Earnings Per Share Earnings per Share (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

We use the two-class method of computing earnings per share (“EPS”), which is an earnings allocation formula that determines EPS for common stock and any participating securities according to dividends declared (whether paid or unpaid). Under the two-class method, basic EPS is computed by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur from share equivalent activity.

Class B units and OP units held by limited partners other than the Company are considered to be participating securities because they contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents and they have the potential to be exchanged for shares of our common stock in accordance with the terms of the Operating Partnership’s Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended (the “Partnership Agreement”). The impact of these Class B units and OP units on basic and diluted EPS has been calculated using the two-class method whereby earnings are allocated to the Class B units and OP units based on dividends declared and the units’ participation rights in undistributed earnings.