National Storage Affiliates Trust Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Narrative (Details)

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SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2019 property	Jun. 30, 2019 property	Mar. 31, 2019 property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2018 property	Jun. 30, 2018 property	Mar. 31, 2018 property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) property
Schedule of Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property	7	6	24	32	7	13	12	25	69	57
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired									$ 447.8	$ 356.6
Acquisition-related costs capitalized									3.6	1.9
Aggregate revenue related to properties acquired during the year									30.4	21.9
Operating income related to properties acquired during the year									$ 2.5	$ 2.5
Number of self storage properties sold \| property									1	2
Gross selling price of self storage property sold	$ 6.5				$ 5.5				$ 6.5	$ 5.5
Gain on sale of self storage properties									$ 2.8	$ 0.4
Asset acquired from PROs \| Affiliated entity
Schedule of Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property									19	4
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired									$ 131.3	$ 23.1
Asset acquired from 2016 Joint Venture \| Joint Venture
Schedule of Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property									1
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired									$ 4.1
Customer in-place leases
Schedule of Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized fair value allocated to intangible assets									10.9	9.1
Real Estate
Schedule of Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized fair value allocated to real estate									$ 436.9	$ 347.5

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