Non-controlling Interests Non-controlling Interests (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block]

13. Non-controlling Interests

The following table summarizes the effect of changes in our ownership interest in subsidiaries on the equity attributable to common shareholders for the periods indicated:



	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	115,599		40,036
Transfers from non-controlling interests:
Increase in equity for conversion of operating partnership units	16			—
Decrease in additional paid-in capital for purchase of remaining non-controlling ownership interests in two consolidated joint ventures (1)	(9,480		)	—
Change in common equity and net transfers from non-controlling interests	$	106,135		$	40,036


(1)	Refer to Note 5, "Acquisitions and Dispositions," for further discussion of acquisitions.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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