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Real Estate Facilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate Facilities Real Estate Facilities
Activity in real estate facilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 is as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
(Amounts in thousands)
Operating facilities, at cost:
Beginning balance $30,078,257 
Capital expenditures to maintain real estate facilities123,124 
Capital expenditures for property enhancements37,171 
Capital expenditures for energy efficiencies (Solar, heat pumps, LED lighting)49,453 
Acquisitions 6,754,578 
Transfers, dispositions, and retirements, net(1,170)
Developed or expanded facilities opened for operation84,090 
Ending balance 37,125,503 
Accumulated depreciation:
Beginning balance (11,468,054)
Depreciation expense (853,955)
Transfers, dispositions and retirements254 
Ending balance (12,321,755)
Construction in process:
Beginning balance 194,355 
Costs incurred to develop and expand real estate facilities202,086 
Acquisitions8,217 
Transfer from Other Assets5,846 
Write-off of cancelled projects(4,124)
Developed or expanded facilities opened for operation(84,090)
Ending balance 322,290 
Total real estate facilities, net at September 30, 2026$25,126,038 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, excluding the acquisitions of NSA and PS Canada, we acquired 48 self-storage facilities (3.4 million net rentable square feet of storage space), for a total cost of $501.7 million in cash which were accounted for as asset acquisitions. Approximately $28.9 million of the total cost was allocated to intangible assets. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company recognized a gain of $26.5 million related to the disposal of one property due to an eminent domain ruling recorded to Gain on sale of real estate in the Consolidated Statements of Income. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, we completed development and redevelopment activities costing $84.1 million, adding 0.5 million net rentable square feet of self-storage space. Construction in process at September 30, 2026 consisted of projects to develop new self-storage facilities and expand existing self-storage facilities.
As of September 30, 2026, we held 28 properties collectively valued at $152.3 million that are or will be marketed for sale. These assets are recorded in real property held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. We generally reclassify assets to held for sale when the disposition has been approved, there are no known contingencies relating to the sale and the consummation of the disposition is considered probable within one year. Upon classifying a real estate investment as held for sale, we will no longer recognize depreciation expense related to the depreciable assets of the property. Assets held for sale are recorded at the lower of carrying value or estimated fair value, less the estimated cost to dispose of the assets.