10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 10-K

(Mark One)

ý	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2016

OR

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period             to

Commission File Number: 001-11852

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HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	62-1507028
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3310 West End Avenue

Suite 700

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

(Address of principal executive offices)

(615) 269-8175

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	New York Stock Exchange

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ý    No    o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes    o    No    ý

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ý    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  ý    No  o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.     o

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	Large accelerated filer	ý	Accelerated filer	o
	Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)

Yes  o    No  ý

The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock of the Registrant (based upon the closing price of these shares on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2016) held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2016 was $3,650,133,357.

As of January 27, 2017, there were 116,440,289 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding.

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2017 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.

HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED

FORM 10-K

December 31, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
Part I
Item 1.	Business	1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	5
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	13
Item 2.	Properties	13
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	13
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	13
Part II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	14
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	16
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	43
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	44
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	86
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	86
Part III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	88
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	90
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	90
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	90
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	90
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	91
Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary	96
Signatures		98

PART I

Item 1. Business

Overview

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (“Healthcare Realty” or the “Company”) is a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States. The Company was incorporated in Maryland in 1992 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1993.

The Company operates so as to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, the Company is not subject to corporate federal income tax with respect to taxable income distributed to its stockholders. See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A for a discussion of risks associated with qualifying as a REIT.

Real Estate Properties

The Company had gross investments of approximately $3.6 billion in 202 real estate properties, construction in progress, land held for development and corporate property at December 31, 2016. The Company provided property management services for 146 healthcare-related properties nationwide, totaling approximately 10.3 million square feet as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s real estate property investments by geographic area are detailed in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.The following table details the Company's owned properties by facility type as of December 31, 2016:

	Number of Properties	Gross Investment		Square Feet	Percentage of Square Feet		Occupancy (1)
(Dollars and square feet in thousands)							December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Medical office/outpatient	182	$	3,165,868	13,245	90.8	%	87.4	%	86.7	%
Inpatient	10	344,051		818	5.6	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Other	10	80,941		518	3.6	%	83.1	%	85.9	%
Sub-Total	202	$	3,590,860	14,581	100.0	%	87.9	%	87.6	%
Construction in progress	—	11,655
Land held for development	—	20,123
Corporate property	—	5,583
Total	202	$	3,628,221

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(1) The occupancy columns represent the percentage of total rentable square feet leased (including month-to-month and holdover leases), excluding properties classified as held for sale (two properties as of December 31, 2016 and one property as of December 31, 2015). Properties under property operating or single-tenant net lease agreements are included at 100% occupancy. Upon expiration of these agreements, occupancy reflects underlying tenant leases in the building.

Revenue Concentrations

The Company’s real estate portfolio is leased to a diverse tenant base. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company did not have any tenants that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenues, including revenues from discontinued operations. The largest revenue concentration is with Baylor Scott & White Health and its affiliates which accounted for 9.8% of the Company's consolidated revenues. These arrangements are spread over 166 leases and 20 buildings. The next largest concentration is with Mercy (St. Louis) at 4.4%.

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Expiring Leases

As of December 31, 2016, the weighted average remaining years to maturity pursuant to the Company’s leases were approximately 4.4 years, with expirations through 2036. The table below details the Company’s lease maturities as of December 31, 2016, excluding two properties classified as held for sale.

Expiration Year	Number of Leases	Square Feet	Percentage of Square Feet
2017 (1)	604	2,325,443	18.2	%
2018	387	1,400,606	11.0	%
2019	463	2,344,770	18.3	%
2020	289	1,374,086	10.7	%
2021	278	1,089,943	8.5	%
2022	107	727,731	5.7	%
2023	128	738,186	5.8	%
2024	105	663,874	5.2	%
2025	60	552,119	4.3	%
2026	55	198,128	1.6	%
Thereafter	60	1,373,607	10.7	%

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(1) Includes 50 leases totaling 186,441 square feet that expired prior to December 31, 2016 and are currently on month-to-month terms.

See Trends and Matters Impacting Operating Results as part of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for additional information regarding the Company's leases and leasing efforts.

Liquidity

The Company believes that its liquidity and sources of capital are adequate to satisfy its cash requirements. The Company expects to meet its liquidity needs through cash on hand, cash flows from operations, property dispositions, equity and debt issuances in the public or private markets and borrowings under commercial credit facilities.

Business Strategy

The Company owns and operates healthcare properties that facilitate the delivery of care in primarily outpatient settings. To execute its strategy, the Company engages in a broad spectrum of integrated services including leasing, management, acquisition, financing, development and redevelopment of such properties. The Company seeks to generate stable, growing income and lower the long-term risk profile of its portfolio of properties by focusing on facilities located on or near the campuses of large, acute care hospitals associated with leading health systems. The Company seeks to reduce financial and operational risk by owning properties in diverse geographic locations with a broad tenant mix that includes over 30 physician specialties, as well as surgery, imaging, cancer and diagnostic centers.

2016 Investment Activity

The Company acquired 10 medical office buildings during 2016 for a total purchase price of $241.9 million, including the assumption of mortgage notes payable of $13.2 million. The weighted average capitalization rate for the 10 medical office buildings was 5.6%. The Company calculates the capitalization rate for an acquisition as the forecasted first year net operating income divided by the purchase price plus acquisition costs and expected capital additions.

The Company disposed of six properties during 2016 for a total sales price of $94.7 million, including $68.0 million for three inpatient rehabilitation facilities. The weighted average capitalization rate for these properties was 8.2%.

In 2016, the Company funded $45.3 million toward development and redevelopment of properties, with two projects underway at December 31, 2016. The Company received a certificate of occupancy for one redevelopment project during the fourth quarter of 2016. This project added 49,089 square feet to one of the Company's existing medical office buildings. Funding of tenant improvements for this project will continue through the first half of 2017 as tenants take occupancy.

See the Company's discussion regarding the 2016 acquisitions and dispositions activity in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and development activity in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Also, please refer to the Company's

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discussion in Trends and Matters Impacting Operating Results as part of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Competition

The Company competes for the acquisition and development of real estate properties with private investors, healthcare providers, other REITs, real estate partnerships and financial institutions, among others. The business of acquiring and developing new healthcare facilities is highly competitive and is subject to price, construction and operating costs, and other competitive pressures. Some of the Company's competitors may have lower costs of capital.

The financial performance of all of the Company’s properties is subject to competition from similar properties. The extent to which the Company’s properties are utilized depends upon several factors, including the number of physicians using or referring patients to an associated healthcare facility, healthcare employment, competitive systems of healthcare delivery, and the area’s population, size and composition. Private, federal and state health insurance programs and other laws and regulations may also have an effect on the utilization of the properties. The Company’s properties operate in a competitive environment, and patients and referral sources, including physicians, may change their preferences for a healthcare facility from time to time.

Government Regulation

The facilities owned by the Company are utilized by medical tenants which are required to comply with extensive regulation at the federal, state and local levels, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the "Affordable Care Act") and laws intended to combat fraud and waste such as the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, False Claims Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. These laws and regulations establish, among other things, requirements for state licensure and criteria for medical tenants to participate in government-sponsored reimbursement programs, such as the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The Company's leases generally require the tenant to comply with all applicable laws relating to the tenant's use and occupation of the leased premises. Although lease payments to the Company are not directly affected by these laws and regulations, changes in these programs or the loss by a tenant of its license or ability to participate in government-sponsored reimbursement programs could have a material adverse effect on the tenant's ability to make lease payments to the Company.

The Medicare and Medicaid programs are highly regulated and subject to frequent evaluation and change. Government healthcare spending has increased over time; however, changes from year to year in reimbursement methodology, rates and other regulatory requirements have resulted in a challenging operating environment for healthcare providers. Substantial changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs may cause the profitability of providing care to Medicare and Medicaid patients to decline, which could adversely affect tenants' ability to make lease payments to the Company.

The Affordable Care Act was intended to provide for comprehensive reform of the United States' healthcare system and extend health insurance benefits to the uninsured population, with the potential to alleviate high uncompensated care expense to healthcare providers. However, the law also increased regulatory scrutiny of providers and insurers by federal and state administrative authorities; lowered annual increases in Medicare payment rates; and implemented cost-saving measures and shared risk-and-reward payment models to promote value and savings, rather than payment for volume of services. These initiatives may slow the growth of healthcare spending over time, but also require providers to expand access and quality of care, presenting the industry and its individual participants with uncertainty and greater financial risk.

The Affordable Care Act continues to be the subject of legal and legislative challenges, including its potential repeal in 2017 by the Republican-led Congress and President Trump’s administration. The repeal of the law, in whole or in part, along with potential health reform replacement legislation, could affect the market for individual health insurance and, indirectly, the economic performance of some or all of the Company's tenants and borrowers. The Company cannot predict the degree to which any changes may affect indirectly the economic performance of the Company, positively or negatively.

Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 lowered Medicare rates effective January 1, 2017 for services provided in off-campus, provider-based outpatient departments to the same level of rates for physician-office settings for those facilities not grandfathered-in under the current Medicare rates as of the law’s date of enactment, November 2, 2015. This legislation reflects the movement by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services toward reimbursement “site-neutrality,” or equalizing Medicare rates across different facility-type settings. While these changes are expected to lower overall Medicare spending, the Company’s medical office buildings that are located on hospital campuses could become more valuable as hospital tenants will keep their higher Medicare rates for on-campus outpatient services. However, the Company cannot predict the amount of benefit from these measures or if other federal health policy or regulation will ultimately require cuts to reimbursement rates for services provided in other facility-type settings. The Company cannot predict the degree to which these changes, or changes to federal healthcare programs in general, may affect the economic performance of some or all of the Company's tenants, positively or negatively.

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Legislative Developments

Each year, legislative proposals for health policy are introduced in Congress and state legislatures, and regulatory changes are enacted by government agencies. These proposals, individually or in the aggregate, could significantly change the delivery of healthcare services, either nationally or at the state level, if implemented. Examples of significant legislation recently enacted or in the process of implementation include:

• the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and related actions concerning the expansion of Medicaid benefits and the implementation of health insurance exchanges, whether run by the state or by the federal government, whereby individuals and small businesses purchase health insurance, including government-funded plans, many assisted by federal subsidies that are subject to ongoing legal and legislative challenges;

• quality control, cost containment, and payment system reforms for Medicaid and Medicare, such as expansion of pay-for-performance criteria, bundled provider payments, accountable care organizations, increased patient cost-sharing, geographic payment variations, comparative effectiveness research, and lower payments for hospital readmissions;

• implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“MACRA”), which, if not amended in future legislation, will eventually replace the traditional fee-for-service payment model for physicians with a new value-based payment initiative in which physicians can participate in one of two reimbursement tracks - a merit-based incentive payment system or an advanced alternative payment model; in its final rule for 2017 physician Medicare reimbursement rates, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services exempted approximately one-third of physician practices from MACRA compliance in 2017;

• equalization of Medicare payment rates across different facility-type settings; Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 lowered Medicare payment rates, effective January 1, 2017 for services provided in off-campus, provider-based outpatient departments to the same level of rates for physician-office settings for those facilities not grandfathered under the current Medicare rates as of the law’s date of enactment, November 2, 2015;

• the continued adoption by providers of federal standards for the meaningful-use of electronic health records;

• anti-trust scrutiny of health insurance company mergers; and

• consideration of significant cost-saving overhauls of Medicare and Medicaid, including capped federal Medicaid payments to states, premium-support models to provide for a fixed amount of Medicare benefits per enrollee, and an increase in the eligibility age for Medicare.

The Company cannot predict whether any proposals will be fully implemented, adopted, repealed, or amended, or what effect, whether positive or negative, such proposals might have on the Company's business.

Environmental Matters

Under various federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, an owner of real property (such as the Company) may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances at, under, or disposed of in connection with such property, as well as certain other potential costs (including government fines and injuries to persons and adjacent property) relating to hazardous or toxic substances. Most, if not all, of these laws, ordinances and regulations contain stringent enforcement provisions including, but not limited to, the authority to impose substantial administrative, civil, and criminal fines and penalties upon violators. Such laws often impose liability, without regard to whether the owner knew of, or was responsible for, the presence or disposal of such substances, and may be imposed on the owner in connection with the activities of a tenant or operator of the property. The cost of any required remediation, removal, fines or personal or property damages and the owner’s liability therefore could exceed the value of the property and/or the aggregate assets of the owner. In addition, the presence of such substances, or the failure to properly dispose of or remediate such substances, may adversely affect the owner’s ability to sell or lease such property or to borrow using such property as collateral. A property can also be negatively impacted either through physical contamination, or by virtue of an adverse effect on value, from contamination that has or may have emanated from other properties.

Operations of the properties owned, developed or managed by the Company are and will continue to be subject to numerous federal, state, and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, including those relating to the following: the generation, segregation, handling, packaging and disposal of medical wastes; air quality requirements related to operations of generators, incineration devices, or sterilization equipment; facility siting and construction; disposal of non-medical wastes and ash from incinerators; and underground storage tanks. Certain properties owned, developed or managed by the Company contain, and others may contain or at one time may have contained, underground storage tanks that are or were used to store waste oils, petroleum products or other hazardous substances. Such underground storage tanks can be the source of releases of

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hazardous or toxic materials. Operations of nuclear medicine departments at some properties also involve the use and handling, and subsequent disposal of, radioactive isotopes and similar materials, activities which are closely regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state regulatory agencies. In addition, several of the Company's properties were built during the period that asbestos was commonly used in building construction and other such facilities may be acquired by the Company in the future. The presence of such materials could result in significant costs in the event that any asbestos-containing materials requiring immediate removal and/or encapsulation are located in or on any facilities or in the event of any future renovation activities.

The Company has had environmental site assessments conducted on substantially all of the properties that it currently owns. These site assessments are limited in scope and provide only an evaluation of potential environmental conditions associated with the property, not compliance assessments of ongoing operations. While it is the Company’s policy to seek indemnification from tenants relating to environmental liabilities or conditions, even where leases do contain such provisions, there can be no assurance that the tenant will be able to fulfill its indemnification obligations. In addition, the terms of the Company’s leases or financial support agreements do not give the Company control over the operational activities of its tenants or healthcare operators, nor will the Company monitor the tenants or healthcare operators with respect to environmental matters.

Insurance

The Company carries comprehensive liability insurance and property insurance covering its owned and managed properties, including those held under long-term ground leases. In addition, tenants under long-term single-tenant net leases are required to carry property insurance covering the Company’s interest in the buildings.

Employees

At December 31, 2016, the Company employed 261 people. The employees are not members of any labor union, and the Company considers its relations with its employees to be excellent.

Available Information

The Company makes available to the public free of charge through its Internet website the Company’s Proxy Statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such reports with, or furnishes such reports to, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company’s Internet website address is www.healthcarerealty.com.

The public may read and copy any materials that the Company files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains electronic versions of the Company’s reports on its website at www.sec.gov.

Corporate Governance Principles

The Company has adopted Corporate Governance Principles relating to the conduct and operations of the Board of Directors. The Corporate Governance Principles are posted on the Company’s website (www.healthcarerealty.com) and are available in print to any stockholder who requests a copy.

Committee Charters

The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Executive Committee. The Board of Directors has adopted written charters for each committee, except for the Executive Committee, which are posted on the Company’s website (www.healthcarerealty.com) and are available in print to any stockholder who requests a copy.

Executive Officers

Information regarding the executive officers of the Company is set forth in Part III, Item 10 of this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The following are some of the risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects. These risk factors are grouped into three categories: risks relating to the Company’s business and operations; risks relating to the Company’s capital structure and financings; and risks arising from the Company’s status as a REIT and the regulatory environment in which it operates.

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These risks, as well as the risks described in Item 1 under the headings “Competition,” “Government Regulation,” “Legislative Developments,” and “Environmental Matters,” and in Item 7 under the heading “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” should be carefully considered before making an investment decision regarding the Company. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing the Company, and there may be additional risks that the Company does not presently know of or that the Company currently considers not likely to have a significant impact. If any of the events underlying the following risks actually occurred, the Company’s business, consolidated financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including distributions to the Company's stockholders, could suffer, and the trading price of its common stock could decline.

Risk relating to our business and operations

The Company's expected results may not be achieved.

The Company's expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from expectations. This may be the result of various factors, including, but not limited to: changes in the economy; the availability and cost of capital at favorable rates; increases in property taxes, changes to facility-related healthcare regulations; changes in interest rates; competition for quality assets; negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of the Company's tenants, including, but not limited to, their ability to pay rent and repay loans; the Company's ability to reposition or sell facilities with profitable results; the Company's ability to re-lease space at similar rates as vacancies occur; the Company's ability to timely reinvest proceeds from the sale of assets at similar yields; government regulations affecting tenants' Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and operational requirements; unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to future acquisitions and developments; changes in rules or practices governing the Company's financial reporting; and other legal and operational matters.

The Company’s revenues depend on the ability of its tenants under its leases to generate sufficient income from their operations to make rent, loan and lease guaranty payments to the Company.

The Company’s revenues are subject to the financial strength of its tenants and associated health systems. The Company has no operational control over the business of these tenants and associated health systems who face a wide range of economic, competitive, government reimbursement and regulatory pressures and constraints. Any slowdown in the economy, decline in the availability of financing from the capital markets, and changes in healthcare regulations may adversely affect the businesses of the Company’s tenants to varying degrees. Such conditions may further impact such tenants’ abilities to meet their obligations to the Company and, in certain cases, could lead to restructurings, disruptions, or bankruptcies of such tenants. In turn, these conditions could adversely affect the Company’s revenues and could increase allowances for losses and result in impairment charges, which could decrease net income attributable to common stockholders and equity, and reduce cash flows from operations.

The Company may decide or may be required under purchase options to sell certain properties. The Company may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from sales at rates of return equal to the return received on the properties sold. Uncertain market conditions could result in the Company selling properties at unfavorable rates or at losses in the future.

The Company had approximately $173.7 million, or 4.8% of the Company’s real estate property investments, that were subject to purchase options held by lessees that were exercisable as of December 31, 2016 or could become exercisable in 2017. Other properties have purchase options that will become exercisable in future periods. Properties with options exercisable in 2017 produced aggregate net operating income (operating revenues, such as property operating revenue, single-tenant net lease revenue, and property lease guaranty revenue, less property operating expense) of approximately $17.8 million in 2016. The exercise of these purchase options exposes the Company to reinvestment risk and a reduction in investment return. Certain properties subject to purchase options are producing returns above the rates of return the Company expects to achieve with new investments. If the Company is unable to reinvest the sale proceeds at rates of return equal to the return received on the properties that are sold, it may experience a decline in lease revenues and profitability and a corresponding material adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial condition, the Company’s ability to make distributions to its stockholders, and the market price of its common stock. For more specific information concerning the Company’s purchase options, see “Purchase Options” in the “Trends and Matters Impacting Operating Results” section of this report.

Owning real estate and indirect interests in real estate is subject to inherent risks.

The Company’s operating performance and the value of its real estate assets are subject to the risk that if its properties do not generate revenues sufficient to meet its operating expenses, including debt service, the Company’s cash flow and ability to pay dividends to stockholders will be adversely affected.

The Company may incur impairment charges on its real estate properties or other assets.

The Company performs an impairment review on its real estate properties every year. In addition, the Company assesses the potential for impairment of identifiable intangible assets and long-lived assets, including real estate properties, whenever events occur or a change in circumstances indicates that the recorded value might not be fully recoverable. The decision to sell a property also requires the Company to assess the potential for impairment. At some future date, the Company may determine that an impairment has occurred in the value of one or more of its real estate properties or other assets. In such an event, the

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Company may be required to recognize an impairment which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

If the Company is unable to promptly re-let its properties, if the rates upon such re-letting are significantly lower than the previous rates or if the Company is required to undertake significant expenditures to attract new tenants, then the Company’s business, consolidated financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.

A portion of the Company’s leases will expire over the course of any year. For more specific information concerning the Company’s expiring leases, see "Multi-Tenant Leases" and "Single-Tenant Net Leases" in the Trends and Matters Impacting Operating Results as part of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The Company may not be able to re-let space on terms that are favorable to the Company or at all. Further, the Company may be required to make significant capital expenditures to renovate or reconfigure space to attract new tenants. If unable to promptly re-let its properties, if the rates upon such re-letting are significantly lower than the previous rates, or if the Company is required to undertake significant capital expenditures in connection with re-letting units, the Company’s business, consolidated financial condition and results of operations, the Company’s ability to make distributions to the Company’s stockholders and the trading price of the Company’s common stock may be materially and adversely affected.

Certain of the Company’s properties are special purpose healthcare facilities and may not be easily adaptable to other uses.

Some of the Company’s properties are specialized medical facilities. If the Company or the Company’s tenants terminate the leases for these properties or the Company’s tenants lose their regulatory authority to operate such properties, the Company may not be able to locate suitable replacement tenants to lease the properties for their specialized uses. Alternatively, the Company may be required to spend substantial amounts to adapt the properties to other uses. Any loss of revenues and/or additional capital expenditures occurring as a result may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, the Company’s ability to make distributions to its stockholders, and the market price of the Company’s common stock.

The Company has, and in the future may have more, exposure to fixed rent escalators, which could lag behind inflation.

The Company receives a significant portion of its revenues by leasing assets subject to fixed rent escalations. Eighty percent of leases have increases that are based upon fixed percentages, fourteen percent of leases have increases based on the Consumer Price Index and six percent have no increase. If the fixed percentage increases begin to lag behind inflation, the Company's growth and profitability would be negatively impacted.

The Company’s real estate investments are illiquid and the Company may not be able to sell properties strategically targeted for disposition.

Because real estate investments are relatively illiquid, the Company’s ability to adjust its portfolio promptly in response to economic or other conditions is limited. Certain significant expenditures generally do not change in response to economic or other conditions, including debt service (if any), real estate taxes, and operating and maintenance costs. This combination of variable revenue and relatively fixed expenditures may result in reduced earnings and could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition. In addition, the Company may not be able to sell properties targeted for disposition, including properties held for sale, due to adverse market conditions. This may negatively affect, among other things, the Company’s ability to sell properties on favorable terms, execute its operating strategy, repay debt, pay dividends or maintain its REIT status.

The Company is subject to risks associated with the development and redevelopment of properties.

The Company expects development and redevelopment of properties will continue to be a key component of its growth plans. The Company is subject to certain risks associated with the development and redevelopment of properties including the following:

• The construction of properties generally requires various government and other approvals that may not be received when expected, or at all, which could delay or preclude commencement of construction;

• Opportunities that the Company pursued but later abandoned could result in the expensing of pursuit costs, which could impact the Company’s consolidated results of operations;

• Construction costs could exceed original estimates, which could impact the building’s profitability to the Company;

• Operating expenses could be higher than forecasted;

• Time required to initiate and complete the construction of a property and to lease up a completed property may be greater than originally anticipated, thereby adversely affecting the Company’s cash flow and liquidity;

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• Occupancy rates and rents of a completed development property may not be sufficient to make the property profitable to the Company; and

• Favorable capital sources to fund the Company’s development and redevelopment activities may not be available when needed.

The Company may make material acquisitions and undertake developments and redevelopments that may involve the expenditure of significant funds and may not perform in accordance with management’s expectations.

The Company regularly pursues potential transactions to acquire, develop or redevelop real estate assets. Future acquisitions could require the Company to issue equity securities, incur debt or other contingent liabilities or amortize expenses related to other intangible assets, any of which could adversely impact the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations. In addition, equity or debt financing required for such acquisitions may not be available at favorable times or rates.

The Company’s acquired, developed and existing real estate properties may not perform in accordance with management’s expectations because of many factors including the following:

• The Company’s purchase price for acquired facilities may be based upon a series of market or building-specific judgments which may be incorrect;

• The costs of any maintenance or improvements for properties might exceed estimated costs;

• The Company may incur unexpected costs in the acquisition, construction or maintenance of real estate assets that could impact its expected returns on such assets; and

• Leasing may not occur at all, within expected time frames or at expected rental rates.

Further, the Company can give no assurance that acquisition, development and redevelopment opportunities that meet management’s investment criteria will be available when needed or anticipated.

The Company is exposed to risks associated with geographic concentration.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had investment concentrations of greater than 5% of its total investments in the Dallas, Texas (13.4%) and Seattle, Washington (11.2%) markets. These concentrations increase the exposure to adverse conditions that might affect these markets, including natural disasters, local economic conditions, local real estate market conditions, increased competition, state and local regulation, including property taxes, and other localized events or conditions.

Many of the Company’s leases are dependent on the viability of associated health systems. Revenue concentrations relating to these leases expose the Company to risks related to the financial condition of the associated health systems.

The Company’s revenue concentrations with tenants are diversified, with the largest revenue concentration relating to Baylor Scott & White Health and its affiliates, which accounted for 9.8% of the Company's consolidated revenues. The next largest concentration is with Mercy (St. Louis) at 4.4%.

Most of the Company’s properties on or adjacent to hospital campuses are largely dependent on the viability of the health system’s campus where they are located, whether or not the hospital or health system is a tenant in such properties. The viability of these health systems depends on factors such as the quality and mix of healthcare services provided, competition, demographic trends in the surrounding community, market position and growth potential. If one of these hospitals is unable to meet its financial obligations, is unable to compete successfully, or is forced to close or relocate, the Company’s properties on or near such hospital campus could be adversely impacted.

Many of the Company’s properties are held under ground leases. These ground leases contain provisions that may limit the Company’s ability to lease, sell, or finance these properties.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had 99 properties that were held under ground leases, including one property with construction in progress, representing an aggregate gross investment of approximately $1.8 billion. The weighted average remaining term of the Company's ground leases is approximately 69.4 years, including renewal options. The Company’s ground lease agreements with hospitals and health systems typically contain restrictions that limit building occupancy to physicians on the medical staff of an affiliated hospital and prohibit tenants from providing services that compete with the services provided by the affiliated hospital. Ground leases may also contain consent requirements or other restrictions on sale or assignment of the Company’s leasehold interest, including rights of first offer and first refusal in favor of the lessor. These ground lease provisions may limit the Company’s ability to lease, sell, or obtain mortgage financing secured by such properties which, in turn, could adversely affect the income from operations or the proceeds received from a sale. As a ground lessee, the Company is also exposed to the risk of reversion of the property upon expiration of the ground lease term, or an earlier breach by the Company of the ground lease, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, consolidated

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financial condition and results of operations, the Company’s ability to make distributions to the Company’s stockholders and the trading price of the Company’s common stock.

The Company may experience uninsured or underinsured losses related to casualty or liability.

The Company carries comprehensive liability insurance and property insurance covering its owned and managed properties. In addition, tenants under long-term single-tenant net leases are required to carry property insurance covering the Company’s interest in the buildings. Some types of losses may be uninsurable or too expensive to insure against. Should an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occur, the Company could lose all or a portion of the capital it has invested in a property, as well as the anticipated future revenue from the property. In such an event, the Company might remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial obligation related to the property. The Company cannot give assurance that material losses in excess of insurance proceeds will not occur in the future.

The Company is subject to cyber security risks.

A cyber-attack that bypasses the Company's information technology (“IT”) security systems causing an IT security breach may lead to a material disruption of the Company's IT business systems and/or the loss of business information resulting in an adverse business impact. Risks may include:

• future results could be adversely affected due to the theft, destruction, loss, misappropriation or release of confidential data or intellectual property;

• operational or business delays resulting from the disruption of IT systems and subsequent clean-up and mitigation activities; and/or

• negative publicity resulting in reputation or brand damage with the Company's tenants, health systems or other operators.

Risks relating to our capital structure and financings

The Company has incurred significant debt obligations and may incur additional debt and increase leverage in the future.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $1.3 billion of outstanding indebtedness and the Company’s leverage ratio [debt divided by (debt plus stockholders’ equity less intangible assets plus accumulated depreciation)] was 33.9%. Covenants under the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2011, among the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto, as amended (“Unsecured Credit Facility”), the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto, as amended (the “Unsecured Term Loan due 2019”) and the indentures governing the Company’s senior notes permit the Company to incur substantial, additional debt, and the Company may borrow additional funds, which may include secured borrowings. A high level of indebtedness would require the Company to dedicate a substantial portion of its cash flows from operations to service the debt, thereby reducing the funds available to implement the Company’s business strategy and to make distributions to stockholders. A high level of indebtedness could also:

• limit the Company’s ability to adjust rapidly to changing market conditions in the event of a downturn in general economic conditions or in the real estate and/or healthcare industries;

• impair the Company’s ability to obtain additional debt financing or require potentially dilutive equity to fund obligations and carry out its business strategy; and

• result in a downgrade of the rating of the Company’s debt securities by one or more rating agencies, which would increase the costs of borrowing under the Unsecured Credit Facility and the cost of issuance of new debt securities, among other things.

In addition, from time to time, the Company secures or assumes mortgages to partially fund its investments. If the Company is unable to meet its mortgage payments, then the encumbered properties could be foreclosed upon or transferred to the mortgagee with a consequent loss of income and asset value. A foreclosure on one or more of the Company's properties could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

Covenants in the Company’s debt instruments limit its operational flexibility, and a breach of these covenants could materially affect the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

The terms of the Unsecured Credit Facility, the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019, the indentures governing the Company’s outstanding senior notes and other debt instruments that the Company may enter into in the future are subject to customary financial and operational covenants. These provisions include, among other things: a limitation on the incurrence of additional indebtedness; limitations on mergers, investments, acquisitions, redemptions of capital stock, transactions with affiliates; and

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maintenance of specified financial ratios. The Company’s continued ability to incur debt and operate its business is subject to compliance with these covenants, which limit operational flexibility. Breaches of these covenants could result in defaults under applicable debt instruments, even if payment obligations are satisfied. Financial and other covenants that limit the Company’s operational flexibility, as well as defaults resulting from a breach of any of these covenants in its debt instruments, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

A change to the Company’s current dividend payment may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Company’s common stock.

The ability of the Company to pay dividends is dependent upon its ability to maintain funds from operations and cash flow, to make accretive new investments and to access capital. There can be no assurance that the Company will continue to pay dividends at current amounts, or at all. A failure to maintain dividend payments at current levels could result in a reduction of the market price of the Company’s common stock.

If lenders under the Unsecured Credit Facility fail to meet their funding commitments, the Company’s operations and consolidated financial position would be negatively impacted.

Access to external capital on favorable terms is critical to the Company’s success in growing and maintaining its portfolio. If financial institutions within the Unsecured Credit Facility were unwilling or unable to meet their respective funding commitments to the Company, any such failure would have a negative impact on the Company’s operations, consolidated financial condition and ability to meet its obligations, including the payment of dividends to stockholders.

The unavailability of equity and debt capital, volatility in the credit markets, increases in interest rates, or changes in the Company’s debt ratings could have an adverse effect on the Company’s ability to meet its debt payments, make dividend payments to stockholders or engage in acquisition and development activity.

A REIT is required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), to make dividend distributions, thereby retaining less of its capital for growth. As a result, a REIT typically requires new capital to invest in real estate assets. However, there may be times when the Company will have limited access to capital from the equity and/or debt markets. Changes in the Company’s debt ratings could have a material adverse effect on its interest costs and financing sources. The Company’s debt rating can be materially influenced by a number of factors including, but not limited to, acquisitions, investment decisions, and capital management activities. In recent years, the capital and credit markets have experienced volatility and at times have limited the availability of funds. The Company’s ability to access the capital and credit markets may be limited by these or other factors, which could have an impact on its ability to refinance maturing debt, fund dividend payments and operations, acquire healthcare properties and complete development and redevelopment projects. If the Company is unable to refinance or extend principal payments due at maturity of its various debt instruments, its cash flow may not be sufficient to repay maturing debt and, consequently, make dividend payments to stockholders. If the Company defaults in paying any of its debts or satisfying its debt covenants, it could experience cross-defaults among debt instruments, the debts could be accelerated and the Company could be forced to liquidate assets for less than the values it would otherwise receive.

The Company is exposed to increases in interest rates, which could adversely impact its ability to refinance existing debt, sell assets or engage in acquisition and development activity.

The Company receives a significant portion of its revenues by leasing its assets under long-term leases in which the rental rate is generally fixed, subject to annual rent escalators. A significant portion of the Company’s debt may be subject to floating rates, based on LIBOR or other indices. The generally fixed nature of revenues and the variable rate of certain debt obligations create interest rate risk for the Company. Increases in interest rates could make the financing of any acquisition or investment activity more costly. Rising interest rates could limit the Company’s ability to refinance existing debt when it matures or cause the Company to pay higher rates upon refinancing. An increase in interest rates also could have the effect of reducing the amounts that third parties might be willing to pay for real estate assets, which could limit the Company’s ability to sell assets at times when it might be advantageous to do so.

The Company may enter into swap agreements from time to time that may not effectively reduce its exposure to changes in interest rates. 

The Company has entered into swap agreements in the past and may enter into such agreements to manage some of its exposure to interest rate volatility. These swap agreements involve risks, such as the risk that counterparties may fail to honor their obligations under these arrangements. In addition, these arrangements may not be effective in reducing the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates. When the Company uses forward-starting interest rate swaps, there is a risk that it will not complete the long-term borrowing against which the swap is intended to hedge. If such events occur, the Company’s results of operations may be adversely affected.

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Risks relating to government regulations

If a healthcare tenant loses its licensure or certification, becomes unable to provide healthcare services, cannot meet its financial obligations to the Company or otherwise vacates a facility, the Company would have to obtain another tenant for the affected facility.

If the Company loses a tenant or sponsoring health system because such tenant loses its license or certification, becomes unable to provide healthcare services, cannot meet its financial obligations to the Company or otherwise vacates a facility, and the Company is unable to attract another healthcare provider on a timely basis and on acceptable terms, the Company’s cash flows and results of operations could suffer. Transfers of operations of healthcare facilities are often subject to regulatory approvals not required for transfers of other types of commercial operations and real estate.

Adverse trends in the healthcare service industry may negatively affect the Company’s lease revenues and the values of its investments.

The healthcare service industry may be affected by the following:

• trends in the method of delivery of healthcare services;

• competition among healthcare providers;

• consolidation of large health insurers;

• lower reimbursement rates from government and commercial payors, high uncompensated care expense, investment losses and limited admissions growth pressuring operating profit margins for healthcare providers;

• availability of capital;

• credit downgrades;

• liability insurance expense;

• regulatory and government reimbursement uncertainty resulting from the Affordable Care Act and other healthcare reform laws;

• efforts to repeal, replace or modify the Affordable Care Act in whole or in part;

• health reform initiatives to address healthcare costs through expanded value-based purchasing programs, bundled provider payments, health insurance exchanges, increased patient cost-sharing, geographic payment variations, comparative effectiveness research, lower payments for hospital readmissions, and shared risk-and-reward payment models such as accountable care organizations;

• federal court decisions on cases challenging the legality of certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act;

• federal and state government plans to reduce budget deficits and address debt ceiling limits by lowering healthcare provider Medicare and Medicaid payment rates, while requiring increased patient access to care;

• equalizing Medicare payment rates across different settings;

• heightened health information technology security standards and the meaningful use of electronic health records by healthcare providers; and

• potential tax law changes affecting non-profit providers.

These changes, among others, can adversely affect the economic performance of some or all of the tenants and sponsoring health systems who provide financial support to the Company’s investments and, in turn, negatively affect the lease revenues and the value of the Company’s property investments.

If the Company fails to remain qualified as a REIT, the Company will be subject to significant adverse consequences, including adversely affecting the value of its common stock.

The Company intends to operate in a manner that will allow it to continue to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Although the Company believes that it qualifies as a REIT, it cannot provide any assurance that it will continue to qualify as a

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REIT for federal income tax purposes. The Company’s continued qualification as a REIT will depend on the satisfaction of certain asset, income, organizational, distribution, stockholder ownership and other requirements on a continuing basis. The Company’s ability to satisfy the asset tests depends upon the characterization and fair market values of its assets. The Company’s compliance with the REIT income and quarterly asset requirements also depends upon the Company’s ability to successfully manage the composition of the Company’s income and assets on an ongoing basis. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) will not contend that the Company has operated in a manner that violates any of the REIT requirements.

If the Company were to fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company would be subject to federal income tax, including any applicable alternative minimum tax, on its taxable income at regular corporate rates and possibly increased state and local taxes (and the Company might need to borrow money or sell assets in order to pay any such tax). Further, dividends paid to the Company’s stockholders would not be deductible by the Company in computing its taxable income. Any resulting corporate tax liability could be substantial and would reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to the Company’s stockholders, which in turn could have an adverse impact on the value of, and trading prices for, the Company’s common stock. In addition, in such event the Company would no longer be required to pay dividends to maintain REIT status, which could adversely affect the value of the Company’s common stock. Unless the Company were entitled to relief under certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company also would continue to be disqualified from taxation as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year in which the Company failed to qualify as a REIT.

Even if the Company remains qualified for taxation as a REIT, the Company is subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on its income and assets, including taxes on any undistributed taxable income, and state or local income, franchise, property and transfer taxes. These tax liabilities would reduce the Company’s cash flow and could adversely affect the value of the Company’s common stock. For more specific information on state income taxes paid, see Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company’s Articles of Incorporation contain limits and restrictions on transferability of the Company’s common stock which may have adverse effects on the value of the Company’s common stock.

In order to qualify as a REIT, no more than 50% of the value of the Company’s outstanding shares may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year. To assist in complying with this REIT requirement, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation contain provisions restricting share transfers where the transferee (other than specified individuals involved in the formation of the Company, members of their families and certain affiliates, and certain other exceptions) would, after such transfer, own (a) more than 9.9% either in number or value of the outstanding common stock of the Company or (b) more than 9.9% either in number or value of any outstanding preferred stock of the Company. If, despite this prohibition, stock is acquired increasing a transferee’s ownership to over 9.9% in value of either the outstanding common stock or any preferred stock of the Company, the stock in excess of this 9.9% in value is deemed to be held in trust for transfer at a price that does not exceed what the purported transferee paid for the stock, and, while held in trust, the stock is not entitled to receive dividends or to vote. In addition, under these circumstances, the Company has the right to redeem such stock. These restrictions on transfer of the Company’s shares could have adverse effects on the value of the Company’s common stock.

Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends.

The federal tax rate applicable to income from “qualified dividends” payable to certain domestic stockholders that are individuals, trusts and estates is currently the preferential tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains. Dividends payable by REITs, however, are generally not qualified dividends and do not qualify for the preferential tax rate. The more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate qualified dividends could cause investors who are individuals, trusts and estates to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of the stock of REITs, including the Company’s common stock.

Complying with the REIT requirements may cause the Company to forego otherwise attractive opportunities.

To qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Company must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the sources of its income, the nature of its assets, the amounts it distributes to its stockholders and the ownership of its stock. The Company may be unable to pursue investments that would be otherwise advantageous to the Company in order to satisfy the source-of-income or distribution requirements for qualifying as a REIT. Thus, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder the Company’s ability to make certain attractive investments.

Qualifying as a REIT involves highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code for which only limited judicial and administrative authorities exist. Even a technical or inadvertent violation could jeopardize the Company’s REIT qualification. The Company’s continued qualification as a REIT will depend on the Company’s satisfaction of certain asset, income, organizational, distribution, stockholder ownership and other requirements on a continuing basis. In

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addition, the Company’s ability to satisfy the requirements to qualify as a REIT depends in part on the actions of third parties over which the Company has no control or only limited influence, including in cases where the Company owns an equity interest in an entity that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

New legislation or administrative or judicial action, in each instance potentially with retroactive effect, could make it more difficult or impossible for the Company to qualify as a REIT.

The present federal income tax treatment of REITs may be modified, possibly with retroactive effect, by legislative, judicial or administrative action at any time, which could affect the federal income tax treatment of an investment in the Company. The federal income tax rules that affect REITs are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process, the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department, which results in statutory changes as well as frequent revisions to regulations and interpretations. Revisions in federal tax laws and interpretations thereof could cause the Company to change its investments and commitments and affect the tax considerations of an investment in the Company. There can be no assurance that new legislation, regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions will not change the tax laws significantly with respect to the Company’s qualification as a REIT or with respect to the federal income tax consequences of qualification.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

In addition to the properties described in Item 1, “Business,” in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and in Schedule III of Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company leases office space from an unrelated third party for its headquarters, which are located at 3310 West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. The Company’s corporate office lease currently covers approximately 36,653 square feet of rented space and expires on October 31, 2020. Annual base rent on the corporate office lease increases approximately 3.25% annually. The Company’s base rent for 2016 was approximately $0.9 million.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

The Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation that, if resolved against the Company, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Shares of the Company’s common stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HR.” At December 31, 2016, there were 1,076 stockholders of record. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices per share of common stock, and the dividends declared and paid per share of common stock related to the periods indicated.

	High		Low		Dividends Declared and Paid per Share
2016
First Quarter	$	31.09	$	27.50	$	0.30
Second Quarter	35.00		29.42		0.30
Third Quarter	36.60		32.80		0.30
Fourth Quarter (Dividend payable on February 28, 2017)	34.28		26.66		0.30
2015
First Quarter	$	31.20	$	26.03	$	0.30
Second Quarter	28.39		23.10		0.30
Third Quarter	25.24		22.01		0.30
Fourth Quarter	28.51		24.64		0.30

Future dividends will be declared and paid at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Company’s ability to pay dividends is dependent upon its ability to generate funds from operations and cash flows, and to make accretive new investments.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2016 about the Company’s common stock that may be issued as restricted stock and upon the exercise of options, warrants and rights under all of the Company’s existing compensation plans, including the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Plan Category	Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (1)	Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (1)	Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in the First Column)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders	316,321	—	2,538,951
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders	—	—	—
Total	316,321	—	2,538,951

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(1) The outstanding rights relate only to the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company is unable to ascertain with specificity the number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding rights under the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan or the weighted average exercise price of outstanding rights under that plan. The 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan provides that shares of common stock may be purchased at a per share price equal to 85% of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning of the offering period or a purchase date applicable to such offering period, whichever is lower.

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company withheld shares of Company common stock to satisfy minimum employee tax withholding obligations payable upon the vesting of non-vested shares, as follows:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 - January 31	13,838	$	28.32	—	—
February 1 - February 29	40	28.71		—	—
March 1 - March 31	—	—		—	—
April 1 - April 30	564	30.28		—	—
May 1 - May 31	—	—		—	—
June 1 - June 30	—	—		—	—
July 1 - July 31	—	—		—	—
August 1 - August 31	—	—		—	—
September 1 - September 30	—	—		—	—
October 1 - October 31	12,817	31.89		—	—
November 1 - November 30	1,634	30.05		—	—
December 1 - December 31	19,535	30.32		—	—
Total	48,428

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following table sets forth financial information for the Company, which is derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands except per share data)	2016			2015			2014			2013 (1)			2012 (1)
Statement of Income Data:
Total revenues	$	411,630		$	388,471		$	370,855		$	330,949		$	297,682
Total expenses	309,932			283,541			267,100			243,331			224,592
Other income (expense)	(15,942		)	(46,094		)	(69,776		)	(100,710		)	(73,982		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	85,756		$	58,836		$	33,979		$	(13,092	)	$	(892	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(185		)	10,600			(1,779		)	20,075			6,427
Net income attributable to common
stockholders	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	31,887		$	6,946		$	5,465
Diluted earnings per common share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.78		$	0.59		$	0.35		$	(0.14	)	$	(0.01	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00			0.11			(0.02		)	0.22			0.08
Net income attributable to common
stockholders	$	0.78		$	0.70		$	0.33		$	0.08		$	0.07
Weighted average common shares outstanding -
Diluted	109,387			99,880			96,759			90,941			78,845
Balance Sheet Data(as of the end of the period):
Real estate properties, gross	$	3,628,221		$	3,380,908		$	3,258,279		$	3,067,187		$	2,821,323
Real estate properties, net	$	2,787,382		$	2,618,982		$	2,557,608		$	2,435,078		$	2,240,706
Mortgage notes receivable	$	—		$	—		$	1,900		$	125,547		$	162,191
Assets held for sale and discontinued
operations, net	$	3,092		$	724		$	9,146		$	6,852		$	3,337
Total assets (2)	$	3,040,647		$	2,810,224		$	2,757,510		$	2,729,662		$	2,539,972
Notes and bonds payable (2)	$	1,264,370		$	1,424,992		$	1,403,692		$	1,348,459		$	1,293,044
Total stockholders' equity	$	1,653,414		$	1,242,747		$	1,221,054		$	1,245,286		$	1,120,944
Other Data:
Funds from operations - Diluted (3)	$	174,420		$	124,571		$	146,493		$	92,166		$	105,955
Funds from operations per common share - Diluted (3)	$	1.59		$	1.25		$	1.51		$	1.00		$	1.32
Cash flows from operations	$	151,272		$	160,375		$	125,370		$	120,797		$	116,397
Dividends paid	$	131,759		$	120,266		$	116,371		$	111,571		$	96,356
Dividends declared and paid per common share	$	1.20		$	1.20		$	1.20		$	1.20		$	1.20

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(1) The Company did not have any dispositions that met the criteria for presentation as discontinued operations in 2015 or 2016. However, the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were restated to conform to the discontinued operations presentation for 2014. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the Company’s discontinued operations as of December 31, 2016.

(2) The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" and ASU No. 2015-15 "Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of -Credit Arrangements", as of January 1, 2016. Balance Sheet data for the years ending December 31, 2016 and 2015 shown above reflect this reclassification. Balance Sheet data for the years ending December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 have not been restated. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

(3) See "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" for a discussion of funds from operations (“FFO”), including why the Company presents FFO and a reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to FFO.

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Item 7. Management's Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report and other materials Healthcare Realty has filed or may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made, or to be made, by senior management of the Company, contain, or will contain, disclosures that are “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts and can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “target,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “continue,” “should,” “could” and other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements are based on the current plans and expectations of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the Company’s current plans and expectations and future financial condition and results.

Such risks and uncertainties as more fully discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this report and in other reports filed by the Company with the SEC from time to time include, among other things, the following:

• The Company's expected results may not be achieved;

• The Company’s revenues depend on the ability of its tenants under its leases to generate sufficient income from their operations to make rent, loan and lease guaranty payments to the Company;

• The Company may decide or may be required under purchase options to sell certain properties. The Company may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from sale at rates of return equal to the return received on the properties sold. Uncertain market conditions could result in the Company selling properties at unfavorable rates or at losses in the future;

• Owning real estate and indirect interests in real estate is subject to inherent risks;

• The Company may incur impairment charges on its real estate properties or other assets;

• If the Company is unable to promptly re-let its properties, if the rates upon such re-letting are significantly lower than the previous rates or if the Company is required to undertake significant expenditures to attract new tenants, then the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected;

• Certain of the Company’s properties are special purpose healthcare facilities and may not be easily adaptable to other uses;

• The Company has, and may have more in the future, exposure to fixed rent escalators, which could lag behind inflation;

• The Company’s real estate investments are illiquid and the Company may not be able to sell properties strategically targeted for disposition;

• The Company is subject to risks associated with the development and redevelopment of properties;

• The Company may make material acquisitions and undertake developments that may involve the expenditure of significant funds and may not perform in accordance with management’s expectations;

• The Company is exposed to risks associated with geographic concentration;

• Many of the Company’s leases are dependent on the viability of associated health systems. Revenue concentrations relating to these leases expose the Company to risks related to the financial condition of the associated health systems;

• Many of the Company’s properties are held under ground leases. These ground leases contain provisions that may limit the Company’s ability to lease, sell, or finance these properties;

• The Company may experience uninsured or underinsured losses related to casualty or liability;

• The Company is subject to cyber security risks;

• The Company has incurred significant debt obligations and may incur additional debt and increase leverage in the future;

• Covenants in the Company’s debt instruments limit its operational flexibility, and a breach of these covenants could materially affect the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations;

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• A change to the Company’s current dividend payment may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Company’s common stock;

• If lenders under the Unsecured Credit Facility fail to meet their funding commitments, the Company’s operations and consolidated financial position would be negatively impacted;

• The unavailability of equity and debt capital, volatility in the credit markets, increases in interest rates, or changes in the Company’s debt ratings could have an adverse effect on the Company’s ability to meet its debt payments, make dividend payments to stockholders or engage in acquisition and development activity;

• The Company is exposed to increases in interest rates, which could adversely impact its ability to refinance existing debt, sell assets or engage in acquisition and development activity;

• The Company may enter into swap agreements from time to time that may not effectively reduce its exposure to changes in interest rates;

• If a healthcare tenant loses its licensure or certification, becomes unable to provide healthcare services, cannot meet its financial obligations to the Company or otherwise vacates a facility, the Company would have to obtain another tenant for the affected facility;

• Adverse trends in the healthcare service industry may negatively affect the Company’s lease revenues and the values of its investments;

• If the Company fails to remain qualified as a REIT, the Company will be subject to significant adverse consequences, including adversely affecting the value of its common stock;

• The Company's Articles of Incorporation contain limits and restrictions on transferability of the Company's common stock which may have adverse effects on the value of the Company's common stock;

• Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends;

• Complying with the REIT requirements may cause the Company to forego otherwise attractive opportunities;

• Qualifying as a REIT involves highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; and

• New legislation or administrative or judicial action, in each instance potentially with retroactive effect, could make it more difficult or impossible for the Company to qualify as a REIT.

The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Stockholders and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented in the Company’s filings and reports, including, without limitation, estimates and projections regarding the performance of development projects the Company is pursuing.

The purpose of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is to provide an understanding of the Company's consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows by focusing on the changes in key measures from year to year. This section is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. This section is organized in the following sections:

• Overview

• Liquidity and Capital Resources

• Trends and Matters Impacting Operating Results

• Results of Operations

• Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators

• Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

• Contractual Obligations

• Application of Critical Accounting Policies to Accounting Estimates

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Overview

The Company owns and operates healthcare properties that facilitate the delivery of care in primarily outpatient settings. To execute its strategy, the Company engages in a broad spectrum of integrated services including leasing, management, acquisition, financing, development and redevelopment of such properties. The Company seeks to generate stable, growing income and lower the long-term risk profile of its portfolio of properties by focusing on facilities located on or near the campuses of large, acute care hospitals associated with leading health systems. The Company seeks to reduce financial and operational risk by owning properties in diverse geographic locations with a broad tenant mix that includes over 30 physician specialties, as well as surgery, imaging, cancer and diagnostic centers.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company monitors its liquidity and capital resources and relies on several key indicators in its assessment of capital markets for financing acquisitions and other operating activities as needed, including the following:

•Leverage ratios and lending covenants;

•Dividend payout percentage; and

•Interest rates, underlying treasury rates, debt market spreads and equity markets.

The Company uses these indicators and others to compare its operations to its peers and to help identify areas in which the Company may need to focus its attention.

Sources and Uses of Cash

The Company's revenues are derived from its real estate property portfolio based on contractual arrangements with its tenants and sponsoring health systems. These sources of revenue represent the Company's primary source of liquidity to fund its dividends and its operating expenses, including interest incurred on debt, general and administrative costs, capital expenditures and other expenses incurred in connection with managing its existing portfolio and investing in additional properties. To the extent additional investments are not funded by these sources, the Company will fund its investment activity generally through equity or debt issuances either in the public or private markets, property dispositions or through proceeds from its Unsecured Credit Facility.

The Company expects to continue to meet its liquidity needs, including capital for additional investments, dividend payments and debt service funds through cash on hand, cash flows from operations and the cash flow sources addressed above. The Company also had unencumbered real estate assets with a gross book value of approximately $3.3 billion at December 31, 2016, of which a portion could serve as collateral for secured mortgage financing. The Company believes that its liquidity and sources of capital are adequate to satisfy its cash requirements. The Company cannot, however, be certain that these sources of funds will be available at a time and upon terms acceptable to the Company in sufficient amounts to meet its liquidity needs.

The Company has some exposure to variable interest rates and its common stock price is impacted by the volatility in the stock markets. However, the Company’s leases, which provide its main source of income and cash flow, have terms of approximately one to 20 years and have lease rates that generally increase on an annual basis at fixed rates or based on consumer price indices.

Operating Activities

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the three years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 were $151.3 million, $160.4 million and $125.4 million, respectively. Several items impact cash flows from operating activities including, but not limited to, cash generated from property operations, interest payments and the timing related to the payment of invoices and other expenses and receipt of tenant rent.

The Company may sell additional properties and redeploy cash from property sales into new investments. To the extent revenues related to the properties being sold exceed income from these new investments, the Company's consolidated results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.

See "Trends and Matters Impacting Operating Results" for additional information regarding the Company's operating activities.

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Investing Activities

A summary of the significant transactions impacting investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 is listed below. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail on these activities.

Outflows

The Company acquired 10 medical office buildings during 2016 for a total purchase price of $241.9 million, including cash consideration of $224.9 million, purchase price credits of $1.0 million, capital commitments of $2.8 million and the assumption of mortgage notes payable of $13.2 million (excluding a $0.8 million fair value premium recorded at closing). The following table details the acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Health System Affiliation	Date Acquired	Purchase Price		Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed			Square Footage	Hospital Campus Location
Seattle, Washington	UW Medicine	3/31/16	$	38.3	$	—		69,712	Adjacent
Seattle, Washington	UW Medicine	4/29/16	21.6		—			46,637	On
Los Angeles, California	HCA	5/13/16	20.0		(13.2		)	63,012	On
Seattle, Washington	UW Medicine	9/12/16	53.1		—			87,462	On
Washington, D.C.	Inova Health System	9/26/16	45.2		—			103,783	On
Baltimore, Maryland (1)	University of Maryland	10/11/16	36.2		—			113,631	On
Seattle, Washington	Providence Health	10/17/16	9.8		—			29,753	On
Seattle, Washington	Providence Health	12/21/16	5.1		—			20,740	On
St. Paul, Minnesota	HealthEast Care System	12/21/16	12.6		—			48,281	On
			$	241.9	$	(13.2	)	583,011

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(1) Includes two properties

In 2016, the Company funded $56.9 million at its owned real estate properties, including first generation tenant improvement allowances and planned capital expenditures for acquisitions. The following table details these expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	2016
1st generation tenant improvements & planned capital expenditures for acquisitions	$	16.1
2nd generation tenant improvements	23.7
Capital expenditures	17.1
Total capital funding	$	56.9

In 2016, the Company funded $45.3 million toward development and redevelopment of properties.

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Inflows

The Company disposed of six properties in 2016 for a total sales price of $94.7 million, including cash proceeds of $93.3 million, and $1.4 million of closing costs and related adjustments. The following table details these dispositions for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Date Disposed	Sales Price		Square Footage	Property Type (1)
Kansas City, Kansas	10/14/16	$	15.1	70,908	MOB
Nashville, Tennessee	10/28/16	8.8		45,274	MOB
Altoona, Pennsylvania	12/20/16	21.5		64,032	IRF
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	12/20/16	24.2		79,836	IRF
Phoenix, Arizona	12/20/16	22.3		51,903	IRF
Atlanta, Georgia	12/22/16	2.8		8,749	MOB
Total dispositions		$	94.7	320,702

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(1) MOB = medical office building, IRF = inpatient rehabilitation hospital

Financing Activities

Below is a summary of the significant financing activity for the year ended December 31, 2016. See Notes 9 and 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the capital markets and financing activities.

Debt Activity

The following table details the Company's debt balances as of December 31, 2016:

	Balance as of December 31, 2016	Weighted Years to Maturity	Effective Interest Rate
Senior Notes due 2021, net of discount	$397,147	4.0	5.97	%
Senior Notes due 2023, net of discount	247,296	6.3	3.95	%
Senior Notes due 2025, net of discount	247,819	8.3	4.08	%
Total Senior Notes Outstanding	$892,262	5.9	4.89	%
Unsecured credit facility due 2020	107,000	3.6	1.82	%
Unsecured term loan due 2019	149,491	2.2	1.77	%
Mortgage notes payable, net	115,617	6.8	5.14	%
Total Outstanding Notes and Bonds Payable	$1,264,370	5.3	4.28	%

On July 29, 2016, the Company entered into an amendment to its Unsecured Credit Facility that extended the maturity date from April 2017 to July 2020, reduced the spread over LIBOR that the Company pays for borrowing, and revised financial covenants to provide the Company with increased flexibility. Amounts outstanding under the Unsecured Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin rate. The margin rate, which depends on the Company's credit ratings, ranges from 0.83% to 1.55% (1.00% as of December 31, 2016). In addition, the Company pays a facility fee per annum on the aggregate amount of commitments ranging from 0.13% to 0.30% (0.20% as of December 31, 2016). In connection with the amendment, the Company paid up-front fees to the lenders and other costs of approximately $4.4 million which will be amortized over the term of the Unsecured Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $107.0 million outstanding under the Unsecured Credit Facility with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.8% and a remaining borrowing capacity of approximately $593.0 million.

On July 29, 2016, the Company entered into an amendment to the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019. This amendment was for the purpose of conforming the financial covenants in the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 to those in the amendment to the Unsecured Credit Facility due 2019. The amendment did not impact the maturity date or cost of borrowing under the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019.

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The following table details the mortgage note payable activity for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Transaction Date		Borrowing (Repayment)			Encumbered Square Footage	Contractual Interest Rate
Borrowings:
Los Angeles, California	01/05/16		$	11.5		90,607	3.6	%
Los Angeles, California (1)	05/13/16		13.2			63,012	4.8	%
Total borrowings			$	24.7		153,619
Repayments:
Charlotte, North Carolina	2/11/16		$	(10.2	)	90,633	5.9	%
Richmond, Virginia	4/29/16		(7.3		)	42,957	6.0	%
Seattle, Washington	9/1/16	`	(15.7		)	70,623	6.0	%
Nashville, Tennessee	10/18/16		(0.1		)	45,274	7.6	%
Total repayments			$	(33.3	)	249,487

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(1) Assumed upon acquisition.

Debt Covenant Information

As of December 31, 2016, 96.6% of the Company’s debt balances were due after 2017. Also, as of December 31, 2016, the Company’s stockholders’ equity totaled approximately $1.7 billion and its leverage ratio [debt divided by (debt plus stockholders’ equity less intangible assets plus accumulated depreciation)] was approximately 33.9%. The Company’s fixed charge ratio, calculated in accordance with Item 503 of Regulation S-K, includes only income from continuing operations which is reduced by depreciation and amortization and the operating results of properties currently classified as held for sale, as well as other income from discontinued operations (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). In accordance with this definition, the Company’s earnings from continuing operations as of December 31, 2016 were sufficient to cover its fixed charges with a ratio of 2.4 to 1.0. Calculated in accordance with the fixed charge covenant ratio under its Unsecured Credit Facility, the Company’s earnings covered its fixed charges at a ratio of 3.8 to 1.0.

The Company’s various debt agreements contain certain representations, warranties, and financial and other covenants customary in such debt agreements. Among other things, these provisions require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and impose certain limits on the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness and create liens or encumbrances. As of December 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenant provisions under all of its various debt instruments.

The Company plans to manage its capital structure to maintain compliance with its debt covenants consistent with its current profile. Downgrades in ratings by the rating agencies could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s cost and availability of capital, which could in turn have a material adverse impact on consolidated results of operations, liquidity and/or financial condition.

Common Stock Issuances

On February 19, 2016, the Company entered into sales agreements with five investment banks to allow sales under its at-the-market equity offering program of up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company sold a total of 4,795,601 shares of common stock under its at-the-market equity offering program, including 664,298 shares of common stock under a previous sales agreement. The sales generated $144.6 million in net proceeds at prices ranging from $28.31 to $33.66 per share (weighted average of $30.61 per share). The Company has 5,868,697 authorized shares remaining available to be sold under the current sales agreements as of February 15, 2017. The Company used the net proceeds from the at-the-market equity offering program for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition and development of healthcare facilities, funding of mortgage loans and the repayment of debt.

On July 5, 2016, the Company issued 9,200,000 shares of common stock at $33.13 per share in an underwritten public offering pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement. The net proceeds of the offering, after offering expenses, were approximately $304.6 million. A portion of the proceeds was used to repay indebtedness and fund investment activity.

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Dividends Payable

The Company is required to pay dividends to its stockholders at least equal to 90% of its taxable income in order to maintain its qualification as a REIT. Common stock cash dividends paid during or related to 2016 are shown in the table below:

Quarter	Quarterly Dividend		Date of Declaration	Date of Record	Date Paid/*Payable
4th Quarter 2015	$	0.30	February 2, 2016	February 18, 2016	February 29, 2016
1st Quarter 2016	$	0.30	May 3, 2016	May 16, 2016	May 31, 2016
2nd Quarter 2016	$	0.30	August 2, 2016	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
3rd Quarter 2016	$	0.30	November 1, 2016	November 16, 2016	November 30, 2016
4th Quarter 2016	$	0.30	January 31, 2017	February 14, 2017	* February 28, 2017

The ability of the Company to pay dividends is dependent upon its ability to generate funds from operations and cash flows and to make accretive new investments.

Trends and Matters Impacting Operating Results

Management monitors factors and trends important to the Company and the REIT industry in order to gauge their potential impact on the operations of the Company. Discussed below are some of the factors and trends that management believes may impact future operations of the Company.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

The Company acquired 10 medical office buildings during 2016 for a total purchase price of $241.9 million, including cash consideration of $224.9 million and the assumption of mortgage notes payable of $13.2 million (excluding $0.8 million fair value adjustment premiums recorded upon acquisition). The weighted average capitalization rate of the 2016 acquisitions was 5.6%.

The Company disposed of six properties during 2016 for a total sales price of $94.7 million, including cash proceeds of $93.3 million and $1.4 million of closing costs and adjustments. The weighted average capitalization rate of the 2016 dispositions was 8.2%.

A component of the Company's strategy is to continually monitor its portfolio for opportunities to improve the overall quality. Properties that are located off-campus, in smaller markets or not associated with the delivery of outpatient healthcare may be sold for higher capitalization rates than properties acquired to replace them. Properties that meet the Company's investment criteria sell for lower capitalization rates because of their lower-risk profile and higher internal growth potential.

See the Company's discussion regarding the 2016 acquisitions and dispositions activity in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Development and Redevelopment Activity

In 2016, the Company funded $45.3 million toward development and redevelopment of properties, with two projects underway at December 31, 2016. The Company received a certificate of occupancy for one redevelopment project in Nashville, Tennessee during the fourth quarter of 2016. This project added 49,089 square feet to one of the Company's existing medical office buildings. Funding of tenant improvements for this project will continue through the first half of 2017 as tenants take occupancy.

The Company expects to begin development of a 151,000 square foot medical office building in Seattle, Washington. The total development budget is estimated to be $64.1 million. Construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2017 and be completed by the end of 2018.

The Company is in the planning stages with several health systems and developers regarding new development and redevelopment opportunities and expects one or more to begin in 2017. Total costs to develop or redevelop a typical medical office building can vary depending on the scope of the project, market rental terms, parking configuration, building amenities, asset type and geographic location.

The Company’s ability to complete and stabilize these facilities in a given period of time will impact the Company’s results of operations and cash flows. More favorable completion dates, stabilization periods and rental rates will result in improved results of operations and cash flows, while lagging completion dates, stabilization periods and rental rates will result in less favorable

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results of operations and cash flows. The Company’s disclosures regarding projections or estimates of completion dates and leasing may not reflect actual results. See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the Company’s development and redevelopment activities.

Security Deposits and Letters of Credit

As of December 31, 2016, the Company held approximately $10.6 million in letters of credit and security deposits for the benefit of the Company in the event the obligated tenant fails to perform under the terms of its respective lease. Generally, the Company may, at its discretion and upon notification to the tenant, draw upon these instruments if there are any defaults under the leases.

Multi-Tenant Leases

The Company expects that approximately 15% to 20% of the leases in its multi-tenant portfolio will expire each year. In-place multi-tenant leases have a weighted average lease term of 7.7 years and a weighted average remaining lease term of 3.7 years. During 2016, 447 leases totaling 1.4 million square feet in the Company's multi-tenant portfolio expired, of which 369 leases totaling 1.2 million square feet were renewed or the tenants continue to occupy the space. Demand for well-located real estate with complementary practice types and services remains consistent, and the Company's 2016 quarterly tenant retention statistics ranged from 82% to 88%. In 2017, 549 leases totaling 1.8 million square feet in the Company's multi-tenant portfolio are scheduled to expire.  Of those leases, 93% are in on-campus buildings, which tend to have a high tenant retention rate.

The Company continues to emphasize revenue growth for its in-place leases. In 2016, the Company experienced contractual rental rate growth which averaged 2.9% for in-place leases compared to 3.0% in 2015. In addition, the Company saw increases in its quarterly weighted average rental rate growth for renewing leases ("cash leasing spread"). In 2016, quarterly cash leasing spreads ranged from 3.3% to 6.6% compared to 2.3% to 4.3% in 2015.

In a further effort to maximize revenue growth and reduce its exposure to uncontrollable expenses such as taxes and utilities, the Company carefully manages its balance of lease types. Gross leases, wherein the Company has full exposure to all operating expenses, comprise 15% of its lease portfolio. Generally, the Company seeks higher rental increases for gross leases to mitigate exposure to operating expenses. Modified gross or base year leases, in which the Company and tenant both pay a share of operating expenses, comprise 30% of the Company's leased portfolio. Net leases, in which tenants pay all allowable operating expenses, total 55% of the leased portfolio.

Capital Additions

As a part of the Company's leasing practice, the Company seeks to earn a return on capital additions when determining asking lease rates for each property by considering gross investment, inclusive of any actual or expected capital additions. The Company invested $17.1 million, or $1.17 per square foot, in capital additions in 2016 and $16.0 million, or $1.12 per square foot, in capital additions in 2015.

Capital additions are long-term investments made to maintain and improve the physical and aesthetic attributes of the Company's owned properties. Examples of such improvements include, but are not limited to, material changes to, or the full replacement of, major building systems (exterior facade, building structure, roofs, elevators, mechanical systems, electrical systems, energy management systems, upgrades to existing systems for improved efficiency) and common area improvements (furniture, signage and artwork, bathroom fixtures and finishes, exterior landscaping, parking lots or garages). These additions are capitalized into the gross investment of a property and then depreciated over their estimated useful lives, typically ranging from 7 to 20 years. Capital additions specifically do not include recurring maintenance expenses, whether direct or indirect, related to the upkeep and maintenance of major building systems or common area improvements.  Capital additions also do not include improvements related to a specific tenant suite, unless the improvement is part of a major building system or common area improvement.

Tenant Improvements

The Company may provide a tenant improvement allowance in new or renewal leases for the purpose of refurbishing or renovating tenant space. Shorter-term leases (one to two years) generally do not include a tenant improvement allowance. In instances where the Company negotiates a renewal lease but does not increase the rental rate in the first year of the renewal term, it limits or eliminates a tenant's improvement allowance.

Tenant improvements spending totaled approximately $39.8 million in 2016, of which $16.1 million pertained to first generation space. Tenant improvements spending in 2015 totaled $25.2 million, of which $11.8 million pertained to first generation space. If tenants spend more than the allowance, the Company generally offers the tenant the option to amortize the overage over the lease term with interest or reimburse the overage to the Company in a lump sum. In either case, such overages are amortized by the Company as rental income over the term of the lease. Interest earned on tenant overages is included in other operating income in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income and totaled approximately $0.5 million in 2016,

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$0.6 million in 2015, and $0.7 million in 2014. The tenant overage amount amortized to rent totaled approximately $4.6 million in 2016, $4.5 million in 2015, and $4.2 million in 2014.

Second generation, multi-tenant tenant improvement commitments in 2016 for renewals averaged $1.55 per square foot per lease year, ranging quarterly from $1.04 to 1.84. In 2015, these commitments averaged $1.21 per square foot per lease year, ranging quarterly from $0.78 to $1.80.

Second generation, multi-tenant tenant improvement commitments in 2016 for new leases averaged $4.74 per square foot per lease year, ranging quarterly from $3.79 to $5.55. In 2015, these commitments averaged $3.41 per square foot per lease year, ranging quarterly from$2.79 to $3.75.

Leasing Commissions

In certain markets, the Company may pay leasing commissions to real estate brokers who represent either the Company's properties or prospective tenants, with commissions generally equating to 4% to 6% of the gross lease value for new leases and 2% to 4% of the gross lease value for renewal leases. In 2016, the Company paid leasing commissions of approximately $5.2 million, or $0.36 per square foot, of which $0.6 million pertained to the leases for first generation space. In 2015, the Company paid leasing commissions of approximately $7.5 million, or $0.53 per square foot, of which $0.6 million pertained to the leases for first generation space. The amount of leasing commissions amortized over the term of the applicable leases and included in property operating expense in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income totaled $4.2 million, $3.4 million and $3.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Rent Abatements

Rent abatements, which generally take the form of deferred rent, are sometimes used to help induce a potential tenant to lease space in the Company's properties. Such abatements, when made, are amortized by the Company on a straight-line basis against rental income over the lease term. Rent abatements for 2016 totaled approximately $3.5 million, or $0.24 per square foot, of which $1.2 million pertained to leases for first generation space. Rent abatements for 2015 totaled approximately $2.8 million, or $0.20 per square foot, of which $1.1 million pertained to leases for first generation space. Rent abatements for 2014 totaled approximately $3.8 million, or $0.27 per square foot, of which $2.4 million pertained to leases for first generation space.

Single-Tenant Net Leases

Two single-tenant net leases expired during the year ended December 31, 2016. One tenant entered into a new 11-year lease agreement and the Company sold this building in December 2016. The other lease was not renewed, but a new tenant signed a 20-year lease that commenced in June 2016 and resulted in an initial annual rent reduction of $0.8 million.

The Company received notice in October 2016 from an affiliate of LifeCare Management Services that it had ceased admitting new patients and planned to close a 78,731 square foot, long term acute care hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that it leases from the Company. The Company and the tenant agreed to terminate the lease effective January 31, 2017 and the Company received substantially all outstanding rent due through December 31, 2016. The Company expects a quarterly decrease in rental income of approximately $0.5 million as a result of this lease termination, effective with the first quarter of 2017. The Company intends to sell or lease the property to another health care provider.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a reserve of $0.3 million for past due rent associated with a tenant that operates a wellness center. The Company is in negotiations with the tenant to terminate the lease and enter into a new 12-year lease for the same property with an investment-grade acute care hospital. The new lease is expected to result in an annual rent reduction of $0.4 million.

Five single-tenant net leases expire on December 31, 2017. The Company expects each of these leases to be renewed or the properties to be sold to the lessee under its applicable purchase option. The purchase option prices are greater than the Company's net investment in the properties.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company has a total of 30 single-tenant net leases with a weighted average lease term of 13.3years and a weighted average remaining lease term of 8.1 years.

Property Operating Agreement Expirations

Two of the Company’s 202 owned real estate properties as of December 31, 2016 were covered under property operating agreements between the Company and a sponsoring health system. Three other property operating agreements expired during 2016 resulting in reduced revenue of approximately $0.7 million. These agreements contractually obligate the sponsoring health system to provide to the Company a minimum return on the Company’s investment in the property in exchange for the right to be involved in the operating decisions of the property, including tenancy. If the minimum return is not achieved through

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normal operations of the property, the Company calculates and accrues to property lease guaranty revenue, each quarter, any shortfalls due from the sponsoring health systems under the terms of the property operating agreement. One agreement expired in January 2017 and is expected to decrease property lease guaranty revenue by $0.2 million per quarter. The last agreement expires in February 2019.

Operating Leases

As of December 31, 2016, the Company was obligated under operating lease agreements consisting primarily of the Company’s corporate office lease and ground leases related to 49 real estate investments, excluding those ground leases the Company has prepaid. Rental expense relating to the operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $5.7 million, $5.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively. At December 31, 2016, the Company had 99 properties totaling 8.0 million square feet that were held under ground leases with a remaining weighted average term of 69.4 years, including renewal options, at December 31, 2016. These ground leases typically have initial terms of 50 to 75 years with one to two renewal options extending the terms to 75 to 100 years, with expiration dates through 2115.

Purchase Options

The Company had approximately $173.7 million in real estate properties as of December 31, 2016 that were subject to exercisable purchase options or purchase options that become exercisable during 2017. The Company has approximately $409.3 million in real estate properties that are subject to purchase options that will become exercisable after 2017. Additional information about the amount and basis for determination of the purchase price is detailed in the table below (dollars in thousands):

		Gross Real Estate Investment as of December 31, 2016
Year Exercisable	Number of Properties	Fair Market Value Method (1)		Non Fair Market Value Method (2)		Total
Current	6	$	124,668	$	—	$	124,668
2017	6	—		49,039		49,039
2018	—	—		—		—
2019	2	41,521		—		41,521
2020	—	—		—		—
2021	1	—		14,984		14,984
2022	1	19,356		—		19,356
2023	—	—		—		—
2024	—	—		—		—
2025	5	18,883		221,929		240,812
2026	—	—		—
2027 and thereafter	3	92,649		—		92,649
Total	24	$	297,077	$	285,952	$	583,029

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(1) The purchase option price includes a fair market value component that is determined by an appraisal process.

(2) Includes properties with stated purchase prices or prices based on fixed capitalization rates. These properties have purchase prices that are on average 13% greater than the Company's current gross investment.

Equity Issuances

On February 19, 2016, the Company entered into sales agreements with five investment banks to allow sales under its at-the-market equity offering program of up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company sold a total of 4,795,601 shares of common stock under this program, including 664,298 shares of common stock under a previous sales agreement. The sales generated $144.6 million in net proceeds at prices ranging from $28.31 to $33.66 per share (weighted average of $30.61 per share). The Company has 5,868,697 authorized shares remaining available to be sold under the current sales agreements as of February 15, 2017.

On July 5, 2016, the Company issued 9,200,000 shares of common stock at $33.13 per share in an underwritten public offering pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement. The net proceeds of the offering, after offering expenses, were approximately $304.6 million. A portion of the proceeds was used to repay indebtedness and fund investment activity.

Debt Management

The Company maintains a conservative and flexible capital structure that allows it to fund new investments and operate its existing portfolio. In addition to its unsecured senior notes, Unsecured Credit Facility, and Unsecured Term Loan due 2019, the Company has approximately $114.9 million of mortgage notes payable, most of which were assumed when the Company

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acquired properties. In 2017, approximately $0.2 million of these mortgage notes payable will mature. The Company intends to repay the mortgage notes upon maturity.

Impact of Inflation

The Company is subject to the risk of inflation as most of its revenues are derived from long-term leases. Most of the Company's leases provide for fixed increases in base rents or increases based on the Consumer Price Index, and require the tenant to pay all or some portion of increases in operating expenses. The Company believes that these provisions mitigate the impact of inflation. However, there can be no assurance that the Company's ability to increase rents or recover operating expenses will always keep pace with inflation. The following table shows the percentage of the Company's leases that provide for fixed or CPI-based rent increases by type:

	As of December 31, 2016
Annual increase
CPI	11.6	%
Fixed	74.5	%
Non-annual increase
CPI	2.5	%
Fixed	5.4	%
No increase
Term < 1 year	3.6	%
Term > 1 year	2.5	%

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

During 2015, the Company terminated its pension plan under which three of the Company’s founding officers were eligible to receive retirement benefits upon retirement (the “Executive Retirement Plan”). The Company recognized a total benefit obligation of $19.6 million in connection with the termination and recorded a charge of approximately $5.3 million, inclusive of the acceleration of $2.5 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets that was being amortized. The one-time lump sum payment was paid in cash in May 2016. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on new accounting standards including both standards that the Company adopted during the year and those that have not yet been adopted. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the new standards that have not yet been adopted.

Other Items Impacting Operations

General and administrative expenses will fluctuate quarter-to-quarter and the Company typically has higher general and administrative costs in the first quarter of every year as a result of the expenses related to the grant of employee stock purchase plan options and contributions to healthcare savings accounts. These items will likely increase general and administrative expenses by approximately $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2017. General and administrative expense is expected to be greater in 2017 compared to 2016 due in part to an expected increase of approximately $2.8 million related to the amortization of non-vested stock awards granted in December 2016. These grants include performance-based awards and one-time awards associated with the Chief Executive Officer transition.

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Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2016 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2015

The Company’s consolidated results of operations for 2016 compared to 2015 were significantly impacted by acquisitions, dispositions, extinguishments of debt, gains on sale and impairment charges recorded on real estate properties.

Revenues

Rental income increased $24.1 million, or 6.3%, to approximately $407.5 million compared to $383.3 million in the prior year and is comprised of the following:

					Change
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		$			%
Property operating	$	336,409	$	306,550	$	29,859		9.7	%
Single-tenant net lease	63,871		67,238		(3,367		)	(5.0	)%
Straight-line rent	7,201		9,545		(2,344		)	(24.6	)%
Total Rental income	$	407,481	$	383,333	$	24,148		6.3	%

Property operating income increased $29.9 million, or 9.7%, from the prior year primarily as a result of the following activity:

• Acquisitions in 2015 and 2016 contributed $19.3 million.

• Net leasing activity including contractual rent increases and renewals contributed $13.4 million.

• Dispositions in 2015 accounted for a decrease of $2.9 million.

Single-tenant net lease income decreased $3.4 million, or 5.0%, from the prior year primarily as a result of the following activity:

• Contractual rent increases contributed $0.6 million.

• Reduction in lease revenue of $0.6 million upon expiration and execution of new leases and reserves (see Trends and Matters Impacting Operating Results for additional information).

• Dispositions in 2015 and 2016 accounted for a decrease of $3.3 million.

Straight-line rent income decreased $2.3 million, or 24.6%, from the prior year primarily as a result of the following activity:

• Acquisitions in 2015 and 2016 contributed $1.1 million.

• Dispositions in 2015 and 2016 caused a decrease of $0.4 million.

• The effect of prior year rent abatements that expired and net leasing activity caused a decrease of $3.0 million.

Expenses

Property operating expenses increased $6.3 million, or 4.5%, for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the prior year primarily as a result of the following activity:

• Acquisitions in 2015 and 2016 accounted for an increase of $7.5 million.

• Dispositions in 2015 and 2016 accounted for a decrease of $2.3 million.

• The Company experienced overall increases in the following:

◦ maintenance and repair expense of $0.4 million;

◦ portfolio property taxes of $0.4 million;

◦ leasing commission and legal fee expense of $0.2 million;

◦ compensation-related expense of $0.7 million; and

◦ janitorial expense of $0.2 million.

• The Company experienced an overall decrease in utility expense of $0.8 million.

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General and administrative expenses increased approximately $8.9 million, or 33.0%, for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the prior year primarily as a result of the following activity:

• Increase in performance-based compensation expense totaling $5.1 million, including $1.5 million of non-cash stock-based award amortization.

• Increase in expenses related to potential acquisitions and developments of $2.2 million.

• Other net increases, including telecommunication expense and compensation-related expense, of $1.6 million.

Depreciation expense increased $10.0 million, or 9.3%, for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the prior year primarily as a result of the following activity:

• Properties acquired in 2015 and 2016 and developments completed and commencing operations contributed a combined increase of $6.6 million.

• Various building and tenant improvement expenditures caused an increases of $6.9 million.

• Dispositions in 2015 caused a decrease of $2.6 million.

• Assets that became fully depreciated resulted in a decrease of $0.9 million.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense), a net expense, decreased $30.2 million, or 65.4%, for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the prior year mainly due to the following activity:

Gain on Sales of Real Estate Properties

Gain on sales of real estate properties excluding those classified within discontinued operations, totaling approximately $41.0 million and $56.6 million are associated with the sales of six and seven real estate properties during 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the prior year. The components of interest expense are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015			Change			Percentage Change
Contractual interest	$	55,666		$	62,215		$	(6,549	)	(10.5	)%
Net discount/premium accretion	(45		)	376			(421		)	(112.0	%)
Deferred financing costs amortization	2,820			3,067			(247		)	(8.1	%)
Amortization of interest rate swap settlement	168			115			53			46.1	%
Interest cost capitalization	(1,258		)	(239		)	(1,019		)	426.4	%
Total interest expense	$	57,351		$	65,534		$	(8,183	)	(12.5	)%

Contractual interest decreased $6.5 million, or 10.5%, primarily as a result of the following activity:

• The Unsecured Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 accounted for a net decrease of $1.0 million.

• Unsecured senior notes due 2025 in an aggregate amount of $250.0 million (the "Senior Notes due 2025") were issued in the second quarter of 2015 and accounted for an increase of $3.0 million.

• The unsecured senior notes due 2017 (the "Senior Notes due 2017") were repaid in the second quarter of 2015 and accounted for a decrease of $7.3 million.

• Mortgage notes assumed upon acquisition of real properties and mortgage notes refinanced accounted for an increase of $1.7 million, and mortgage notes repayments accounted for a decrease of $3.1 million.

• Scheduled monthly interest payments related to the Company's mortgage notes payable increased $0.2 million.

Loss on Extinguishments of Debt

Loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $28.0 million is associated with the 2015 redemption of the Senior Notes due 2017. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

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Pension Termination

Pension termination expense of approximately $5.3 million represents the effect of the Company's termination of the Executive Retirement Plan in 2015. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Impairment of Real Estate Assets

Impairment of real estate assets excluding those classified within discontinued operations, totaling approximately $3.6 million is associated with the sale of two real estate properties during 2015.

Impairment of Internally-Developed Software

The Company recognized an impairment of internally-developed software of approximately $0.7 million in 2015, which was abandoned for a third party program that was previously unavailable.

Discontinued Operations

Loss from discontinued operations totaled $0.2 million and income from discontinued operations totaled $10.6 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, which includes the results of operations, impairments and gains on sale related to assets classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2014. None of the Company's 2015 or 2016 dispositions met the definition of a discontinued operation as amended in Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, which the Company adopted in 2015. The Company disposed of one real estate property in 2015 that was classified as held for sale at December 31, 2014 and one property remains classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016.

Year Ended December 31, 2015 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2014

The Company’s consolidated results of operations for 2015 compared to 2014 were significantly impacted by acquisitions, dispositions, development conversion properties, gains on sale and impairment charges recorded on real estate properties.

Revenues

Rental income increased $21.8 million, or 6.0%, to approximately $383.3 million compared to $361.5 million in the prior year and is comprised of the following:

					Change
(Dollars in thousands)	2015		2014		$			%
Property operating	$	306,550	$	285,304	$	21,246		7.4	%
Single-tenant net lease	67,238		65,252		1,986			3.0	%
Straight-line rent	9,545		10,969		(1,424		)	(13.0	)%
Total Rental income	$	383,333	$	361,525	$	21,808		6.0	%

Property operating income increased $21.2 million, or 7.4%, from the prior year as a result of the following activity:

• Acquisitions in 2014 and 2015 contributed $13.6 million.

• Net leasing activity including contractual rent increases and renewals contributed $9.4 million.

• Conversion from single-tenant net lease caused an increase of $0.9 million.

• Conversion to single-tenant net lease caused a decrease of $1.3 million.

• Dispositions in 2015 and 2016 caused a decrease of $1.4 million.

Single-tenant net lease income increased $2.0 million, or 3.0%, from the prior year as a result of the following activity:

• Acquisitions in 2014 and 2015 contributed $2.8 million.

• New leasing activity including contractual rent increases contributed $1.8 million.

• Conversion from property operating income caused an increase of $1.8 million.

• Conversion to property operating income caused a decrease of $1.3 million.

• Dispositions in 2015 accounted for a decrease of $3.1 million.

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Straight-line rent income decreased $1.4 million, or 13.0%, from the prior year as a result of the following activity:

• Acquisitions in 2014 and 2015 contributed $0.7 million.

• New leasing activity including contractual rent increases and the effects of current year rent abatements contributed $0.3 million.

• The effects of prior year rent abatements that expired caused a decrease of $2.4 million.

Mortgage interest income decreased $3.6 million, or 97.5%, from the prior year primarily as a result of the following activity:

• Acquisition in 2014 of a property in Oklahoma affiliated with Mercy Health previously funded under a construction mortgage note receivable resulted in a decrease of $2.4 million.

• The Company's 2014 receipt of a deed in lieu of foreclosure related to a mortgage note receivable on a property in Iowa resulted in a decrease of $1.0 million.

Expenses

Property operating expenses increased $6.1 million, or 4.6%, for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the prior year as a result of the following activity:

• Acquisitions in 2014 and 2015 accounted for an increase of $4.9 million.

• Dispositions in 2015 accounted for a decrease of $0.7 million.

• The Company experienced an overall increase in portfolio property taxes of $2.5 million, leasing commission and legal fee expense of $0.7 million and janitorial expense of $0.2 million.

• The Company experienced an overall decrease in maintenance and repair of approximately $0.7 million and utilities expense of $0.8 million.

General and administrative expenses increased approximately $4.1 million, or 18.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the prior year primarily as a result of the following activity:

• Increase in performance-based compensation expense totaling $3.4 million, including $1.7 million of non-cash stock-based award amortization.

• Increase in pension expense of $0.4 million.

• Increase in expenses related to potential acquisitions and developments of $0.5 million.

• Decrease in expenses related to state income taxes of $0.2 million.

Depreciation expense increased $7.1 million, or 7.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the prior year. Properties acquired in 2014 and 2015 and developments completed and commencing operations contributed a combined increase of $5.1 million. The remaining $2.0 million increase is related to various building and tenant improvement expenditures.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense), a net expense, decreased $23.7 million, or 33.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the prior year mainly due to the following activity:

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased $6.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the prior year. The components of interest expense are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	2015			2014		Change			Percentage Change
Contractual interest	$	62,215		$	68,327	$	(6,112	)	(8.9	)%
Net discount/premium accretion	376			954		(578		)	(60.6	)%
Deferred financing costs amortization	3,067			3,132		(65		)	(2.1	)%
Amortization of interest rate swap settlement	115			—		115			—	%
Interest cost capitalization	(239		)	—		(239		)	—	%
Total interest expense	$	65,534		$	72,413	$	(6,879	)	(9.5	)%

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Contractual interest decreased $6.1 million, or 8.9%, primarily as a result of the following activity:

• The Unsecured Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 accounted for a net increase of $0.9 million.

• Senior Notes due 2025 were issued in the second quarter of 2015 and accounted for an increase of $6.6 million.

• Senior Notes due 2017 were repaid in the second quarter of 2015 and accounted for a decrease of $12.2 million.

• Mortgage notes assumed upon acquisition of real properties accounted for an increase of $1.2 million, and mortgage notes repayments accounted for a decrease of $2.4 million.

• Scheduled monthly interest payments related to the Company's mortgage notes payable decreased $0.2 million.

Loss on Extinguishments of Debt

Loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $28.0 million is associated with the redemption of the Senior Notes due 2017. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Pension Termination

Pension termination expense of approximately $5.3 million represents the effect of the Company's termination of the Executive Retirement Plan in 2015. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Impairment of Real Estate Assets

Impairment of real estate assets excluding those classified within discontinued operations, totaling approximately $3.6 million is associated with the sale of two real estate properties during 2015.

Impairment of Internally-Developed Software

The Company recognized an impairment of internally-developed software of approximately $0.7 million in 2015, which was abandoned for a third party program that was previously unavailable.

Interest and Other Income, Net

Interest and other income decreased primarily due to a refund received in 2014 of the overpayment of prior year expenses of approximately $1.9 million.

Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued operations totaled $10.6 million and loss from discontinued operations totaled $1.8 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, which includes the results of operations, impairments and gains on sale related to assets classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2014. None of the Company's 2015 dispositions

initiated in 2015 met the definition of a discontinued operation as amended in Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, which the Company adopted in 2015. The Company disposed of one real estate property in 2015 that was classified as held for sale at December 31, 2014 and nine real estate properties in 2014 that were included in discontinued operations. One property remains classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators

Management considers certain non-GAAP financial measures and key performance indicators to be useful supplemental measures of the Company's operating performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is generally defined as one that purports to measure historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows, but excludes or includes amounts that would not be so adjusted in the most comparable measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Set forth below are descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures management considers relevant to the Company's business and useful to investors, as well as reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

The non-GAAP financial measures and key performance indicators presented herein are not necessarily identical to those presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definitions. These measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income, as indicators of the Company's financial performance, or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as measures of the Company's liquidity, nor are these measures necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company's needs. Management believes that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the Company's historical consolidated operating results, these measures should be examined in conjunction with net income and cash flows from operations as presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements and other financial data included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Funds from Operations ("FFO"), Normalized FFO and Funds Available for Distribution ("FAD")

FFO and FFO per share are operating performance measures adopted by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as the most commonly accepted and reported measure of a REIT’s operating

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performance equal to “net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.”

Management believes FFO and FFO per share provide an understanding of the operating performance of the Company’s properties without giving effect to certain significant non-cash items, primarily depreciation and amortization expense. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. However, real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions. The Company believes that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, impairments and gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs and which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, FFO and FFO per share can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods. The Company reports FFO and FFO per share because these measures are observed by management to also be the predominant measures used by the REIT industry and by industry analysts to evaluate REITs and because FFO per share is consistently reported, discussed, and compared by research analysts in their notes and publications about REITs. For these reasons, management has deemed it appropriate to disclose and discuss FFO and FFO per share. However, FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income attributable to common stockholders as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity.

In addition to FFO, the Company presents Normalized FFO and FAD. Normalized FFO is presented by adding to FFO acquisition-related costs, acceleration of deferred financing costs, debt extinguishment costs and other Company-defined normalizing items to evaluate operating performance. FAD is presented by adding to Normalized FFO non-real estate depreciation and amortization, deferred financing fees amortization, share-based compensation expense and provision for bad debts, net; and subtracting maintenance capital expenditures, including second generation tenant improvements and leasing commissions paid and straight-line rent income, net of expense. The Company's definition of these terms may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing these amounts. Normalized FFO and FAD should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company's financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities as an indicator of the Company's liquidity. Normalized FFO and FAD should be reviewed in connection with GAAP financial measures.

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The table below reconciles net income attributable to common stockholders to FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014.

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	31,887
Gain on sales of real estate properties	(41,044		)	(67,172		)	(9,283		)
Impairments	121			4,325			12,029
Real estate depreciation and amortization	129,772			117,982			111,860
Total adjustments	88,849			55,135			114,606
Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Stockholders	$	174,420		$	124,571		$	146,493
Acquisition costs	3,414			1,394			708
Write-off of deferred financing costs upon amendment of line of credit facility	81			—			—
Pension termination	4			5,260			—
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			27,998			—
Impairment of internally-developed software	—			654			—
Severance expense	—			141			—
Security deposit recognized upon sale	—			—			(407		)
Reversal of restricted stock amortization upon director / officer resignation	—			(40		)	(560		)
Revaluation of awards upon retirement	89			—			—
Refund of prior year overpayment of certain operating expenses	—			—			(1,919		)
Normalized Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Stockholders	$	178,008		$	159,978		$	144,315
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization	5,475			5,830			4,190
Provision for bad debt, net	(21		)	(194		)	34
Straight-line rent receivable, net	(7,134		)	(8,829		)	(10,329		)
Stock-based compensation	7,509			6,069			5,011
Provision for deferred post-retirement benefits	—			385			30
Non-cash items included in cash flows from operating activities	5,829			3,261			(1,064		)
2nd Generation TI	(23,692		)	(12,068		)	(18,551		)
Leasing commissions paid	(5,210		)	(7,504		)	(7,001		)
Capital additions	(17,122		)	(16,242		)	(12,591		)
Funds Available for Distribution	$	137,813		$	127,425		$	105,108
Funds from Operations per Common Share - Diluted	$	1.59		$	1.25		$	1.51
Normalized Funds from Operations per Common Share - Diluted	$	1.63		$	1.60		$	1.49
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted	109,387			99,880			96,759

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Same Store NOI

Net operating income ("NOI") and same store NOI are key performance indicators. Management considers same store NOI a supplemental measure because it allows investors, analysts and Company management to measure unlevered property-level operating results. The Company defines NOI as operating revenues (property operating revenue, single-tenant net lease revenue, and property lease guaranty revenue) less property operating expenses related specifically to the property portfolio. NOI excludes straight-line rent, general and administrative expenses, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, gains and losses from property sales, property management fees and other revenues and expenses not specifically related to the property portfolio. Same store NOI is historical and not necessarily indicative of future results.

The following table reflects the Company's same store NOI for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

				Same Store NOI for the
				Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Properties (1)	Gross Investment at December 31, 2016		2016		2015
Multi-tenant Properties	139	$	2,438,564	$	173,905	$	162,736
Single-tenant Net Lease Properties	30	617,908		58,582		58,741
Total	169	$	3,056,472	$	232,487	$	221,477

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(1) Properties are based on the same store definition included below and exclude assets classified as held for sale.

Properties included in the same store analysis are stabilized properties that have been included in operations and were consistently reported as leased and stabilized properties for the duration of the year-over-year comparison period presented. Accordingly, properties that were recently acquired or disposed of, properties classified as held for sale, and properties in stabilization or conversion from stabilization are excluded from the same store analysis. In addition, the Company excludes properties that meet any of the following Company-defined criteria to be included in the reposition property group:

• Properties having less than 60% occupancy that is expected to last at least two quarters;

• Properties that experience a loss of occupancy over 30% in a single quarter;

• Properties with negative net operating income that is expected to last at least two quarters; or

• Condemnation.

Any recently acquired property will be included in the same store pool once the Company has owned the property for eight full quarters. Development properties will be included in the same store pool eight full quarters after substantial completion. Any property included in the reposition property group will be included in the same store analysis once occupancy has increased to 60% or greater with positive net operating income and has remained at that level for eight full quarters.

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The following tables reconcile same store NOI to the respective line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income and the same store property count to the total owned real estate portfolio:

Reconciliation of Same Store NOI:
	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Net income	$	85,571		$	69,436
Loss (income) from discontinued operations	185			(10,600		)
Income from continuing operations	85,756			58,836
General and administrative	35,805			26,925
Depreciation	116,483			106,530
Amortization	11,207			10,084
Bad debts, net of recoveries	(21		)	(193		)
Gain on sales of real estate properties	(41,038		)	(56,602		)
Interest expense	57,351			65,534
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			27,998
Pension termination	4			5,260
Impairment of real estate assets	—			3,639
Impairment of internally-developed software	—			654
Interest and other income, net	(375		)	(389		)
Mortgage interest	—			(91		)
Straight-line rent (component of Rental income)	(7,201		)	(9,545		)
Interest and other income (a)	(1,091		)	(1,157		)
NOI	256,880			237,483
NOI not included in same store	(24,393		)	(16,006		)
Same store NOI	$	232,487		$	221,477
(a) Other operating income reconciliation
Other operating	$	4,149		$	5,047
Less: Rental lease guaranty	(3,058		)	(3,890		)
Interest and other income	$	1,091		$	1,157

Reconciliation of Same Store Property Count:
	Property Count as of December 31, 2016
Same store properties	169
Acquisitions	18
Development Completions	1
Reposition	14
Total owned real estate properties	202

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on its consolidated financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

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Contractual Obligations

The Company monitors its contractual obligations to manage the availability of funds necessary to meet obligations when due. The following table represents the Company’s long-term contractual obligations for which the Company was making payments as of December 31, 2016, including interest payments due where applicable. The Company is also required to pay dividends to its stockholders at least equal to 90% of its taxable income in order to maintain its qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. The Company's material contractual obligations are included in the table below. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had no long-term capital lease obligations.

	Payments Due by Period
(Dollars in thousands)	Total		Less than 1 Year		1 -3 Years		3 - 5 Years		More than 5 Years
Long-term debt obligations, including interest (1)	$	1,554,775	$	52,690	$	276,293	$	619,815	$	605,977
Operating lease commitments (2)	390,065		5,719		11,778		10,902		361,666
Construction in progress (3)	16,130		12,885		3,245		—		—
Tenant improvements (4)	19,088		19,088		—		—		—
Total contractual obligations	$	1,980,058	$	90,382	$	291,316	$	630,717	$	967,643

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(1) The amounts shown include estimated interest on total debt other than the Unsecured Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan due 2019, whose balance and interest rate may fluctuate from day to day. Excluded from the table above are the discounts on the Company's outstanding senior notes of approximately $3.1 million, net premiums totaling approximately $1.1 million on 14 mortgage notes payable, and deferred financing costs totaling approximately $5.1 million which are included in notes and bonds payable on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s long-term debt principal obligations are presented in more detail in the table below.

(In millions)	Principal Balance at Dec. 31, 2016		Principal Balance at Dec. 31, 2015		Maturity Date	Contractual Interest Rates at  December 31, 2016		Principal Payments	Interest Payments
Unsecured Credit Facility	$	107.0	$	206.0	7/20	LIBOR + 1.00%		At maturity	Quarterly
Unsecured Term Loan due 2019	150.0		200.0		2/19	LIBOR + 1.20%		At maturity	Quarterly
Senior Notes due 2021	400.0		400.0		1/21	5.75	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Senior Notes due 2023	250.0		250.0		4/23	3.75	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Senior Notes due 2025	250.0		250.0		5/25	3.88	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Mortgage notes payable	114.9		128.2		5/17-5/40	3.60%-6.88%		Monthly	Monthly
	$	1,271.9	$	1,434.2

(2) Includes primarily the corporate office and ground leases, with expiration dates through 2115, related to various real estate investments for which the Company is currently making payments.

(3) Includes cash flow projections related to the construction of one building. This amount includes $1.3 million of invoices that were accrued and included in construction in progress on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2016.

(4) The Company has remaining tenant improvement allowances of approximately $19.1 million. The Company expects to fund these improvements in 2017.

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Application of Critical Accounting Policies to Accounting Estimates

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. In preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements, management is required to exercise judgment and make assumptions that impact the carrying amount of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Management routinely evaluates the estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of its Consolidated Financial Statements. These regular evaluations consider historical experience and other reasonable factors and use the seasoned judgment of management personnel. Management has reviewed the Company’s critical accounting policies with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Management believes the following paragraphs in this section describe the application of critical accounting policies by management to arrive at the critical accounting estimates reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company’s accounting policies are more fully discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Principles of Consolidation

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships and consolidated variable interest entities (“VIE”) where the Company controls the operating activities. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Management relies on a qualitative analysis based on power and benefits regarding the Company’s level of influence or control over an entity to determine whether or not the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. Consideration of various factors includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, the Company’s form of ownership interest, the Company’s representation on the entity’s governing body, the size and seniority of the Company’s investment, the Company’s ability and the rights of other investors to participate in policy making decisions, the Company’s ability to replace the manager and/or liquidate the entity. Management’s ability to correctly assess its influence or control over an entity when determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE affects the presentation of these entities in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

If it is determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements would include the operating results of the VIE rather than the results of the variable interest in the VIE. The Company would also incorporate the VIE in its internal controls over financial reporting. Untimely or inaccurate financial information provided to the Company or deficiencies in the VIE's internal controls over financial reporting could impact the Consolidated Financial Statements and its internal control over financial reporting.

Capitalization of Costs

GAAP generally allows for the capitalization of various types of costs. The rules and regulations on capitalizing costs and the subsequent depreciation or amortization of those costs versus expensing them in the period incurred vary depending on the type of costs and the reason for capitalizing the costs.

Direct costs of a development project generally include construction costs, professional services such as architectural and legal costs, travel expenses, and land acquisition costs as well as other types of fees and expenses. These costs are capitalized as part of the basis of an asset to which such costs relate. Indirect costs include capitalized interest and overhead costs. Indirect costs are capitalized during construction and on the unoccupied space in a property for up to one year after the certificate of substantial completion is received. Capitalized interest is calculated using the weighted average interest rate of the Company's unsecured debt or the interest rate on project specific debt, if applicable. The Company’s overhead costs are based on overhead load factors that are charged to a project based on direct time incurred. The Company computes the overhead load factors annually for its acquisition and development departments, which have employees who are involved in the projects. The overhead load factors are computed to absorb that portion of indirect employee costs (payroll and benefits, training, and similar costs) that are attributable to the productive time the employee incurs working directly on projects. The employees in the Company’s development departments who work on these projects maintain and report their hours daily, by project. Employee costs that are administrative, such as vacation time, sick time, or general and administrative time, are expensed in the period incurred.

Acquisition-related costs include finder’s fees, advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, other professional or consulting fees, and certain general and administrative costs are expensed in the period incurred for acquisitions accounted for as a business combination under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations. These costs associated with asset acquisitions are capitalized in accordance with GAAP.

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Management’s judgment is also exercised in determining whether costs that have been previously capitalized to a project should be reserved for or written off if or when the project is abandoned or circumstances otherwise change that would call the project’s viability into question. The Company follows a standard and consistently applied policy of classifying pursuit activity as well as reserving for these types of costs based on their classification.

The Company classifies its pursuit projects into two categories relating to development. The first category includes pursuits of developments that have a remote chance of producing new business. Costs for these projects are expensed in the period incurred. The second category includes those pursuits of developments that are either probable or highly probable to result in a project or contract. Since the Company believes it is probable that these pursuits will result in a project or contract, it capitalizes these costs in full and records no reserve.

Each quarter, all capitalized pursuit costs are again reviewed carefully for viability or a change in classification, and a management decision is made as to whether any additional reserve is deemed necessary. If necessary and considered appropriate, management would record an additional reserve at that time. Capitalized pursuit costs, net of the reserve, are carried in other assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, and any reserve recorded is charged to general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income. All pursuit costs will ultimately be written off to expense or capitalized as part of the constructed real estate asset.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets include capitalized pursuit costs relating to potential developments totaling $2.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The Company expensed costs related to acquisitions totaling $4.2 million, $1.7 million and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In addition, the Company expensed costs related to the pursuit of developments totaling $0.3 million, $0.7 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Valuation of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Long-Lived Assets Held and Used

The Company assesses the potential for impairment of identifiable intangible assets and long-lived assets, primarily real estate properties, whenever events occur or a change in circumstances indicates that the carrying value might not be recoverable. Important factors that could cause management to review for impairment include significant underperformance of an asset relative to historical or expected operating results; significant changes in the Company's use of assets or the strategy for its overall business; plans to sell an asset before its depreciable life has ended; the expiration of a significant portion of leases in a property; or significant negative economic trends or negative industry trends for the Company or its operators. In addition, the Company reviews for possible impairment those assets subject to purchase options and those impacted by casualties, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Management remains continuously alert to the factors above, and others, that could indicate an impairment exists.

The Company may, from time to time, be approached by a third party with interest in purchasing one or more of the Company's operating real estate properties that was otherwise not for sale. Alternatively, the Company may explore disposing of an operating real estate property but without specific intent to sell the property and without the property meeting the criteria to be classified as held for sale (see discussion below). In such cases, the Company and a potential buyer typically negotiate a letter of intent followed by a purchase and sale agreement that includes a due diligence time line for completion of customary due diligence procedures. Anytime throughout this period the transaction could be terminated by the parties. The Company views the execution of a purchase and sale agreement as a circumstance that warrants an impairment assessment and must include its best estimates of the impact of a potential sale in the recoverability test discussed in more detail below.

A property value is considered impaired only if management's estimate of current and projected (undiscounted and unleveraged) operating cash flows of the property is less than the net carrying value of the property. These estimates of future cash flows include only those that are directly associated with and that are expected to arise as a direct result of the use and eventual disposition of the property based on its estimated remaining useful life. These estimates, including the useful life determination which can be affected by any potential sale of the property, are based on management's assumptions about its use of the property. Therefore, significant judgment is involved in estimating the current and projected cash flows.

When the Company executes a purchase and sale agreement for a held and used property, the Company performs the cash flow estimation described above. This assessment gives consideration to all available information, including an assessment of the likelihood the potential transaction will be consummated under the terms and conditions set forth in the purchase and sale agreement. Management will re-evaluate the recoverability of the property if and when significant changes occur as the transaction proceeds toward closing. Normally sale transactions will close within 15 to 30 days after the due diligence period expires. Upon expiration of the due diligence period, management will again re-evaluate the recoverability of the property, updating its assessment based on the status of the potential sale.

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Whenever management determines that the carrying value of an asset that has been tested may not be recoverable, then an impairment charge would be recognized to the extent the current carrying value exceeds the current fair value of the asset. Significant judgment is also involved in making a determination of the estimated fair value of the asset.

The Company also performs an annual goodwill impairment review. The Company's reviews are performed as of December 31 of each year. The Company's 2016 and 2015 reviews indicated that no impairment had occurred with respect to the Company's $3.5 million goodwill asset.

Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of by Planned Sale

From time to time management affirmatively decides to sell certain real estate properties under a plan of sale. The Company reclassifies the property or disposal group as held for sale when all the following criteria for a qualifying plan of sale are met:

• Management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the property or disposal group;

• The property or disposal group is available for immediate sale (i.e., a seller currently has the intent and ability to transfer the property or disposal group to a buyer) in its present condition, subject only to conditions that are usual and customary for sales of such properties or disposal groups;

• An active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell have been initiated;

• The sale of the property or disposal group is probable (i.e., likely to occur) and the transfer is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year, with certain exceptions;

• The property or disposal group is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value; and

• Actions necessary to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.

A property or disposal group classified as held for sale is initially measured at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell. An impairment charge is recognized for any initial adjustment of the property's or disposal group's carrying amount to its fair value less estimated costs to sell in the period the held for sale criteria are met. The fair value less estimated costs to sell the property (disposal group) should be assessed each reporting period it remains classified as held for sale. Depreciation ceases as long as a property is classified as held for sale.

If circumstances arise that were previously considered unlikely and a subsequent decision not to sell a property classified as held for sale were to occur, the property is reclassified as held and used. The property is measured at the time of reclassification at the lower of its (a) carrying amount before it was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation expense or impairment losses that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used or (b) fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell. The effect of any required adjustment is reflected in income from continuing operations at the date of the decision not to sell.

The Company recorded impairment charges totaling $0.1 million, $4.3 million, and $12.0 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 related to real estate properties and other long-lived assets. The impairment charges in 2016 related to one property classified as held for sale, reducing the Company's carrying value on the property to the estimated fair value of the property less estimated costs to sell. The impairment charges in 2015 related to two properties sold and one property previously classified as held for sale, reducing the Company's carrying value on the properties to the estimated fair value of the property less estimated costs to sell. The impairment charges in 2014 related to seven properties sold, reducing the Company's carrying value on the property to the estimated fair value of the property less estimated costs to sell.

Depreciation of Real Estate Assets and Amortization of Related Intangible Assets

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had investments of approximately $3.4 billion in depreciable real estate assets and related intangible assets. When real estate assets and related intangible assets are acquired or placed in service, they must be depreciated or amortized. Management’s judgment involves determining which depreciation method to use, estimating the economic life of the building and improvement components of real estate assets, and estimating the value of intangible assets acquired when real estate assets are purchased that have in-place leases.

As described in more detail in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, when the Company acquires real estate properties with in-place leases, the cost of the acquisition must be allocated between the acquired tangible real estate assets “as if vacant” and any acquired intangible assets. Such intangible assets could include above- (or below-) market in-place leases and at-market in-place leases, which could include the opportunity costs associated with absorption period rentals, direct costs

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associated with obtaining new leases such as tenant improvements, and customer relationship assets. With regard to the elements of estimating the “as if vacant” values of the property and the intangible assets, including the absorption period, occupancy increases during the absorption period, and tenant improvement amounts, the Company uses the same absorption period and occupancy assumptions for similar property types. Any remaining excess purchase price is then allocated to goodwill. The identifiable tangible and intangible assets are then subject to depreciation and amortization. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis unless circumstances suggest that a more frequent evaluation is warranted.

With respect to the building components, there are several depreciation methods available under GAAP. Some methods record relatively more depreciation expense on an asset in the early years of the asset’s economic life, and relatively less depreciation expense on the asset in the later years of its economic life. The straight-line method of depreciating real estate assets is the method the Company follows because, in the opinion of management, it is the method that most accurately and consistently allocates the cost of the asset over its estimated life. The Company assigns a useful life to its owned properties based on many factors, including the age and condition of the property when acquired.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Credit Losses

Many of the Company’s investments are subject to long-term leases or other financial support arrangements with hospital systems and healthcare providers affiliated with the properties. Due to the nature of the Company’s agreements, the Company’s accounts receivable, notes receivable and interest receivables result mainly from monthly billings of contractual tenant rents, lease guaranty amounts, principal and interest payments due on notes and mortgage notes receivable, late fees and additional rent.

Payments on the Company’s accounts receivable are normally collected within 30 days of billing. When receivables remain uncollected, management must decide whether it believes the receivable is collectible and whether to provide an allowance for all or a portion of these receivables. Unlike a financial institution with a large volume of homogeneous retail receivables such as credit card loans or automobile loans that have a predictable loss pattern over time, the Company’s receivable losses have historically been infrequent, and are tied to a unique or specific event. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts is generally based on specific identification and is recorded for a specific receivable amount once determined that such an allowance is needed.

The Company also evaluates collectability of any mortgage notes and notes receivable. A loan is impaired when it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan as scheduled, including both contractual interest and principal payments. This assessment also includes an evaluation of any loan collateral.

Management monitors the age and collectability of receivables on an ongoing basis. At least monthly, a report is produced whereby all receivables are “aged” or placed into groups based on the number of days that have elapsed since the receivable was billed. Management reviews the aging report for evidence of deterioration in the timeliness of payments from tenants, sponsoring health systems or borrowers. Whenever deterioration is noted, management investigates and determines the reason or reasons for the delay, which may include discussions with the delinquent tenant, sponsoring health system or borrower. Considering all information gathered, management’s judgment must be exercised in determining whether a receivable is potentially uncollectible and, if so, how much or what percentage may be uncollectible. Among the factors management considers in determining uncollectibility are the following:

• type of contractual arrangement under which the receivable was recorded, e.g., a mortgage note, a triple net lease, a gross lease, a property operating agreement or some other type of agreement;

• tenant’s or debtor’s reason for slow payment;

• industry influences and healthcare segment under which the tenant or debtor operates;

• evidence of willingness and ability of the tenant or debtor to pay the receivable;

• credit-worthiness of the tenant or debtor;

• collateral, security deposit, letters of credit or other monies held as security;

• tenant’s or debtor’s historical payment pattern;

• other contractual agreements between the tenant or debtor and the Company;

• relationship between the tenant or debtor and the Company;

• state in which the tenant or debtor operates; and

• existence of a guarantor and the willingness and ability of the guarantor to pay the receivable.

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Considering these factors and others, management must conclude whether all or some of the aged receivable balance is likely uncollectible. If management determines that some portion of a receivable, including straight-line rent receivables, is likely uncollectible, the Company records a provision for bad debt expense, or a reduction to straight-line rent revenue, for the amount expected to be uncollectible. There is a risk that management’s estimate is over- or under-stated. However, management believes that this risk is mitigated by the fact that it re-evaluates the allowance at least once each quarter and bases its estimates on the most current information available. As such, any over- or under-stated estimates in the allowance should be adjusted as soon as new and better information becomes available.

Derivative Instruments

Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the derivative instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair-value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transaction in a cash flow hedge. The accounting for a derivative requires that the Company make judgments in determining the nature of the derivatives and their effectiveness, including ones regarding the likelihood that a forecasted transaction will take place. These judgments could materially affect our consolidated financial statements.

The Company may enter into a derivative instrument to manage interest rate risk from time to time. When a derivative instrument is initiated, the Company will assess its intended use of the derivative instrument and may elect a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting. As required by the accounting literature, the Company will formally document the hedging relationship for all derivative instruments prior to or contemporaneous with entering into the derivative instrument.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to market risk in the form of changing interest rates on its debt and mortgage notes receivable. Management uses regular monitoring of market conditions and analysis techniques to manage this risk.

As of December 31, 2016, $1.0 billion of the Company’s $1.3 billion of outstanding debt bore interest at fixed rates.

The following table provides information regarding the sensitivity of certain of the Company’s financial instruments, as described above, to market conditions and changes resulting from changes in interest rates. For purposes of this analysis, sensitivity is demonstrated based on hypothetical 10% changes in the underlying market interest rates.

					Impact on Earnings and Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)	Outstanding Principal Balance as of December 31, 2016		Calculated Annual Interest		Assuming 10% Increase in Market Interest Rates			Assuming 10% Decrease in Market Interest Rates
Variable Rate Debt:
Unsecured Credit Facility	$	107,000	$	1,896	$	(83	)	$	83
Unsecured Term Loan due 2019	150,000		2,958		(116		)	116
	$	257,000	$	4,854	$	(199	)	$	199

			Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)	Carrying Value as of December 31, 2016		December 31, 2016		Assuming 10% Increase in Market Interest Rates		Assuming 10% Decrease in Market Interest Rates		December 31, 2015 (1)
Fixed Rate Debt:
Senior Notes due 2021, net of discount (2)	397,147		414,837		408,115		421,617		422,287
Senior Notes due 2023, net of discount (2)	247,296		238,150		232,337		244,178		239,835
Senior Notes due 2025, net of discount (2)	247,819		239,563		232,343		247,124		242,536
Mortgage Notes Payable (2)	115,617		115,504		113,706		117,356		129,124
	$	1,007,879	$	1,008,054	$	986,501	$	1,030,275	$	1,033,782

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(1) Fair values as of December 31, 2015 represent fair values of obligations or receivables that were outstanding as of that date, and do not reflect the effect of any subsequent changes in principal balances and/or additions or extinguishments of instruments.

(2) Level 3 - Fair value derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant drivers are unobservable.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Nashville, Tennessee

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016. In connection with our audits of the financial statements, we have also audited the financial statement schedules listed in the accompanying index. These financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and schedules. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Also, in our opinion, the financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated February 15, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/     BDO USA, LLP

Nashville, Tennessee

February 15, 2017

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Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

	December 31,
	2016			2015
ASSETS
Real estate properties:
Land	$	199,672		$	198,585
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles	3,386,480			3,135,893
Personal property	10,291			9,954
Construction in progress	11,655			19,024
Land held for development	20,123			17,452
	3,628,221			3,380,908
Less accumulated depreciation	(840,839		)	(761,926		)
Total real estate properties, net	2,787,382			2,618,982
Cash and cash equivalents	5,409			4,102
Restricted cash	49,098			—
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net	3,092			724
Other assets, net	195,666			186,416
Total assets	$	3,040,647		$	2,810,224
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Notes and bonds payable	$	1,264,370		$	1,424,992
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	78,266			75,489
Liabilities of discontinued operations	614			33
Other liabilities	43,983			66,963
Total liabilities	1,387,233			1,567,477
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value; 150,000 shares authorized; 116,417 and 101,517 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.	1,164			1,015
Additional paid-in capital	2,917,914			2,461,376
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,401		)	(1,569		)
Cumulative net income attributable to common stockholders	995,256			909,685
Cumulative dividends	(2,259,519		)	(2,127,760		)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,653,414			1,242,747
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	3,040,647		$	2,810,224

See accompanying notes.

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Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Consolidated Statements of Income

 (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
REVENUES
Rental income	$	407,481		$	383,333		$	361,525
Mortgage interest	—			91			3,665
Other operating	4,149			5,047			5,665
	411,630			388,471			370,855
EXPENSES
Property operating	146,458			140,195			134,057
General and administrative	35,805			26,925			22,808
Depreciation	116,483			106,530			99,384
Amortization	11,207			10,084			10,820
Bad debt, net of recoveries	(21		)	(193		)	31
	309,932			283,541			267,100
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Gain on sales of real estate assets	41,038			56,602			—
Interest expense	(57,351		)	(65,534		)	(72,413		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			(27,998		)	—
Pension termination	(4		)	(5,260		)	—
Impairment of real estate assets	—			(3,639		)	—
Impairment of internally-developed software	—			(654		)	—
Interest and other income, net	375			389			2,637
	(15,942		)	(46,094		)	(69,776		)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	85,756			58,836			33,979
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(71		)	715			967
Impairments of real estate assets	(121		)	(686		)	(12,029		)
Gain on sales of real estate properties	7			10,571			9,283
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	(185		)	10,600			(1,779		)
NET INCOME	85,571			69,436			32,200
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(313		)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	31,887
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.79		$	0.59		$	0.35
Discontinued operations	0.00			0.11			(0.02		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.79		$	0.70		$	0.33
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.78		$	0.59		$	0.35
Discontinued operations	0.00			0.11			(0.02		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.78		$	0.70		$	0.33
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC	108,572			99,171			95,279
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED	109,387			99,880			96,759

See accompanying notes.

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Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 (Amounts in thousands)

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015			2014
NET INCOME	$	85,571	$	69,436		$	32,200
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Defined benefit plans:
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (Pension termination)	—		2,519			—
Net loss arising during the period	—		—			(2,570		)
Forward starting interest rate swaps:
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (Interest expense)	168		115			—
Losses on settlement of swaps arising during the period	—		(1,684		)	—
Other comprehensive income (loss)	168		950			(2,570		)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	85,739		70,386			29,630
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			(313		)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$	85,739	$	70,386		$	29,317

See accompanying notes.

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Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Consolidated Statements of Equity

 (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

	Preferred Stock		Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Cumulative Net Income		Cumulative Dividends			Total Stockholders’ Equity			Non- controlling Interests			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	—	$	959		$	2,325,228		$	51		$	808,362	$	(1,891,123	)	$	1,243,477		$	1,809		$	1,245,286
Issuance of stock, net of costs	—		31			76,800			—			—		—			76,831			—			76,831
Common stock redemption	—		(4		)	(10,070		)	—			—		—			(10,074		)	—			(10,074		)
Stock-based compensation	—		2			4,449			—			—		—			4,451			—			4,451
Net income	—		—			—			—			31,887		—			31,887			313			32,200
Defined benefit pension plan net gain	—		—			—			(2,570		)	—		—			(2,570		)	—			(2,570		)
Dividends to common stockholders ($1.20 per share)	—		—			—			—			—		(116,371		)	(116,371		)	—			(116,371		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			—			—		—			—			(510		)	(510		)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	—		—			(6,577		)	—			—		—			(6,577		)	(1,612		)	(8,189		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	—		988			2,389,830			(2,519		)	840,249		(2,007,494		)	1,221,054			—			1,221,054
Issuance of stock, net of costs	—		25			66,886			—			—		—			66,911			—			66,911
Common stock redemption	—		—			(1,367		)	—			—		—			(1,367		)	—			(1,367		)
Stock-based compensation	—		2			6,027			—			—		—			6,029			—			6,029
Net income	—		—			—			—			69,436		—			69,436			—			69,436
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss arising from loss on defined benefit pension plan	—		—			—			2,519			—		—			2,519			—			2,519
Loss on forward starting interest rate swaps	—		—			—			(1,569		)	—		—			(1,569		)	—			(1,569		)
Dividends to common stockholders ($1.20 per share)	—		—			—			—			—		(120,266		)	(120,266		)	—			(120,266		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	—		1,015			2,461,376			(1,569		)	909,685		(2,127,760		)	1,242,747			—			1,242,747
Issuance of stock, net of costs	—		140			450,409			—			—		—			450,549			—			450,549
Common stock redemption	—		—			(1,460		)	—			—		—			(1,460		)	—			(1,460		)
Stock-based compensation	—		9			7,589			—			—		—			7,598			—			7,598
Net income	—		—			—			—			85,571		—			85,571			—			85,571
Loss on forward starting interest rate swaps	—		—			—			168			—		—			168			—			168
Dividends to common stockholders ($1.20 per share)	—		—			—			—			—		(131,759		)	(131,759		)	—			(131,759		)
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	—	$	1,164		$	2,917,914		$	(1,401	)	$	995,256	$	(2,259,519	)	$	1,653,414		$	—		$	1,653,414

See accompanying notes.

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Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	32,200
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	131,041			120,363			116,049
Stock-based compensation	7,598			6,029			4,451
Amortization of straight-line rent receivable	(7,201		)	(9,600		)	(11,050		)
Amortization of straight-line rent liability	67			771			721
Gain on sales of real estate assets	(41,044		)	(67,229		)	(9,283		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			27,998			—
Impairment of real estate assets	121			4,325			12,029
Pension termination	—			5,260			—
Impairment of internally-developed software	—			654			—
Provision for bad debts, net	(21		)	(194		)	34
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets	(1,332		)	(2,932		)	(16,842		)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	449			4,190			(1,914		)
Other liabilities	(23,977		)	1,304			(1,025		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	151,272			160,375			125,370
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of real estate	(224,944		)	(154,858		)	(71,899		)
Development of real estate	(34,719		)	(17,354		)	—
Additional long-lived assets	(71,433		)	(48,769		)	(70,670		)
Funding of mortgages and notes receivable	—			—			(1,244		)
Proceeds from acquisition of real estate upon mortgage note receivable default	—			—			204
Proceeds from sales of real estate	93,253			153,281			32,398
Proceeds from mortgages and notes receivable repayments	19			1,918			5,623
Net cash used in investing activities	(237,824		)	(65,782		)	(105,588		)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net (repayments) borrowings on unsecured credit facility	(99,000		)	121,000			(153,000		)
Borrowings (repayments) on term loan	(50,000		)	—			200,000
Borrowings of mortgage notes and bonds payable	11,500			249,793			—
Repayments on notes and bonds payable	(37,910		)	(72,724		)	(12,357		)
Redemption of notes and bonds payable	—			(333,222		)	—
Dividends paid	(131,759		)	(120,266		)	(116,371		)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	450,503			66,942			76,856
Common stock redemptions	(1,756		)	(1,367		)	(10,074		)
Settlement of swaps	—			(1,684		)	—
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders	—			—			(541		)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	—			—			(8,189		)
Debt issuance and assumption costs	(4,621		)	(2,482		)	(1,258		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	136,957			(94,010		)	(24,934		)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	50,405			583			(5,152		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	4,102			3,519			8,671
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	54,507		$	4,102		$	3,519
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	$	55,878		$	69,773		$	68,173
Mortgage notes payable assumed upon acquisition (adjusted to fair value)	$	13,951		$	28,783		$	19,636
Invoices accrued for construction, tenant improvements and other capitalized costs	$	11,734		$	10,431		$	5,594
Capitalized interest	$	1,258		$	239		$	—
Elimination of construction mortgage note receivable upon acquisition real estate property	$	—		$	—		$	81,213
Mortgage note receivable eliminated upon acquisition	$	—		$	—		$	39,973
Company-financed real estate property sales	$	—		$	—		$	1,900

See accompanying notes.

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1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Business Overview

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (the “Company”) is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The Company had gross investments of approximately $3.6 billion in 202 real estate properties, construction in progress, land held for development and corporate property as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s 202 owned real estate properties are located in 27 states and total approximately 14.6 million square feet. The Company provided property management services to approximately 10.3 million square feet nationwide. Square footage disclosures in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are unaudited.

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships and consolidated variable interest entities (“VIE”) where the Company controls the operating activities of the VIE.

In accordance with the consolidation accounting standards, the Company must evaluate each contractual relationship it has with its lessees, borrowers, or others to determine whether or not the contractual arrangement creates a variable interest in those entities. If the Company determines that it has a variable interest and the entity is a VIE, then management must determine whether or not the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, resulting in consolidation of the VIE if the Company is the primary beneficiary. A primary beneficiary has the power to direct those activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and has the obligation to absorb the losses of, or receive the benefits from, the VIE. The Company had no VIEs as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

All significant intercompany accounts, transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Use of Estimates in the Consolidated Financial Statements

Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Segment Reporting

The Company owns, leases, acquires, manages, finances, develops and redevelops outpatient and other healthcare-related properties. The Company is managed as one reporting unit, rather than multiple reporting units, for internal reporting purposes and for internal decision-making. Therefore, the Company discloses its operating results in a single reportable segment.

Real Estate Properties

Real estate properties are recorded at cost or at fair value if acquired in a transaction that is a business combination under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations. Cost or fair value at the time of acquisition is allocated among land, buildings, tenant improvements, lease and other intangibles, and personal property as applicable. The Company’s gross real estate assets, on a financial reporting basis, totaled approximately $3.6 billion as of December 31, 2016 and $3.4 billion as of December 31, 2015.

During 2016 and 2015, the Company eliminated against accumulated depreciation approximately $6.7 million and $6.8 million, respectively, of fully amortized real estate intangibles that were initially recorded as a component of certain real estate acquisitions. Also during 2016 and 2015, approximately $0.1 million and $1.3 million of fully depreciated tenant and capital improvements that were no longer in service were eliminated against accumulated depreciation.    

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and liabilities in place as of December 31, 2016, is provided for on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated useful life:

Land improvements	15.0 to 38.1 years
Buildings and improvements	3.3 to 39.0 years
Lease intangibles (including ground lease intangibles)	1.9 to 99.0 years
Personal property	2.8 to 17.3 years

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The Company capitalizes direct costs, including costs such as construction costs and professional services, and indirect costs, including capitalized interest and overhead costs, associated with the development and construction of real estate assets while substantive activities are ongoing to prepare the assets for their intended use. Capitalized interest cost is calculated using the weighted average interest rate of the Company's unsecured debt or the interest rate on project specific debt, if applicable. The Company continues to capitalize interest on the unoccupied portion of the properties in stabilization for up to one year after the buildings have been placed into service, at which time the capitalization of interest must cease.

Land Held for Development

Land held for development includes parcels of land owned by the Company, upon which the Company intends to develop and own outpatient healthcare facilities. The Company’s investment in land held for development totaled approximately $20.1 million and $17.5 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Asset Impairment

The Company assesses the potential for impairment of identifiable, definite-lived, intangible assets and long-lived assets, including real estate properties, whenever events occur or a change in circumstances indicates that the carrying value might not be fully recoverable. Indicators of impairment may include significant underperformance of an asset relative to historical or expected operating results; significant changes in the Company’s use of assets or the strategy for its overall business; plans to sell an asset before its depreciable life has ended; the expiration of a significant portion of leases in a property; or significant negative economic trends or negative industry trends for the Company or its operators. In addition, the Company reviews for possible impairment, those assets subject to purchase options and those impacted by casualties, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. If management determines that the carrying value of the Company’s assets may not be fully recoverable based on the existence of any of the factors above, or others, management would measure and record an impairment charge based on the estimated fair value of the property or the estimated fair value less costs to sell the property.

Acquisitions of Real Estate Properties with In-Place Leases

Acquisitions of real estate properties with in-place leases are accounted for at fair value. When a building with in-place leases is acquired, the cost of the acquisition must be allocated between the tangible real estate assets "as-if-vacant" and the intangible real estate assets related to in-place leases based on their estimated fair values. Where appropriate, the intangible assets recorded could include goodwill or customer relationship assets. The values related to above- or below-market in-place lease intangibles are amortized over the remaining term of the leases upon acquisition to rental income where the Company is the lessor and to property operating expense where the Company is the lessee, and are amortized over the remaining term of the leases upon acquisition.

The Company considers whether any of the in-place lease rental rates are above- or below-market. An asset (if the actual rental rate is above-market) or a liability (if the actual rental rate is below-market) is calculated and recorded in an amount equal to the present value of the future cash flows that represent the difference between the actual lease rate and the average market rate. If an in-place lease is identified as a below-market rental rate, the Company would also evaluate any renewal options associated with that lease to determine if the intangible should include those periods.

The Company also estimates an absorption period, which can vary by property, assuming the building is vacant and must be leased up to the actual level of occupancy when acquired. During that absorption period, the owner would incur direct costs, such as tenant improvements, and would suffer lost rental income. Likewise, the owner would have acquired a measurable asset in that, assuming the building was vacant, certain fixed costs would be avoided because the actual in-place lessees would reimburse a certain portion of fixed costs through expense reimbursements during the absorption period.

All of these intangible assets (above- or below-market lease, tenant improvement costs avoided, rental income lost, and expenses recovered through in-place lessee reimbursements) are estimated and recorded in amounts equal to the present value of estimated future cash flows. The actual purchase price is allocated based on the various asset fair values described above.

The building and tenant improvement components of the purchase price are depreciated over the estimated useful life of the building or the weighted average remaining term of the in-places leases. The at-market, in-place lease intangibles are amortized to amortization expense over the weighted average remaining term of the leases, customer relationship assets are amortized to amortization expense over terms applicable to each acquisition, and any goodwill recorded would be reviewed for impairment at least annually.

The fair values of at-market in-place lease and other intangible assets are amortized and reflected in amortization expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 8 for more details on the Company’s intangible assets.

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Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants. In calculating fair value, a company must maximize the use of observable market inputs, minimize the use of unobservable market inputs and disclose in the form of an outlined hierarchy the details of such fair value measurements.

A hierarchy of valuation techniques is defined to determine whether the inputs to a fair value measurement are considered to be observable or unobservable in a marketplace. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. These inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

• Level 1 – quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

• Level 2 – quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

• Level 3 – fair value measurements derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

Executed purchase and sale agreements, that are binding agreements, are categorized as level one inputs. Brokerage estimates, letters of intent, or unexecuted purchase and sale agreements are considered to be level three as they are nonbinding in nature.

During 2016, the Company used level one inputs to record an impairment charge in discontinued operations of approximately $0.1 million related to a property in held for sale, reducing the Company's carrying value to the estimated fair value of the property less costs to sell prior to sale.

Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as other assets or other liabilities. The valuation of derivative instruments requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments. Fair values of derivatives are estimated by pricing models that consider the forward yield curves and discount rates. The fair value of the Company's forward starting interest rate swap contracts are estimated by pricing models that consider foreign trade rates and discount rates. Such amounts and the recognition of such amounts are subject to significant estimates that may change in the future. For derivatives designated in qualifying cash flow hedging relationships, the change in fair value of the effective portion of the derivatives is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), whereas the change in fair value of the ineffective portion is recognized in earnings. Gains and losses are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings once the underlying hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $1.4 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to a forward starting interest rate swap entered into and settled during 2015. See Note 10 for additional information.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents includes short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow in connection with proceeds from the sales of certain real estate properties. These sales proceeds will be disbursed as the Company acquires real estate investments under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short term maturity of these investments. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets the same amounts shown on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

(Dollars in thousands)	12/31/2016		12/31/2015		12/31/2014
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,409	$	4,102	$	3,519
Restricted cash	49,098		—		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	54,507	$	4,102	$	3,519

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Credit Losses

Accounts Receivable

Management monitors the aging and collectibility of its accounts receivable balances on an ongoing basis. Whenever deterioration in the timeliness of payment from a tenant or sponsoring health system is noted, management investigates and determines the reason or reasons for the delay. Considering all information gathered, management’s judgment is exercised in determining whether a receivable is potentially uncollectible and, if so, how much or what percentage may be uncollectible. Among the factors management considers in determining collectibility are: the type of contractual arrangement under which the receivable was recorded (e.g., a triple net lease, a gross lease, a property operating agreement, or some other type of agreement); the tenant’s reason for slow payment; industry influences under which the tenant operates; evidence of willingness and ability of the tenant to pay the receivable; credit-worthiness of the tenant; collateral, security deposit, letters of credit or other monies held as security; tenant’s historical payment pattern; other contractual agreements between the tenant and the Company; relationship between the tenant and the Company; the state in which the tenant operates; and the existence of a guarantor and the willingness and ability of the guarantor to pay the receivable. Considering these factors and others, management concludes whether all or some of the aged receivable balance is likely uncollectible. Upon determining that some portion of the receivable is likely uncollectible, the Company records a provision for bad debts for the amount it expects will be uncollectible. When efforts to collect a receivable are exhausted, the receivable amount is charged off against the allowance. The Company does not hold any accounts receivable for sale.

Mortgage Notes

The Company had no mortgage notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and no allowances were recorded on mortgage notes receivables during 2016 or 2015. The Company evaluates collectibility of any mortgage notes and records allowances on the notes as necessary. A loan is impaired when it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan as scheduled, including both contractual interest and principal payments. This assessment also includes an evaluation of the loan collateral. If a mortgage loan becomes past due, the Company will review the specific circumstances and may discontinue the accrual of interest on the loan. The loan is not returned to accrual status until the debtor has demonstrated the ability to continue debt service in accordance with the contractual terms. Loans placed on non-accrual status will be accounted for either on a cash basis, in which income is recognized only upon receipt of cash, or on a cost-recovery basis, in which all cash receipts reduce the carrying value of the loan, based on the Company’s expectation of future collectibility.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are tested at least annually for impairment. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their respective lives to their estimated residual values and are reviewed for impairment only when impairment indicators are present.

Identifiable intangible assets of the Company are comprised of enterprise goodwill, in-place lease intangible assets, customer relationship intangible assets, and deferred financing costs. In-place lease and customer relationship intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the applicable lives of the assets. Deferred financing costs are amortized over the term of the related credit facility or other debt instrument under the straight-line method, which approximates amortization under the effective interest method. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated annually as of December 31 for impairment. Both the 2016 and 2015 impairment evaluations indicated that no impairment had occurred with respect to the $3.5 million goodwill asset. See Note 8 for more detail on the Company’s intangible assets.

Contingent Liabilities

From time to time, the Company may be subject to loss contingencies arising from legal proceedings and similar matters. Additionally, while the Company maintains comprehensive liability and property insurance with respect to each of its properties, the Company may be exposed to unforeseen losses related to uninsured or underinsured damages.

The Company continually monitors any matters that may present a contingent liability, and, on a quarterly basis, management reviews the Company’s reserves and accruals in relation to each of them, adjusting provisions as necessary in view of changes in available information. Liabilities for contingencies are first recorded when a loss is determined to be both probable and can be reasonably estimated. Changes in estimates regarding the exposure to a contingent loss are reflected as adjustments to the related liability in the periods when they occur.

Because of uncertainties inherent in the estimation of contingent liabilities, it is possible that the Company’s provision for contingent losses could change materially in the near term. To the extent that any significant losses, in addition to amounts recognized, are at least reasonably possible, such amounts will be disclosed in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Defined Benefit Pension Plan

During 2015, the Company terminated its Executive Retirement Plan under which three of the Company’s founding officers were eligible to receive retirement benefits upon retirement. The Company recognized a total benefit obligation of $19.6 million in connection with the termination and recorded a charge of approximately $5.3 million, inclusive of the acceleration of $2.5 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets that was being amortized. The one-time lump sum payment was paid in cash in May 2016. See Note 12 for additional information.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has various employee and director stock-based awards outstanding. These awards include non-vested common stock and options to purchase common stock granted to employees pursuant to the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and its predecessor plans (the “2015 Incentive Plan”) and the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”). The Company recognizes share-based payments to employees and directors in the Consolidated Statements of Income on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period based on the fair value of the award on the measurement date.

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan features a “look-back” provision which enables the employee to purchase a fixed number of common shares at the lesser of 85% of the market price on the date of grant or 85% of the market price on the date of exercise, with optional purchase dates occurring once each quarter for 27 months. The Company accounts for awards to its employees under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan based on fair value, using the Black-Scholes model, and generally recognizes expense over the award’s vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. Since the options granted under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan immediately vest, the Company records compensation expense for those options when they are granted in the first quarter of each year and then may record additional compensation expense in subsequent quarters as warranted. In each of the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized in general and administrative expenses approximately $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.3 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to the annual grant of options to its employees to purchase shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

See Note 13 for details on the Company’s stock-based awards.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Certain items must be included in comprehensive income, including items such as foreign currency translation adjustments, minimum pension liability adjustments, derivative instruments and unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities. The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists only of the loss on the effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges as of December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2015, the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the cumulative pension liability adjustment and changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges. As of December 31, 2014, the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted only of the cumulative pension liability adjustments. The Company terminated its Pension Plan during 2015 and reclassified this amount into earnings. See Note 10 for more details on the Company's derivative financial instruments and Note 12 for more details on the Company's pension termination.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. There are four criteria that must all be met before a Company may recognize revenue, including that persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered (i.e., the tenant has taken possession of and controls the physical use of the leased asset), the price has been fixed or is determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Income received but not yet earned is deferred until such time it is earned. Deferred revenue, included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $32.4 million and $36.4 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 which includes deferred tenant improvement reimbursements of $20.6 million and $21.3 million, respectively, which will be recognized as revenue over the life of each respective lease.

The Company derives most of its revenues from its real estate property and mortgage notes receivable portfolio. The Company’s rental and mortgage interest income is recognized based on contractual arrangements with its tenants, sponsoring health systems or borrowers. These contractual arrangements fall into three categories: leases, mortgage notes receivable, and property operating agreements as described in the following paragraphs. The Company may accrue late fees based on the contractual terms of a lease or note. Such fees, if accrued, are included in rental income or mortgage interest income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, based on the type of contractual agreement.

Rental Income

Rental income related to non-cancelable operating leases is recognized as earned over the life of the lease agreements on a straight-line basis. The Company's lease agreements generally include provisions for stated annual increases or increases based on a Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Rental income from properties under multi-tenant office lease arrangements and rental income from properties with single-tenant lease arrangements are included in rental income on the Company's Consolidated

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Statements of Income. The components of rental income are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Property operating income	$	336,409	$	306,550	$	285,304
Single-tenant net lease	63,871		67,238		65,252
Straight-line rent	7,201		9,545		10,969
Rental income	$	407,481	$	383,333	$	361,525

Operating expense recoveries, included in property operating income, were approximately $66.0 million, $58.9 million and $53.9 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Additional rent, generally defined in most lease agreements as the cumulative increase in CPI from the lease start date to the CPI as of the end of the previous year, is calculated as of the beginning of each year, and is then billed and recognized as income during the year as provided for in the lease. There was no additional rental income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Included in rental income was additional rental income, net of reserves, of approximately $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Mortgage Interest Income

Interest income on the Company’s mortgage notes receivable is recognized based on the interest rates, maturity dates and amortization periods in accordance with each note agreement. The Company has no outstanding mortgage notes receivable as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. However, the Company had one fixed rate mortgage note receivable that was outstanding as of December 31, 2014, which was repaid prior to December 31, 2015. The Company amortizes any fees paid related to its mortgage notes receivable to mortgage interest income over the term of the loan on a straight-line basis which approximates amortization under the effective interest method.

Other Operating Income

Other operating income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income was comprised of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Property lease guaranty revenue	$	3,058	$	3,890	$	4,430
Interest income	473		579		731
Management fee income	369		370		289
Other	249		208		215
	$	4,149	$	5,047	$	5,665

Two and five of the Company’s owned real estate properties as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were covered under property operating agreements between the Company and a sponsoring health system, which contractually obligate the sponsoring health system to provide to the Company a minimum return on the Company’s investment in the property in exchange for the right to be involved in the operating decisions of the property, including tenancy. If the minimum return is not achieved through normal operations of the property, the Company calculates and accrues to property lease guaranty revenue, each quarter, any shortfalls due from the sponsoring health systems under the terms of the property operating agreement.

Interest income generally relates to interest on tenant improvement reimbursements as defined in each note or lease agreement.

Management fees for property management services provided to third parties are generally calculated, accrued and billed monthly based on a percentage of cash collections of tenant receivables for the month or a stated amount per square foot. Management fees related to the Company’s owned properties are eliminated in consolidation.

Federal Income Taxes

No provision has been made for federal income taxes. The Company intends at all times to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company must distribute at least 90% per annum of its real estate investment trust taxable income to its stockholders and meet other requirements to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust. See Note 16 for further discussion.

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The Company classifies interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a component of general and administrative expenses. No such amounts were recognized during the three years ended December 31, 2016.

Federal tax returns for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 are currently subject to examination by taxing authorities.

State Income Taxes

The Company must pay certain state income taxes and the provisions for such taxes are generally included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 16 for further discussion.

Sales and Use Taxes

The Company must pay sales and use taxes to certain state tax authorities based on rents collected from tenants in properties located in those states. The Company is generally reimbursed for these taxes by the tenant. The Company accounts for the payments to the taxing authority and subsequent reimbursement from the tenant on a net basis in revenues in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Discontinued Operations

The Company sells properties from time to time due to a variety of factors, including among other things, market conditions or the exercise of purchase options by tenants. The Company does not expect these dispositions to meet the amended definition of a discontinued operation as defined in Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, "Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity." The Company adopted ASU No. 2014-08 on a prospective basis beginning January 1, 2015 which excluded properties previously in discontinued operations prior to adoption. However, if a sale were to meet the amended definition representing a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results, the operating results of the properties that have been sold or are held for sale will be reported as discontinued operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented.

Assets Held for Sale

Long-lived assets held for sale are reported at the lower of their carrying amount or their fair value less cost to sell estimate. Further, depreciation of these assets ceases at the time the assets are classified as held for sale. Losses resulting from the sale of such properties are characterized as impairment losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 5 for more detail on discontinued operations and assets held for sale.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per common share is calculated using weighted average shares outstanding less issued and outstanding non-vested shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated using weighted average shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of the outstanding stock options from the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and non-vested shares of common stock using the treasury stock method and the average stock price during the period. See Note 14 for the calculations of earnings per share.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 and No. 2015-14

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard that supersedes most existing revenue recognition guidance, including sales of real estate. This standard's core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. However, leasing contracts, representing the major source of the Company's revenues, are not within the scope of the new standard and will continue to be accounted for under other standards.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); Deferral of the Effective Date." This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that year.

The Company plans on adopting this standard by using the full retrospective adoption method beginning on January 1, 2018. The Company's revenue-producing contracts are primarily leases that are not within the scope of this standard. As a result, the Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on the Company's leasing revenues. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact on other revenue sources. However, the Company does expect additional disclosures that are required from the adoption of this standard.

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Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This standard required debt issuance costs to be reported in the balance sheet as a direct reduction from the face amount of the note to which it is directly related. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, "Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of

Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements," which allowed entities to defer and present debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements as assets regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2016. As a result of the adoption, all deferred financing costs, excluding costs related to the unsecured revolving credit facility, were reclassified to Notes and bonds payable. Unsecured revolving credit facility costs remain classified as an asset and will continue to be amortized over the remaining term.

The guidance requires retrospective adoption for all prior periods presented. The following table represents the previously reported balances and reclassified balances for the impacted line items of the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015:

	December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	As Previously Reported		As Reclassified
Other assets, net	$	192,918	$	186,416
Total assets	$	2,816,726	$	2,810,224
Notes and bonds payable	$	1,431,494	$	1,424,992
Total liabilities	$	1,573,979	$	1,567,477
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,816,726	$	2,810,224

Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-16

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, "Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments." This standard requires adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period after a business combination to be recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The adjustments recognized in the current period include the effects on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as a result of the change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The Company adopted this standard effective as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases." For lessees, the new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The Company expects that all of the leases where the Company is the lessee will be recorded on the Company's balance sheet. For lessors, the new standard requires a lessor to classify leases as either sales-type, finance or operating. A lease will be treated as a sale if it transfers all of the risks and rewards, as well as control of the underlying asset, to the lessee. If risks and rewards are conveyed without the transfer of control, the lease is treated as financing. If the lessor doesn't convey risks and rewards or control, an operating lease results.

The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessors for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is in the initial stages of evaluating the impact from the adoption of this new standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

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Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation; Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." This update was issued as part of the simplification initiative. The areas of simplification relevant to the Company include the following:

• Forfeitures - an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur.

• Minimum statutory tax withholding requirements - the threshold to qualify for equity classification permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdiction.

• Classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes - cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity.

This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning on January 1, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2016. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." This update is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recognition of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments that are not accounted for at fair value through net income, including loans held for investment, held-to-maturity debt securities, trade and other receivables, net investment in leases and other such commitments. This update requires that financial statement assets measured at an amortized cost be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, through an allowance for credit losses that is deducted from the amortized cost basis. This standard is effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the initial stages of evaluating the impact from the adoption of this new standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows; Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments." This update clarifies whether the following items should be classified as operating, investing or financing in the statement of cash flows: (i) debt prepayments and extinguishment costs, (ii) settlement of zero-coupon debt, (iii) settlement of contingent consideration, (iv) insurance proceeds, (v) settlement of corporate-owned life insurance and bank-owned life insurance policies, (vi) distributions from equity method investees, (vii) beneficial interest in securitization transactions and (viii) receipts and payments with aspects of more than one class of cash flows.

This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning on January 1, 2018 with early adoption permitted on a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2017. There is not expected to be a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes resulting from the adoption of this standard.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows; Restricted Cash." This update requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted this standard for the 2016 annual reporting period. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-01

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, "Business Combinations; Clarifying the Definition of a Business." This update modifies the requirements to meet the definition of a business under Topic 805, "Business Combinations." The amendments provide a screen to determine when an integrated set of assets and activities is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that will need to be further evaluated. The Company believes that this amendment will result in most if its real estate acquisitions to be accounted for as asset acquisitions rather than business combinations. This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard

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effective January 1, 2017. The impact to the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes as a result of the adoption of this standard is primarily related to the difference in the accounting of acquisition costs. When accounting for these costs as a part of an asset acquisition, the Company will be permitted to capitalize the costs. The Company does not believe that this will have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

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2. Property Investments

The Company invests in healthcare-related properties and mortgages located throughout the United States. The Company provides management, leasing, development and redevelopment services, and capital for the construction of new facilities as well as for the acquisition of existing properties. The Company had gross investments of approximately $3.6 billion in 202 real estate properties, land held for development and corporate property as of December 31, 2016. The following table summarizes the Company’s investments at December 31, 2016.

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Facilities	Land		Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles		Personal Property		Total		Accumulated Depreciation
Medical office/outpatient:
Alabama	4	$	650	$	43,912	$	20	$	44,582	$	(19,771	)
Arizona	7	1,330		62,289		443		64,062		(16,082		)
California	12	37,072		201,860		325		239,257		(71,152		)
Colorado	10	8,257		198,119		239		206,615		(31,357		)
District of Columbia	2	—		31,564		—		31,564		(11,293		)
Florida	7	6,873		71,558		112		78,543		(37,988		)
Hawaii	3	8,327		131,207		160		139,694		(25,869		)
Illinois	3	6,142		51,620		151		57,913		(14,669		)
Indiana	4	3,299		118,219		40		121,558		(24,216		)
Iowa	6	12,665		80,742		94		93,501		(17,784		)
Minnesota	3	2,090		46,243		—		48,333		(2,528		)
Missouri	3	3,797		28,796		7		32,600		(16,810		)
North Carolina	16	5,096		158,488		95		163,679		(49,158		)
Oklahoma	2	7,673		101,416		—		109,089		(7,747		)
Tennessee	13	11,750		223,425		303		235,478		(67,614		)
Texas	43	45,117		643,386		1,262		689,765		(190,829		)
Virginia	14	3,334		227,296		139		230,769		(47,309		)
Washington	17	17,437		406,980		314		424,731		(42,848		)
Other (8 states)	13	2,357		151,672		106		154,135		(40,028		)
	182	183,266		2,978,792		3,810		3,165,868		(735,052		)
Inpatient:
California	1	—		12,688		—		12,688		(7,281		)
Colorado	1	623		10,788		—		11,411		(1,308		)
Missouri	1	1,989		109,304		—		111,293		(9,198		)
Pennsylvania	2	1,126		39,585		—		40,711		(22,826		)
Texas	5	9,507		158,176		265		167,948		(34,905		)
	10	13,245		330,541		265		344,051		(75,518		)
Other:
Indiana	1	96		3,662		32		3,790		(2,708		)
Iowa	1	—		40,339		5		40,344		(5,642		)
Michigan	5	193		12,728		183		13,104		(9,173		)
Tennessee	1	253		7,213		409		7,875		(2,625		)
Texas	1	1,480		3,872		2		5,354		(64		)
Virginia	1	1,139		9,333		2		10,474		(5,724		)
	10	3,161		77,147		633		80,941		(25,936		)
Land Held for Development	—	20,123		—		—		20,123		(166		)
Construction in Progress	—	—		11,655		—		11,655		—
Corporate Property	—	—		—		5,583		5,583		(4,167		)
	—	20,123		11,655		5,583		37,361		(4,333		)
Total real estate investments	202	$	219,795	$	3,398,135	$	10,291	$	3,628,221	$	(840,839	)

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3. Real Estate Leases

Real Estate Leases

The Company’s properties are generally leased pursuant to non-cancelable, fixed-term operating leases or are supported through other financial support arrangements with expiration dates through 2036. Some leases and financial arrangements provide for fixed rent renewal terms in addition to market rent renewal terms. Some leases provide the lessee, during the term of the lease and for a short period thereafter, with an option or a right of first refusal to purchase the leased property. The Company’s portfolio of single-tenant net leases generally requires the lessee to pay minimum rent, additional rent based upon fixed percentage increases or increases in the Consumer Price Index and all taxes (including property tax), insurance, maintenance and other operating costs associated with the leased property.

Future minimum lease payments under the non-cancelable operating leases and guaranteed amounts due to the Company under property operating agreements as of December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

2017	$	315,366
2018	276,321
2019	231,077
2020	188,518
2021	154,470
2022 and thereafter	603,045
	$	1,768,797

Revenue Concentrations

The Company’s real estate portfolio is leased to a diverse tenant base. The Company's largest revenue concentration is with Baylor Scott & White Health and its affiliates which accounted for 9.8%, 9.8% and 10.5% of the Company's consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Purchase Option Provisions

Certain of the Company’s leases include purchase option provisions. The provisions vary by agreement but generally allow the lessee to purchase the property covered by the agreement at fair market value or an amount equal to the Company’s gross investment. The Company expects that the purchase price from its purchase options will be greater than its net investment in the properties at the time of potential exercise by the lessee. The Company had approximately $173.7 million in real estate properties as of December 31, 2016 that were subject to purchase options that were exercisable or become exercisable during 2017.

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4. Acquisitions, Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments

2016 Real Estate Acquisitions

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company acquired 10 medical office buildings for an aggregate purchase price of $241.9 million, including cash consideration of $224.9 million, purchase price credits of $1.0 million, capital commitments of $2.8 million and the assumption of debt of $13.2 million (excluding a $0.8 million fair value premium recorded at acquisition). The following table details the Company's acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Acquired	Purchase Price		Purchase Price Credits (2)			Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed (3)			Cash Consideration(4)		Real Estate		Other (5)			Square Footage (Unaudited)
Real estate acquisitions
Seattle, Washington	MOB	3/31/16	$	38.3	$	(0.6	)	$	—		$	37.7	$	37.7	$	—		69,712
Seattle, Washington	MOB	4/29/16	21.6		(2.8		)	—			18.8		20.1		(1.3		)	46,637
Los Angeles, California	MOB	5/13/16	20.0		(0.3		)	(13.2		)	6.5		20.4		(0.7		)	63,012
Seattle, Washington	MOB	9/12/16	53.1		(0.1		)	—			53.0		54.6		(1.6		)	87,462
Washington, D.C. (6)	MOB	9/26/16	45.2		(0.1		)	—			45.1		43.7		1.4			103,783
Baltimore, Maryland (7)	MOB	10/11/16	36.2		0.2			—			36.4		36.4		—			113,631
Seattle, Washington	MOB	10/17/16	9.8		—			—			9.8		9.9		(0.1		)	29,753
Seattle, Washington	MOB	12/21/16	5.1		—			—			5.1		5.2		(0.1		)	20,740
St. Paul, Minnesota	MOB	12/21/16	12.6		(0.1		)	—			12.5		11.3		1.2			48,281
			$	241.9	$	(3.8	)	$	(13.2	)	$	224.9	$	239.3	$	(1.2	)	583,011

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(1) MOB = medical office building

(2) Includes tenant improvement and capital expenditure obligations assumed upon acquisition.

(3) The mortgage note payable assumed in the acquisition does not reflect the fair value adjustments totaling $0.8 million recorded by the Company upon acquisition (included in Other).

(4) Excludes prorations of revenue and expense due to/from seller at the time of the acquisition.

(5) Includes assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangibles recognized at acquisition and fair value adjustments on debt assumed.

(6) A director of the Company serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Inova Health System. As part of this transaction, the Company assumed a ground lease and tenant leases with Loudoun Hospital Center, an affiliate of Inova Health System.

(7) Includes two properties.

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The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the real estate acquisitions for 2016 as of the acquisition date:

	Estimated Fair Value			Estimated Useful Life
	(In millions)			(In years)
Building	$	216.8		20.0-35.0
Land	9.7			—
Intangibles:
At-market lease intangibles	12.8			2.7-10.3
Above-market lease intangibles	0.9			0.7-3.8
Below-market lease intangibles	(0.4		)	1.4-9.4
Above-market ground lease intangibles	(1.6		)	99.0
Below-market ground lease intangibles	2.0			36.8-99.0
Total intangibles	13.7
Mortgage notes payable assumed, including fair value adjustments	(14.0		)
Other assets acquired	0.5
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities assumed	(1.8		)
Total cash paid	$	224.9

2015 Real Estate Acquisitions

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company acquired eight medical office buildings and two parcels of land for an aggregate purchase price of $190.1 million, including cash consideration of $156.4 million, purchase price credits of $2.3 million, capital commitments of $3.0 million and the assumption of debt of $28.4 million (excluding a $0.4 million fair value premium recorded at acquisition). The following table details the Company's acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2015:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Acquired	Purchase Price		Purchase Price Adjustments/ (Credits) (2)			Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed (3)			Cash Consideration (4)		Real Estate		Other (5)			Square Footage
Real estate acquisitions
San Jose, California	MOB	1/15/15	$	39.3	$	(0.2	)	$	—		$	39.1	$	39.2	$	(0.1	)	110,679
Seattle, Washington	MOB	6/26/15	14.0		(0.1		)	(9.5		)	4.4		13.8		0.1			35,558
Seattle, Washington	MOB	9/1/15	28.0		(0.2		)	(9.4		)	18.4		27.8		—			52,813
Denver, Colorado	MOB	9/14/15	6.5		(0.3		)	—			6.2		6.3		(0.1		)	47,508
Tacoma, Washington	MOB	10/23/15	8.8		(1.3		)	—			7.5		8.6		(1.1		)	33,169
Oakland, California	MOB	11/3/15	47.0		(3.4		)	—			43.6		44.2		(0.6		)	99,942
Seattle, Washington	MOB	11/18/15	27.6		0.1			—			27.7		27.6		0.1			60,437
Minneapolis, Minnesota	MOB	12/18/15	16.0		0.1			(9.5		)	6.6		16.0		0.1			64,143
Total real estate acquisitions			$	187.2	$	(5.3	)	$	(28.4	)	$	153.5	$	183.5	$	(1.6	)	504,249
Land acquisitions			2.9		—			—			2.9		2.9		—			—
			$	190.1	$	(5.3	)	$	(28.4	)	$	156.4	$	186.4	$	(1.6	)	504,249

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(1) MOB = medical office building

(2) Includes tenant improvement and capital expenditure obligations assumed upon acquisition.

(3) The mortgage notes payable assumed in the acquisitions do not reflect the fair value adjustments totaling $0.4 million recorded by the Company upon acquisition (included in Other).

(4) Excludes prorations of revenue and expense due to/from seller at the time of the acquisition.

(5) Includes assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangibles recognized at acquisition and fair value adjustments on debt assumed.

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The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the real estate acquisitions for 2015 as of the acquisition date:

	Estimated Fair Value			Estimated Useful Life
	(In millions)			(In years)
Building	$	153.1		25.0-35.0
Land	23.2			—
Intangibles:
At-market lease intangibles	10.1			1.9-7.9
Above-market lease intangibles	0.1			0.9-4.9
Below-market lease intangibles	(0.5		)	1.3-8.3
Below-market ground lease intangibles	0.9			46.3-78.5
Total intangibles	10.6
Mortgage notes payable assumed, including fair value adjustments	(28.8		)
Other assets acquired	0.5
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities assumed	(2.2		)
Total cash paid	$	156.4

2016 Real Estate Asset Dispositions

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company disposed of six properties for an aggregate sales price of $94.7 million, including net proceeds of $93.3 million and $1.4 million of closing costs and related adjustments. The following table details the Company's dispositions for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Disposed	Sales Price		Closing Adjustments			Net Proceeds		Net Real Estate Investment		Other (including receivables)		Gain		Square Footage (Unaudited)
Real estate dispositions
Kansas City, Kansas	MOB	10/14/16	$	15.1	$	—		$	15.1	$	7.2	$	0.3	$	7.6	70,908
Nashville, Tennessee	MOB	10/28/16	8.8		(0.2		)	8.6		6.3		0.2		2.1		45,274
Altoona, Pennsylvania	IRF	12/20/16	21.5		(0.4		)	21.1		12.4		0.6		8.1		64,032
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	IRF	12/20/16	24.2		(0.6		)	23.6		8.2		0.4		15.0		79,836
Phoenix, Arizona	IRF	12/20/16	22.3		—			22.3		13.5		1.4		7.4		51,903
Atlanta, Georgia	MOB	12/22/16	2.8		(0.2		)	2.6		1.8		—		0.8		8,749
Total dispositions			$	94.7	$	(1.4	)	$	93.3	$	49.4	$	2.9	$	41.0	320,702

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(1) MOB = medical office building; IRF = inpatient rehabilitation facility

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2015 Real Estate Asset Dispositions and Company-Financed Mortgage Note Repayments

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company disposed of eight medical office buildings and one surgical facility for an aggregate sales price of $158.0 million, including net proceeds of $153.1 million and $4.9 million of closing costs and related adjustments. Also, during the year ended December 31, 2015, one Company-financed mortgage note receivable totaling $1.9 million was repaid. The following table details the Company's dispositions for the year ended December 31, 2015:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Disposed	Sales Price		Closing Adjustments			Net Proceeds		Net Real Estate Investment		Other (including receivables)		Gain/ (Impairment)			Square Footage (Unaudited)
Real estate dispositions
Roanoke, Virginia	MOB	05/21/15	$	1.0	$	—		$	1.0	$	0.3	$	—	$	0.7		5,323
Indianapolis, Indiana (2)	MOB/SF	06/30/15	97.0		(3.7		)	93.3		50.5		1.9		40.9			175,999
Lancaster, Pennsylvania (3)	MOB	07/17/15	18.4		—			18.4		7.4		0.4		10.6			63,914
Sarasota, Florida	MOB	09/16/15	16.3		(0.5		)	15.8		10.5		0.2		5.1			119,903
Tuscon, Arizona	MOB	09/25/15	3.0		—			3.0		2.0		0.2		0.8			40,782
St. Louis, Missouri	MOB	09/30/15	3.0		(0.2		)	2.8		2.9		0.2		(0.3		)	13,478
Phoenix, Arizona	MOB	11/05/15	5.3		(0.3		)	5.0		4.9		—		0.1			56,645
Atlanta, Georgia	MOB	12/14/15	14.0		(0.2		)	13.8		4.4		0.4		9.0			58,030
Total dispositions			$	158.0	$	(4.9	)	$	153.1	$	82.9	$	3.3	$	66.9		534,074

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(1) MOB = medical office building; SF = surgical facility

(2) Includes two properties

(3) Previously included in assets held for sale.

5. Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

Assets and liabilities of properties sold or classified as held for sale are separately identified on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets in the current period. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had two and one properties, respectively, classified as held for sale.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had one property remaining in assets held for sale that was classified as discontinued operations prior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity”. This property will be included in discontinued operations on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income until such time that the Company sells the asset. None of the Company's 2015 or 2016 dispositions or assets classified as held for sale represented a strategic shift that had or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results. Therefore, the 2015 and 2016 dispositions were not classified as discontinued operations.

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The table below reflects the assets and liabilities of the properties classified as held for sale and discontinued operations as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Balance Sheet data
Land	$	1,362		$	422
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles	4,410			1,350
	5,772			1,772
Accumulated depreciation	(2,977		)	(1,070		)
Assets held for sale, net	2,795			702
Other assets, net (including receivables)	297			22
Assets of discontinued operations, net	297			22
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net	$	3,092		$	724
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	22		$	28
Other liabilities	592			5
Liabilities of assets held for sale and discontinued operations	$	614		$	33

The table below reflects the results of operations of the properties included in discontinued operations on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Statements of Income data:
Revenues(1)
Rental income	$	—		$	752		$	5,660
Other operating	—			—			4
	—			752			5,664
Expenses(2)
Property operating	71			58			3,126
General and administrative	—			—			19
Depreciation	—			—			1,551
Bad debt, net of recoveries	—			(1		)	3
	71			57			4,699
Other Income (Expense) (3)
Interest and other income, net	—			20			2
	—			20			2
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	(71		)	715			967
Impairments (4)	(121		)	(686		)	(12,029		)
Gain on sales of real estate properties (5)	7			10,571			9,283
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	$	(185	)	$	10,600		$	(1,779	)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Basic	$	0.00		$	0.11		$	(0.02	)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Diluted	$	0.00		$	0.11		$	(0.02	)

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(1) Total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 included $0.8 million and $5.7 million, respectively, related to properties sold.

(2) Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 included $0.1 million related to a property that is held for sale. Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015, and 2014 included $0.1 million and $4.7 million related to properties sold.

(3) Other income (expense) for the years ended December 31, 2015, and 2014 included income (expense) related to properties sold.

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(4) Impairments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 included $0.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, related to one property held for sale. Impairments for the year ended December 31, 2014 included $3.7 million related to the sale of three properties and $8.3 million on four properties, classified as held for sale and subsequently sold in 2015.

(5) Gain on sales of real estate properties for the year ended December 31, 2016 included a gain on the sale of one property sold in 2015. Gains on the sales of real estate properties for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 included gains on the sale of one and three properties, respectively.

6. Impairment Charges

An asset is impaired when undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset are less than the carrying value of the asset. The Company must assess the potential for impairment of its long-lived assets, including real estate properties, whenever events occur or there is a change in circumstances, such as the sale of a property or the decision to sell a property, that indicate that the recorded value might not be fully recoverable.

The Company recorded impairment charges on properties sold or classified as held for sale, included in discontinued operations, for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 totaling $0.1 million, $0.7 million and $12.0 million, respectively. The Company recorded impairment charges on two properties sold, included in continuing operations, for the year ended December 31, 2015 totaling $3.6 million. Both level 1 and level 3 fair value techniques were used to derive these impairment charges.

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7. Other Assets

Other assets consist primarily of straight-line rent receivables, prepaids, intangible assets, deferred financing costs and accounts receivable. Items included in "Other assets, net" on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheetsas of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are detailed in the table below:

	December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2016			2015 (1)
Prepaid assets	$	64.8		$	63.6
Straight-line rent receivables	64.6			60.4
Above-market intangible assets, net	19.1			17.3
Additional long-lived assets, net	14.5			14.8
Ground lease modification, net	10.8			11.2
Accounts receivable	8.1			8.8
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	(0.1		)	(0.2		)
Credit facility deferred financing costs	4.9			2.2
Goodwill	3.5			3.5
Customer relationship intangible assets, net	1.8			1.9
Other	3.7			2.9
	$	195.7		$	186.4

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(1) The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" as of January 1, 2016. Balance Sheet data for the year ending December 31, 2015 reflects this reclassification. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

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8. Intangible Assets and Liabilities

The Company has several types of intangible assets and liabilities included in its Consolidated Balance Sheets, including goodwill, deferred financing costs, above-, below-, and at-market lease intangibles, and customer relationship intangibles. The Company’s intangible assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:

	Gross Balance at December 31,						Accumulated Amortization at December 31,						Weighted Avg. Remaining Life (Years)	Balance Sheet Classification
(Dollars in millions)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Goodwill	$	3.5		$	3.5		$	—		$	—		N/A	Other assets
Credit facility deferred financing costs	5.4			7.3			0.5			5.1			3.6	Other assets
Above-market lease intangibles	24.5			21.8			5.4			4.5			54.8	Other assets
Customer relationship intangibles	2.6			2.6			0.8			0.7			26.6	Other assets
Below-market lease intangibles	(8.8		)	(7.9		)	(3.2		)	(3.7		)	38.0	Other liabilities
Deferred financing costs	9.4			9.8			4.0			3.3			6.0	Notes & bonds payable
At-market lease intangibles	84.1			78.9			39.0			35.0			5.9	Real estate properties
	$	120.7		$	116.0		$	46.5		$	44.9		18.5

The following table represents expected amortization over the next five years of the Company’s intangible assets and liabilities in place as of December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Future Amortization of Intangibles, net
2017	$	14.1
2018	$	12.1
2019	$	10.2
2020	$	7.3
2021	$	3.3

9. Notes and Bonds Payable

The table below details the Company’s notes and bonds payable.  The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" as of January 1, 2016. The balances the year ending December 31, 2015 shown below reflect the required reclassification of debt issuance costs. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

	December 31,				Maturity Dates	Contractual Interest Rates		Principal Payments	Interest Payments
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015
Unsecured Credit Facility	$	107,000	$	206,000	7/20	LIBOR + 1.00%		At maturity	Quarterly
Unsecured Term Loan due 2019, net of issuance costs	149,491		199,257		2/19	LIBOR + 1.20%		At maturity	Quarterly
Senior Notes due 2021, net of discount and issuance costs	397,147		396,489		1/21	5.75	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Senior Notes due 2023, net of discount and issuance costs	247,296		246,897		4/23	3.75	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Senior Notes due 2025, net of discount and issuance costs	247,819		247,602		5/25	3.88	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Mortgage notes payable, net of discounts and issuance costs and including premiums	115,617		128,747		5/17-5/40	3.60%-6.88%		Monthly	Monthly
	$	1,264,370	$	1,424,992

The Company’s various debt agreements contain certain representations, warranties, and financial and other covenants customary in such loan agreements. Among other things, these provisions require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and impose certain limits on the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness and create liens or encumbrances. As of December 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenant provisions under its various debt instruments.

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Unsecured Credit Facility due 2020

On October 14, 2011, the Company entered into a $700.0 million unsecured credit facility ("Unsecured Credit Facility") with a syndicate of 17 lenders. On July 29, 2016, the Company entered into the third amendment to the Unsecured Credit Facility with a syndicate of 14 lenders to extend the maturity date to July 2020. The credit facility agreement provides the Company with twosix-month extension options that could extend the maturity date to July 2021. Each option is subject to an extension fee of 0.075% of the aggregate commitments. Amounts outstanding under the Unsecured Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin rate. The margin rate, which depends on the Company's credit ratings, ranges from 0.83% to 1.55% (1.00% as of December 31, 2016). In addition, the Company pays a facility fee per annum on the aggregate amount of commitments ranging from 0.13% to 0.30% (0.20% as of December 31, 2016). In connection with the amendment, the Company paid up-front fees to the lenders of approximately $4.4 million, which will be amortized over the term of the facility. The Company wrote-off certain unamortized deferred financing costs of the original facility of approximately $0.1 million upon execution of the amendment. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $107.0 million outstanding under the Unsecured Credit Facility with an effective interest rate of approximately 1.8% and had a remaining borrowing capacity of approximately $593.0 million.

Unsecured Term Loan due 2019

In February 2014, the Company entered into a $200.0 million unsecured term loan facility ("Unsecured Term Loan due 2019") with a syndicate of nine lenders that matures on February 26, 2019. The Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 bears interest at a rate equal to (x) LIBOR plus (y) a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.95% (1.20% as of December 31, 2016) based upon the Company's unsecured debt ratings. Payments under the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 are interest only, with the full amount of the principal due at maturity. The Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 may be prepaid at any time, without penalty. The proceeds from the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 were used by the Company to repay borrowings on its Unsecured Credit Facility. The Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 has various financial covenant provisions that are required to be met on a quarterly and annual basis that are equivalent to those of the Unsecured Credit Facility. With proceeds of the equity offering that the Company completed on July 5, 2016, the Company repaid $50.0 million of the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 leaving an outstanding balance of $150.0 million as of December 31, 2016 with an effective interest rate of approximately 1.8%.

Senior Notes due 2021

On December 13, 2010, the Company issued $400.0 million of unsecured senior notes due 2021 (the "Senior Notes due 2021") in a registered public offering. The Senior Notes due 2021 bear interest at 5.75%, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15, and are due on January 15, 2021, unless redeemed earlier by the Company. The notes were issued at a discount of approximately $3.2 million and the Company incurred $3.3 million in debt issuance costs, which yielded a 5.97% interest rate per annum upon issuance. For each of the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company amortized approximately $0.3 million of the discount and $0.3 million of the debt issuance costs which are included in interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The following table reconciles the balance of the Senior Notes due 2021 on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Senior Notes due 2021 face value	$	400,000		$	400,000
Unaccreted discount	(1,510		)	(1,832		)
Issuance costs	(1,343		)	(1,679		)
Senior Notes due 2021 carrying amount	$	397,147		$	396,489

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Senior Notes due 2023

On March 26, 2013, the Company issued $250.0 million of unsecured senior notes due 2023 (the "Senior Notes due 2023") in a registered public offering. The Senior Notes due 2023 bear interest at 3.75%, payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15, beginning October 15, 2013, and are due on April 15, 2023, unless redeemed earlier by the Company. The notes were issued at a discount of approximately $2.1 million and the Company incurred debt issuance cost of $2.1 million, which yielded a 3.95% interest rate per annum upon issuance. For each of the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company amortized approximately $0.2 million of the discount and $0.2 million of the debt issuance cost which are included in interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The following table reconciles the balance of the Senior Notes due 2023 on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Senior Notes due 2023 face value	$	250,000		$	250,000
Unaccreted discount	(1,375		)	(1,565		)
Issuance costs	(1,329		)	(1,538		)
Senior Notes due 2023 carrying amount	$	247,296		$	246,897

Senior Notes due 2025

On April 24, 2015, the Company issued $250.0 million of unsecured senior notes due 2025 (the "Senior Notes due 2025") in a registered public offering. The Senior Notes due 2025 bear interest at 3.875%, payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1, beginning November 1, 2015, and are due on May 1, 2025, unless redeemed earlier by the Company. The notes were issued at a discount of approximately $0.2 million and the Company incurred approximately $2.3 million in debt issuance costs which yielded a 4.08% interest rate per annum upon issuance. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company amortized approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of the debt issuance costs which is included in interest expense on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. Concurrent with this transaction, the Company settled four forward starting swap agreements for $1.7 million. The Senior Notes due 2025 have various financial covenants that are required to be met on a quarterly and annual basis. The following table reconciles the balance of the Senior Notes due 2025 on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Senior Notes due 2025 face value	$	250,000		$	250,000
Unaccreted discount	(178		)	(196		)
Issuance costs	(2,003		)	(2,202		)
Senior Notes due 2025 carrying amount	$	247,819		$	247,602

Mortgage Notes Payable

The following table reconciles the Company’s aggregate mortgage notes principal balance with the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company amortized approximately $0.3 million, $0.8 million and $1.1 million of the discount and $0.9 million, $1.0 million, and $1.0 million of the premium. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company also amortized approximately $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.2 million of the debt issuance costs, respectively, on the mortgage notes payable which is included in interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Mortgage notes payable principal balance	$	114,934		$	128,161
Unamortized premium	2,569			2,704
Unaccreted discount	(1,450		)	(1,779		)
Issuance costs	(436		)	(339		)
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	$	115,617		$	128,747

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The following table details the Company’s mortgage notes payable, with related collateral.

	Original Balance		Effective Interest Rate (20)		Maturity Date	Collateral (21)	Principal and Interest Payments (19)		Investment in Collateral at December 31,		Balance at December 31,
(Dollars in millions)									2016		2016		2015
Commercial Bank (1)	$	13.1	5.00	%	4/16	MOB	Monthly/25-yr amort.		$	—	$	—	$	10.2
Commercial Bank (2)	8.1		4.54	%	8/16	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		—		—		7.4
Commercial Bank (3)	18.3		5.40	%	12/16	MOB	Monthly/30-yr amort.		—		—		16.0
Life Insurance Co. (4)	4.7		7.77	%	1/17	MOB	Monthly/20-yr amort.		—		—		0.4
Life Insurance Co.	7.0		5.53	%	1/18	MOB	Monthly/15-yr amort.		14.3		0.7		1.4
Insurance Co. (5)	7.3		5.54	%	12/18	MOB	Monthly/25-yr amort.		14.2		6.2		6.5
Commercial Bank (6)	9.5		5.07	%	3/19	MOB	Monthly/5-yr amort.		13.9		9.5		9.7
Commercial Bank (7)	9.4		4.55	%	7/19	MOB	Monthly/8-yr amort		27.8		9.3		9.5
Commercial Bank (8)	15.2		7.65	%	7/20	MOB	(18	)	20.2		12.7		12.7
Life Insurance Co. (9)	7.9		4.00	%	8/20	MOB	Monthly/15-yr amort.		20.7		2.7		3.3
Life Insurance Co. (10)	7.3		5.25	%	8/20	MOB	Monthly/27-yr amort.		17.9		6.7		6.9
Commercial Bank (11)	12.9		6.43	%	2/21	MOB	Monthly/12-yr amort.		19.9		10.7		10.8
Life Insurance Co. (12)	13.3		4.13	%	1/24	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		20.5		13.6		—
Financial Services (13)	9.7		4.32	%	9/24	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		16.1		9.1		9.3
First Tennessee Bank	11.5		3.71	%	1/26	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		37.3		11.0		—
Commercial Bank (14)	15.0		5.25	%	4/27	MOB	Monthly/20-yr amort.		33.4		10.4		11.1
Commercial Bank	1.8		5.55	%	10/30	OTH	Monthly/27-yr amort.		7.9		1.3		1.4
Municipal Government (15) (16)	11.9		4.79	%	(17)	MOB	Semi-Annual (17)		20.9		11.7		12.1
									$	285.0	$	115.6	$	128.7

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(1) The Company repaid this mortgage note in February 2016.

(2) The Company repaid this mortgage note in April 2016.

(3) The Company repaid this mortgage note in September 2016.

(4) The Company repaid this mortgage note in October 2016.

(5) The unamortized portion of the $0.6 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(6) The unamortized portion of the $0.2 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(7) The unamortized portion of the $0.3 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(8) The unaccreted portion of the $2.4 million discount recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(9) The unamortized portion of the $0.3 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(10) The unamortized portion of the $0.4 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(11) The unaccreted portion of a $1.0 million discount recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(12) The unamortized portion of the $0.8 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(13) The unaccreted portion of the $0.1 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(14) The unamortized portion of a $0.7 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(15) Balance consists of four notes secured by the same building.

(16) The unamortized portion of the $1.0 million premium recorded on the four notes upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(17) These four mortgage notes payable are series municipal bonds that have maturity dates ranging from from May 2017 to May 2040. The note payable with the earliest maturity date will require principal and interest payments while the remaining notes payable will require interest only payments. One of the notes payable matures in May 2017 and the remaining three have future maturity dates but allow repayment after May 2020 without penalty. The Company intends on repaying all three notes payable at that time.

(18) Payable in monthly installments of interest only for 24 months and then installments of principal and interest based on an 11-year amortization with the final payment due at maturity.

(19) Payable in monthly installments of principal and interest with the final payment due at maturity (unless otherwise noted).

(20) The contractual interest rates for the 17 outstanding mortgage notes ranged from 3.6% to 6.9% as of December 31, 2016.

(21) MOB-Medical office building; OTH-Other.

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Other Long-Term Debt Information

Future maturities of the Company’s notes and bonds payable as of December 31, 2016 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Principal Maturities		Net Accretion/ Amortization (1)			Debt Issuance Costs			Notes and Bonds Payable	%
2017	$	4,374	$	(233	)	$	(1,086	)	3,055	0.2	%
2018	9,649		(295		)	(1,089		)	8,265	0.7	%
2019	171,643		(514		)	(876		)	170,253	13.5	%
2020	128,692		(683		)	(825		)	127,184	10.1	%
2021	412,149		(144		)	(490		)	411,515	32.5	%
2022 and thereafter	545,427		(75		)	(1,254		)	544,098	43.0	%
	$	1,271,934	$	(1,944	)	$	(5,620	)	1,264,370	100.0	%

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(1) Includes discount accretion and premium amortization related to the Company’s Senior Notes due 2021, Senior Notes due 2023, Senior Notes due 2025, and 14 mortgage notes payable.

Note 10. Derivative Financial Instruments

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

In addition to operational risks which arise in the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to economic risks such as interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk. In certain situations, the Company may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements to manage interest rate risk exposure arising from variable rate debt transactions that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company's objective in using interest rate derivatives is to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without changing the underlying notional amount.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company entered into four forward starting interest rate swaps with a total notional value of $225.0 million to hedge the risk of changes in the interest-related cash flows associated with the potential issuance of long-term debt. That debt was issued in April 2015, as discussed in Note 9, and the forward starting interest rate swaps were terminated. As a result, the Company realized a loss at the termination date which was deferred and will be amortized over the term of the Senior Notes due 2025.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company did not have any outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as, and that qualify as, cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss (“OCI”) and is reclassified into earnings as interest expense in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The effective portion of the Company’s interest rate swaps that was recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Location	December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Loss on forward starting interest rate swap agreements recognized in OCI	OCI	$	—		$	(1,684	)
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated OCI into Income (effective portion)	Interest Expense	$	(168	)	$	(115	)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	Interest Expense	$	—		$	—

The Company estimates that an additional $0.2 million will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss as an increase to interest expense over the next 12 months. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on the Company's cash flow hedges during the year ended December 31, 2016.

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11. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

The Company had no preferred shares outstanding and had common shares outstanding for the three years ended December 31, 2016 as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016	2015	2014
Balance, beginning of year	101,517,009	98,828,098	95,924,339
Issuance of common stock	14,063,100	2,493,171	3,073,445
Non-vested stock-based awards, net of withheld shares and forfeitures	836,791	195,740	(169,686	)
Balance, end of year	116,416,900	101,517,009	98,828,098

Equity Offering

On July 5, 2016, the Company issued 9,200,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at $33.13 per share in an underwritten public offering pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement. The net proceeds of the offering, after offering expenses, were approximately $304.6 million.

At-The-Market Equity Offering Program

The Company has in place an at-the-market equity offering program to sell shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time in at-the-market sales transactions. The following table details the shares sold under this program.

	Shares Sold	Sales Price Per Share	Net Proceeds (in millions)
2016	4,795,601	$28.31 - $33.66	$	144.6
2015	2,434,239	$25.00 - $29.15	$	65.8
2014	3,009,761	$24.35 - $27.53	$	75.7

On February 19, 2016, the Company entered into sales agreements with five investment banks to allow sales under its at-the-market equity offering program of up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock. A previous sales agreement with one investment bank was terminated effective February 17, 2016. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company sold a total of 4,795,601 shares of common stock under this program, including 664,298 shares of common stock under the previous sales agreement. The sales generated $144.6 million in net proceeds at prices ranging from $28.31 to $33.66 per share (weighted average of $30.61 per share). The Company has 5,868,697 authorized shares remaining available to be sold under the current sales agreements as of February 15, 2017.

Dividends Declared

During 2016, the Company declared and paid common stock dividends aggregating $1.20 per share ($0.30 per share per quarter).

On January 31, 2017, the Company declared a quarterly common stock dividend in the amount of $0.30 per share payable on February 28, 2017 to stockholders of record on February 14, 2017.

Authorization to Repurchase Common Stock

The Company’s Board of Directors has authorized management to repurchase up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had not repurchased any shares under this authorization. The Company may elect, from time to time, to repurchase shares either when market conditions are appropriate or as a means to reinvest excess cash flows. Such purchases, if any, may be made either in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.

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Noncontrolling Interest Transfers

The following schedule discloses the effects of changes in the Company's ownership interest in its less-than-wholly-owned subsidiary on the Company's stockholders' equity:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571	$	69,436	$	31,887
Transfers to noncontrolling interest:
Net decrease in the Company's additional paid-in capital for purchase of subsidiary partnership interest	—		—		(6,577		)
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interest	—		—		(6,577		)
Change to the Company's total stockholders' equity from net income attributable to common stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interest	$	85,571	$	69,436	$	25,310

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company had recorded an increase to future benefit obligations related to its pension plan of $2.6 million, resulting in a decrease to Other liabilities and an offsetting decrease to Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) which is included in Stockholders' equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company reclassified $2.5 million, from accumulated other comprehensive loss, which is included in stockholders' equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, to net income as a result of the termination of the defined benefit pension plan. See Note 12 for more information regarding the termination of the defined benefit pension plan. Also, during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded an increase to accumulated other comprehensive loss of $1.6 million, as a result of the settlement and payment of forward-starting interest rate swaps. This amount will be reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss impacting net income over the 10-year term of the associated senior note issuance. See Note 10 for more information regarding the Company's forward-starting interest rate swaps.

The following table represents the changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in thousands)	Forward Starting Swaps			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Total
Beginning balance	$	(1,569	)	$	—	$	(1,569	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			—		—
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	168			—		168
Net current-period other comprehensive income	168			—		168
Ending balance	$	(1,401	)	$	—	$	(1,401	)

The following table represents the details regarding the reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the year ended December 31, 2016:

Details about accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		Affected line item in the statement where net income is presented
(Dollars in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to forward starting swaps	$	168	Interest Expense
	$	168

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12. Benefit Plans

Executive Retirement Plan

Effective May 5, 2015, the Company terminated its Executive Retirement Plan and recorded a charge of approximately $5.3 million, inclusive of the acceleration of $2.5 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet that was being amortized resulting in a total benefit obligation of $19.6 million in connection with the termination of the Executive Retirement Plan. The charge includes amounts resulting from assumed additional years of service for two plan participants who have not reached age 65 and payments associated with FICA and other tax obligations.

On May 6, 2016, the Company paid the total benefit obligation of $19.6 million which reduced Other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. As a result of the termination of the plan, and included in the payment of the total benefit obligation, Mr. Emery received a lump sum amount equal to his accrued benefit under the plan of approximately $14.4 million in May 2016.

Net periodic benefit cost for the Executive Retirement Plan for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 is comprised of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015			2014
Service cost	$	—	$	29		$	88
Interest cost	—		225			687
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)	—		(198		)	(1,189		)
Amortization of net gain (loss)	—		343			469
	—		399			55
Net loss recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—			2,570
Total recognized in net periodic benefit gain and Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1)	$	—	$	399		$	2,625

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(1) 2015 is a partial year due to the termination of the Executive Retirement Plan during the year.

The following table sets forth the benefit obligations as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	19,571		$	16,473
Service cost	—			29
Interest cost	—			225
Benefits paid	(19,575		)	(42		)
Amortization of net gain/loss and prior service cost	—			145
Actuarial loss, net	—			—
Settlement loss	4			5,260
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss arising from settlement on defined benefit pension plan	—			(2,519		)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	—		$	19,571

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015
Net liabilities included in other liabilities	$	—	$	(19,571	)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—

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The Company's assumed discount rates and compensation increases, which are used to measure the year-end benefit obligations and earnings for the subsequent year related to the Executive Retirement Plan, which was terminated on May 5, 2015 and are detailed in the following table for the three years ended December 31, 2016 :

	2016		2015		2014
Discount rates	—	%	—	%	4.08	%
Compensation increases	—	%	—	%	2.7	%

13. Stock and Other Incentive Plans

Stock Incentive Plan

In May 2015, the Company's stockholders approved the 2015 Incentive Plan which authorizes the Company to issue 3,500,000 shares of common stock to its employees and directors. The 2015 Incentive Plan, which superseded the 2007 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Predecessor Plan"), will continue until terminated by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had issued a total of 1,024,739 and 139,520 restricted shares, respectively, under the 2015 Incentive Plan for compensation-related awards to employees and directors, with a total of 2,475,261and 3,360,480, respectively, remaining which had not been issued. Under the Predecessor Plan for compensation-related awards to employees and directors, the Company had issued, net of forfeitures, a total of 1,878,637 and 1,816,580 restricted shares for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Non-vested shares issued under the 2015 Incentive Plan are generally subject to fixed vesting periods varying from three to eight years beginning on the date of issue. If a recipient voluntarily terminates his or her relationship with the Company or is terminated for cause before the end of the vesting period, the shares are forfeited, at no cost to the Company. The Company recognizes the impact of forfeitures as they occur. Once the shares have been issued, the recipient has the right to receive dividends and the right to vote the shares. Compensation expense recognized during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 from the amortization of the value of shares over the vesting period issued to employees and directors was $7.4 million, $5.9 million and $4.1 million, respectively. The following table represents expected amortization of the Company's non-vested shares issued:

(Dollars in millions)	Future Amortization of Non-Vested Shares
2017	$	8.8
2018	$	6.7
2019	$	4.6
2020	$	4.4
2021	$	3.4
2022 and thereafter	$	4.3
Total	$	32.2

Executive Incentive Plan

On July 31, 2012, the Company adopted an Executive Incentive Plan, which was amended and restated on February 16, 2016 ("Executive Incentive Plan") to provide specific award criteria with respect to incentive awards made under the 2015 Incentive Plan subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee. No new shares of common stock were authorized in connection with the Executive Incentive Plan. Under the terms of the Executive Incentive Plan, the Company's named executive officers, and certain other members of senior management, may earn incentive awards in the form of cash and non-vested stock. Cash incentive awards are based on individual and Company performance. Company performance is measured over a four-quarter period against targeted financial and operational metrics set in advance by the Compensation Committee. Non-vested stock awards are based on the Company's relative total shareholder return ("TSR") performance over one-year and three-year periods, measured against the Company's peer group. From 2013 through 2015, the officers could elect to receive all or a portion of the cash based awards on Company performance in the form of non-vested stock awards. This option has been eliminated from the Executive Incentive Plan beginning in 2016. For 2016, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of non-vested share grants to officers was approximately $2.6 million, $2.5 million, and $1.3 million, respectively. Details of the awards that have been earned from this plan are as follows:

• On December 16, 2016, the Company granted non-vested stock awards for TSR performance to its five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents with a grant date fair value totaling $6.3 million, which were granted

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in the form of 213,639 non-vested shares, with a five-year vesting period, which will result in annual compensation expense of $1.3 million for the years ended 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, and $1.2 million for the year ended 2021, respectively.

• On February 16, 2016, the Company granted cash incentive and non-vested performance-based awards totaling $5.8 million to its five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents. The officers could elect cash based awards or non-vested stock awards. Cash awards totaled $1.1 million. The non-vested awards, which the officers elected to receive in lieu of cash, had a grant date fair value totaling $4.7 million, which were granted in the form of 163,788 non-vested shares, with either a three- or five-year vesting period, resulting in annual compensation expense of $1.1 million for the years ended 2017, 2018 and $0.7 million for the years ended 2019 and 2020, respectively.

• On December 18, 2015, the Company granted non-vested stock awards for TSR performance to its five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents with a grant date fair value totaling $3.9 million. The awards were granted in the form of 139,000 non-vested shares, with a three-year vesting period, which will result in annual compensation expense of $1.3 million for the years ended 2017 and 2018, respectively.

• On December 31, 2014, the Company granted non-vested stock awards for TSR performance to its five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents with a grant date fair value totaling $3.9 million, which were granted in the form of 140,930 non-vested shares, with a three-year vesting period, which will result in annual compensation expense of $1.3 million for the year ended 2017.

Long-Term Incentive Program

In the first quarter of 2016 and 2015, the Company granted a performance-based award to officers excluding five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents under the Long-term Incentive Program adopted under the 2015 Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") totaling approximately $1.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, which was granted in the form of 44,162 non-vested shares and 33,145 non-vested shares, respectively. The shares have vesting periods ranging from three to eight years with a weighted average vesting period of approximately six years. Beginning in 2012, the Company's executive officers were no longer eligible to participate in the LTIP and beginning in 2013, five senior vice presidents were also no longer eligible to participate.

In the first quarter of 2014, the Company granted a special release of 2,968 non-vested shares to three of its officers in lieu of a cash compensation increase. The shares have a vesting period of eight years.

For 2016, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of non-vested share grants to officers was approximately $0.5 million, $0.3 million, and $0.1 million, respectively.

Salary Deferral Plan

The Company's salary deferral plan allows officers to elect to defer up to 50% of their base salary in the form of non-vested shares issued under the 2015 Incentive Plan subject to long-term vesting. The number of shares will be increased through a Company match depending on the length of the vesting period selected by the officer. The officer's vesting period choices are: three years for a 30% match; five years for a 50% match; and eight years for a 100% match. During 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company issued 42,256 shares, 55,923 shares and 71,460 shares, respectively, to its officers through the salary deferral plan. For 2016, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of non-vested share grants to officers was approximately $1.1 million, $1.1 million, and $1.7 million, respectively.

Non-employee Directors Incentive Plan

The Company issues non-vested shares to its non-employee directors under the 2015 Incentive Plan. The directors’ shares issued have a one-year vesting period beginning with the May 2015 grant (previously a three-year vesting period) and are subject to forfeiture prior to such date upon termination of the director’s service, at no cost to the Company. During 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company issued 21,374 shares, 23,201 shares, and 26,677 shares, respectively, to its non-employee directors through the 2015 Incentive Plan. For 2016, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of non-vested share grants to directors was approximately $1.0 million, $1.0 million, and $0.5 million, respectively.

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Other Grants

The Company issued three one-time non-vested share grants. For 2016, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of these non-vested share grants to officers was approximately $0.1 million, respectively. The following information provides information about each grant:

• On March 1, 2016, the Company issued 50,000 shares to the Chief Financial Officer with a 10-year vesting period, resulting in compensation expense of $0.2 million per year, beginning in 2017.

• On December 30, 2016, the Company issued 200,000 shares to the President and Chief Executive Officer with a 10-year vesting period, resulting in compensation expense of $0.6 million per year.

• On December 30, 2016, the Company issued 150,000 shares to the Executive Chairman with a 5-year vesting period, resulting in compensation expense of $0.9 million per year.

A summary of the activity under the 2015 Incentive Plan and related information for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Stock-based awards, beginning of year	1,092,262			1,057,732			1,788,168
Granted	885,219			251,789			269,129
Vested	(190,984		)	(210,955		)	(931,767		)
Forfeited	—			(6,304		)	(67,798		)
Stock-based awards, end of year	1,786,497			1,092,262			1,057,732
Weighted-average grant date fair value of:
Stock-based awards, beginning of year	$	24.72		$	24.01		$	23.81
Stock-based awards granted during the year	$	29.60		$	27.70		$	25.27
Stock-based awards vested during the year	$	24.34		$	25.05		$	24.13
Stock-based awards forfeited during the year	$	—		$	24.80		$	22.01
Stock-based awards, end of year	$	27.18		$	24.72		$	24.01
Grant date fair value of shares granted during the year	$	26,204		$	6,975		$	6,800

The vesting periods for the non-vested shares granted during 2016 ranged from one to ten years with a weighted-average amortization period remaining as of December 31, 2016 of approximately 5.9 years.

During 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company withheld 48,428 shares, 49,225 shares and 371,017 shares, respectively, of common stock from its officers to pay estimated withholding taxes related to the vesting of shares.

401(k) Plan

The Company maintains a 401(k) plan that allows eligible employees to defer salary, subject to certain limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The Company provides a matching contribution of up to 3% of each eligible employee’s salary, subject to certain limitations. The Company’s matching contributions were approximately $0.4 million for each year during 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of common stock to stockholders under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had issued 555,596 shares under the plan of which 9,575 shares were issued in 2016, 13,950 shares were issued in 2015 and 12,606 shares were issued in 2014.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, pursuant to which the Company is authorized to issue shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company had a total of 63,690 shares, 96,977 shares and 88,495 shares authorized under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, respectively, which had not been issued or optioned. Under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, each eligible employee in January of each year is able to purchase up to $25,000 of common stock at the lesser of 85% of the market price on the date of grant or 85% of the market price on the date of exercise of such option. The number of shares subject to each year’s option becomes fixed on the date of grant. Options granted under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan expire if not exercised 27 months after each such option’s date of grant. Cash received from employees upon

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exercising options under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approximately $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, and $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.

A summary of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan activity and related information for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Options outstanding, beginning of year	340,958			393,902			391,108
Granted	198,450			197,640			275,655
Exercised	(57,924		)	(44,462		)	(51,078		)
Forfeited	(22,081		)	(47,176		)	(63,908		)
Expired	(143,082		)	(158,946		)	(157,875		)
Options outstanding and exercisable, end of year	316,321			340,958			393,902
Weighted-average exercise price of:
Options outstanding, beginning of year	$	20.70		$	19.17		$	17.05
Options granted during the year	$	24.07		$	23.22		$	18.11
Options exercised during the year	$	21.40		$	19.41		$	17.76
Options forfeited during the year	$	23.16		$	19.90		$	18.58
Options expired during the year	$	18.11		$	20.41		$	15.80
Options outstanding, end of year	$	23.69		$	20.70		$	19.17
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year (calculated as of the grant date)	$	5.37		$	5.39		$	4.35
Intrinsic value of options exercised during the year	$	634		$	381		$	437
Intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable (calculated as of December 31)	$	2,098		$	2,597		$	3,209
Exercise prices of options outstanding (calculated as of December 31)	$	23.69		$	20.70		$	19.17
Weighted-average contractual life of outstanding options (calculated as of December 31, in years)	0.8			0.8			0.8

The fair values for these options were estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes options pricing model with the weighted-average assumptions for the options granted during the period noted in the following table. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity-nominal two-year rate whose maturity is nearest to the date of the expiration of the latest option outstanding and exercisable; the expected dividend yield was based on the expected dividends of the current year as a percentage of the average stock price of the prior year; the expected life of each option was estimated using the historical exercise behavior of employees; expected volatility was based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; and expected forfeitures were based on historical forfeiture rates within the look-back period.

	2016		2015		2014
Risk-free interest rates	1.06	%	0.67	%	0.38	%
Expected dividend yields	4.64	%	4.79	%	4.94	%
Expected life (in years)	1.42		1.38		1.39
Expected volatility	17.6	%	21.0	%	23.0	%
Expected forfeiture rates	85	%	80	%	75	%

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14. Earnings Per Share

The table below sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016.

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Weighted Average Common Shares
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding	109,861,580			100,280,059			97,093,960
Non-vested shares	(1,289,478		)	(1,108,707		)	(1,814,734		)
Weighted average Common Shares - Basic	108,572,102			99,171,352			95,279,226
Weighted average Common Shares - Basic	108,572,102			99,171,352			95,279,226
Dilutive effect of non-vested shares	709,559			623,212			1,364,236
Dilutive effect of employee stock purchase plan	105,336			85,738			115,948
Weighted average Common Shares - Diluted	109,386,997			99,880,302			96,759,410
Net Income
Income from continuing operations	$	85,756		$	58,836		$	33,979
Noncontrolling interests’ share in earnings	—			—			(313		)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	85,756			58,836			33,666
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(185		)	10,600			(1,779		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	31,887
Basic Earnings (loss) Per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.79		$	0.59		$	0.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00			0.11			(0.02		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.79		0.70			0.33
Diluted Earnings (loss) Per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.78		$	0.59		$	0.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00			0.11			(0.02		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.78		$	0.70		$	0.33

15. Commitments and Contingencies

Redevelopment Activity

The Company is in the process of redeveloping two medical office buildings in Tennessee and began constructing an expansion of one of the buildings during 2015. The Company spent approximately $50.6 million on the redevelopment of these properties through December 31, 2016, including the acquisition of a land parcel for $3.1 million on which the Company built a parking garage.

Development Activity

The Company continued the development of a98,000square foot medical office building in Colorado during 2016. Of the total budget,$11.7 millionhad been spent as ofDecember 31, 2016. Construction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2017.

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The table below details the Company’s construction activity as of December 31, 2016. The information included in the table below represents management’s estimates and expectations at December 31, 2016, which are subject to change. The Company’s disclosures regarding certain projections or estimates of completion dates may not reflect actual results.

			December 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Properties	Estimated Completion Date	Construction in Progress Balance		Total Funded During the Year		Total Amount Funded		Estimated Remaining Fundings (unaudited)		Estimated Total Investment (unaudited)		Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)
Construction Activity
Nashville, TN	2	Q1 2017	$	—	$	28,794	$	50,612	6,008		$	56,620	294,000
Denver, CO	1	Q2 2017	11,655		11,426		11,655		14,845		26,500		98,000
Total			$	11,655	$	40,220	$	62,267	$	20,853	$	83,120	392,000

Tenant Improvements

The Company may provide a tenant improvement allowance in new or renewal leases for the purpose of refurbishing or renovating tenant space. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had commitments of approximately $19.1 million that is expected to be spent on tenant improvements throughout the portfolio.

Land Held for Development

Land held for development includes parcels of land owned by the Company, upon which the Company intends to develop and own outpatient healthcare facilities. The Company’s investment in land held for development totaled approximately $20.1 million and $17.5 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Operating Leases

As of December 31, 2016, the Company was obligated under operating lease agreements consisting primarily of the Company’s corporate office lease and ground leases. At December 31, 2016, the Company had 99 properties totaling 8.0 million square feet that were held under ground leases with a remaining weighted average term of 69.4 years, including renewal options. These ground leases typically have initial terms of 50 to 75 years with one to two renewal options extending the terms to 75 to 100 years. These ground leases have initial term expiration dates through 2115.

The Company’s corporate office lease currently covers approximately 36,653 square feet of rented space and expires on October 31, 2020. Annual base rent on the corporate office lease increases approximately 3.25% annually. The Company’s ground leases generally increase annually based on increases in the Consumer Price Index. Rental expense relating to the operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $5.7 million, $5.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively. The Company prepaid 47 ground leases, which represented approximately $0.5 million of the Company’s rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014.

The Company’s future minimum lease payments for its corporate office lease and 52 ground leases, excluding leases that the Company has prepaid and leases in which an operator pays or fully reimburses the Company, as of December 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

2016	$	5,719
2017	5,798
2018	5,980
2019	5,840
2020	5,062
2021 and thereafter	361,666
	$	390,065

Environmental Matters

During 2015, the Company acquired a medical office building in Tacoma, Washington. During the due diligence period, the Company identified a specific area of the property that contains soils with above-tolerance levels of tetrachloroethylene (a dry cleaning solvent commonly known as perc) and recorded a $1.2 million liability upon acquisition. Remediation efforts are underway and the Company has funded $0.3 million in 2016.

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16. Other Data

Taxable Income (unaudited)

The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders.

As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax on taxable income it distributes currently to its stockholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been made in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT for any taxable year, then it will be subject to 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 as a REIT, it may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property and to federal income and excise tax on its undistributed taxable income.

Earnings and profits (as defined under the Internal Revenue Code), the current and accumulated amounts of which determine the taxability of distributions to stockholders, vary from net income attributable to common stockholders and taxable income because of different depreciation recovery periods, depreciation methods, and other items.

On a tax-basis, the Company’s gross real estate assets totaled approximately $3.7 billion, $3.4 billion, and $3.3 billion as of December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The following table reconciles the Company’s consolidated net income attributable to common stockholders to taxable income for the three years ended December 31, 2016:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015			2014
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	31,887
Reconciling items to taxable income:
Depreciation and amortization	38,260			30,457			28,332
Gain or loss on disposition of depreciable assets	(32,103		)	1,659			(4,940		)
Impairments	121			687			—
Straight-line rent	(7,101		)	(8,833		)	(12,203		)
Receivable allowances	2,067			571			2,074
Stock-based compensation	1,301			7,518			2,020
Other	2,236			4,304			1,213
	4,781			36,363			16,496
Taxable income (1)	$	90,352		$	105,799		$	48,383
Dividends paid	$	131,759		$	120,266		$	116,371

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 (1) Before REIT dividend paid deduction.

Characterization of Distributions (unaudited)

Distributions in excess of earnings and profits generally constitute a return of capital. The following table gives the characterization of the distributions on the Company’s common stock for the three years ended December 31, 2016.

For the three years ended December 31, 2016, there were no preferred shares outstanding. As such, no dividends were distributed related to preferred shares for those periods.

	2016				2015				2014
	Per Share		%		Per Share		%		Per Share		%
Common stock:
Ordinary income	$	0.78	65.0	%	$	0.61	51.0	%	$	0.50	42.0	%
Return of capital	0.35		29.5	%	0.08		6.7	%	0.70		58.0	%
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain	0.07		5.5	%	0.51		42.3	%	—		—	%
Common stock distributions	$	1.20	100.0	%	$	1.20	100.0	%	$	1.20	100.0	%

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State Income Taxes

The Company must pay certain state income taxes, which are included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

The State of Texas gross margins tax on gross receipts from operations is disclosed in the table below as an income tax because it is considered such by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

State income tax expense and state income tax payments for the three years ended December 31, 2016 are detailed in the table below:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
State income tax expense:
Texas gross margins tax (1)	$	562	$	528	$	694
Other	2		37		58
Total state income tax expense	$	564	$	565	$	752
State income tax payments, net of refunds and collections	$	544	$	758	$	593

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(1) In the table above, income tax expense for 2015 includes approximately $50 thousand that was recorded to the gain on sale of real estate properties sold, which is included in discontinued operations rather than general and administrative expenses on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

17. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practical to estimate that value.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash -The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Mortgage notes receivable -The fair value of mortgage notes receivable is estimated based either on cash flow analyses at an assumed market rate of interest or at a rate consistent with the rates on mortgage notes acquired by the Company recently, if any.

Borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 -The carrying amount approximates fair value because the borrowings are based on variable market interest rates.

Senior unsecured notes payable - The fair value of notes and bonds payable is estimated using cash flow analyses, based on the Company’s current interest rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

Mortgage notes payable -The fair value is estimated using cash flow analyses, based on the Company’s current interest rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

The table below details the fair value and carrying values for notes and bonds payable as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

	December 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Notes and bonds payable (1)	$	1,264.4	$	1,265.1	$	1,425.0	$	1,439.0

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(1) Level 3 - Fair value derived from valuation techniques in which one of more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

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18. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

Quarterly financial information for the year ended December 31, 2016 is summarized below.

	Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	March 31			June 30			September 30			December 31 (1)
2016
Revenues from continuing operations	$	100,021		$	102,642		$	103,659		$	105,309
Income from continuing operations	9,163			12,157			11,857			52,580
Loss from discontinued operations	(7		)	(12		)	(23		)	(143		)
Net income	9,156			12,145			11,834			52,437
Less: Income from noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	9,156		$	12,145		$	11,834		$	52,437
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.09		$	0.12		$	0.10		$	0.46
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.09		$	0.12		$	0.10		$	0.45

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(1) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the fourth quarter of 2016 are primarily attributable to gains of $41.0 million on the sale of six properties.

Quarterly financial information for the year ended December 31, 2015 is summarized below.

	Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	March 31 (1)		June 30 (2)		September 30 (3)		December 31 (4)
2015
Revenues from continuing operations	$	96,456	$	96,708	$	96,725	$	98,582
Income from continuing operations	5,049		17,586		16,848		19,354
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	333		330		10,632		(696		)
Net income	5,382		17,916		27,480		18,658
Less: Income from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	5,382	$	17,916	$	27,480	$	18,658
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.05	$	0.18	$	0.28	$	0.19
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.05	$	0.18	$	0.27	$	0.19

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(1) The decreases in net income and amounts per share for the first quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to impairment charges of $3.3 million.

(2) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the second quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to a $41.5 million gain on the sale of two properties, partially offset by a $28.0 million loss on extinguishment of the Senior Notes due 2017.

(3) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the third quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to a $10.6 million gain on the sale of one property previously classified as an asset held for sale.

(4) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the fourth quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to gains on sales of real estate totaling $9.1 million, partially offset by impairment charges of $0.7 million.

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act.

Changes in the Company’s Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The management of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016 using the principles and other criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on that assessment, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, BDO USA, LLP, has also issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting included herein.

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Report of

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Nashville, Tennessee

We have audited Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Item 9A, Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 and our report dated February 15, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Nashville, Tennessee

February 15, 2017

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Directors

Information with respect to the Company’s directors, set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2017 under the caption “Election of Directors,” is incorporated herein by reference.

Executive Officers

The executive officers of the Company are:

Name	Age	Position
David R. Emery	72	Executive Chairman of the Board
Todd J. Meredith	42	President & Chief Executive Officer
J. Christopher Douglas	41	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
John M. Bryant, Jr.	50	Executive Vice President & General Counsel
B. Douglas Whitman, II	48	Executive Vice President - Corporate Finance
Robert E. Hull	44	Executive Vice President - Investments

Mr. Emery was appointed Executive Chairman of the Board on December 30, 2016. Mr. Emery founded the Company and served as President and Chief Executive Officer from its founding in May 1992 until December 30, 2016. Prior to 1992, Mr. Emery was engaged in the development and management of commercial real estate in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Emery has been active in the real estate industry for over 45 years.

Mr. Meredith was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective December 30, 2016. He served as the Company's Executive Vice President – Investments since February 2011 and was responsible for overseeing the Company’s investment activities, including the acquisition, financing and development of medical office and other primarily outpatient medical facilities. Prior to February 2011, he led the Company’s development activities as a Senior Vice President. Before joining the Company in 2001, Mr. Meredith worked in corporate finance, most recently with Robert W. Baird & Co.

Mr. Douglas was appointed the Company's Chief Financial Officer effective March 1, 2016 and has been employed by the Company since 2003. He has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Dispositions managing the Company’s acquisition and disposition team since 2011.  Prior to that, Mr. Douglas served as Senior Vice President, Asset Administration, administering the Company’s master lease portfolio and led a major disposition strategy in 2007.  Mr. Douglas has a background in commercial and investment banking.

Mr. Bryant became the Company’s General Counsel in November 2003. From April 2002 until November 2003, Mr. Bryant was Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bryant was a shareholder with the law firm of Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mr. Whitman joined the Company in 1998 and became the Executive Vice President – Corporate Finance in February 2011 and is responsible for all aspects of the Company’s financing activities, including capital raises, debt compliance, banking relationships and investor relations. Previously, Mr. Whitman led the Company's investment group and later served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer from March 2007 until February 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Whitman worked for the University of Michigan Health System and HCA Inc.

Mr. Hull was appointed Executive Vice President - Investments effective January 1, 2017 and has been employed by the Company since 2004. He has served as Senior Vice President since March 2011, managing the Company's development and acquisition activity. Prior to that, Mr. Hull served in various capacities on the Company's investments team. Before joining the Company, Mr. Hull worked in the senior living and commercial banking industries.

New Employment Agreements

On January 1, 2017, the Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Mr. Hull in connection with his promotion to the office of Executive Vice President - Investments. On February 15, 2017, the Company entered into amended and restated employment agreements with each of Mr. Bryant and Mr. Whitman to conform their existing employment

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agreements to those of the Company's most recent executive vice presidents. These three employment agreements are substantially similar and provide the terms summarized below.

Each agreement provides for an annual base salary of $440,721 and other benefits generally available to officers of the Company. The officers are eligible to participate in the Company’s incentive programs that provide for cash and equity incentives.

Each employment agreement may be terminated for a variety of reasons, including: for cause, not for cause, voluntarily by the officer, death, disability, constructively, or following a change-in-control. In all cases, the officer would receive all accrued salary, bonus compensation that has been awarded but not yet paid, benefits under plans of the Company, including defined contribution or health and welfare plans, accrued vacation pay and reimbursement of appropriate business expenses.

In the case of a termination other than for cause, including a constructive termination, the officer would also receive full vesting of any restricted stock awards and severance compensation equal to his base salary for a period of 18 months and two times (i) his average annual bonus compensation, if any, that he earned in the two years immediately preceding the date of termination or (ii) $352,577, whichever is greater. He would also be paid a pro-rated portion of the bonus and/or equity compensation that he would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs.

In the event that the Employment Agreement is terminated in connection with a “change-in-control”, the officer would receive severance compensation equal to: (a) three times his annual base salary, plus (b) the greater of two times: (i) the average annual bonus compensation, if any, that he earned in the two years immediately preceding the date of termination; and (ii) $705,154, plus (c) a pro-rated portion of the bonus and/or equity compensation that he would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs.

The Company has agreed to indemnify each of these officers for certain liabilities arising from actions taken within the scope of his employment. The Employment Agreement contains restrictive covenants pursuant to which the officer has agreed not to compete with the Company during the period of employment and any period following termination of his employment during which he is receiving severance payments, except that in the event of a change-in-control of the Company, the restrictive period shall be for one year.

The employment agreements for Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hull, and Mr. Whitman are filed as exhibits 10.8, 10.9, and 10.10, respectively, to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Code of Ethics

The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller, or persons performing similar functions, as well as all directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Code of Ethics is posted on the Company’s website (www.healthcarerealty.com) and is available in print free of charge to any stockholder who requests a copy. Interested parties may address a written request for a printed copy of the Code of Ethics to: Investor Relations: Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, 3310 West End Avenue, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee 37203. The Company intends to satisfy the disclosure requirement regarding any amendment to, or a waiver of, a provision of the Code of Ethics for the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions by posting such information on the Company’s website.

Section 16(a) Compliance

Information with respect to compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2017 under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management – Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” is incorporated herein by reference.

Stockholder Recommendation of Director Candidates

There have been no material changes with respect to the Company’s policy relating to stockholder recommendations of director candidates. Such information is set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2017 under the caption “Shareholder Recommendation or Nomination of Director Candidates,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Audit Committee

Information relating to the Company’s Audit Committee, its members and the Audit Committee’s financial experts, set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2017 under the caption “Committee Membership,” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Information relating to executive compensation, set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2017 under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Executive Compensation,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” “Compensation Committee Report” and “Director Compensation,” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Information relating to the security ownership of management and certain beneficial owners, set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2017 under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” is incorporated herein by reference.

Information relating to securities authorized for issuance under the Company’s equity compensation plans, set forth in Item 5 of this report under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information,” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Information relating to certain relationships and related transactions, and director independence, set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2017 under the captions “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance – Independence of Directors,” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Information relating to the fees paid to the Company’s accountants, set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2017 under the caption “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Index to Historical Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedules and Exhibits

(1) Financial Statements:

The following financial statements of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated are included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

•Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

•Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

•Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

•Consolidated Statements of Equity for the years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

•Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

•Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)Financial Statement Schedules:

Schedule II	—	Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014	103
Schedule III	—	Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2016	104
Schedule IV	—	Mortgage Loans on Real Estate as of December 31, 2016	105

All other schedules are omitted because they are either not applicable, not required or because the information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

(3) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibits
1.1	—	Sales Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc. (1)
1.2	—	Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC (1)
1.3	—	Sales Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and BMO Capital Markets Corp. (1)
1.4	—	Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (1)
1.5	—	Sales Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. (1)
3.1	—	Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, as amended. (3)
3.2	—	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (3)
4.1	—	Specimen stock certificate. (4)
4.2	—	Indenture, dated as of May 15, 2001 by and between the Company and Regions Bank, or trustee (as successor to the trustee named therein). (5)
4.3	—	Third Supplemental Indenture, dated December 4, 2009, by and between the Company and Regions Bank as Trustee. (6)
4.4	—	Form of 6.50% Senior Note due 2017 (set forth in Exhibit B to the Third Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.2 thereto). (6)
4.5	—	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated December 13, 2010, by and between the Company and Regions Bank as Trustee. (7)

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4.6	—	Form of 5.750% Senior Note due 2021 (set forth in Exhibit B to the Fourth Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.2 thereto). (7)
4.7	—	Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated March 26, 2013, by and between the Company and Regions Bank, as Trustee. (8)
4.8	—	Form of 3.75% Senior Note due 2023 (set forth in Exhibit B to the Fifth Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit (4.8) hereto). (8)
4.9	__	Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 24, 2015, by and between the Company and Regions Bank, as Trustee. (9)
4.10	__	Form of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2025 (set forth in Exhibit B to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.9 thereto). (9)
10.1	—	Second Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Plan. (10)
10.2	—	Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of October 30, 2012. (11)
10.3	__	Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of May 5, 2015. (12)
10.4	—	2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (13)
10.5	—	Dividend Reinvestment Plan, as Amended. (14)
10.6	—	Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 16, 2016, between David R. Emery and the Company. (15)
10.7	—	Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 16, 2016, between Todd J. Meredith and the Company. (15)
10.8	—	Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 15, 2017, between John M. Bryant, Jr. and the Company. (filed herewith)
10.9	—	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated January 1, 2017, between Robert E. Hull and the Company. (filed herewith)
10.10	—	Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 15, 2017, between B. Douglas Whitman, II and the Company. (filed herewith)
10.11	—	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 2, 2016, between J. Christopher Douglas and the Company. (16)
10.12	—	Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated Amended and Restated Executive Incentive Plan. (15)
10.13	—	2010 Restricted Stock Implementation for Non-Employee Directors, dated May 4, 2010. (17)
10.14	—	Amendment No. 1 to 2010 Restricted Stock Implementation for Non-Employee Directors, dated December 11, 2013. (18)
10.15	—	Amendment No. 2 to 2010 Restricted Stock Implementation for Non-Employee Directors, dated August 4, 2015. (19)
10.16	—	Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. (15)
10.17	—	Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Officers. (15)
10.18	—	Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. (20)
10.19	—	Amendment No. 1 to Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. (19)
10.20	—	Credit Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2011, by and among the Company, as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the other Lenders named therein. (21)
10.21	—	Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2013, by and among the Company, as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Bank of American, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the other Lenders named therein. (22)
10.22	—	Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto. (23)
10.23	—	Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2016, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto. (24)
10.24	—	Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto. (23)

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10.25	—	First Amendment to Term Loan, dated July 29, 2016, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto. (24)
11	—	Statement re: computation of per share earnings (contained in Note 14 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 in Item 8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K).
21	—	Subsidiaries of the Registrant. (filed herewith)
23	—	Consent of BDO USA, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. (filed herewith)
31.1	—	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
31.2	—	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
32	—	Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
101.INS	—	XBRL Instance Document. (filed herewith)
101.SCH	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. (filed herewith)
101.CAL	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. (filed herewith)
101.LAB	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document. (filed herewith)
101.DEF	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. (filed herewith)
101.PRE	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. (filed herewith)

(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed February 19, 2106 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(2) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed December 23, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(4) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 33-60506) previously filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(5) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed May 17, 2001 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(6) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 4, 2009 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(7) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 13, 2010 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(8) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed March 26, 2013 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(9) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed April 24, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(10) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 31, 2008 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(11) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(12) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(13) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(14) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-79452) previously filed on September 26, 2003 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(15) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(16) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 3, 2016 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(17) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(18) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(19) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(20) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's proxy statement filed March 30, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(21) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed October 19, 2011 and hereby incorporated by reference.

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(22) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(23) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 28, 2014 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(24) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and hereby incorporated by reference.

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Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements

The following is a list of all executive compensation plans and arrangements filed as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

1. Second Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1)

2. Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of October 30, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.2)

3. Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of May 5, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.3)

4. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.4)

5. Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 16, 2016, between David R. Emery and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.6)

6. Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 16, 2016, between Todd J. Meredith and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.7)

7. Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 15, 2017, between John M. Bryant, Jr. and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.8)

8. Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated January 1, 2017, between Robert E. Hull and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.9)

9. Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 15, 2017, between B. Douglas Whitman, II and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.10)

10. Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 2, 2016, between J. Christopher Douglas and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.11)

11. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated Amended and Restated Executive Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.12)

12. 2010 Restricted Stock Implementation for Non-Employee Directors, dated May 4, 2010 (filed as Exhibit 10.13)

13. Amendment No. 1 to Restricted Stock Implementation for Non-Employee Directors (filed as Exhibit 10.14)

14. Amendment No. 2 to Restricted Stock Implementation for Non-Employee Directors (filed as Exhibit 10.15)

15. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (filed as Exhibit 10.16)

16. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Officers (filed as Exhibit 10.17)

17. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.18)

18. Amendment No. 1 to Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.19)

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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on February 15, 2017.

HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ TODD J. MEREDITH
	Todd J. Meredith
	President and Chief Executive Officer

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Todd J. Meredith	President and Chief Executive Officer	February 15, 2017
Todd J. Meredith	(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ J. Christopher Douglas	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial	February 15, 2017
J. Christopher Douglas	Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Amanda L. Callaway	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting	February 15, 2017
Amanda L. Callaway	Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ David R. Emery	Executive Chairman of the Board	February 15, 2017
David R. Emery
/s/ Nancy H. Agee	Director	February 15, 2017
Nancy H. Agee
/s/ Charles Raymond Fernandez, M.D.	Director	February 15, 2017
Charles Raymond Fernandez, M.D.
/s/ Peter F. Lyle	Director	February 15, 2017
Peter F. Lyle
/s/ Edwin B. Morris, III	Director	February 15, 2017
Edwin B. Morris, III
/s/ John Knox Singleton	Director	February 15, 2017
John Knox Singleton
/s/ Bruce D. Sullivan	Director	February 15, 2017
Bruce D. Sullivan
/s/ Christann M. Vasquez	Director	February 15, 2017
Christann M. Vasquez
/s/ Dan S. Wilford	Director	February 15, 2017
Dan S. Wilford

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibits
1.1	—	Sales Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc. (1)
1.2	—	Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC (1)
1.3	—	Sales Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and BMO Capital Markets Corp. (1)
1.4	—	Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (1)
1.5	—	Sales Agreement, dated February 19, 2016, between the Company and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. (1)
3.1	—	Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, as amended. (3)
3.2	—	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (3)
4.1	—	Specimen stock certificate. (4)
4.2	—	Indenture, dated as of May 15, 2001 by and between the Company and Regions Bank, or trustee (as successor to the trustee named therein). (5)
4.3	—	Third Supplemental Indenture, dated December 4, 2009, by and between the Company and Regions Bank as Trustee. (6)
4.4	—	Form of 6.50% Senior Note due 2017 (set forth in Exhibit B to the Third Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.2 thereto). (6)
4.5	—	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated December 13, 2010, by and between the Company and Regions Bank as Trustee. (7)
4.6	—	Form of 5.750% Senior Note due 2021 (set forth in Exhibit B to the Fourth Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.2 thereto). (7)
4.7	—	Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated March 26, 2013, by and between the Company and Regions Bank, as Trustee. (8)
4.8	—	Form of 3.75% Senior Note due 2023 (set forth in Exhibit B to the Fifth Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit (4.8) hereto). (8)
4.9	__	Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 24, 2015, by and between the Company and Regions Bank, as Trustee. (9)
4.10	__	Form of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2025 (set forth in Exhibit B to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.9 thereto). (9)
10.1	—	Second Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Plan. (10)
10.2	—	Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of October 30, 2012. (11)
10.3	__	Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of May 5, 2015. (12)
10.4	—	2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (13)
10.5	—	Dividend Reinvestment Plan, as Amended. (14)
10.6	—	Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 16, 2016, between David R. Emery and the Company. (15)
10.7	—	Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 16, 2016, between Todd J. Meredith and the Company. (15)
10.8	—	Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 15, 2017, between John M. Bryant, Jr. and the Company. (filed herewith)
10.9	—	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated January 1, 2017, between Robert E. Hull and the Company. (filed herewith)
10.10	—	Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 15, 2017, between B. Douglas Whitman, II and the Company. (filed herewith)
10.11	—	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 2, 2016, between J. Christopher Douglas and the Company. (16)
10.12	—	Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated Amended and Restated Executive Incentive Plan. (15)
10.13	—	2010 Restricted Stock Implementation for Non-Employee Directors, dated May 4, 2010. (17)

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10.14	—	Amendment No. 1 to 2010 Restricted Stock Implementation for Non-Employee Directors, dated December 11, 2013. (18)
10.15	—	Amendment No. 2 to 2010 Restricted Stock Implementation for Non-Employee Directors, dated August 4, 2015. (19)
10.16	—	Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. (15)
10.17	—	Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Officers. (15)
10.18	—	Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. (20)
10.19	—	Amendment No. 1 to Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. (19)
10.20	—	Credit Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2011, by and among the Company, as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the other Lenders named therein. (21)
10.21	—	Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2013, by and among the Company, as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Bank of American, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the other Lenders named therein. (22)
10.22	—	Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto. (23)
10.23	—	Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2016, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto. (24)
10.24	—	Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto. (23)
10.25	—	First Amendment to Term Loan, dated July 29, 2016, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders that are party thereto. (24)
11	—	Statement re: computation of per share earnings (contained in Note 14 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 in Item 8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K).
21	—	Subsidiaries of the Registrant. (filed herewith)
23	—	Consent of BDO USA, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. (filed herewith)
31.1	—	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
31.2	—	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
32	—	Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
101.INS	—	XBRL Instance Document. (filed herewith)
101.SCH	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. (filed herewith)
101.CAL	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. (filed herewith)
101.LAB	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document. (filed herewith)
101.DEF	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. (filed herewith)
101.PRE	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. (filed herewith)

(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed February 19, 2106 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(2) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed December 23, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(4) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 33-60506) previously filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(5) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed May 17, 2001 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(6) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 4, 2009 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(7) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 13, 2010 and hereby incorporated by reference.

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(8) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed March 26, 2013 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(9) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed April 24, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(10) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed December 31, 2008 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(11) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(12) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(13) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(14) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-79452) previously filed on September 26, 2003 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(15) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(16) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 3, 2016 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(17) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(18) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(19) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(20) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's proxy statement filed March 30, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(21) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed October 19, 2011 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(22) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(23) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 28, 2014 and hereby incorporated by reference.

(24) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and hereby incorporated by reference.

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Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

		Balance at Beginning of Period		Additions and Deductions					Uncollectible Accounts Written-off		Balance at End of Period
Description				Charged /(Credited)  to Costs and Expenses			Charged to Other Accounts
2016	Accounts and notes receivable allowance	$	179	$	(21	)	$	—	$	10	$	148
2015	Accounts and notes receivable allowance	$	465	$	(194	)	$	—	$	92	$	179
2014	Accounts and notes receivable allowance	$	541	$	34		$	—	$	110	$	465

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Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

			Land (1)						Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Property  Type	Number of Properties	State	Initial Investment		Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition		Total		Initial Investment		Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition		Total		Personal Property		(2) (3) (5)  Total Property		(1) (3) Accumulated Depreciation		(4) Encumbrances		Date Acquired	Date Constructed
Medical office/outpatient	184	AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA,  HI, IA, IL, IN,  LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA	$	182,231	$	2,397	$	184,628	$	2,536,076	$	447,126	$	2,983,202	$	3,810	$	3,171,640	$	738,029	$	114,269	1993-2016	1905 -2015
Inpatient	10	CA, CO, MO, PA, TX	13,095		150		13,245		316,354		14,187		330,541		265		344,051		75,518		—		1998-2013	1983 -2013
Other	10	IA, IN, MI, TN, TX, VA	3,088		73		3,161		69,951		7,196		77,147		633		80,941		25,936		1,348		1993-2015	1964 - 2015
Total Real Estate	204		198,414		2,620		201,034		2,922,381		468,509		3,390,890		4,708		3,596,632		839,483		115,617
Land Held for Develop.	—		20,123		—		20,123		—		—		—		—		20,123		166		—
Construction in Progress (5)													11,655				11,655
Corporate Property	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		5,583		5,583		4,167		—
Total Properties	204		$	218,537	$	2,620	$	221,157	$	2,922,381	$	468,509	$	3,402,545	$	10,291	$	3,633,993	$	843,816	$	115,617

(1) Includes two assets held for sale as of December 31, 2016 of approximately $5.8 million (gross) and accumulated depreciation of $3.0 million, one asset held for sale as of December 31, 2015 of approximately $1.8 million (gross) and accumulated depreciation of $1.1 million; and two assets held for sale as of December 31, 2014 of approximately $13.3 million (gross) and accumulated depreciation of $4.5 million.

(2) Total assets as of December 31, 2016 have an estimated aggregate total cost of $3.7 billion for federal income tax purposes.

(3) Depreciation is provided for on a straight-line basis on buildings and improvements over 3.3 to 39.0 years, lease intangibles over to 1.9 to 99.0 years, personal property over to 2.8 to 17.3, and land improvements over 15.0 to 38.1 years.

(4) Includes unamortized premium of $2.6 million and unaccreted discount of $1.5 million and issuance costs of $0.4 million as of December 31, 2016.

(5) Reconciliation of Total Property and Accumulated Depreciation for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2016						Year Ended December 31, 2015						Year Ended December 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)	Total Property			Accumulated Depreciation			Total Property			Accumulated Depreciation			Total Property			Accumulated Depreciation
Beginning Balance	$	3,382,680		$	762,996		$	3,271,536		$	705,135		$	3,084,166		$	642,320
Additions during the period:
Real Estate acquired	239,265			3,898			183,478			3,048			166,290			2,272
Other improvements	70,595			121,592			47,985			111,625			55,340			105,257
Acquisition through Foreclosure	—			—			—			—			40,247			1,536
Land held for development	—			26			500			26			—			26
Construction in Progress	35,596			—			19,024			—			—			—
Retirement/dispositions:
Real Estate	(94,143		)	(44,696		)	(139,741		)	(56,838		)	(74,507		)	(46,276		)
Disposal of previously consolidated VIE	—			—			—			—			—			—
Land held for development	—			—			(102		)	—			—			—
Ending Balance	$	3,633,993		$	843,816		$	3,382,680		$	762,996		$	3,271,536		$	705,135

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Schedule IV – Mortgage Loans on Real Estate as of December 31, 2016

The Company had no mortgage notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2016.

A rollforward of mortgage loans on real estate for the three years ended December 31, 2016 follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015			2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	—	$	1,900		$	125,547
Additions during period:
New or acquired mortgages	—		—			1,900
Increased funding on existing mortgages	—		—			1,244
	—		—			3,144
Deductions during period:
Principal repayments and reductions (1)	—		(1,900		)	(5,605		)
Principal reductions due to acquisitions (2)	—		—			(81,213		)
Foreclosed mortgage note receivable (3)	—		—			(39,973		)
	—		(1,900		)	(126,791		)
Balance at end of period	$	—	$	—		$	1,900

(1) Principal repayments for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 include unscheduled principal reductions on mortgage notes of $1.9 million and $5.6 million, respectively.

(2) In May 2014, the Company acquired a medical office building in Oklahoma for $85.4 million, including the elimination of the construction mortgage note receivable totaling $81.2 million and cash consideration of approximately $4.1 million.

(3) In March 2014, the Company acquired a medical office building in Iowa in satisfaction of a $40.0 million mortgage note receivable that matured on January 10, 2014. The cash flows from the operations of the property were sufficient to pay the Company interest from the maturity date through the date of the transfer of ownership to the Company at the 7.7% fixed interest rate plus an additional 3% of interest for the default interest rate. The Company did not recognize any of the $1.5 million exit fee receivable that was due upon maturity of the mortgage note receivable.

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EX-10.8

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

This Third Amended And Restated Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective as of February 15, 2017 (“Effective Date”) by and between Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“Corporation”), and John M. Bryant, Jr. (“Officer”).

Recitals

Whereas, the Corporation has heretofore employed the Officer as its Executive Vice President and General Counsel under the terms of an employment agreement dated July 31, 2012 (the “Prior Agreement”); and

Whereas, the parties desire to modify the Prior Agreement with this amendment and restatement to conform terms of employment with the Corporation’s current compensation practices for its executive officers and commensurate with Officer’s position;

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby affirmed, the parties hereto agree to the following to supersede the Prior Agreement as a complete amendment and restatement thereof as of the Effective Date:

1.Duties. During the term of this Agreement, Officer agrees to be employed by and to serve Corporation as its Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Corporation agrees to employ and retain Officer in such capacity. Officer shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be prescribed by the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board of Directors. Officer shall devote such of his business time, energy, and skill to the affairs of Corporation as shall be necessary to perform his duties under this Agreement. Officer shall report to Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and at all times during the term of this Agreement shall have powers and duties at least commensurate with his position as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Officer’s principal place of business with respect to his services to Corporation shall be within 35 miles of Nashville, Tennessee.

2.Term of Employment.

2.1Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)“Bonus Compensation” shall mean any cash bonus and any non-equity incentive plan compensation, whether pursuant to the Incentive Plans or awarded through the discretion of the Corporation.

(b)“Change in Control” shall mean (i) the acquisition by any person and all other persons who constitute a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) of direct or indirect beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 20 percent or more of Corporation’s outstanding securities, unless a majority of the “Continuing Directors” approves the acquisition not later than ten business days after Corporation makes that determination, or (ii) the first day on which a majority of the members of Corporation’s Board of Directors are not “Continuing Directors.”

(c)“Constructive Termination” shall mean (i) any material breach of this Agreement by Corporation, (ii) any substantial reduction in the authority or responsibility of Officer or other substantial reduction in the terms and conditions of Officer’s employment under circumstances which would not justify a Termination For Cause and which are not the result of a breach by Officer of this Agreement, (iii) any act(s) by Corporation which are designed to or have the effect of rendering Officer’s working conditions so intolerable or demeaning on a recurring basis that a reasonable person would resign such employment, or (iv) relocation of Officer to a location that is more than 35 miles from the location of Corporation’s headquarters on the date this Agreement is executed.

(d)“Continuing Directors” shall mean, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of Corporation who (i) was a member of that Board of Directors on the Effective Date, (ii) has been a member of that Board of Directors for the two years immediately preceding such date of determination, or (iii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors with the affirmative vote of the greater of (x) a majority of Continuing Directors who were members of the Board at the time of such nomination or election or (y) at least four Continuing Directors.

(e)“Incentive Plans” shall mean the Corporation’s 2007 Employees Stock Incentive Plan, the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, or other equity-based plan or arrangement adopted by the Compensation Committee from time to time.

(f)“Termination For Cause” shall mean termination by Corporation of Officer’s employment by reason of Officer’s (i) dishonesty towards Corporation, (ii) fraud upon Corporation, or (iii) deliberate injury or attempted injury to Corporation, in each such case causing material injury to Corporation, or by reason of Officer’s breach of this Agreement causing material injury to Corporation. Corporation shall have the burden of establishing that any such termination of Officer’s employment by Corporation is a Termination For Cause.

(g)“Termination Other Than For Cause” shall mean any termination by Corporation of Officer’s employment by Corporation, other than (i) a Termination For Cause or (ii) termination by reason of Officer’s death or disability as described in Sections 2.5 and 2.6. Termination Other Than For Cause shall include a Constructive Termination of Officer’s employment, effective upon notice from Officer to Corporation of such Constructive Termination.

(h)“Termination Upon a Change in Control” shall mean a termination of Officer’s employment with Corporation within 12 months following a “Change in Control” that constitutes a Termination Other Than For Cause described in Section 2.1(b).

(i)“Voluntary Termination” shall mean termination by Officer of Officer’s employment by Corporation other than (i) a Constructive Termination as described in subsection 2.1(g), (ii) “Termination Upon a Change in Control” as described in Section 2.1(d), and (iii) termination by reason of Officer’s death or disability as described in Sections 2.5 and 2.6.

2.2Basic Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on February 15, 2017 and continue through December 31, 2017, unless terminated pursuant to this Section 2. Commencing in 2017, on the last day of December of each year, the first sentence of this Section 2.2 shall be automatically amended without any action by the parties by deleting “February 15” and inserting in its stead “January 1” and deleting each year then appearing therein and inserting in each place the next subsequent year, such that this Agreement shall be deemed to have been renewed each year prior to the expiration of the current term.

2.3Termination For Cause. Termination For Cause may be effected by Corporation at any time during the term of this Agreement and shall be effected by written notification to Officer. Upon Termination For Cause, Officer immediately shall be paid all accrued Base Salary (as that term is defined below) adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Officer shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.4Termination Other Than For Cause or Constructive Termination. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, Corporation may effect a Termination Other Than For Cause at any time upon giving written notice to Officer of such termination. Upon any Termination Other Than For Cause, or upon a Constructive Termination, Officer shall immediately be paid all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any benefits under any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, full vesting of all awards previously granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation provided in Section 4.2, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind.

2.5Termination by Reason of Disability. If, during the term of this Agreement, Officer, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of Corporation, has failed to perform his duties under this Agreement on account of illness or physical or mental incapacity, and such illness or incapacity continues for a period of more than 12 consecutive months, Corporation shall have the right to terminate Officer’s employment hereunder by written notification to Officer and payment to Officer of all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, full vesting of any awards granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, with the exception of medical and dental benefits which shall continue at Corporation’s expense through the then current one-year term of the Agreement, but Officer shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.6Death. In the event of Officer’s death during the term of this Agreement, Officer’s employment shall be deemed to have terminated as of the last day of the month during which his death occurs and Corporation shall pay to his estate or such beneficiaries as Officer may from time to time designate (a) all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, (b) Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, (c) any pro-rated portion of the Bonus Compensation that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable at the time that the Corporation pays bonuses to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such Bonus Compensation shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the Bonus Compensation would have been payable, (d) any pro-rated portion of equity compensation under the Incentive Plans that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable in either stock or cash at the Corporation’s election and at the

time that the Corporation pays such equity compensation awards to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such equity compensation award shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the award would have been payable, (e) full vesting of any awards granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, (f) any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, (g) accrued vacation pay, and (h) any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Officer’s estate shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.7Voluntary Termination. In the event of a Voluntary Termination, Corporation shall immediately pay all accrued Base Salary, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.8Termination Upon a Change in Control. In the event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control, Officer shall immediately be paid all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded through the date of termination but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, full vesting of shares awarded to Officer under the Incentive Plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation provided in Section 4.1 in the event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind.

2.9Notice of Termination. Corporation may effect a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2 upon giving 30 days written notice to Officer of such termination. Officer may effect a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2 upon giving 30 days written notice to Corporation of such termination.

3.Salary, Benefits and Bonus Compensation.

3.1Base Salary. As payment for the services to be rendered by Officer as provided in Section 1 and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2, Corporation agrees to pay to Officer a “Base Salary” at the rate of $440,721 per annum payable in equal semi-monthly installments, or in such other periodic installments as mutually agreed to by Corporation and Officer.

3.2Bonuses. Officer shall be eligible to receive Bonus Compensation for each year (or portion thereof) during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, in accordance with the Incentive Plans or other policy, plan or arrangement adopted by the Compensation Committee from time to time.

3.3Additional Benefits. During the term of this Agreement, Officer shall be entitled to the following additional benefits:

(a)Officer Benefits. Officer shall be eligible to participate in such of Corporation’s benefits and deferred compensation plans as are now generally available or later made generally available to executive officers of Corporation, including, without limitation, the Incentive Plans, dental and

medical plans, personal catastrophe and disability insurance, perquisites, and retirement plans. For purposes of establishing the length of service under any benefit plans or programs of Corporation, Officer’s employment with Corporation will be deemed to have commenced on April 22, 2002.

(b)Vacation. Officer shall be entitled to four weeks of vacation during each year during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, prorated for partial years.

(c)Reimbursement for Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, Corporation shall reimburse Officer for reasonable and properly documented out-of-pocket business and/or entertainment expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties under this Agreement.

4.Severance Compensation.

4.1Severance Compensation in the Event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control. In the event Officer’s employment is terminated in a Termination Upon a Change in Control, Officer shall be paid as severance compensation an amount equal to (a) three times his annual Base Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such termination) plus (b) the greater of two times: (i) the average annual Bonus Compensation, if any, earned by Officer in the two years immediately preceding the date of termination and (ii) $705,154.00, plus (c) any pro-rated portion of the Bonus Compensation that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable at the time that the Corporation pays bonuses to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such Bonus Compensation shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the Bonus Compensation would have been payable, plus (d) any pro-rated portion of equity compensation under the Incentive Plans that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable in either stock or cash at the Corporation’s election and at the time that the Corporation pays such equity compensation awards to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such equity compensation award shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the award would have been payable. Such severance compensation shall be paid in a lump sum promptly after the date of such termination, subject to the limitations of Section 4.4. The parties intend that, to the greatest extent possible, such severance compensation be treated as made pursuant to a “separation pay plan,” and not subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 4.4, as provided under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9), and agree to pay such severance in separate installments if the amount of severance hereunder exceeds the limits thereof. To the extent permissible under the group health benefit plans of the Corporation (or its successor), Officer may continue to participate in such plans under the same terms as active employees, pursuant to continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), until the expiration of such COBRA continuation coverage. Officer is under no obligation to mitigate the amount owed Officer pursuant to this Section 4.1 by seeking other employment or otherwise.

4.2Severance Compensation in the Event of a Termination Other Than For Cause. In the event Officer’s employment is terminated in a Termination Other Than For Cause, Officer shall be paid as severance compensation his Base Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such termination), for a period of 18 months from the date of such termination, on the dates specified in Section 3.1. Officer is under no obligation to mitigate the amount owed Officer pursuant to this Section 4.2 by seeking other employment or otherwise.In addition to the severance payment payable under this Section 4.2, Officer shall be paid an amount equal to the greater of two times: (i) the average annual Bonus Compensation, if any, earned by Officer in the two years immediately preceding the date of termination and (ii) $352,577.00. In addition, Officer shall be paid (i) any pro-rated portion of the Bonus Compensation that Officer would have earned

for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable at the time that the Corporation pays bonuses to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such Bonus Compensation shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the Bonus Compensation would have been payable, plus (ii) any pro-rated portion of equity compensation under the Incentive Plans that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable in either stock or cash at the Corporation’s election and at the time that the Corporation pays such equity compensation awards to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such equity compensation award shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the award would have been payable. The parties intend that, to the greatest extent possible, such severance compensation be treated as made pursuant to a “separation pay plan,” and not subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 4.4, as provided under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9), and agree to pay such severance in separate installments if the amount of severance hereunder exceeds the limits thereof. To the extent permissible under the group health benefit plans of the Corporation (or its successor), Officer may continue to participate in such plans under the same terms as active employees, pursuant to continuation coverage under COBRA, until the expiration of such COBRA continuation coverage.

4.3No Severance Compensation Upon Other Termination. In the event of a Voluntary Termination, Termination For Cause, termination by reason of Officer’s disability pursuant to Section 2.5, or termination by reason of Officer’s death pursuant to Section 2.6, Officer or his estate shall not be paid any severance compensation and shall receive only the benefits as provided in the appropriate section of Article II applicable to the respective termination.

4.4Section 409A Payment Restrictions. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (Section 409A of the Code, together, with any state law of similar effect, “Section 409A”) in order to avoid any adverse tax consequences to the Officer. It is intended that each installment of the payments of the severance compensation described in this Section 4 together with all other payments and benefits provided to Officer by Corporation, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, is a separate “payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i) and satisfies, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Section 409A provided under Treas. Reg. §§ 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9). However, to the extent it is determined that such payments constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A and Officer is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, the timing of such payments shall be delayed as follows: on the earlier of six months and one day after Officer’s separation from service (as defined below) or the date of Officer’s death, the Corporation shall (A) pay to Officer a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the payments that Officer would otherwise have received through the delayed payment date, and (B) commence any remaining payments in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or such other plan or arrangement of deferred compensation, as applicable. To the extent that any such deferred compensation benefit is payable upon an event involving the Officer’s cessation of services, such payment(s) shall not be made unless such event constitutes a “separation from service” pursuant to the default definition in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h).

4.5Golden Parachute Restrictions. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by or on behalf of the Corporation to or for the benefit of the Officer as a result of and contingent on a “change in control,” as defined in section 280G of the Code, (such amounts contingent on a change in control as described in Treas.

Reg. § 1.280G-1 Q/A-22) whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, (together, the “Contingent Payment”) would constitute a “parachute payment,” as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1 Q/A-30, the amount of the Contingent Payment to Officer shall be (A) reduced to an amount that is one dollar less than 300% of the Officer’s “base amount” (as defined in section 280G(b)(3)(A) of the Code), so that the amount of such payments do not constitute a parachute payment (the “Safe Harbor Payment”), or, if greater, (B) the entire Contingent Payment, unreduced by the calculation in clause (A), provided that the net value of such Contingent Payment to the Officer exceeds the Safe Harbor Payment, after taking into account the additional taxes to Officer that apply to the unreduced Contingent Payment, including the excise taxes imposed thereon under section 4999 of the Code. The determination of the amount to be paid to Officer on account of this Section 4.5 shall be made by the accountant, tax counsel or other similar expert advisor to Officer (the “Tax Advisor”), which shall, if requested, provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Corporation and the Officer and if requested, a written opinion. The supporting calculations shall include a valuation of the non-competition provisions of Section 5. The costs and expenses of the Tax Advisor shall be the responsibility of the Corporation.

4.6.Release of Claims. The payments set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement are subject to the execution and delivery by Officer of a waiver and general release of claims (the “Release”) to Corporation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (and having not revoked such Release for a period of seven (7) days following its execution by Officer and its delivery to the Corporation).

5.Non-Competition. During the term of this Agreement and for the longer of: (i) any period during which Officer is receiving periodic severance payments pursuant to Section 4.2, or (ii) one year following a Termination Upon a Change in Control, in either case so long as the payments provided for in Section 4.1 are made on a timely basis:

(a)Officer shall not, without the prior written consent of Corporation, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be connected with as an officer, employee, partner, consultant or otherwise, or otherwise engage or participate in any corporation or other business entity engaged in the business of buying, selling, developing, building and/or managing real estate facilities for the medical and healthcare sectors of the real estate industry. Officer understands and acknowledges that Corporation carries on business nationwide and that the nature of Corporation’s activities cannot be confined to a limited area. Accordingly, Officer agrees that the geographic scope of this Section 5 shall include the United States of America. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ownership by Officer of less than 2% of any class of the outstanding capital stock of any corporation conducting such a competitive business which is regularly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall notbe a violation of the foregoing covenant.

(b)Simultaneously with Officer’s execution of this Agreement and upon each anniversary of the Effective Date, Officer shall notify the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the nature and extent of Officer’s investments, stock holdings, employment as an employee, director, or any similar interest in any business or enterprise engaged in buying, selling, developing, building, and/or managing real estate facilities for the medical and healthcare sectors of the real estate industry other than Corporation; provided, however, that Officer shall have no obligation to disclose any investment under $100,000 in value or any holdings of publicly traded securities which are not in excess of one percent of the outstanding class of such securities.

(c)Officer shall not contact or solicit, directly or indirectly, any customer, client, tenant or account whose identity Officer obtained through association with Corporation, regardless of the geographical location of such customer, client, tenant or account, nor shall Officer, directly or indirectly, entice or induce, or attempt to entice or induce, any employee of Corporation to leave such employ, nor shall

Officer employ any such person in any business similar to or in competition with that of Corporation. Officer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the provisions set forth in this Section 5 constitute a reasonable restriction on his ability to compete with Corporation and will not adversely affect his ability to earn income sufficient to support himself and/or his family.

(d)The parties hereto agree that, in the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the geographical or durational elements of this covenant are unenforceable, such determination shall not render the entire covenant unenforceable. Rather, the excessive aspects of the covenant shall be reduced to the threshold which is enforceable, and the remaining aspects shall not be affected thereby.

6.Trade Secrets and Customer Lists. Officer agrees to hold in strict confidence all information concerning any matters affecting or relating to the business of Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, its manner of operation, business plans, business prospects, agreements, protocols, processes, computer programs, customer lists, market strategies, internal performance statistics, financial data, marketing information and analyses, or other data, without regard to the capacity in which such information was acquired. Officer agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, use any such information for the benefit of any person or entity other than Corporation or disclose or communicate any of such information in any manner whatsoever other than to the directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives of Corporation who need to know such information, who shall be informed by Officer of the confidential nature of such information and directed by Officer to treat such information confidentially. Such information does not include information which (i) was disclosed to the public by Corporation or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure by Officer or his representatives, or (ii) was or becomes available to Officer on a non‑confidential basis from a source other than Corporation or its advisors provided that such source is not known to Officer to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with Corporation, or otherwise prohibited from transmitting the information to Officer by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation; notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such information does become generally available to the public, Officer agrees not to further discuss or disseminate such information except in the performance of his duties as Officer. Upon Corporation's request, Officer will return all information furnished to him related to the business of Corporation. The parties hereto stipulate that all such information is material and confidential and gravely affects the effective and successful conduct of the business of Corporation and Corporation's goodwill, and that any breach of the terms of this Section 6 shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 6 shall remain in effect following the termination of this Agreement.

7.Use of Proprietary Information. Officer recognizes that Corporation possesses a proprietary interest in all of the information described in Section 6 and has the exclusive right and privilege to use, protect by copyright, patent or trademark, manufacture or otherwise exploit the processes, ideas and concepts described therein to the exclusion of Officer, except as otherwise agreed between Corporation and Officer in writing. Officer expressly agrees that any products, inventions, discoveries or improvements made by Officer, his agents or affiliates based on or arising out of the information described in Section 6 shall be (i) deemed a work made for hire under the terms of United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and Corporation shall be the owner of all such rights with respect thereto and (ii) the property of and inure to the exclusive benefit of Corporation.

8.Miscellaneous.

8.1Payment Obligations. Corporation’s obligation to pay Officer the compensation and to make the arrangements provided herein shall be unconditional, and Officer shall have no obligation whatsoever to mitigate damages hereunder. In the event that any arbitration, litigation or other action after a Change in Control is brought to enforce or interpret any provision contained herein, Corporation, to the

extent permitted by applicable law and Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, hereby indemnifies Officer for Officer’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements incurred in such arbitration, litigation, or other action and shall advance payment of such attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

8.2Waiver. The waiver of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provision hereof.

8.3Entire Agreement; Modifications. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement represents the entire understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and, as of the Effective Date, this Agreement supersedes any and all prior understandings, agreements, plans and negotiations, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including without limitation, the Prior Agreement. All modifications to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of such modification is sought.

8.4Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by personal delivery, nationally recognized overnight courier, telefacsimile or first class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt in the event of personal delivery or overnight courier, three days after mailing, or 12 hours after transmission of a telefacsimile to the respective persons named below:

If to Corporation:

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

3310 West End Avenue, Suite 700

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Phone: (615) 269-8175

Fax: (615) 269-8122

If to Officer, by hand delivery to Officer on the premises of the Corporation or to the most recent address of Officer maintained in the records of the Corporation.

Any party may change such party’s address for notices by notice duly give pursuant to this Section 8.4.

8.5Headings. The Section headings herein are intended for reference and shall not by themselves determine the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

8.6Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee.

8.7Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Nashville, Tennessee in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon any proper award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be three arbitrators, one to be chosen directly by each party at will, and the third arbitrator to be selected by the two arbitrators so chosen. To the extent permitted by the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the selected arbitrators may grant equitable relief. The cost of the arbitration, including the cost of the record or transcripts thereof, if any, administrative fees, and all other fees shall be borne by Corporation. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1 with

respect to events following a Change in Control, to the extent that Officer prevails with respect to any portion of an arbitration award, Officer shall be reimbursed by Corporation for the costs and expenses incurred by Officer, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in connection with the arbitration in an amount proportionate to the award to Officer as compared to the amount in dispute.

8.8Severability. Should a court or other body of competent jurisdiction determine that any provision of this Agreement is excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the extent possible.

8.9Survival of Corporation’s Obligations. Corporation’s obligations hereunder shall not be terminated by reason of any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, cessation of business, or similar event relating to Corporation. This Agreement shall not be terminated by any merger or consolidation or other reorganization of Corporation. In the event any such merger, consolidation or reorganization shall be accomplished by transfer of stock or by transfer of assets or otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the surviving or resulting corporation or person. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the parties; provided, however, that except as herein expressly provided, this Agreement shall not be assignable either by Corporation (except to an affiliate of Corporation in which event Corporation shall remain liable if the affiliate fails to meet any obligations to make payments or provide benefits or otherwise) or by Officer.

8.10Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

8.11Withholdings. All compensation and benefits to Officer hereunder shall be reduced only by all federal, state, local and other withholdings and similar taxes and payments that are required by applicable law. Except as otherwise specifically agreed by Officer, no other offsets or withholdings shall apply to reduce the payment of compensation and benefits hereunder.

8.12Indemnification. In addition to any rights to indemnification to which Officer is entitled to under Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, Corporation shall indemnify Officer at all times during and after the term of this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland or any successor provision thereof and any other applicable state law, and shall pay Officer’s expenses in defending any civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding (unrelated to a dispute under this Agreement) in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, to the maximum extent permitted under such applicable state laws. The Corporation will provide advance payment of legal costs and expenses that are reasonable and appropriate for defending such action, suit or proceeding. The indemnification provisions contained in this Section 8.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Officer’s employment by Corporation indefinitely.

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EXECUTION PAGE

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the 15th day of February 2017, to be effective as of the Effective Date.

Corporation:
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
By:	/s/ Todd J. Meredith
Name:	Todd J. Meredith
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

Officer:
By:	/s/ John M. Bryant, Jr.
Name:	John M. Bryant, Jr.

Exhibit A

Form of Release

GENERAL RELEASE, dated as of [_______________], 20[__] (the “Effective Date”), entered into by John M. Bryant, Jr. (“Officer”) in favor of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, the “Corporation”) and the current and prior directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, in their capacity as such (collectively, the “Released Parties”).

WHEREAS, Officer and the Corporation previously entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”), dated as of February 15, 2017 that has governed the terms and conditions of Officer’s employment by the Corporation,and Officer’s retention thereunder has been terminated in accordance with the terms thereof.

WHEREAS, this General Release (this “Release”) is the release referred to in Section 4.6 of the Employment Agreement.

WHEREAS, following execution of this Release and expiration of the seven-day revocation period referred to in Section 5 below, Officer will be entitled to payment of certain amounts (such amounts, collectively, “Termination Payments”) and other rights and benefits (such other rights and benefits, collectively, “Termination Benefits”) referred to in Sections 4.1 and/or 4.2 of the Employment Agreement, as applicable.

WHEREAS, Officer desires to compromise, finally settle and fully release actual or potential claims, including, without limitation, those related to Officer’s retention and termination of retention that Officer in any capacity may have or claim to have against the Corporation or any of the other Released Parties, excepting only those claims expressly provided herein to be excluded.

WHEREAS, Officer acknowledges that he is waiving his rights or claims only in exchange for consideration in addition to anything of value to which he already is entitled.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the Corporation’s agreement to pay the Termination Benefits and to provide the Termination Benefits, Officer, intending to be legally bound hereby, for himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, does hereby agree as follows:

1. The recitals above are true and correct.

2. Except as expressly provided in Section 4 below, Officer does hereby completely release and forever discharge the Corporation and the other Released Parties of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, counterclaims, debts, dues, covenants, contracts, bonuses, controversies, agreements, promises, rights, claims, charges, complaints, expenses, costs (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and other costs of defense or prosecution), damages, losses, liabilities and demands whatsoever in law or equity (all of the foregoing, collectively, “Claims”) whatsoever and of every nature and description, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, foreseen or unforeseen, real or imaginary, actual or potential, liquidated or unliquidated, contingent or certain, and whether arising at law or in equity, under the common law, state law, federal law or any other law or otherwise, that Officer ever had, may now have or hereafter can, shall or may have against the Corporation or any of the other Released Parties, for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time to the date of this Release.

3. The release set forth in Section 2 above shall extend and apply, without limitation, to any and all Claims in connection with Officer's employment or the termination thereof, including, without limitation, wrongful termination, breach of express or implied contract or unpaid wages or pursuant to any federal, state or local employment laws, regulations or executive orders prohibiting, inter alia, discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, religion, handicap and/or disability; and any and all other federal, state and local laws and regulations prohibiting, without limitation, discrimination in employment, retaliation, conspiracy, tortious or wrongful discharge, breach of an express or implied contract, breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional and/or negligent infliction of emotional distress, defamation, misrepresentation or fraud, negligence, negligent supervision, hiring or retention, assault, battery, detrimental reliance or any other offense.

4. Officer’s release provided in Sections 2 and 3 above does not extend or apply to any Claims with respect to the following (“Excluded Claims”): (a) the Corporation’s obligations to pay the Termination Payments or to pay or provide the Termination Benefits, (b) Officer’s entitlement to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to Claims relating to any action or inaction, or any conduct or misconduct, by Officer in his capacity as an Executive Vice President of the Corporation or otherwise as a director, officer or employee of the Corporation (or in any similar capacity), whether pursuant to (i) the Corporation’s articles of incorporation (as amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect at the relevant time), (ii) the Corporation’s bylaws (as amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect at the relevant time),(iii) any resolution duly adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors or shareholders and in effect at the relevant time, (iv) the Maryland General Corporation Law, (v) any other applicable law, rule or regulation or court order or judgment or any other agreement in effect at the relevant time or (c) any other rights or claims that may arise after the date of this Release, and/or (vi) Corporation’s obligations to indemnify Officer pursuant to Section 8.12 of the Employment Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver or release by Officer with respect to any protections or other rights to which he may be entitled under any D&O or other insurance policy.

5. Pursuant to the provisions of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”), which applies to Officer’s waiver of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Officer has had a period of at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider whether to execute this Release. Also pursuant to the OWBPA, Officer may revoke the Release within seven (7) days of its execution. It is specifically understood that this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the seven-day revocation period has expired. Consideration for this Release will not be paid until the later of (a) expiration of the seven-day revocation period or (b) the date provided for in the Employment Agreement.

6. Officer acknowledges that, pursuant to the OWBPA, the Corporation has advised Officer, in writing, to consult with an attorney before executing this Release.

7. Officer covenants and agrees that he will not bring, initiate, enter into, maintain or participate in any suit, arbitration or other administrative or judicial proceeding, by means of a direct claim, cross claim, counterclaim, setoff or otherwise, against any Released Party based or premised on any of the Claims released above.

8.Officer acknowledges that the Corporation will not pay or be obligated to pay, and Officer shall not be entitled to, any consideration other than as expressly provided for by this Release or the Employment Agreement or with respect to Excluded Claims.

9. This Release does not constitute an admission by the Corporation or any other Released Party of a violation of any law, order, regulation or enactment or of wrongdoing of any kind.

10. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Release, or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Nashville, Tennessee in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon any proper award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be three arbitrators, one to be chosen directly by each party at will, and the third arbitrator to be selected by the two arbitrators so chosen. To the extent permitted by the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the selected arbitrators may grant equitable relief. The cost of the arbitration, including the cost of the record or transcripts thereof, if any, administrative fees, and all other fees shall be borne by Corporation. To the extent that Officer prevails with respect to any portion of an arbitration award, Officer shall be reimbursed by Corporation for the costs and expenses incurred by Officer, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in connection with the arbitration in an amount proportionate to the award to Officer as compared to the amount in dispute.

11. The failure of any provision of this Release shall in no manner affect the right to enforce the same, and the waiver by any party of any breach of any provision of this Release shall not be construed to be a waiver of such party of any succeeding breach of such provision or a waiver by such party of any breach of any other provision. In the event that any provision or portion of this Release shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Release shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

12. This Release represents the entire understanding and agreement of Officer and the Released Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, agreements, conditions, undertakings, warranties or representations, whether written or oral, express or implied, by or among Officer and the Released Parties with respect to such subject matter other than as set forth herein. This Release cannot be amended, supplemented or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by Officer and the Corporation, and no waiver of this Release or any provision hereof shall be effective except to the extent such waiver is in writing, specifies that the purpose thereof is to waive this Release or a provision hereof and is executed and delivered by the party to be charged therewith.

13.This Release shall be binding upon and be enforceable against Officer and his heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each of the Released Parties and his, her or its heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

14.OFFICER REPRESENTS AND CONFIRMS THAT HE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS RELEASE, THAT THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN FULLY EXPLAINED TO HIM, THAT HE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS RELEASE REVIEWED BY AN ATTORNEY, THAT HE FULLY UNDERSTANDS the FINAL AND BINDING EFFECT OF THIS RELEASE, THAT THE ONLY PROMISES MADE TO HIM TO SIGN THE RELEASE ARE THOSE STATED IN THIS RELEASE AND THAT OFFICER IS SIGNING THIS RELEASE VOLUNTARILY WITH THE FULL INTENT OF RELEASING THE RELEASED PARTIES OF ALL CLAIMS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

Officer has executed and delivered this Release as of the date set forth below and this Release is and shall be effective, subject to expiration of the seven-day revocation period referred to in Section 5 above.

Dated: ____________________, 20__
	John M. Bryant, Jr.

EX-10.9

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Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective as of January 1, 2017 (“Effective Date”) by and between Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“Corporation”), and Robert E. Hull (“Officer”).

Recitals

Whereas, the Corporation has heretofore employed the Officer under the terms of an employment agreement dated December 15, 2005 (the “Prior Agreement”); and

Whereas, the parties desire to modify the Prior Agreement with this amendment and restatement to acknowledge Officer’s promotion to the office of Executive Vice President - Investments and to conform terms of employment and the officer’s compensation with the Corporation’s current compensation practices and commensurate with Officer’s position;

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby affirmed, the parties hereto agree to the following to supersede the Prior Agreement as a complete amendment and restatement thereof as of the Effective Date:

1.Duties. During the term of this Agreement, Officer agrees to be employed by and to serve Corporation as its Executive Vice President - Investments and Corporation agrees to employ and retain Officer in such capacity. Officer shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be prescribed by the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board of Directors. Officer shall devote such of his business time, energy, and skill to the affairs of Corporation as shall be necessary to perform his duties under this Agreement. Officer shall report to Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and at all times during the term of this Agreement shall have powers and duties at least commensurate with his position as Executive Vice President - Investments. Officer’s principal place of business with respect to his services to Corporation shall be within 35 miles of Nashville, Tennessee.

2.Term of Employment.

2.1Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)“Bonus Compensation” shall mean any cash bonus and any non-equity incentive plan compensation, whether pursuant to the Incentive Plans or awarded through the discretion of the Corporation.

(b)“Change in Control” shall mean (i) the acquisition by any person and all other persons who constitute a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) of direct or indirect beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 20 percent or more of Corporation’s outstanding securities, unless a majority of the “Continuing Directors” approves the acquisition not later than ten business days after Corporation makes

that determination, or (ii) the first day on which a majority of the members of Corporation’s Board of Directors are not “Continuing Directors.”

(c)“Constructive Termination” shall mean (i) any material breach of this Agreement by Corporation, (ii) any substantial reduction in the authority or responsibility of Officer or other substantial reduction in the terms and conditions of Officer’s employment under circumstances which would not justify a Termination For Cause and which are not the result of a breach by Officer of this Agreement, (iii) any act(s) by Corporation which are designed to or have the effect of rendering Officer’s working conditions so intolerable or demeaning on a recurring basis that a reasonable person would resign such employment, or (iv) relocation of Officer to a location that is more than 35 miles from the location of Corporation’s headquarters on the date this Agreement is executed.

(d)“Continuing Directors” shall mean, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of Corporation who (i) was a member of that Board of Directors on the Effective Date, (ii) has been a member of that Board of Directors for the two years immediately preceding such date of determination, or (iii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors with the affirmative vote of the greater of (x) a majority of Continuing Directors who were members of the Board at the time of such nomination or election or (y) at least four Continuing Directors.

(e)“Incentive Plans” shall mean the Corporation’s 2007 Employees Stock Incentive Plan, the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, or other equity-based plan or arrangement adopted by the Compensation Committee from time to time.

(f)“Termination For Cause” shall mean termination by Corporation of Officer’s employment by reason of Officer’s (i) dishonesty towards Corporation, (ii) fraud upon Corporation, or (iii) deliberate injury or attempted injury to Corporation, in each such case causing material injury to Corporation, or by reason of Officer’s breach of this Agreement causing material injury to Corporation. Corporation shall have the burden of establishing that any such termination of Officer’s employment by Corporation is a Termination For Cause.

(g)“Termination Other Than For Cause” shall mean any termination by Corporation of Officer’s employment by Corporation, other than (i) a Termination For Cause or (ii) termination by reason of Officer’s death or disability as described in Sections 2.5 and 2.6. Termination Other Than For Cause shall include a Constructive Termination of Officer’s employment, effective upon notice from Officer to Corporation of such Constructive Termination.

(h)“Termination Upon a Change in Control” shall mean a termination of Officer’s employment with Corporation within 12 months following a “Change in Control” that constitutes a Termination Other Than For Cause described in Section 2.1(b).

(i)“Voluntary Termination” shall mean termination by Officer of Officer’s employment by Corporation other than (i) a Constructive Termination as described in subsection 2.1(g), (ii) “Termination Upon a Change in Control” as described in Section 2.1(d), and (iii) termination by reason of Officer’s death or disability as described in Sections 2.5 and 2.6.

2.2Basic Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2017 and continue through December 31, 2017, unless terminated pursuant to this Section 2. Commencing in 2017, on the last day of December of each year, the first sentence of this Section 2.2 shall be automatically amended without any action by the parties by deleting each year then appearing therein and inserting in each place

the next subsequent year, such that this Agreement shall be deemed to have been renewed each year prior to the expiration of the current term.

2.3Termination For Cause. Termination For Cause may be effected by Corporation at any time during the term of this Agreement and shall be effected by written notification to Officer. Upon Termination For Cause, Officer immediately shall be paid all accrued Base Salary (as that term is defined below) adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Officer shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.4Termination Other Than For Cause or Constructive Termination. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, Corporation may effect a Termination Other Than For Cause at any time upon giving written notice to Officer of such termination. Upon any Termination Other Than For Cause, or upon a Constructive Termination, Officer shall immediately be paid all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any benefits under any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, full vesting of all awards previously granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation provided in Section 4.2, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind.

2.5Termination by Reason of Disability. If, during the term of this Agreement, Officer, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of Corporation, has failed to perform his duties under this Agreement on account of illness or physical or mental incapacity, and such illness or incapacity continues for a period of more than 12 consecutive months, Corporation shall have the right to terminate Officer’s employment hereunder by written notification to Officer and payment to Officer of all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, full vesting of any awards granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, with the exception of medical and dental benefits which shall continue at Corporation’s expense through the then current one-year term of the Agreement, but Officer shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.6Death. In the event of Officer’s death during the term of this Agreement, Officer’s employment shall be deemed to have terminated as of the last day of the month during which his death occurs and Corporation shall pay to his estate or such beneficiaries as Officer may from time to time designate (a) all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, (b) Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, (c) any pro-rated portion of the Bonus Compensation that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable at the time that the Corporation pays bonuses to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such Bonus Compensation shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the Bonus Compensation would have been payable, (d) any pro-rated portion of equity compensation under the Incentive Plans that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs

(if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable in either stock or cash at the Corporation’s election and at the time that the Corporation pays such equity compensation awards to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such equity compensation award shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the award would have been payable, (e) full vesting of any awards granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, (f) any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, (g) accrued vacation pay, and (h) any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Officer’s estate shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.7Voluntary Termination. In the event of a Voluntary Termination, Corporation shall immediately pay all accrued Base Salary, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.8Termination Upon a Change in Control. In the event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control, Officer shall immediately be paid all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded through the date of termination but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, full vesting of shares awarded to Officer under the Incentive Plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation provided in Section 4.1 in the event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind.

2.9Notice of Termination. Corporation may effect a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2 upon giving 30 days written notice to Officer of such termination. Officer may effect a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2 upon giving 30 days written notice to Corporation of such termination.

3.Salary, Benefits and Bonus Compensation.

3.1Base Salary. As payment for the services to be rendered by Officer as provided in Section 1 and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2, Corporation agrees to pay to Officer a “Base Salary” at the rate of $440,721 per annum payable in equal semi-monthly installments, or in such other periodic installments as mutually agreed to by Corporation and Officer.

3.2Bonuses. Officer shall be eligible to receive Bonus Compensation for each year (or portion thereof) during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, in accordance with the Incentive Plans or other policy, plan or arrangement adopted by the Compensation Committee from time to time.

3.3Additional Benefits. During the term of this Agreement, Officer shall be entitled to the following additional benefits:

(a)Officer Benefits. Officer shall be eligible to participate in such of Corporation’s benefits and deferred compensation plans as are now generally available or later made generally available to executive officers of Corporation, including, without limitation, the Incentive Plans, dental and medical plans, personal catastrophe and disability insurance, perquisites, and retirement plans. For purposes of establishing the length of service under any benefit plans or programs of Corporation, Officer’s employment with Corporation will be deemed to have commenced on November 22, 2004.

(b)Vacation. Officer shall be entitled to four weeks of vacation during each year during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, prorated for partial years.

(c)Reimbursement for Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, Corporation shall reimburse Officer for reasonable and properly documented out-of-pocket business and/or entertainment expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties under this Agreement.

4.Severance Compensation.

4.1Severance Compensation in the Event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control. In the event Officer’s employment is terminated in a Termination Upon a Change in Control, Officer shall be paid as severance compensation an amount equal to (a) three times his annual Base Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such termination) plus (b) the greater of two times: (i) the average annual Bonus Compensation, if any, earned by Officer in the two years immediately preceding the date of termination and (ii) $705,154.00, plus (c) any pro-rated portion of the Bonus Compensation that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable at the time that the Corporation pays bonuses to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such Bonus Compensation shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the Bonus Compensation would have been payable, plus (d) any pro-rated portion of equity compensation under the Incentive Plans that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable in either stock or cash at the Corporation’s election and at the time that the Corporation pays such equity compensation awards to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such equity compensation award shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the award would have been payable. Such severance compensation shall be paid in a lump sum promptly after the date of such termination, subject to the limitations of Section 4.4. The parties intend that, to the greatest extent possible, such severance compensation be treated as made pursuant to a “separation pay plan,” and not subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 4.4, as provided under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9), and agree to pay such severance in separate installments if the amount of severance hereunder exceeds the limits thereof. To the extent permissible under the group health benefit plans of the Corporation (or its successor), Officer may continue to participate in such plans under the same terms as active employees, pursuant to continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), until the expiration of such COBRA continuation coverage. Officer is under no obligation to mitigate the amount owed Officer pursuant to this Section 4.1 by seeking other employment or otherwise.

4.2Severance Compensation in the Event of a Termination Other Than For Cause. In the event Officer’s employment is terminated in a Termination Other Than For Cause, Officer shall be paid as severance compensation his Base Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such termination), for a period of 18 months from the date of such termination, on the dates specified in Section 3.1. Officer is under no obligation to mitigate the amount owed Officer pursuant to this Section 4.2 by seeking other employment or otherwise.In addition to the severance payment payable under this Section 4.2, Officer shall be paid an

amount equal to the greater of two times: (i) the average annual Bonus Compensation, if any, earned by Officer in the two years immediately preceding the date of termination and (ii) $352,577.00. In addition, Officer shall be paid (i) any pro-rated portion of the Bonus Compensation that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable at the time that the Corporation pays bonuses to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such Bonus Compensation shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the Bonus Compensation would have been payable, plus (ii) any pro-rated portion of equity compensation under the Incentive Plans that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable in either stock or cash at the Corporation’s election and at the time that the Corporation pays such equity compensation awards to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such equity compensation award shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the award would have been payable. The parties intend that, to the greatest extent possible, such severance compensation be treated as made pursuant to a “separation pay plan,” and not subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 4.4, as provided under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9), and agree to pay such severance in separate installments if the amount of severance hereunder exceeds the limits thereof. To the extent permissible under the group health benefit plans of the Corporation (or its successor), Officer may continue to participate in such plans under the same terms as active employees, pursuant to continuation coverage under COBRA, until the expiration of such COBRA continuation coverage.

4.3No Severance Compensation Upon Other Termination. In the event of a Voluntary Termination, Termination For Cause, termination by reason of Officer’s disability pursuant to Section 2.5, or termination by reason of Officer’s death pursuant to Section 2.6, Officer or his estate shall not be paid any severance compensation and shall receive only the benefits as provided in the appropriate section of Article II applicable to the respective termination.

4.4Section 409A Payment Restrictions. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (Section 409A of the Code, together, with any state law of similar effect, “Section 409A”) in order to avoid any adverse tax consequences to the Officer. It is intended that each installment of the payments of the severance compensation described in this Section 4 together with all other payments and benefits provided to Officer by Corporation, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, is a separate “payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i) and satisfies, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Section 409A provided under Treas. Reg. §§ 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9). However, to the extent it is determined that such payments constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A and Officer is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, the timing of such payments shall be delayed as follows: on the earlier of six months and one day after Officer’s separation from service (as defined below) or the date of Officer’s death, the Corporation shall (A) pay to Officer a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the payments that Officer would otherwise have received through the delayed payment date, and (B) commence any remaining payments in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or such other plan or arrangement of deferred compensation, as applicable. To the extent that any such deferred compensation benefit is payable upon an event involving the Officer’s cessation of services, such payment(s) shall not be made unless such event constitutes a “separation from service” pursuant to the default definition in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h).

4.5Golden Parachute Restrictions. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by or on behalf of the Corporation to or for the benefit of the Officer as a result of and contingent on a “change in control,” as defined in section 280G of the Code, (such amounts contingent on a change in control as described in Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1 Q/A-22) whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, (together, the “Contingent Payment”) would constitute a “parachute payment,” as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1 Q/A-30, the amount of the Contingent Payment to Officer shall be (A) reduced to an amount that is one dollar less than 300% of the Officer’s “base amount” (as defined in section 280G(b)(3)(A) of the Code), so that the amount of such payments do not constitute a parachute payment (the “Safe Harbor Payment”), or, if greater, (B) the entire Contingent Payment, unreduced by the calculation in clause (A), provided that the net value of such Contingent Payment to the Officer exceeds the Safe Harbor Payment, after taking into account the additional taxes to Officer that apply to the unreduced Contingent Payment, including the excise taxes imposed thereon under section 4999 of the Code. The determination of the amount to be paid to Officer on account of this Section 4.5 shall be made by the accountant, tax counsel or other similar expert advisor to Officer (the “Tax Advisor”), which shall, if requested, provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Corporation and the Officer and if requested, a written opinion. The supporting calculations shall include a valuation of the non-competition provisions of Section 5. The costs and expenses of the Tax Advisor shall be the responsibility of the Corporation.

4.6.Release of Claims. The payments set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement are subject to the execution and delivery by Officer of a waiver and general release of claims (the “Release”) to Corporation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (and having not revoked such Release for a period of seven (7) days following its execution by Officer and its delivery to the Corporation).

5.Non-Competition. During the term of this Agreement and for the longer of: (i) any period during which Officer is receiving periodic severance payments pursuant to Section 4.2, or (ii) one year following a Termination Upon a Change in Control, in either case so long as the payments provided for in Section 4.1 are made on a timely basis:

(a)Officer shall not, without the prior written consent of Corporation, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be connected with as an officer, employee, partner, consultant or otherwise, or otherwise engage or participate in any corporation or other business entity engaged in the business of buying, selling, developing, building and/or managing real estate facilities for the medical and healthcare sectors of the real estate industry. Officer understands and acknowledges that Corporation carries on business nationwide and that the nature of Corporation’s activities cannot be confined to a limited area. Accordingly, Officer agrees that the geographic scope of this Section 5 shall include the United States of America. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ownership by Officer of less than 2% of any class of the outstanding capital stock of any corporation conducting such a competitive business which is regularly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall notbe a violation of the foregoing covenant.

(b)Simultaneously with Officer’s execution of this Agreement and upon each anniversary of the Effective Date, Officer shall notify the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the nature and extent of Officer’s investments, stock holdings, employment as an employee, director, or any similar interest in any business or enterprise engaged in buying, selling, developing, building, and/or managing real estate facilities for the medical and healthcare sectors of the real estate industry other than Corporation; provided, however, that Officer shall have no obligation to disclose any investment under $100,000 in value or any holdings of publicly traded securities which are not in excess of one percent of the outstanding class of such securities.

(c)Officer shall not contact or solicit, directly or indirectly, any customer, client, tenant or account whose identity Officer obtained through association with Corporation, regardless of the geographical location of such customer, client, tenant or account, nor shall Officer, directly or indirectly, entice or induce, or attempt to entice or induce, any employee of Corporation to leave such employ, nor shall Officer employ any such person in any business similar to or in competition with that of Corporation. Officer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the provisions set forth in this Section 5 constitute a reasonable restriction on his ability to compete with Corporation and will not adversely affect his ability to earn income sufficient to support himself and/or his family.

(d)The parties hereto agree that, in the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the geographical or durational elements of this covenant are unenforceable, such determination shall not render the entire covenant unenforceable. Rather, the excessive aspects of the covenant shall be reduced to the threshold which is enforceable, and the remaining aspects shall not be affected thereby.

6.Trade Secrets and Customer Lists. Officer agrees to hold in strict confidence all information concerning any matters affecting or relating to the business of Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, its manner of operation, business plans, business prospects, agreements, protocols, processes, computer programs, customer lists, market strategies, internal performance statistics, financial data, marketing information and analyses, or other data, without regard to the capacity in which such information was acquired. Officer agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, use any such information for the benefit of any person or entity other than Corporation or disclose or communicate any of such information in any manner whatsoever other than to the directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives of Corporation who need to know such information, who shall be informed by Officer of the confidential nature of such information and directed by Officer to treat such information confidentially. Such information does not include information which (i) was disclosed to the public by Corporation or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure by Officer or his representatives, or (ii) was or becomes available to Officer on a non‑confidential basis from a source other than Corporation or its advisors provided that such source is not known to Officer to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with Corporation, or otherwise prohibited from transmitting the information to Officer by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation; notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such information does become generally available to the public, Officer agrees not to further discuss or disseminate such information except in the performance of his duties as Officer. Upon Corporation's request, Officer will return all information furnished to him related to the business of Corporation. The parties hereto stipulate that all such information is material and confidential and gravely affects the effective and successful conduct of the business of Corporation and Corporation's goodwill, and that any breach of the terms of this Section 6 shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 6 shall remain in effect following the termination of this Agreement.

7.Use of Proprietary Information. Officer recognizes that Corporation possesses a proprietary interest in all of the information described in Section 6 and has the exclusive right and privilege to use, protect by copyright, patent or trademark, manufacture or otherwise exploit the processes, ideas and concepts described therein to the exclusion of Officer, except as otherwise agreed between Corporation and Officer in writing. Officer expressly agrees that any products, inventions, discoveries or improvements made by Officer, his agents or affiliates based on or arising out of the information described in Section 6 shall be (i) deemed a work made for hire under the terms of United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and Corporation shall be the owner of all such rights with respect thereto and (ii) the property of and inure to the exclusive benefit of Corporation.

8.Miscellaneous.

8.1Payment Obligations. Corporation’s obligation to pay Officer the compensation and to make the arrangements provided herein shall be unconditional, and Officer shall have no obligation whatsoever to mitigate damages hereunder. In the event that any arbitration, litigation or other action after a Change in Control is brought to enforce or interpret any provision contained herein, Corporation, to the extent permitted by applicable law and Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, hereby indemnifies Officer for Officer’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements incurred in such arbitration, litigation, or other action and shall advance payment of such attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

8.2Waiver. The waiver of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provision hereof.

8.3Entire Agreement; Modifications. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement represents the entire understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and, as of the Effective Date, this Agreement supersedes any and all prior understandings, agreements, plans and negotiations, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including without limitation, the Prior Agreement. All modifications to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of such modification is sought.

8.4Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by personal delivery, nationally recognized overnight courier, telefacsimile or first class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt in the event of personal delivery or overnight courier, three days after mailing, or 12 hours after transmission of a telefacsimile to the respective persons named below:

If to Corporation:

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

3310 West End Avenue, Suite 700

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Phone: (615) 269-8175

Fax: (615) 269-8122

If to Officer, by hand delivery to Officer on the premises of the Corporation or to the most recent address of Officer maintained in the records of the Corporation.

Any party may change such party’s address for notices by notice duly give pursuant to this Section 8.4.

8.5Headings. The Section headings herein are intended for reference and shall not by themselves determine the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

8.6Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee.

8.7Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Nashville, Tennessee in accordance with the Rules of the

American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon any proper award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be three arbitrators, one to be chosen directly by each party at will, and the third arbitrator to be selected by the two arbitrators so chosen. To the extent permitted by the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the selected arbitrators may grant equitable relief. The cost of the arbitration, including the cost of the record or transcripts thereof, if any, administrative fees, and all other fees shall be borne by Corporation. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1 with respect to events following a Change in Control, to the extent that Officer prevails with respect to any portion of an arbitration award, Officer shall be reimbursed by Corporation for the costs and expenses incurred by Officer, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in connection with the arbitration in an amount proportionate to the award to Officer as compared to the amount in dispute.

8.8Severability. Should a court or other body of competent jurisdiction determine that any provision of this Agreement is excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the extent possible.

8.9Survival of Corporation’s Obligations. Corporation’s obligations hereunder shall not be terminated by reason of any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, cessation of business, or similar event relating to Corporation. This Agreement shall not be terminated by any merger or consolidation or other reorganization of Corporation. In the event any such merger, consolidation or reorganization shall be accomplished by transfer of stock or by transfer of assets or otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the surviving or resulting corporation or person. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the parties; provided, however, that except as herein expressly provided, this Agreement shall not be assignable either by Corporation (except to an affiliate of Corporation in which event Corporation shall remain liable if the affiliate fails to meet any obligations to make payments or provide benefits or otherwise) or by Officer.

8.10Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

8.11Withholdings. All compensation and benefits to Officer hereunder shall be reduced only by all federal, state, local and other withholdings and similar taxes and payments that are required by applicable law. Except as otherwise specifically agreed by Officer, no other offsets or withholdings shall apply to reduce the payment of compensation and benefits hereunder.

8.12Indemnification. In addition to any rights to indemnification to which Officer is entitled to under Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, Corporation shall indemnify Officer at all times during and after the term of this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland or any successor provision thereof and any other applicable state law, and shall pay Officer’s expenses in defending any civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding (unrelated to a dispute under this Agreement) in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, to the maximum extent permitted under such applicable state laws. The Corporation will provide advance payment of legal costs and expenses that are reasonable and appropriate for defending such action, suit or proceeding. The indemnification provisions contained in this Section 8.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Officer’s employment by Corporation indefinitely.

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EXECUTION PAGE

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the 1st day of January 2017, to be effective as of the Effective Date.

Corporation:
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
By:	/s/ John M. Bryant, Jr.
Name:	John M. Bryant, Jr.
Title:	Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Officer:
By:	/s/ Robert E. Hull
Name:	Robert E. Hull

Exhibit A

Form of Release

GENERAL RELEASE, dated as of [_______________], 20[__] (the “Effective Date”), entered into by Robert E. Hull (“Officer”) in favor of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, the “Corporation”) and the current and prior directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, in their capacity as such (collectively, the “Released Parties”).

WHEREAS, Officer and the Corporation previously entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”), dated as of January 1, 2017 that has governed the terms and conditions of Officer’s employment by the Corporation,and Officer’s retention thereunder has been terminated in accordance with the terms thereof.

WHEREAS, this General Release (this “Release”) is the release referred to in Section 4.6 of the Employment Agreement.

WHEREAS, following execution of this Release and expiration of the seven-day revocation period referred to in Section 5 below, Officer will be entitled to payment of certain amounts (such amounts, collectively, “Termination Payments”) and other rights and benefits (such other rights and benefits, collectively, “Termination Benefits”) referred to in Sections 4.1 and/or 4.2 of the Employment Agreement, as applicable.

WHEREAS, Officer desires to compromise, finally settle and fully release actual or potential claims, including, without limitation, those related to Officer’s retention and termination of retention that Officer in any capacity may have or claim to have against the Corporation or any of the other Released Parties, excepting only those claims expressly provided herein to be excluded.

WHEREAS, Officer acknowledges that he is waiving his rights or claims only in exchange for consideration in addition to anything of value to which he already is entitled.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the Corporation’s agreement to pay the Termination Benefits and to provide the Termination Benefits, Officer, intending to be legally bound hereby, for himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, does hereby agree as follows:

1.The recitals above are true and correct.

2. Except as expressly provided in Section 4 below, Officer does hereby completely release and forever discharge the Corporation and the other Released Parties of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, counterclaims, debts, dues, covenants, contracts, bonuses, controversies, agreements, promises, rights, claims, charges, complaints, expenses, costs (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and other costs of defense or prosecution), damages, losses, liabilities and demands whatsoever in law or equity (all of the foregoing, collectively, “Claims”) whatsoever and of every nature and description, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, foreseen or unforeseen, real or imaginary, actual or potential, liquidated or unliquidated, contingent or certain, and whether arising at law or in equity, under the common law, state law, federal law or any other law or otherwise, that Officer ever had, may now have or hereafter can, shall or may have against the Corporation or any of the other Released Parties, for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time to the date of this Release.

3. The release set forth in Section 2 above shall extend and apply, without limitation, to any and all Claims in connection with Officer's employment or the termination thereof, including, without limitation, wrongful termination, breach of express or implied contract or unpaid wages or pursuant to any federal, state or local employment laws, regulations or executive orders prohibiting, inter alia, discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, religion, handicap and/or disability; and any and all other federal, state and local laws and regulations prohibiting, without limitation, discrimination in employment, retaliation, conspiracy, tortious or wrongful discharge, breach of an express or implied contract, breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional and/or negligent infliction of emotional distress, defamation, misrepresentation or fraud, negligence, negligent supervision, hiring or retention, assault, battery, detrimental reliance or any other offense.

4. Officer’s release provided in Sections 2 and 3 above does not extend or apply to any Claims with respect to the following (“Excluded Claims”): (a) the Corporation’s obligations to pay the Termination Payments or to pay or provide the Termination Benefits, (b) Officer’s entitlement to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to Claims relating to any action or inaction, or any conduct or misconduct, by Officer in his capacity as an Executive Vice President of the Corporation or otherwise as a director, officer or employee of the Corporation (or in any similar capacity), whether pursuant to (i) the Corporation’s articles of incorporation (as amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect at the relevant time), (ii) the Corporation’s bylaws (as amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect at the relevant time),(iii) any resolution duly adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors or shareholders and in effect at the relevant time, (iv) the Maryland General Corporation Law, (v) any other applicable law, rule or regulation or court order or judgment or any other agreement in effect at the relevant time or (c) any other rights or claims that may arise after the date of this Release, and/or (vi) Corporation’s obligations to indemnify Officer pursuant to Section 8.12 of the Employment Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver or release by Officer with respect to any protections or other rights to which he may be entitled under any D&O or other insurance policy.

5. Pursuant to the provisions of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”), which applies to Officer’s waiver of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Officer has had a period of at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider whether to execute this Release. Also pursuant to the OWBPA, Officer may revoke the Release within seven (7) days of its execution. It is specifically understood that this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the seven-day revocation period has expired. Consideration for this Release will not be paid until the later of (a) expiration of the seven-day revocation period or (b) the date provided for in the Employment Agreement.

6. Officer acknowledges that, pursuant to the OWBPA, the Corporation has advised Officer, in writing, to consult with an attorney before executing this Release.

7. Officer covenants and agrees that he will not bring, initiate, enter into, maintain or participate in any suit, arbitration or other administrative or judicial proceeding, by means of a direct claim, cross claim, counterclaim, setoff or otherwise, against any Released Party based or premised on any of the Claims released above.

8.Officer acknowledges that the Corporation will not pay or be obligated to pay, and Officer shall not be entitled to, any consideration other than as expressly provided for by this Release or the Employment Agreement or with respect to Excluded Claims.

9. This Release does not constitute an admission by the Corporation or any other Released Party of a violation of any law, order, regulation or enactment or of wrongdoing of any kind.

10. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Release, or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Nashville, Tennessee in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon any proper award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be three arbitrators, one to be chosen directly by each party at will, and the third arbitrator to be selected by the two arbitrators so chosen. To the extent permitted by the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the selected arbitrators may grant equitable relief. The cost of the arbitration, including the cost of the record or transcripts thereof, if any, administrative fees, and all other fees shall be borne by Corporation. To the extent that Officer prevails with respect to any portion of an arbitration award, Officer shall be reimbursed by Corporation for the costs and expenses incurred by Officer, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in connection with the arbitration in an amount proportionate to the award to Officer as compared to the amount in dispute.

11. The failure of any provision of this Release shall in no manner affect the right to enforce the same, and the waiver by any party of any breach of any provision of this Release shall not be construed to be a waiver of such party of any succeeding breach of such provision or a waiver by such party of any breach of any other provision. In the event that any provision or portion of this Release shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Release shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

12. This Release represents the entire understanding and agreement of Officer and the Released Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, agreements, conditions, undertakings, warranties or representations, whether written or oral, express or implied, by or among Officer and the Released Parties with respect to such subject matter other than as set forth herein. This Release cannot be amended, supplemented or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by Officer and the Corporation, and no waiver of this Release or any provision hereof shall be effective except to the extent such waiver is in writing, specifies that the purpose thereof is to waive this Release or a provision hereof and is executed and delivered by the party to be charged therewith.

13.This Release shall be binding upon and be enforceable against Officer and his heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each of the Released Parties and his, her or its heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

14.OFFICER REPRESENTS AND CONFIRMS THAT HE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS RELEASE, THAT THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN FULLY EXPLAINED TO HIM, THAT HE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS RELEASE REVIEWED BY AN ATTORNEY, THAT HE FULLY UNDERSTANDS the FINAL AND BINDING EFFECT OF THIS RELEASE, THAT THE ONLY PROMISES MADE TO HIM TO SIGN THE RELEASE ARE THOSE STATED IN THIS RELEASE AND THAT OFFICER IS SIGNING THIS RELEASE VOLUNTARILY WITH THE FULL INTENT OF RELEASING THE RELEASED PARTIES OF ALL CLAIMS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

Officer has executed and delivered this Release as of the date set forth below and this Release is and shall be effective, subject to expiration of the seven-day revocation period referred to in Section 5 above.

Dated: ____________________, 20__
	Robert E. Hull

EX-10.10

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

This Third Amended And Restated Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective as of February 15, 2017 (“Effective Date”) by and between Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“Corporation”), and B. Douglas Whitman II (“Officer”).

Recitals

Whereas, the Corporation has heretofore employed the Officer as its Executive Vice President - Corporate Finance under the terms of an employment agreement dated July 31, 2012 (the “Prior Agreement”); and

Whereas, the parties desire to modify the Prior Agreement with this amendment and restatement to conform terms of employment with the Corporation’s current compensation practices for its executive officers and commensurate with Officer’s position;

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby affirmed, the parties hereto agree to the following to supersede the Prior Agreement as a complete amendment and restatement thereof as of the Effective Date:

1.Duties. During the term of this Agreement, Officer agrees to be employed by and to serve Corporation as its Executive Vice President - Corporate Finance and Corporation agrees to employ and retain Officer in such capacity. Officer shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be prescribed by the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board of Directors. Officer shall devote such of his business time, energy, and skill to the affairs of Corporation as shall be necessary to perform his duties under this Agreement. Officer shall report to Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and at all times during the term of this Agreement shall have powers and duties at least commensurate with his position as Executive Vice President - Corporate Finance. Officer’s principal place of business with respect to his services to Corporation shall be within 35 miles of Nashville, Tennessee.

2.Term of Employment.

2.1Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)“Bonus Compensation” shall mean any cash bonus and any non-equity incentive plan compensation, whether pursuant to the Incentive Plans or awarded through the discretion of the Corporation.

(b)“Change in Control” shall mean (i) the acquisition by any person and all other persons who constitute a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) of direct or indirect beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 20 percent or more of Corporation’s outstanding securities, unless a majority of the “Continuing Directors” approves the acquisition not later than ten business days after Corporation makes

that determination, or (ii) the first day on which a majority of the members of Corporation’s Board of Directors are not “Continuing Directors.”

(c)“Constructive Termination” shall mean (i) any material breach of this Agreement by Corporation, (ii) any substantial reduction in the authority or responsibility of Officer or other substantial reduction in the terms and conditions of Officer’s employment under circumstances which would not justify a Termination For Cause and which are not the result of a breach by Officer of this Agreement, (iii) any act(s) by Corporation which are designed to or have the effect of rendering Officer’s working conditions so intolerable or demeaning on a recurring basis that a reasonable person would resign such employment, or (iv) relocation of Officer to a location that is more than 35 miles from the location of Corporation’s headquarters on the date this Agreement is executed.

(d)“Continuing Directors” shall mean, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of Corporation who (i) was a member of that Board of Directors on the Effective Date, (ii) has been a member of that Board of Directors for the two years immediately preceding such date of determination, or (iii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors with the affirmative vote of the greater of (x) a majority of Continuing Directors who were members of the Board at the time of such nomination or election or (y) at least four Continuing Directors.

(e)“Incentive Plans” shall mean the Corporation’s 2007 Employees Stock Incentive Plan, the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, or other equity-based plan or arrangement adopted by the Compensation Committee from time to time.

(f)“Termination For Cause” shall mean termination by Corporation of Officer’s employment by reason of Officer’s (i) dishonesty towards Corporation, (ii) fraud upon Corporation, or (iii) deliberate injury or attempted injury to Corporation, in each such case causing material injury to Corporation, or by reason of Officer’s breach of this Agreement causing material injury to Corporation. Corporation shall have the burden of establishing that any such termination of Officer’s employment by Corporation is a Termination For Cause.

(g)“Termination Other Than For Cause” shall mean any termination by Corporation of Officer’s employment by Corporation, other than (i) a Termination For Cause or (ii) termination by reason of Officer’s death or disability as described in Sections 2.5 and 2.6. Termination Other Than For Cause shall include a Constructive Termination of Officer’s employment, effective upon notice from Officer to Corporation of such Constructive Termination.

(h)“Termination Upon a Change in Control” shall mean a termination of Officer’s employment with Corporation within 12 months following a “Change in Control” that constitutes a Termination Other Than For Cause described in Section 2.1(b).

(i)“Voluntary Termination” shall mean termination by Officer of Officer’s employment by Corporation other than (i) a Constructive Termination as described in subsection 2.1(g), (ii) “Termination Upon a Change in Control” as described in Section 2.1(d), and (iii) termination by reason of Officer’s death or disability as described in Sections 2.5 and 2.6.

2.2Basic Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on February 15, 2017 and continue through December 31, 2017, unless terminated pursuant to this Section 2. Commencing in 2017, on the last day of December of each year, the first sentence of this Section 2.2 shall be automatically amended without any action by the parties by deleting “February 15” and inserting in its stead “January 1” and deleting

each year then appearing therein and inserting in each place the next subsequent year, such that this Agreement shall be deemed to have been renewed each year prior to the expiration of the current term.

2.3Termination For Cause. Termination For Cause may be effected by Corporation at any time during the term of this Agreement and shall be effected by written notification to Officer. Upon Termination For Cause, Officer immediately shall be paid all accrued Base Salary (as that term is defined below) adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Officer shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.4Termination Other Than For Cause or Constructive Termination. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, Corporation may effect a Termination Other Than For Cause at any time upon giving written notice to Officer of such termination. Upon any Termination Other Than For Cause, or upon a Constructive Termination, Officer shall immediately be paid all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any benefits under any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, full vesting of all awards previously granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation provided in Section 4.2, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind.

2.5Termination by Reason of Disability. If, during the term of this Agreement, Officer, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of Corporation, has failed to perform his duties under this Agreement on account of illness or physical or mental incapacity, and such illness or incapacity continues for a period of more than 12 consecutive months, Corporation shall have the right to terminate Officer’s employment hereunder by written notification to Officer and payment to Officer of all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, full vesting of any awards granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, with the exception of medical and dental benefits which shall continue at Corporation’s expense through the then current one-year term of the Agreement, but Officer shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.6Death. In the event of Officer’s death during the term of this Agreement, Officer’s employment shall be deemed to have terminated as of the last day of the month during which his death occurs and Corporation shall pay to his estate or such beneficiaries as Officer may from time to time designate (a) all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, (b) Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, (c) any pro-rated portion of the Bonus Compensation that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable at the time that the Corporation pays bonuses to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such Bonus Compensation shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the Bonus Compensation would have been payable, (d) any pro-rated portion of equity compensation under the Incentive Plans that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs

(if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable in either stock or cash at the Corporation’s election and at the time that the Corporation pays such equity compensation awards to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such equity compensation award shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the award would have been payable, (e) full vesting of any awards granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, (f) any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, (g) accrued vacation pay, and (h) any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but Officer’s estate shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.7Voluntary Termination. In the event of a Voluntary Termination, Corporation shall immediately pay all accrued Base Salary, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

2.8Termination Upon a Change in Control. In the event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control, Officer shall immediately be paid all accrued Base Salary adjusted for any elective deferral, Bonus Compensation, if any, to the extent awarded through the date of termination but not yet paid, any benefits under any plans of the Corporation (including any defined contribution or health and welfare benefit plans) in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer’s rights under such plans, full vesting of shares awarded to Officer under the Incentive Plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation provided in Section 4.1 in the event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind.

2.9Notice of Termination. Corporation may effect a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2 upon giving 30 days written notice to Officer of such termination. Officer may effect a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2 upon giving 30 days written notice to Corporation of such termination.

3.Salary, Benefits and Bonus Compensation.

3.1Base Salary. As payment for the services to be rendered by Officer as provided in Section 1 and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2, Corporation agrees to pay to Officer a “Base Salary” at the rate of $440,721 per annum payable in equal semi-monthly installments, or in such other periodic installments as mutually agreed to by Corporation and Officer.

3.2Bonuses. Officer shall be eligible to receive Bonus Compensation for each year (or portion thereof) during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, in accordance with the Incentive Plans or other policy, plan or arrangement adopted by the Compensation Committee from time to time.

3.3Additional Benefits. During the term of this Agreement, Officer shall be entitled to the following additional benefits:

(a)Officer Benefits. Officer shall be eligible to participate in such of Corporation’s benefits and deferred compensation plans as are now generally available or later made generally available to executive officers of Corporation, including, without limitation, the Incentive Plans, dental and medical plans, personal catastrophe and disability insurance, perquisites, and retirement plans. For purposes of establishing the length of service under any benefit plans or programs of Corporation, Officer’s employment with Corporation will be deemed to have commenced on October 20, 1998.

(b)Vacation. Officer shall be entitled to four weeks of vacation during each year during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, prorated for partial years.

(c)Reimbursement for Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, Corporation shall reimburse Officer for reasonable and properly documented out-of-pocket business and/or entertainment expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties under this Agreement.

4.Severance Compensation.

4.1Severance Compensation in the Event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control. In the event Officer’s employment is terminated in a Termination Upon a Change in Control, Officer shall be paid as severance compensation an amount equal to (a) three times his annual Base Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such termination) plus (b) the greater of two times: (i) the average annual Bonus Compensation, if any, earned by Officer in the two years immediately preceding the date of termination and (ii) $705,154.00, plus (c) any pro-rated portion of the Bonus Compensation that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable at the time that the Corporation pays bonuses to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such Bonus Compensation shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the Bonus Compensation would have been payable, plus (d) any pro-rated portion of equity compensation under the Incentive Plans that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable in either stock or cash at the Corporation’s election and at the time that the Corporation pays such equity compensation awards to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such equity compensation award shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the award would have been payable. Such severance compensation shall be paid in a lump sum promptly after the date of such termination, subject to the limitations of Section 4.4. The parties intend that, to the greatest extent possible, such severance compensation be treated as made pursuant to a “separation pay plan,” and not subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 4.4, as provided under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9), and agree to pay such severance in separate installments if the amount of severance hereunder exceeds the limits thereof. To the extent permissible under the group health benefit plans of the Corporation (or its successor), Officer may continue to participate in such plans under the same terms as active employees, pursuant to continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), until the expiration of such COBRA continuation coverage. Officer is under no obligation to mitigate the amount owed Officer pursuant to this Section 4.1 by seeking other employment or otherwise.

4.2Severance Compensation in the Event of a Termination Other Than For Cause. In the event Officer’s employment is terminated in a Termination Other Than For Cause, Officer shall be paid as severance compensation his Base Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such termination), for a period of 18 months from the date of such termination, on the dates specified in Section 3.1. Officer is under no obligation to mitigate the amount owed Officer pursuant to this Section 4.2 by seeking other employment or otherwise.In addition to the severance payment payable under this Section 4.2, Officer shall be paid an

amount equal to the greater of two times: (i) the average annual Bonus Compensation, if any, earned by Officer in the two years immediately preceding the date of termination and (ii) $352,577.00. In addition, Officer shall be paid (i) any pro-rated portion of the Bonus Compensation that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable at the time that the Corporation pays bonuses to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such Bonus Compensation shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the Bonus Compensation would have been payable, plus (ii) any pro-rated portion of equity compensation under the Incentive Plans that Officer would have earned for a given period in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire period), based on the number of days in such period that had elapsed as of the termination date, payable in either stock or cash at the Corporation’s election and at the time that the Corporation pays such equity compensation awards to its executive officers for such period; provided, however, that such equity compensation award shall be payable only if Officer remained employed for at least half of the period for which the award would have been payable. The parties intend that, to the greatest extent possible, such severance compensation be treated as made pursuant to a “separation pay plan,” and not subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 4.4, as provided under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9), and agree to pay such severance in separate installments if the amount of severance hereunder exceeds the limits thereof. To the extent permissible under the group health benefit plans of the Corporation (or its successor), Officer may continue to participate in such plans under the same terms as active employees, pursuant to continuation coverage under COBRA, until the expiration of such COBRA continuation coverage.

4.3No Severance Compensation Upon Other Termination. In the event of a Voluntary Termination, Termination For Cause, termination by reason of Officer’s disability pursuant to Section 2.5, or termination by reason of Officer’s death pursuant to Section 2.6, Officer or his estate shall not be paid any severance compensation and shall receive only the benefits as provided in the appropriate section of Article II applicable to the respective termination.

4.4Section 409A Payment Restrictions. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (Section 409A of the Code, together, with any state law of similar effect, “Section 409A”) in order to avoid any adverse tax consequences to the Officer. It is intended that each installment of the payments of the severance compensation described in this Section 4 together with all other payments and benefits provided to Officer by Corporation, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, is a separate “payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i) and satisfies, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Section 409A provided under Treas. Reg. §§ 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9). However, to the extent it is determined that such payments constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A and Officer is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, the timing of such payments shall be delayed as follows: on the earlier of six months and one day after Officer’s separation from service (as defined below) or the date of Officer’s death, the Corporation shall (A) pay to Officer a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the payments that Officer would otherwise have received through the delayed payment date, and (B) commence any remaining payments in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or such other plan or arrangement of deferred compensation, as applicable. To the extent that any such deferred compensation benefit is payable upon an event involving the Officer’s cessation of services, such payment(s) shall not be made unless such event constitutes a “separation from service” pursuant to the default definition in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h).

4.5Golden Parachute Restrictions. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by or on behalf of the Corporation to or for the benefit of the Officer as a result of and contingent on a “change in control,” as defined in section 280G of the Code, (such amounts contingent on a change in control as described in Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1 Q/A-22) whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, (together, the “Contingent Payment”) would constitute a “parachute payment,” as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1 Q/A-30, the amount of the Contingent Payment to Officer shall be (A) reduced to an amount that is one dollar less than 300% of the Officer’s “base amount” (as defined in section 280G(b)(3)(A) of the Code), so that the amount of such payments do not constitute a parachute payment (the “Safe Harbor Payment”), or, if greater, (B) the entire Contingent Payment, unreduced by the calculation in clause (A), provided that the net value of such Contingent Payment to the Officer exceeds the Safe Harbor Payment, after taking into account the additional taxes to Officer that apply to the unreduced Contingent Payment, including the excise taxes imposed thereon under section 4999 of the Code. The determination of the amount to be paid to Officer on account of this Section 4.5 shall be made by the accountant, tax counsel or other similar expert advisor to Officer (the “Tax Advisor”), which shall, if requested, provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Corporation and the Officer and if requested, a written opinion. The supporting calculations shall include a valuation of the non-competition provisions of Section 5. The costs and expenses of the Tax Advisor shall be the responsibility of the Corporation.

4.6.Release of Claims. The payments set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement are subject to the execution and delivery by Officer of a waiver and general release of claims (the “Release”) to Corporation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (and having not revoked such Release for a period of seven (7) days following its execution by Officer and its delivery to the Corporation).

5.Non-Competition. During the term of this Agreement and for the longer of: (i) any period during which Officer is receiving periodic severance payments pursuant to Section 4.2, or (ii) one year following a Termination Upon a Change in Control, in either case so long as the payments provided for in Section 4.1 are made on a timely basis:

(a)Officer shall not, without the prior written consent of Corporation, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be connected with as an officer, employee, partner, consultant or otherwise, or otherwise engage or participate in any corporation or other business entity engaged in the business of buying, selling, developing, building and/or managing real estate facilities for the medical and healthcare sectors of the real estate industry. Officer understands and acknowledges that Corporation carries on business nationwide and that the nature of Corporation’s activities cannot be confined to a limited area. Accordingly, Officer agrees that the geographic scope of this Section 5 shall include the United States of America. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ownership by Officer of less than 2% of any class of the outstanding capital stock of any corporation conducting such a competitive business which is regularly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall notbe a violation of the foregoing covenant.

(b)Simultaneously with Officer’s execution of this Agreement and upon each anniversary of the Effective Date, Officer shall notify the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the nature and extent of Officer’s investments, stock holdings, employment as an employee, director, or any similar interest in any business or enterprise engaged in buying, selling, developing, building, and/or managing real estate facilities for the medical and healthcare sectors of the real estate industry other than Corporation; provided, however, that Officer shall have no obligation to disclose any investment under $100,000 in value or any holdings of publicly traded securities which are not in excess of one percent of the outstanding class of such securities.

(c)Officer shall not contact or solicit, directly or indirectly, any customer, client, tenant or account whose identity Officer obtained through association with Corporation, regardless of the geographical location of such customer, client, tenant or account, nor shall Officer, directly or indirectly, entice or induce, or attempt to entice or induce, any employee of Corporation to leave such employ, nor shall Officer employ any such person in any business similar to or in competition with that of Corporation. Officer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the provisions set forth in this Section 5 constitute a reasonable restriction on his ability to compete with Corporation and will not adversely affect his ability to earn income sufficient to support himself and/or his family.

(d)The parties hereto agree that, in the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the geographical or durational elements of this covenant are unenforceable, such determination shall not render the entire covenant unenforceable. Rather, the excessive aspects of the covenant shall be reduced to the threshold which is enforceable, and the remaining aspects shall not be affected thereby.

6.Trade Secrets and Customer Lists. Officer agrees to hold in strict confidence all information concerning any matters affecting or relating to the business of Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, its manner of operation, business plans, business prospects, agreements, protocols, processes, computer programs, customer lists, market strategies, internal performance statistics, financial data, marketing information and analyses, or other data, without regard to the capacity in which such information was acquired. Officer agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, use any such information for the benefit of any person or entity other than Corporation or disclose or communicate any of such information in any manner whatsoever other than to the directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives of Corporation who need to know such information, who shall be informed by Officer of the confidential nature of such information and directed by Officer to treat such information confidentially. Such information does not include information which (i) was disclosed to the public by Corporation or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure by Officer or his representatives, or (ii) was or becomes available to Officer on a non‑confidential basis from a source other than Corporation or its advisors provided that such source is not known to Officer to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with Corporation, or otherwise prohibited from transmitting the information to Officer by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation; notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such information does become generally available to the public, Officer agrees not to further discuss or disseminate such information except in the performance of his duties as Officer. Upon Corporation's request, Officer will return all information furnished to him related to the business of Corporation. The parties hereto stipulate that all such information is material and confidential and gravely affects the effective and successful conduct of the business of Corporation and Corporation's goodwill, and that any breach of the terms of this Section 6 shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 6 shall remain in effect following the termination of this Agreement.

7.Use of Proprietary Information. Officer recognizes that Corporation possesses a proprietary interest in all of the information described in Section 6 and has the exclusive right and privilege to use, protect by copyright, patent or trademark, manufacture or otherwise exploit the processes, ideas and concepts described therein to the exclusion of Officer, except as otherwise agreed between Corporation and Officer in writing. Officer expressly agrees that any products, inventions, discoveries or improvements made by Officer, his agents or affiliates based on or arising out of the information described in Section 6 shall be (i) deemed a work made for hire under the terms of United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and Corporation shall be the owner of all such rights with respect thereto and (ii) the property of and inure to the exclusive benefit of Corporation.

8.Miscellaneous.

8.1Payment Obligations. Corporation’s obligation to pay Officer the compensation and to make the arrangements provided herein shall be unconditional, and Officer shall have no obligation whatsoever to mitigate damages hereunder. In the event that any arbitration, litigation or other action after a Change in Control is brought to enforce or interpret any provision contained herein, Corporation, to the extent permitted by applicable law and Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, hereby indemnifies Officer for Officer’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements incurred in such arbitration, litigation, or other action and shall advance payment of such attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

8.2Waiver. The waiver of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provision hereof.

8.3Entire Agreement; Modifications. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement represents the entire understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and, as of the Effective Date, this Agreement supersedes any and all prior understandings, agreements, plans and negotiations, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including without limitation, the Prior Agreement. All modifications to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of such modification is sought.

8.4Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by personal delivery, nationally recognized overnight courier, telefacsimile or first class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt in the event of personal delivery or overnight courier, three days after mailing, or 12 hours after transmission of a telefacsimile to the respective persons named below:

If to Corporation:

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

3310 West End Avenue, Suite 700

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Phone: (615) 269-8175

Fax: (615) 269-8122

If to Officer, by hand delivery to Officer on the premises of the Corporation or to the most recent address of Officer maintained in the records of the Corporation.

Any party may change such party’s address for notices by notice duly give pursuant to this Section 8.4.

8.5Headings. The Section headings herein are intended for reference and shall not by themselves determine the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

8.6Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee.

8.7Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Nashville, Tennessee in accordance with the Rules of the

American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon any proper award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be three arbitrators, one to be chosen directly by each party at will, and the third arbitrator to be selected by the two arbitrators so chosen. To the extent permitted by the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the selected arbitrators may grant equitable relief. The cost of the arbitration, including the cost of the record or transcripts thereof, if any, administrative fees, and all other fees shall be borne by Corporation. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1 with respect to events following a Change in Control, to the extent that Officer prevails with respect to any portion of an arbitration award, Officer shall be reimbursed by Corporation for the costs and expenses incurred by Officer, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in connection with the arbitration in an amount proportionate to the award to Officer as compared to the amount in dispute.

8.8Severability. Should a court or other body of competent jurisdiction determine that any provision of this Agreement is excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the extent possible.

8.9Survival of Corporation’s Obligations. Corporation’s obligations hereunder shall not be terminated by reason of any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, cessation of business, or similar event relating to Corporation. This Agreement shall not be terminated by any merger or consolidation or other reorganization of Corporation. In the event any such merger, consolidation or reorganization shall be accomplished by transfer of stock or by transfer of assets or otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the surviving or resulting corporation or person. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the parties; provided, however, that except as herein expressly provided, this Agreement shall not be assignable either by Corporation (except to an affiliate of Corporation in which event Corporation shall remain liable if the affiliate fails to meet any obligations to make payments or provide benefits or otherwise) or by Officer.

8.10Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

8.11Withholdings. All compensation and benefits to Officer hereunder shall be reduced only by all federal, state, local and other withholdings and similar taxes and payments that are required by applicable law. Except as otherwise specifically agreed by Officer, no other offsets or withholdings shall apply to reduce the payment of compensation and benefits hereunder.

8.12Indemnification. In addition to any rights to indemnification to which Officer is entitled to under Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, Corporation shall indemnify Officer at all times during and after the term of this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland or any successor provision thereof and any other applicable state law, and shall pay Officer’s expenses in defending any civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding (unrelated to a dispute under this Agreement) in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, to the maximum extent permitted under such applicable state laws. The Corporation will provide advance payment of legal costs and expenses that are reasonable and appropriate for defending such action, suit or proceeding. The indemnification provisions contained in this Section 8.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Officer’s employment by Corporation indefinitely.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the 15th day of February 2017, to be effective as of the Effective Date.

Corporation:
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
By:	/s/ Todd J. Meredith
Name:	Todd J. Meredith
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

Officer:
By:	/s/ B. Douglas Whitman, II
Name:	B. Douglas Whitman, II

Exhibit A

Form of Release

GENERAL RELEASE, dated as of [_______________], 20[__] (the “Effective Date”), entered into by B. Douglas Whitman II (“Officer”) in favor of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, the “Corporation”) and the current and prior directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, in their capacity as such (collectively, the “Released Parties”).

WHEREAS, Officer and the Corporation previously entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”), dated as of February 15, 2017 that has governed the terms and conditions of Officer’s employment by the Corporation,and Officer’s retention thereunder has been terminated in accordance with the terms thereof.

WHEREAS, this General Release (this “Release”) is the release referred to in Section 4.6 of the Employment Agreement.

WHEREAS, following execution of this Release and expiration of the seven-day revocation period referred to in Section 5 below, Officer will be entitled to payment of certain amounts (such amounts, collectively, “Termination Payments”) and other rights and benefits (such other rights and benefits, collectively, “Termination Benefits”) referred to in Sections 4.1 and/or 4.2 of the Employment Agreement, as applicable.

WHEREAS, Officer desires to compromise, finally settle and fully release actual or potential claims, including, without limitation, those related to Officer’s retention and termination of retention that Officer in any capacity may have or claim to have against the Corporation or any of the other Released Parties, excepting only those claims expressly provided herein to be excluded.

WHEREAS, Officer acknowledges that he is waiving his rights or claims only in exchange for consideration in addition to anything of value to which he already is entitled.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the Corporation’s agreement to pay the Termination Benefits and to provide the Termination Benefits, Officer, intending to be legally bound hereby, for himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, does hereby agree as follows:

1. The recitals above are true and correct.

2. Except as expressly provided in Section 4 below, Officer does hereby completely release and forever discharge the Corporation and the other Released Parties of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, counterclaims, debts, dues, covenants, contracts, bonuses, controversies, agreements, promises, rights, claims, charges, complaints, expenses, costs (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and other costs of defense or prosecution), damages, losses, liabilities and demands whatsoever in law or equity (all of the foregoing, collectively, “Claims”) whatsoever and of every nature and description, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, foreseen or unforeseen, real or imaginary, actual or potential, liquidated or unliquidated, contingent or certain, and whether arising at law or in equity, under the common law, state law, federal law or any other law or otherwise, that Officer ever had, may now have or hereafter can, shall or may have against the Corporation or any of the other Released Parties, for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time to the date of this Release.

3. The release set forth in Section 2 above shall extend and apply, without limitation, to any and all Claims in connection with Officer's employment or the termination thereof, including, without limitation, wrongful termination, breach of express or implied contract or unpaid wages or pursuant to any federal, state or local employment laws, regulations or executive orders prohibiting, inter alia, discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, religion, handicap and/or disability; and any and all other federal, state and local laws and regulations prohibiting, without limitation, discrimination in employment, retaliation, conspiracy, tortious or wrongful discharge, breach of an express or implied contract, breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional and/or negligent infliction of emotional distress, defamation, misrepresentation or fraud, negligence, negligent supervision, hiring or retention, assault, battery, detrimental reliance or any other offense.

4. Officer’s release provided in Sections 2 and 3 above does not extend or apply to any Claims with respect to the following (“Excluded Claims”): (a) the Corporation’s obligations to pay the Termination Payments or to pay or provide the Termination Benefits, (b) Officer’s entitlement to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to Claims relating to any action or inaction, or any conduct or misconduct, by Officer in his capacity as an Executive Vice President of the Corporation or otherwise as a director, officer or employee of the Corporation (or in any similar capacity), whether pursuant to (i) the Corporation’s articles of incorporation (as amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect at the relevant time), (ii) the Corporation’s bylaws (as amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect at the relevant time),(iii) any resolution duly adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors or shareholders and in effect at the relevant time, (iv) the Maryland General Corporation Law, (v) any other applicable law, rule or regulation or court order or judgment or any other agreement in effect at the relevant time or (c) any other rights or claims that may arise after the date of this Release, and/or (vi) Corporation’s obligations to indemnify Officer pursuant to Section 8.12 of the Employment Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver or release by Officer with respect to any protections or other rights to which he may be entitled under any D&O or other insurance policy.

5. Pursuant to the provisions of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”), which applies to Officer’s waiver of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Officer has had a period of at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider whether to execute this Release. Also pursuant to the OWBPA, Officer may revoke the Release within seven (7) days of its execution. It is specifically understood that this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the seven-day revocation period has expired. Consideration for this Release will not be paid until the later of (a) expiration of the seven-day revocation period or (b) the date provided for in the Employment Agreement.

6. Officer acknowledges that, pursuant to the OWBPA, the Corporation has advised Officer, in writing, to consult with an attorney before executing this Release.

7. Officer covenants and agrees that he will not bring, initiate, enter into, maintain or participate in any suit, arbitration or other administrative or judicial proceeding, by means of a direct claim, cross claim, counterclaim, setoff or otherwise, against any Released Party based or premised on any of the Claims released above.

8.Officer acknowledges that the Corporation will not pay or be obligated to pay, and Officer shall not be entitled to, any consideration other than as expressly provided for by this Release or the Employment Agreement or with respect to Excluded Claims.

9. This Release does not constitute an admission by the Corporation or any other Released Party of a violation of any law, order, regulation or enactment or of wrongdoing of any kind.

10. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Release, or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Nashville, Tennessee in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon any proper award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be three arbitrators, one to be chosen directly by each party at will, and the third arbitrator to be selected by the two arbitrators so chosen. To the extent permitted by the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the selected arbitrators may grant equitable relief. The cost of the arbitration, including the cost of the record or transcripts thereof, if any, administrative fees, and all other fees shall be borne by Corporation. To the extent that Officer prevails with respect to any portion of an arbitration award, Officer shall be reimbursed by Corporation for the costs and expenses incurred by Officer, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in connection with the arbitration in an amount proportionate to the award to Officer as compared to the amount in dispute.

11. The failure of any provision of this Release shall in no manner affect the right to enforce the same, and the waiver by any party of any breach of any provision of this Release shall not be construed to be a waiver of such party of any succeeding breach of such provision or a waiver by such party of any breach of any other provision. In the event that any provision or portion of this Release shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Release shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

12. This Release represents the entire understanding and agreement of Officer and the Released Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, agreements, conditions, undertakings, warranties or representations, whether written or oral, express or implied, by or among Officer and the Released Parties with respect to such subject matter other than as set forth herein. This Release cannot be amended, supplemented or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by Officer and the Corporation, and no waiver of this Release or any provision hereof shall be effective except to the extent such waiver is in writing, specifies that the purpose thereof is to waive this Release or a provision hereof and is executed and delivered by the party to be charged therewith.

13.This Release shall be binding upon and be enforceable against Officer and his heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each of the Released Parties and his, her or its heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

14.OFFICER REPRESENTS AND CONFIRMS THAT HE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS RELEASE, THAT THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN FULLY EXPLAINED TO HIM, THAT HE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS RELEASE REVIEWED BY AN ATTORNEY, THAT HE FULLY UNDERSTANDS the FINAL AND BINDING EFFECT OF THIS RELEASE, THAT THE ONLY PROMISES MADE TO HIM TO SIGN THE RELEASE ARE THOSE STATED IN THIS RELEASE AND THAT OFFICER IS SIGNING THIS RELEASE VOLUNTARILY WITH THE FULL INTENT OF RELEASING THE RELEASED PARTIES OF ALL CLAIMS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

Officer has executed and delivered this Release as of the date set forth below and this Release is and shall be effective, subject to expiration of the seven-day revocation period referred to in Section 5 above.

Dated: ____________________, 20__
	B. Douglas Whitman II

EX-21

Exhibit 21

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

Subsidiary	State of Incorporation
5901 Westown Parkway MOB, LLC	DE
593HR, LLC	TN
Allenmore C, LLC	DE
Ankeny North MOB, LLC	DE
Atrevis, LLC	TN
Clive Wellness Campus Building Two, LLC	DE
Clive Wellness Campus Building One, LLC	DE
Clive Wellness Campus Building Five, LLC	DE
Healthcare Acquisition of Texas, Inc.	AL
Healthcare Realty Services Incorporated	TN
HR 3705 Medical Parkway, LLC	DE
HR 601 Broadway Unit A, LLC	TN
HR 9191 Pinecroft Manager, LLC	DE
HR 9191 Pinecroft SPE, LLC	DE
HR-Pima, LLC	DE
HR Acquisition I Corporation	MD
HR Acquisition of Alabama, Inc.	AL
HR Acquisition of Pennsylvania, Inc.	PA
HR Acquisition of San Antonio, Ltd.	AL
HR Assets, LLC	DE
HR Bel Air, LLC	MD
HR Briargate, LLC	DE
HR Carolinas Holdings, LLC	DE
HR Dakota, LLC	DE
HR First Hill Holdings, LLC	DE
HR First Hill Medical Building SPE, LLC	DE
HR Fridley, LLC	MN
HR HMP Unit 1 Manager, LLC	DE
HR HMP Unit 1 SPE, LLC
HR Interests, Inc.	TX
HR Ladco Holdings, LLC	DE
HR Lowry Medical Center SPE, LLC	DE
HR MAC II, LLC	DE
HR McNaughten SPE, LLC	DE
HR MRMC MOB II SPE, LLC	DE
HR MRMC MOB III SPE, LLC	DE
HR North Carolina, LLC	DE
HR of Carolinas, LLC	DE
HR of California, Inc.	AL

HR of Indiana, LLC	DE
HR of Iowa, LLC	DE
HR of Kingsport, LLC	AL
HR of Los Angeles, Inc.	AL
HR of Los Angeles, Ltd.	AL
HR of Sarasota, Ltd.	AL
HR Oregon MOB Venture, LLC	DE
HR Richmond Community SPE, LLC	DE
HR Richmond Manager, LLC	DE
HR Summit Crossing SPE, LLC	DE
HR Springfield MO, LLC	DE
HR St. Francis MOB I SPE, LLC	DE
HR St. Mary’s MOB NW SPE, LLC	DE
HR St. Mary’s MOB South SPE, LLC	DE
HR St. Mary’s MOB West SPE, LLC	DE
HR Three Tree, LLC	DE
HR Unity, LLC	TN
HR Valley North, LLC	DE
HR Washington MOB Venture, LLC	DE
HR West Hills Manager SPE, LLC	TN
HR West Hills MOB SPE, LLC	TN
HR West Des Moines SPE, LLC	DE
HRP MAC III, LLC	DE
HRT Holdings, Inc.	DE
HRT of Alabama, Inc.	AL
HRT of Delaware, Inc.	DE
HRT of Illinois, Inc.	DE
HRT of Louisiana, Inc.	LA
HRT of Mississippi, Inc.	DE
HRT of Roanoke, Inc.	VA
HRT of Tennessee, LLC	TN
HRT of Virginia, Inc.	VA
HRT Properties of Texas, Ltd.	TX
Lakewood MOB, LLC	DE
Maplewood MOB, LLC	DE
Oat Properties, LLC	TN
Pasadena Medical Plaza SSJ Ltd.	FL
Pennsylvania HRT, Inc.	PA
Roseburg Surgery Center, LLC	DE
Southwest General Medical Building (TX) SPE, LLC	DE
Stevens Pavilion LLC	DE
Stevens Pavilion Parent LLC	DE
West Norman SPE, LLC	TN
Yakima Valley Parent LLC	DE
Yakima Valley Subsidiary LLC	DE

EX-23

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Nashville, Tennessee

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 033-79452 and No. 333-194037) and Form S-8 (No. 333-206174 and No. 033-97240) of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated of our reports dated February 15, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules, and the effectiveness of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting, which appear in this Form 10-K.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Nashville, Tennessee

February 15, 2017

EX-31.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

Exhibit 31.1

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Annual Certification

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Todd J. Meredith, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	February 15, 2017
		/s/ TODD J. MEREDITH
		Todd J. Meredith
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

Exhibit 31.2

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Annual Certification

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, J. Christopher Douglas, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	February 15, 2017
		/s/ J. CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS
		J. Christopher Douglas
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 SECTION 906

Exhibit 32

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Todd J. Meredith, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and I, J. Christopher Douglas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	February 15, 2017
		/s/ TODD J. MEREDITH
		Todd J. Meredith
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		/s/ J. CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS
		J. Christopher Douglas
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 27, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000899749
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		116,440,289
Entity Public Float			$ 3,650,133,357

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Real estate properties:
Land	$ 199,672	$ 198,585
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles	3,386,480	3,135,893
Personal property	10,291	9,954
Construction in progress	11,655	19,024
Land held for development	20,123	17,452
Total real estate properties	3,628,221	3,380,908
Less accumulated depreciation	(840,839)	(761,926)
Total real estate properties, net	2,787,382	2,618,982
Cash and cash equivalents	5,409	4,102
Restricted cash	49,098	0
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net	3,092	724
Other assets, net	195,666	186,416
Total assets	3,040,647	2,810,224
Liabilities:
Notes and bonds payable	1,264,370	1,424,992
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	78,266	75,489
Liabilities of discontinued operations	614	33
Other liabilities	43,983	66,963
Total liabilities	1,387,233	1,567,477
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value; 150,000 shares authorized; 116,417 and 101,517 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.	1,164	1,015
Additional paid-in capital	2,917,914	2,461,376
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,401)	(1,569)
Cumulative net income attributable to common stockholders	995,256	909,685
Cumulative dividends	(2,259,519)	(2,127,760)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,653,414	1,242,747
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,040,647	$ 2,810,224

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, authorized shares	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, issued shares	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding shares	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, authorized shares	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock, issued shares	116,417,000	101,517,000
Common stock, outstanding shares (shares)	116,417,000	101,517,000

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Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
REVENUES
Rental income	$ 407,481	$ 383,333	$ 361,525
Mortgage interest		91	3,665
Other operating	4,149	5,047	5,665
Total Revenue	411,630	388,471	370,855
EXPENSES
Property operating	146,458	140,195	134,057
General and administrative	35,805	26,925	22,808
Depreciation	116,483	106,530	99,384
Amortization	11,207	10,084	10,820
Bad debt, net of recoveries	(21)	(193)	31
Total Expenses	309,932	283,541	267,100
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Gain on sales of real estate assets	41,038	56,602	0
Interest Expense	(57,351)	(65,534)	(72,413)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(27,998)	0
Pension termination	(4)	(5,260)	0
Impairment of real estate assets	0	(3,639)	0
Impairment of internally-developed software	0	(654)	0
Interest and other income, net	375	389	2,637
Total other income (expense)	(15,942)	(46,094)	(69,776)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	85,756	58,836	33,979
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(71)	715	967
Impairments of real estate assets	(121)	(686)	(12,029)
Gain on sales of real estate properties	7	10,571	9,283
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	(185)	10,600	(1,779)
NET INCOME	85,571	69,436	32,200
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(313)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 85,571	$ 69,436	$ 31,887
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.79	$ 0.59	$ 0.35
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.11	(0.02)
Net income attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.79	0.70	0.33
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.78	0.59	0.35
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.11	(0.02)
Net income attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.78	$ 0.70	$ 0.33
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC (in shares)	108,572,102	99,171,352	95,279,226
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED (in shares)	109,386,997	99,880,302	96,759,410

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
NET INCOME	$ 85,571	$ 69,436	$ 32,200
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (Pension termination)	0	2,519	0
Net loss arising during the period	0	0	(2,570)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (Interest expense)	168	115	0
Losses on settlement of swaps arising during the period	0	(1,684)	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	168	950	(2,570)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	85,739	70,386	29,630
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(313)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 85,739	$ 70,386	$ 29,317

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Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Cumulative Net Income	Cumulative Dividends	Total Stockholders' Equity	Non-controlling Interests
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 1,245,286	$ 0	$ 959	$ 2,325,228	$ 51	$ 808,362	$ (1,891,123)	$ 1,243,477	$ 1,809
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock, net of costs	76,831		31	76,800				76,831
Common stock redemption	(10,074)		(4)	(10,070)				(10,074)
Stock-based compensation	4,451		2	4,449				4,451
Net income	32,200					31,887		31,887	313
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss arising from loss on defined benefit pension plan	(2,570)				(2,570)			(2,570)
Dividends to common stockholders ($1.20 per share)	(116,371)						(116,371)	(116,371)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(510)								(510)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures				(6,577)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	1,221,054	0	988	2,389,830	(2,519)	840,249	(2,007,494)	1,221,054
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock, net of costs	66,911		25	66,886				66,911
Common stock redemption	(1,367)			(1,367)				(1,367)
Stock-based compensation	6,029		2	6,027				6,029
Net income	69,436					69,436		69,436
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss arising from loss on defined benefit pension plan	2,519				2,519			2,519
Loss on forward starting interest rate swaps	(1,569)	0	0	0	(1,569)	0	0	(1,569)	0
Dividends to common stockholders ($1.20 per share)	(120,266)						(120,266)	(120,266)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	1,242,747	0	1,015	2,461,376	(1,569)	909,685	(2,127,760)	1,242,747
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock, net of costs	450,549		140	450,409				450,549
Common stock redemption	(1,460)			(1,460)				(1,460)
Stock-based compensation	7,598		9	7,589				7,598
Net income	85,571					85,571		85,571
Loss on forward starting interest rate swaps	168	0	0	0	168	0	0	168	$ 0
Dividends to common stockholders ($1.20 per share)	(131,759)						(131,759)	(131,759)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 1,653,414	$ 0	$ 1,164	$ 2,917,914	$ (1,401)	$ 995,256	$ (2,259,519)	$ 1,653,414

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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Dividend per share to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20
Cumulative Dividends
Dividend per share to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	1.20	1.20	1.20
Total Stockholders' Equity
Dividend per share to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	$ 5,409	$ 4,102	$ 3,519
Net income	85,571	69,436	32,200
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	131,041	120,363	116,049
Stock-based compensation	7,598	6,029	4,451
Amortization of straight-line rent receivable	(7,201)	(9,600)	(11,050)
Amortization of straight-line rent liability	67	771	721
Gain on sales of real estate assets	(41,044)	(67,229)	(9,283)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		27,998
Impairment of real estate assets	121	4,325	12,029
Pension termination	0	5,260
Impairment of internally-developed software	0	654	0
Provision for bad debts, net	(21)	(194)	34
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets	(1,332)	(2,932)	(16,842)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	449	4,190	(1,914)
Other liabilities	(23,977)	1,304	(1,025)
Net cash provided by operating activities	151,272	160,375	125,370
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of real estate	(224,944)	(154,858)	(71,899)
Development of real estate	(34,719)	(17,354)
Additional long-lived assets	(71,433)	(48,769)	(70,670)
Funding of mortgages and notes receivable			(1,244)
Proceeds from acquisition of real estate upon mortgage note receivable default			204
Proceeds from sales of real estate	93,253	153,281	32,398
Proceeds from mortgages and notes receivable repayments	19	1,918	5,623
Net cash used in investing activities	(237,824)	(65,782)	(105,588)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net (repayments) borrowings on unsecured credit facility	(99,000)	121,000	(153,000)
Borrowings (repayments) on term loan	(50,000)		200,000
Borrowings of mortgage notes and bonds payable	11,500	249,793
Repayments on notes and bonds payable	(37,910)	(72,724)	(12,357)
Redemption of notes and bonds payable		(333,222)
Dividends paid	(131,759)	(120,266)	(116,371)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	450,503	66,942	76,856
Common stock redemptions	(1,756)	(1,367)	(10,074)
Settlement of swaps		(1,684)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders			(541)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest			(8,189)
Debt issuance and assumption costs	(4,621)	(2,482)	(1,258)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	136,957	(94,010)	(24,934)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	50,405	583	(5,152)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	4,102	3,519	8,671
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	54,507	4,102	3,519
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	55,878	69,773	68,173
Mortgage notes payable assumed upon acquisition (adjusted to fair value)	13,951	28,783	19,636
Invoices accrued for construction, tenant improvements and other capitalized costs	11,734	10,431	5,594
Capitalized interest	$ 1,258	239
Elimination of construction mortgage note receivable upon acquisition real estate property		$ 0	81,213
Mortgage note receivable eliminated upon acquisition			39,973
Company-financed real estate property sales			$ 1,900

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Business Overview

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (the “Company”) is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The Company had gross investments of approximately $3.6 billion in 202 real estate properties, construction in progress, land held for development and corporate property as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s 202 owned real estate properties are located in 27 states and total approximately 14.6 million square feet. The Company provided property management services to approximately 10.3 million square feet nationwide. Square footage disclosures in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are unaudited.

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships and consolidated variable interest entities (“VIE”) where the Company controls the operating activities of the VIE.

In accordance with the consolidation accounting standards, the Company must evaluate each contractual relationship it has with its lessees, borrowers, or others to determine whether or not the contractual arrangement creates a variable interest in those entities. If the Company determines that it has a variable interest and the entity is a VIE, then management must determine whether or not the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, resulting in consolidation of the VIE if the Company is the primary beneficiary. A primary beneficiary has the power to direct those activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and has the obligation to absorb the losses of, or receive the benefits from, the VIE. The Company had no VIEs as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

All significant intercompany accounts, transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Use of Estimates in the Consolidated Financial Statements

Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Segment Reporting

The Company owns, leases, acquires, manages, finances, develops and redevelops outpatient and other healthcare-related properties. The Company is managed as one reporting unit, rather than multiple reporting units, for internal reporting purposes and for internal decision-making. Therefore, the Company discloses its operating results in a single reportable segment.

Real Estate Properties

Real estate properties are recorded at cost or at fair value if acquired in a transaction that is a business combination under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations. Cost or fair value at the time of acquisition is allocated among land, buildings, tenant improvements, lease and other intangibles, and personal property as applicable. The Company’s gross real estate assets, on a financial reporting basis, totaled approximately $3.6 billion as of December 31, 2016 and $3.4 billion as of December 31, 2015.

During 2016 and 2015, the Company eliminated against accumulated depreciation approximately $6.7 million and $6.8 million, respectively, of fully amortized real estate intangibles that were initially recorded as a component of certain real estate acquisitions. Also during 2016 and 2015, approximately $0.1 million and $1.3 million of fully depreciated tenant and capital improvements that were no longer in service were eliminated against accumulated depreciation.    

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and liabilities in place as of December 31, 2016, is provided for on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated useful life:

Land improvements	15.0 to 38.1 years
Buildings and improvements	3.3 to 39.0 years
Lease intangibles (including ground lease intangibles)	1.9 to 99.0 years
Personal property	2.8 to 17.3 years

The Company capitalizes direct costs, including costs such as construction costs and professional services, and indirect costs, including capitalized interest and overhead costs, associated with the development and construction of real estate assets while substantive activities are ongoing to prepare the assets for their intended use. Capitalized interest cost is calculated using the weighted average interest rate of the Company's unsecured debt or the interest rate on project specific debt, if applicable. The Company continues to capitalize interest on the unoccupied portion of the properties in stabilization for up to one year after the buildings have been placed into service, at which time the capitalization of interest must cease.

Land Held for Development

Land held for development includes parcels of land owned by the Company, upon which the Company intends to develop and own outpatient healthcare facilities. The Company’s investment in land held for development totaled approximately $20.1 million and $17.5 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Asset Impairment

The Company assesses the potential for impairment of identifiable, definite-lived, intangible assets and long-lived assets, including real estate properties, whenever events occur or a change in circumstances indicates that the carrying value might not be fully recoverable. Indicators of impairment may include significant underperformance of an asset relative to historical or expected operating results; significant changes in the Company’s use of assets or the strategy for its overall business; plans to sell an asset before its depreciable life has ended; the expiration of a significant portion of leases in a property; or significant negative economic trends or negative industry trends for the Company or its operators. In addition, the Company reviews for possible impairment, those assets subject to purchase options and those impacted by casualties, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. If management determines that the carrying value of the Company’s assets may not be fully recoverable based on the existence of any of the factors above, or others, management would measure and record an impairment charge based on the estimated fair value of the property or the estimated fair value less costs to sell the property.

Acquisitions of Real Estate Properties with In-Place Leases

Acquisitions of real estate properties with in-place leases are accounted for at fair value. When a building with in-place leases is acquired, the cost of the acquisition must be allocated between the tangible real estate assets "as-if-vacant" and the intangible real estate assets related to in-place leases based on their estimated fair values. Where appropriate, the intangible assets recorded could include goodwill or customer relationship assets. The values related to above- or below-market in-place lease intangibles are amortized over the remaining term of the leases upon acquisition to rental income where the Company is the lessor and to property operating expense where the Company is the lessee, and are amortized over the remaining term of the leases upon acquisition.

The Company considers whether any of the in-place lease rental rates are above- or below-market. An asset (if the actual rental rate is above-market) or a liability (if the actual rental rate is below-market) is calculated and recorded in an amount equal to the present value of the future cash flows that represent the difference between the actual lease rate and the average market rate. If an in-place lease is identified as a below-market rental rate, the Company would also evaluate any renewal options associated with that lease to determine if the intangible should include those periods.

The Company also estimates an absorption period, which can vary by property, assuming the building is vacant and must be leased up to the actual level of occupancy when acquired. During that absorption period, the owner would incur direct costs, such as tenant improvements, and would suffer lost rental income. Likewise, the owner would have acquired a measurable asset in that, assuming the building was vacant, certain fixed costs would be avoided because the actual in-place lessees would reimburse a certain portion of fixed costs through expense reimbursements during the absorption period.

All of these intangible assets (above- or below-market lease, tenant improvement costs avoided, rental income lost, and expenses recovered through in-place lessee reimbursements) are estimated and recorded in amounts equal to the present value of estimated future cash flows. The actual purchase price is allocated based on the various asset fair values described above.

The building and tenant improvement components of the purchase price are depreciated over the estimated useful life of the building or the weighted average remaining term of the in-places leases. The at-market, in-place lease intangibles are amortized to amortization expense over the weighted average remaining term of the leases, customer relationship assets are amortized to amortization expense over terms applicable to each acquisition, and any goodwill recorded would be reviewed for impairment at least annually.

The fair values of at-market in-place lease and other intangible assets are amortized and reflected in amortization expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 8 for more details on the Company’s intangible assets.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants. In calculating fair value, a company must maximize the use of observable market inputs, minimize the use of unobservable market inputs and disclose in the form of an outlined hierarchy the details of such fair value measurements.

A hierarchy of valuation techniques is defined to determine whether the inputs to a fair value measurement are considered to be observable or unobservable in a marketplace. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. These inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

• Level 1 – quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

• Level 2 – quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

• Level 3 – fair value measurements derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

Executed purchase and sale agreements, that are binding agreements, are categorized as level one inputs. Brokerage estimates, letters of intent, or unexecuted purchase and sale agreements are considered to be level three as they are nonbinding in nature.

During 2016, the Company used level one inputs to record an impairment charge in discontinued operations of approximately $0.1 million related to a property in held for sale, reducing the Company's carrying value to the estimated fair value of the property less costs to sell prior to sale.

Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as other assets or other liabilities. The valuation of derivative instruments requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments. Fair values of derivatives are estimated by pricing models that consider the forward yield curves and discount rates. The fair value of the Company's forward starting interest rate swap contracts are estimated by pricing models that consider foreign trade rates and discount rates. Such amounts and the recognition of such amounts are subject to significant estimates that may change in the future. For derivatives designated in qualifying cash flow hedging relationships, the change in fair value of the effective portion of the derivatives is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), whereas the change in fair value of the ineffective portion is recognized in earnings. Gains and losses are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings once the underlying hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $1.4 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to a forward starting interest rate swap entered into and settled during 2015. See Note 10 for additional information.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents includes short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow in connection with proceeds from the sales of certain real estate properties. These sales proceeds will be disbursed as the Company acquires real estate investments under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short term maturity of these investments. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets the same amounts shown on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

(Dollars in thousands)	12/31/2016		12/31/2015		12/31/2014
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,409	$	4,102	$	3,519
Restricted cash	49,098		—		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	54,507	$	4,102	$	3,519

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Credit Losses

Accounts Receivable

Management monitors the aging and collectibility of its accounts receivable balances on an ongoing basis. Whenever deterioration in the timeliness of payment from a tenant or sponsoring health system is noted, management investigates and determines the reason or reasons for the delay. Considering all information gathered, management’s judgment is exercised in determining whether a receivable is potentially uncollectible and, if so, how much or what percentage may be uncollectible. Among the factors management considers in determining collectibility are: the type of contractual arrangement under which the receivable was recorded (e.g., a triple net lease, a gross lease, a property operating agreement, or some other type of agreement); the tenant’s reason for slow payment; industry influences under which the tenant operates; evidence of willingness and ability of the tenant to pay the receivable; credit-worthiness of the tenant; collateral, security deposit, letters of credit or other monies held as security; tenant’s historical payment pattern; other contractual agreements between the tenant and the Company; relationship between the tenant and the Company; the state in which the tenant operates; and the existence of a guarantor and the willingness and ability of the guarantor to pay the receivable. Considering these factors and others, management concludes whether all or some of the aged receivable balance is likely uncollectible. Upon determining that some portion of the receivable is likely uncollectible, the Company records a provision for bad debts for the amount it expects will be uncollectible. When efforts to collect a receivable are exhausted, the receivable amount is charged off against the allowance. The Company does not hold any accounts receivable for sale.

Mortgage Notes

The Company had no mortgage notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and no allowances were recorded on mortgage notes receivables during 2016 or 2015. The Company evaluates collectibility of any mortgage notes and records allowances on the notes as necessary. A loan is impaired when it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan as scheduled, including both contractual interest and principal payments. This assessment also includes an evaluation of the loan collateral. If a mortgage loan becomes past due, the Company will review the specific circumstances and may discontinue the accrual of interest on the loan. The loan is not returned to accrual status until the debtor has demonstrated the ability to continue debt service in accordance with the contractual terms. Loans placed on non-accrual status will be accounted for either on a cash basis, in which income is recognized only upon receipt of cash, or on a cost-recovery basis, in which all cash receipts reduce the carrying value of the loan, based on the Company’s expectation of future collectibility.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are tested at least annually for impairment. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their respective lives to their estimated residual values and are reviewed for impairment only when impairment indicators are present.

Identifiable intangible assets of the Company are comprised of enterprise goodwill, in-place lease intangible assets, customer relationship intangible assets, and deferred financing costs. In-place lease and customer relationship intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the applicable lives of the assets. Deferred financing costs are amortized over the term of the related credit facility or other debt instrument under the straight-line method, which approximates amortization under the effective interest method. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated annually as of December 31 for impairment. Both the 2016 and 2015 impairment evaluations indicated that no impairment had occurred with respect to the $3.5 million goodwill asset. See Note 8 for more detail on the Company’s intangible assets.

Contingent Liabilities

From time to time, the Company may be subject to loss contingencies arising from legal proceedings and similar matters. Additionally, while the Company maintains comprehensive liability and property insurance with respect to each of its properties, the Company may be exposed to unforeseen losses related to uninsured or underinsured damages.

The Company continually monitors any matters that may present a contingent liability, and, on a quarterly basis, management reviews the Company’s reserves and accruals in relation to each of them, adjusting provisions as necessary in view of changes in available information. Liabilities for contingencies are first recorded when a loss is determined to be both probable and can be reasonably estimated. Changes in estimates regarding the exposure to a contingent loss are reflected as adjustments to the related liability in the periods when they occur.

Because of uncertainties inherent in the estimation of contingent liabilities, it is possible that the Company’s provision for contingent losses could change materially in the near term. To the extent that any significant losses, in addition to amounts recognized, are at least reasonably possible, such amounts will be disclosed in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

During 2015, the Company terminated its Executive Retirement Plan under which three of the Company’s founding officers were eligible to receive retirement benefits upon retirement. The Company recognized a total benefit obligation of $19.6 million in connection with the termination and recorded a charge of approximately $5.3 million, inclusive of the acceleration of $2.5 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets that was being amortized. The one-time lump sum payment was paid in cash in May 2016. See Note 12 for additional information.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has various employee and director stock-based awards outstanding. These awards include non-vested common stock and options to purchase common stock granted to employees pursuant to the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and its predecessor plans (the “2015 Incentive Plan”) and the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”). The Company recognizes share-based payments to employees and directors in the Consolidated Statements of Income on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period based on the fair value of the award on the measurement date.

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan features a “look-back” provision which enables the employee to purchase a fixed number of common shares at the lesser of 85% of the market price on the date of grant or 85% of the market price on the date of exercise, with optional purchase dates occurring once each quarter for 27 months. The Company accounts for awards to its employees under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan based on fair value, using the Black-Scholes model, and generally recognizes expense over the award’s vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. Since the options granted under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan immediately vest, the Company records compensation expense for those options when they are granted in the first quarter of each year and then may record additional compensation expense in subsequent quarters as warranted. In each of the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized in general and administrative expenses approximately $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.3 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to the annual grant of options to its employees to purchase shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

See Note 13 for details on the Company’s stock-based awards.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Certain items must be included in comprehensive income, including items such as foreign currency translation adjustments, minimum pension liability adjustments, derivative instruments and unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities. The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists only of the loss on the effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges as of December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2015, the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the cumulative pension liability adjustment and changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges. As of December 31, 2014, the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted only of the cumulative pension liability adjustments. The Company terminated its Pension Plan during 2015 and reclassified this amount into earnings. See Note 10 for more details on the Company's derivative financial instruments and Note 12 for more details on the Company's pension termination.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. There are four criteria that must all be met before a Company may recognize revenue, including that persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered (i.e., the tenant has taken possession of and controls the physical use of the leased asset), the price has been fixed or is determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Income received but not yet earned is deferred until such time it is earned. Deferred revenue, included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $32.4 million and $36.4 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 which includes deferred tenant improvement reimbursements of $20.6 million and $21.3 million, respectively, which will be recognized as revenue over the life of each respective lease.

The Company derives most of its revenues from its real estate property and mortgage notes receivable portfolio. The Company’s rental and mortgage interest income is recognized based on contractual arrangements with its tenants, sponsoring health systems or borrowers. These contractual arrangements fall into three categories: leases, mortgage notes receivable, and property operating agreements as described in the following paragraphs. The Company may accrue late fees based on the contractual terms of a lease or note. Such fees, if accrued, are included in rental income or mortgage interest income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, based on the type of contractual agreement.

Rental Income

Rental income related to non-cancelable operating leases is recognized as earned over the life of the lease agreements on a straight-line basis. The Company's lease agreements generally include provisions for stated annual increases or increases based on a Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Rental income from properties under multi-tenant office lease arrangements and rental income from properties with single-tenant lease arrangements are included in rental income on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. The components of rental income are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Property operating income	$	336,409	$	306,550	$	285,304
Single-tenant net lease	63,871		67,238		65,252
Straight-line rent	7,201		9,545		10,969
Rental income	$	407,481	$	383,333	$	361,525

Operating expense recoveries, included in property operating income, were approximately $66.0 million, $58.9 million and $53.9 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Additional rent, generally defined in most lease agreements as the cumulative increase in CPI from the lease start date to the CPI as of the end of the previous year, is calculated as of the beginning of each year, and is then billed and recognized as income during the year as provided for in the lease. There was no additional rental income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Included in rental income was additional rental income, net of reserves, of approximately $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Mortgage Interest Income

Interest income on the Company’s mortgage notes receivable is recognized based on the interest rates, maturity dates and amortization periods in accordance with each note agreement. The Company has no outstanding mortgage notes receivable as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. However, the Company had one fixed rate mortgage note receivable that was outstanding as of December 31, 2014, which was repaid prior to December 31, 2015. The Company amortizes any fees paid related to its mortgage notes receivable to mortgage interest income over the term of the loan on a straight-line basis which approximates amortization under the effective interest method.

Other Operating Income

Other operating income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income was comprised of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Property lease guaranty revenue	$	3,058	$	3,890	$	4,430
Interest income	473		579		731
Management fee income	369		370		289
Other	249		208		215
	$	4,149	$	5,047	$	5,665

Two and five of the Company’s owned real estate properties as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were covered under property operating agreements between the Company and a sponsoring health system, which contractually obligate the sponsoring health system to provide to the Company a minimum return on the Company’s investment in the property in exchange for the right to be involved in the operating decisions of the property, including tenancy. If the minimum return is not achieved through normal operations of the property, the Company calculates and accrues to property lease guaranty revenue, each quarter, any shortfalls due from the sponsoring health systems under the terms of the property operating agreement.

Interest income generally relates to interest on tenant improvement reimbursements as defined in each note or lease agreement.

Management fees for property management services provided to third parties are generally calculated, accrued and billed monthly based on a percentage of cash collections of tenant receivables for the month or a stated amount per square foot. Management fees related to the Company’s owned properties are eliminated in consolidation.

Federal Income Taxes

No provision has been made for federal income taxes. The Company intends at all times to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company must distribute at least 90% per annum of its real estate investment trust taxable income to its stockholders and meet other requirements to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust. See Note 16 for further discussion.

The Company classifies interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a component of general and administrative expenses. No such amounts were recognized during the three years ended December 31, 2016.

Federal tax returns for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 are currently subject to examination by taxing authorities.

State Income Taxes

The Company must pay certain state income taxes and the provisions for such taxes are generally included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 16 for further discussion.

Sales and Use Taxes

The Company must pay sales and use taxes to certain state tax authorities based on rents collected from tenants in properties located in those states. The Company is generally reimbursed for these taxes by the tenant. The Company accounts for the payments to the taxing authority and subsequent reimbursement from the tenant on a net basis in revenues in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Discontinued Operations

The Company sells properties from time to time due to a variety of factors, including among other things, market conditions or the exercise of purchase options by tenants. The Company does not expect these dispositions to meet the amended definition of a discontinued operation as defined in Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, "Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity." The Company adopted ASU No. 2014-08 on a prospective basis beginning January 1, 2015 which excluded properties previously in discontinued operations prior to adoption. However, if a sale were to meet the amended definition representing a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results, the operating results of the properties that have been sold or are held for sale will be reported as discontinued operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented.

Assets Held for Sale

Long-lived assets held for sale are reported at the lower of their carrying amount or their fair value less cost to sell estimate. Further, depreciation of these assets ceases at the time the assets are classified as held for sale. Losses resulting from the sale of such properties are characterized as impairment losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 5 for more detail on discontinued operations and assets held for sale.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per common share is calculated using weighted average shares outstanding less issued and outstanding non-vested shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated using weighted average shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of the outstanding stock options from the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and non-vested shares of common stock using the treasury stock method and the average stock price during the period. See Note 14 for the calculations of earnings per share.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 and No. 2015-14

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard that supersedes most existing revenue recognition guidance, including sales of real estate. This standard's core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. However, leasing contracts, representing the major source of the Company's revenues, are not within the scope of the new standard and will continue to be accounted for under other standards.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); Deferral of the Effective Date." This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that year.

The Company plans on adopting this standard by using the full retrospective adoption method beginning on January 1, 2018. The Company's revenue-producing contracts are primarily leases that are not within the scope of this standard. As a result, the Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on the Company's leasing revenues. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact on other revenue sources. However, the Company does expect additional disclosures that are required from the adoption of this standard.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This standard required debt issuance costs to be reported in the balance sheet as a direct reduction from the face amount of the note to which it is directly related. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, "Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of

Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements," which allowed entities to defer and present debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements as assets regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2016. As a result of the adoption, all deferred financing costs, excluding costs related to the unsecured revolving credit facility, were reclassified to Notes and bonds payable. Unsecured revolving credit facility costs remain classified as an asset and will continue to be amortized over the remaining term.

The guidance requires retrospective adoption for all prior periods presented. The following table represents the previously reported balances and reclassified balances for the impacted line items of the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015:

	December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	As Previously Reported		As Reclassified
Other assets, net	$	192,918	$	186,416
Total assets	$	2,816,726	$	2,810,224
Notes and bonds payable	$	1,431,494	$	1,424,992
Total liabilities	$	1,573,979	$	1,567,477
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,816,726	$	2,810,224

Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-16

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, "Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments." This standard requires adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period after a business combination to be recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The adjustments recognized in the current period include the effects on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as a result of the change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The Company adopted this standard effective as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases." For lessees, the new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The Company expects that all of the leases where the Company is the lessee will be recorded on the Company's balance sheet. For lessors, the new standard requires a lessor to classify leases as either sales-type, finance or operating. A lease will be treated as a sale if it transfers all of the risks and rewards, as well as control of the underlying asset, to the lessee. If risks and rewards are conveyed without the transfer of control, the lease is treated as financing. If the lessor doesn't convey risks and rewards or control, an operating lease results.

The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessors for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is in the initial stages of evaluating the impact from the adoption of this new standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation; Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." This update was issued as part of the simplification initiative. The areas of simplification relevant to the Company include the following:

• Forfeitures - an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur.

• Minimum statutory tax withholding requirements - the threshold to qualify for equity classification permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdiction.

• Classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes - cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity.

This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning on January 1, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2016. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." This update is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recognition of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments that are not accounted for at fair value through net income, including loans held for investment, held-to-maturity debt securities, trade and other receivables, net investment in leases and other such commitments. This update requires that financial statement assets measured at an amortized cost be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, through an allowance for credit losses that is deducted from the amortized cost basis. This standard is effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the initial stages of evaluating the impact from the adoption of this new standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows; Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments." This update clarifies whether the following items should be classified as operating, investing or financing in the statement of cash flows: (i) debt prepayments and extinguishment costs, (ii) settlement of zero-coupon debt, (iii) settlement of contingent consideration, (iv) insurance proceeds, (v) settlement of corporate-owned life insurance and bank-owned life insurance policies, (vi) distributions from equity method investees, (vii) beneficial interest in securitization transactions and (viii) receipts and payments with aspects of more than one class of cash flows.

This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning on January 1, 2018 with early adoption permitted on a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2017. There is not expected to be a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes resulting from the adoption of this standard.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows; Restricted Cash." This update requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted this standard for the 2016 annual reporting period. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-01

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, "Business Combinations; Clarifying the Definition of a Business." This update modifies the requirements to meet the definition of a business under Topic 805, "Business Combinations." The amendments provide a screen to determine when an integrated set of assets and activities is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that will need to be further evaluated. The Company believes that this amendment will result in most if its real estate acquisitions to be accounted for as asset acquisitions rather than business combinations. This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2017. The impact to the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes as a result of the adoption of this standard is primarily related to the difference in the accounting of acquisition costs. When accounting for these costs as a part of an asset acquisition, the Company will be permitted to capitalize the costs. The Company does not believe that this will have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

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Property Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Real Estate Investment Property, Net [Abstract]

Property Investments

Property Investments

The Company invests in healthcare-related properties and mortgages located throughout the United States. The Company provides management, leasing, development and redevelopment services, and capital for the construction of new facilities as well as for the acquisition of existing properties. The Company had gross investments of approximately $3.6 billion in 202 real estate properties, land held for development and corporate property as of December 31, 2016. The following table summarizes the Company’s investments at December 31, 2016.

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Facilities	Land		Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles		Personal Property		Total		Accumulated Depreciation
Medical office/outpatient:
Alabama	4	$	650	$	43,912	$	20	$	44,582	$	(19,771	)
Arizona	7	1,330		62,289		443		64,062		(16,082		)
California	12	37,072		201,860		325		239,257		(71,152		)
Colorado	10	8,257		198,119		239		206,615		(31,357		)
District of Columbia	2	—		31,564		—		31,564		(11,293		)
Florida	7	6,873		71,558		112		78,543		(37,988		)
Hawaii	3	8,327		131,207		160		139,694		(25,869		)
Illinois	3	6,142		51,620		151		57,913		(14,669		)
Indiana	4	3,299		118,219		40		121,558		(24,216		)
Iowa	6	12,665		80,742		94		93,501		(17,784		)
Minnesota	3	2,090		46,243		—		48,333		(2,528		)
Missouri	3	3,797		28,796		7		32,600		(16,810		)
North Carolina	16	5,096		158,488		95		163,679		(49,158		)
Oklahoma	2	7,673		101,416		—		109,089		(7,747		)
Tennessee	13	11,750		223,425		303		235,478		(67,614		)
Texas	43	45,117		643,386		1,262		689,765		(190,829		)
Virginia	14	3,334		227,296		139		230,769		(47,309		)
Washington	17	17,437		406,980		314		424,731		(42,848		)
Other (8 states)	13	2,357		151,672		106		154,135		(40,028		)
	182	183,266		2,978,792		3,810		3,165,868		(735,052		)
Inpatient:
California	1	—		12,688		—		12,688		(7,281		)
Colorado	1	623		10,788		—		11,411		(1,308		)
Missouri	1	1,989		109,304		—		111,293		(9,198		)
Pennsylvania	2	1,126		39,585		—		40,711		(22,826		)
Texas	5	9,507		158,176		265		167,948		(34,905		)
	10	13,245		330,541		265		344,051		(75,518		)
Other:
Indiana	1	96		3,662		32		3,790		(2,708		)
Iowa	1	—		40,339		5		40,344		(5,642		)
Michigan	5	193		12,728		183		13,104		(9,173		)
Tennessee	1	253		7,213		409		7,875		(2,625		)
Texas	1	1,480		3,872		2		5,354		(64		)
Virginia	1	1,139		9,333		2		10,474		(5,724		)
	10	3,161		77,147		633		80,941		(25,936		)
Land Held for Development	—	20,123		—		—		20,123		(166		)
Construction in Progress	—	—		11,655		—		11,655		—
Corporate Property	—	—		—		5,583		5,583		(4,167		)
	—	20,123		11,655		5,583		37,361		(4,333		)
Total real estate investments	202	$	219,795	$	3,398,135	$	10,291	$	3,628,221	$	(840,839	)

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Real Estate Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Leases [Abstract]

Real Estate Leases

Real Estate Leases

Real Estate Leases

The Company’s properties are generally leased pursuant to non-cancelable, fixed-term operating leases or are supported through other financial support arrangements with expiration dates through 2036. Some leases and financial arrangements provide for fixed rent renewal terms in addition to market rent renewal terms. Some leases provide the lessee, during the term of the lease and for a short period thereafter, with an option or a right of first refusal to purchase the leased property. The Company’s portfolio of single-tenant net leases generally requires the lessee to pay minimum rent, additional rent based upon fixed percentage increases or increases in the Consumer Price Index and all taxes (including property tax), insurance, maintenance and other operating costs associated with the leased property.

Future minimum lease payments under the non-cancelable operating leases and guaranteed amounts due to the Company under property operating agreements as of December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

2017	$	315,366
2018	276,321
2019	231,077
2020	188,518
2021	154,470
2022 and thereafter	603,045
	$	1,768,797

Revenue Concentrations

The Company’s real estate portfolio is leased to a diverse tenant base. The Company's largest revenue concentration is with Baylor Scott & White Health and its affiliates which accounted for 9.8%, 9.8% and 10.5% of the Company's consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Purchase Option Provisions

Certain of the Company’s leases include purchase option provisions. The provisions vary by agreement but generally allow the lessee to purchase the property covered by the agreement at fair market value or an amount equal to the Company’s gross investment. The Company expects that the purchase price from its purchase options will be greater than its net investment in the properties at the time of potential exercise by the lessee. The Company had approximately $173.7 million in real estate properties as of December 31, 2016 that were subject to purchase options that were exercisable or become exercisable during 2017.

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Acquisitions, Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Acquisitions and Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments [Abstract]

Acquisitions, Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments

Acquisitions, Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments

2016 Real Estate Acquisitions

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company acquired 10 medical office buildings for an aggregate purchase price of $241.9 million, including cash consideration of $224.9 million, purchase price credits of $1.0 million, capital commitments of $2.8 million and the assumption of debt of $13.2 million (excluding a $0.8 million fair value premium recorded at acquisition). The following table details the Company's acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Acquired	Purchase Price		Purchase Price Credits (2)			Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed (3)			Cash Consideration(4)		Real Estate		Other (5)			Square Footage (Unaudited)
Real estate acquisitions
Seattle, Washington	MOB	3/31/16	$	38.3	$	(0.6	)	$	—		$	37.7	$	37.7	$	—		69,712
Seattle, Washington	MOB	4/29/16	21.6		(2.8		)	—			18.8		20.1		(1.3		)	46,637
Los Angeles, California	MOB	5/13/16	20.0		(0.3		)	(13.2		)	6.5		20.4		(0.7		)	63,012
Seattle, Washington	MOB	9/12/16	53.1		(0.1		)	—			53.0		54.6		(1.6		)	87,462
Washington, D.C. (6)	MOB	9/26/16	45.2		(0.1		)	—			45.1		43.7		1.4			103,783
Baltimore, Maryland (7)	MOB	10/11/16	36.2		0.2			—			36.4		36.4		—			113,631
Seattle, Washington	MOB	10/17/16	9.8		—			—			9.8		9.9		(0.1		)	29,753
Seattle, Washington	MOB	12/21/16	5.1		—			—			5.1		5.2		(0.1		)	20,740
St. Paul, Minnesota	MOB	12/21/16	12.6		(0.1		)	—			12.5		11.3		1.2			48,281
			$	241.9	$	(3.8	)	$	(13.2	)	$	224.9	$	239.3	$	(1.2	)	583,011

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(1) MOB = medical office building

(2) Includes tenant improvement and capital expenditure obligations assumed upon acquisition.

(3) The mortgage note payable assumed in the acquisition does not reflect the fair value adjustments totaling $0.8 million recorded by the Company upon acquisition (included in Other).

(4) Excludes prorations of revenue and expense due to/from seller at the time of the acquisition.

(5) Includes assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangibles recognized at acquisition and fair value adjustments on debt assumed.

(6) A director of the Company serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Inova Health System. As part of this transaction, the Company assumed a ground lease and tenant leases with Loudoun Hospital Center, an affiliate of Inova Health System.

(7) Includes two properties.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the real estate acquisitions for 2016 as of the acquisition date:

	Estimated Fair Value			Estimated Useful Life
	(In millions)			(In years)
Building	$	216.8		20.0-35.0
Land	9.7			—
Intangibles:
At-market lease intangibles	12.8			2.7-10.3
Above-market lease intangibles	0.9			0.7-3.8
Below-market lease intangibles	(0.4		)	1.4-9.4
Above-market ground lease intangibles	(1.6		)	99.0
Below-market ground lease intangibles	2.0			36.8-99.0
Total intangibles	13.7
Mortgage notes payable assumed, including fair value adjustments	(14.0		)
Other assets acquired	0.5
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities assumed	(1.8		)
Total cash paid	$	224.9

2015 Real Estate Acquisitions

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company acquired eight medical office buildings and two parcels of land for an aggregate purchase price of $190.1 million, including cash consideration of $156.4 million, purchase price credits of $2.3 million, capital commitments of $3.0 million and the assumption of debt of $28.4 million (excluding a $0.4 million fair value premium recorded at acquisition). The following table details the Company's acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2015:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Acquired	Purchase Price		Purchase Price Adjustments/ (Credits) (2)			Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed (3)			Cash Consideration (4)		Real Estate		Other (5)			Square Footage
Real estate acquisitions
San Jose, California	MOB	1/15/15	$	39.3	$	(0.2	)	$	—		$	39.1	$	39.2	$	(0.1	)	110,679
Seattle, Washington	MOB	6/26/15	14.0		(0.1		)	(9.5		)	4.4		13.8		0.1			35,558
Seattle, Washington	MOB	9/1/15	28.0		(0.2		)	(9.4		)	18.4		27.8		—			52,813
Denver, Colorado	MOB	9/14/15	6.5		(0.3		)	—			6.2		6.3		(0.1		)	47,508
Tacoma, Washington	MOB	10/23/15	8.8		(1.3		)	—			7.5		8.6		(1.1		)	33,169
Oakland, California	MOB	11/3/15	47.0		(3.4		)	—			43.6		44.2		(0.6		)	99,942
Seattle, Washington	MOB	11/18/15	27.6		0.1			—			27.7		27.6		0.1			60,437
Minneapolis, Minnesota	MOB	12/18/15	16.0		0.1			(9.5		)	6.6		16.0		0.1			64,143
Total real estate acquisitions			$	187.2	$	(5.3	)	$	(28.4	)	$	153.5	$	183.5	$	(1.6	)	504,249
Land acquisitions			2.9		—			—			2.9		2.9		—			—
			$	190.1	$	(5.3	)	$	(28.4	)	$	156.4	$	186.4	$	(1.6	)	504,249

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(1) MOB = medical office building

(2) Includes tenant improvement and capital expenditure obligations assumed upon acquisition.

(3) The mortgage notes payable assumed in the acquisitions do not reflect the fair value adjustments totaling $0.4 million recorded by the Company upon acquisition (included in Other).

(4) Excludes prorations of revenue and expense due to/from seller at the time of the acquisition.

(5) Includes assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangibles recognized at acquisition and fair value adjustments on debt assumed.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the real estate acquisitions for 2015 as of the acquisition date:

	Estimated Fair Value			Estimated Useful Life
	(In millions)			(In years)
Building	$	153.1		25.0-35.0
Land	23.2			—
Intangibles:
At-market lease intangibles	10.1			1.9-7.9
Above-market lease intangibles	0.1			0.9-4.9
Below-market lease intangibles	(0.5		)	1.3-8.3
Below-market ground lease intangibles	0.9			46.3-78.5
Total intangibles	10.6
Mortgage notes payable assumed, including fair value adjustments	(28.8		)
Other assets acquired	0.5
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities assumed	(2.2		)
Total cash paid	$	156.4

2016 Real Estate Asset Dispositions

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company disposed of six properties for an aggregate sales price of $94.7 million, including net proceeds of $93.3 million and $1.4 million of closing costs and related adjustments. The following table details the Company's dispositions for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Disposed	Sales Price		Closing Adjustments			Net Proceeds		Net Real Estate Investment		Other (including receivables)		Gain		Square Footage (Unaudited)
Real estate dispositions
Kansas City, Kansas	MOB	10/14/16	$	15.1	$	—		$	15.1	$	7.2	$	0.3	$	7.6	70,908
Nashville, Tennessee	MOB	10/28/16	8.8		(0.2		)	8.6		6.3		0.2		2.1		45,274
Altoona, Pennsylvania	IRF	12/20/16	21.5		(0.4		)	21.1		12.4		0.6		8.1		64,032
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	IRF	12/20/16	24.2		(0.6		)	23.6		8.2		0.4		15.0		79,836
Phoenix, Arizona	IRF	12/20/16	22.3		—			22.3		13.5		1.4		7.4		51,903
Atlanta, Georgia	MOB	12/22/16	2.8		(0.2		)	2.6		1.8		—		0.8		8,749
Total dispositions			$	94.7	$	(1.4	)	$	93.3	$	49.4	$	2.9	$	41.0	320,702

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(1) MOB = medical office building; IRF = inpatient rehabilitation facility

2015 Real Estate Asset Dispositions and Company-Financed Mortgage Note Repayments

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company disposed of eight medical office buildings and one surgical facility for an aggregate sales price of $158.0 million, including net proceeds of $153.1 million and $4.9 million of closing costs and related adjustments. Also, during the year ended December 31, 2015, one Company-financed mortgage note receivable totaling $1.9 million was repaid. The following table details the Company's dispositions for the year ended December 31, 2015:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Disposed	Sales Price		Closing Adjustments			Net Proceeds		Net Real Estate Investment		Other (including receivables)		Gain/ (Impairment)			Square Footage (Unaudited)
Real estate dispositions
Roanoke, Virginia	MOB	05/21/15	$	1.0	$	—		$	1.0	$	0.3	$	—	$	0.7		5,323
Indianapolis, Indiana (2)	MOB/SF	06/30/15	97.0		(3.7		)	93.3		50.5		1.9		40.9			175,999
Lancaster, Pennsylvania (3)	MOB	07/17/15	18.4		—			18.4		7.4		0.4		10.6			63,914
Sarasota, Florida	MOB	09/16/15	16.3		(0.5		)	15.8		10.5		0.2		5.1			119,903
Tuscon, Arizona	MOB	09/25/15	3.0		—			3.0		2.0		0.2		0.8			40,782
St. Louis, Missouri	MOB	09/30/15	3.0		(0.2		)	2.8		2.9		0.2		(0.3		)	13,478
Phoenix, Arizona	MOB	11/05/15	5.3		(0.3		)	5.0		4.9		—		0.1			56,645
Atlanta, Georgia	MOB	12/14/15	14.0		(0.2		)	13.8		4.4		0.4		9.0			58,030
Total dispositions			$	158.0	$	(4.9	)	$	153.1	$	82.9	$	3.3	$	66.9		534,074

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(1) MOB = medical office building; SF = surgical facility

(2) Includes two properties

(3) Previously included in assets held for sale.

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Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

Assets and liabilities of properties sold or classified as held for sale are separately identified on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets in the current period. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had two and one properties, respectively, classified as held for sale.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had one property remaining in assets held for sale that was classified as discontinued operations prior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity”. This property will be included in discontinued operations on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income until such time that the Company sells the asset. None of the Company's 2015 or 2016 dispositions or assets classified as held for sale represented a strategic shift that had or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results. Therefore, the 2015 and 2016 dispositions were not classified as discontinued operations.

The table below reflects the assets and liabilities of the properties classified as held for sale and discontinued operations as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Balance Sheet data
Land	$	1,362		$	422
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles	4,410			1,350
	5,772			1,772
Accumulated depreciation	(2,977		)	(1,070		)
Assets held for sale, net	2,795			702
Other assets, net (including receivables)	297			22
Assets of discontinued operations, net	297			22
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net	$	3,092		$	724
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	22		$	28
Other liabilities	592			5
Liabilities of assets held for sale and discontinued operations	$	614		$	33

The table below reflects the results of operations of the properties included in discontinued operations on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Statements of Income data:
Revenues(1)
Rental income	$	—		$	752		$	5,660
Other operating	—			—			4
	—			752			5,664
Expenses(2)
Property operating	71			58			3,126
General and administrative	—			—			19
Depreciation	—			—			1,551
Bad debt, net of recoveries	—			(1		)	3
	71			57			4,699
Other Income (Expense) (3)
Interest and other income, net	—			20			2
	—			20			2
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	(71		)	715			967
Impairments (4)	(121		)	(686		)	(12,029		)
Gain on sales of real estate properties (5)	7			10,571			9,283
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	$	(185	)	$	10,600		$	(1,779	)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Basic	$	0.00		$	0.11		$	(0.02	)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Diluted	$	0.00		$	0.11		$	(0.02	)

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(1) Total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 included $0.8 million and $5.7 million, respectively, related to properties sold.

(2) Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 included $0.1 million related to a property that is held for sale. Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015, and 2014 included $0.1 million and $4.7 million related to properties sold.

(3) Other income (expense) for the years ended December 31, 2015, and 2014 included income (expense) related to properties sold.

(4) Impairments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 included $0.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, related to one property held for sale. Impairments for the year ended December 31, 2014 included $3.7 million related to the sale of three properties and $8.3 million on four properties, classified as held for sale and subsequently sold in 2015.

(5) Gain on sales of real estate properties for the year ended December 31, 2016 included a gain on the sale of one property sold in 2015. Gains on the sales of real estate properties for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 included gains on the sale of one and three properties, respectively.

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Impairment Charges

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Impairment Charges

Impairment Charges

An asset is impaired when undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset are less than the carrying value of the asset. The Company must assess the potential for impairment of its long-lived assets, including real estate properties, whenever events occur or there is a change in circumstances, such as the sale of a property or the decision to sell a property, that indicate that the recorded value might not be fully recoverable.

The Company recorded impairment charges on properties sold or classified as held for sale, included in discontinued operations, for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 totaling $0.1 million, $0.7 million and $12.0 million, respectively. The Company recorded impairment charges on two properties sold, included in continuing operations, for the year ended December 31, 2015 totaling $3.6 million. Both level 1 and level 3 fair value techniques were used to derive these impairment charges.

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Other Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Assets

Other Assets

Other assets consist primarily of straight-line rent receivables, prepaids, intangible assets, deferred financing costs and accounts receivable. Items included in "Other assets, net" on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheetsas of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are detailed in the table below:

	December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2016			2015 (1)
Prepaid assets	$	64.8		$	63.6
Straight-line rent receivables	64.6			60.4
Above-market intangible assets, net	19.1			17.3
Additional long-lived assets, net	14.5			14.8
Ground lease modification, net	10.8			11.2
Accounts receivable	8.1			8.8
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	(0.1		)	(0.2		)
Credit facility deferred financing costs	4.9			2.2
Goodwill	3.5			3.5
Customer relationship intangible assets, net	1.8			1.9
Other	3.7			2.9
	$	195.7		$	186.4

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(1) The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" as of January 1, 2016. Balance Sheet data for the year ending December 31, 2015 reflects this reclassification. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

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Intangible Assets and Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets and Liabilities

Intangible Assets and Liabilities

The Company has several types of intangible assets and liabilities included in its Consolidated Balance Sheets, including goodwill, deferred financing costs, above-, below-, and at-market lease intangibles, and customer relationship intangibles. The Company’s intangible assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:

	Gross Balance at December 31,						Accumulated Amortization at December 31,						Weighted Avg. Remaining Life (Years)	Balance Sheet Classification
(Dollars in millions)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Goodwill	$	3.5		$	3.5		$	—		$	—		N/A	Other assets
Credit facility deferred financing costs	5.4			7.3			0.5			5.1			3.6	Other assets
Above-market lease intangibles	24.5			21.8			5.4			4.5			54.8	Other assets
Customer relationship intangibles	2.6			2.6			0.8			0.7			26.6	Other assets
Below-market lease intangibles	(8.8		)	(7.9		)	(3.2		)	(3.7		)	38.0	Other liabilities
Deferred financing costs	9.4			9.8			4.0			3.3			6.0	Notes & bonds payable
At-market lease intangibles	84.1			78.9			39.0			35.0			5.9	Real estate properties
	$	120.7		$	116.0		$	46.5		$	44.9		18.5

The following table represents expected amortization over the next five years of the Company’s intangible assets and liabilities in place as of December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Future Amortization of Intangibles, net
2017	$	14.1
2018	$	12.1
2019	$	10.2
2020	$	7.3
2021	$	3.3

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Notes and Bonds Payable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes and Bonds Payable

Notes and Bonds Payable

The table below details the Company’s notes and bonds payable.  The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" as of January 1, 2016. The balances the year ending December 31, 2015 shown below reflect the required reclassification of debt issuance costs. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

	December 31,				Maturity Dates	Contractual Interest Rates		Principal Payments	Interest Payments
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015
Unsecured Credit Facility	$	107,000	$	206,000	7/20	LIBOR + 1.00%		At maturity	Quarterly
Unsecured Term Loan due 2019, net of issuance costs	149,491		199,257		2/19	LIBOR + 1.20%		At maturity	Quarterly
Senior Notes due 2021, net of discount and issuance costs	397,147		396,489		1/21	5.75	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Senior Notes due 2023, net of discount and issuance costs	247,296		246,897		4/23	3.75	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Senior Notes due 2025, net of discount and issuance costs	247,819		247,602		5/25	3.88	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Mortgage notes payable, net of discounts and issuance costs and including premiums	115,617		128,747		5/17-5/40	3.60%-6.88%		Monthly	Monthly
	$	1,264,370	$	1,424,992

The Company’s various debt agreements contain certain representations, warranties, and financial and other covenants customary in such loan agreements. Among other things, these provisions require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and impose certain limits on the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness and create liens or encumbrances. As of December 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenant provisions under its various debt instruments.

Unsecured Credit Facility due 2020

On October 14, 2011, the Company entered into a $700.0 million unsecured credit facility ("Unsecured Credit Facility") with a syndicate of 17 lenders. On July 29, 2016, the Company entered into the third amendment to the Unsecured Credit Facility with a syndicate of 14 lenders to extend the maturity date to July 2020. The credit facility agreement provides the Company with twosix-month extension options that could extend the maturity date to July 2021. Each option is subject to an extension fee of 0.075% of the aggregate commitments. Amounts outstanding under the Unsecured Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin rate. The margin rate, which depends on the Company's credit ratings, ranges from 0.83% to 1.55% (1.00% as of December 31, 2016). In addition, the Company pays a facility fee per annum on the aggregate amount of commitments ranging from 0.13% to 0.30% (0.20% as of December 31, 2016). In connection with the amendment, the Company paid up-front fees to the lenders of approximately $4.4 million, which will be amortized over the term of the facility. The Company wrote-off certain unamortized deferred financing costs of the original facility of approximately $0.1 million upon execution of the amendment. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $107.0 million outstanding under the Unsecured Credit Facility with an effective interest rate of approximately 1.8% and had a remaining borrowing capacity of approximately $593.0 million.

Unsecured Term Loan due 2019

In February 2014, the Company entered into a $200.0 million unsecured term loan facility ("Unsecured Term Loan due 2019") with a syndicate of nine lenders that matures on February 26, 2019. The Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 bears interest at a rate equal to (x) LIBOR plus (y) a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.95% (1.20% as of December 31, 2016) based upon the Company's unsecured debt ratings. Payments under the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 are interest only, with the full amount of the principal due at maturity. The Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 may be prepaid at any time, without penalty. The proceeds from the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 were used by the Company to repay borrowings on its Unsecured Credit Facility. The Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 has various financial covenant provisions that are required to be met on a quarterly and annual basis that are equivalent to those of the Unsecured Credit Facility. With proceeds of the equity offering that the Company completed on July 5, 2016, the Company repaid $50.0 million of the Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 leaving an outstanding balance of $150.0 million as of December 31, 2016 with an effective interest rate of approximately 1.8%.

Senior Notes due 2021

On December 13, 2010, the Company issued $400.0 million of unsecured senior notes due 2021 (the "Senior Notes due 2021") in a registered public offering. The Senior Notes due 2021 bear interest at 5.75%, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15, and are due on January 15, 2021, unless redeemed earlier by the Company. The notes were issued at a discount of approximately $3.2 million and the Company incurred $3.3 million in debt issuance costs, which yielded a 5.97% interest rate per annum upon issuance. For each of the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company amortized approximately $0.3 million of the discount and $0.3 million of the debt issuance costs which are included in interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The following table reconciles the balance of the Senior Notes due 2021 on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Senior Notes due 2021 face value	$	400,000		$	400,000
Unaccreted discount	(1,510		)	(1,832		)
Issuance costs	(1,343		)	(1,679		)
Senior Notes due 2021 carrying amount	$	397,147		$	396,489

Senior Notes due 2023

On March 26, 2013, the Company issued $250.0 million of unsecured senior notes due 2023 (the "Senior Notes due 2023") in a registered public offering. The Senior Notes due 2023 bear interest at 3.75%, payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15, beginning October 15, 2013, and are due on April 15, 2023, unless redeemed earlier by the Company. The notes were issued at a discount of approximately $2.1 million and the Company incurred debt issuance cost of $2.1 million, which yielded a 3.95% interest rate per annum upon issuance. For each of the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company amortized approximately $0.2 million of the discount and $0.2 million of the debt issuance cost which are included in interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The following table reconciles the balance of the Senior Notes due 2023 on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Senior Notes due 2023 face value	$	250,000		$	250,000
Unaccreted discount	(1,375		)	(1,565		)
Issuance costs	(1,329		)	(1,538		)
Senior Notes due 2023 carrying amount	$	247,296		$	246,897

Senior Notes due 2025

On April 24, 2015, the Company issued $250.0 million of unsecured senior notes due 2025 (the "Senior Notes due 2025") in a registered public offering. The Senior Notes due 2025 bear interest at 3.875%, payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1, beginning November 1, 2015, and are due on May 1, 2025, unless redeemed earlier by the Company. The notes were issued at a discount of approximately $0.2 million and the Company incurred approximately $2.3 million in debt issuance costs which yielded a 4.08% interest rate per annum upon issuance. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company amortized approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of the debt issuance costs which is included in interest expense on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. Concurrent with this transaction, the Company settled four forward starting swap agreements for $1.7 million. The Senior Notes due 2025 have various financial covenants that are required to be met on a quarterly and annual basis. The following table reconciles the balance of the Senior Notes due 2025 on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Senior Notes due 2025 face value	$	250,000		$	250,000
Unaccreted discount	(178		)	(196		)
Issuance costs	(2,003		)	(2,202		)
Senior Notes due 2025 carrying amount	$	247,819		$	247,602

Mortgage Notes Payable

The following table reconciles the Company’s aggregate mortgage notes principal balance with the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company amortized approximately $0.3 million, $0.8 million and $1.1 million of the discount and $0.9 million, $1.0 million, and $1.0 million of the premium. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company also amortized approximately $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.2 million of the debt issuance costs, respectively, on the mortgage notes payable which is included in interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Mortgage notes payable principal balance	$	114,934		$	128,161
Unamortized premium	2,569			2,704
Unaccreted discount	(1,450		)	(1,779		)
Issuance costs	(436		)	(339		)
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	$	115,617		$	128,747

The following table details the Company’s mortgage notes payable, with related collateral.

	Original Balance		Effective Interest Rate (20)		Maturity Date	Collateral (21)	Principal and Interest Payments (19)		Investment in Collateral at December 31,		Balance at December 31,
(Dollars in millions)									2016		2016		2015
Commercial Bank (1)	$	13.1	5.00	%	4/16	MOB	Monthly/25-yr amort.		$	—	$	—	$	10.2
Commercial Bank (2)	8.1		4.54	%	8/16	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		—		—		7.4
Commercial Bank (3)	18.3		5.40	%	12/16	MOB	Monthly/30-yr amort.		—		—		16.0
Life Insurance Co. (4)	4.7		7.77	%	1/17	MOB	Monthly/20-yr amort.		—		—		0.4
Life Insurance Co.	7.0		5.53	%	1/18	MOB	Monthly/15-yr amort.		14.3		0.7		1.4
Insurance Co. (5)	7.3		5.54	%	12/18	MOB	Monthly/25-yr amort.		14.2		6.2		6.5
Commercial Bank (6)	9.5		5.07	%	3/19	MOB	Monthly/5-yr amort.		13.9		9.5		9.7
Commercial Bank (7)	9.4		4.55	%	7/19	MOB	Monthly/8-yr amort		27.8		9.3		9.5
Commercial Bank (8)	15.2		7.65	%	7/20	MOB	(18	)	20.2		12.7		12.7
Life Insurance Co. (9)	7.9		4.00	%	8/20	MOB	Monthly/15-yr amort.		20.7		2.7		3.3
Life Insurance Co. (10)	7.3		5.25	%	8/20	MOB	Monthly/27-yr amort.		17.9		6.7		6.9
Commercial Bank (11)	12.9		6.43	%	2/21	MOB	Monthly/12-yr amort.		19.9		10.7		10.8
Life Insurance Co. (12)	13.3		4.13	%	1/24	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		20.5		13.6		—
Financial Services (13)	9.7		4.32	%	9/24	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		16.1		9.1		9.3
First Tennessee Bank	11.5		3.71	%	1/26	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		37.3		11.0		—
Commercial Bank (14)	15.0		5.25	%	4/27	MOB	Monthly/20-yr amort.		33.4		10.4		11.1
Commercial Bank	1.8		5.55	%	10/30	OTH	Monthly/27-yr amort.		7.9		1.3		1.4
Municipal Government (15) (16)	11.9		4.79	%	(17)	MOB	Semi-Annual (17)		20.9		11.7		12.1
									$	285.0	$	115.6	$	128.7

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(1) The Company repaid this mortgage note in February 2016.

(2) The Company repaid this mortgage note in April 2016.

(3) The Company repaid this mortgage note in September 2016.

(4) The Company repaid this mortgage note in October 2016.

(5) The unamortized portion of the $0.6 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(6) The unamortized portion of the $0.2 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(7) The unamortized portion of the $0.3 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(8) The unaccreted portion of the $2.4 million discount recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(9) The unamortized portion of the $0.3 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(10) The unamortized portion of the $0.4 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(11) The unaccreted portion of a $1.0 million discount recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(12) The unamortized portion of the $0.8 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(13) The unaccreted portion of the $0.1 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(14) The unamortized portion of a $0.7 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(15) Balance consists of four notes secured by the same building.

(16) The unamortized portion of the $1.0 million premium recorded on the four notes upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(17) These four mortgage notes payable are series municipal bonds that have maturity dates ranging from from May 2017 to May 2040. The note payable with the earliest maturity date will require principal and interest payments while the remaining notes payable will require interest only payments. One of the notes payable matures in May 2017 and the remaining three have future maturity dates but allow repayment after May 2020 without penalty. The Company intends on repaying all three notes payable at that time.

(18) Payable in monthly installments of interest only for 24 months and then installments of principal and interest based on an 11-year amortization with the final payment due at maturity.

(19) Payable in monthly installments of principal and interest with the final payment due at maturity (unless otherwise noted).

(20) The contractual interest rates for the 17 outstanding mortgage notes ranged from 3.6% to 6.9% as of December 31, 2016.

(21) MOB-Medical office building; OTH-Other.

Other Long-Term Debt Information

Future maturities of the Company’s notes and bonds payable as of December 31, 2016 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Principal Maturities		Net Accretion/ Amortization (1)			Debt Issuance Costs			Notes and Bonds Payable	%
2017	$	4,374	$	(233	)	$	(1,086	)	3,055	0.2	%
2018	9,649		(295		)	(1,089		)	8,265	0.7	%
2019	171,643		(514		)	(876		)	170,253	13.5	%
2020	128,692		(683		)	(825		)	127,184	10.1	%
2021	412,149		(144		)	(490		)	411,515	32.5	%
2022 and thereafter	545,427		(75		)	(1,254		)	544,098	43.0	%
	$	1,271,934	$	(1,944	)	$	(5,620	)	1,264,370	100.0	%

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(1) Includes discount accretion and premium amortization related to the Company’s Senior Notes due 2021, Senior Notes due 2023, Senior Notes due 2025, and 14 mortgage notes payable.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

In addition to operational risks which arise in the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to economic risks such as interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk. In certain situations, the Company may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements to manage interest rate risk exposure arising from variable rate debt transactions that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company's objective in using interest rate derivatives is to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without changing the underlying notional amount.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company entered into four forward starting interest rate swaps with a total notional value of $225.0 million to hedge the risk of changes in the interest-related cash flows associated with the potential issuance of long-term debt. That debt was issued in April 2015, as discussed in Note 9, and the forward starting interest rate swaps were terminated. As a result, the Company realized a loss at the termination date which was deferred and will be amortized over the term of the Senior Notes due 2025.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company did not have any outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as, and that qualify as, cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss (“OCI”) and is reclassified into earnings as interest expense in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The effective portion of the Company’s interest rate swaps that was recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Location	December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Loss on forward starting interest rate swap agreements recognized in OCI	OCI	$	—		$	(1,684	)
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated OCI into Income (effective portion)	Interest Expense	$	(168	)	$	(115	)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	Interest Expense	$	—		$	—

The Company estimates that an additional $0.2 million will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss as an increase to interest expense over the next 12 months. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on the Company's cash flow hedges during the year ended December 31, 2016.

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Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

The Company had no preferred shares outstanding and had common shares outstanding for the three years ended December 31, 2016 as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016	2015	2014
Balance, beginning of year	101,517,009	98,828,098	95,924,339
Issuance of common stock	14,063,100	2,493,171	3,073,445
Non-vested stock-based awards, net of withheld shares and forfeitures	836,791	195,740	(169,686	)
Balance, end of year	116,416,900	101,517,009	98,828,098

Equity Offering

On July 5, 2016, the Company issued 9,200,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at $33.13 per share in an underwritten public offering pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement. The net proceeds of the offering, after offering expenses, were approximately $304.6 million.

At-The-Market Equity Offering Program

The Company has in place an at-the-market equity offering program to sell shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time in at-the-market sales transactions. The following table details the shares sold under this program.

	Shares Sold	Sales Price Per Share	Net Proceeds (in millions)
2016	4,795,601	$28.31 - $33.66	$	144.6
2015	2,434,239	$25.00 - $29.15	$	65.8
2014	3,009,761	$24.35 - $27.53	$	75.7

On February 19, 2016, the Company entered into sales agreements with five investment banks to allow sales under its at-the-market equity offering program of up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock. A previous sales agreement with one investment bank was terminated effective February 17, 2016. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company sold a total of 4,795,601 shares of common stock under this program, including 664,298 shares of common stock under the previous sales agreement. The sales generated $144.6 million in net proceeds at prices ranging from $28.31 to $33.66 per share (weighted average of $30.61 per share). The Company has 5,868,697 authorized shares remaining available to be sold under the current sales agreements as of February 15, 2017.

Dividends Declared

During 2016, the Company declared and paid common stock dividends aggregating $1.20 per share ($0.30 per share per quarter).

On January 31, 2017, the Company declared a quarterly common stock dividend in the amount of $0.30 per share payable on February 28, 2017 to stockholders of record on February 14, 2017.

Authorization to Repurchase Common Stock

The Company’s Board of Directors has authorized management to repurchase up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had not repurchased any shares under this authorization. The Company may elect, from time to time, to repurchase shares either when market conditions are appropriate or as a means to reinvest excess cash flows. Such purchases, if any, may be made either in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.

Noncontrolling Interest Transfers

The following schedule discloses the effects of changes in the Company's ownership interest in its less-than-wholly-owned subsidiary on the Company's stockholders' equity:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571	$	69,436	$	31,887
Transfers to noncontrolling interest:
Net decrease in the Company's additional paid-in capital for purchase of subsidiary partnership interest	—		—		(6,577		)
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interest	—		—		(6,577		)
Change to the Company's total stockholders' equity from net income attributable to common stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interest	$	85,571	$	69,436	$	25,310

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company had recorded an increase to future benefit obligations related to its pension plan of $2.6 million, resulting in a decrease to Other liabilities and an offsetting decrease to Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) which is included in Stockholders' equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company reclassified $2.5 million, from accumulated other comprehensive loss, which is included in stockholders' equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, to net income as a result of the termination of the defined benefit pension plan. See Note 12 for more information regarding the termination of the defined benefit pension plan. Also, during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded an increase to accumulated other comprehensive loss of $1.6 million, as a result of the settlement and payment of forward-starting interest rate swaps. This amount will be reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss impacting net income over the 10-year term of the associated senior note issuance. See Note 10 for more information regarding the Company's forward-starting interest rate swaps.

The following table represents the changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in thousands)	Forward Starting Swaps			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Total
Beginning balance	$	(1,569	)	$	—	$	(1,569	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			—		—
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	168			—		168
Net current-period other comprehensive income	168			—		168
Ending balance	$	(1,401	)	$	—	$	(1,401	)

The following table represents the details regarding the reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the year ended December 31, 2016:

Details about accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		Affected line item in the statement where net income is presented
(Dollars in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to forward starting swaps	$	168	Interest Expense
	$	168

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Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Benefit Plans

Benefit Plans

Executive Retirement Plan

Effective May 5, 2015, the Company terminated its Executive Retirement Plan and recorded a charge of approximately $5.3 million, inclusive of the acceleration of $2.5 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet that was being amortized resulting in a total benefit obligation of $19.6 million in connection with the termination of the Executive Retirement Plan. The charge includes amounts resulting from assumed additional years of service for two plan participants who have not reached age 65 and payments associated with FICA and other tax obligations.

On May 6, 2016, the Company paid the total benefit obligation of $19.6 million which reduced Other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. As a result of the termination of the plan, and included in the payment of the total benefit obligation, Mr. Emery received a lump sum amount equal to his accrued benefit under the plan of approximately $14.4 million in May 2016.

Net periodic benefit cost for the Executive Retirement Plan for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 is comprised of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015			2014
Service cost	$	—	$	29		$	88
Interest cost	—		225			687
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)	—		(198		)	(1,189		)
Amortization of net gain (loss)	—		343			469
	—		399			55
Net loss recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—			2,570
Total recognized in net periodic benefit gain and Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1)	$	—	$	399		$	2,625

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(1) 2015 is a partial year due to the termination of the Executive Retirement Plan during the year.

The following table sets forth the benefit obligations as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	19,571		$	16,473
Service cost	—			29
Interest cost	—			225
Benefits paid	(19,575		)	(42		)
Amortization of net gain/loss and prior service cost	—			145
Actuarial loss, net	—			—
Settlement loss	4			5,260
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss arising from settlement on defined benefit pension plan	—			(2,519		)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	—		$	19,571

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015
Net liabilities included in other liabilities	$	—	$	(19,571	)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—

The Company's assumed discount rates and compensation increases, which are used to measure the year-end benefit obligations and earnings for the subsequent year related to the Executive Retirement Plan, which was terminated on May 5, 2015 and are detailed in the following table for the three years ended December 31, 2016 :

	2016		2015		2014
Discount rates	—	%	—	%	4.08	%
Compensation increases	—	%	—	%	2.7	%

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Stock and Other Incentive Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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

Stock and Other Incentive Plans

Stock and Other Incentive Plans

Stock Incentive Plan

In May 2015, the Company's stockholders approved the 2015 Incentive Plan which authorizes the Company to issue 3,500,000 shares of common stock to its employees and directors. The 2015 Incentive Plan, which superseded the 2007 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Predecessor Plan"), will continue until terminated by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had issued a total of 1,024,739 and 139,520 restricted shares, respectively, under the 2015 Incentive Plan for compensation-related awards to employees and directors, with a total of 2,475,261and 3,360,480, respectively, remaining which had not been issued. Under the Predecessor Plan for compensation-related awards to employees and directors, the Company had issued, net of forfeitures, a total of 1,878,637 and 1,816,580 restricted shares for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Non-vested shares issued under the 2015 Incentive Plan are generally subject to fixed vesting periods varying from three to eight years beginning on the date of issue. If a recipient voluntarily terminates his or her relationship with the Company or is terminated for cause before the end of the vesting period, the shares are forfeited, at no cost to the Company. The Company recognizes the impact of forfeitures as they occur. Once the shares have been issued, the recipient has the right to receive dividends and the right to vote the shares. Compensation expense recognized during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 from the amortization of the value of shares over the vesting period issued to employees and directors was $7.4 million, $5.9 million and $4.1 million, respectively. The following table represents expected amortization of the Company's non-vested shares issued:

(Dollars in millions)	Future Amortization of Non-Vested Shares
2017	$	8.8
2018	$	6.7
2019	$	4.6
2020	$	4.4
2021	$	3.4
2022 and thereafter	$	4.3
Total	$	32.2

Executive Incentive Plan

On July 31, 2012, the Company adopted an Executive Incentive Plan, which was amended and restated on February 16, 2016 ("Executive Incentive Plan") to provide specific award criteria with respect to incentive awards made under the 2015 Incentive Plan subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee. No new shares of common stock were authorized in connection with the Executive Incentive Plan. Under the terms of the Executive Incentive Plan, the Company's named executive officers, and certain other members of senior management, may earn incentive awards in the form of cash and non-vested stock. Cash incentive awards are based on individual and Company performance. Company performance is measured over a four-quarter period against targeted financial and operational metrics set in advance by the Compensation Committee. Non-vested stock awards are based on the Company's relative total shareholder return ("TSR") performance over one-year and three-year periods, measured against the Company's peer group. From 2013 through 2015, the officers could elect to receive all or a portion of the cash based awards on Company performance in the form of non-vested stock awards. This option has been eliminated from the Executive Incentive Plan beginning in 2016. For 2016, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of non-vested share grants to officers was approximately $2.6 million, $2.5 million, and $1.3 million, respectively. Details of the awards that have been earned from this plan are as follows:

• On December 16, 2016, the Company granted non-vested stock awards for TSR performance to its five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents with a grant date fair value totaling $6.3 million, which were granted in the form of 213,639 non-vested shares, with a five-year vesting period, which will result in annual compensation expense of $1.3 million for the years ended 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, and $1.2 million for the year ended 2021, respectively.

• On February 16, 2016, the Company granted cash incentive and non-vested performance-based awards totaling $5.8 million to its five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents. The officers could elect cash based awards or non-vested stock awards. Cash awards totaled $1.1 million. The non-vested awards, which the officers elected to receive in lieu of cash, had a grant date fair value totaling $4.7 million, which were granted in the form of 163,788 non-vested shares, with either a three- or five-year vesting period, resulting in annual compensation expense of $1.1 million for the years ended 2017, 2018 and $0.7 million for the years ended 2019 and 2020, respectively.

• On December 18, 2015, the Company granted non-vested stock awards for TSR performance to its five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents with a grant date fair value totaling $3.9 million. The awards were granted in the form of 139,000 non-vested shares, with a three-year vesting period, which will result in annual compensation expense of $1.3 million for the years ended 2017 and 2018, respectively.

• On December 31, 2014, the Company granted non-vested stock awards for TSR performance to its five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents with a grant date fair value totaling $3.9 million, which were granted in the form of 140,930 non-vested shares, with a three-year vesting period, which will result in annual compensation expense of $1.3 million for the year ended 2017.

Long-Term Incentive Program

In the first quarter of 2016 and 2015, the Company granted a performance-based award to officers excluding five named executive officers and five senior vice presidents under the Long-term Incentive Program adopted under the 2015 Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") totaling approximately $1.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, which was granted in the form of 44,162 non-vested shares and 33,145 non-vested shares, respectively. The shares have vesting periods ranging from three to eight years with a weighted average vesting period of approximately six years. Beginning in 2012, the Company's executive officers were no longer eligible to participate in the LTIP and beginning in 2013, five senior vice presidents were also no longer eligible to participate.

In the first quarter of 2014, the Company granted a special release of 2,968 non-vested shares to three of its officers in lieu of a cash compensation increase. The shares have a vesting period of eight years.

For 2016, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of non-vested share grants to officers was approximately $0.5 million, $0.3 million, and $0.1 million, respectively.

Salary Deferral Plan

The Company's salary deferral plan allows officers to elect to defer up to 50% of their base salary in the form of non-vested shares issued under the 2015 Incentive Plan subject to long-term vesting. The number of shares will be increased through a Company match depending on the length of the vesting period selected by the officer. The officer's vesting period choices are: three years for a 30% match; five years for a 50% match; and eight years for a 100% match. During 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company issued 42,256 shares, 55,923 shares and 71,460 shares, respectively, to its officers through the salary deferral plan. For 2016, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of non-vested share grants to officers was approximately $1.1 million, $1.1 million, and $1.7 million, respectively.

Non-employee Directors Incentive Plan

The Company issues non-vested shares to its non-employee directors under the 2015 Incentive Plan. The directors’ shares issued have a one-year vesting period beginning with the May 2015 grant (previously a three-year vesting period) and are subject to forfeiture prior to such date upon termination of the director’s service, at no cost to the Company. During 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company issued 21,374 shares, 23,201 shares, and 26,677 shares, respectively, to its non-employee directors through the 2015 Incentive Plan. For 2016, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of non-vested share grants to directors was approximately $1.0 million, $1.0 million, and $0.5 million, respectively.

Other Grants

The Company issued three one-time non-vested share grants. For 2016, compensation expense resulting from the amortization of these non-vested share grants to officers was approximately $0.1 million, respectively. The following information provides information about each grant:

• On March 1, 2016, the Company issued 50,000 shares to the Chief Financial Officer with a 10-year vesting period, resulting in compensation expense of $0.2 million per year, beginning in 2017.

• On December 30, 2016, the Company issued 200,000 shares to the President and Chief Executive Officer with a 10-year vesting period, resulting in compensation expense of $0.6 million per year.

• On December 30, 2016, the Company issued 150,000 shares to the Executive Chairman with a 5-year vesting period, resulting in compensation expense of $0.9 million per year.

A summary of the activity under the 2015 Incentive Plan and related information for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Stock-based awards, beginning of year	1,092,262			1,057,732			1,788,168
Granted	885,219			251,789			269,129
Vested	(190,984		)	(210,955		)	(931,767		)
Forfeited	—			(6,304		)	(67,798		)
Stock-based awards, end of year	1,786,497			1,092,262			1,057,732
Weighted-average grant date fair value of:
Stock-based awards, beginning of year	$	24.72		$	24.01		$	23.81
Stock-based awards granted during the year	$	29.60		$	27.70		$	25.27
Stock-based awards vested during the year	$	24.34		$	25.05		$	24.13
Stock-based awards forfeited during the year	$	—		$	24.80		$	22.01
Stock-based awards, end of year	$	27.18		$	24.72		$	24.01
Grant date fair value of shares granted during the year	$	26,204		$	6,975		$	6,800

The vesting periods for the non-vested shares granted during 2016 ranged from one to ten years with a weighted-average amortization period remaining as of December 31, 2016 of approximately 5.9 years.

During 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company withheld 48,428 shares, 49,225 shares and 371,017 shares, respectively, of common stock from its officers to pay estimated withholding taxes related to the vesting of shares.

401(k) Plan

The Company maintains a 401(k) plan that allows eligible employees to defer salary, subject to certain limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The Company provides a matching contribution of up to 3% of each eligible employee’s salary, subject to certain limitations. The Company’s matching contributions were approximately $0.4 million for each year during 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of common stock to stockholders under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had issued 555,596 shares under the plan of which 9,575 shares were issued in 2016, 13,950 shares were issued in 2015 and 12,606 shares were issued in 2014.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, pursuant to which the Company is authorized to issue shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company had a total of 63,690 shares, 96,977 shares and 88,495 shares authorized under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, respectively, which had not been issued or optioned. Under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, each eligible employee in January of each year is able to purchase up to $25,000 of common stock at the lesser of 85% of the market price on the date of grant or 85% of the market price on the date of exercise of such option. The number of shares subject to each year’s option becomes fixed on the date of grant. Options granted under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan expire if not exercised 27 months after each such option’s date of grant. Cash received from employees upon exercising options under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approximately $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, and $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.

A summary of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan activity and related information for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Options outstanding, beginning of year	340,958			393,902			391,108
Granted	198,450			197,640			275,655
Exercised	(57,924		)	(44,462		)	(51,078		)
Forfeited	(22,081		)	(47,176		)	(63,908		)
Expired	(143,082		)	(158,946		)	(157,875		)
Options outstanding and exercisable, end of year	316,321			340,958			393,902
Weighted-average exercise price of:
Options outstanding, beginning of year	$	20.70		$	19.17		$	17.05
Options granted during the year	$	24.07		$	23.22		$	18.11
Options exercised during the year	$	21.40		$	19.41		$	17.76
Options forfeited during the year	$	23.16		$	19.90		$	18.58
Options expired during the year	$	18.11		$	20.41		$	15.80
Options outstanding, end of year	$	23.69		$	20.70		$	19.17
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year (calculated as of the grant date)	$	5.37		$	5.39		$	4.35
Intrinsic value of options exercised during the year	$	634		$	381		$	437
Intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable (calculated as of December 31)	$	2,098		$	2,597		$	3,209
Exercise prices of options outstanding (calculated as of December 31)	$	23.69		$	20.70		$	19.17
Weighted-average contractual life of outstanding options (calculated as of December 31, in years)	0.8			0.8			0.8

The fair values for these options were estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes options pricing model with the weighted-average assumptions for the options granted during the period noted in the following table. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity-nominal two-year rate whose maturity is nearest to the date of the expiration of the latest option outstanding and exercisable; the expected dividend yield was based on the expected dividends of the current year as a percentage of the average stock price of the prior year; the expected life of each option was estimated using the historical exercise behavior of employees; expected volatility was based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; and expected forfeitures were based on historical forfeiture rates within the look-back period.

	2016		2015		2014
Risk-free interest rates	1.06	%	0.67	%	0.38	%
Expected dividend yields	4.64	%	4.79	%	4.94	%
Expected life (in years)	1.42		1.38		1.39
Expected volatility	17.6	%	21.0	%	23.0	%
Expected forfeiture rates	85	%	80	%	75	%

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Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

The table below sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016.

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Weighted Average Common Shares
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding	109,861,580			100,280,059			97,093,960
Non-vested shares	(1,289,478		)	(1,108,707		)	(1,814,734		)
Weighted average Common Shares - Basic	108,572,102			99,171,352			95,279,226
Weighted average Common Shares - Basic	108,572,102			99,171,352			95,279,226
Dilutive effect of non-vested shares	709,559			623,212			1,364,236
Dilutive effect of employee stock purchase plan	105,336			85,738			115,948
Weighted average Common Shares - Diluted	109,386,997			99,880,302			96,759,410
Net Income
Income from continuing operations	$	85,756		$	58,836		$	33,979
Noncontrolling interests’ share in earnings	—			—			(313		)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	85,756			58,836			33,666
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(185		)	10,600			(1,779		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	31,887
Basic Earnings (loss) Per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.79		$	0.59		$	0.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00			0.11			(0.02		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.79		0.70			0.33
Diluted Earnings (loss) Per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.78		$	0.59		$	0.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00			0.11			(0.02		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.78		$	0.70		$	0.33

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Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Redevelopment Activity

The Company is in the process of redeveloping two medical office buildings in Tennessee and began constructing an expansion of one of the buildings during 2015. The Company spent approximately $50.6 million on the redevelopment of these properties through December 31, 2016, including the acquisition of a land parcel for $3.1 million on which the Company built a parking garage.

Development Activity

The Company continued the development of a98,000square foot medical office building in Colorado during 2016. Of the total budget,$11.7 millionhad been spent as ofDecember 31, 2016. Construction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2017.

The table below details the Company’s construction activity as of December 31, 2016. The information included in the table below represents management’s estimates and expectations at December 31, 2016, which are subject to change. The Company’s disclosures regarding certain projections or estimates of completion dates may not reflect actual results.

			December 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Properties	Estimated Completion Date	Construction in Progress Balance		Total Funded During the Year		Total Amount Funded		Estimated Remaining Fundings (unaudited)		Estimated Total Investment (unaudited)		Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)
Construction Activity
Nashville, TN	2	Q1 2017	$	—	$	28,794	$	50,612	6,008		$	56,620	294,000
Denver, CO	1	Q2 2017	11,655		11,426		11,655		14,845		26,500		98,000
Total			$	11,655	$	40,220	$	62,267	$	20,853	$	83,120	392,000

Tenant Improvements

The Company may provide a tenant improvement allowance in new or renewal leases for the purpose of refurbishing or renovating tenant space. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had commitments of approximately $19.1 million that is expected to be spent on tenant improvements throughout the portfolio.

Land Held for Development

Land held for development includes parcels of land owned by the Company, upon which the Company intends to develop and own outpatient healthcare facilities. The Company’s investment in land held for development totaled approximately $20.1 million and $17.5 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Operating Leases

As of December 31, 2016, the Company was obligated under operating lease agreements consisting primarily of the Company’s corporate office lease and ground leases. At December 31, 2016, the Company had 99 properties totaling 8.0 million square feet that were held under ground leases with a remaining weighted average term of 69.4 years, including renewal options. These ground leases typically have initial terms of 50 to 75 years with one to two renewal options extending the terms to 75 to 100 years. These ground leases have initial term expiration dates through 2115.

The Company’s corporate office lease currently covers approximately 36,653 square feet of rented space and expires on October 31, 2020. Annual base rent on the corporate office lease increases approximately 3.25% annually. The Company’s ground leases generally increase annually based on increases in the Consumer Price Index. Rental expense relating to the operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $5.7 million, $5.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively. The Company prepaid 47 ground leases, which represented approximately $0.5 million of the Company’s rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014.

The Company’s future minimum lease payments for its corporate office lease and 52 ground leases, excluding leases that the Company has prepaid and leases in which an operator pays or fully reimburses the Company, as of December 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

2016	$	5,719
2017	5,798
2018	5,980
2019	5,840
2020	5,062
2021 and thereafter	361,666
	$	390,065

Environmental Matters

During 2015, the Company acquired a medical office building in Tacoma, Washington. During the due diligence period, the Company identified a specific area of the property that contains soils with above-tolerance levels of tetrachloroethylene (a dry cleaning solvent commonly known as perc) and recorded a $1.2 million liability upon acquisition. Remediation efforts are underway and the Company has funded $0.3 million in 2016.

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Other Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Data

Other Data

Taxable Income (unaudited)

The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders.

As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax on taxable income it distributes currently to its stockholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been made in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT for any taxable year, then it will be subject to 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 as a REIT, it may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property and to federal income and excise tax on its undistributed taxable income.

Earnings and profits (as defined under the Internal Revenue Code), the current and accumulated amounts of which determine the taxability of distributions to stockholders, vary from net income attributable to common stockholders and taxable income because of different depreciation recovery periods, depreciation methods, and other items.

On a tax-basis, the Company’s gross real estate assets totaled approximately $3.7 billion, $3.4 billion, and $3.3 billion as of December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The following table reconciles the Company’s consolidated net income attributable to common stockholders to taxable income for the three years ended December 31, 2016:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015			2014
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	31,887
Reconciling items to taxable income:
Depreciation and amortization	38,260			30,457			28,332
Gain or loss on disposition of depreciable assets	(32,103		)	1,659			(4,940		)
Impairments	121			687			—
Straight-line rent	(7,101		)	(8,833		)	(12,203		)
Receivable allowances	2,067			571			2,074
Stock-based compensation	1,301			7,518			2,020
Other	2,236			4,304			1,213
	4,781			36,363			16,496
Taxable income (1)	$	90,352		$	105,799		$	48,383
Dividends paid	$	131,759		$	120,266		$	116,371

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 (1) Before REIT dividend paid deduction.

Characterization of Distributions (unaudited)

Distributions in excess of earnings and profits generally constitute a return of capital. The following table gives the characterization of the distributions on the Company’s common stock for the three years ended December 31, 2016.

For the three years ended December 31, 2016, there were no preferred shares outstanding. As such, no dividends were distributed related to preferred shares for those periods.

	2016				2015				2014
	Per Share		%		Per Share		%		Per Share		%
Common stock:
Ordinary income	$	0.78	65.0	%	$	0.61	51.0	%	$	0.50	42.0	%
Return of capital	0.35		29.5	%	0.08		6.7	%	0.70		58.0	%
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain	0.07		5.5	%	0.51		42.3	%	—		—	%
Common stock distributions	$	1.20	100.0	%	$	1.20	100.0	%	$	1.20	100.0	%

State Income Taxes

The Company must pay certain state income taxes, which are included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

The State of Texas gross margins tax on gross receipts from operations is disclosed in the table below as an income tax because it is considered such by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

State income tax expense and state income tax payments for the three years ended December 31, 2016 are detailed in the table below:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
State income tax expense:
Texas gross margins tax (1)	$	562	$	528	$	694
Other	2		37		58
Total state income tax expense	$	564	$	565	$	752
State income tax payments, net of refunds and collections	$	544	$	758	$	593

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(1) In the table above, income tax expense for 2015 includes approximately $50 thousand that was recorded to the gain on sale of real estate properties sold, which is included in discontinued operations rather than general and administrative expenses on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practical to estimate that value.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash -The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Mortgage notes receivable -The fair value of mortgage notes receivable is estimated based either on cash flow analyses at an assumed market rate of interest or at a rate consistent with the rates on mortgage notes acquired by the Company recently, if any.

Borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan due 2019 -The carrying amount approximates fair value because the borrowings are based on variable market interest rates.

Senior unsecured notes payable - The fair value of notes and bonds payable is estimated using cash flow analyses, based on the Company’s current interest rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

Mortgage notes payable -The fair value is estimated using cash flow analyses, based on the Company’s current interest rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

The table below details the fair value and carrying values for notes and bonds payable as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

	December 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Notes and bonds payable (1)	$	1,264.4	$	1,265.1	$	1,425.0	$	1,439.0

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(1) Level 3 - Fair value derived from valuation techniques in which one of more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

Quarterly financial information for the year ended December 31, 2016 is summarized below.

	Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	March 31			June 30			September 30			December 31 (1)
2016
Revenues from continuing operations	$	100,021		$	102,642		$	103,659		$	105,309
Income from continuing operations	9,163			12,157			11,857			52,580
Loss from discontinued operations	(7		)	(12		)	(23		)	(143		)
Net income	9,156			12,145			11,834			52,437
Less: Income from noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	9,156		$	12,145		$	11,834		$	52,437
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.09		$	0.12		$	0.10		$	0.46
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.09		$	0.12		$	0.10		$	0.45

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(1) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the fourth quarter of 2016 are primarily attributable to gains of $41.0 million on the sale of six properties.

Quarterly financial information for the year ended December 31, 2015 is summarized below.

	Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	March 31 (1)		June 30 (2)		September 30 (3)		December 31 (4)
2015
Revenues from continuing operations	$	96,456	$	96,708	$	96,725	$	98,582
Income from continuing operations	5,049		17,586		16,848		19,354
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	333		330		10,632		(696		)
Net income	5,382		17,916		27,480		18,658
Less: Income from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	5,382	$	17,916	$	27,480	$	18,658
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.05	$	0.18	$	0.28	$	0.19
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.05	$	0.18	$	0.27	$	0.19

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(1) The decreases in net income and amounts per share for the first quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to impairment charges of $3.3 million.

(2) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the second quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to a $41.5 million gain on the sale of two properties, partially offset by a $28.0 million loss on extinguishment of the Senior Notes due 2017.

(3) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the third quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to a $10.6 million gain on the sale of one property previously classified as an asset held for sale.

(4) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the fourth quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to gains on sales of real estate totaling $9.1 million, partially offset by impairment charges of $0.7 million.

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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

		Balance at Beginning of Period		Additions and Deductions					Uncollectible Accounts Written-off		Balance at End of Period
Description				Charged /(Credited)  to Costs and Expenses			Charged to Other Accounts
2016	Accounts and notes receivable allowance	$	179	$	(21	)	$	—	$	10	$	148
2015	Accounts and notes receivable allowance	$	465	$	(194	)	$	—	$	92	$	179
2014	Accounts and notes receivable allowance	$	541	$	34		$	—	$	110	$	465

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Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Abstract]

Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

			Land (1)						Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Property  Type	Number of Properties	State	Initial Investment		Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition		Total		Initial Investment		Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition		Total		Personal Property		(2) (3) (5)  Total Property		(1) (3) Accumulated Depreciation		(4) Encumbrances		Date Acquired	Date Constructed
Medical office/outpatient	184	AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA,  HI, IA, IL, IN,  LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA	$	182,231	$	2,397	$	184,628	$	2,536,076	$	447,126	$	2,983,202	$	3,810	$	3,171,640	$	738,029	$	114,269	1993-2016	1905 -2015
Inpatient	10	CA, CO, MO, PA, TX	13,095		150		13,245		316,354		14,187		330,541		265		344,051		75,518		—		1998-2013	1983 -2013
Other	10	IA, IN, MI, TN, TX, VA	3,088		73		3,161		69,951		7,196		77,147		633		80,941		25,936		1,348		1993-2015	1964 - 2015
Total Real Estate	204		198,414		2,620		201,034		2,922,381		468,509		3,390,890		4,708		3,596,632		839,483		115,617
Land Held for Develop.	—		20,123		—		20,123		—		—		—		—		20,123		166		—
Construction in Progress (5)													11,655				11,655
Corporate Property	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		5,583		5,583		4,167		—
Total Properties	204		$	218,537	$	2,620	$	221,157	$	2,922,381	$	468,509	$	3,402,545	$	10,291	$	3,633,993	$	843,816	$	115,617

(1) Includes two assets held for sale as of December 31, 2016 of approximately $5.8 million (gross) and accumulated depreciation of $3.0 million, one asset held for sale as of December 31, 2015 of approximately $1.8 million (gross) and accumulated depreciation of $1.1 million; and two assets held for sale as of December 31, 2014 of approximately $13.3 million (gross) and accumulated depreciation of $4.5 million.

(2) Total assets as of December 31, 2016 have an estimated aggregate total cost of $3.7 billion for federal income tax purposes.

(3) Depreciation is provided for on a straight-line basis on buildings and improvements over 3.3 to 39.0 years, lease intangibles over to 1.9 to 99.0 years, personal property over to 2.8 to 17.3, and land improvements over 15.0 to 38.1 years.

(4) Includes unamortized premium of $2.6 million and unaccreted discount of $1.5 million and issuance costs of $0.4 million as of December 31, 2016.

(5) Reconciliation of Total Property and Accumulated Depreciation for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2016						Year Ended December 31, 2015						Year Ended December 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)	Total Property			Accumulated Depreciation			Total Property			Accumulated Depreciation			Total Property			Accumulated Depreciation
Beginning Balance	$	3,382,680		$	762,996		$	3,271,536		$	705,135		$	3,084,166		$	642,320
Additions during the period:
Real Estate acquired	239,265			3,898			183,478			3,048			166,290			2,272
Other improvements	70,595			121,592			47,985			111,625			55,340			105,257
Acquisition through Foreclosure	—			—			—			—			40,247			1,536
Land held for development	—			26			500			26			—			26
Construction in Progress	35,596			—			19,024			—			—			—
Retirement/dispositions:
Real Estate	(94,143		)	(44,696		)	(139,741		)	(56,838		)	(74,507		)	(46,276		)
Disposal of previously consolidated VIE	—			—			—			—			—			—
Land held for development	—			—			(102		)	—			—			—
Ending Balance	$	3,633,993		$	843,816		$	3,382,680		$	762,996		$	3,271,536		$	705,135

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Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract]

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

Schedule IV – Mortgage Loans on Real Estate as of December 31, 2016

The Company had no mortgage notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2016.

A rollforward of mortgage loans on real estate for the three years ended December 31, 2016 follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015			2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	—	$	1,900		$	125,547
Additions during period:
New or acquired mortgages	—		—			1,900
Increased funding on existing mortgages	—		—			1,244
	—		—			3,144
Deductions during period:
Principal repayments and reductions (1)	—		(1,900		)	(5,605		)
Principal reductions due to acquisitions (2)	—		—			(81,213		)
Foreclosed mortgage note receivable (3)	—		—			(39,973		)
	—		(1,900		)	(126,791		)
Balance at end of period	$	—	$	—		$	1,900

(1) Principal repayments for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 include unscheduled principal reductions on mortgage notes of $1.9 million and $5.6 million, respectively.

(2) In May 2014, the Company acquired a medical office building in Oklahoma for $85.4 million, including the elimination of the construction mortgage note receivable totaling $81.2 million and cash consideration of approximately $4.1 million.

(3) In March 2014, the Company acquired a medical office building in Iowa in satisfaction of a $40.0 million mortgage note receivable that matured on January 10, 2014. The cash flows from the operations of the property were sufficient to pay the Company interest from the maturity date through the date of the transfer of ownership to the Company at the 7.7% fixed interest rate plus an additional 3% of interest for the default interest rate. The Company did not recognize any of the $1.5 million exit fee receivable that was due upon maturity of the mortgage note receivable.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Business Overview

Business Overview

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (the “Company”) is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The Company had gross investments of approximately $3.6 billion in 202 real estate properties, construction in progress, land held for development and corporate property as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s 202 owned real estate properties are located in 27 states and total approximately 14.6 million square feet. The Company provided property management services to approximately 10.3 million square feet nationwide. Square footage disclosures in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are unaudited.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships and consolidated variable interest entities (“VIE”) where the Company controls the operating activities of the VIE.

In accordance with the consolidation accounting standards, the Company must evaluate each contractual relationship it has with its lessees, borrowers, or others to determine whether or not the contractual arrangement creates a variable interest in those entities. If the Company determines that it has a variable interest and the entity is a VIE, then management must determine whether or not the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, resulting in consolidation of the VIE if the Company is the primary beneficiary. A primary beneficiary has the power to direct those activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and has the obligation to absorb the losses of, or receive the benefits from, the VIE. The Company had no VIEs as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

All significant intercompany accounts, transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Use of Estimates in the Consolidated Financial Statements

Use of Estimates in the Consolidated Financial Statements

Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

The Company owns, leases, acquires, manages, finances, develops and redevelops outpatient and other healthcare-related properties. The Company is managed as one reporting unit, rather than multiple reporting units, for internal reporting purposes and for internal decision-making. Therefore, the Company discloses its operating results in a single reportable segment.

Real Estate Properties

Real Estate Properties

Real estate properties are recorded at cost or at fair value if acquired in a transaction that is a business combination under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations. Cost or fair value at the time of acquisition is allocated among land, buildings, tenant improvements, lease and other intangibles, and personal property as applicable. The Company’s gross real estate assets, on a financial reporting basis, totaled approximately $3.6 billion as of December 31, 2016 and $3.4 billion as of December 31, 2015.

During 2016 and 2015, the Company eliminated against accumulated depreciation approximately $6.7 million and $6.8 million, respectively, of fully amortized real estate intangibles that were initially recorded as a component of certain real estate acquisitions. Also during 2016 and 2015, approximately $0.1 million and $1.3 million of fully depreciated tenant and capital improvements that were no longer in service were eliminated against accumulated depreciation.    

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and liabilities in place as of December 31, 2016, is provided for on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated useful life:

Land improvements	15.0 to 38.1 years
Buildings and improvements	3.3 to 39.0 years
Lease intangibles (including ground lease intangibles)	1.9 to 99.0 years
Personal property	2.8 to 17.3 years

The Company capitalizes direct costs, including costs such as construction costs and professional services, and indirect costs, including capitalized interest and overhead costs, associated with the development and construction of real estate assets while substantive activities are ongoing to prepare the assets for their intended use. Capitalized interest cost is calculated using the weighted average interest rate of the Company's unsecured debt or the interest rate on project specific debt, if applicable. The Company continues to capitalize interest on the unoccupied portion of the properties in stabilization for up to one year after the buildings have been placed into service, at which time the capitalization of interest must cease.

Land Held for Development

Land Held for Development

Land held for development includes parcels of land owned by the Company, upon which the Company intends to develop and own outpatient healthcare facilities. The Company’s investment in land held for development totaled approximately $20.1 million and $17.5 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Asset Impairment

Asset Impairment

The Company assesses the potential for impairment of identifiable, definite-lived, intangible assets and long-lived assets, including real estate properties, whenever events occur or a change in circumstances indicates that the carrying value might not be fully recoverable. Indicators of impairment may include significant underperformance of an asset relative to historical or expected operating results; significant changes in the Company’s use of assets or the strategy for its overall business; plans to sell an asset before its depreciable life has ended; the expiration of a significant portion of leases in a property; or significant negative economic trends or negative industry trends for the Company or its operators. In addition, the Company reviews for possible impairment, those assets subject to purchase options and those impacted by casualties, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. If management determines that the carrying value of the Company’s assets may not be fully recoverable based on the existence of any of the factors above, or others, management would measure and record an impairment charge based on the estimated fair value of the property or the estimated fair value less costs to sell the property.

Assets Held for Sale

Long-lived assets held for sale are reported at the lower of their carrying amount or their fair value less cost to sell estimate. Further, depreciation of these assets ceases at the time the assets are classified as held for sale. Losses resulting from the sale of such properties are characterized as impairment losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Acquisitions of Real Estate Properties with In-Place Leases

Acquisitions of Real Estate Properties with In-Place Leases

Acquisitions of real estate properties with in-place leases are accounted for at fair value. When a building with in-place leases is acquired, the cost of the acquisition must be allocated between the tangible real estate assets "as-if-vacant" and the intangible real estate assets related to in-place leases based on their estimated fair values. Where appropriate, the intangible assets recorded could include goodwill or customer relationship assets. The values related to above- or below-market in-place lease intangibles are amortized over the remaining term of the leases upon acquisition to rental income where the Company is the lessor and to property operating expense where the Company is the lessee, and are amortized over the remaining term of the leases upon acquisition.

The Company considers whether any of the in-place lease rental rates are above- or below-market. An asset (if the actual rental rate is above-market) or a liability (if the actual rental rate is below-market) is calculated and recorded in an amount equal to the present value of the future cash flows that represent the difference between the actual lease rate and the average market rate. If an in-place lease is identified as a below-market rental rate, the Company would also evaluate any renewal options associated with that lease to determine if the intangible should include those periods.

The Company also estimates an absorption period, which can vary by property, assuming the building is vacant and must be leased up to the actual level of occupancy when acquired. During that absorption period, the owner would incur direct costs, such as tenant improvements, and would suffer lost rental income. Likewise, the owner would have acquired a measurable asset in that, assuming the building was vacant, certain fixed costs would be avoided because the actual in-place lessees would reimburse a certain portion of fixed costs through expense reimbursements during the absorption period.

All of these intangible assets (above- or below-market lease, tenant improvement costs avoided, rental income lost, and expenses recovered through in-place lessee reimbursements) are estimated and recorded in amounts equal to the present value of estimated future cash flows. The actual purchase price is allocated based on the various asset fair values described above.

The building and tenant improvement components of the purchase price are depreciated over the estimated useful life of the building or the weighted average remaining term of the in-places leases. The at-market, in-place lease intangibles are amortized to amortization expense over the weighted average remaining term of the leases, customer relationship assets are amortized to amortization expense over terms applicable to each acquisition, and any goodwill recorded would be reviewed for impairment at least annually.

The fair values of at-market in-place lease and other intangible assets are amortized and reflected in amortization expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 8 for more details on the Company’s intangible assets.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants. In calculating fair value, a company must maximize the use of observable market inputs, minimize the use of unobservable market inputs and disclose in the form of an outlined hierarchy the details of such fair value measurements.

A hierarchy of valuation techniques is defined to determine whether the inputs to a fair value measurement are considered to be observable or unobservable in a marketplace. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. These inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

• Level 1 – quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

• Level 2 – quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

• Level 3 – fair value measurements derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

Executed purchase and sale agreements, that are binding agreements, are categorized as level one inputs. Brokerage estimates, letters of intent, or unexecuted purchase and sale agreements are considered to be level three as they are nonbinding in nature.

During 2016, the Company used level one inputs to record an impairment charge in discontinued operations of approximately $0.1 million related to a property in held for sale, reducing the Company's carrying value to the estimated fair value of the property less costs to sell prior to sale.

Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as other assets or other liabilities. The valuation of derivative instruments requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments. Fair values of derivatives are estimated by pricing models that consider the forward yield curves and discount rates. The fair value of the Company's forward starting interest rate swap contracts are estimated by pricing models that consider foreign trade rates and discount rates. Such amounts and the recognition of such amounts are subject to significant estimates that may change in the future. For derivatives designated in qualifying cash flow hedging relationships, the change in fair value of the effective portion of the derivatives is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), whereas the change in fair value of the ineffective portion is recognized in earnings. Gains and losses are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings once the underlying hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $1.4 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to a forward starting interest rate swap entered into and settled during 2015.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents includes short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow in connection with proceeds from the sales of certain real estate properties. These sales proceeds will be disbursed as the Company acquires real estate investments under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short term maturity of these investments.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Credit Losses

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Credit Losses

Accounts Receivable

Management monitors the aging and collectibility of its accounts receivable balances on an ongoing basis. Whenever deterioration in the timeliness of payment from a tenant or sponsoring health system is noted, management investigates and determines the reason or reasons for the delay. Considering all information gathered, management’s judgment is exercised in determining whether a receivable is potentially uncollectible and, if so, how much or what percentage may be uncollectible. Among the factors management considers in determining collectibility are: the type of contractual arrangement under which the receivable was recorded (e.g., a triple net lease, a gross lease, a property operating agreement, or some other type of agreement); the tenant’s reason for slow payment; industry influences under which the tenant operates; evidence of willingness and ability of the tenant to pay the receivable; credit-worthiness of the tenant; collateral, security deposit, letters of credit or other monies held as security; tenant’s historical payment pattern; other contractual agreements between the tenant and the Company; relationship between the tenant and the Company; the state in which the tenant operates; and the existence of a guarantor and the willingness and ability of the guarantor to pay the receivable. Considering these factors and others, management concludes whether all or some of the aged receivable balance is likely uncollectible. Upon determining that some portion of the receivable is likely uncollectible, the Company records a provision for bad debts for the amount it expects will be uncollectible. When efforts to collect a receivable are exhausted, the receivable amount is charged off against the allowance. The Company does not hold any accounts receivable for sale.

Mortgage Notes

The Company had no mortgage notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and no allowances were recorded on mortgage notes receivables during 2016 or 2015. The Company evaluates collectibility of any mortgage notes and records allowances on the notes as necessary. A loan is impaired when it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan as scheduled, including both contractual interest and principal payments. This assessment also includes an evaluation of the loan collateral. If a mortgage loan becomes past due, the Company will review the specific circumstances and may discontinue the accrual of interest on the loan. The loan is not returned to accrual status until the debtor has demonstrated the ability to continue debt service in accordance with the contractual terms. Loans placed on non-accrual status will be accounted for either on a cash basis, in which income is recognized only upon receipt of cash, or on a cost-recovery basis, in which all cash receipts reduce the carrying value of the loan, based on the Company’s expectation of future collectibility.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are tested at least annually for impairment. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their respective lives to their estimated residual values and are reviewed for impairment only when impairment indicators are present.

Identifiable intangible assets of the Company are comprised of enterprise goodwill, in-place lease intangible assets, customer relationship intangible assets, and deferred financing costs. In-place lease and customer relationship intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the applicable lives of the assets. Deferred financing costs are amortized over the term of the related credit facility or other debt instrument under the straight-line method, which approximates amortization under the effective interest method. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated annually as of December 31 for impairment. Both the 2016 and 2015 impairment evaluations indicated that no impairment had occurred with respect to the $3.5 million goodwill asset.

Contingent Liabilities

Contingent Liabilities

From time to time, the Company may be subject to loss contingencies arising from legal proceedings and similar matters. Additionally, while the Company maintains comprehensive liability and property insurance with respect to each of its properties, the Company may be exposed to unforeseen losses related to uninsured or underinsured damages.

The Company continually monitors any matters that may present a contingent liability, and, on a quarterly basis, management reviews the Company’s reserves and accruals in relation to each of them, adjusting provisions as necessary in view of changes in available information. Liabilities for contingencies are first recorded when a loss is determined to be both probable and can be reasonably estimated. Changes in estimates regarding the exposure to a contingent loss are reflected as adjustments to the related liability in the periods when they occur.

Because of uncertainties inherent in the estimation of contingent liabilities, it is possible that the Company’s provision for contingent losses could change materially in the near term. To the extent that any significant losses, in addition to amounts recognized, are at least reasonably possible, such amounts will be disclosed in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

During 2015, the Company terminated its Executive Retirement Plan under which three of the Company’s founding officers were eligible to receive retirement benefits upon retirement. The Company recognized a total benefit obligation of $19.6 million in connection with the termination and recorded a charge of approximately $5.3 million, inclusive of the acceleration of $2.5 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets that was being amortized. The one-time lump sum payment was paid in cash in May 2016.

Stock-based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has various employee and director stock-based awards outstanding. These awards include non-vested common stock and options to purchase common stock granted to employees pursuant to the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and its predecessor plans (the “2015 Incentive Plan”) and the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”). The Company recognizes share-based payments to employees and directors in the Consolidated Statements of Income on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period based on the fair value of the award on the measurement date.

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan features a “look-back” provision which enables the employee to purchase a fixed number of common shares at the lesser of 85% of the market price on the date of grant or 85% of the market price on the date of exercise, with optional purchase dates occurring once each quarter for 27 months. The Company accounts for awards to its employees under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan based on fair value, using the Black-Scholes model, and generally recognizes expense over the award’s vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. Since the options granted under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan immediately vest, the Company records compensation expense for those options when they are granted in the first quarter of each year and then may record additional compensation expense in subsequent quarters as warranted. In each of the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized in general and administrative expenses approximately $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.3 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to the annual grant of options to its employees to purchase shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Certain items must be included in comprehensive income, including items such as foreign currency translation adjustments, minimum pension liability adjustments, derivative instruments and unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities. The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists only of the loss on the effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges as of December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2015, the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the cumulative pension liability adjustment and changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges. As of December 31, 2014, the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted only of the cumulative pension liability adjustments. The Company terminated its Pension Plan during 2015 and reclassified this amount into earnings.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. There are four criteria that must all be met before a Company may recognize revenue, including that persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered (i.e., the tenant has taken possession of and controls the physical use of the leased asset), the price has been fixed or is determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Income received but not yet earned is deferred until such time it is earned. Deferred revenue, included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $32.4 million and $36.4 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 which includes deferred tenant improvement reimbursements of $20.6 million and $21.3 million, respectively, which will be recognized as revenue over the life of each respective lease.

The Company derives most of its revenues from its real estate property and mortgage notes receivable portfolio. The Company’s rental and mortgage interest income is recognized based on contractual arrangements with its tenants, sponsoring health systems or borrowers. These contractual arrangements fall into three categories: leases, mortgage notes receivable, and property operating agreements as described in the following paragraphs. The Company may accrue late fees based on the contractual terms of a lease or note. Such fees, if accrued, are included in rental income or mortgage interest income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, based on the type of contractual agreement.

Rental Income

Rental income related to non-cancelable operating leases is recognized as earned over the life of the lease agreements on a straight-line basis. The Company's lease agreements generally include provisions for stated annual increases or increases based on a Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Rental income from properties under multi-tenant office lease arrangements and rental income from properties with single-tenant lease arrangements are included in rental income on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. The components of rental income are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Property operating income	$	336,409	$	306,550	$	285,304
Single-tenant net lease	63,871		67,238		65,252
Straight-line rent	7,201		9,545		10,969
Rental income	$	407,481	$	383,333	$	361,525

Operating expense recoveries, included in property operating income, were approximately $66.0 million, $58.9 million and $53.9 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Additional rent, generally defined in most lease agreements as the cumulative increase in CPI from the lease start date to the CPI as of the end of the previous year, is calculated as of the beginning of each year, and is then billed and recognized as income during the year as provided for in the lease. There was no additional rental income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Included in rental income was additional rental income, net of reserves, of approximately $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Mortgage Interest Income

Interest income on the Company’s mortgage notes receivable is recognized based on the interest rates, maturity dates and amortization periods in accordance with each note agreement. The Company has no outstanding mortgage notes receivable as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. However, the Company had one fixed rate mortgage note receivable that was outstanding as of December 31, 2014, which was repaid prior to December 31, 2015. The Company amortizes any fees paid related to its mortgage notes receivable to mortgage interest income over the term of the loan on a straight-line basis which approximates amortization under the effective interest method.

Other operating income

Other Operating Income

Other operating income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income was comprised of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Property lease guaranty revenue	$	3,058	$	3,890	$	4,430
Interest income	473		579		731
Management fee income	369		370		289
Other	249		208		215
	$	4,149	$	5,047	$	5,665

Two and five of the Company’s owned real estate properties as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were covered under property operating agreements between the Company and a sponsoring health system, which contractually obligate the sponsoring health system to provide to the Company a minimum return on the Company’s investment in the property in exchange for the right to be involved in the operating decisions of the property, including tenancy. If the minimum return is not achieved through normal operations of the property, the Company calculates and accrues to property lease guaranty revenue, each quarter, any shortfalls due from the sponsoring health systems under the terms of the property operating agreement.

Interest income generally relates to interest on tenant improvement reimbursements as defined in each note or lease agreement.

Management fees for property management services provided to third parties are generally calculated, accrued and billed monthly based on a percentage of cash collections of tenant receivables for the month or a stated amount per square foot. Management fees related to the Company’s owned properties are eliminated in consolidation.

Federal Income Taxes

Federal Income Taxes

No provision has been made for federal income taxes. The Company intends at all times to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company must distribute at least 90% per annum of its real estate investment trust taxable income to its stockholders and meet other requirements to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust. See Note 16 for further discussion.

The Company classifies interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a component of general and administrative expenses. No such amounts were recognized during the three years ended December 31, 2016.

Federal tax returns for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 are currently subject to examination by taxing authorities.

State Income Taxes

State Income Taxes

The Company must pay certain state income taxes and the provisions for such taxes are generally included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 16 for further discussion.

Sales and Use Taxes

Sales and Use Taxes

The Company must pay sales and use taxes to certain state tax authorities based on rents collected from tenants in properties located in those states. The Company is generally reimbursed for these taxes by the tenant. The Company accounts for the payments to the taxing authority and subsequent reimbursement from the tenant on a net basis in revenues in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

The Company sells properties from time to time due to a variety of factors, including among other things, market conditions or the exercise of purchase options by tenants. The Company does not expect these dispositions to meet the amended definition of a discontinued operation as defined in Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, "Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity." The Company adopted ASU No. 2014-08 on a prospective basis beginning January 1, 2015 which excluded properties previously in discontinued operations prior to adoption. However, if a sale were to meet the amended definition representing a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results, the operating results of the properties that have been sold or are held for sale will be reported as discontinued operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented.

Earning Per Share

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per common share is calculated using weighted average shares outstanding less issued and outstanding non-vested shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated using weighted average shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of the outstanding stock options from the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and non-vested shares of common stock using the treasury stock method and the average stock price during the period.

New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 and No. 2015-14

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard that supersedes most existing revenue recognition guidance, including sales of real estate. This standard's core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. However, leasing contracts, representing the major source of the Company's revenues, are not within the scope of the new standard and will continue to be accounted for under other standards.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); Deferral of the Effective Date." This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that year.

The Company plans on adopting this standard by using the full retrospective adoption method beginning on January 1, 2018. The Company's revenue-producing contracts are primarily leases that are not within the scope of this standard. As a result, the Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on the Company's leasing revenues. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact on other revenue sources. However, the Company does expect additional disclosures that are required from the adoption of this standard.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This standard required debt issuance costs to be reported in the balance sheet as a direct reduction from the face amount of the note to which it is directly related. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, "Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of

Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements," which allowed entities to defer and present debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements as assets regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2016. As a result of the adoption, all deferred financing costs, excluding costs related to the unsecured revolving credit facility, were reclassified to Notes and bonds payable. Unsecured revolving credit facility costs remain classified as an asset and will continue to be amortized over the remaining term.

The guidance requires retrospective adoption for all prior periods presented. The following table represents the previously reported balances and reclassified balances for the impacted line items of the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015:

	December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	As Previously Reported		As Reclassified
Other assets, net	$	192,918	$	186,416
Total assets	$	2,816,726	$	2,810,224
Notes and bonds payable	$	1,431,494	$	1,424,992
Total liabilities	$	1,573,979	$	1,567,477
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,816,726	$	2,810,224

Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-16

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, "Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments." This standard requires adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period after a business combination to be recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The adjustments recognized in the current period include the effects on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as a result of the change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The Company adopted this standard effective as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases." For lessees, the new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The Company expects that all of the leases where the Company is the lessee will be recorded on the Company's balance sheet. For lessors, the new standard requires a lessor to classify leases as either sales-type, finance or operating. A lease will be treated as a sale if it transfers all of the risks and rewards, as well as control of the underlying asset, to the lessee. If risks and rewards are conveyed without the transfer of control, the lease is treated as financing. If the lessor doesn't convey risks and rewards or control, an operating lease results.

The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessors for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is in the initial stages of evaluating the impact from the adoption of this new standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation; Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." This update was issued as part of the simplification initiative. The areas of simplification relevant to the Company include the following:

• Forfeitures - an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur.

• Minimum statutory tax withholding requirements - the threshold to qualify for equity classification permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdiction.

• Classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes - cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity.

This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning on January 1, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2016. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." This update is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recognition of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments that are not accounted for at fair value through net income, including loans held for investment, held-to-maturity debt securities, trade and other receivables, net investment in leases and other such commitments. This update requires that financial statement assets measured at an amortized cost be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, through an allowance for credit losses that is deducted from the amortized cost basis. This standard is effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the initial stages of evaluating the impact from the adoption of this new standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows; Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments." This update clarifies whether the following items should be classified as operating, investing or financing in the statement of cash flows: (i) debt prepayments and extinguishment costs, (ii) settlement of zero-coupon debt, (iii) settlement of contingent consideration, (iv) insurance proceeds, (v) settlement of corporate-owned life insurance and bank-owned life insurance policies, (vi) distributions from equity method investees, (vii) beneficial interest in securitization transactions and (viii) receipts and payments with aspects of more than one class of cash flows.

This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning on January 1, 2018 with early adoption permitted on a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2017. There is not expected to be a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes resulting from the adoption of this standard.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows; Restricted Cash." This update requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted this standard for the 2016 annual reporting period. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-01

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, "Business Combinations; Clarifying the Definition of a Business." This update modifies the requirements to meet the definition of a business under Topic 805, "Business Combinations." The amendments provide a screen to determine when an integrated set of assets and activities is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that will need to be further evaluated. The Company believes that this amendment will result in most if its real estate acquisitions to be accounted for as asset acquisitions rather than business combinations. This standard is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2017. The impact to the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes as a result of the adoption of this standard is primarily related to the difference in the accounting of acquisition costs. When accounting for these costs as a part of an asset acquisition, the Company will be permitted to capitalize the costs. The Company does not believe that this will have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of cash and cash equivalents

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets the same amounts shown on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

(Dollars in thousands)	12/31/2016		12/31/2015		12/31/2014
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,409	$	4,102	$	3,519
Restricted cash	49,098		—		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	54,507	$	4,102	$	3,519

Assets' estimated useful life

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and liabilities in place as of December 31, 2016, is provided for on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated useful life:

Land improvements	15.0 to 38.1 years
Buildings and improvements	3.3 to 39.0 years
Lease intangibles (including ground lease intangibles)	1.9 to 99.0 years
Personal property	2.8 to 17.3 years

Schedule of rental income

The components of rental income are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Property operating income	$	336,409	$	306,550	$	285,304
Single-tenant net lease	63,871		67,238		65,252
Straight-line rent	7,201		9,545		10,969
Rental income	$	407,481	$	383,333	$	361,525

Other operating income

Other operating income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income was comprised of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Property lease guaranty revenue	$	3,058	$	3,890	$	4,430
Interest income	473		579		731
Management fee income	369		370		289
Other	249		208		215
	$	4,149	$	5,047	$	5,665

Schedule of previously reported balances

The following table represents the previously reported balances and reclassified balances for the impacted line items of the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015:

	December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	As Previously Reported		As Reclassified
Other assets, net	$	192,918	$	186,416
Total assets	$	2,816,726	$	2,810,224
Notes and bonds payable	$	1,431,494	$	1,424,992
Total liabilities	$	1,573,979	$	1,567,477
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,816,726	$	2,810,224

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Property Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Real Estate Investment Property, Net [Abstract]

Property Investment

The following table summarizes the Company’s investments at December 31, 2016.

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Facilities	Land		Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles		Personal Property		Total		Accumulated Depreciation
Medical office/outpatient:
Alabama	4	$	650	$	43,912	$	20	$	44,582	$	(19,771	)
Arizona	7	1,330		62,289		443		64,062		(16,082		)
California	12	37,072		201,860		325		239,257		(71,152		)
Colorado	10	8,257		198,119		239		206,615		(31,357		)
District of Columbia	2	—		31,564		—		31,564		(11,293		)
Florida	7	6,873		71,558		112		78,543		(37,988		)
Hawaii	3	8,327		131,207		160		139,694		(25,869		)
Illinois	3	6,142		51,620		151		57,913		(14,669		)
Indiana	4	3,299		118,219		40		121,558		(24,216		)
Iowa	6	12,665		80,742		94		93,501		(17,784		)
Minnesota	3	2,090		46,243		—		48,333		(2,528		)
Missouri	3	3,797		28,796		7		32,600		(16,810		)
North Carolina	16	5,096		158,488		95		163,679		(49,158		)
Oklahoma	2	7,673		101,416		—		109,089		(7,747		)
Tennessee	13	11,750		223,425		303		235,478		(67,614		)
Texas	43	45,117		643,386		1,262		689,765		(190,829		)
Virginia	14	3,334		227,296		139		230,769		(47,309		)
Washington	17	17,437		406,980		314		424,731		(42,848		)
Other (8 states)	13	2,357		151,672		106		154,135		(40,028		)
	182	183,266		2,978,792		3,810		3,165,868		(735,052		)
Inpatient:
California	1	—		12,688		—		12,688		(7,281		)
Colorado	1	623		10,788		—		11,411		(1,308		)
Missouri	1	1,989		109,304		—		111,293		(9,198		)
Pennsylvania	2	1,126		39,585		—		40,711		(22,826		)
Texas	5	9,507		158,176		265		167,948		(34,905		)
	10	13,245		330,541		265		344,051		(75,518		)
Other:
Indiana	1	96		3,662		32		3,790		(2,708		)
Iowa	1	—		40,339		5		40,344		(5,642		)
Michigan	5	193		12,728		183		13,104		(9,173		)
Tennessee	1	253		7,213		409		7,875		(2,625		)
Texas	1	1,480		3,872		2		5,354		(64		)
Virginia	1	1,139		9,333		2		10,474		(5,724		)
	10	3,161		77,147		633		80,941		(25,936		)
Land Held for Development	—	20,123		—		—		20,123		(166		)
Construction in Progress	—	—		11,655		—		11,655		—
Corporate Property	—	—		—		5,583		5,583		(4,167		)
	—	20,123		11,655		5,583		37,361		(4,333		)
Total real estate investments	202	$	219,795	$	3,398,135	$	10,291	$	3,628,221	$	(840,839	)

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Real Estate Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Leases [Abstract]

Future minimum lease payments due to the Company under property operating agreements

Future minimum lease payments under the non-cancelable operating leases and guaranteed amounts due to the Company under property operating agreements as of December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

2017	$	315,366
2018	276,321
2019	231,077
2020	188,518
2021	154,470
2022 and thereafter	603,045
	$	1,768,797

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Acquisitions, Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Acquisitions and Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments [Abstract]

Summary of acquisitions

The following table details the Company's acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Acquired	Purchase Price		Purchase Price Credits (2)			Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed (3)			Cash Consideration(4)		Real Estate		Other (5)			Square Footage (Unaudited)
Real estate acquisitions
Seattle, Washington	MOB	3/31/16	$	38.3	$	(0.6	)	$	—		$	37.7	$	37.7	$	—		69,712
Seattle, Washington	MOB	4/29/16	21.6		(2.8		)	—			18.8		20.1		(1.3		)	46,637
Los Angeles, California	MOB	5/13/16	20.0		(0.3		)	(13.2		)	6.5		20.4		(0.7		)	63,012
Seattle, Washington	MOB	9/12/16	53.1		(0.1		)	—			53.0		54.6		(1.6		)	87,462
Washington, D.C. (6)	MOB	9/26/16	45.2		(0.1		)	—			45.1		43.7		1.4			103,783
Baltimore, Maryland (7)	MOB	10/11/16	36.2		0.2			—			36.4		36.4		—			113,631
Seattle, Washington	MOB	10/17/16	9.8		—			—			9.8		9.9		(0.1		)	29,753
Seattle, Washington	MOB	12/21/16	5.1		—			—			5.1		5.2		(0.1		)	20,740
St. Paul, Minnesota	MOB	12/21/16	12.6		(0.1		)	—			12.5		11.3		1.2			48,281
			$	241.9	$	(3.8	)	$	(13.2	)	$	224.9	$	239.3	$	(1.2	)	583,011

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(1) MOB = medical office building

(2) Includes tenant improvement and capital expenditure obligations assumed upon acquisition.

(3) The mortgage note payable assumed in the acquisition does not reflect the fair value adjustments totaling $0.8 million recorded by the Company upon acquisition (included in Other).

(4) Excludes prorations of revenue and expense due to/from seller at the time of the acquisition.

(5) Includes assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangibles recognized at acquisition and fair value adjustments on debt assumed.

(6) A director of the Company serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Inova Health System. As part of this transaction, the Company assumed a ground lease and tenant leases with Loudoun Hospital Center, an affiliate of Inova Health System.

(7) Includes two properties.

The following table details the Company's acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2015:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Acquired	Purchase Price		Purchase Price Adjustments/ (Credits) (2)			Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed (3)			Cash Consideration (4)		Real Estate		Other (5)			Square Footage
Real estate acquisitions
San Jose, California	MOB	1/15/15	$	39.3	$	(0.2	)	$	—		$	39.1	$	39.2	$	(0.1	)	110,679
Seattle, Washington	MOB	6/26/15	14.0		(0.1		)	(9.5		)	4.4		13.8		0.1			35,558
Seattle, Washington	MOB	9/1/15	28.0		(0.2		)	(9.4		)	18.4		27.8		—			52,813
Denver, Colorado	MOB	9/14/15	6.5		(0.3		)	—			6.2		6.3		(0.1		)	47,508
Tacoma, Washington	MOB	10/23/15	8.8		(1.3		)	—			7.5		8.6		(1.1		)	33,169
Oakland, California	MOB	11/3/15	47.0		(3.4		)	—			43.6		44.2		(0.6		)	99,942
Seattle, Washington	MOB	11/18/15	27.6		0.1			—			27.7		27.6		0.1			60,437
Minneapolis, Minnesota	MOB	12/18/15	16.0		0.1			(9.5		)	6.6		16.0		0.1			64,143
Total real estate acquisitions			$	187.2	$	(5.3	)	$	(28.4	)	$	153.5	$	183.5	$	(1.6	)	504,249
Land acquisitions			2.9		—			—			2.9		2.9		—			—
			$	190.1	$	(5.3	)	$	(28.4	)	$	156.4	$	186.4	$	(1.6	)	504,249

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(1) MOB = medical office building

(2) Includes tenant improvement and capital expenditure obligations assumed upon acquisition.

(3) The mortgage notes payable assumed in the acquisitions do not reflect the fair value adjustments totaling $0.4 million recorded by the Company upon acquisition (included in Other).

(4) Excludes prorations of revenue and expense due to/from seller at the time of the acquisition.

(5) Includes assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangibles recognized at acquisition and fair value adjustments on debt assumed.

Summary of assets acquired and liabilities assumed

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the real estate acquisitions for 2016 as of the acquisition date:

	Estimated Fair Value			Estimated Useful Life
	(In millions)			(In years)
Building	$	216.8		20.0-35.0
Land	9.7			—
Intangibles:
At-market lease intangibles	12.8			2.7-10.3
Above-market lease intangibles	0.9			0.7-3.8
Below-market lease intangibles	(0.4		)	1.4-9.4
Above-market ground lease intangibles	(1.6		)	99.0
Below-market ground lease intangibles	2.0			36.8-99.0
Total intangibles	13.7
Mortgage notes payable assumed, including fair value adjustments	(14.0		)
Other assets acquired	0.5
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities assumed	(1.8		)
Total cash paid	$	224.9

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the real estate acquisitions for 2015 as of the acquisition date:

	Estimated Fair Value			Estimated Useful Life
	(In millions)			(In years)
Building	$	153.1		25.0-35.0
Land	23.2			—
Intangibles:
At-market lease intangibles	10.1			1.9-7.9
Above-market lease intangibles	0.1			0.9-4.9
Below-market lease intangibles	(0.5		)	1.3-8.3
Below-market ground lease intangibles	0.9			46.3-78.5
Total intangibles	10.6
Mortgage notes payable assumed, including fair value adjustments	(28.8		)
Other assets acquired	0.5
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities assumed	(2.2		)
Total cash paid	$	156.4

Summary of dispositions

The following table details the Company's dispositions for the year ended December 31, 2015:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Disposed	Sales Price		Closing Adjustments			Net Proceeds		Net Real Estate Investment		Other (including receivables)		Gain/ (Impairment)			Square Footage (Unaudited)
Real estate dispositions
Roanoke, Virginia	MOB	05/21/15	$	1.0	$	—		$	1.0	$	0.3	$	—	$	0.7		5,323
Indianapolis, Indiana (2)	MOB/SF	06/30/15	97.0		(3.7		)	93.3		50.5		1.9		40.9			175,999
Lancaster, Pennsylvania (3)	MOB	07/17/15	18.4		—			18.4		7.4		0.4		10.6			63,914
Sarasota, Florida	MOB	09/16/15	16.3		(0.5		)	15.8		10.5		0.2		5.1			119,903
Tuscon, Arizona	MOB	09/25/15	3.0		—			3.0		2.0		0.2		0.8			40,782
St. Louis, Missouri	MOB	09/30/15	3.0		(0.2		)	2.8		2.9		0.2		(0.3		)	13,478
Phoenix, Arizona	MOB	11/05/15	5.3		(0.3		)	5.0		4.9		—		0.1			56,645
Atlanta, Georgia	MOB	12/14/15	14.0		(0.2		)	13.8		4.4		0.4		9.0			58,030
Total dispositions			$	158.0	$	(4.9	)	$	153.1	$	82.9	$	3.3	$	66.9		534,074

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(1) MOB = medical office building; SF = surgical facility

(2) Includes two properties

(3) Previously included in assets held for sale.

The following table details the Company's dispositions for the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Type (1)	Date Disposed	Sales Price		Closing Adjustments			Net Proceeds		Net Real Estate Investment		Other (including receivables)		Gain		Square Footage (Unaudited)
Real estate dispositions
Kansas City, Kansas	MOB	10/14/16	$	15.1	$	—		$	15.1	$	7.2	$	0.3	$	7.6	70,908
Nashville, Tennessee	MOB	10/28/16	8.8		(0.2		)	8.6		6.3		0.2		2.1		45,274
Altoona, Pennsylvania	IRF	12/20/16	21.5		(0.4		)	21.1		12.4		0.6		8.1		64,032
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	IRF	12/20/16	24.2		(0.6		)	23.6		8.2		0.4		15.0		79,836
Phoenix, Arizona	IRF	12/20/16	22.3		—			22.3		13.5		1.4		7.4		51,903
Atlanta, Georgia	MOB	12/22/16	2.8		(0.2		)	2.6		1.8		—		0.8		8,749
Total dispositions			$	94.7	$	(1.4	)	$	93.3	$	49.4	$	2.9	$	41.0	320,702

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(1) MOB = medical office building; IRF = inpatient rehabilitation facility

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Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures

The table below reflects the assets and liabilities of the properties classified as held for sale and discontinued operations as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Balance Sheet data
Land	$	1,362		$	422
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles	4,410			1,350
	5,772			1,772
Accumulated depreciation	(2,977		)	(1,070		)
Assets held for sale, net	2,795			702
Other assets, net (including receivables)	297			22
Assets of discontinued operations, net	297			22
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net	$	3,092		$	724
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	22		$	28
Other liabilities	592			5
Liabilities of assets held for sale and discontinued operations	$	614		$	33

The table below reflects the results of operations of the properties included in discontinued operations on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Statements of Income data:
Revenues(1)
Rental income	$	—		$	752		$	5,660
Other operating	—			—			4
	—			752			5,664
Expenses(2)
Property operating	71			58			3,126
General and administrative	—			—			19
Depreciation	—			—			1,551
Bad debt, net of recoveries	—			(1		)	3
	71			57			4,699
Other Income (Expense) (3)
Interest and other income, net	—			20			2
	—			20			2
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	(71		)	715			967
Impairments (4)	(121		)	(686		)	(12,029		)
Gain on sales of real estate properties (5)	7			10,571			9,283
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	$	(185	)	$	10,600		$	(1,779	)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Basic	$	0.00		$	0.11		$	(0.02	)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Diluted	$	0.00		$	0.11		$	(0.02	)

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(1) Total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 included $0.8 million and $5.7 million, respectively, related to properties sold.

(2) Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 included $0.1 million related to a property that is held for sale. Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015, and 2014 included $0.1 million and $4.7 million related to properties sold.

(3) Other income (expense) for the years ended December 31, 2015, and 2014 included income (expense) related to properties sold.

(4) Impairments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 included $0.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, related to one property held for sale. Impairments for the year ended December 31, 2014 included $3.7 million related to the sale of three properties and $8.3 million on four properties, classified as held for sale and subsequently sold in 2015.

(5) Gain on sales of real estate properties for the year ended December 31, 2016 included a gain on the sale of one property sold in 2015. Gains on the sales of real estate properties for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 included gains on the sale of one and three properties, respectively.

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Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Items included in other assets

Other assets consist primarily of straight-line rent receivables, prepaids, intangible assets, deferred financing costs and accounts receivable. Items included in "Other assets, net" on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheetsas of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are detailed in the table below:

	December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2016			2015 (1)
Prepaid assets	$	64.8		$	63.6
Straight-line rent receivables	64.6			60.4
Above-market intangible assets, net	19.1			17.3
Additional long-lived assets, net	14.5			14.8
Ground lease modification, net	10.8			11.2
Accounts receivable	8.1			8.8
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	(0.1		)	(0.2		)
Credit facility deferred financing costs	4.9			2.2
Goodwill	3.5			3.5
Customer relationship intangible assets, net	1.8			1.9
Other	3.7			2.9
	$	195.7		$	186.4

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(1) The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" as of January 1, 2016. Balance Sheet data for the year ending December 31, 2015 reflects this reclassification. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

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Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of finite lived intangible assets and liabilities

The Company’s intangible assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:

	Gross Balance at December 31,						Accumulated Amortization at December 31,						Weighted Avg. Remaining Life (Years)	Balance Sheet Classification
(Dollars in millions)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Goodwill	$	3.5		$	3.5		$	—		$	—		N/A	Other assets
Credit facility deferred financing costs	5.4			7.3			0.5			5.1			3.6	Other assets
Above-market lease intangibles	24.5			21.8			5.4			4.5			54.8	Other assets
Customer relationship intangibles	2.6			2.6			0.8			0.7			26.6	Other assets
Below-market lease intangibles	(8.8		)	(7.9		)	(3.2		)	(3.7		)	38.0	Other liabilities
Deferred financing costs	9.4			9.8			4.0			3.3			6.0	Notes & bonds payable
At-market lease intangibles	84.1			78.9			39.0			35.0			5.9	Real estate properties
	$	120.7		$	116.0		$	46.5		$	44.9		18.5

Schedule of expected net future amortization expense

The following table represents expected amortization over the next five years of the Company’s intangible assets and liabilities in place as of December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Future Amortization of Intangibles, net
2017	$	14.1
2018	$	12.1
2019	$	10.2
2020	$	7.3
2021	$	3.3

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Notes and Bonds Payable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of debt

The table below details the Company’s notes and bonds payable.  The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" as of January 1, 2016. The balances the year ending December 31, 2015 shown below reflect the required reclassification of debt issuance costs. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

	December 31,				Maturity Dates	Contractual Interest Rates		Principal Payments	Interest Payments
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015
Unsecured Credit Facility	$	107,000	$	206,000	7/20	LIBOR + 1.00%		At maturity	Quarterly
Unsecured Term Loan due 2019, net of issuance costs	149,491		199,257		2/19	LIBOR + 1.20%		At maturity	Quarterly
Senior Notes due 2021, net of discount and issuance costs	397,147		396,489		1/21	5.75	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Senior Notes due 2023, net of discount and issuance costs	247,296		246,897		4/23	3.75	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Senior Notes due 2025, net of discount and issuance costs	247,819		247,602		5/25	3.88	%	At maturity	Semi-Annual
Mortgage notes payable, net of discounts and issuance costs and including premiums	115,617		128,747		5/17-5/40	3.60%-6.88%		Monthly	Monthly
	$	1,264,370	$	1,424,992

Schedule of Mortgage Notes Payable

The following table details the Company’s mortgage notes payable, with related collateral.

	Original Balance		Effective Interest Rate (20)		Maturity Date	Collateral (21)	Principal and Interest Payments (19)		Investment in Collateral at December 31,		Balance at December 31,
(Dollars in millions)									2016		2016		2015
Commercial Bank (1)	$	13.1	5.00	%	4/16	MOB	Monthly/25-yr amort.		$	—	$	—	$	10.2
Commercial Bank (2)	8.1		4.54	%	8/16	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		—		—		7.4
Commercial Bank (3)	18.3		5.40	%	12/16	MOB	Monthly/30-yr amort.		—		—		16.0
Life Insurance Co. (4)	4.7		7.77	%	1/17	MOB	Monthly/20-yr amort.		—		—		0.4
Life Insurance Co.	7.0		5.53	%	1/18	MOB	Monthly/15-yr amort.		14.3		0.7		1.4
Insurance Co. (5)	7.3		5.54	%	12/18	MOB	Monthly/25-yr amort.		14.2		6.2		6.5
Commercial Bank (6)	9.5		5.07	%	3/19	MOB	Monthly/5-yr amort.		13.9		9.5		9.7
Commercial Bank (7)	9.4		4.55	%	7/19	MOB	Monthly/8-yr amort		27.8		9.3		9.5
Commercial Bank (8)	15.2		7.65	%	7/20	MOB	(18	)	20.2		12.7		12.7
Life Insurance Co. (9)	7.9		4.00	%	8/20	MOB	Monthly/15-yr amort.		20.7		2.7		3.3
Life Insurance Co. (10)	7.3		5.25	%	8/20	MOB	Monthly/27-yr amort.		17.9		6.7		6.9
Commercial Bank (11)	12.9		6.43	%	2/21	MOB	Monthly/12-yr amort.		19.9		10.7		10.8
Life Insurance Co. (12)	13.3		4.13	%	1/24	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		20.5		13.6		—
Financial Services (13)	9.7		4.32	%	9/24	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		16.1		9.1		9.3
First Tennessee Bank	11.5		3.71	%	1/26	MOB	Monthly/10-yr amort.		37.3		11.0		—
Commercial Bank (14)	15.0		5.25	%	4/27	MOB	Monthly/20-yr amort.		33.4		10.4		11.1
Commercial Bank	1.8		5.55	%	10/30	OTH	Monthly/27-yr amort.		7.9		1.3		1.4
Municipal Government (15) (16)	11.9		4.79	%	(17)	MOB	Semi-Annual (17)		20.9		11.7		12.1
									$	285.0	$	115.6	$	128.7

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(1) The Company repaid this mortgage note in February 2016.

(2) The Company repaid this mortgage note in April 2016.

(3) The Company repaid this mortgage note in September 2016.

(4) The Company repaid this mortgage note in October 2016.

(5) The unamortized portion of the $0.6 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(6) The unamortized portion of the $0.2 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(7) The unamortized portion of the $0.3 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(8) The unaccreted portion of the $2.4 million discount recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(9) The unamortized portion of the $0.3 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(10) The unamortized portion of the $0.4 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(11) The unaccreted portion of a $1.0 million discount recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(12) The unamortized portion of the $0.8 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(13) The unaccreted portion of the $0.1 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(14) The unamortized portion of a $0.7 million premium recorded on this note upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(15) Balance consists of four notes secured by the same building.

(16) The unamortized portion of the $1.0 million premium recorded on the four notes upon acquisition is included in the balance above.

(17) These four mortgage notes payable are series municipal bonds that have maturity dates ranging from from May 2017 to May 2040. The note payable with the earliest maturity date will require principal and interest payments while the remaining notes payable will require interest only payments. One of the notes payable matures in May 2017 and the remaining three have future maturity dates but allow repayment after May 2020 without penalty. The Company intends on repaying all three notes payable at that time.

(18) Payable in monthly installments of interest only for 24 months and then installments of principal and interest based on an 11-year amortization with the final payment due at maturity.

(19) Payable in monthly installments of principal and interest with the final payment due at maturity (unless otherwise noted).

(20) The contractual interest rates for the 17 outstanding mortgage notes ranged from 3.6% to 6.9% as of December 31, 2016.

(21) MOB-Medical office building; OTH-Other.

Future contractual maturities of the Company's notes and bonds payable

Future maturities of the Company’s notes and bonds payable as of December 31, 2016 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Principal Maturities		Net Accretion/ Amortization (1)			Debt Issuance Costs			Notes and Bonds Payable	%
2017	$	4,374	$	(233	)	$	(1,086	)	3,055	0.2	%
2018	9,649		(295		)	(1,089		)	8,265	0.7	%
2019	171,643		(514		)	(876		)	170,253	13.5	%
2020	128,692		(683		)	(825		)	127,184	10.1	%
2021	412,149		(144		)	(490		)	411,515	32.5	%
2022 and thereafter	545,427		(75		)	(1,254		)	544,098	43.0	%
	$	1,271,934	$	(1,944	)	$	(5,620	)	1,264,370	100.0	%

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(1) Includes discount accretion and premium amortization related to the Company’s Senior Notes due 2021, Senior Notes due 2023, Senior Notes due 2025, and 14 mortgage notes payable.

Senior Notes [Member] | 5.750% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of debt

The following table reconciles the balance of the Senior Notes due 2021 on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Senior Notes due 2021 face value	$	400,000		$	400,000
Unaccreted discount	(1,510		)	(1,832		)
Issuance costs	(1,343		)	(1,679		)
Senior Notes due 2021 carrying amount	$	397,147		$	396,489

Senior Notes [Member] | 3.75% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of debt

The following table reconciles the balance of the Senior Notes due 2023 on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Senior Notes due 2023 face value	$	250,000		$	250,000
Unaccreted discount	(1,375		)	(1,565		)
Issuance costs	(1,329		)	(1,538		)
Senior Notes due 2023 carrying amount	$	247,296		$	246,897

Senior Notes [Member] | 3.875% Unsecured Senior Notes due 2025 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of debt

The following table reconciles the balance of the Senior Notes due 2025 on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Senior Notes due 2025 face value	$	250,000		$	250,000
Unaccreted discount	(178		)	(196		)
Issuance costs	(2,003		)	(2,202		)
Senior Notes due 2025 carrying amount	$	247,819		$	247,602

Mortgage notes payable [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of debt

The following table reconciles the Company’s aggregate mortgage notes principal balance with the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company amortized approximately $0.3 million, $0.8 million and $1.1 million of the discount and $0.9 million, $1.0 million, and $1.0 million of the premium. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company also amortized approximately $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.2 million of the debt issuance costs, respectively, on the mortgage notes payable which is included in interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Mortgage notes payable principal balance	$	114,934		$	128,161
Unamortized premium	2,569			2,704
Unaccreted discount	(1,450		)	(1,779		)
Issuance costs	(436		)	(339		)
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	$	115,617		$	128,747

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Effect on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The effective portion of the Company’s interest rate swaps that was recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Location	December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Loss on forward starting interest rate swap agreements recognized in OCI	OCI	$	—		$	(1,684	)
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated OCI into Income (effective portion)	Interest Expense	$	(168	)	$	(115	)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	Interest Expense	$	—		$	—

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending common stock outstanding

The Company had no preferred shares outstanding and had common shares outstanding for the three years ended December 31, 2016 as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016	2015	2014
Balance, beginning of year	101,517,009	98,828,098	95,924,339
Issuance of common stock	14,063,100	2,493,171	3,073,445
Non-vested stock-based awards, net of withheld shares and forfeitures	836,791	195,740	(169,686	)
Balance, end of year	116,416,900	101,517,009	98,828,098

Schedule of sale of stock under market equity offering Program

The following table details the shares sold under this program.

	Shares Sold	Sales Price Per Share	Net Proceeds (in millions)
2016	4,795,601	$28.31 - $33.66	$	144.6
2015	2,434,239	$25.00 - $29.15	$	65.8
2014	3,009,761	$24.35 - $27.53	$	75.7

Change in ownership interest in less-than-wholly-owned subsidiary

The following schedule discloses the effects of changes in the Company's ownership interest in its less-than-wholly-owned subsidiary on the Company's stockholders' equity:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571	$	69,436	$	31,887
Transfers to noncontrolling interest:
Net decrease in the Company's additional paid-in capital for purchase of subsidiary partnership interest	—		—		(6,577		)
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interest	—		—		(6,577		)
Change to the Company's total stockholders' equity from net income attributable to common stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interest	$	85,571	$	69,436	$	25,310

Reconciliation of beginning and ending balances of accumulated other comprehensive income

The following table represents the changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the year ended December 31, 2016:

(Dollars in thousands)	Forward Starting Swaps			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Total
Beginning balance	$	(1,569	)	$	—	$	(1,569	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			—		—
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	168			—		168
Net current-period other comprehensive income	168			—		168
Ending balance	$	(1,401	)	$	—	$	(1,401	)

Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income

The following table represents the details regarding the reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the year ended December 31, 2016:

Details about accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		Affected line item in the statement where net income is presented
(Dollars in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to forward starting swaps	$	168	Interest Expense
	$	168

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Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Net periodic benefit cost for both the Executive Retirement Plan and the Outside Director Plan

Net periodic benefit cost for the Executive Retirement Plan for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 is comprised of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015			2014
Service cost	$	—	$	29		$	88
Interest cost	—		225			687
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)	—		(198		)	(1,189		)
Amortization of net gain (loss)	—		343			469
	—		399			55
Net loss recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—			2,570
Total recognized in net periodic benefit gain and Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1)	$	—	$	399		$	2,625

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(1) 2015 is a partial year due to the termination of the Executive Retirement Plan

Change in benefit obligation

The following table sets forth the benefit obligations as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	19,571		$	16,473
Service cost	—			29
Interest cost	—			225
Benefits paid	(19,575		)	(42		)
Amortization of net gain/loss and prior service cost	—			145
Actuarial loss, net	—			—
Settlement loss	4			5,260
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss arising from settlement on defined benefit pension plan	—			(2,519		)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	—		$	19,571

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015
Net liabilities included in other liabilities	$	—	$	(19,571	)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—

Schedule of assumptions used

The Company's assumed discount rates and compensation increases, which are used to measure the year-end benefit obligations and earnings for the subsequent year related to the Executive Retirement Plan, which was terminated on May 5, 2015 and are detailed in the following table for the three years ended December 31, 2016 :

	2016		2015		2014
Discount rates	—	%	—	%	4.08	%
Compensation increases	—	%	—	%	2.7	%

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Stock and Other Incentive Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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

Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation Cost, Nonvested Awards

The following table represents expected amortization of the Company's non-vested shares issued:

(Dollars in millions)	Future Amortization of Non-Vested Shares
2017	$	8.8
2018	$	6.7
2019	$	4.6
2020	$	4.4
2021	$	3.4
2022 and thereafter	$	4.3
Total	$	32.2

Summary of the activity under the Incentive Plan the previous directors' plan

A summary of the activity under the 2015 Incentive Plan and related information for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Stock-based awards, beginning of year	1,092,262			1,057,732			1,788,168
Granted	885,219			251,789			269,129
Vested	(190,984		)	(210,955		)	(931,767		)
Forfeited	—			(6,304		)	(67,798		)
Stock-based awards, end of year	1,786,497			1,092,262			1,057,732
Weighted-average grant date fair value of:
Stock-based awards, beginning of year	$	24.72		$	24.01		$	23.81
Stock-based awards granted during the year	$	29.60		$	27.70		$	25.27
Stock-based awards vested during the year	$	24.34		$	25.05		$	24.13
Stock-based awards forfeited during the year	$	—		$	24.80		$	22.01
Stock-based awards, end of year	$	27.18		$	24.72		$	24.01
Grant date fair value of shares granted during the year	$	26,204		$	6,975		$	6,800

Summary of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan activity

A summary of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan activity and related information for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Options outstanding, beginning of year	340,958			393,902			391,108
Granted	198,450			197,640			275,655
Exercised	(57,924		)	(44,462		)	(51,078		)
Forfeited	(22,081		)	(47,176		)	(63,908		)
Expired	(143,082		)	(158,946		)	(157,875		)
Options outstanding and exercisable, end of year	316,321			340,958			393,902
Weighted-average exercise price of:
Options outstanding, beginning of year	$	20.70		$	19.17		$	17.05
Options granted during the year	$	24.07		$	23.22		$	18.11
Options exercised during the year	$	21.40		$	19.41		$	17.76
Options forfeited during the year	$	23.16		$	19.90		$	18.58
Options expired during the year	$	18.11		$	20.41		$	15.80
Options outstanding, end of year	$	23.69		$	20.70		$	19.17
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year (calculated as of the grant date)	$	5.37		$	5.39		$	4.35
Intrinsic value of options exercised during the year	$	634		$	381		$	437
Intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable (calculated as of December 31)	$	2,098		$	2,597		$	3,209
Exercise prices of options outstanding (calculated as of December 31)	$	23.69		$	20.70		$	19.17
Weighted-average contractual life of outstanding options (calculated as of December 31, in years)	0.8			0.8			0.8

Fair value of options issued based on weighted-average assumptions

	2016		2015		2014
Risk-free interest rates	1.06	%	0.67	%	0.38	%
Expected dividend yields	4.64	%	4.79	%	4.94	%
Expected life (in years)	1.42		1.38		1.39
Expected volatility	17.6	%	21.0	%	23.0	%
Expected forfeiture rates	85	%	80	%	75	%

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share

The table below sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016.

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2016			2015			2014
Weighted Average Common Shares
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding	109,861,580			100,280,059			97,093,960
Non-vested shares	(1,289,478		)	(1,108,707		)	(1,814,734		)
Weighted average Common Shares - Basic	108,572,102			99,171,352			95,279,226
Weighted average Common Shares - Basic	108,572,102			99,171,352			95,279,226
Dilutive effect of non-vested shares	709,559			623,212			1,364,236
Dilutive effect of employee stock purchase plan	105,336			85,738			115,948
Weighted average Common Shares - Diluted	109,386,997			99,880,302			96,759,410
Net Income
Income from continuing operations	$	85,756		$	58,836		$	33,979
Noncontrolling interests’ share in earnings	—			—			(313		)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	85,756			58,836			33,666
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(185		)	10,600			(1,779		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	31,887
Basic Earnings (loss) Per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.79		$	0.59		$	0.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00			0.11			(0.02		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.79		0.70			0.33
Diluted Earnings (loss) Per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.78		$	0.59		$	0.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00			0.11			(0.02		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.78		$	0.70		$	0.33

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of construction activity

The table below details the Company’s construction activity as of December 31, 2016. The information included in the table below represents management’s estimates and expectations at December 31, 2016, which are subject to change. The Company’s disclosures regarding certain projections or estimates of completion dates may not reflect actual results.

			December 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Properties	Estimated Completion Date	Construction in Progress Balance		Total Funded During the Year		Total Amount Funded		Estimated Remaining Fundings (unaudited)		Estimated Total Investment (unaudited)		Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)
Construction Activity
Nashville, TN	2	Q1 2017	$	—	$	28,794	$	50,612	6,008		$	56,620	294,000
Denver, CO	1	Q2 2017	11,655		11,426		11,655		14,845		26,500		98,000
Total			$	11,655	$	40,220	$	62,267	$	20,853	$	83,120	392,000

Minimum lease payments for its operating leases

The Company’s future minimum lease payments for its corporate office lease and 52 ground leases, excluding leases that the Company has prepaid and leases in which an operator pays or fully reimburses the Company, as of December 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

2016	$	5,719
2017	5,798
2018	5,980
2019	5,840
2020	5,062
2021 and thereafter	361,666
	$	390,065

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Other Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Taxable Income

The following table reconciles the Company’s consolidated net income attributable to common stockholders to taxable income for the three years ended December 31, 2016:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016			2015			2014
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	85,571		$	69,436		$	31,887
Reconciling items to taxable income:
Depreciation and amortization	38,260			30,457			28,332
Gain or loss on disposition of depreciable assets	(32,103		)	1,659			(4,940		)
Impairments	121			687			—
Straight-line rent	(7,101		)	(8,833		)	(12,203		)
Receivable allowances	2,067			571			2,074
Stock-based compensation	1,301			7,518			2,020
Other	2,236			4,304			1,213
	4,781			36,363			16,496
Taxable income (1)	$	90,352		$	105,799		$	48,383
Dividends paid	$	131,759		$	120,266		$	116,371

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 (1) Before REIT dividend paid deduction

Characterization of distributions on common stock

For the three years ended December 31, 2016, there were no preferred shares outstanding. As such, no dividends were distributed related to preferred shares for those periods.

	2016				2015				2014
	Per Share		%		Per Share		%		Per Share		%
Common stock:
Ordinary income	$	0.78	65.0	%	$	0.61	51.0	%	$	0.50	42.0	%
Return of capital	0.35		29.5	%	0.08		6.7	%	0.70		58.0	%
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain	0.07		5.5	%	0.51		42.3	%	—		—	%
Common stock distributions	$	1.20	100.0	%	$	1.20	100.0	%	$	1.20	100.0	%

State Income Taxes

State income tax expense and state income tax payments for the three years ended December 31, 2016 are detailed in the table below:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
State income tax expense:
Texas gross margins tax (1)	$	562	$	528	$	694
Other	2		37		58
Total state income tax expense	$	564	$	565	$	752
State income tax payments, net of refunds and collections	$	544	$	758	$	593

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(1) In the table above, income tax expense for 2015 includes approximately $50 thousand that was recorded to the gain on sale of real estate properties sold, which is included in discontinued operations rather than general and administrative expenses on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair value and carrying values for notes and bonds payable, mortgage notes receivable and notes receivable

The table below details the fair value and carrying values for notes and bonds payable as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

	December 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Notes and bonds payable (1)	$	1,264.4	$	1,265.1	$	1,425.0	$	1,439.0

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(1) Level 3 - Fair value derived from valuation techniques in which one of more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Summary of quarterly financial information

Quarterly financial information for the year ended December 31, 2016 is summarized below.

	Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	March 31			June 30			September 30			December 31 (1)
2016
Revenues from continuing operations	$	100,021		$	102,642		$	103,659		$	105,309
Income from continuing operations	9,163			12,157			11,857			52,580
Loss from discontinued operations	(7		)	(12		)	(23		)	(143		)
Net income	9,156			12,145			11,834			52,437
Less: Income from noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	9,156		$	12,145		$	11,834		$	52,437
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.09		$	0.12		$	0.10		$	0.46
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.09		$	0.12		$	0.10		$	0.45

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(1) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the fourth quarter of 2016 are primarily attributable to gains of $41.0 million on the sale of six properties.

Quarterly financial information for the year ended December 31, 2015 is summarized below.

	Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	March 31 (1)		June 30 (2)		September 30 (3)		December 31 (4)
2015
Revenues from continuing operations	$	96,456	$	96,708	$	96,725	$	98,582
Income from continuing operations	5,049		17,586		16,848		19,354
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	333		330		10,632		(696		)
Net income	5,382		17,916		27,480		18,658
Less: Income from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	5,382	$	17,916	$	27,480	$	18,658
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.05	$	0.18	$	0.28	$	0.19
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.05	$	0.18	$	0.27	$	0.19

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(1) The decreases in net income and amounts per share for the first quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to impairment charges of $3.3 million.

(2) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the second quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to a $41.5 million gain on the sale of two properties, partially offset by a $28.0 million loss on extinguishment of the Senior Notes due 2017.

(3) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the third quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to a $10.6 million gain on the sale of one property previously classified as an asset held for sale.

(4) The increases in net income and amounts per share for the fourth quarter of 2015 are primarily attributable to gains on sales of real estate totaling $9.1 million, partially offset by impairment charges of $0.7 million.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash and cash equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,409	$ 4,102	$ 3,519
Restricted cash	49,098	0	0
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 54,507	$ 4,102	$ 3,519	$ 8,671

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Useful lives of real estate assets and liabilities (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Land improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	15 years
Land improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	38 years 1 month 6 days
Building and improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	3 years 3 months 18 days
Building and improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	39 years
Lease intangibles (including ground lease intangibles) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	1 year 10 months 24 days
Intangible asset useful life	1 year 10 months 24 days
Lease intangibles (including ground lease intangibles) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	99 years 6 days
Intangible asset useful life	99 years
Personal property [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	2 years 9 months 18 days
Personal property [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	17 years 3 months 18 days

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Components of rental income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Property operating income	$ 336,409	$ 306,550	$ 285,304
Single-tenant net lease	63,871	67,238	65,252
Straight-line rent	7,201	9,545	10,969
Rental income	$ 407,481	$ 383,333	$ 361,525

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Components of other operating income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Operating Income [Abstract]
Property lease guaranty revenue	$ 3,058	$ 3,890	$ 4,430
Interest income	473	579	731
Management fee income	369	370	289
Other	249	208	215
Other operating	$ 4,149	$ 5,047	$ 5,665

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) ft² in Millions		12 Months Ended
	May 05, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft² reporting_unit state property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) mortgage_note_receivable employee property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	May 06, 2016 USD ($)
Business Overview [Abstract]
Gross investment, amount, total		$ 3,600,000,000
Real estate properties and mortgages | property		202
Number of owned real estate properties | property		202
Number of states that the Company owns real estate in | state		27
Square footage of owned real estate properties | ft²		14.6
Approximate square feet for which Nationwide property management services provided by company | ft²		10.3
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of Reporting Units | reporting_unit		1
Real Estate Properties [Abstract]
Total real estate properties		$ 3,628,221,000	$ 3,380,908,000
Maximum period up to which interest capitalize on properties in stabilization		1 year
Land Held for Development [Abstract]
Land held for development		$ 20,100,000	17,500,000
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Goodwill impairment loss		0	0
Goodwill		3,487,000	$ 3,487,000
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Abstract]
Number of employees covered by the Company's pension plan | employee			3
Total benefit obligation	$ 19,600,000	$ 0	$ 19,571,000	$ 16,473,000		$ 19,600,000
Current period charge	5,300,000		5,300,000
Incentive Plans [Abstract]
Discount on market price on the date of grant		85.00%
Discount on market price on the date of exercise		85.00%
Expiration date		27 months
General and administrative expense		$ 35,805,000	26,925,000	22,808,000
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Deferred revenue		32,400,000	36,400,000
Deferred revenue, tenant reimbursements		20,600,000	21,300,000
Rental Income [Abstract]
Operating expense recoveries included in income from continuing operations		$ 66,000,000	58,900,000	53,900,000
Additional rental income, net of reserves included in income from continuing operations			$ 0	700,000	$ 700,000
Mortgage Interest income [Abstract]
Number of Mortgage notes receivable outstanding with fixed interest rate | mortgage_note_receivable			1
Other Operating Income [Abstract]
Number of owned real estate properties to which property operating agreements between company and sponsoring health system is applicable | property		2	5
Federal Income Taxes [Abstract]
Percentage of distribution of taxable income for qualify as REIT		90.00%
At Market Lease Intangibles [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Abstract]
Elimination of real estate lease intangibles against accumulated depreciation		$ 6,700,000	$ 6,800,000
Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]
Impairment of property held for sale		100,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Incentive Plans [Abstract]
General and administrative expense		200,000	200,000	$ 300,000
Tenant and Capital Improvements [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Abstract]
Fully depreciated tenant and capital improvements eliminated against accumulated depreciation		100,000	1,300,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Abstract]
Current period charge	$ 2,500,000		$ 2,500,000
Forward Starting Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative Instrument Detail [Abstract]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		$ 1,400,000
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]
Concentration risk (percent)		9.80%	9.80%	10.50%

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Debt Issuance Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other assets, net	$ 195,666	$ 186,416
Total assets	3,040,647	2,810,224
Notes and bonds payable	1,264,370	1,424,992
Total liabilities	1,387,233	1,567,477
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,040,647	2,810,224
As Previously Reported [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other assets, net		192,918
Total assets		2,816,726
Notes and bonds payable		1,431,494
Total liabilities		1,573,979
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 2,816,726

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Property Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	202
Number of real estate investments | property	202
Land	$ 219,795
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	3,386,480	$ 3,135,893
Buildings, Improvements, and Lease Intangibles, including Construction in Progress	3,398,135
Personal Property	10,291	9,954
Total real estate properties	3,628,221	3,380,908
Accumulated Depreciation	(840,839)	$ (761,926)
Total real estate investments	3,628,221
Wholly Owned Properties [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (840,839)
Land Held for Development and Corporate Property [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	0
Land	$ 20,123
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	11,655
Personal Property	5,583
Total real estate properties	37,361
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (4,333)
Land Held for Development [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	0
Land	$ 20,123
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	0
Personal Property	0
Total real estate properties	20,123
Accumulated Depreciation	(166)
Construction in Progress [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	11,655
Total real estate properties	$ 11,655
Corporate Property [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	0
Land	$ 0
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	0
Personal Property	5,583
Total real estate properties	5,583
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (4,167)
Tennessee [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property		2
Medical office/outpatient [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	182
Land	$ 183,266
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	2,978,792
Personal Property	3,810
Total real estate properties	3,165,868
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (735,052)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Alabama [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	4
Land	$ 650
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	43,912
Personal Property	20
Total real estate properties	44,582
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (19,771)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Arizona [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	7
Land	$ 1,330
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	62,289
Personal Property	443
Total real estate properties	64,062
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (16,082)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | California [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	12
Land	$ 37,072
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	201,860
Personal Property	325
Total real estate properties	239,257
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (71,152)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Colorado [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	10
Land	$ 8,257
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	198,119
Personal Property	239
Total real estate properties	206,615
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (31,357)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	2
Land	$ 0
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	31,564
Personal Property	0
Total real estate properties	31,564
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (11,293)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Florida [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	7
Land	$ 6,873
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	71,558
Personal Property	112
Total real estate properties	78,543
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (37,988)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Hawaii [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	3
Land	$ 8,327
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	131,207
Personal Property	160
Total real estate properties	139,694
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (25,869)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Illinois [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	3
Land	$ 6,142
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	51,620
Personal Property	151
Total real estate properties	57,913
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (14,669)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Indiana [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	4
Land	$ 3,299
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	118,219
Personal Property	40
Total real estate properties	121,558
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (24,216)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Iowa [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	6
Land	$ 12,665
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	80,742
Personal Property	94
Total real estate properties	93,501
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (17,784)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Minnesota [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	3
Land	$ 2,090
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	46,243
Personal Property	0
Total real estate properties	48,333
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (2,528)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Missouri [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	3
Land	$ 3,797
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	28,796
Personal Property	7
Total real estate properties	32,600
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (16,810)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | North Carolina [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	16
Land	$ 5,096
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	158,488
Personal Property	95
Total real estate properties	163,679
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (49,158)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Oklahoma [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	2
Land	$ 7,673
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	101,416
Personal Property	0
Total real estate properties	109,089
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (7,747)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Tennessee [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	13
Land	$ 11,750
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	223,425
Personal Property	303
Total real estate properties	235,478
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (67,614)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Texas [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	43
Land	$ 45,117
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	643,386
Personal Property	1,262
Total real estate properties	689,765
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (190,829)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Virginia [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	14
Land	$ 3,334
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	227,296
Personal Property	139
Total real estate properties	230,769
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (47,309)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Washington [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	17
Land	$ 17,437
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	406,980
Personal Property	314
Total real estate properties	424,731
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (42,848)
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Other (11 states) [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	13
Land	$ 2,357
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	151,672
Personal Property	106
Total real estate properties	154,135
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (40,028)
Inpatient [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	10
Land	$ 13,245
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	330,541
Personal Property	265
Total real estate properties	344,051
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (75,518)
Inpatient [Member] | California [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	1
Land	$ 0
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	12,688
Personal Property	0
Total real estate properties	12,688
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (7,281)
Inpatient [Member] | Colorado [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	1
Land	$ 623
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	10,788
Personal Property	0
Total real estate properties	11,411
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (1,308)
Inpatient [Member] | Missouri [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	1
Land	$ 1,989
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	109,304
Personal Property	0
Total real estate properties	111,293
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (9,198)
Inpatient [Member] | Pennsylvania [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	2
Land	$ 1,126
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	39,585
Personal Property	0
Total real estate properties	40,711
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (22,826)
Inpatient [Member] | Texas [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	5
Land	$ 9,507
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	158,176
Personal Property	265
Total real estate properties	167,948
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (34,905)
Other [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	10
Land	$ 3,161
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	77,147
Personal Property	633
Total real estate properties	80,941
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (25,936)
Other [Member] | Indiana [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	1
Land	$ 96
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	3,662
Personal Property	32
Total real estate properties	3,790
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (2,708)
Other [Member] | Iowa [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	1
Land	$ 0
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	40,339
Personal Property	5
Total real estate properties	40,344
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (5,642)
Other [Member] | Michigan [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	5
Land	$ 193
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	12,728
Personal Property	183
Total real estate properties	13,104
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (9,173)
Other [Member] | Tennessee [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	1
Land	$ 253
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	7,213
Personal Property	409
Total real estate properties	7,875
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (2,625)
Other [Member] | Texas [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	1
Land	$ 1,480
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	3,872
Personal Property	2
Total real estate properties	5,354
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (64)
Other [Member] | Virginia [Member]
Summary of Company's investment
Number of facilities | property	1
Land	$ 1,139
Buildings, Improvements,and Lease Intangibles	9,333
Personal Property	2
Total real estate properties	10,474
Accumulated Depreciation	$ (5,724)

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Property Investments (Details Textual) $ in Billions	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property
Real Estate Investment Property, Net [Abstract]
Investment in real estate properties and mortgage notes | $	$ 3.6
Number of real estate investments | property	202

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Real Estate Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2017	$ 315,366
2018	276,321
2019	231,077
2020	188,518
2021	154,470
2022 and thereafter	603,045
Total	$ 1,768,797

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Real Estate Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 Customers	Dec. 31, 2014 Customers
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Approximate Investment in real estate properties subject to outstanding contractual option to purchase | $	$ 173.7
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk (percent)	9.80%	9.80%	10.50%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Baylor Health System [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of customer account for 10% or more of company's revenues including revenue from discontinued operations | Customers		1	1
Concentration risk (percent)		10.00%	10.00%

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Acquisitions, Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments - Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions																	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 17, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 11, 2016 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 26, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 12, 2016 USD ($) ft²	May 13, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Apr. 29, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 18, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Nov. 18, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Nov. 03, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 23, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 14, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 01, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 26, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jan. 15, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² property
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Purchase Price																		$ 190.1
Purchase Price Adjustments/(Credits)																		(5.3)
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed																		(28.4)
Cash Consideration																		156.4
Real Estate																	$ 239.3	186.4
Other																	$ (1.2)	$ (1.6)
Square Footage | ft²																	583,011	504,249
Number of properties acquired | property																	10	8
Real estate acquisitions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Purchase Price																	$ 241.9	$ 187.2
Purchase Price Adjustments/(Credits)																	(3.8)	(5.3)
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed																	(13.2)	(28.4)
Cash Consideration																	224.9	153.5
Real Estate																		183.5
Other																		$ (1.6)
Square Footage | ft²																		504,249
Fair value adjustments on mortgage notes payable assumed																		$ 0.4
Real estate acquisitions [Member] | California [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Date Acquired						May 13, 2016					Nov. 03, 2015					Jan. 15, 2015
Purchase Price						$ 20.0					$ 47.0					$ 39.3
Purchase Price Adjustments/(Credits)						(0.3)					(3.4)					(0.2)
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed						(13.2)
Cash Consideration						6.5					43.6					39.1
Real Estate						20.4					44.2					39.2
Other						$ (0.7)					$ (0.6)					$ (0.1)
Square Footage | ft²						63,012					99,942					110,679
Fair value adjustments on mortgage notes payable assumed																	$ 0.8
Real estate acquisitions [Member] | Colorado [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Date Acquired													Sep. 14, 2015
Purchase Price													$ 6.5
Purchase Price Adjustments/(Credits)													(0.3)
Cash Consideration													6.2
Real Estate													6.3
Other													$ (0.1)
Square Footage | ft²													47,508
Real estate acquisitions [Member] | Minnesota [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Dec. 21, 2016								Dec. 18, 2015
Purchase Price	$ 12.6								$ 16.0
Purchase Price Adjustments/(Credits)	(0.1)								0.1
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed	0.0								(9.5)
Cash Consideration	12.5								6.6
Real Estate	11.3								16.0
Other	$ 1.2								$ 0.1
Square Footage | ft²	48,281								64,143
Real estate acquisitions [Member] | Washington [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Dec. 21, 2016	Oct. 17, 2016			Sep. 12, 2016		Apr. 29, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016		Nov. 18, 2015		Oct. 23, 2015		Sep. 01, 2015	Jun. 26, 2015
Purchase Price	$ 5.1	$ 9.8			$ 53.1		$ 21.6	$ 38.3		$ 27.6		$ 8.8		$ 28.0	$ 14.0
Purchase Price Adjustments/(Credits)	0.0	0.0			(0.1)		(2.8)	(0.6)		0.1		(1.3)		(0.2)	(0.1)
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed	0.0	0.0			0.0		0.0	0.0						(9.4)	(9.5)
Cash Consideration	5.1	9.8			53.0		18.8	37.7		27.7		7.5		18.4	4.4
Real Estate	5.2	9.9			54.6		20.1	37.7		27.6		8.6		27.8	13.8
Other	$ (0.1)	$ (0.1)			$ (1.6)		$ (1.3)	$ 0.0		$ 0.1		$ (1.1)		$ 0.0	$ 0.1
Square Footage | ft²	20,740	29,753			87,462		46,637	69,712		60,437		33,169		52,813	35,558
Real estate acquisitions [Member] | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Date Acquired				Sep. 26, 2016
Purchase Price				$ 45.2
Purchase Price Adjustments/(Credits)				(0.1)
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed				0.0
Cash Consideration				45.1
Real Estate				43.7
Other				$ 1.4
Square Footage | ft²				103,783
Real estate acquisitions [Member] | Maryland [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Date Acquired			Oct. 11, 2016
Purchase Price			$ 36.2
Purchase Price Adjustments/(Credits)			0.2
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed			0.0
Cash Consideration			36.4
Real Estate			36.4
Other			$ 0.0
Square Footage | ft²			113,631
Number of properties acquired | property			2
Land acquisitions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Purchase Price																		2.9
Cash Consideration																		2.9
Real Estate																		$ 2.9

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Acquisitions, Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Building	$ 216.8	$ 153.1
Land	9.7	23.2
Intangibles	13.7	10.6
Mortgage notes payable assumed, including fair value adjustments	(14.0)	(28.8)
Other assets acquired	0.5	0.5
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities assumed	(1.8)	(2.2)
Total cash paid	224.9	156.4
At market lease Intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles	12.8	10.1
Above-market lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles	$ 0.9	0.1
Above-market ground lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset useful life	99 years
Below-market ground lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles	$ 2.0	$ 0.9
Minimum [Member] | At market lease Intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset useful life	2 years 8 months 12 days	1 year 10 months 24 days
Minimum [Member] | Above-market lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset useful life	8 months 12 days	10 months 24 days
Minimum [Member] | Below-market lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset useful life	1 year 4 months 24 days	1 year 3 months 18 days
Minimum [Member] | Below-market ground lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset useful life	36 years 9 months 18 days	46 years 3 months 18 days
Minimum [Member] | Building [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	20 years	25 years
Maximum [Member] | At market lease Intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset useful life	10 years 3 months 18 days	7 years 10 months 24 days
Maximum [Member] | Above-market lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset useful life	3 years 9 months 18 days	4 years 10 months 24 days
Maximum [Member] | Below-market lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset useful life	9 years 4 months 24 days	8 years 3 months 18 days
Maximum [Member] | Below-market ground lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset useful life	99 years	78 years 6 months
Maximum [Member] | Building [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	35 years	35 years
Below-market lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible liabilities	$ (0.4)	$ (0.5)
Above-market ground lease intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible liabilities	$ (1.6)

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Acquisitions, Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments - Dispositions (Details) $ in Millions													3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 20, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 28, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 14, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 14, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Nov. 05, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 25, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 16, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	May 21, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² property
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Sales Price															$ 94.7
Closing Adjustments															(1.4)
Net Proceeds															93.3
Net Real Estate Investment															49.4
Other (including receivables)															2.9
Gain/ (Impairment)															$ 41.0
Square Footage | ft²															320,702
Number of properties sold | property													1	2	6	2
Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Sales Price																$ 158.0
Closing Adjustments																(4.9)
Net Proceeds																153.1
Net Real Estate Investment																82.9
Other (including receivables)																3.3
Gain/ (Impairment)																$ 66.9
Square Footage | ft²																534,074
Mortgage note repayments [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Mortgage Notes																$ 1.9
Kansas [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed				Oct. 14, 2016
Sales Price				$ 15.1
Closing Adjustments				0.0
Net Proceeds				15.1
Net Real Estate Investment				7.2
Other (including receivables)				0.3
Gain/ (Impairment)				$ 7.6
Square Footage | ft²				70,908
Arizona [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed		Dec. 20, 2016				Nov. 05, 2015		Sep. 25, 2015
Sales Price		$ 22.3				$ 5.3		$ 3.0
Closing Adjustments		0.0				(0.3)
Net Proceeds		22.3				5.0		3.0
Net Real Estate Investment		13.5				4.9		2.0
Other (including receivables)		1.4						0.2
Gain/ (Impairment)		$ 7.4				$ 0.1		$ 0.8
Square Footage | ft²		51,903				56,645		40,782
Florida [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed									Sep. 16, 2015
Sales Price									$ 16.3
Closing Adjustments									(0.5)
Net Proceeds									15.8
Net Real Estate Investment									10.5
Other (including receivables)									0.2
Gain/ (Impairment)									$ 5.1
Square Footage | ft²									119,903
Georgia [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed					Dec. 14, 2015
Sales Price					$ 14.0
Closing Adjustments					(0.2)
Net Proceeds					13.8
Net Real Estate Investment					4.4
Other (including receivables)					0.4
Gain/ (Impairment)					$ 9.0
Square Footage | ft²					58,030
Indiana [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed											Jun. 30, 2015
Sales Price											$ 97.0			$ 97.0
Closing Adjustments											(3.7)			(3.7)
Net Proceeds											93.3
Net Real Estate Investment											50.5			50.5
Other (including receivables)											1.9			$ 1.9
Gain/ (Impairment)											$ 40.9
Square Footage | ft²											175,999			175,999
Number of properties sold | property											2
Missouri [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed							Sep. 30, 2015
Sales Price							$ 3.0						$ 3.0
Closing Adjustments							(0.2)						(0.2)
Net Proceeds							2.8
Net Real Estate Investment							2.9						2.9
Other (including receivables)							0.2						$ 0.2
Gain/ (Impairment)							$ (0.3)
Square Footage | ft²							13,478						13,478
Pennsylvania [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed										Jul. 17, 2015
Sales Price										$ 18.4
Closing Adjustments										0.0
Net Proceeds										18.4
Net Real Estate Investment										7.4
Other (including receivables)										0.4
Gain/ (Impairment)										$ 10.6
Square Footage | ft²										63,914
Tennessee [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed	Dec. 22, 2016		Oct. 28, 2016
Sales Price	$ 2.8		$ 8.8
Closing Adjustments	(0.2)		(0.2)
Net Proceeds	2.6		8.6
Net Real Estate Investment	1.8		6.3
Other (including receivables)	0.0		0.2
Gain/ (Impairment)	$ 0.8		$ 2.1
Square Footage | ft²	8,749		45,274
Altoona, Pennsylvania [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed		Dec. 20, 2016
Sales Price		$ 21.5
Closing Adjustments		(0.4)
Net Proceeds		21.1
Net Real Estate Investment		12.4
Other (including receivables)		0.6
Gain/ (Impairment)		$ 8.1
Square Footage | ft²		64,032
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed		Dec. 20, 2016
Sales Price		$ 24.2
Closing Adjustments		(0.6)
Net Proceeds		23.6
Net Real Estate Investment		8.2
Other (including receivables)		0.4
Gain/ (Impairment)		$ 15.0
Square Footage | ft²		79,836
Virginia [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Dispositions [Line Items]
Date Disposed												May 21, 2015
Sales Price												$ 1.0
Closing Adjustments												0.0
Net Proceeds												1.0
Net Real Estate Investment												0.3
Gain/ (Impairment)												$ 0.7
Square Footage | ft²												5,323

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Acquisitions, Dispositions and Mortgage Repayments - Additional information (Details) $ in Millions																										3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 21, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 20, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 28, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 17, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 12, 2016 USD ($) ft²	May 13, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Apr. 29, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 18, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 14, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Nov. 18, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Nov. 05, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Nov. 03, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 23, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 25, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 16, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 14, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 01, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	Jun. 26, 2015 USD ($) ft²	May 21, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jan. 15, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² property land_parcel
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired | property																												10	8
Number of land parcels acquired | land_parcel																													2
Number of properties sold | property																										1	2	6	2
Square Footage | ft²																												583,011	504,249
Purchase Price																													$ 190.1
Cash Consideration																													156.4
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed																													28.4
Fair value discount																												$ (1.2)	$ (1.6)
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²																												320,702
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period																												$ 49.4
Disposition Sales Price																												94.7
Gain (loss) on disposition of property																												41.0
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate																												93.3
Closing Adjustments																												(1.4)
Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²																													534,074
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period																													$ 82.9
Disposition Sales Price																													158.0
Gain (loss) on disposition of property																													66.9
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate																													153.1
Closing Adjustments																													(4.9)
Mortgage note repayments [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Company-financed mortgage notes																													$ 1.9
Real estate acquisitions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Square Footage | ft²																													504,249
Purchase Price																												241.9	$ 187.2
Cash Consideration																												224.9	153.5
Purchase price credits																												1.0	2.3
Capital commitments																												2.8	3.0
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed																												13.2	28.4
Notes Assumed, Unamortized Premium																													0.4
Fair value discount																													$ (1.6)
California [Member] | Real estate acquisitions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Square Footage | ft²							63,012							99,942											110,679
Purchase Price							$ 20.0							$ 47.0											$ 39.3
Cash Consideration							6.5							43.6											39.1
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed							13.2
Notes Assumed, Unamortized Premium																												$ 0.8
Fair value discount							$ (0.7)							$ (0.6)											$ (0.1)
Washington [Member] | Real estate acquisitions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Square Footage | ft²		20,740			29,753	87,462		46,637	69,712			60,437			33,169					52,813			35,558
Purchase Price		$ 5.1			$ 9.8	$ 53.1		$ 21.6	$ 38.3			$ 27.6			$ 8.8					$ 28.0			$ 14.0
Cash Consideration		5.1			9.8	53.0		18.8	37.7			27.7			7.5					18.4			4.4
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed		0.0			0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0											9.4			9.5
Fair value discount		$ (0.1)			$ (0.1)	$ (1.6)		$ (1.3)	$ 0.0			$ 0.1			$ (1.1)					$ 0.0			$ 0.1
Tennessee [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²	8,749			45,274
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period	$ 1.8			$ 6.3
Disposition Sales Price	2.8			8.8
Gain (loss) on disposition of property	0.8			2.1
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate	2.6			8.6
Closing Adjustments	$ (0.2)			$ (0.2)
Colorado [Member] | Real estate acquisitions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Square Footage | ft²																			47,508
Purchase Price																			$ 6.5
Cash Consideration																			6.2
Fair value discount																			$ (0.1)
Virginia [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²																								5,323
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period																								$ 0.3
Disposition Sales Price																								1.0
Gain (loss) on disposition of property																								0.7
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate																								1.0
Closing Adjustments																								$ 0.0
Minnesota [Member] | Real estate acquisitions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Square Footage | ft²		48,281								64,143
Purchase Price		$ 12.6								$ 16.0
Cash Consideration		12.5								6.6
Mortgage Notes Payable Assumed		0.0								9.5
Fair value discount		$ 1.2								$ 0.1
Florida [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²																		119,903
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period																		$ 10.5
Disposition Sales Price																		16.3
Gain (loss) on disposition of property																		5.1
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate																		15.8
Closing Adjustments																		$ (0.5)
Indiana [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Number of properties sold | property																						2
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²																						175,999					175,999
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period																						$ 50.5					$ 50.5
Disposition Sales Price																						97.0					97.0
Gain (loss) on disposition of property																						40.9
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate																						93.3
Closing Adjustments																						$ (3.7)					$ (3.7)
Pennsylvania [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²																					63,914
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period																					$ 7.4
Disposition Sales Price																					18.4
Gain (loss) on disposition of property																					10.6
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate																					18.4
Closing Adjustments																					$ 0.0
Arizona [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²			51,903										56,645				40,782
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period			$ 13.5										$ 4.9				$ 2.0
Disposition Sales Price			22.3										5.3				3.0
Gain (loss) on disposition of property			7.4										0.1				0.8
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate			22.3										5.0				$ 3.0
Closing Adjustments			$ 0.0										$ (0.3)
Missouri [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²																13,478										13,478
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period																$ 2.9										$ 2.9
Disposition Sales Price																3.0										3.0
Gain (loss) on disposition of property																(0.3)
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate																2.8
Closing Adjustments																$ (0.2)										$ (0.2)
Georgia [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Area Covered Under Real Estate Investment Sold in Measurement Units | ft²											58,030
Real Estate Investment Net Disposed of During Period											$ 4.4
Disposition Sales Price											14.0
Gain (loss) on disposition of property											9.0
Proceeds from sale of cost method investment in real estate											13.8
Closing Adjustments											$ (0.2)
Medical Office Building [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Number of properties sold | property																													8
Surgical Facility [Member] | Real estate dispositions [Member]
Real Estate Acquisitions and Mortgage Note Financing [Line Items]
Number of properties sold | property																													1

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Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Balance Sheet data (as of the period ended):
Land	$ 199,672	$ 198,585
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles	3,386,480	3,135,893
Total real estate properties	3,628,221	3,380,908
Less accumulated depreciation	(840,839)	(761,926)
Total real estate properties, net	2,787,382	2,618,982
Other assets, net (including receivables)	195,666	186,416
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net	3,092	724
Liabilities of assets held for sale and discontinued operations	614	33
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Balance Sheet data (as of the period ended):
Land	1,362	422
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles	4,410	1,350
Total real estate properties	5,772	1,772
Less accumulated depreciation	(2,977)	(1,070)
Total real estate properties, net	2,795	702
Other assets, net (including receivables)	297	22
Assets of discontinued operations, net	297	22
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net	3,092	724
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	22	28
Other liabilities	592	5
Liabilities of assets held for sale and discontinued operations	$ 614	$ 33

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Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Details 1) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues
Rental income									$ 407,481	$ 383,333	$ 361,525
Other operating									4,149	5,047	5,665
Expenses
Property operating									146,458	140,195	134,057
General and administrative									35,805	26,925	22,808
Depreciation									116,483	106,530	99,384
Bad debt, net of recoveries									(21)	(193)	31
Other Income (Expense)
Interest and other income, net									375	389	2,637
Income from discontinued operations									(71)	715	967
Impairments									(121)	(686)	(12,029)
Gain on sales of real estate properties									7	10,571	9,283
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	$ (143)	$ (23)	$ (12)	$ (7)	$ (696)	$ 10,632	$ 330	$ 333	$ (185)	$ 10,600	$ (1,779)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Basic (in dollars per share)									$ 0.00	$ 0.11	$ (0.02)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Diluted (in dollars per share)									$ 0.00	$ 0.11	$ (0.02)
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Revenues
Rental income									$ 0	$ 752	$ 5,660
Other operating									0	0	4
Total Revenue									0	752	5,664
Expenses
Property operating									71	58	3,126
General and administrative									0	0	19
Depreciation									0	0	1,551
Bad debt, net of recoveries									0	(1)	3
Total Expense									71	57	4,699
Other Income (Expense)
Interest and other income, net									0	20	2
Total other income (expense)									0	20	2
Income from discontinued operations									(71)	715	967
Impairments									(121)	(686)	(12,029)
Gain on sales of real estate properties									7	10,571	9,283
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS									$ (185)	$ 10,600	$ (1,779)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Basic (in dollars per share)									$ 0.00	$ 0.11	$ (0.02)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common Share - Diluted (in dollars per share)									$ 0.00	$ 0.11	$ (0.02)

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Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties held for sale	2	1
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties held for sale	1
Revenue related to properties sold | $		$ 0.8	$ 5.7
Expenses related to sale of real estate | $	$ 0.1	0.1	4.7
Impairments related to property held for sale | $	$ 0.1	$ 0.7	8.3
Impairments related to sold property | $			$ 3.7
Number of impaired properties sold			3
Number of impaired properties held for sale	1		4
Number of properties related to gain on sales	1	3

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Impairment Charges (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 property	Jun. 30, 2015 property	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Number of properties sold | property	1	2	6	2
Impairments			$ 121	$ 686	$ 12,029
Impairment of real estate			$ 0	$ 3,639	$ 0

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Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Prepaid assets	$ 64,800	$ 63,600
Straight-line rent receivables	64,600	60,400
Above-market intangible assets, net	19,100	17,300
Additional long-lived assets, net	14,500	14,800
Ground lease modification, net	10,800	11,200
Accounts receivable	8,100	8,800
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	(100)	(200)
Credit facility deferred financing costs	4,900	2,200
Goodwill	3,487	3,487
Customer relationship intangible assets, net	1,800	1,900
Other	3,700	2,900
Other Assets	$ 195,666	$ 186,416

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Intangible Assets and Liabilities - Components of intangible assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of finite lived intangible assets and liabilities
Intangible assets and liabilities, gross	$ 120.7	$ 116.0
Intangible assets and liabilities, accumulated amortization	$ 46.5	44.9
Assets and liabilities, weighted avg. life (years)	18 years 6 months
Below-market lease intangibles [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Schedule of finite lived intangible assets and liabilities
Liabilities gross balance	$ (8.8)	(7.9)
Liabilities accumulated amortization	$ (3.2)	(3.7)
Liabilities, weighted avg. life (years)	38 years
Deferred financing costs [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Schedule of finite lived intangible assets and liabilities
Liabilities gross balance	$ 9.4	9.8
Liabilities accumulated amortization	$ 4.0	3.3
Liabilities, weighted avg. life (years)	6 years
Goodwill [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Schedule of finite lived intangible assets and liabilities
Assets gross balance	$ 3.5	3.5
Assets accumulated amortization	0.0	0.0
Deferred financing costs [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Schedule of finite lived intangible assets and liabilities
Assets gross balance	5.4	7.3
Assets accumulated amortization	$ 0.5	5.1
Assets, weighted avg. life (years)	3 years 7 months 6 days
Above-market lease intangibles [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Schedule of finite lived intangible assets and liabilities
Assets gross balance	$ 24.5	21.8
Assets accumulated amortization	$ 5.4	4.5
Assets, weighted avg. life (years)	54 years 9 months 18 days
Customer relationship intangibles [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Schedule of finite lived intangible assets and liabilities
Assets gross balance	$ 2.6	2.6
Assets accumulated amortization	$ 0.8	0.7
Assets, weighted avg. life (years)	26 years 7 months 6 days
At market lease Intangibles [Member] | Real estate properties [Member]
Schedule of finite lived intangible assets and liabilities
Assets gross balance	$ 84.1	78.9
Assets accumulated amortization	$ 39.0	$ 35.0
Assets, weighted avg. life (years)	5 years 10 months 24 days

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Intangible Assets and Liabilities - Expected future amortization expense (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Future Amortization of Intangibles, Net [Abstract]
2017	$ 14.1
2018	12.1
2019	10.2
2020	7.3
2021	$ 3.3

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Notes and Bonds Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 26, 2013	Dec. 13, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and bonds payable		$ 1,264,370	$ 1,424,992
Line of Credit [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and bonds payable		107,000	206,000
Medium-term Notes [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and bonds payable		149,491	$ 199,257
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate			1.20%
Senior Notes [Member] | 5.750% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and bonds payable		$ 397,147	$ 396,489
Contractual interest rates		5.75%			5.75%
Senior Notes [Member] | 3.75% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and bonds payable		$ 247,296	246,897
Contractual interest rates		3.75%		3.75%
Senior Notes [Member] | 3.88% Unsecured Senior Notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and bonds payable		$ 247,819	247,602
Contractual interest rates		3.88%
Mortgage notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and bonds payable		$ 115,617	$ 128,747
LIBOR [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
LIBOR [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate		1.20%
Minimum [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Minimum [Member] | Mortgage notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates		3.60%
Maximum [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate	1.95%
Maximum [Member] | Mortgage notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates		6.88%

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Notes and Bonds Payable - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Apr. 24, 2015	Mar. 26, 2013	Dec. 13, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance costs	$ (5,620,000)
Notes and bonds payable	1,264,370,000	$ 1,424,992,000
Senior Notes [Member] | 5.750% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes face value	400,000,000	400,000,000			$ 400,000,000.0
Unaccreted discount	(1,510,000)	(1,832,000)
Issuance costs	(1,343,000)	(1,679,000)
Notes and bonds payable	397,147,000	396,489,000
Senior Notes [Member] | 3.75% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes face value	250,000,000	250,000,000		$ 250,000,000.0
Unaccreted discount	(1,375,000)	(1,565,000)		$ (2,100,000)
Issuance costs	(1,329,000)	(1,538,000)
Notes and bonds payable	247,296,000	246,897,000
Senior Notes [Member] | 3.875% Unsecured Senior Notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes face value	250,000,000	250,000,000	$ 250,000,000.0
Unaccreted discount	(178,000)	(196,000)	$ (200,000)
Issuance costs	(2,003,000)	(2,202,000)
Notes and bonds payable	$ 247,819,000	$ 247,602,000

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Notes and Bonds Payable - Mortgage Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance costs	$ (5,620)
Notes and bonds payable	1,264,370	$ 1,424,992
Mortgage notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	114,934	128,161
Unamortized premium	2,569	2,704
Unaccreted discount	(1,450)	(1,779)
Issuance costs	(436)	(339)
Notes and bonds payable	$ 115,617	$ 128,747

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Notes and Bonds Payable - Details of Mortgage Notes (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) mortgage_note_payable	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of outstanding mortgage notes | mortgage_note_payable	14
Mortgage notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 114,934	$ 128,161
Investment in Collateral	285,000
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	115,600	128,700
Unaccreted discount	1,450	1,779
Unamortized premium	$ 2,569	2,704
Number of outstanding mortgage notes | mortgage_note_payable	17
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 5% 25 Year [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 13,100
Effective Interest rate	5.00%
Maturity Date	2016-04
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/25-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	25 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 0
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	0	10,200
Unamortized premium	600
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 4.540% [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 8,100
Effective Interest rate	4.54%
Maturity Date	2016-08
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/10-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	10 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 0
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	0	7,400
Unamortized premium	200
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 5% 30 Year [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 18,300
Effective Interest rate	5.40%
Maturity Date	2016-12
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/30-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	30 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 0
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	0	16,000
Unamortized premium	300
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 7.770% [Member] | Life Insurance Co. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 4,700
Effective Interest rate	7.77%
Maturity Date	2017-01
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/20-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	20 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 0
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	0	400
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 5.530% [Member] | Life Insurance Co. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 7,000
Effective Interest rate	5.53%
Maturity Date	2018-01
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/15-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	15 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 14,300
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	700	1,400
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 5.54% [Member] | Insurance Co. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 7,300
Effective Interest rate	5.54%
Maturity Date	2018-12
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/25-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	25 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 14,200
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	6,200	6,500
Unamortized premium	2,400
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 5.070% [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 9,500
Effective Interest rate	5.07%
Maturity Date	2019-03
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/5-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	5 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 13,900
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	9,500	9,700
Unamortized premium	300
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 4.55% [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 9,400
Effective Interest rate	4.55%
Maturity Date	2019-07
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/8-yr amort
Principal and interest amortization period	8 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 27,800
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	9,300	9,500
Unamortized premium	400
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 7.650% [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 15,200
Effective Interest rate	7.65%
Maturity Date	2020-07
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	-18
Principal and interest amortization period	11 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 20,200
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	12,700	12,700
Unaccreted discount	$ 1,000
Period for monthly installments of interest	24 months
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 4.000% [Member] | Life Insurance Co. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 7,900
Effective Interest rate	4.00%
Maturity Date	2020-08
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/15-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	15 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 20,700
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	2,700	3,300
Unamortized premium	800
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 5.25% [Member] | Life Insurance Co. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 7,300
Effective Interest rate	5.25%
Maturity Date	2020-08
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/27-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	27 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 17,900
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	6,700	6,900
Unamortized premium	100
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 6.430% [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 12,900
Effective Interest rate	6.43%
Maturity Date	2021-02
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/12-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	12 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 19,900
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	10,700	10,800
Unaccreted discount	700
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 4.13% [Member] | Life Insurance Co. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 13,300
Effective Interest rate	4.13%
Maturity Date	2024-01
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/10-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	10 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 20,500
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	13,600	0
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 4.320% [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 9,700
Effective Interest rate	4.32%
Maturity Date	2024-09
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/10-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	10 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 16,100
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	9,100	9,300
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 3.710% [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 11,500
Effective Interest rate	3.71%
Maturity Date	2026-01
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/10-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	10 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 37,300
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	11,000	0
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 5.25% 20 Year [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 15,000
Effective Interest rate	5.25%
Maturity Date	2027-04
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/20-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	20 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 33,400
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	10,400	11,100
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 5.550% [Member] | Commercial Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 1,800
Effective Interest rate	5.55%
Maturity Date	2030-10
Collateral	OTH
Principal and Interest Payments	Monthly/27-yr amort.
Principal and interest amortization period	27 years
Investment in Collateral	$ 7,900
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	1,300	1,400
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Mortgage Notes 4.790% [Member] | Municipal Government [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes	$ 11,900
Effective Interest rate	4.79%
Collateral	MOB
Principal and Interest Payments	Semi-Annual (17)
Investment in Collateral	$ 20,900
Mortgage notes payable carrying amount	11,700	$ 12,100
Unamortized premium	$ 1,000
Number of outstanding mortgage notes | mortgage_note_payable	4
Maximum [Member] | Mortgage notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates	6.88%
Minimum [Member] | Mortgage notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates	3.60%

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Notes and Bonds Payable - Future Maturities (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) mortgage_note_payable	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Long Term Debt Maturities [Line Items]
Number of outstanding mortgage notes | mortgage_note_payable	14
Future contractual maturities of the Company's notes and bonds payable
Principal Maturities	$ 1,271,934
Net Accretion/Amortization	(1,944)
Debt Issuance Costs	(5,620)
Notes and bonds payable	$ 1,264,370	$ 1,424,992
%	100.00%
2017 [Member]
Future contractual maturities of the Company's notes and bonds payable
Principal Maturities	$ 4,374
Net Accretion/Amortization	(233)
Debt Issuance Costs	(1,086)
Notes and bonds payable	$ 3,055
%	0.20%
2018 [Member]
Future contractual maturities of the Company's notes and bonds payable
Principal Maturities	$ 9,649
Net Accretion/Amortization	(295)
Debt Issuance Costs	(1,089)
Notes and bonds payable	$ 8,265
%	0.70%
2019 [Member]
Future contractual maturities of the Company's notes and bonds payable
Principal Maturities	$ 171,643
Net Accretion/Amortization	(514)
Debt Issuance Costs	(876)
Notes and bonds payable	$ 170,253
%	13.50%
2020 [Member]
Future contractual maturities of the Company's notes and bonds payable
Principal Maturities	$ 128,692
Net Accretion/Amortization	(683)
Debt Issuance Costs	(825)
Notes and bonds payable	$ 127,184
%	10.10%
2021 [Member]
Future contractual maturities of the Company's notes and bonds payable
Principal Maturities	$ 412,149
Net Accretion/Amortization	(144)
Debt Issuance Costs	(490)
Notes and bonds payable	$ 411,515
%	32.50%
2022 and thereafter [Member]
Future contractual maturities of the Company's notes and bonds payable
Principal Maturities	$ 545,427
Net Accretion/Amortization	(75)
Debt Issuance Costs	(1,254)
Notes and bonds payable	$ 544,098
%	43.00%

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Notes and Bonds Payable - Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2015 USD ($) swap_agreement	Feb. 15, 2013 USD ($) extension_option	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($) Lender	Feb. 15, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) swap_agreement	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2016 Lender	Jul. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 14, 2011 USD ($) Lender	Dec. 13, 2010 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured term loan outstanding					$ 1,271,934,000
Notes and bonds payable					1,264,370,000	$ 1,424,992,000
Unamortized discount (premium)					$ 1,944,000
Number of forward starting swaps | swap_agreement	4					4
Unsecured Credit Facility Due 2020 [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write off of unamortized deferred financing costs				$ 100,000
Line of Credit [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured credit facility											$ 700,000,000.0
Number of lenders of unsecured credit facility | Lender								14			17
Number of extension options | extension_option		2
Period of extension option		6 months
Extension fees as percentage of aggregate commitments		0.075%
Facility fee on the aggregate amount of commitments					0.20%
Amount outstanding under Unsecured Credit Facility					$ 107,000,000
Weighted average interest rate (LOC)					1.80%
Remaining borrowing capacity					$ 593,000,000
Notes and bonds payable					107,000,000	$ 206,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility Due 2020 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility fee on the aggregate amount of commitments		0.13%
Line of Credit [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility Due 2020 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility fee on the aggregate amount of commitments		0.30%
Deferred finance costs, gross		$ 4,400,000		$ 4,400,000
Medium-term Notes [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate (LOC)						1.80%
Senior notes face value			$ 200,000,000.0
Number of lenders, term loan | Lender			9
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate						1.20%
Principal repaid									$ 50,000,000
Unsecured term loan outstanding					150,000,000
Notes and bonds payable					149,491,000	$ 199,257,000
Medium-term Notes [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan Due 2019 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate			1.00%
Medium-term Notes [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan Due 2019 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate			1.95%
Senior Notes [Member] | 5.750% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred finance costs, gross												$ 3,300,000
Senior notes face value					400,000,000	400,000,000						$ 400,000,000.0
Notes and bonds payable					$ 397,147,000	396,489,000
Interest rate on senior notes					5.75%							5.75%
Unamortized discount (premium)												$ 3,200,000
Interest rate yielded per annum upon issuance												5.97%
Amount of amortization included in interest expense on the Company's consolidated Statements of operations					$ 300,000	300,000	$ 300,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs					300,000	300,000	300,000
Unaccreted discount					1,510,000	1,832,000
Senior Notes [Member] | 3.75% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred finance costs, gross										$ 2,100,000
Senior notes face value					250,000,000	250,000,000				$ 250,000,000.0
Notes and bonds payable					$ 247,296,000	246,897,000
Interest rate on senior notes					3.75%					3.75%
Interest rate yielded per annum upon issuance										3.95%
Amount of amortization included in interest expense on the Company's consolidated Statements of operations					$ 200,000	200,000	200,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs					200,000	200,000	200,000
Unaccreted discount					1,375,000	1,565,000				$ 2,100,000
Senior Notes [Member] | 3.875% Unsecured Senior Notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred finance costs, gross	$ 2,300,000
Senior notes face value	$ 250,000,000.0				250,000,000	250,000,000
Notes and bonds payable					247,819,000	247,602,000
Interest rate on senior notes	3.875%
Interest rate yielded per annum upon issuance	4.08%
Amortization of debt issuance costs					200,000	100,000
Unaccreted discount	$ 200,000				178,000	196,000
Mortgage notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes face value					114,934,000	128,161,000
Notes and bonds payable					115,617,000	128,747,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs					200,000	200,000	200,000
Unaccreted discount					1,450,000	1,779,000
Amortization of debt discount					300,000	800,000	1,100,000
Amortization of debt premium					$ 900,000	1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes					3.60%
Mortgage notes payable [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes					6.88%
LIBOR [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in addition to LIBOR					1.00%
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate					1.00%
LIBOR [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility Due 2020 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in addition to LIBOR		0.83%
LIBOR [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility Due 2020 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in addition to LIBOR		1.55%
LIBOR [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rates, basis spread on variable rate					1.20%
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on forward starting interest rate swap agreements recognized in OCI	$ 1,700,000				$ 0	$ (1,684,000)

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2015 USD ($) swap_agreement	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) swap_agreement
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of forward starting swaps | swap_agreement	4		4
Interest rate cash flow hedge gain (loss) to be reclassified to interest expense during the next 12 months		$ (200,000)
Forward Starting Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Loss on forward starting interest rate swap agreements recognized in OCI	$ 1,700,000	0	$ (1,684,000)
Interest Expense [Member] | Forward Starting Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated OCI into Income (effective portion)		(168,000)	(115,000)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)		$ 0	0
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Forward Starting Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value			$ 225,000,000.0

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Stockholders' Equity - Common shares (Details) - shares		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 05, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending common stock outstanding
Balance, beginning of year (shares)		101,517,000
Issuance of common stock (shares)	9,200,000
Balance, end of year (shares)		116,417,000	101,517,000
Common Stock [Member]
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending common stock outstanding
Balance, beginning of year (shares)		101,517,009	98,828,098	95,924,339
Issuance of common stock (shares)		14,063,100	2,493,171	3,073,445
Non-vested stock-based awards, net of withheld shares and forfeitures (shares)		836,791	195,740	(169,686)
Balance, end of year (shares)		116,416,900	101,517,009	98,828,098

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Stockholders' Equity - At the Market Equity Offering Program (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 05, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 15, 2017
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (shares)	9,200,000
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 304,600	$ 450,503	$ 66,942	$ 76,856
At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (shares)		4,795,601	2,434,239	3,009,761
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 144,600	$ 65,800	$ 75,700
Minimum [Member] | At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued during period (USD per share)		$ 28.31	$ 25	$ 24.35
Maximum [Member] | At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued during period (USD per share)		$ 33.66	$ 29.15	$ 27.53
Subsequent Event [Member] | At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of authorized shares remaining under offering program (shares)					5,868,697

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Stockholders' Equity - Change in Ownership of Less-than-wholly-owned Subsidiary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 52,437	$ 11,834	$ 12,145	$ 9,156	$ 18,658	$ 27,480	$ 17,916	$ 5,382	$ 85,571	$ 69,436	$ 32,200
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interest												$ (8,189)
Change to the Company's total stockholders' equity from net income attributable to common stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interest									85,571	69,436	25,310
Cumulative net income attributable to common stockholders [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income attributable to common stockholders									85,571	$ 69,436	31,887
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interest												0
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net decrease in the Company's additional paid-in capital for purchase of subsidiary partnership interest									$ 0		(6,577)
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interest											$ (6,577)	$ (6,577)

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Stockholders' Equity - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 168	$ 950	$ (2,570)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(1,569)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	168
Other comprehensive income (loss)	168
Balance, end of period	(1,401)	(1,569)
Forward Starting Swaps [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(1,569)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	168
Other comprehensive income (loss)	168
Balance, end of period	(1,401)	(1,569)
Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	0
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0
Balance, end of period	$ 0	$ 0

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Stockholders' Equity - Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
General and Administrative Expense	$ (35,805)	$ (26,925)	$ (22,808)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	$ 2,519
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	168
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to forward starting swaps [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
General and Administrative Expense	$ 168

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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017 $ / shares	Jul. 05, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016 investment_bank $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 15, 2017 shares	Feb. 19, 2016 shares	Feb. 17, 2016 investment_bank	Dec. 31, 2006 shares
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Issuance of common stock (shares) | shares		9,200,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01				$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Net price per share (in USD per share)		$ 33.13
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | $		$ 304,600					$ 450,503	$ 66,942	$ 76,856
Dividends per share to common stockholders, declared (in dollars per share)							$ 1.20
Dividend per share to common stockholders, paid (in dollars per share)			$ 0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.30	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20
Number of common shares authorized to be repurchased (shares) | shares													3,000,000
Other comprehensive income loss reduction in future benefit obligations related to pension plan | $							$ 2,500		$ 2,600
Increase to accumulated other comprehensive loss | $							$ 0	$ (1,684)	$ 0
Subsequent Event [Member] | Dividend Declared [Member]
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Dividends per share to common stockholders, declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.30
Forward Starting Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Increase to accumulated other comprehensive loss | $								$ 1,600
At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Offering Program, Number of Investment Banks in Sales Agreements | investment_bank						5
Equity Offering Program, Shares Authorized to be Sold | shares											10,000,000
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Issuance of common stock (shares) | shares							4,795,601	2,434,239	3,009,761
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | $							$ 144,600	$ 65,800	$ 75,700
At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of authorized shares remaining under offering program (shares) | shares										5,868,697
Previous At the Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Offering Program, Number of Investment Banks in Sales Agreements | investment_bank												1
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Issuance of common stock (shares) | shares							664,298
Minimum [Member] | At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Shares issued during period (USD per share)							$ 28.31	$ 25	$ 24.35
Maximum [Member] | At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Shares issued during period (USD per share)							33.66	$ 29.15	$ 27.53
Weighted Average [Member] | At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Shares issued during period (USD per share)							$ 30.61

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Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Net periodic benefit cost for both the Executive Retirement Plan and the Outside Director Plan
Service cost	$ 0	$ 29	$ 88
Interest cost	$ 0	225	687
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)		(198)	(1,189)
Amortization of net gain (loss)		343	469
Total		399	55
Net loss recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			2,570
Total recognized in net periodic benefit gain and Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1)		$ 399	$ 2,625

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Benefit Plans (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 19,571	$ 16,473
Service cost	0	29	$ 88
Interest cost	0	225	687
Benefits paid	(19,575)	(42)
Amortization of net gain/loss and prior service cost	0	145
Actuarial loss, net	0	0
Settlement loss	4	5,260
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss arising from settlement on defined benefit pension plan	0	(2,519)
Benefit obligation at end of year	0	19,571	$ 16,473
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Net liabilities included in other liabilities	0	(19,571)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,401)	(1,569)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 0	$ 0

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Benefit Plans (Details 2)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Discount rates	0.00%	0.00%	4.08%
Compensation increases	0.00%	0.00%	2.70%

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Benefit Plans (Details Textual) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 05, 2015 USD ($) plan_participant	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 06, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current period charge	$ 5,300		$ 5,300
Total benefit obligation	$ 19,600		19,571	$ 0	$ 19,600	$ 16,473
Number of plan participants who have not reached age 65 | plan_participant	2
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Lump sum obligation at termination of plan		$ 14,400
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current period charge	$ 2,500		$ 2,500

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Stock and Other Incentive Plans - Amortization of Compensation for Nonvested Shares (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
2017	$ 8.8
2018	6.7
2019	4.6
2020	4.4
2021	3.4
2022 and thereafter	4.3
Total	$ 32.2

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Stock and Other Incentive Plans (Details) - Stock Incentive Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of the activity under the incentive plans
Stock-based awards, beginning of year (shares)	1,092,262	1,057,732	1,788,168
Granted (shares)	885,219	251,789	269,129
Vested (shares)	(190,984)	(210,955)	(931,767)
Forfeited (shares)	0	(6,304)	(67,798)
Stock-based awards, end of year (shares)	1,786,497	1,092,262	1,057,732
Weighted-average grant date fair value of:
Stock-based awards, beginning of year (in USD per share)	$ 24.72	$ 24.01	$ 23.81
Stock-based awards granted during the year (in USD per share)	29.60	27.70	25.27
Stock-based awards vested during the year (in USD per share)	24.34	25.05	24.13
Stock-based awards forfeited during the year (in USD per share)	0.00	24.80	22.01
Stock-based awards, end of year (in USD per share)	$ 27.18	$ 24.72	$ 24.01
Grant date fair value of shares granted during the year	$ 26,204	$ 6,975	$ 6,800

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Stock and Other Incentive Plans (Details 1) - Employees Stock Purchase Plan [Member] - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Stock Options Outstanding:
Options outstanding, beginning of year (shares)	340,958	393,902	391,108
Granted (shares)	198,450	197,640	275,655
Exercised (shares)	(57,924)	(44,462)	(51,078)
Forfeited (shares)	(22,081)	(47,176)	(63,908)
Expired (shares)	(143,082)	(158,946)	(157,875)
Outstanding, end of period (shares)	316,321	340,958	393,902
Exercisable, end of period (shares)	316,321	340,958	393,902
Weighted-average exercise price:
Options outstanding, beginning of year (in USD per share)	$ 20.70	$ 19.17	$ 17.05
Options granted during the year (in USD per share)	24.07	23.22	18.11
Options exercised during the year (in USD per share)	21.40	19.41	17.76
Options forfeited during the year (in USD per share)	23.16	19.90	18.58
Options expired during the year (in USD per share)	18.11	20.41	15.80
Options outstanding, end of year (in USD per share)	23.69	20.70	19.17
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year (calculated as of the grant date) (in USD per share)	$ 5.37	$ 5.39	$ 4.35
Intrinsic value of options exercised during the year	$ 634,000	$ 381,000	$ 437,000
Intrinsic value of options outstanding (calculated as of December 31)	2,098,000	2,597,000	3,209,000
Intrinsic value of options exercisable (calculated as of December 31)	$ 2,097,898	$ 2,597,238	$ 3,209,456
Exercise prices of options outstanding (calculated as of December 31) (in USD per share)	$ 23.69	$ 20.70	$ 19.17
Weighted-average contractual life of outstanding options (calculated as of December 31, in years)	9 months 18 days	9 months 18 days	9 months 18 days

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Stock and Other Incentive Plans (Details 2)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair value of options issued based on weighted-average assumptions
Risk-free interest rates	1.06%	0.67%	0.38%
Expected dividend yields	4.64%	4.79%	4.94%
Expected life (in years)	1 year 5 months 1 day	1 year 4 months 17 days	1 year 4 months 21 days
Expected volatility	17.60%	21.00%	23.00%
Expected forfeiture rates	85.00%	80.00%	75.00%

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Stock and Other Incentive Plans (Details Textual)							3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 16, 2016 USD ($) executive_officer shares	Mar. 01, 2016 USD ($) shares	Feb. 16, 2016 USD ($) executive_officer shares	Dec. 18, 2015 USD ($) executive_officer shares	Jul. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) executive_officer shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) executive_officer shares	Mar. 31, 2014 executive_officer shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) executive_officer shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Executive Incentive Plan, Cash-based Award				$ 1,100,000
401(k) Plan [Abstract]
Percentage of matching contribution															3.00%
Value of matching contribution															$ 400,000	$ 400,000	$ 400,000
Discount on market price on the date of grant															85.00%
Discount on market price on the date of exercise															85.00%
2015 Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorization of common shares to issue | shares															3,500,000
Common shares issued, net of forfeitures | shares															1,024,739	139,520
Number of shares authorized | shares															2,475,261
Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common shares issued, net of forfeitures | shares																1,878,637	1,816,580
Number of shares authorized | shares																3,360,480
Granted in period (in shares) | shares															885,219	251,789	269,129
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense															$ 100,000
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period																3 years
Share-based compensation expense															$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 500,000
Shares issued under the plan | shares															21,374	23,201	26,677
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Chief Financial Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			10 years
Share-based compensation expense			$ 200,000
Granted in period (in shares) | shares			50,000
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | President and Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	10 years
Share-based compensation expense	$ 600,000
Granted in period (in shares) | shares	200,000
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Executive Chairman [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	5 years
Share-based compensation expense	$ 900,000
Granted in period (in shares) | shares	150,000
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense															$ 7,400,000	$ 5,900,000	$ 4,100,000
Withheld of common stock | shares															48,428	49,225	371,017
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period															3 years
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period															8 years
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Value of performance based awards released							$ 1,300,000	$ 1,000,000
Shares issued under the plan | shares							44,162	33,145
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer							5	5
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Senior Vice President [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer							5	5
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period									8 years
Share-based compensation expense															$ 500,000	$ 300,000	$ 100,000
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer									3
Shares issued under the plan | shares									2,968
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period								3 years
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period								8 years
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period								6 years
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock and Performance Based Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period remaining															5 years 10 months 24 days
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock and Performance Based Awards [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period															1 year
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock and Performance Based Awards [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period															10 years
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense															$ 2,600,000	2,500,000	$ 1,300,000
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shareholder return performance period used to measure award						1 year
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shareholder return performance period used to measure award						3 years
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | February 2016 Cash Incentive and Performance-based Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted in period				$ 5,800,000
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | February 2016 Cash Incentive and Performance-based Awards [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer				5
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | February 2016 Cash Incentive and Performance-based Awards [Member] | Senior Vice President [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer				5
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | February 2016 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted in period				$ 4,700,000
Granted in period (in shares) | shares				163,788
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2015 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period					3 years
Granted in period					$ 3,900,000
Granted in period (in shares) | shares					139,000
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2015 Performance Shares [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer					5
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2015 Performance Shares [Member] | Senior Vice President [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer					5
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2014 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period																	3 years
Granted in period																	$ 3,900,000
Granted in period (in shares) | shares																	140,930
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2014 Performance Shares [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer																	5
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2014 Performance Shares [Member] | Senior Vice President [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer																	5
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2016 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		5 years
Granted in period		$ 6,300,000
Granted in period (in shares) | shares		213,639
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2016 Performance Shares [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer		5
Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2016 Performance Shares [Member] | Senior Vice President [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of executive officers granted awards | executive_officer		5
Salary Deferral Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense															$ 1,100,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,700,000
Shares issued under the plan | shares															42,256	55,923	71,460
Maximum salary deferral for officers under the plan, percent															50.00%
Dividend Reinvestment Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorization of common shares to issue | shares															1,000,000
401(k) Plan [Abstract]
Total DRIP shares issued under the Plan | shares															555,596
Total shares issued under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan | shares															9,575	13,950	12,606
Employees Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized | shares															63,690	96,977	88,495
401(k) Plan [Abstract]
Value of shares available for grant each year															$ 25,000
Discount on market price on the date of grant															85.00%
Discount on market price on the date of exercise															85.00%
Option expiration period															27 months
Cash received from employees upon exercising options															$ 1,200,000	$ 900,000	$ 1,200,000
3-year Vesting [Member] | Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | February 2016 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				3 years
5-year Vesting [Member] | Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | February 2016 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				5 years
Deferral Option One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Salary Deferral Plan employer matching contribution, percent															30.00%
Deferral Option One [Member] | Salary Deferral Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period															3 years
Deferral Option Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Salary Deferral Plan employer matching contribution, percent															50.00%
Deferral Option Two [Member] | Salary Deferral Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period															5 years
Deferral Option Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Salary Deferral Plan employer matching contribution, percent															100.00%
Deferral Option Three [Member] | Salary Deferral Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period															8 years
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | February 2016 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense											$ 700,000	$ 700,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,100,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2015 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense													1,300,000	1,300,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2014 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense														1,300,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Executive Incentive Plan [Member] | 2016 Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense										$ 1,200,000	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000

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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Weighted Average Common Shares
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding									109,861,580	100,280,059	97,093,960
Non-vested shares									(1,289,478)	(1,108,707)	(1,814,734)
Weighted average Common Shares - Basic									108,572,102	99,171,352	95,279,226
Dilutive effect of non-vested shares									709,559	623,212	1,364,236
Dilutive effect of employee stock purchase plan									105,336	85,738	115,948
Weighted average Common Shares - Diluted									109,386,997	99,880,302	96,759,410
Net Income
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 52,580	$ 11,857	$ 12,157	$ 9,163	$ 19,354	$ 16,848	$ 17,586	$ 5,049	$ 85,756	$ 58,836	$ 33,979
Noncontrolling interests’ share in earnings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			(313)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders									85,756	58,836	33,666
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(143)	(23)	(12)	(7)	(696)	10,632	330	333	(185)	10,600	(1,779)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 52,437	$ 11,834	$ 12,145	$ 9,156	$ 18,658	$ 27,480	$ 17,916	$ 5,382	$ 85,571	$ 69,436	$ 31,887
Basic Earnings (loss) Per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)									$ 0.79	$ 0.59	$ 0.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)									0.00	0.11	(0.02)
Net income attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.10	$ 0.12	$ 0.09	$ 0.19	$ 0.28	$ 0.18	$ 0.05	0.79	0.70	0.33
Diluted Earnings (loss) Per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)									0.78	0.59	0.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)									0.00	0.11	(0.02)
Net income attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.10	$ 0.12	$ 0.09	$ 0.19	$ 0.27	$ 0.18	$ 0.05	$ 0.78	$ 0.70	$ 0.33

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft² property Lease renewal_option	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Properties | property	202
Land held for development	$ 20,123	$ 17,452
Approximate square feet | ft²	14,600,000
Investment in land held for development	$ 20,100	17,500
Number of ground leases | property	99
Square feet subject to ground leases | ft²	8,000,000
Ground leases, weighted average remaining term	69 years 4 months 24 days
Approximately corporate office lease covers of rented space | ft²	36,653
Percentage on increases of annual base rent on the corporate office lease	3.25%
Rental expense relating to the operating leases	$ 5,700	5,100	$ 4,900
Number of ground leases prepaid | Lease	47
Prepaid ground leases which represented rental expense	$ 500	$ 500	$ 500
Number of ground leases, excluding prepaid leases | Lease	52
First and Second Generation Leases [Member] | Tenant Improvement Allowances [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Anticipated amount of investment	$ 19,100
Corporate Office Lease [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Corporate lease expiration date	Oct. 31, 2020
Tennessee [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Properties | property		2
Number of redevelopment properties under expansion | property		1
Total amount funded	$ 50,600
Land held for development	$ 3,100
Medical Office Building [Member] | Tennessee [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Properties | property	2
Total amount funded	$ 50,612
Estimated total investment	56,620
Estimated remaining fundings (unaudited)	$ 6,008
Approximate square feet | ft²	294,000
Medical Office Building [Member] | Colorado [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Properties | property	1
Total amount funded	$ 11,655
Estimated total investment	26,500
Estimated remaining fundings (unaudited)	$ 14,845
Approximate square feet | ft²	98,000
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Ground leases, initial term	50 years
Ground leases, number of renewal options | renewal_option	1
Ground leases, renewal term	75 years
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Ground leases, initial term	75 years
Ground leases, number of renewal options | renewal_option	2
Ground leases, renewal term	100 years

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Commitments and Contingencies - Construction Activity (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2015 property
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of Properties | property	202
Approximate Square Feet | ft²	14,600
Medical Office Buildings and Retail Sites [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Construction in Progress Balance	$ 11,655
Total Funded During the Year	40,220
Total Amount Funded	62,267
Estimated Remaining Fundings (unaudited)	20,853
Estimated Total Investment (unaudited)	$ 83,120
Approximate Square Feet | ft²	392
Tennessee [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of Properties | property		2
Total Amount Funded	$ 50,600
Tennessee [Member] | Medical Office Building [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of Properties | property	2
Construction in Progress Balance	$ 0
Total Funded During the Year	28,794
Total Amount Funded	50,612
Estimated Remaining Fundings (unaudited)	6,008
Estimated Total Investment (unaudited)	$ 56,620
Approximate Square Feet | ft²	294
Colorado [Member] | Medical Office Building [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of Properties | property	1
Construction in Progress Balance	$ 11,655
Total Funded During the Year	11,426
Total Amount Funded	11,655
Estimated Remaining Fundings (unaudited)	14,845
Estimated Total Investment (unaudited)	$ 26,500
Approximate Square Feet | ft²	98

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Commitments and Contingencies - Minimum lease payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Future minimum lease payments due to the Company under property operating agreements
2017	$ 5,719
2018	5,798
2019	5,980
2020	5,840
2021	5,062
2022 and thereafter	361,666
Total	$ 390,065

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Commitments and Contingencies - Casualty loss and environmental matters (Details) - Washington [Member] - Medical Office Building [Member] - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Liability related to an environmental concern		$ 1,200,000
Remediation funded during period	$ 0.3

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Other Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 52,437	$ 11,834	$ 12,145	$ 9,156	$ 18,658	$ 27,480	$ 17,916	$ 5,382	$ 85,571	$ 69,436	$ 31,887
Reconciling items to taxable income:
Depreciation and amortization									38,260	30,457	28,332
Gain or loss on disposition of depreciable assets									(32,103)	1,659	(4,940)
Impairments									121	687	0
Straight-line rent									(7,101)	(8,833)	(12,203)
Receivable allowances									2,067	571	2,074
Stock-based compensation									1,301	7,518	2,020
Other									2,236	4,304	1,213
Reconciling items to taxable income, total									4,781	36,363	16,496
Taxable income									90,352	105,799	48,383
Dividends paid									$ 131,759	$ 120,266	$ 116,371

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Other Data (Details 1) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Characterization of distributions on common stock
Ordinary income per share	$ 0.78	$ 0.61	$ 0.50
Return of capital per share	0.35	0.08	0.70
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain per share	0.07	0.51	0.00
Common stock distributions per share	$ 1.2	$ 1.2	$ 1.2
Ordinary income in percent of common stock distribution	65.00%	51.00%	42.00%
Return of capital in percent of common stock distribution	29.50%	6.70%	58.00%
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain in percent of common stock distribution	5.50%	42.30%	0.00%
Common stock distribution in percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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Other Data (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
State income tax expense:
Texas gross margins tax	$ 562	$ 528	$ 694
Other	2	37	58
Total state income tax expense	564	565	752
State income tax payments, net of refunds and collections	$ 544	758	$ 593
Income tax expense in discontinued operations		$ 50

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Other Data (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Data (Textual) [Abstract]
Condition to qualify as a REIT as defined under the Internal Revenue Code	Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders.
Estimated aggregate total cost of total assets for federal income tax purposes	$ 3,700,000,000	$ 3,400,000,000	$ 3,300,000,000
Number of preferred shares outstanding	0	0	0
Dividends distributed to preferred shares	$ 0

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Carrying Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes and bonds payable	$ 1,264.4	$ 1,425.0
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes and bonds payable	$ 1,265.1	$ 1,439.0

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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of quarterly financial information
Revenues from continuing operations	$ 105,309	$ 103,659	$ 102,642	$ 100,021	$ 98,582	$ 96,725	$ 96,708	$ 96,456	$ 411,630	$ 388,471	$ 370,855
Income from continuing operations	52,580	11,857	12,157	9,163	19,354	16,848	17,586	5,049	85,756	58,836	33,979
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(143)	(23)	(12)	(7)	(696)	10,632	330	333	(185)	10,600	(1,779)
NET INCOME	52,437	11,834	12,145	9,156	18,658	27,480	17,916	5,382	85,571	69,436	32,200
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			(313)
NET INCOME	$ 52,437	$ 11,834	$ 12,145	$ 9,156	$ 18,658	$ 27,480	$ 17,916	$ 5,382	$ 85,571	$ 69,436	$ 31,887
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic earnings per common share (dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.10	$ 0.12	$ 0.09	$ 0.19	$ 0.28	$ 0.18	$ 0.05	$ 0.79	$ 0.70	$ 0.33
Diluted earnings per common share (dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.10	$ 0.12	$ 0.09	$ 0.19	$ 0.27	$ 0.18	$ 0.05	$ 0.78	$ 0.70	$ 0.33

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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) - Additional information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Impairment charges		$ 700			$ 3,300
Gain on sales of real estate assets	$ 41,000	$ 9,100	$ 10,600	$ 41,500		$ 41,038	$ 56,602	$ 0
Number of properties sold | property			1	2		6	2
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ (28,000)		$ 0	$ 27,998	$ 0

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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - Accounts receivable allowance [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at Beginning of Period	$ 179	$ 465	$ 541
Charged/(Credited) to Costs and Expenses, Additions and Deductions	(21)	(194)	34
Charged to Other Accounts, Additions and Deductions	0	0	0
Uncollectible Accounts Written-off	10	92	110
Balance at End of Period	$ 148	$ 179	$ 465

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Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property Property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Summary of real estate properties
Number of Properties | property	202
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Gross real estate asset, Total	$ 3,633,993	$ 3,382,680	$ 3,271,536	$ 3,084,166
Accumulated depreciation	$ 843,816	$ 762,996	$ 705,135	$ 642,320
Medical office/outpatient [Member]
Summary of real estate properties
Number of Properties | Property	184
State	AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA,  HI, IA, IL, IN,  LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA
Land (1)
Initial Investment	$ 182,231
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	2,397
Total	184,628
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Initial Investment	2,536,076
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	447,126
Total	2,983,202
Personal Property	3,810
Gross real estate asset, Total	3,171,640
Accumulated depreciation	738,029
Encumbrances	$ 114,269
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Date Acquired	Jan. 01, 1993
Date Constructed	Jan. 01, 1905
Medical office/outpatient [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Date Acquired	Dec. 31, 2016
Date Constructed	Dec. 31, 2015
Inpatient [Member]
Summary of real estate properties
Number of Properties | Property	10
State	CA, CO, MO, PA, TX
Land (1)
Initial Investment	$ 13,095
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	150
Total	13,245
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Initial Investment	316,354
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	14,187
Total	330,541
Personal Property	265
Gross real estate asset, Total	344,051
Accumulated depreciation	75,518
Encumbrances	$ 0
Inpatient [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Date Acquired	Jan. 01, 1998
Date Constructed	Jan. 01, 1983
Inpatient [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Date Acquired	Dec. 31, 2013
Date Constructed	Dec. 31, 2013
Other [Member]
Summary of real estate properties
Number of Properties | Property	10
State	IA, IN, MI, TN, TX, VA
Land (1)
Initial Investment	$ 3,088
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	73
Total	3,161
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Initial Investment	69,951
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	7,196
Total	77,147
Personal Property	633
Gross real estate asset, Total	80,941
Accumulated depreciation	25,936
Encumbrances	$ 1,348
Other [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Date Acquired	Jan. 01, 1993
Date Constructed	Jan. 01, 1964
Other [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Date Acquired	Dec. 31, 2015
Date Constructed	Dec. 31, 2015
Real Estate [Member]
Summary of real estate properties
Number of Properties | Property	204
Land (1)
Initial Investment	$ 198,414
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	2,620
Total	201,034
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Initial Investment	2,922,381
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	468,509
Total	3,390,890
Personal Property	4,708
Gross real estate asset, Total	3,596,632
Accumulated depreciation	839,483
Encumbrances	$ 115,617
Land Held for Development [Member]
Summary of real estate properties
Number of Properties | Property	0
Land (1)
Initial Investment	$ 20,123
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	0
Total	20,123
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Initial Investment	0
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	0
Total	0
Personal Property	0
Gross real estate asset, Total	20,123
Accumulated depreciation	166
Encumbrances	0
Construction in Progress [Member]
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Total	11,655
Gross real estate asset, Total	$ 11,655
Corporate Property [Member]
Summary of real estate properties
Number of Properties | Property	0
Land (1)
Initial Investment	$ 0
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	0
Total	0
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Initial Investment	0
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	0
Total	0
Personal Property	5,583
Gross real estate asset, Total	5,583
Accumulated depreciation	4,167
Encumbrances	$ 0
Owned Property [Member]
Summary of real estate properties
Number of Properties | Property	204
Land (1)
Initial Investment	$ 218,537
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	2,620
Total	221,157
Buildings, Improvements, Lease Intangibles and CIP (1)
Initial Investment	2,922,381
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	468,509
Total	3,402,545
Personal Property	10,291
Gross real estate asset, Total	3,633,993
Accumulated depreciation	843,816
Encumbrances	$ 115,617

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Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Real Estate Investments [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance, Total Property	$ 3,382,680	$ 3,271,536	$ 3,084,166
Retirement/dispositions:
Ending Balance, Total Property	3,633,993	3,382,680	3,271,536
Reconciliation of Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance, Accumulated Depreciation	762,996	705,135	642,320
Retirement/dispositions:
Ending Balance, Accumulated Depreciation	843,816	762,996	705,135
Real Estate [Member]
Additions during the period:
Total Property	239,265	183,478	166,290
Retirement/dispositions:
Total Property	(94,143)	(139,741)	(74,507)
Ending Balance, Total Property	3,596,632
Additions during the period:
Accumulated Depreciation	3,898	3,048	2,272
Retirement/dispositions:
Accumulated Depreciation	(44,696)	(56,838)	(46,276)
Ending Balance, Accumulated Depreciation	839,483
Other improvements [Member]
Additions during the period:
Total Property	70,595	47,985	55,340
Additions during the period:
Accumulated Depreciation	121,592	111,625	105,257
Corporate Property [Member]
Additions during the period:
Total Property	0	0	40,247
Retirement/dispositions:
Ending Balance, Total Property	5,583
Additions during the period:
Accumulated Depreciation	0	0	1,536
Retirement/dispositions:
Ending Balance, Accumulated Depreciation	4,167
Land held for development [Member]
Additions during the period:
Total Property	0	500	0
Retirement/dispositions:
Total Property	0	(102)	0
Additions during the period:
Accumulated Depreciation	26	26	26
Retirement/dispositions:
Accumulated Depreciation	0	0	0
Construction in Progress [Member]
Additions during the period:
Total Property	35,596	19,024	0
Retirement/dispositions:
Ending Balance, Total Property	11,655
Additions during the period:
Accumulated Depreciation	0	0	0
Disposal of previously consolidated VIE [Member]
Retirement/dispositions:
Total Property	0	0	0
Retirement/dispositions:
Accumulated Depreciation	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Number of real estate assets held for sale | property	2	1	2
Gross value of assets held for sale	$ 5,800	$ 1,800	$ 13,300
Accumulated depreciation on real estate assets held for sale	3,000	1,100	4,500
Estimated aggregate total cost of total assets for federal income tax purposes	3,700,000	3,400,000	$ 3,300,000
Issuance costs	$ 5,620
Minimum [Member] | Building and improvements [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	3 years 3 months 18 days
Minimum [Member] | Lease intangibles [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	1 year 10 months 24 days
Minimum [Member] | Personal Property [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	2 years 9 months 18 days
Minimum [Member] | Land improvements [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Building and improvements [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	39 years
Maximum [Member] | Lease intangibles [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	99 years 6 days
Maximum [Member] | Personal Property [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	17 years 3 months 18 days
Maximum [Member] | Land improvements [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Asset estimated useful life	38 years 1 month 6 days
Mortgage notes payable [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Unamortized premium	$ 2,569	2,704
Unaccreted discount	1,450	1,779
Issuance costs	$ 436	$ 339

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Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Rollforward of Mortgage loans on real estate
Balance at beginning of period	$ 0	$ 1,900	$ 125,547
Additions during period:
New or acquired mortgages	0	0	1,900
Increased funding on existing mortgages	0	0	1,244
Additions during period, total	0	0	3,144
Deductions during period:
Principal repayments and reductions	0	(1,900)	(5,605)
Principal reductions due to acquisitions	0	0	(81,213)
Mortgage eliminated in consolidation	0	0	(39,973)
Deductions during period, total	0	(1,900)	(126,791)
Balance at end of period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,900

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Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Principal Repayments and Reductions		$ 0	$ 1,900	$ 5,605
Purchase Price			190,100
Cash Consideration			156,400
Iowa [Member] | Other Property [Member] | Other Mortgage Loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Face Amount					$ 40,000
Interest Rate		7.70%
Incremental Interest Rate for Default		3.00%
Mortgage Loan on Real Estate Exit Fee		$ 1,500
Real estate acquisitions [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Purchase Price		241,900	187,200
Cash Consideration		$ 224,900	$ 153,500
Real estate acquisitions [Member] | Oklahoma [Member] | Construction Loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Purchase Price	$ 85,400
Face Amount	81,200
Cash Consideration	$ 4,100

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Label	Element	Value
Preferred Stock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests	us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	$ 0
Parent [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests	us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	6,577,000
Common Stock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests	us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	0
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests	us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	1,612,000
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests	us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	0
Cumulative Dividends [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests	us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	$ 0