
	For the year ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Income from continuing operations	$	73,399	$	55,405	$	50,306
Less net income allocated to non-controlling interests		—		—		(37)
Less net income allocated to participating securities:
Non-forfeitable dividends on participating securities		(465)		(381)		(377)
Income allocated to participating securities		(16)		(2)		—
Total net income allocated to participating securities		(481)		(383)		(377)
Less net income allocated to preferred stockholders:
Preferred stock dividends		(3,273)		(3,273)		(3,273)
Total net income allocated to preferred stockholders		(3,273)		(3,273)		(3,273)
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders		69,645		51,749		46,619
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations		—		805		1,005
Gain on sale of assets, net		—		1,605		16
Total net income from discontinued operations		—		2,410		1,021
Net income available to common stockholders		69,645		54,159		47,640
Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible preferred securities		3,273		—		—
Total effect of dilutive securities		3,273		—		—
Net income for diluted net income per share	$	72,918	$	54,159	$	47,640
Shares for basic net income per share		34,617		33,111		30,238
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options		23		31		40
Convertible preferred securities		2,000		—		—
Total effect of dilutive securities		2,023		31		40
Shares for diluted net income per share		36,640		33,142		30,278
Basic net income per share	$	2.01	$	1.64	$	1.58
Diluted net income per share(1)	$	1.99	$	1.63	$	1.57

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock was excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share as such inclusion would be anti‑dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock and the convertible non‑controlling interests have been excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share as such inclusion would be anti‑dilutive.