Quarterly financial data (unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||
Total revenues | $ 223,955 | $ 218,610 | $ 204,156 | $ 196,753 | $ 188,674 | $ 185,615 | $ 176,402 | $ 176,186 | $ 843,474 | $ 726,877 | $ 631,151 |
Net income attributable to Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.'s common stockholders | $ 35,131 | $ 32,659 | $ 31,291 | $ 17,786 | $ (16,154) | $ 27,626 | $ 27,932 | $ 32,709 | $ 116,867 | $ 72,113 | $ 108,751 |
Earnings per share attributable to Alexandria’s common stockholders – basic and diluted: | |||||||||||
Basic and diluted (1) | $ 0.49 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.25 | $ (0.23) | $ 0.39 | $ 0.39 | $ 0.46 | $ 1.63 | $ 1.01 | $ 1.60 |
Net loss related to impairments of real estate and a preferred stock redemption charge, partially offset by gains on sales of real estate | $ 46,200 | ||||||||||
Net loss related to impairments of real estate and a preferred stock redemption charge, partially offset by gains on sales of real estate, per share | $ 0.65 |