LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

On February 28, 2014, the Company issued a total of 326,230 LTIP Units and 918 Restricted Share Units to officers of the Company and 10,527 Restricted Share Units to other employees of the Company pursuant to its Amended and Restated 2006 Share Incentive Plan (the "Share Incentive Plan"). Vesting with respect to these awards is generally recognized ratably over the five annual anniversaries following the issuance date. Vesting with respect to 16% of the awards issued to officers is also generally subject to achieving certain Company performance measures. Unvested LTIP Units provide for non-forfeitable rights to dividend equivalent payments (Note 2).

On March 31, 2014 , the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Kenneth Bernstein, Chief Executive Officer, and issued an additional 114,198 LTIP Units which are subject to a five-year vesting period.

These awards were measured at their fair value as if they were vested on the grant date. Fair value was established as the market price of the Company's Common Shares as of the close of trading on the day preceding the grant date. The total value of the above Restricted Share Units and LTIP Units as of their respective grant dates was $11.9 million, of which $0.5 million was recognized as compensation expense in 2013, and $11.4 million will be recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period. Compensation expense of $0.4 million has been recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of income related to these awards for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Total long-term incentive compensation expense, including the expense related to the above-mentioned plans, was $1.4 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

In 2009, the Company adopted the Long Term Investment Alignment Program (the "Program") pursuant to which the Company may award units primarily to senior executives which would entitle them to receive up to 25% of any future Fund III Promote or Fund IV Promote when and if such Promotes are ultimately realized. The Company has awarded all of the units under the Program related to the Fund III Promote and 10% of the units related to the Fund IV Promote. These units were determined to have no value at issuance or as of March 31, 2014. In accordance with ASC Topic 718, "Compensation - Stock Compensation," compensation relating to these awards will be recorded based on the change in the estimated fair value at each reporting period.