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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code.  In January 1998, the Company completed its reorganization into an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust ("UPREIT") structure under which substantially all of the Company’s real estate assets are owned by the Operating Partnership. Presently, substantially all interests in the Operating Partnership are owned by the Company and a wholly owned subsidiary. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it distribute annually at least 90% of its "REIT taxable income," subject to certain adjustments and excluding any net capital gain to its stockholders. It is management's current intention to adhere to these requirements and maintain the Company's REIT status, and the Company believes that it was in compliance with all REIT requirements at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to corporate level U.S. federal income tax on taxable income it distributes currently to its stockholders. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to U.S. federal income taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years. Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to U.S. federal income taxes on its undistributed taxable income.
  
The Operating Partnership is a pass-through entity generally not subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes, as all of the taxable income, gains and deductions are passed through its partners. However, the Operating Partnership is subject to certain income taxes in Texas.

In addition, the Company has elected to treat certain consolidated subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries ("TRSs"), which are tax paying entities for income tax purposes and are taxed separately from the Company. TRSs may participate in non-real estate related activities and/or perform non-customary services for customers and are subject to U.S. federal and state income tax at regular corporate tax rates.

The Company’s provision for income taxes was $575,000 and $192,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.