CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Storage facilities, net $ 3,363,258 $ 3,326,816
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Common shares, shares authorized 400,000,000 400,000,000
Common shares, shares issued 180,880,816 180,083,111
Common shares, shares outstanding 180,880,816 180,083,111
VIE    
Storage facilities, net $ 267,933 $ 208,048