$ 6,100

Fair Value Disclosures - Schedule of Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Notes receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holders	$ 119,735	$ 120,230
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	4,104,955	3,738,497
Exchangeable senior notes	560,613	604,276
Fair Value
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Notes receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holders	112,826	113,683
Fixed rate notes receivable	0	20,942
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	3,469,014	2,774,242
Exchangeable senior notes	617,125	719,056
Carrying Value
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Notes receivable from Preferred Operating Partnership unit holders	119,735	120,230
Fixed rate notes receivable	0	20,608
Fixed rate notes payable and notes payable to trusts	3,573,996	2,815,085
Exchangeable senior notes	$ 575,000	$ 624,259

Earnings Per Common Share - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 21, 2013
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Average share price (in dollars per share)	$ 92.83	$ 77.84	$ 90.09	$ 76.67
Principal amount of notes outstanding	$ 560,613,000		$ 560,613,000		$ 604,276,000
Exchangeable Senior Notes 2.375% due 2033 (the 2013 Notes)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes outstanding	$ 0		$ 0		49,259,000
Debt stated interest rate							2.375%
Shares related to the Notes included in the computation for diluted earnings per share (in shares)	0	413,498	0	413,498
Exchangeable Senior Notes 3.125% due 2035 (the 2015 Notes)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes outstanding	$ 575,000,000		$ 575,000,000		$ 575,000,000
Debt stated interest rate	3.125%		3.125%			3.125%
Exchange price (in dollars per share)	$ 93.06		$ 93.06
Shares related to the Notes included in the computation for diluted earnings per share (in shares)	0	0	0	0
Series A Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Exchangeable preferred operating partnership units settled in cash, minimum	$ 101,700,000		$ 101,700,000
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per common share (in shares)	0	45,438	36,404	97,697

Earnings Per Common Share - Schedule of Antidilutive Shares Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share (Detail) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Equivalent Shares (if converted)	770,669	2,045,912	1,816,010	2,024,425
Series B Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Equivalent Shares (if converted)	451,386	538,312	465,115	546,526
Series C Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Equivalent Shares (if converted)	319,283	380,769	328,994	386,580
Series D Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Equivalent Shares (if converted)	0	1,126,831	1,021,901	1,091,319

Earnings Per Common Share - Schedule of Computation of Earnings Per Common Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 130,418	$ 93,764	$ 313,827	$ 263,052
Earnings and dividends allocated to participating securities	(219)	(191)	(550)	(595)
Earnings for basic computations	130,199	93,573	313,277	262,457
Earnings and dividends allocated to participating securities	0	191	550	595
Income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership Units and Operating Partnership Units	7,336	5,163	17,191	15,448
Fixed component of income allocated to noncontrolling interest - Preferred Operating Partnership (Series A Units)	(572)	(572)	(1,716)	(2,547)
Net income for diluted computations	$ 136,963	$ 98,355	$ 329,302	$ 275,953
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	126,466,837	125,717,517	125,959,926	125,665,787
OP Units (in shares)	5,636,845	5,590,231	5,650,599	5,586,908
Unvested restricted stock awards included for treasury stock method (in shares)	0	280,484	250,630	288,831
Shares related to exchangeable senior notes and dilutive stock options (in shares)	269,390	580,761	279,055	591,616
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	134,240,290	133,044,473	133,015,690	133,008,622
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.03	$ 0.74	$ 2.49	$ 2.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.02	$ 0.74	$ 2.48	$ 2.07
Series A Units
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Preferred series units (in shares)	875,480	875,480	875,480	875,480
Series D Units
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Preferred series units (in shares)	991,738	0	0	0

Store Acquisitions and Dispositions - Schedule of Operating Properties Acquired (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) store shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) store shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) store shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) store shares	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) store shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) store shares	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) store shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) store shares
Real Estate [Abstract]
Number of Stores \| store	6	17	5	4	3	2	28	9
Total Consideration Paid	$ 74,694	$ 237,284	$ 70,787	$ 31,966	$ 34,641	$ 25,556	$ 382,765	$ 92,163
Cash Paid	71,989	148,650	70,171	29,919	16,608	25,541	290,810	72,068
Loan Assumed	0	87,500	0	0	9,463	0	87,500	9,463
Non- controlling interests	0	0	0	0	1,827	0	0	1,827
Investments in Real Estate Ventures	0	(1,024)	489	0	0	0	(535)	0
Net Liabilities/ (Assets) Assumed	2,705	281	127	47	(67)	15	3,113	(5)
Value of OP Units Issued	$ 0	$ 1,877	$ 0	$ 2,000	$ 6,810	$ 0	$ 1,877	$ 8,810
Number of OP Units Issued (in shares) \| shares	0	21,768	0	25,520	272,400	0	21,768	297,920
Real estate assets	$ 74,694	$ 237,284	$ 70,787	$ 31,966	$ 34,641	$ 25,556	$ 382,765	$ 92,163
Number of stores acquired \| store							15

Store Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 16, 2018	Sep. 13, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate assets, investments in real estate ventures and other assets				$ 51,889	$ 18,565
Disposal Of California Store, August 16, 2018 \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate assets, investments in real estate ventures and other assets	$ 40,235
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets	$ 30,671
Disposal of New York Land, September 13, 2017 \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate assets, investments in real estate ventures and other assets		$ 19,000
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets			$ (3,500)

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures - Schedule of Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures (Details) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2018 property	Apr. 26, 2018 property	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) property	Apr. 27, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment balance			$ 114,451		$ 75,907
WICNN JV LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property	7		7
Equity Ownership %	10.00%		10.00%
Excess Profit %			25.00%
Investment balance			$ 27,036		0
VRS Self Storage, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			16
Equity Ownership %			45.00%
Excess Profit %			54.00%
Investment balance			$ 18,356		19,467
PRISA Self Storage LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			85
Equity Ownership %			4.00%
Excess Profit %			4.00%
Investment balance			$ 9,345		9,638
Alan Jathoo JV LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			7
Equity Ownership %			10.00%
Excess Profit %			10.00%
Investment balance			$ 6,205		0
Extra Space West Two LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			5
Equity Ownership %			5.00%
Excess Profit %			40.00%
Investment balance			$ 3,823		3,939
ESS Bristol Investments LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			7
Equity Ownership %			10.00%
Excess Profit %			28.00%
Investment balance			$ 2,356		1,258
WCOT Self Storage LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property		14	0
Equity Ownership %		95.00%	5.00%	100.00%
Excess Profit %			20.00%
Investment balance			$ 0		(357)
Extra Space West One LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			7
Equity Ownership %			5.00%
Excess Profit %			40.00%
Investment balance			$ (1,033)		(900)
Extra Space Northern Properties Six LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			10
Equity Ownership %			10.00%
Excess Profit %			35.00%
Investment balance			$ (1,604)		(1,279)
Storage Portfolio II JV LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			36
Equity Ownership %			10.00%
Excess Profit %			30.00%
Investment balance			$ (3,806)		(3,140)
Storage Portfolio I LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			24
Equity Ownership %			34.00%
Excess Profit %			49.00%
Investment balance			$ (37,657)		11,495
Other minority owned stores
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			19
Investment balance			$ 47,212		29,970
Other minority owned stores \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Ownership %			10.00%
Excess Profit %			19.00%
Other minority owned stores \| Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Ownership %			50.00%
Excess Profit %			50.00%
Net Investments in and Cash distributions in unconsolidated real estate ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property			223
Investment balance			$ 70,233		$ 70,091

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2018 USD ($) property	Apr. 26, 2018 USD ($) property	Feb. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 property	Apr. 27, 2018
WICNN JV LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property	7			7
Initial contribution	$ 4,505
Equity method ownership (as a percent)	10.00%			10.00%
Preferred equity contribution	$ 22,734
Annual rate of return (as a percent)	8.00%
WCOT Self Storage LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores \| property		14		0
Initial contribution		$ 115,797
Equity method ownership (as a percent)		95.00%		5.00%	100.00%
Liabilities assumed, loan		$ 87,500
Teachers REA II LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Financing distribution			$ 47,944
Minimum \| Teachers REA II LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method ownership (as a percent)			40.00%
Unconsolidated joint ventures excess profit participation percentage forfeited			25.00%
Maximum \| Teachers REA II LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method ownership (as a percent)			49.00%
Unconsolidated joint ventures excess profit participation percentage forfeited			34.00%

Variable Interests - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 joint_venture subsidiary	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) joint_venture subsidiary	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of wholly-owned unconsolidated subsidiaries \| subsidiary		3	3
Repayments of debt			$ 21,650	$ 0
Number of interests in consolidated VIE joint ventures \| joint_venture		0	0
Notes payable to Trusts \| Trust II \| Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 21,650

Variable Interests - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities and Maximum Exposure to Loss Related to Trusts (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ (4,808,000)	$ (6,620,000)
Net carrying amount of liability components	560,613,000	$ 604,276,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment Balance	2,940,000
Maximum exposure to loss	95,000,000
Difference	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Notes payable to Trusts
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Notes payable to Trusts	97,940,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,053,000)
Net carrying amount of liability components	95,887,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Trust
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment Balance	1,083,000
Maximum exposure to loss	35,000,000
Difference	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Trust \| Notes payable to Trusts
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Notes payable to Trusts	36,083,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Trust II
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment Balance	619,000
Maximum exposure to loss	20,000,000
Difference	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Trust II \| Notes payable to Trusts
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Notes payable to Trusts	20,619,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Trust III
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment Balance	1,238,000
Maximum exposure to loss	40,000,000
Difference	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Trust III \| Notes payable to Trusts
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Notes payable to Trusts	$ 41,238,000

Derivatives - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) derivative
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Estimated amount of unrealized gains (losses) expected to be reclassified as interest expense in next fiscal year	$ (19,640)
Number of derivative financial instruments \| derivative	29
Combined notional amount	$ 2,156,475

Derivatives - Schedule of Balance Sheet Classification and Fair Value of Entity's Derivative Financial Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Assets
Derivative [Line Items]
Other assets	$ 75,293	$ 38,365
Other Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Other liabilities	$ 0	$ 9

Derivatives - Schedule of Information Relating to Gain (Loss) Recognized on Swap Agreements (Detail) - Cash Flow Hedging - Swap Agreements - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	$ 8,325	$ (787)	$ 41,610	$ (6,474)
Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI	$ 2,561	$ (1,572)	$ 4,684	$ (7,497)

Exchangeable Senior Notes - Additional Information (Detail)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 21, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) d	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Related debt issuance costs			$ 4,808,000		$ 6,620,000
Total consideration paid for repurchase			$ 787,939,000	$ 1,020,144,000
Exchangeable Senior Notes 3.125% due 2035 (the 2015 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes issued		$ 575,000,000
Debt stated interest rate		3.125%	3.125%
Related debt issuance costs		$ 11,992,000
Underwriting fee percentage		2.00%
Amortization period		5 years
Conversion ratio			10.75
Debt amount denomination for conversion into common stock			$ 1,000
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount of notes plus accrued and unpaid interest		100.00%
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount of notes at request of debt holders and upon occurrence of designated event		100.00%
Effective interest rate on the liability component			4.00%
Exchangeable Senior Notes 3.125% due 2035 (the 2015 Notes) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of days of written notice to holders of notes required for redemption		30 days
Exchangeable Senior Notes 3.125% due 2035 (the 2015 Notes) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of days of written notice to holders of notes required for redemption		60 days
Exchangeable Senior Notes 2.375% due 2033 (the 2013 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes issued	$ 250,000,000
Debt stated interest rate	2.375%
Related debt issuance costs	$ 1,672,000		$ 10,000	35,000
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount of notes plus accrued and unpaid interest	100.00%
Notes exchange, threshold percentage			130.00%
Notes exchange, threshold trading days \| d			20
Notes exchange, threshold consecutive trading days \| d			30
Discount rate	1.50%
Unamortized cash discount	$ 3,750,000		$ 230,000	183,000
Amortization period	5 years
Effective interest rate on the liability component			4.00%
Principal amount repurchased			$ 49,259,000	13,786,000
Total consideration paid for repurchase			$ 80,270,000	$ 19,853,000
Exchangeable Senior Notes 2.375% due 2033 (the 2013 Notes) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of days of written notice to holders of notes required for redemption	30 days
Exchangeable Senior Notes 2.375% due 2033 (the 2013 Notes) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of days of written notice to holders of notes required for redemption	60 days

Exchangeable Senior Notes - Schedule of Information about Total Carrying Amounts of Equity Components, Principal Amounts of Liability Components, Unamortized Discounts and Net Carrying Amounts for Notes (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 21, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount of equity components	$ 22,597,000	$ 22,597,000
Principal amount of liability components	560,613,000	604,276,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4,808,000)	(6,620,000)
Net carrying amount of liability components	560,613,000	604,276,000
Exchangeable Senior Notes 2.375% due 2033 (the 2013 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount of equity components	0	0
Principal amount of liability components	0	49,259,000
Unamortized discount - equity components	0	(315,000)
Unamortized cash discount - 2013 Notes	0	(74,000)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(10,000)		$ (35,000)		$ (1,672,000)
Exchangeable Senior Notes 3.125% due 2035 (the 2015 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount of equity components	22,597,000	22,597,000
Principal amount of liability components	575,000,000	575,000,000
Unamortized discount - equity components	$ (9,579,000)	$ (12,974,000)
Unamortized debt issuance costs				$ (11,992,000)

Exchangeable Senior Notes - Summary of Amount of Interest Cost Recognized Relating to Contractual Interest Rates and Amortization of Discounts on Liability Components of Notes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Contractual interest	$ 4,492	$ 4,785	$ 13,614	$ 14,519
Amortization of discount	1,140	1,268	3,525	3,827
Total interest expense recognized	$ 5,632	$ 6,053	$ 17,139	$ 18,346

Exchangeable Senior Notes - Summary of Repurchase of Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 21, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total consideration paid for repurchase	$ 787,939	$ 1,020,144
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4,808)		$ (6,620)
Exchangeable Senior Notes 2.375% due 2033 (the 2013 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount repurchased	49,259	13,786
Extinguishment of liability component	49,019	13,568
Reacquisition of equity component	31,251	6,285
Total consideration paid for repurchase	80,270	19,853
Extinguishment of liability component	(49,019)	(13,568)
Discount on exchangeable senior notes	(230)	(183)		$ (3,750)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(10)	(35)		$ (1,672)
Gain/(loss) on repurchase	$ 0	$ 0

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)	May 06, 2016 USD ($) sales_agent	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of offering costs			$ 33,780,000	$ 0
At the Market Equity Distribution Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate offering price of common share	$ 400,000,000
Number of sales agents \| sales_agent	5
Shares, issued (in shares) \| shares		343,251	343,251
Average price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 99.75	$ 99.75
Proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of offering costs		$ 33,780,000	$ 33,780,000
Value of stock available for issuance under ATM		$ 315,135,000	$ 315,135,000

Noncontrolling Interest Represented by Preferred Operating Partnership Units - Summary of Noncontrolling Interests by Operating Partnership Preferred Units (Details)	Sep. 30, 2018 shares
Series A Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)	875,480
Series B Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)	1,676,087
Series C Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)	704,016
Series D Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred units outstanding (in shares)	3,682,521

Noncontrolling Interest Represented by Preferred Operating Partnership Units - Additional Information (Details)				1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Apr. 18, 2017	Apr. 17, 2017	Jun. 25, 2007 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2007 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Note receivable from noncontrolling interest represented by Preferred Operating Partnership units							$ 119,735,000	$ 120,230,000
Series A Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Fixed priority return on preferred OP units, amount					$ 101,700,000	$ 101,700,000
Fixed priority return on preferred OP units, stated return rate	2.30%	5.00%				2.30%
Fixed priority return on preferred OP units, liquidation value						$ 115,000,000
Series B Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Liquidation value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 25
Fixed liquidation value							$ 41,902,000
Annual rate of return (as a percent)							6.00%
Series C Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Note receivable from noncontrolling interest represented by Preferred Operating Partnership units				$ 20,230,000			$ 19,735,000	$ 20,230,000
Note receivable interest rate				5.00%
Liquidation value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 42.1
Fixed liquidation value							$ 29,639,000
Quarterly distribution per preferred OP unit payable above quarterly distribution for common OP Unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 0.18
Period from date of issuance after which preferred OP units will become redeemable at the option of the holder							1 year
Preferred OP units conversion ratio (in shares) \| shares							0.9145
Series D Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Liquidation value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 25,000
Fixed liquidation value							$ 92,063
Series D Units \| Minimum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Annual rate of return (as a percent)							3.00%
Series D Units \| Maximum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Annual rate of return (as a percent)							5.00%
Operating Partnership Holders of A Units \| Series A Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Maximum number of preferred OP units converted prior to the maturity date of the loan (in units) \| shares					114,500
Note receivable from noncontrolling interest represented by Preferred Operating Partnership units			$ 100,000,000				$ 100,000,000
Note receivable interest rate	2.10%		4.90%

Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint venture	9.00%
Period used as a denomination to determine the average closing price of common stock	10 days
Ten day average closing stock price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 87.17
OP units outstanding (in units) \| shares	5,631,138
Consideration to be paid on redemption of common OP units \| $	$ 490,866
Common Stock
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
OP units conversion ratio	1
Operating Partnership
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest held by entity	91.00%

Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership - Schedule of OP Unit Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
OP Units redeemed for common stock (in units)	25,000	0
OP Units redeemed for cash (in units)	30,000	33,896
Cash paid for OP Units redeemed	$ 2,558	$ 2,510
OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions (in units)	21,768	25,520
Value of OP Units issued in conjunction with acquisitions	$ 1,877	$ 2,000

Other Noncontrolling Interests - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2018 property joint_venture store
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Voting interests of third-party owners	9.00%
Other
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of consolidated joint ventures \| joint_venture	2
Minimum \| Other
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Voting interests of third-party owners	5.00%
Maximum \| Other
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Voting interests of third-party owners	20.00%
Joint Venture 1
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of operating stores owned \| store	2
Joint Venture 2 \| Other
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of operating stores owned	1
Number of development stores owned	1

Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition Narrative (Details) - Management Services Agreements (MSA)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Minimum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract term	3 years
Maximum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract term	5 years

Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) - segment	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2	3

Segment Information - Schedule of Financial Information of Business Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating expenses:	$ 153,362	$ 144,275	$ 457,032	$ 422,676
Income from operations	153,591	139,881	432,219	400,491
General and administrative expense	(19,707)	(19,498)	(62,822)	(60,171)
Gain (loss) on real estate transactions and impairment of real estate	30,807	0	30,807	(6,019)
Interest expense	(45,926)	(39,766)	(130,239)	(113,192)
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on equity component of exchangeable senior notes	(1,140)	(1,268)	(3,525)	(3,827)
Interest income	1,371	1,401	3,997	5,201
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures	3,622	3,990	10,648	11,407
Income tax expense	(2,638)	(3,163)	(6,077)	(9,154)
Net income	139,687	101,075	337,830	284,907
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues:	296,833	274,471	858,402	793,928
Operating expenses:	81,372	76,702	238,286	218,366
Income from operations	215,461	197,769	620,116	575,562
Property management fees and other income	10,120	9,685	30,849	29,239
General and administrative expense	(19,707)	(19,498)	(62,822)	(60,171)
Depreciation and amortization expense	(52,283)	(48,075)	(155,924)	(144,139)
Gain (loss) on real estate transactions and impairment of real estate	30,807	0	30,807	(6,019)
Interest expense	(45,926)	(39,766)	(130,239)	(113,192)
Non-cash interest expense related to amortization of discount on equity component of exchangeable senior notes	(1,140)	(1,268)	(3,525)	(3,827)
Interest income	1,371	1,401	3,997	5,201
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures	3,622	3,990	10,648	11,407
Income tax expense	(2,638)	(3,163)	(6,077)	(9,154)
Net income	139,687	101,075	337,830	284,907
Operating Segments \| Self-Storage Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues:	266,728	248,589	772,742	720,878
Operating expenses:	73,652	70,430	219,488	204,370
Income from operations	193,076	178,159	553,254	516,508
Operating Segments \| Tenant Reinsurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues:	30,105	25,882	85,660	73,050
Operating expenses:	7,720	6,272	18,798	13,996
Income from operations	$ 22,385	$ 19,610	$ 66,862	$ 59,054

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) store
Commitment To Acquire Retail Space
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties to be acquired	13
Purchase price \| $	$ 161,356
Commitment To Acquire Retail Space, Closing In 2018
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase price \| $	$ 91,433
Number of stores scheduled to be closed	7
Commitment To Acquire Retail Space, Closing in 2019
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase price \| $	$ 59,395
Number of stores scheduled to be closed	5
Commitment To Acquire Retail Space, Closing after 2019
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase price \| $	$ 10,528
Number of stores scheduled to be closed	1
Commitment To Acquire Retail Space With Joint Venture Partners
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties to be acquired	18
Purchase price \| $	$ 62,490
Commitment To Acquire Retail Space With Joint Venture Partners, Scheduled To Close in 2018
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of stores scheduled to be closed	12
Commitment To Acquire Retail Space With Joint Venture Partners, Expected to Close in 2019
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of stores scheduled to be closed	6

Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 06, 2018 USD ($) store	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) store	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired \| store								15
Purchase price to acquire real estate \| $		$ 74,694	$ 237,284	$ 70,787	$ 31,966	$ 34,641	$ 25,556	$ 382,765	$ 92,163
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired \| store	3
Purchase price to acquire real estate \| $	$ 31,900