10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016.

or

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from _________________ to ________________

Commission File Number 1-12386

LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	13-3717318
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Penn Plaza – Suite 4015 New York, NY	10119
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(212) 692-7200

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 x 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 x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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

Smaller reporting company o

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

Yes o No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 235,020,699 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.0001 per share, as of May 2, 2016.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements	3
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	29
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures	29
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings	30
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors	30
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	30
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	30
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	30
ITEM 5. Other Information	30
ITEM 6. Exhibits	31
SIGNATURES	33

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION:

We file and furnish annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC. You may read and copy any materials that we file or furnish with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. We file and furnish information electronically with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file or furnish electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC's Internet site is http://www.sec.gov. We also maintain a web site at http://www.lxp.com through which you can obtain copies of documents that we file or furnish with the SEC. The contents of that web site are not incorporated by reference in or otherwise a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or any other document that we file or furnish with the SEC.

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PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share data)

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Assets:
Real estate, at cost	$	3,773,333		$	3,789,711
Real estate - intangible assets	692,654			692,778
Investments in real estate under construction	115,297			95,402
	4,581,284			4,577,891
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,201,220			1,179,969
Real estate, net	3,380,064			3,397,922
Assets held for sale	10,147			24,425
Cash and cash equivalents	80,894			93,249
Restricted cash	42,830			10,637
Investment in and advances to non-consolidated entities	44,926			31,054
Deferred expenses, net	39,839			42,000
Loans receivable, net	95,770			95,871
Rent receivable – current	20,094			7,193
Rent receivable – deferred	93,320			87,547
Other assets	18,176			18,505
Total assets	$	3,826,060		$	3,808,403
Liabilities and Equity:
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, net	$	922,320		$	872,643
Revolving credit facility borrowings	147,000			177,000
Term loans payable, net	500,330			500,076
Senior notes payable, net	493,735			493,526
Convertible guaranteed notes payable, net	12,192			12,126
Trust preferred securities, net	127,021			126,996
Dividends payable	45,673			45,440
Liabilities held for sale	—			8,405
Accounts payable and other liabilities	35,688			41,479
Accrued interest payable	14,746			8,851
Deferred revenue - including below market leases, net	44,026			42,524
Prepaid rent	19,783			16,806
Total liabilities	2,362,514			2,345,872
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred shares, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares:
Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred, liquidation preference $96,770; 1,935,400 shares issued and outstanding	94,016			94,016
Common shares, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 400,000,000 shares, 235,009,739 and 234,575,225 shares issued and outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively	24			23
Additional paid-in-capital	2,773,788			2,776,837
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income	(1,420,554		)	(1,428,908		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(6,564		)	(1,939		)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,440,710			1,440,029
Noncontrolling interests	22,836			22,502
Total equity	1,463,546			1,462,531
Total liabilities and equity	$	3,826,060		$	3,808,403

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share data)

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Gross revenues:
Rental	$	103,559		$	100,016
Tenant reimbursements	8,057			8,426
Total gross revenues	111,616			108,442
Expense applicable to revenues:
Depreciation and amortization	(43,127		)	(40,274		)
Property operating	(12,078		)	(16,582		)
General and administrative	(7,775		)	(7,822		)
Non-operating income	2,867			2,614
Interest and amortization expense	(22,893		)	(23,003		)
Debt satisfaction gains (charges), net	(162		)	10,375
Impairment charges	—			(1,139		)
Gains on sales of properties	17,015			148
Income before provision for income taxes, equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities and discontinued operations	45,463			32,759
Provision for income taxes	(413		)	(441		)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities	5,742			366
Income from continuing operations	50,792			32,684
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	—			110
Gain on sale of property	—			1,577
Total discontinued operations	—			1,687
Net income	50,792			34,371
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,023		)	(866		)
Net income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders	49,769			33,505
Dividends attributable to preferred shares – Series C	(1,572		)	(1,572		)
Allocation to participating securities	(90		)	(104		)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	48,107		$	31,829
Income per common share – basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21		$	0.13
Income from discontinued operations	—			0.01
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	0.21		$	0.14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic	232,642,803			232,525,675
Income per common share – diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21		$	0.13
Income from discontinued operations	—			0.01
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	0.21		$	0.14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted	238,885,171			232,957,265
Amounts attributable to common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	48,107		$	30,142
Income from discontinued operations	—			1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	48,107		$	31,829

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited and in thousands)

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Net income	$	50,792		$	34,371
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net	(4,625		)	(4,096		)
Other comprehensive loss	(4,625		)	(4,096		)
Comprehensive income	46,167			30,275
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,023		)	(866		)
Comprehensive income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders	$	45,144		$	29,409

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Unaudited and in thousands)

Three Months ended March 31, 2016				Lexington Realty Trust Shareholders
	Total			Preferred Shares		Common Shares		Additional Paid-in-Capital			Accumulated Distributions in Excess of Net Income			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Noncontrolling Interests
Balance December 31, 2015	$	1,462,531		$	94,016	$	23	$	2,776,837		$	(1,428,908	)	$	(1,939	)	$	22,502
Repurchase of common shares	(8,973		)	—		—		(8,973		)	—			—			—
Issuance of common shares and deferred compensation amortization, net	5,925			—		1		5,924			—			—			—
Dividends/distributions	(42,104		)	—		—		—			(41,415		)	—			(689		)
Net income	50,792			—		—		—			49,769			—			1,023
Other comprehensive loss	(4,625		)	—		—		—			—			(4,625		)	—
Balance March 31, 2016	$	1,463,546		$	94,016	$	24	$	2,773,788		$	(1,420,554	)	$	(6,564	)	$	22,836

Three Months ended March 31, 2015				Lexington Realty Trust Shareholders
	Total			Preferred Shares		Common Shares		Additional Paid-in-Capital		Accumulated Distributions in Excess of Net Income			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Noncontrolling Interests
Balance December 31, 2014	$	1,508,920		$	94,016	$	23	$	2,763,374	$	(1,372,051	)	$	404		$	23,154
Issuance of common shares upon conversion of convertible notes	652			—		—		652		—			—			—
Issuance of common shares and deferred compensation amortization, net	8,815			—		—		8,815		—			—			—
Dividends/distributions	(42,183		)	—		—		—		(41,383		)	—			(800		)
Net income	34,371			—		—		—		33,505			—			866
Other comprehensive loss	(4,096		)	—		—		—		—			(4,096		)	—
Balance March 31, 2015	$	1,506,479		$	94,016	$	23	$	2,772,841	$	(1,379,929	)	$	(3,692	)	$	23,220

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited and in thousands)

	Three Months ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Net cash provided by operating activities:	$	59,221		$	57,921
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of real estate, including intangible assets	(27,197		)	(197,275		)
Investment in real estate under construction	(20,812		)	(30,778		)
Capital expenditures	(1,325		)	(1,717		)
Net proceeds from sale of properties	57,898			4,433
Principal payments received on loans receivable	70			64
Investment in loans receivable	—			(83		)
Investments in non-consolidated entities	(14,977		)	(3,032		)
Distributions from non-consolidated entities in excess of accumulated earnings	6,850			221
Increase in deferred leasing costs	(1,230		)	(1,420		)
Change in escrow deposits and restricted cash	(32,193		)	(1,540		)
Real estate deposits, net	(65		)	(1,999		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(32,981		)	(233,126		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends to common and preferred shareholders	(41,182		)	(41,045		)
Principal amortization payments	(7,120		)	(13,867		)
Principal payments on debt, excluding normal amortization	(8,130		)	(83,320		)
Change in revolving credit facility borrowings, net	(30,000		)	93,000
Payment of developer liabilities	(3,851		)	—
Change in deferred financing costs	99			(2,444		)
Proceeds of mortgages and notes payable	57,500			80,843
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests	(689		)	(800		)
Issuance of common shares, net	3,751			6,582
Repurchase of common shares	(8,973		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(38,595		)	38,949
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(12,355		)	(136,256		)
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period	93,249			191,077
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period	$	80,894		$	54,821

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(1) The Company and Financial Statement Presentation

Lexington Realty Trust (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, except when the context only applies to the parent entity, the “Company”) is a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns a diversified portfolio of equity and debt investments in single-tenant commercial properties and land. A majority of these properties and all land interests are subject to net or similar leases, where the tenant bears all or substantially all of the costs, including cost increases, for real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and ordinary repairs. However, certain leases provide that the landlord is responsible for certain operating expenses.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had ownership interests in approximately 215 consolidated real estate properties, located in 40 states. The properties in which the Company has an interest are leased to tenants in various industries, including service, automotive, technology, transportation/logistics and finance/insurance.

The Company believes it has qualified as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Accordingly, the Company will not be subject to federal income tax, provided that distributions to its shareholders equal at least the amount of its REIT taxable income as defined under the Code. The Company is permitted to participate in certain activities historically prohibited for REITs in order to maintain its qualification as a REIT, so long as these activities are conducted in entities which elect to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) under the Code. As such, the TRS are subject to federal income taxes on the income from these activities.

The Company conducts its operations either directly or indirectly through (1) property owner subsidiaries and lender subsidiaries, which are single purpose entities, (2) an operating partnership, Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P. (“LCIF”), in which the Company is the sole unit holder of the general partner and the sole unit holder of the limited partner that holds a majority of the limited partner interests, (3) a wholly-owned TRS, and (4) investments in joint ventures. References to “OP units” refer to units of limited partner interests in LCIF. Property owner subsidiaries are landlords under leases for properties in which the Company has an interest and/or borrowers under loan agreements secured by properties in which the Company has an investment and lender subsidiaries are lenders under loan agreements where the Company made an investment in a loan asset, but in all cases are separate and distinct legal entities. Each property owner subsidiary is a separate legal entity that maintains separate books and records. The assets and credit of each property owner subsidiary with a property subject to a mortgage loan are not available to creditors to satisfy the debt and other obligations of any other person, including any other property owner subsidiary or any other affiliate.

The financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2016 (“Annual Report”).

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation. The Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with GAAP. The financial statements reflect the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-02 (Topic 810), Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, modifying the analysis it must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The guidance does not amend the existing disclosure requirements for variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest model entities. The adoption of this guidance had no impact to consolidated entities included in the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements as all entities previously consolidated are still consolidated and all entities previously not consolidated are still not consolidated. However, under the revised guidance, the Company determined that certain affiliated limited partnerships and similar entities are now considered, by definition, VIEs. The entities were determined to be VIEs as the unaffiliated partners/members did not have simple majority substantive kick-out rights or participating rights.

The Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs as it has a controlling financial interest in the entities. LCIF, which continues to be consolidated and in which the Company has an approximate 96% interest, was determined to be a VIE under this new guidance.

The Company has a joint venture limited partnership with a developer which is a consolidated VIE. The joint venture is developing an office campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. The Company currently has a 100% interest in the joint venture; however, the developer has certain protective rights, and, upon project completion, the developer will be credited with a notional capital account for a profit interest and certain cost savings. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the joint venture had $63,278 and $62,353, respectively, in real estate under construction.

The assets of the VIEs are available to satisfy its respective liabilities. Except for a $15,000 mortgage loan, the VIEs mortgages and notes payable are non-recourse to the Company. Below is a summary of selected financial data of consolidated VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary included in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Real estate, net	$	1,049,238	$	1,072,463
Total assets	$	1,203,328	$	1,192,944
Mortgages and notes payable, net	$	431,351	$	431,599
Total liabilities	$	447,277	$	448,057

Use of Estimates. Management has made a number of significant estimates and assumptions to prepare these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, including, among others, those relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are based on management's best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors. Management adjusts such estimates when facts and circumstances dictate. The most significant estimates made include the recoverability of accounts receivable, the allocation of property purchase price to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the determination of VIEs and which entities should be consolidated, the determination of impairment of long-lived assets, loans receivable and equity method investments, the valuation of derivative financial instruments, the valuation of compensation plans and the useful lives of long-lived assets. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

Fair Value Measurements. The Company follows the guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, as amended (“Topic 820”), to determine the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments. Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three levels: Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities; Level 2 - observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted in active markets, but corroborated by market data; and Level 3 - unobservable inputs, which are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible, as well as considering counterparty credit risk. The Company has formally elected to apply the portfolio exception within Topic 820 with respect to measuring counterparty risk for all of its derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements.

Acquisition, Development and Construction Arrangements. The Company evaluates loans receivable where the Company participates in residual profits through loan provisions or other contracts to ascertain whether the Company has the same risks and rewards as an owner or a joint venture partner. Where the Company concludes that such arrangements are more appropriately treated as an investment in real estate, the Company reflects such loan receivable as an equity investment in real estate under construction in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. In these cases, no interest income is recorded on the loan receivable and the Company capitalizes interest during the construction period. In arrangements where the Company engages a developer to construct a property or provides funds to a tenant to develop a property, the Company will capitalize the funds provided to the developer/tenant and internal costs of interest and real estate taxes, if applicable, during the construction period.

Restricted Cash. Restricted cash is comprised primarily of cash balances held with Section 1031 exchange intermediaries and escrow balances held by lenders. At March 31, 2016, $29,457 was held with a Section 1031 exchange intermediary that was released subsequent to March 31, 2016.

Reclassifications. Certain amounts included in the 2015 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2016 presentation.

The Company adopted ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, during the three months ended March 31, 2016. ASU 2015-03 amends current presentation guidance by requiring that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  Prior to the issuance of ASU 2015-03, debt issuance costs were required to be presented as an asset in the balance sheet. As shown in the table below and pursuant to the guidance in ASU 2015-03, the Company has reclassified unamortized debt issuance costs associated with certain debt obligations in the Company's previously reported consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 as follows:

	As previously reported December 31, 2015		Reclassifications			As adjusted December 31, 2015
Deferred expenses, net	$	63,832	$	(21,832	)	$	42,000
Mortgages and notes payable, net	882,952		(10,309		)	872,643
Term loans payable, net	505,000		(4,924		)	500,076
Senior notes payable, net	497,947		(4,421		)	493,526
Convertible guaranteed notes payable, net	12,180		(54		)	12,126
Trust preferred securities, net	129,120		(2,124		)	126,996

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance. In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and improves financial statement disclosures. Under this guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations that have a major effect on an organization's operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2015. The guidance requires the Company to continue to classify any property disposal or property classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2014 as discontinued operations prospectively. Therefore, the revenues and expenses related to these properties are presented as discontinued operations as of March 31, 2015. The Company did not classify any additional properties as discontinued operations subsequent to December 31, 2014, as the dispositions did not represent a strategic shift in operations. The implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which amends the guidance for revenue recognition to eliminate the industry-specific revenue recognition guidance and replace it with a principle-based approach for determining revenue recognition. The effective date of the new guidance was updated by ASU 2015-14 and is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize a right of use asset and related lease liability for those leases classified as operating leases at the commencement date and have lease terms of more than 12 months. The accounting applied to lessors under this new guidance is largely unchanged from prior guidance. Lessors in most cases will continue to record operating leases as operating leases and recognize lease income from those leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years, and requires a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation-Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718), which involves several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period, however early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(2) Earnings Per Share

A portion of the Company's non-vested share-based payment awards are considered participating securities and as such, the Company is required to use the two-class method for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Under the two-class computation method, net losses are not allocated to participating securities unless the holder of the security has a contractual obligation to share in the losses. The non-vested share-based payment awards are not allocated losses as the awards do not have a contractual obligation to share in losses of the Company.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
BASIC
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	48,107	$	30,142
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	—		1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	48,107	$	31,829
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	232,642,803		232,525,675
Income per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21	$	0.13
Income from discontinued operations	—		0.01
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	0.21	$	0.14
DILUTED
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders - basic	$	48,107	$	30,142
Impact of assumed conversions	1,058		—
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	49,165		30,142
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders - basic	—		1,687
Impact of assumed conversions	—		—
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	—		1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	49,165	$	31,829
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	232,642,803		232,525,675
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share options	132,191		431,590
6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes	1,941,237		—
Nonvested common shares	348,748		—
OP Units	3,820,192		—
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	238,885,171		232,957,265
Income per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21	$	0.13
Income from discontinued operations	—		0.01
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	0.21	$	0.14

For per common share amounts, all incremental shares are considered anti-dilutive for periods that have a loss from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders. In addition, other common share equivalents may be anti-dilutive in certain periods.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(3) Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction

The Company completed the following acquisition during the three months ended March 31, 2016:

Property Type	Location	Acquisition Date	Initial Cost Basis		Lease Expiration	Land and Land Estate		Building and Improvements		Lease in-place Value Intangible
Industrial	Detroit, MI	January 2016	$	29,697	10/2035	$	1,133	$	25,009	$	3,555

The Company recognized aggregate transaction costs of $146 and $468 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which are included as property operating expenses within the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company is engaged in various forms of build-to-suit development activities. The Company, through lender subsidiaries and property owner subsidiaries, may enter into the following acquisition, development and construction arrangements: (1) lend funds to construct build-to-suit projects subject to a single-tenant lease with an agreement to purchase the properties upon completion of construction and commencement of a single-tenant lease, (2) hire developers to construct built-to-suit projects on owned properties leased to single tenants, (3) fund the construction of build-to-suit projects on owned properties pursuant to the terms in single-tenant lease agreements or (4) enter into purchase and sale agreements with developers to acquire single-tenant build-to-suit properties upon completion.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had the following development arrangements outstanding:

Location	Property Type	Square Feet	Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution		Lease Term (Years)	Estimated Completion/Acquisition Date
Anderson, SC	Industrial	1,325,000	$	70,012	20	2Q 16
Lake Jackson, TX(1)	Office	664,000	166,164		20	4Q 16
Charlotte, NC	Office	201,000	62,445		15	1Q 17
		2,190,000	$	298,621

(1)Joint venture arrangement with developer. The Company currently has a 100% interest in the joint venture.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company's aggregate investment in development arrangements was $115,297 and $95,402, respectively, which included $3,734 and $2,726 of capitalized interest, respectively, and is presented as investments in real estate under construction in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company can give no assurances that any of these development arrangements will be consummated or, if consummated, will perform to the Company's expectations.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(4) Property Dispositions, Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Impairment

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company disposed of its interests in certain properties to unrelated third parties for an aggregate gross sales price of $58,225 and a vacant parcel of land for a gross sales price of $400. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company disposed of its interest in an office property to an unrelated third party for a gross sales price of $4,950, which was held for sale at December 31, 2014, and conveyed two office properties along with their escrow deposits in satisfaction of a $30,293 non-recourse secured mortgage loan. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company disposed of a vacant retail property, with a zero basis, upon the expiration of the related ground lease. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized aggregate gains on sales of properties of $17,015 and $1,725, respectively. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized aggregate debt satisfaction gains (charges), net of $(162) and $10,466, respectively, relating to disposed properties. The results of operations for properties disposed of in 2016 and 2015, that were not classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2014, are included within continuing operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with recent guidance issued by the FASB. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had one property classified as held for sale.

Assets and liabilities of held for sale properties as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Assets:
Real estate, at cost	$	6,011		$	16,590
Real estate, intangible assets	5,589			10,786
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,077		)	(4,069		)
Rent receivable - deferred	624			1,118
	$	10,147		$	24,425
Liabilities:
Mortgage payable	$	—		$	8,373
Other	—			32
	$	—		$	8,405

The Company assesses on a regular basis whether there are any indicators that the carrying value of its real estate assets may be impaired. Potential indicators may include an increase in vacancy at a property, tenant financial instability and the potential sale or transfer of the property in the near future. An asset is determined to be impaired if the asset's carrying value is in excess of its estimated fair value. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized impairment charges of $1,139 in continuing operations. The Company determined that the expected undiscounted cash flows based upon the revised estimated holding periods of certain assets were below the current carrying values.

(5) Loans Receivable

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company's loans receivable were comprised primarily of mortgage loans on real estate.

The following is a summary of our loans receivable as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	Loan carrying-value(1)
Loan		3/31/2016		12/31/2015		Interest Rate		Maturity Date
Kennewick, WA		$	85,554	$	85,505	9.00	%	05/2022
Oklahoma City, OK(2)		8,420		8,501		11.50	%	03/2016
Other		1,796		1,865		8.00	%	2021-2022
		$	95,770	$	95,871

(1) Loan carrying value includes accrued interest and is net of origination costs, if any.

(2) In June 2015, the Company loaned a tenant-in-common $8,420. The loan is secured by the tenant-in-common's interest in an office property, in which the Company has a 40% interest. The loan was in default as of March 31, 2016.

The Company has one type of financing receivable: loans receivable secured by interests in commercial real estate. The Company determined that its financing receivables operated within one portfolio segment as they were within the same industry and used the same impairment methodology. In addition, the Company assesses all financing receivables for impairment, when warranted, based on an individual analysis of each receivable.

The Company's financing receivables operate within one class of financing receivables as these assets (1) are collateralized by commercial real estate and (2) similar metrics are used to monitor the risk and performance of these assets. The Company's management uses credit quality indicators to monitor financing receivables such as quality of collateral, the underlying tenant's credit rating and collection experience. As of March 31, 2016, the financing receivables were performing as anticipated and there were no significant delinquent amounts outstanding, with the exception of the maturity default of the borrower of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma loan.

(6) Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall:

	Balance			Fair Value Measurements Using
Description	March 31, 2016			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest rate swap liabilities	$	(6,564	)	$	—	$	(6,564	)	$	—

	Balance			Fair Value Measurements Using
Description	December 31, 2015			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest rate swap assets	$	4		$	—	$	4		$	—
Impaired real estate assets*	$	3,015		$	—	$	—		$	3,015
Interest rate swap liabilities	$	(1,943	)	$	—	$	(1,943	)	$	—

*Represents a non-recurring fair value measurement.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

The table below sets forth the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Assets
Loans Receivable	$	95,770	$	101,010	$	95,871	$	103,014
Liabilities
Debt	$	2,202,598	$	2,198,030	$	2,182,367	$	2,164,571

The majority of the inputs used to value the Company's interest rate swaps fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, such as observable market interest rate curves; however, the credit valuation associated with the interest rate swaps utilizes Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company determined that the credit valuation adjustment relative to the overall fair value of the interest rate swaps was not significant. As a result, the interest rate swaps have been classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Company estimates the fair value of its real estate assets, including non-consolidated real estate assets, by using income and market valuation techniques. The Company may estimate fair values using market information such as broker opinions of value, recent sales data for similar assets or discounted cash flow models, which primarily rely on Level 3 inputs. The cash flow models include estimated cash inflows and outflows over a specified holding period. These cash flows may include contractual rental revenues, projected future rental revenues and expenses and forecasted tenant improvements and lease commissions based upon market conditions determined through discussion with local real estate professionals, experience the Company has with its other owned properties in such markets and expectations for growth. Capitalization rates and discount rates utilized in these models are estimated by management based upon rates that management believes to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties based upon an analysis of factors such as property and tenant quality, geographical location and local supply and demand observations. To the extent the Company under estimates forecasted cash outflows (tenant improvements, lease commissions and operating costs) or over estimates forecasted cash inflows (rental revenue rates), the estimated fair value of its real estate assets could be overstated.

The Company estimates the fair values of its loans receivable utilizing Level 3 inputs by using an estimated discounted cash flow analysis consisting of scheduled cash flows and discount rate estimates to approximate those that a willing buyer and seller might use and/or the estimated value of the underlying collateral.

The fair value of the Company's debt is primarily estimated utilizing Level 3 inputs by using a discounted cash flow analysis, based upon estimates of market interest rates. The Company determines the fair value of its senior notes payable and convertible guaranteed notes payable using market prices. The inputs used in determining the fair value of these notes are categorized as Level 1 due to the fact that the Company uses quoted market rates to value these instruments. However, the inputs used in determining the fair value could be categorized as Level 2 if trading volumes are low.

Fair values cannot be determined with precision, may not be substantiated by comparison to quoted prices in active markets and may not be realized upon sale. Additionally, there are inherent uncertainties in any fair value measurement technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates, liquidity risks and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the fair value measurement amounts.

Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. The Company estimates that the fair value of cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates carrying value due to the relatively short maturity of the instruments.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(7) Investment in and Advances to Non-Consolidated Entities

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had ownership interests ranging from 15% to 40% in certain non-consolidated entities, which primarily own single-tenant net-leased assets. The acquisitions of these assets by the non-consolidated entities were partially funded through non-recourse mortgage debt with an aggregate balance of $47,476 at March 31, 2016 (the Company's proportionate share was $8,561) with rates ranging from 3.7% to 4.7%. In January 2016, the Company received $6,681 in connection with the sale of a non-consolidated office property in Russellville, Arkansas. The Company recognized a gain of $5,378 relating to the sale, which is included in equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities.

In November 2014, the Company formed a joint venture to construct a private school in Houston, Texas. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had a 25% interest in the joint venture. The total anticipated construction cost is $86,491. The Company is contractually obligated to provide construction financing to the joint venture up to $56,686, of which $23,639 had been funded as of March 31, 2016. Upon completion, the property will be net leased for a 20-year term.

(8) Debt

The Company had the following mortgages and notes payable outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Mortgages and notes payable	$	933,430		$	882,952
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(11,110		)	(10,309		)
	$	922,320		$	872,643

Interest rates, including imputed rates on mortgages and notes payable, ranged from 2.2% to 7.8% at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and the mortgages and notes payables mature between 2016 and 2031 as of March 31, 2016. The weighted-average interest rate was 4.9% at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

The Company had the following senior notes outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

Issue Date	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015			Interest Rate		Maturity Date	Issue Price
May 2014	$	250,000		$	250,000		4.40	%	June 2024	99.883	%
June 2013	250,000			250,000			4.25	%	June 2023	99.026	%
	500,000			500,000
Unamortized discount	(1,984		)	(2,053		)
Unamortized debt issuance cost	(4,281		)	(4,421		)
	$	493,735		$	493,526

Each series of the senior notes is unsecured and requires payment of interest semi-annually in arrears. The Company may redeem the notes at its option at any time prior to maturity in whole or in part by paying the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus a premium.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

The Company has a $905,000 unsecured credit agreement with KeyBank National Association, as agent. With lender approval, the Company can increase the size of the facility to an aggregate $1,810,000. A summary of the significant terms are as follows:

	Maturity Date	Current Interest Rate
$400,000 Revolving Credit Facility(1)	August 2019	LIBOR + 1.00%
$250,000 Term Loan(2)(4)	August 2020	LIBOR + 1.10%
$255,000 Term Loan(3)(4)	January 2021	LIBOR + 1.10%

(1) Maturity date can be extended to August 2020 at the Company's option. The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.85% to 1.55%. At March 31, 2016, the revolving credit facility had $147,000 outstanding and availability of $253,000, subject to covenant compliance.

(2) The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.90% to 1.75%. The Company previously entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.09% through February 2018 on the $250,000 of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.

(3) The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.90% to 1.75%. The Company previously entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.42% through January 2019 on the $255,000 of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.

(4) The aggregate unamortized debt issuance costs for the term loans were $4,670 and $4,924 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

The Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants contained in its corporate level debt agreements at March 31, 2016.

During 2010, the Company issued $115,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030. The notes pay interest semi-annually in arrears and mature in January 2030. The holders of the notes may require the Company to repurchase their notes in January 2017, January 2020 and January 2025 for cash equal to 100% of the notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may not redeem any notes prior to January 2017, except to preserve its REIT status. The notes have a current conversion rate of 156.5514 common shares per one thousand principal amount of the notes, representing a conversion price of approximately $6.39 per common share. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances, including increases in the Company's dividend rate above a certain threshold and the issuance of stock dividends. The notes are convertible by the holders under certain circumstances for cash, common shares or a combination of cash and common shares at the Company's election. The notes are convertible prior to the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding the stated maturity date, at any time beginning in January 2029 and also upon the occurrence of specified events. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, $600 aggregate principal amount of the notes were converted for 90,957 common shares. The conversion resulted in debt satisfaction charges of $77 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, respectively.

Below is a summary of additional disclosures related to the 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030.

	6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030
Balance Sheets:	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Principal amount of debt component	$	12,400		$	12,400
Unamortized discount	(167		)	(220		)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(41		)	(54		)
Carrying amount of debt component	$	12,192		$	12,126
Carrying amount of equity component	$	(34,784	)	$	(34,784	)
Effective interest rate	8.1		%	7.8		%
Period through which discount is being amortized, put date	01/2017			01/2017
Aggregate if-converted value in excess of aggregate principal amount	$	4,295		$	2,863

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

	Three months ended March 31,
Statements of Operations:	2016		2015
6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes
Coupon interest	$	186	$	236
Discount amortization	53		67
	$	239	$	303

During 2007, the Company issued $200,000 original principal amount of Trust Preferred Securities. The Trust Preferred Securities, which are classified as debt, are due in 2037, were open for redemption at the Company's option commencing April 2012 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.804% through April 2017 and thereafter, at a variable rate of three month LIBOR plus 170 basis points through maturity. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there was $129,120 original principal amount of Trust Preferred Securities outstanding and $2,099 and $2,124, respectively, of unamortized debt issuance costs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, in connection with the satisfaction of mortgage notes other than those disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements, the Company had debt satisfaction charges, net of $14.

(9) Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives. The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the type, amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities 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 derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company's known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company's investments and borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk. The Company's objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense, to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and therefore manage its cash outflows as it relates to the underlying debt instruments. To accomplish these objectives, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy relating to certain of its variable rate debt instruments. 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 exchange of the underlying notional amount.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. The Company did not incur any ineffectiveness during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

The Company has designated the interest-rate swap agreements with its counterparties as cash flow hedges of the risk of variability attributable to changes in the LIBOR swap rate on $505,000 of LIBOR-indexed variable-rate unsecured term loans. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the swaps are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified to earnings as interest becomes receivable or payable.

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the term loans. During the next 12 months, the Company estimates that an additional $3,520 will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

Interest Rate Derivative	Number of Instruments	Notional
Interest Rate Swaps	10	$505,000

The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value			Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Swap Asset					Other Assets	$	4
Interest Rate Swap Liability	Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities	$	(6,564	)	Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities	$	(1,943	)

The tables below present the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Derivatives in Cash Flow	Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion) March 31,						Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) March 31,
Hedging Relationships	2016			2015				2016		2015
Interest Rate Swaps	$	(5,691	)	$	(5,468	)	Interest expense	$	1,066	$	1,372

The Company's agreements with swap derivative counterparties contain provisions whereby if the Company defaults on the underlying indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default of the swap derivative obligation. As of March 31, 2016, the Company has not posted any collateral related to the agreements.

(10) Concentration of Risk

The Company seeks to reduce its operating and leasing risks through the geographic diversification of its properties, tenant industry diversification, avoidance of dependency on a single asset and the creditworthiness of its tenants. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, no single tenant represented greater than 10% of rental revenues.

Cash and cash equivalent balances at certain institutions may exceed insurable amounts. The Company believes it mitigates this risk by investing in or through major financial institutions.

(11) Equity

Shareholders' Equity. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company issued 577,823 and 627,247 common shares, respectively, under its direct share purchase plan, which includes its dividend reinvestment plan, raising net proceeds of $4,115 and $6,685, respectively.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company granted common shares to certain employees and trustees as follows:

	Three months ended March 31, 2016	Three months ended March 31, 2015
Performance Shares(1)
Shares issued:
Index	404,466	321,018
Peer	404,463	321,011
Grant date fair value per share:(2)
Index	$4.53	$6.86
Peer	$4.58	$6.66
Non-Vested Common Shares:(3)
Shares issued	225,090	170,650
Grant date fair value	$1,724	$1,916
Non-management Board of Trustee grant:(4)
Shares issued	17,500	14,000
Grant date fair value	$131	$157

(1) The shares vest based on the Company's total shareholder return growth after a three-year measurement period relative to an index and a group of Company peers. Dividends will not be paid on these grants until earned. Once the performance criteria are met and the actual number of shares earned is determined, such shares vest immediately.

(2) The fair value of grants was determined at the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

(3) The shares vest ratably over a three-year service period.

(4) Annual grant and shares vested immediately.

In July 2015, the Company's Board of Trustees authorized the repurchase of up to 10,000,000 common shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased 1,184,113 common shares at an average price of $7.56 per common share.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 represented $(6,564) and $(1,939), respectively, of unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net.

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
Balance December 31, 2015	$	(1,939	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(5,691		)
Amounts of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense	1,066
Balance March 31, 2016	$	(6,564	)

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

Noncontrolling Interests. In conjunction with several of the Company's acquisitions in prior years, sellers were issued OP units as a form of consideration. All OP units, other than OP units owned by the Company, are redeemable for common shares at certain times, at the option of the holders, and are generally not otherwise mandatorily redeemable by the Company. The OP units are classified as a component of permanent equity as the Company has determined that the OP units are not redeemable securities as defined by GAAP. Each OP unit is currently redeemable at the holder's option for approximately 1.13 common shares, subject to future adjustments.

As of March 31, 2016, there were approximately 3,393,000 OP units outstanding other than OP units owned by the Company. All OP units receive distributions in accordance with the LCIF partnership agreement. To the extent that the Company's dividend per common share is less than the stated distribution per OP unit per the LCIF partnership agreement, the distributions per OP unit are reduced by the percentage reduction in the Company's dividend per common share. No OP units have a liquidation preference.

(12) Related Party Transactions

In connection with efforts to procure non-recourse mezzanine financing from an affiliate of the Company's Chairman, pursuant to the terms of the EB-5 visa program administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), for a joint venture in Houston, Texas, in which the Company has an investment, the Company executed a guaranty in favor of an affiliate of its Chairman. The guaranty provides that the Company will reimburse investors providing the funds for such financing if the following occurs: (1) the joint venture receives such funds, (2) the USCIS denies the financing solely because the project is not permitted under the EB-5 visa program, and (3) the joint venture fails to return such funds.  As of March 31, 2016, the joint venture has not received any such funds and the Company has not recorded any liability as it relates to this guaranty. The maximum amount of funds that would be subject to the guaranty obligation is $18,000.

In addition, in connection with efforts, on a non-binding basis, to procure non-recourse mezzanine financing from an affiliate of the Company's Chairman, pursuant to the terms of the EB-5 visa program administered by the USCIS, for an investment in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Company agreed to reimburse the Chairman's affiliate up to approximately $7 for its expenses.

There were no other related party transactions other than those disclosed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report.

(13) Commitments and Contingencies

In addition to the commitments and contingencies disclosed elsewhere, including in Note 12 above, and previously disclosed, the Company has the following commitments and contingencies.

The Company is obligated under certain tenant leases, including its proportionate share for leases for non-consolidated entities, to fund the expansion of the underlying leased properties. The Company, under certain circumstances, may guarantee to tenants the completion of base building improvements and the payment of tenant improvement allowances and lease commissions on behalf of its subsidiaries.

From time to time, the Company is directly and indirectly involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes, based on currently available information, and after consultation with legal counsel, that although the outcomes of those normal course proceedings are uncertain, the results of such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

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LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

GSMSC II 2006-GG6 Bridgewater Hills Corporate Center, LLC v. Lexington Realty Trust (Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York-Index No. 653117/2015)

On September 16, 2015, GSMSC II 2006-GG6 Bridgewater Hills Corporate Center, LLC commenced an action as lender against the Company based on a limited guaranty of recourse obligations executed by a predecessor entity of the Company in connection with a mortgage loan secured by a property owner subsidiary's commercial property in Bridgewater, New Jersey.  The property owner subsidiary defaulted due to non-payment after the sole tenant vacated at the end of the lease term.  The lender seeks approximately $15,500 in order to satisfy the outstanding amount of the loan, plus interest, reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and disbursements related thereto. 

The lender claims that the Company's limited guaranty was triggered due to the merger of Newkirk Realty Trust, Inc. and Lexington Corporate Properties Trust on December 31, 2006, arguing that it constituted an event of default because it was a transfer that was not permitted by the loan agreement.  The Company intends to vigorously defend the lender’s claim.  The Company filed a motion to dismiss on October 19, 2015 and a hearing is scheduled for June 15, 2016.

(14) Supplemental Disclosure of Statement of Cash Flow Information

In addition to disclosures discussed elsewhere, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company paid $17,002 and $18,671, respectively, for interest and $169 and $338, respectively, for income taxes.

(15) Subsequent Events

Subsequent to March 31, 2016 and in addition to disclosures elsewhere in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company:

• entered into an agreement to fund the construction of an industrial facility in Opelika, Alabama for a maximum commitment of $37,000. Upon completion, the property will be net leased for a 25-year term;

• sold its West 45th Street, New York, New York land investment for a gross sales price $37,500, which was subject to a $29,193 aggregate principal mortgage; and

• sold its office property in Lake Forest, California for a gross sales price of $19,000.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

When we use the terms “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our,” we mean Lexington Realty Trust and all entities owned by us, including non-consolidated entities, except where it is clear that the term means only the parent company. References herein to ‘‘this Quarterly Report” are to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.

The following is a discussion and analysis of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, and significant factors that could affect our prospective financial condition and results of operations. This discussion should be read together with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on February 25, 2016, which we refer to as our Annual Report. Historical results may not be indicative of future performance.

Forward-Looking Statements. This Quarterly Report, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by us, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “may,” “plans,” “predicts,” “will,” “will likely result” or similar expressions. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect actual results, performances or achievements. In particular, the factors that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from current expectations, strategies or plans include, among others, any risks discussed below in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and under the headings “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and “Risk Factors” and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Accordingly, there is no assurance that our expectations will be realized.

Overview

General. We are a Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns a diversified portfolio of equity and debt investments in single-tenant commercial properties and land. A majority of these properties and all land interests are subject to net or similar leases, where the tenant bears all or substantially all of the costs, including cost increases, for real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and ordinary repairs. However, certain leases provide that the landlord is responsible for certain operating expenses. We also provide investment advisory and asset management services to investors in the single-tenant area.

As of March 31, 2016, we had ownership interests in approximately 215 consolidated real estate properties, located in 40 states and containing an aggregate of approximately 42.2 million square feet of space, approximately 96.7% of which was leased, excluding properties subject to secured mortgage loans currently in default. The properties in which we have an interest are leased to tenants in various industries, including service, automotive, technology, transportation/logistics and finance/insurance.

Our revenues and cash flows are generated predominantly from property rent receipts. As a result, growth in revenues and cash flows is directly correlated to our ability to (1) acquire income producing real estate investments and (2) re-lease properties that are vacant, or may become vacant, at favorable rental rates.

Our current business strategy is focused on enhancing our cash flow growth and stability, growing our portfolio with attractive long-term leased investments, reducing lease rollover risk and maintaining a strong and flexible balance sheet to allow us to act on opportunities as they arise.

Leasing Activity. Re-leasing properties that are currently vacant or as leases expire at favorable effective rates is one of our primary areas of focus for asset management. We continue to manage down our shorter-term leases and extend our weighted-average lease term, which was approximately 12.7 years at March 31, 2016 on a cash basis.

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During the first quarter of 2016, we entered into consolidated new leases and lease extensions encompassing 1.7 million square feet. The average U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, base rent on these extended leases was $5.32 per square foot compared to the average GAAP base rent on these leases before extension of $5.04 per square foot. The weighted-average cost of tenant improvements and lease commissions was $9.84 per square foot for new leases and $5.60 square foot for extended leases on a GAAP basis.

FirstQuarter2016Transaction Summary.

The following summarizes our significant transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Investments.

• Acquired an industrial property in Detroit, Michigan for $29.7 million. The property is net-leased for an approximate 20-year term.

Dispositions.

• Disposed of our interests in three properties to unrelated third parties for an aggregate gross sale price of approximately $58.2 million.

• Received $6.7 million in connection with the sale of a non-consolidated office property in Russellville, Arkansas.

Debt.

• Retired $8.3 million of non-recourse mortgage debt with an interest rate of 6.1%.

• Obtained $57.5 million, 15-year non-recourse financing, which bears interest at a 5.2% fixed interest rate and is secured by the Richmond, Virginia property.

Equity.

• Repurchased approximately 1.2 million common shares at an average price of $7.56 per common share.

Acquisition and Development Activity.

Our acquisition and development activity for the past several years has consisted primarily of build-to-suit transactions whereby we (1) hire a developer, or provide funding to a tenant, to develop a property, or (2) provide capital to developers and commit to purchase the property upon completion. However, none of these transactions are done on a speculative basis without a committed tenant subject to a long-term lease.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we completed the following acquisition:

Location	Property Type	Square Feet (000's)	Capitalized Cost (millions)		Date Acquired	Approximate Lease Term (Years)
Detroit, MI	Industrial	190	$	29.7	January 2016	20

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The following is a summary of our on-going build-to-suit transactions as of March 31, 2016:

Location	Property Type	Square Feet (000's)	Capitalized Cost/Maximum Commitment (millions)		Estimated Completion/Acquisition Date	GAAP Investment Balance as of 3/31/2016 (millions)
Consolidated Build-to-Suits:
Anderson, SC	Industrial	1,325	$	70.0	2Q 2016	$	37.0
Lake Jackson, TX	Office	664	166.2		4Q 2016	63.3
Charlotte, NC	Office	201	62.4		1Q 2017	15.0
Total Consolidated Build-to-Suits:		2,190	$	298.6		$	115.3
Non-Consolidated Build-to-Suit:
Houston, TX(1)	Retail/Specialty	274	$	86.5	3Q 2016	$	53.5

(1) We have a 25% interest. We are contractually committed to provide up to $56.7 million in construction financing to the joint venture, of which $23.6 million has been funded.

We can give no assurances that any unconsummated transactions described in this Quarterly Report will be consummated or, if consummated, will perform to our expectations.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In preparing our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, we make assumptions, judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our assumptions, judgments and estimates on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On a regular basis, we evaluate our assumptions, judgments and estimates. Certain of our accounting policies are discussed under (1) Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report, (2) note 2 to our consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report and (3) note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report. We believe there have been no material changes to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies under Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows. We believe that cash flows from operations will continue to provide adequate capital to fund our operating and administrative expenses, regular debt service obligations and all dividend payments in accordance with REIT requirements in both the short-term and long-term. In addition, we anticipate that cash on hand, borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility, capital recycling proceeds, issuances of equity, mortgage proceeds and other debt, as well as other available alternatives, will provide the necessary capital required by our business.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we obtained $57.5 million of long-term mortgage financing with a fixed interest rate of 5.2%.

At March 31, 2016, we had $105.4 million and $68.7 million of property specific mortgage balloon debt due in 2016 and 2017, respectively. We believe we have sufficient sources of liquidity at March 31, 2016 to meet these obligations through cash on hand ($80.9 million), property sale proceeds, borrowing capacity on our unsecured revolving credit facility ($253.0 million), which expires in 2019, but can be extended by us to 2020, and future cash flows from operations.

The mortgages encumbering the properties in which we have an interest are generally non-recourse to us, such that in situations where we believe it is beneficial to satisfy a mortgage obligation by transferring title of the property to the lender, including through a foreclosure, we may do so. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, two office properties in Issaquah, Washington were transferred by a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in satisfaction of the related $30.3 million outstanding non-recourse mortgage loan.

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Cash flows from operations as reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows increased to $59.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 from $57.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase was primarily related to the impact of cash flows generated from acquired properties, offset in part by the impact of property sales and vacancies. The underlying drivers that impact working capital, and therefore cash flows from operations, are the timing of collection of rents, including reimbursements from tenants, payment of interest on mortgage debt and payment of operating and general and administrative costs. We believe the net-lease structure of the leases encumbering a majority of the properties in which we have an interest mitigates the risks of the timing of cash flows from operations since the payment and timing of operating costs related to the properties are generally borne directly by the tenant. Collection and timing of tenant rents is closely monitored by management as part of our cash management program.

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $33.0 million and $233.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Cash used in investing activities related primarily to acquisitions of real estate and investments in real estate under construction, deposits, capital expenditures, lease costs, changes in restricted cash, including cash held by a Section 1031 exchange intermediary, and investments in non-consolidated entities. Cash provided by investing activities related primarily to proceeds from the sale of properties and distributions from non-consolidated entities in excess of accumulated earnings.

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities totaled $(38.6) million and $38.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Cash provided by financing activities related primarily to borrowings under our corporate level debt instruments, proceeds of mortgages and notes payable and the net proceeds from the issuance of common shares. Cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to repurchases of common shares, dividend and distribution payments, payment of developer liabilities, financing costs and repayment of debt obligations.

Dividends. Dividends paid to our common and preferred shareholders increased to $41.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016, compared to $41.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2015.

UPREIT Structure. As of March 31, 2016, 3.4 million units of limited partner interest, or OP units, in our operating partnership, Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P., or LCIF, were outstanding not including OP units held by us. Assuming all outstanding OP units not held by us were redeemed on such date, the estimated fair value of such OP units was $32.9 million based on the closing price of $8.60 per common share on March 31, 2016 and a redemption factor of approximately 1.13 common shares per OP unit.

Financings. The following senior notes were outstanding as of March 31, 2016:

Issue Date	Face Amount ($000)		Interest Rate		Maturity Date	Issue Price
May 2014	$	250,000	4.40	%	June 2024	99.883	%
June 2013	250,000		4.25	%	June 2023	99.026	%
	$	500,000

The senior notes are unsecured and pay interest semi-annually in arrears. We may redeem the notes at our option at any time prior to maturity in whole or in part by paying the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus a premium.

We have a $905.0 million unsecured credit agreement with KeyBank National Association, as agent. With lender approval, we can increase the size of the facility to an aggregate $1.8 billion. A summary of the significant terms are as follows:

	Maturity Date	Current Interest Rate
$400.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility(1)	August 2019	LIBOR + 1.00%
$250.0 Million Term Loan(2)	August 2020	LIBOR + 1.10%
$255.0 Million Term Loan(3)	January 2021	LIBOR + 1.10%

(1) Maturity date can be extended to August 2020 at our option. The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.85% to 1.55%. At March 31, 2016, the unsecured revolving credit facility had $147.0 million outstanding and availability of $253.0 million subject to covenant compliance.

(2) The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.90% to 1.75%. We previously entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.09% through February 2018 on the $250.0 million of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.

(3) The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.90% to 1.75%. We previously entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.42% through January 2019 on the $255.0 million of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.

As of March 31, 2016, we were in compliance with all applicable financial covenants contained in our corporate level debt agreements.

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Results of Operations

Three months endedMarch 31, 2016compared with three months endedMarch 31, 2015. The increase in net income attributable to common shareholders of $16.3 million was primarily due to the items discussed below.

The increase in total gross revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2016 of $3.2 million was primarily attributable to an increase in rental revenue. Rental revenue increased $3.5 million primarily due to 2016 and 2015 property acquisitions and expansions rental revenue of $10.9 million, primarily offset by a decrease in rental revenue of $6.6 million due to property sales.

Depreciation and amortization increased by $2.9 million primarily due to newly acquired properties.

The decrease in property operating expenses of $4.5 million related primarily to sales of properties in 2015 and 2016, including multi-tenanted properties, with operating expense responsibilities.

The decrease in debt satisfaction gains (charges), net of $10.5 million, was primarily due to the timing of debt retirement.

The impairment charge of $1.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015 related to the impairment of a vacant retail property in Franklin, Ohio.

The gains on sales of properties of $17.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to gains recognized on sales of our properties located in Tomball, Texas, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The increase in equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities of $5.4 million was primarily due to a $5.4 million gain recognized on the sale of our investment in an office property in Russellville, Arkansas.

Discontinued operations represent properties sold during 2015 which were held for sale as of December 31, 2014.

Any increase in net income in future periods will be closely tied to the level of acquisitions and dispositions and leasing activity. Without acquisitions and favorable leasing activity, the sources of growth in net income are limited to index-adjusted rents (such as the consumer price index), reduced interest expense on amortizing mortgages and debt refinancings and by controlling other variable overhead costs and, periodically, gains on sales of properties. However, there are many factors beyond management's control that could offset these items including, without limitation, increased interest rates, decreased occupancy rates, tenant monetary defaults, delayed acquisitions and the other risks described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC.

Same-Store Results

Same-store results include all consolidated properties except properties acquired/expanded and sold in 2016 and 2015. In addition, the results of properties subject to secured mortgage loans currently in default and lease termination payments are also excluded. Our historical same-store occupancy was 97.7% at March 31, 2016 and 97.5% at March 31, 2015. The following presents our consolidated same-store net operating income, or NOI, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 ($000):

	2016			2015
Total cash base rent	$	79,357		$	85,228
Tenant reimbursements	6,676			7,369
Property operating expenses	(10,314		)	(11,899		)
Same-store NOI	$	75,719		$	80,698

Our reported same-store NOI decreased from 2015 to 2016 by 6.2%. The reason for the decrease in same-store NOI between periods primarily related to two properties in which the tenant leases provided for rent to be paid semi-annually(first and third quarters) during 2015 and, in 2016, one of the properties provided for rent to be paid monthly and the other was vacant. The following presents our consolidated same-store NOI for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 had the 2015 rent been paid in equal monthly installations and not semi-annually ($000).

	2016			2015, as adjusted
Total cash base rent	$	79,357		$	79,982
Tenant reimbursements	6,676			7,369
Property operating expenses	(10,314		)	(11,899		)
Same-store NOI, as adjusted	$	75,719		$	75,452

Our same-store NOI, as adjusted, increased 0.4% from March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016.

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Funds From Operations

We believe that Funds from Operations, or FFO, which is a non-GAAP measure, is a widely recognized and appropriate measure of the performance of an equity REIT. We believe FFO is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting their results. FFO is intended to exclude GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and related assets, which assumes that the value of real estate diminishes ratably over time. Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions. As a result, FFO provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, development activities, interest costs and other matters without the inclusion of depreciation and amortization, providing perspective that may not necessarily be apparent from net income.

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, defines FFO as “net income (or loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for non-consolidated partnerships and joint ventures.” NAREIT clarified its computation of FFO to exclude impairment charges on depreciable real estate owned directly or indirectly. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not indicative of cash available to fund cash needs.

We present FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - basic and FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - diluted. We also present Company FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - diluted which adjusts FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - diluted for certain items which we believe are not indicative of the operating results of our real estate portfolio. We believe this is an appropriate presentation as it is frequently requested by security analysts, investors and other interested parties. Since others do not calculate funds from operations in a similar fashion, FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - diluted and Company FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - diluted may not be comparable to similarly titled measures as reported by others. FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - diluted and Company FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - diluted should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.

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The following presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders to FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders and Company FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

		Three Months ended March 31,
		2016			2015
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS:
Basic and Diluted:
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$	48,107		$	31,829
Adjustments:
	Depreciation and amortization	41,193			38,922
	Impairment charges - real estate	—			1,139
	Noncontrolling interests - OP units	747			550
	Amortization of leasing commissions	1,934			1,352
	Joint venture and noncontrolling interest adjustment	236			321
	Gains on sales of properties, net of tax, including non-consolidated entities	(22,343		)	(1,725		)
FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - basic		69,874			72,388
	Preferred dividends	1,572			1,572
	Interest and amortization on 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes	252			319
	Amount allocated to participating securities	90			104
FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - diluted		71,788			74,383
	Debt satisfaction (gains) charges, net	162			(10,375		)
	Transaction costs / other	146			468
Company FFO available to common shareholders and unitholders - diluted		$	72,096		$	64,476

Per Common Share and Unit Amounts
Basic:
FFO	$	0.30	$	0.31
Diluted:
FFO	$	0.29	$	0.30
Company FFO	$	0.30	$	0.26

Weighted-Average Common Shares:
Basic(1)	236,462,995	236,378,649
Diluted	243,595,741	244,045,197

(1) Includes all OP units other than OP units held by us.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2016, we had investments in various real estate entities with varying structures. The real estate investments owned by these entities are generally financed with non-recourse debt. Non-recourse debt is generally defined as debt whereby the lenders' sole recourse with respect to borrower defaults is limited to the value of the assets collateralized by the debt. The lender generally does not have recourse against any other assets owned by the borrower or any of the members or partners of the borrower, except for certain specified exceptions listed in the particular loan documents. These exceptions generally relate to "bad boy" acts, including fraud and breaches of material representations. We have guaranteed such obligations for certain of our non-consolidated entities.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE

DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our exposure to market risk relates primarily to our variable-rate indebtedness not subject to interest rate swaps and our fixed-rate debt. Our consolidated aggregate principal variable-rate indebtedness was $147.0 million and $93.0 million at March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which represented 6.6% and 4.3%, respectively, of our aggregate principal consolidated indebtedness. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, our variable-rate indebtedness had a weighted-average interest rate of 1.4% and 1.3%, respectively. Had the weighted-average interest rate been 100 basis points higher, our interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 would have increased by $471 thousand and $3 thousand, respectively. As of March 31, 2016 and 2015, our aggregate principal consolidated fixed-rate debt was $2.1 billion for each period which represented 93.4% and 95.7%, respectively, of our aggregate principal consolidated indebtedness.

For certain of our financial instruments, fair values are not readily available since there are no active trading markets as characterized by current exchanges between willing parties. Accordingly, we derive or estimate fair values using various valuation techniques, such as computing the present value of estimated future cash flows using discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. However, the determination of estimated cash flows may be subjective and imprecise. Changes in assumptions or estimation methodologies can have a material effect on these estimated fair values. The following fair value was determined using the interest rates that we believe our outstanding fixed-rate indebtedness would warrant as of March 31, 2016. We believe the fair value is indicative of the interest rate environment as of March 31, 2016, but this amount does not take into consideration the effects of subsequent interest rate fluctuations. Accordingly, we estimate that the fair value of our fixed-rate indebtedness was $2.1 billion as of March 31, 2016.

Our interest rate risk objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate fluctuations on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we manage our exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates through the use of fixed-rate debt instruments to the extent that reasonably favorable rates are obtainable with such arrangements. We may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps or caps to mitigate our interest rate risk on a related financial instrument or to effectively lock the interest rate on a portion of our variable-rate debt. As of March 31, 2016, we had 10 interest rate swap agreements (see note 9 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report).

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have been no significant changes in our 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 Quarterly Report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls.Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.

From time to time we are directly and indirectly involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, including claims by lenders under non-recourse carve-out guarantees where the full balance of the mortgage is on our balance sheet, such as the claim described below. We believe, based on currently available information, and after consultation with legal counsel, that although the outcomes of those normal course proceedings are uncertain, the results of such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

GSMSC II 2006-GG6 Bridgewater Hills Corporate Center, LLC v. Lexington Realty Trust (Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York-Index No. 653117/2015)

On September 16, 2015, GSMSC II 2006-GG6 Bridgewater Hills Corporate Center, LLC commenced an action as lender against us based on a limited guaranty of recourse obligations executed by a predecessor entity of the Company in connection with a mortgage loan secured by a property owner subsidiary's commercial property in Bridgewater, New Jersey.  The property owner subsidiary defaulted due to non-payment after the sole tenant vacated at the end of the lease term.  The lender seeks approximately $15.5 million in order to satisfy the outstanding amount of the loan, plus interest, reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and disbursements related thereto. 

The lender claims that our limited guaranty was triggered due to the merger of Newkirk Realty Trust, Inc. and Lexington Corporate Properties Trust on December 31, 2006, arguing that it constituted an event of default because it was a transfer that was not permitted by the loan agreement.  We intend to vigorously defend the lender’s claim.  We filed a motion to dismiss on October 19, 2015 and a hearing is scheduled for June 15, 2016.

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report which are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The following table summarizes repurchases of our common shares/operating partnership units during the three months ended March 31, 2016 pursuant to publicly announced repurchase plans⁽¹⁾:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period	(a) Total Number of Shares/Units Purchased	(b) Average Price Paid Per Share/ Unit		(c) Total Number of Shares/Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1)	(d) Maximum Number of Shares/Units That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(1)
January 1 - 31, 2016	951,792	$	7.48	951,792	6,831,409
February 1 - 29, 2016	—	$	—	—	6,831,409
March 1 - 31, 2016	232,321	$	7.89	232,321	6,599,088
First quarter 2016	1,184,113	$	7.56	1,184,113	6,599,088

(1) Share repurchase authorization announced on July 2, 2015, which has no expiration date.

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities - not applicable.

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures - not applicable.

ITEM 5. Other Information - not applicable.

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ITEM 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1	—	Articles of Merger and Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Company, dated December 31, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 8, 2007 (the “01/08/07 8-K”))(1)
3.2	—	Articles Supplementary Relating to the Reclassification of 8.05% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 7.55% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 21, 2013)(1)
3.3	—	Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the 01/08/07 8-K)(1)
3.4	—	First Amendment to Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 20, 2009)(1)
3.5	—	Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 23, 2013, by and among Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P. (“LCIF”) and Lepercq Corporate Income Fund II L.P. (“LCIF II”) (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 24, 2013)(1)
3.6	—	Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of LCIF, dated as of December 30, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 3.25 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 26, 2014)(1)
4.1	—	Specimen of Common Shares Certificate of the Company (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)(1)
4.2	—	Form of 6.50% Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8A filed December 8, 2004)(1)
4.3	—	Indenture, dated as of January 29, 2007, among the Company (as successor by merger), the other guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 29, 2007 (the “01/29/07 8-K”))(1)
4.4	—	Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated March 21, 2007, among the Company, The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association, The Bank of New York (Delaware), the Administrative Trustees (as named therein) and the several holders of the Preferred Securities from time to time (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 27, 2007 (the “03/27/2007 8-K”))(1)
4.5	—	Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of March 21, 2007, between Lexington Realty Trust and The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the 03/27/07 8-K)(1)
4.6	—	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 31, 2008, among the Company, the other guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 2, 2009)(1)
4.7	—	Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2009, among the Company (as successor to the MLP), the other guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 15, 2009)(1)
4.8	—	Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2010 among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the Form of 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 26, 2010)(1)
4.9	—	Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 28, 2012, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 3, 2012)(1)
4.10	—	Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2013, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 13, 2013 (the “02/13/13 8-K”))(1)
4.11	—	Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 6, 2013, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 8, 2013)(1)
4.12	—	Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2013, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2013 (“06/13/13 8-K”))(1)
4.13	—	Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2013, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2013)(1)

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4.14	—	Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2013, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the 06/13/2013 8-K))(1)
4.15	—	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2013, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the 06/13/2013 8-K)(1)
4.16	—	Indenture dated as of May 9, 2014, among the Company, LCIF and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 13, 2014)(1)
4.17	—	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2014, among the Company, LCIF and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2014)(1)
31.1	—	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)
31.2	—	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)
32.1	—	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(3)
32.2	—	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(3)
101.INS	—	XBRL Instance Document (2, 5)
101.SCH	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (2, 5)
101.CAL	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (2, 5)
101.DEF	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (2, 5)
101.LAB	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (2, 5)
101.PRE	—	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (2, 5)

(1) Incorporated by reference.

(2) Filed herewith.

(3) Furnished herewith. This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or Section 18 of the Securities Exchanges Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of those sections, and shall not be part of any registration statement to which it may relate, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

(4) Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(5) The following materials are formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; (ii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015; (iii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015; (iv) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015; (v) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015; and (vi) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, detailed tagged.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		Lexington Realty Trust
Date:	May 5, 2016	By:	/s/ T. Wilson Eglin
			T. Wilson Eglin
			Chief Executive Officer and President
			(principal executive officer)
Date:	May 5, 2016	By:	/s/ Patrick Carroll
			Patrick Carroll
			Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer
			(principal financial officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, T. Wilson Eglin, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Lexington Realty Trust;

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 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 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.

May 5, 2016

/s/ T. Wilson Eglin

T. Wilson Eglin

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Patrick Carroll, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Lexington Realty Trust;

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 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 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.

May 5, 2016

/s/ Patrick Carroll

Patrick Carroll

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 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 Quarterly Report of Lexington Realty Trust on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, T. Wilson Eglin, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Quarterly Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ T. Wilson Eglin

T. Wilson Eglin

Chief Executive Officer

May 5, 2016

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 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 Quarterly Report of Lexington Realty Trust on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Patrick Carroll, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Quarterly Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Patrick Carroll

Patrick Carroll

Chief Financial Officer

May 5, 2016

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 02, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
Entity Central Index Key	0000910108
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		235,020,699
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period Ended Date	Mar. 31, 2016

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Real estate, at cost	$ 3,773,333	$ 3,789,711
Real estate - intangible assets	692,654	692,778
Investments in real estate under construction	115,297	95,402
Real estate, gross	4,581,284	4,577,891
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,201,220	1,179,969
Real estate, net	3,380,064	3,397,922
Assets held for sale	10,147	24,425
Cash and cash equivalents	80,894	93,249
Restricted cash	42,830	10,637
Investment in and advances to non-consolidated entities	44,926	31,054
Deferred expenses, net	39,839	42,000
Loans receivable, net	95,770	95,871
Rent receivable – current	20,094	7,193
Rent receivable – deferred	93,320	87,547
Other assets	18,176	18,505
Total assets	3,826,060	3,808,403
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, net	922,320	872,643
Revolving credit facility borrowings	147,000	177,000
Term loans payable, net	500,330	500,076
Senior notes payable, net	493,735	493,526
Convertible guaranteed notes payable, net	12,192	12,126
Trust preferred securities, net	127,021	126,996
Dividends payable	45,673	45,440
Liabilities held for sale	0	8,405
Accounts payable and other liabilities	35,688	41,479
Accrued interest payable	14,746	8,851
Deferred revenue - including below market leases, net	44,026	42,524
Prepaid rent	19,783	16,806
Total liabilities	$ 2,362,514	$ 2,345,872
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common shares, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 400,000,000 shares, 235,009,739 and 234,575,225 shares issued and outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively	$ 24	$ 23
Additional paid-in-capital	2,773,788	2,776,837
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income	(1,420,554)	(1,428,908)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(6,564)	(1,939)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,440,710	1,440,029
Noncontrolling interests	22,836	22,502
Total equity	1,463,546	1,462,531
Total liabilities and equity	3,826,060	3,808,403
Series C [Member] | Cumulative Convertible [Member]
Equity:
Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred, liquidation preference $96,770; 1,935,400 shares issued and outstanding	$ 94,016	$ 94,016

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Equity:
Preferred shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred shares, authorized shares (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common shares, authorized shares (in shares)	400,000,000	400,000,000
Common shares, shares issued (in shares)	235,009,739	234,575,225
Common shares, outstanding (in shares)	235,009,739	234,575,225
Series C [Member] | Cumulative Convertible [Member]
Equity:
Preferred shares, liquidation preference	$ 96,770	$ 96,770
Preferred shares, shares issued (in shares)	1,935,400	1,935,400
Preferred shares, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,935,400	1,935,400

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Gross revenues:
Rental	$ 103,559	$ 100,016
Tenant reimbursements	8,057	8,426
Total gross revenues	111,616	108,442
Expense applicable to revenues:
Depreciation and amortization	(43,127)	(40,274)
Property operating	(12,078)	(16,582)
General and administrative	(7,775)	(7,822)
Non-operating income	2,867	2,614
Interest and amortization expense	(22,893)	(23,003)
Debt satisfaction gains (charges), net	(162)	10,375
Impairment charges	0	(1,139)
Gains on sales of properties	17,015	148
Income before provision for income taxes, equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities and discontinued operations	45,463	32,759
Provision for income taxes	(413)	(441)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities	5,742	366
Income from continuing operations	50,792	32,684
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	0	110
Gain on sale of property	0	1,577
Total discontinued operations	0	1,687
Net income	50,792	34,371
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,023)	(866)
Net income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders	49,769	33,505
Allocation to participating securities	(90)	(104)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 48,107	$ 31,829
Income per common share – basic:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.13
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0.00	0.01
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders (USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic (in shares)	232,642,803	232,525,675
Income per common share – diluted:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.13
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (USD per share)	0.00	0.01
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders (USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted (in shares)	238,885,171	232,957,265
Amounts attributable to common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 48,107	$ 30,142
Income from discontinued operations	0	1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	48,107	31,829
Series C [Member]
Discontinued operations:
Dividends attributable to preferred shares – Series C	$ (1,572)	$ (1,572)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 50,792	$ 34,371
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net	(4,625)	(4,096)
Other comprehensive loss	(4,625)	(4,096)
Comprehensive income	46,167	30,275
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,023)	(866)
Comprehensive income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders	$ 45,144	$ 29,409

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Shares [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in-Capital [Member]	Accumulated Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 1,508,920	$ 94,016	$ 23	$ 2,763,374	$ (1,372,051)	$ 404	$ 23,154
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common shares upon conversion of convertible notes	652			652
Issuance of common shares and deferred compensation amortization, net	8,815			8,815
Dividends/distributions	(42,183)				(41,383)		(800)
Net income	34,371				33,505		866
Other comprehensive loss	(4,096)					(4,096)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2015	1,506,479	94,016	23	2,772,841	(1,379,929)	(3,692)	23,220
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	1,462,531	94,016	23	2,776,837	(1,428,908)	(1,939)	22,502
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchase of common shares	(8,973)			(8,973)
Issuance of common shares and deferred compensation amortization, net	5,925		1	5,924
Dividends/distributions	(42,104)				(41,415)		(689)
Net income	50,792				49,769		1,023
Other comprehensive loss	(4,625)					(4,625)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 1,463,546	$ 94,016	$ 24	$ 2,773,788	$ (1,420,554)	$ (6,564)	$ 22,836

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by operating activities:	$ 59,221	$ 57,921
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of real estate, including intangible assets	(27,197)	(197,275)
Investment in real estate under construction	(20,812)	(30,778)
Capital expenditures	(1,325)	(1,717)
Net proceeds from sale of properties	57,898	4,433
Principal payments received on loans receivable	70	64
Investment in loans receivable	0	(83)
Investments in non-consolidated entities	(14,977)	(3,032)
Distributions from non-consolidated entities in excess of accumulated earnings	6,850	221
Increase in deferred leasing costs	(1,230)	(1,420)
Change in escrow deposits and restricted cash	(32,193)	(1,540)
Real estate deposits, net	(65)	(1,999)
Net cash used in investing activities	(32,981)	(233,126)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends to common and preferred shareholders	(41,182)	(41,045)
Principal amortization payments	(7,120)	(13,867)
Principal payments on debt, excluding normal amortization	(8,130)	(83,320)
Change in revolving credit facility borrowings, net	(30,000)	93,000
Payment of developer liabilities	(3,851)	0
Change in deferred financing costs	99	(2,444)
Proceeds of mortgages and notes payable	57,500	80,843
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests	(689)	(800)
Issuance of common shares, net	3,751	6,582
Repurchase of common shares	(8,973)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(38,595)	38,949
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(12,355)	(136,256)
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period	93,249	191,077
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period	$ 80,894	$ 54,821

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The Company and Financial Statement Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The Company and Financial Statement Presentation

The Company and Financial Statement Presentation

Lexington Realty Trust (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, except when the context only applies to the parent entity, the “Company”) is a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns a diversified portfolio of equity and debt investments in single-tenant commercial properties and land. A majority of these properties and all land interests are subject to net or similar leases, where the tenant bears all or substantially all of the costs, including cost increases, for real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and ordinary repairs. However, certain leases provide that the landlord is responsible for certain operating expenses.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had ownership interests in approximately 215 consolidated real estate properties, located in 40 states. The properties in which the Company has an interest are leased to tenants in various industries, including service, automotive, technology, transportation/logistics and finance/insurance.

The Company believes it has qualified as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Accordingly, the Company will not be subject to federal income tax, provided that distributions to its shareholders equal at least the amount of its REIT taxable income as defined under the Code. The Company is permitted to participate in certain activities historically prohibited for REITs in order to maintain its qualification as a REIT, so long as these activities are conducted in entities which elect to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) under the Code. As such, the TRS are subject to federal income taxes on the income from these activities.

The Company conducts its operations either directly or indirectly through (1) property owner subsidiaries and lender subsidiaries, which are single purpose entities, (2) an operating partnership, Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P. (“LCIF”), in which the Company is the sole unit holder of the general partner and the sole unit holder of the limited partner that holds a majority of the limited partner interests, (3) a wholly-owned TRS, and (4) investments in joint ventures. References to “OP units” refer to units of limited partner interests in LCIF. Property owner subsidiaries are landlords under leases for properties in which the Company has an interest and/or borrowers under loan agreements secured by properties in which the Company has an investment and lender subsidiaries are lenders under loan agreements where the Company made an investment in a loan asset, but in all cases are separate and distinct legal entities. Each property owner subsidiary is a separate legal entity that maintains separate books and records. The assets and credit of each property owner subsidiary with a property subject to a mortgage loan are not available to creditors to satisfy the debt and other obligations of any other person, including any other property owner subsidiary or any other affiliate.

The financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2016 (“Annual Report”).

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation. The Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with GAAP. The financial statements reflect the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.

On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-02 (Topic 810), Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, modifying the analysis it must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The guidance does not amend the existing disclosure requirements for variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest model entities. The adoption of this guidance had no impact to consolidated entities included in the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements as all entities previously consolidated are still consolidated and all entities previously not consolidated are still not consolidated. However, under the revised guidance, the Company determined that certain affiliated limited partnerships and similar entities are now considered, by definition, VIEs. The entities were determined to be VIEs as the unaffiliated partners/members did not have simple majority substantive kick-out rights or participating rights.

The Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs as it has a controlling financial interest in the entities. LCIF, which continues to be consolidated and in which the Company has an approximate 96% interest, was determined to be a VIE under this new guidance.

The Company has a joint venture limited partnership with a developer which is a consolidated VIE. The joint venture is developing an office campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. The Company currently has a 100% interest in the joint venture; however, the developer has certain protective rights, and, upon project completion, the developer will be credited with a notional capital account for a profit interest and certain cost savings. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the joint venture had $63,278 and $62,353, respectively, in real estate under construction.

The assets of the VIEs are available to satisfy its respective liabilities. Except for a $15,000 mortgage loan, the VIEs mortgages and notes payable are non-recourse to the Company. Below is a summary of selected financial data of consolidated VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary included in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Real estate, net	$	1,049,238	$	1,072,463
Total assets	$	1,203,328	$	1,192,944
Mortgages and notes payable, net	$	431,351	$	431,599
Total liabilities	$	447,277	$	448,057

Use of Estimates. Management has made a number of significant estimates and assumptions to prepare these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, including, among others, those relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are based on management's best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors. Management adjusts such estimates when facts and circumstances dictate. The most significant estimates made include the recoverability of accounts receivable, the allocation of property purchase price to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the determination of VIEs and which entities should be consolidated, the determination of impairment of long-lived assets, loans receivable and equity method investments, the valuation of derivative financial instruments, the valuation of compensation plans and the useful lives of long-lived assets. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Fair Value Measurements. The Company follows the guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, as amended (“Topic 820”), to determine the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments. Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three levels: Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities; Level 2 - observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted in active markets, but corroborated by market data; and Level 3 - unobservable inputs, which are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible, as well as considering counterparty credit risk. The Company has formally elected to apply the portfolio exception within Topic 820 with respect to measuring counterparty risk for all of its derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements.

Acquisition, Development and Construction Arrangements. The Company evaluates loans receivable where the Company participates in residual profits through loan provisions or other contracts to ascertain whether the Company has the same risks and rewards as an owner or a joint venture partner. Where the Company concludes that such arrangements are more appropriately treated as an investment in real estate, the Company reflects such loan receivable as an equity investment in real estate under construction in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. In these cases, no interest income is recorded on the loan receivable and the Company capitalizes interest during the construction period. In arrangements where the Company engages a developer to construct a property or provides funds to a tenant to develop a property, the Company will capitalize the funds provided to the developer/tenant and internal costs of interest and real estate taxes, if applicable, during the construction period.

Restricted Cash. Restricted cash is comprised primarily of cash balances held with Section 1031 exchange intermediaries and escrow balances held by lenders. At March 31, 2016, $29,457 was held with a Section 1031 exchange intermediary that was released subsequent to March 31, 2016.

Reclassifications. Certain amounts included in the 2015 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2016 presentation.

The Company adopted ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, during the three months ended March 31, 2016. ASU 2015-03 amends current presentation guidance by requiring that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  Prior to the issuance of ASU 2015-03, debt issuance costs were required to be presented as an asset in the balance sheet. As shown in the table below and pursuant to the guidance in ASU 2015-03, the Company has reclassified unamortized debt issuance costs associated with certain debt obligations in the Company's previously reported consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 as follows:

	As previously reported December 31, 2015		Reclassifications			As adjusted December 31, 2015
Deferred expenses, net	$	63,832	$	(21,832	)	$	42,000
Mortgages and notes payable, net	882,952		(10,309		)	872,643
Term loans payable, net	505,000		(4,924		)	500,076
Senior notes payable, net	497,947		(4,421		)	493,526
Convertible guaranteed notes payable, net	12,180		(54		)	12,126
Trust preferred securities, net	129,120		(2,124		)	126,996

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance. In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and improves financial statement disclosures. Under this guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations that have a major effect on an organization's operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2015. The guidance requires the Company to continue to classify any property disposal or property classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2014 as discontinued operations prospectively. Therefore, the revenues and expenses related to these properties are presented as discontinued operations as of March 31, 2015. The Company did not classify any additional properties as discontinued operations subsequent to December 31, 2014, as the dispositions did not represent a strategic shift in operations. The implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which amends the guidance for revenue recognition to eliminate the industry-specific revenue recognition guidance and replace it with a principle-based approach for determining revenue recognition. The effective date of the new guidance was updated by ASU 2015-14 and is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize a right of use asset and related lease liability for those leases classified as operating leases at the commencement date and have lease terms of more than 12 months. The accounting applied to lessors under this new guidance is largely unchanged from prior guidance. Lessors in most cases will continue to record operating leases as operating leases and recognize lease income from those leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years, and requires a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation-Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718), which involves several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period, however early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

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Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

A portion of the Company's non-vested share-based payment awards are considered participating securities and as such, the Company is required to use the two-class method for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Under the two-class computation method, net losses are not allocated to participating securities unless the holder of the security has a contractual obligation to share in the losses. The non-vested share-based payment awards are not allocated losses as the awards do not have a contractual obligation to share in losses of the Company.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
BASIC
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	48,107	$	30,142
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	—		1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	48,107	$	31,829
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	232,642,803		232,525,675
Income per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21	$	0.13
Income from discontinued operations	—		0.01
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	0.21	$	0.14
DILUTED
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders - basic	$	48,107	$	30,142
Impact of assumed conversions	1,058		—
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	49,165		30,142
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders - basic	—		1,687
Impact of assumed conversions	—		—
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	—		1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	49,165	$	31,829
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	232,642,803		232,525,675
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share options	132,191		431,590
6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes	1,941,237		—
Nonvested common shares	348,748		—
OP Units	3,820,192		—
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	238,885,171		232,957,265
Income per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21	$	0.13
Income from discontinued operations	—		0.01
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	0.21	$	0.14

For per common share amounts, all incremental shares are considered anti-dilutive for periods that have a loss from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders. In addition, other common share equivalents may be anti-dilutive in certain periods.

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Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Real Estate [Abstract]

Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction

Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction

The Company completed the following acquisition during the three months ended March 31, 2016:

Property Type	Location	Acquisition Date	Initial Cost Basis		Lease Expiration	Land and Land Estate		Building and Improvements		Lease in-place Value Intangible
Industrial	Detroit, MI	January 2016	$	29,697	10/2035	$	1,133	$	25,009	$	3,555

The Company recognized aggregate transaction costs of $146 and $468 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which are included as property operating expenses within the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company is engaged in various forms of build-to-suit development activities. The Company, through lender subsidiaries and property owner subsidiaries, may enter into the following acquisition, development and construction arrangements: (1) lend funds to construct build-to-suit projects subject to a single-tenant lease with an agreement to purchase the properties upon completion of construction and commencement of a single-tenant lease, (2) hire developers to construct built-to-suit projects on owned properties leased to single tenants, (3) fund the construction of build-to-suit projects on owned properties pursuant to the terms in single-tenant lease agreements or (4) enter into purchase and sale agreements with developers to acquire single-tenant build-to-suit properties upon completion.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had the following development arrangements outstanding:

Location	Property Type	Square Feet	Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution		Lease Term (Years)	Estimated Completion/Acquisition Date
Anderson, SC	Industrial	1,325,000	$	70,012	20	2Q 16
Lake Jackson, TX(1)	Office	664,000	166,164		20	4Q 16
Charlotte, NC	Office	201,000	62,445		15	1Q 17
		2,190,000	$	298,621

(1)Joint venture arrangement with developer. The Company currently has a 100% interest in the joint venture.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company's aggregate investment in development arrangements was $115,297 and $95,402, respectively, which included $3,734 and $2,726 of capitalized interest, respectively, and is presented as investments in real estate under construction in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company can give no assurances that any of these development arrangements will be consummated or, if consummated, will perform to the Company's expectations.

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Property Dispositions, Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Impairment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Property Dispositions, Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Impairment

Property Dispositions, Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Impairment

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company disposed of its interests in certain properties to unrelated third parties for an aggregate gross sales price of $58,225 and a vacant parcel of land for a gross sales price of $400. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company disposed of its interest in an office property to an unrelated third party for a gross sales price of $4,950, which was held for sale at December 31, 2014, and conveyed two office properties along with their escrow deposits in satisfaction of a $30,293 non-recourse secured mortgage loan. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company disposed of a vacant retail property, with a zero basis, upon the expiration of the related ground lease. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized aggregate gains on sales of properties of $17,015 and $1,725, respectively. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized aggregate debt satisfaction gains (charges), net of $(162) and $10,466, respectively, relating to disposed properties. The results of operations for properties disposed of in 2016 and 2015, that were not classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2014, are included within continuing operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with recent guidance issued by the FASB. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had one property classified as held for sale.

Assets and liabilities of held for sale properties as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Assets:
Real estate, at cost	$	6,011		$	16,590
Real estate, intangible assets	5,589			10,786
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,077		)	(4,069		)
Rent receivable - deferred	624			1,118
	$	10,147		$	24,425
Liabilities:
Mortgage payable	$	—		$	8,373
Other	—			32
	$	—		$	8,405

The Company assesses on a regular basis whether there are any indicators that the carrying value of its real estate assets may be impaired. Potential indicators may include an increase in vacancy at a property, tenant financial instability and the potential sale or transfer of the property in the near future. An asset is determined to be impaired if the asset's carrying value is in excess of its estimated fair value. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized impairment charges of $1,139 in continuing operations. The Company determined that the expected undiscounted cash flows based upon the revised estimated holding periods of certain assets were below the current carrying values.

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Loans Receivable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Receivables [Abstract]

Loans Receivable

Loans Receivable

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company's loans receivable were comprised primarily of mortgage loans on real estate.

The following is a summary of our loans receivable as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	Loan carrying-value(1)
Loan		3/31/2016		12/31/2015		Interest Rate		Maturity Date
Kennewick, WA		$	85,554	$	85,505	9.00	%	05/2022
Oklahoma City, OK(2)		8,420		8,501		11.50	%	03/2016
Other		1,796		1,865		8.00	%	2021-2022
		$	95,770	$	95,871

(1) Loan carrying value includes accrued interest and is net of origination costs, if any.

(2) In June 2015, the Company loaned a tenant-in-common $8,420. The loan is secured by the tenant-in-common's interest in an office property, in which the Company has a 40% interest. The loan was in default as of March 31, 2016.

The Company has one type of financing receivable: loans receivable secured by interests in commercial real estate. The Company determined that its financing receivables operated within one portfolio segment as they were within the same industry and used the same impairment methodology. In addition, the Company assesses all financing receivables for impairment, when warranted, based on an individual analysis of each receivable.

The Company's financing receivables operate within one class of financing receivables as these assets (1) are collateralized by commercial real estate and (2) similar metrics are used to monitor the risk and performance of these assets. The Company's management uses credit quality indicators to monitor financing receivables such as quality of collateral, the underlying tenant's credit rating and collection experience. As of March 31, 2016, the financing receivables were performing as anticipated and there were no significant delinquent amounts outstanding, with the exception of the maturity default of the borrower of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma loan.

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall:

	Balance			Fair Value Measurements Using
Description	March 31, 2016			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest rate swap liabilities	$	(6,564	)	$	—	$	(6,564	)	$	—

	Balance			Fair Value Measurements Using
Description	December 31, 2015			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest rate swap assets	$	4		$	—	$	4		$	—
Impaired real estate assets*	$	3,015		$	—	$	—		$	3,015
Interest rate swap liabilities	$	(1,943	)	$	—	$	(1,943	)	$	—

*Represents a non-recurring fair value measurement.

The table below sets forth the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Assets
Loans Receivable	$	95,770	$	101,010	$	95,871	$	103,014
Liabilities
Debt	$	2,202,598	$	2,198,030	$	2,182,367	$	2,164,571

The majority of the inputs used to value the Company's interest rate swaps fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, such as observable market interest rate curves; however, the credit valuation associated with the interest rate swaps utilizes Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company determined that the credit valuation adjustment relative to the overall fair value of the interest rate swaps was not significant. As a result, the interest rate swaps have been classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Company estimates the fair value of its real estate assets, including non-consolidated real estate assets, by using income and market valuation techniques. The Company may estimate fair values using market information such as broker opinions of value, recent sales data for similar assets or discounted cash flow models, which primarily rely on Level 3 inputs. The cash flow models include estimated cash inflows and outflows over a specified holding period. These cash flows may include contractual rental revenues, projected future rental revenues and expenses and forecasted tenant improvements and lease commissions based upon market conditions determined through discussion with local real estate professionals, experience the Company has with its other owned properties in such markets and expectations for growth. Capitalization rates and discount rates utilized in these models are estimated by management based upon rates that management believes to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties based upon an analysis of factors such as property and tenant quality, geographical location and local supply and demand observations. To the extent the Company under estimates forecasted cash outflows (tenant improvements, lease commissions and operating costs) or over estimates forecasted cash inflows (rental revenue rates), the estimated fair value of its real estate assets could be overstated.

The Company estimates the fair values of its loans receivable utilizing Level 3 inputs by using an estimated discounted cash flow analysis consisting of scheduled cash flows and discount rate estimates to approximate those that a willing buyer and seller might use and/or the estimated value of the underlying collateral.

The fair value of the Company's debt is primarily estimated utilizing Level 3 inputs by using a discounted cash flow analysis, based upon estimates of market interest rates. The Company determines the fair value of its senior notes payable and convertible guaranteed notes payable using market prices. The inputs used in determining the fair value of these notes are categorized as Level 1 due to the fact that the Company uses quoted market rates to value these instruments. However, the inputs used in determining the fair value could be categorized as Level 2 if trading volumes are low.

Fair values cannot be determined with precision, may not be substantiated by comparison to quoted prices in active markets and may not be realized upon sale. Additionally, there are inherent uncertainties in any fair value measurement technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates, liquidity risks and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the fair value measurement amounts.

Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. The Company estimates that the fair value of cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates carrying value due to the relatively short maturity of the instruments.

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Investment in and Advances to Non-Consolidated Entities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]

Investment in and Advances to Non-Consolidated Entities

Investment in and Advances to Non-Consolidated Entities

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had ownership interests ranging from 15% to 40% in certain non-consolidated entities, which primarily own single-tenant net-leased assets. The acquisitions of these assets by the non-consolidated entities were partially funded through non-recourse mortgage debt with an aggregate balance of $47,476 at March 31, 2016 (the Company's proportionate share was $8,561) with rates ranging from 3.7% to 4.7%. In January 2016, the Company received $6,681 in connection with the sale of a non-consolidated office property in Russellville, Arkansas. The Company recognized a gain of $5,378 relating to the sale, which is included in equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities.

In November 2014, the Company formed a joint venture to construct a private school in Houston, Texas. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had a 25% interest in the joint venture. The total anticipated construction cost is $86,491. The Company is contractually obligated to provide construction financing to the joint venture up to $56,686, of which $23,639 had been funded as of March 31, 2016. Upon completion, the property will be net leased for a 20-year term.

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt

The Company had the following mortgages and notes payable outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Mortgages and notes payable	$	933,430		$	882,952
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(11,110		)	(10,309		)
	$	922,320		$	872,643

Interest rates, including imputed rates on mortgages and notes payable, ranged from 2.2% to 7.8% at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and the mortgages and notes payables mature between 2016 and 2031 as of March 31, 2016. The weighted-average interest rate was 4.9% at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

The Company had the following senior notes outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

Issue Date	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015			Interest Rate		Maturity Date	Issue Price
May 2014	$	250,000		$	250,000		4.40	%	June 2024	99.883	%
June 2013	250,000			250,000			4.25	%	June 2023	99.026	%
	500,000			500,000
Unamortized discount	(1,984		)	(2,053		)
Unamortized debt issuance cost	(4,281		)	(4,421		)
	$	493,735		$	493,526

Each series of the senior notes is unsecured and requires payment of interest semi-annually in arrears. The Company may redeem the notes at its option at any time prior to maturity in whole or in part by paying the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus a premium.

The Company has a $905,000 unsecured credit agreement with KeyBank National Association, as agent. With lender approval, the Company can increase the size of the facility to an aggregate $1,810,000. A summary of the significant terms are as follows:

	Maturity Date	Current Interest Rate
$400,000 Revolving Credit Facility(1)	August 2019	LIBOR + 1.00%
$250,000 Term Loan(2)(4)	August 2020	LIBOR + 1.10%
$255,000 Term Loan(3)(4)	January 2021	LIBOR + 1.10%

(1) Maturity date can be extended to August 2020 at the Company's option. The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.85% to 1.55%. At March 31, 2016, the revolving credit facility had $147,000 outstanding and availability of $253,000, subject to covenant compliance.

(2) The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.90% to 1.75%. The Company previously entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.09% through February 2018 on the $250,000 of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.

(3) The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.90% to 1.75%. The Company previously entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.42% through January 2019 on the $255,000 of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.

(4) The aggregate unamortized debt issuance costs for the term loans were $4,670 and $4,924 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

The Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants contained in its corporate level debt agreements at March 31, 2016.

During 2010, the Company issued $115,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030. The notes pay interest semi-annually in arrears and mature in January 2030. The holders of the notes may require the Company to repurchase their notes in January 2017, January 2020 and January 2025 for cash equal to 100% of the notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may not redeem any notes prior to January 2017, except to preserve its REIT status. The notes have a current conversion rate of 156.5514 common shares per one thousand principal amount of the notes, representing a conversion price of approximately $6.39 per common share. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances, including increases in the Company's dividend rate above a certain threshold and the issuance of stock dividends. The notes are convertible by the holders under certain circumstances for cash, common shares or a combination of cash and common shares at the Company's election. The notes are convertible prior to the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding the stated maturity date, at any time beginning in January 2029 and also upon the occurrence of specified events. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, $600 aggregate principal amount of the notes were converted for 90,957 common shares. The conversion resulted in debt satisfaction charges of $77 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, respectively.

Below is a summary of additional disclosures related to the 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030.

	6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030
Balance Sheets:	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Principal amount of debt component	$	12,400		$	12,400
Unamortized discount	(167		)	(220		)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(41		)	(54		)
Carrying amount of debt component	$	12,192		$	12,126
Carrying amount of equity component	$	(34,784	)	$	(34,784	)
Effective interest rate	8.1		%	7.8		%
Period through which discount is being amortized, put date	01/2017			01/2017
Aggregate if-converted value in excess of aggregate principal amount	$	4,295		$	2,863

	Three months ended March 31,
Statements of Operations:	2016		2015
6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes
Coupon interest	$	186	$	236
Discount amortization	53		67
	$	239	$	303

During 2007, the Company issued $200,000 original principal amount of Trust Preferred Securities. The Trust Preferred Securities, which are classified as debt, are due in 2037, were open for redemption at the Company's option commencing April 2012 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.804% through April 2017 and thereafter, at a variable rate of three month LIBOR plus 170 basis points through maturity. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there was $129,120 original principal amount of Trust Preferred Securities outstanding and $2,099 and $2,124, respectively, of unamortized debt issuance costs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, in connection with the satisfaction of mortgage notes other than those disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements, the Company had debt satisfaction charges, net of $14.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives. The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the type, amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities 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 derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company's known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company's investments and borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk. The Company's objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense, to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and therefore manage its cash outflows as it relates to the underlying debt instruments. To accomplish these objectives, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy relating to certain of its variable rate debt instruments. 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 exchange of the underlying notional amount.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. The Company did not incur any ineffectiveness during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

The Company has designated the interest-rate swap agreements with its counterparties as cash flow hedges of the risk of variability attributable to changes in the LIBOR swap rate on $505,000 of LIBOR-indexed variable-rate unsecured term loans. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the swaps are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified to earnings as interest becomes receivable or payable.

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the term loans. During the next 12 months, the Company estimates that an additional $3,520 will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

Interest Rate Derivative	Number of Instruments	Notional
Interest Rate Swaps	10	$505,000

The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value			Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Swap Asset					Other Assets	$	4
Interest Rate Swap Liability	Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities	$	(6,564	)	Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities	$	(1,943	)

The tables below present the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Derivatives in Cash Flow	Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion) March 31,						Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) March 31,
Hedging Relationships	2016			2015				2016		2015
Interest Rate Swaps	$	(5,691	)	$	(5,468	)	Interest expense	$	1,066	$	1,372

The Company's agreements with swap derivative counterparties contain provisions whereby if the Company defaults on the underlying indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default of the swap derivative obligation. As of March 31, 2016, the Company has not posted any collateral related to the agreements.

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Concentration of Risk

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Concentration of Risk

Concentration of Risk

The Company seeks to reduce its operating and leasing risks through the geographic diversification of its properties, tenant industry diversification, avoidance of dependency on a single asset and the creditworthiness of its tenants. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, no single tenant represented greater than 10% of rental revenues.

Cash and cash equivalent balances at certain institutions may exceed insurable amounts. The Company believes it mitigates this risk by investing in or through major financial institutions.

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Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

Equity

Shareholders' Equity. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company issued 577,823 and 627,247 common shares, respectively, under its direct share purchase plan, which includes its dividend reinvestment plan, raising net proceeds of $4,115 and $6,685, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company granted common shares to certain employees and trustees as follows:

	Three months ended March 31, 2016	Three months ended March 31, 2015
Performance Shares(1)
Shares issued:
Index	404,466	321,018
Peer	404,463	321,011
Grant date fair value per share:(2)
Index	$4.53	$6.86
Peer	$4.58	$6.66
Non-Vested Common Shares:(3)
Shares issued	225,090	170,650
Grant date fair value	$1,724	$1,916
Non-management Board of Trustee grant:(4)
Shares issued	17,500	14,000
Grant date fair value	$131	$157

(1) The shares vest based on the Company's total shareholder return growth after a three-year measurement period relative to an index and a group of Company peers. Dividends will not be paid on these grants until earned. Once the performance criteria are met and the actual number of shares earned is determined, such shares vest immediately.

(2) The fair value of grants was determined at the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

(3) The shares vest ratably over a three-year service period.

(4) Annual grant and shares vested immediately.

In July 2015, the Company's Board of Trustees authorized the repurchase of up to 10,000,000 common shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased 1,184,113 common shares at an average price of $7.56 per common share.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 represented $(6,564) and $(1,939), respectively, of unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net.

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
Balance December 31, 2015	$	(1,939	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(5,691		)
Amounts of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense	1,066
Balance March 31, 2016	$	(6,564	)

Noncontrolling Interests. In conjunction with several of the Company's acquisitions in prior years, sellers were issued OP units as a form of consideration. All OP units, other than OP units owned by the Company, are redeemable for common shares at certain times, at the option of the holders, and are generally not otherwise mandatorily redeemable by the Company. The OP units are classified as a component of permanent equity as the Company has determined that the OP units are not redeemable securities as defined by GAAP. Each OP unit is currently redeemable at the holder's option for approximately 1.13 common shares, subject to future adjustments.

As of March 31, 2016, there were approximately 3,393,000 OP units outstanding other than OP units owned by the Company. All OP units receive distributions in accordance with the LCIF partnership agreement. To the extent that the Company's dividend per common share is less than the stated distribution per OP unit per the LCIF partnership agreement, the distributions per OP unit are reduced by the percentage reduction in the Company's dividend per common share. No OP units have a liquidation preference.

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Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

In connection with efforts to procure non-recourse mezzanine financing from an affiliate of the Company's Chairman, pursuant to the terms of the EB-5 visa program administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), for a joint venture in Houston, Texas, in which the Company has an investment, the Company executed a guaranty in favor of an affiliate of its Chairman. The guaranty provides that the Company will reimburse investors providing the funds for such financing if the following occurs: (1) the joint venture receives such funds, (2) the USCIS denies the financing solely because the project is not permitted under the EB-5 visa program, and (3) the joint venture fails to return such funds.  As of March 31, 2016, the joint venture has not received any such funds and the Company has not recorded any liability as it relates to this guaranty. The maximum amount of funds that would be subject to the guaranty obligation is $18,000.

In addition, in connection with efforts, on a non-binding basis, to procure non-recourse mezzanine financing from an affiliate of the Company's Chairman, pursuant to the terms of the EB-5 visa program administered by the USCIS, for an investment in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Company agreed to reimburse the Chairman's affiliate up to approximately $7 for its expenses.

There were no other related party transactions other than those disclosed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

In addition to the commitments and contingencies disclosed elsewhere, including in Note 12 above, and previously disclosed, the Company has the following commitments and contingencies.

The Company is obligated under certain tenant leases, including its proportionate share for leases for non-consolidated entities, to fund the expansion of the underlying leased properties. The Company, under certain circumstances, may guarantee to tenants the completion of base building improvements and the payment of tenant improvement allowances and lease commissions on behalf of its subsidiaries.

From time to time, the Company is directly and indirectly involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes, based on currently available information, and after consultation with legal counsel, that although the outcomes of those normal course proceedings are uncertain, the results of such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

GSMSC II 2006-GG6 Bridgewater Hills Corporate Center, LLC v. Lexington Realty Trust (Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York-Index No. 653117/2015)

On September 16, 2015, GSMSC II 2006-GG6 Bridgewater Hills Corporate Center, LLC commenced an action as lender against the Company based on a limited guaranty of recourse obligations executed by a predecessor entity of the Company in connection with a mortgage loan secured by a property owner subsidiary's commercial property in Bridgewater, New Jersey.  The property owner subsidiary defaulted due to non-payment after the sole tenant vacated at the end of the lease term.  The lender seeks approximately $15,500 in order to satisfy the outstanding amount of the loan, plus interest, reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and disbursements related thereto. 

The lender claims that the Company's limited guaranty was triggered due to the merger of Newkirk Realty Trust, Inc. and Lexington Corporate Properties Trust on December 31, 2006, arguing that it constituted an event of default because it was a transfer that was not permitted by the loan agreement.  The Company intends to vigorously defend the lender’s claim.  The Company filed a motion to dismiss on October 19, 2015 and a hearing is scheduled for June 15, 2016.

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Supplemental Disclosure of Statement of Cash Flow Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosure of Statement of Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Disclosure of Statement of Cash Flow Information

In addition to disclosures discussed elsewhere, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company paid $17,002 and $18,671, respectively, for interest and $169 and $338, respectively, for income taxes.

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

Subsequent to March 31, 2016 and in addition to disclosures elsewhere in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company:

• entered into an agreement to fund the construction of an industrial facility in Opelika, Alabama for a maximum commitment of $37,000. Upon completion, the property will be net leased for a 25-year term;

• sold its West 45th Street, New York, New York land investment for a gross sales price $37,500, which was subject to a $29,193 aggregate principal mortgage; and

• sold its office property in Lake Forest, California for a gross sales price of $19,000.

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The Company and Financial Statement Presentation (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of presentation and consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation. The Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with GAAP. The financial statements reflect the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Variable interest entity

On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-02 (Topic 810), Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, modifying the analysis it must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The guidance does not amend the existing disclosure requirements for variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest model entities. The adoption of this guidance had no impact to consolidated entities included in the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements as all entities previously consolidated are still consolidated and all entities previously not consolidated are still not consolidated. However, under the revised guidance, the Company determined that certain affiliated limited partnerships and similar entities are now considered, by definition, VIEs. The entities were determined to be VIEs as the unaffiliated partners/members did not have simple majority substantive kick-out rights or participating rights.

The Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs as it has a controlling financial interest in the entities. LCIF, which continues to be consolidated and in which the Company has an approximate 96% interest, was determined to be a VIE under this new guidance.

Use of estimates

Use of Estimates. Management has made a number of significant estimates and assumptions to prepare these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, including, among others, those relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are based on management's best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors. Management adjusts such estimates when facts and circumstances dictate. The most significant estimates made include the recoverability of accounts receivable, the allocation of property purchase price to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the determination of VIEs and which entities should be consolidated, the determination of impairment of long-lived assets, loans receivable and equity method investments, the valuation of derivative financial instruments, the valuation of compensation plans and the useful lives of long-lived assets. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Fair value measurements

Fair Value Measurements. The Company follows the guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, as amended (“Topic 820”), to determine the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments. Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three levels: Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities; Level 2 - observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted in active markets, but corroborated by market data; and Level 3 - unobservable inputs, which are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible, as well as considering counterparty credit risk. The Company has formally elected to apply the portfolio exception within Topic 820 with respect to measuring counterparty risk for all of its derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements.

Acquisition, development and construction arrangements

Acquisition, Development and Construction Arrangements. The Company evaluates loans receivable where the Company participates in residual profits through loan provisions or other contracts to ascertain whether the Company has the same risks and rewards as an owner or a joint venture partner. Where the Company concludes that such arrangements are more appropriately treated as an investment in real estate, the Company reflects such loan receivable as an equity investment in real estate under construction in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. In these cases, no interest income is recorded on the loan receivable and the Company capitalizes interest during the construction period. In arrangements where the Company engages a developer to construct a property or provides funds to a tenant to develop a property, the Company will capitalize the funds provided to the developer/tenant and internal costs of interest and real estate taxes, if applicable, during the construction period.

Restricted cash

Restricted Cash. Restricted cash is comprised primarily of cash balances held with Section 1031 exchange intermediaries and escrow balances held by lenders.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications. Certain amounts included in the 2015 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2016 presentation.

Recently issued accounting guidance

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance. In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and improves financial statement disclosures. Under this guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations that have a major effect on an organization's operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2015. The guidance requires the Company to continue to classify any property disposal or property classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2014 as discontinued operations prospectively. Therefore, the revenues and expenses related to these properties are presented as discontinued operations as of March 31, 2015. The Company did not classify any additional properties as discontinued operations subsequent to December 31, 2014, as the dispositions did not represent a strategic shift in operations. The implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which amends the guidance for revenue recognition to eliminate the industry-specific revenue recognition guidance and replace it with a principle-based approach for determining revenue recognition. The effective date of the new guidance was updated by ASU 2015-14 and is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize a right of use asset and related lease liability for those leases classified as operating leases at the commencement date and have lease terms of more than 12 months. The accounting applied to lessors under this new guidance is largely unchanged from prior guidance. Lessors in most cases will continue to record operating leases as operating leases and recognize lease income from those leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years, and requires a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation-Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718), which involves several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period, however early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

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The Company and Financial Statement Presentation The Company and Financial Statement Presentation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

Below is a summary of selected financial data of consolidated VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary included in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Real estate, net	$	1,049,238	$	1,072,463
Total assets	$	1,203,328	$	1,192,944
Mortgages and notes payable, net	$	431,351	$	431,599
Total liabilities	$	447,277	$	448,057

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles

As shown in the table below and pursuant to the guidance in ASU 2015-03, the Company has reclassified unamortized debt issuance costs associated with certain debt obligations in the Company's previously reported consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 as follows:

	As previously reported December 31, 2015		Reclassifications			As adjusted December 31, 2015
Deferred expenses, net	$	63,832	$	(21,832	)	$	42,000
Mortgages and notes payable, net	882,952		(10,309		)	872,643
Term loans payable, net	505,000		(4,924		)	500,076
Senior notes payable, net	497,947		(4,421		)	493,526
Convertible guaranteed notes payable, net	12,180		(54		)	12,126
Trust preferred securities, net	129,120		(2,124		)	126,996

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
BASIC
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	48,107	$	30,142
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	—		1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	48,107	$	31,829
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	232,642,803		232,525,675
Income per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21	$	0.13
Income from discontinued operations	—		0.01
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	0.21	$	0.14
DILUTED
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders - basic	$	48,107	$	30,142
Impact of assumed conversions	1,058		—
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	49,165		30,142
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders - basic	—		1,687
Impact of assumed conversions	—		—
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	—		1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	49,165	$	31,829
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	232,642,803		232,525,675
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share options	132,191		431,590
6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes	1,941,237		—
Nonvested common shares	348,748		—
OP Units	3,820,192		—
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	238,885,171		232,957,265
Income per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21	$	0.13
Income from discontinued operations	—		0.01
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	0.21	$	0.14

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Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Real Estate [Abstract]

Schedule of acquired properties

The Company completed the following acquisition during the three months ended March 31, 2016:

Property Type	Location	Acquisition Date	Initial Cost Basis		Lease Expiration	Land and Land Estate		Building and Improvements		Lease in-place Value Intangible
Industrial	Detroit, MI	January 2016	$	29,697	10/2035	$	1,133	$	25,009	$	3,555

Schedule of acquisition development and construction arrangements outstanding

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had the following development arrangements outstanding:

Location	Property Type	Square Feet	Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution		Lease Term (Years)	Estimated Completion/Acquisition Date
Anderson, SC	Industrial	1,325,000	$	70,012	20	2Q 16
Lake Jackson, TX(1)	Office	664,000	166,164		20	4Q 16
Charlotte, NC	Office	201,000	62,445		15	1Q 17
		2,190,000	$	298,621

(1)Joint venture arrangement with developer. The Company currently has a 100% interest in the joint venture.

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Property Dispositions, Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Impairment Property Dispositions, Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Impairment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

Assets and liabilities of held for sale properties as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Assets:
Real estate, at cost	$	6,011		$	16,590
Real estate, intangible assets	5,589			10,786
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,077		)	(4,069		)
Rent receivable - deferred	624			1,118
	$	10,147		$	24,425
Liabilities:
Mortgage payable	$	—		$	8,373
Other	—			32
	$	—		$	8,405

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Loans Receivable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Receivables [Abstract]

Summary of Loans Receivable

The following is a summary of our loans receivable as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	Loan carrying-value(1)
Loan		3/31/2016		12/31/2015		Interest Rate		Maturity Date
Kennewick, WA		$	85,554	$	85,505	9.00	%	05/2022
Oklahoma City, OK(2)		8,420		8,501		11.50	%	03/2016
Other		1,796		1,865		8.00	%	2021-2022
		$	95,770	$	95,871

(1) Loan carrying value includes accrued interest and is net of origination costs, if any.

(2) In June 2015, the Company loaned a tenant-in-common $8,420. The loan is secured by the tenant-in-common's interest in an office property, in which the Company has a 40% interest. The loan was in default as of March 31, 2016.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value Measurement Inputs

The following tables present the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall:

	Balance			Fair Value Measurements Using
Description	March 31, 2016			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest rate swap liabilities	$	(6,564	)	$	—	$	(6,564	)	$	—

	Balance			Fair Value Measurements Using
Description	December 31, 2015			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest rate swap assets	$	4		$	—	$	4		$	—
Impaired real estate assets*	$	3,015		$	—	$	—		$	3,015
Interest rate swap liabilities	$	(1,943	)	$	—	$	(1,943	)	$	—

*Represents a non-recurring fair value measurement.

Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The table below sets forth the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Assets
Loans Receivable	$	95,770	$	101,010	$	95,871	$	103,014
Liabilities
Debt	$	2,202,598	$	2,198,030	$	2,182,367	$	2,164,571

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Instrument Redemption

The Company had the following senior notes outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

Issue Date	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015			Interest Rate		Maturity Date	Issue Price
May 2014	$	250,000		$	250,000		4.40	%	June 2024	99.883	%
June 2013	250,000			250,000			4.25	%	June 2023	99.026	%
	500,000			500,000
Unamortized discount	(1,984		)	(2,053		)
Unamortized debt issuance cost	(4,281		)	(4,421		)
	$	493,735		$	493,526

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities

A summary of the significant terms are as follows:

	Maturity Date	Current Interest Rate
$400,000 Revolving Credit Facility(1)	August 2019	LIBOR + 1.00%
$250,000 Term Loan(2)(4)	August 2020	LIBOR + 1.10%
$255,000 Term Loan(3)(4)	January 2021	LIBOR + 1.10%

(1) Maturity date can be extended to August 2020 at the Company's option. The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.85% to 1.55%. At March 31, 2016, the revolving credit facility had $147,000 outstanding and availability of $253,000, subject to covenant compliance.

(2) The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.90% to 1.75%. The Company previously entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.09% through February 2018 on the $250,000 of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.

(3) The interest rate ranges from LIBOR plus 0.90% to 1.75%. The Company previously entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.42% through January 2019 on the $255,000 of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.

(4) The aggregate unamortized debt issuance costs for the term loans were $4,670 and $4,924 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Below is a summary of additional disclosures related to the 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030.

	6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030
Balance Sheets:	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Principal amount of debt component	$	12,400		$	12,400
Unamortized discount	(167		)	(220		)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(41		)	(54		)
Carrying amount of debt component	$	12,192		$	12,126
Carrying amount of equity component	$	(34,784	)	$	(34,784	)
Effective interest rate	8.1		%	7.8		%
Period through which discount is being amortized, put date	01/2017			01/2017
Aggregate if-converted value in excess of aggregate principal amount	$	4,295		$	2,863

	Three months ended March 31,
Statements of Operations:	2016		2015
6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes
Coupon interest	$	186	$	236
Discount amortization	53		67
	$	239	$	303

The Company had the following mortgages and notes payable outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Mortgages and notes payable	$	933,430		$	882,952
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(11,110		)	(10,309		)
	$	922,320		$	872,643

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Outstanding Interest Rate Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

Interest Rate Derivative	Number of Instruments	Notional
Interest Rate Swaps	10	$505,000

Fair Value of the Company's Derivative Financial Instruments and Classification on the Balance Sheets

The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value			Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Swap Asset					Other Assets	$	4
Interest Rate Swap Liability	Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities	$	(6,564	)	Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities	$	(1,943	)

Effect of the Company's Derivative Financial Instruments on the Statements of Operation

The tables below present the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Derivatives in Cash Flow	Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion) March 31,						Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) March 31,
Hedging Relationships	2016			2015				2016		2015
Interest Rate Swaps	$	(5,691	)	$	(5,468	)	Interest expense	$	1,066	$	1,372

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Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Common Stock Granted

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company granted common shares to certain employees and trustees as follows:

	Three months ended March 31, 2016	Three months ended March 31, 2015
Performance Shares(1)
Shares issued:
Index	404,466	321,018
Peer	404,463	321,011
Grant date fair value per share:(2)
Index	$4.53	$6.86
Peer	$4.58	$6.66
Non-Vested Common Shares:(3)
Shares issued	225,090	170,650
Grant date fair value	$1,724	$1,916
Non-management Board of Trustee grant:(4)
Shares issued	17,500	14,000
Grant date fair value	$131	$157

(1) The shares vest based on the Company's total shareholder return growth after a three-year measurement period relative to an index and a group of Company peers. Dividends will not be paid on these grants until earned. Once the performance criteria are met and the actual number of shares earned is determined, such shares vest immediately.

(2) The fair value of grants was determined at the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

(3) The shares vest ratably over a three-year service period.

(4) Annual grant and shares vested immediately.

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
Balance December 31, 2015	$	(1,939	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(5,691		)
Amounts of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense	1,066
Balance March 31, 2016	$	(6,564	)

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The Company and Financial Statement Presentation - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) state Property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of properties | Property	215
Number of states in which entity has interests | state	40
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 42,830	$ 10,637
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in real estate under construction	$ 115,297	95,402
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | LCIF [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIE, ownership percentage	96.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | LCIF [Member] | Financial Guarantee [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations	$ 15,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Lake Jackson, Texas [Member] | Office Building [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIE, ownership percentage	100.00%
Investments in real estate under construction	$ 63,278	$ 62,353
Section 1031 [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 29,457

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The Company and Financial Statement Presentation - Schedule of Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate, net	$ 3,380,064	$ 3,397,922
Total assets	3,826,060	3,808,403
Mortgages and notes payable, net	922,320	872,643
Total liabilities	2,362,514	2,345,872
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate, net	1,049,238	1,072,463
Total assets	1,203,328	1,192,944
Mortgages and notes payable, net	431,351	431,599
Total liabilities	$ 447,277	$ 448,057

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The Company and Financial Statement Presentation - New Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Deferred expenses, net	$ 39,839	$ 42,000
Mortgages and notes payable, net	922,320	872,643
Term loans payable, net	500,330	500,076
Senior notes payable, net	493,735	493,526
Convertible guaranteed notes payable, net	12,192	12,126
Trust preferred securities, net	$ 127,021	126,996
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Deferred expenses, net		42,000
Mortgages and notes payable, net		872,643
Term loans payable, net		500,076
Senior notes payable, net		493,526
Convertible guaranteed notes payable, net		12,126
Trust preferred securities, net		126,996
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] | Previously Reported
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Deferred expenses, net		63,832
Mortgages and notes payable, net		882,952
Term loans payable, net		505,000
Senior notes payable, net		497,947
Convertible guaranteed notes payable, net		12,180
Trust preferred securities, net		129,120
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] | Reclassifications
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Deferred expenses, net		(21,832)
Mortgages and notes payable, net		(10,309)
Term loans payable, net		(4,924)
Senior notes payable, net		(4,421)
Convertible guaranteed notes payable, net		(54)
Trust preferred securities, net		$ (2,124)

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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
BASIC
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$ 48,107	$ 30,142
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	0	1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 48,107	$ 31,829
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	232,642,803	232,525,675
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.13
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0.00	0.01
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders (USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.14
DILUTED
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$ 48,107	$ 30,142
Impact of assumed conversions	1,058	0
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	49,165	30,142
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	0	1,687
Impact of assumed conversions	0	0
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	0	1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 49,165	$ 31,829
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share options (in shares)	132,191	431,590
6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes (in shares)	1,941,237	0
Nonvested common shares (in shares)	348,748	0
OP Units (in shares)	3,820,192	0
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in shares)	238,885,171	232,957,265
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.13
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (USD per share)	0.00	0.01
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders (USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.14
6% Convertible Guaranteed Note [Member]
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stated interest rate	6.00%		6.00%

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Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction - Summary of acquisitions and build-to-suit transactions (Details) - Industrial property [Member] - Detroit, Michigan [Member] $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction [Line Items]
Initial cost basis	$ 29,697
Land and land estate	1,133
Building and improvements	25,009
Lease in-place value intangible	$ 3,555

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Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction - Summary of development arrangements outstanding (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft²
Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction [Line Items]
Square Feet | ft²	2,190
Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution | $	$ 298,621
Joint Venture [Member]
Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Anderson, South Carolina [Member] | Industrial property [Member]
Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction [Line Items]
Square Feet | ft²	1,325
Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution | $	$ 70,012
Lease Term (Years)	20 years
Lake Jackson, Texas [Member] | Office Building [Member]
Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction [Line Items]
Square Feet | ft²	664
Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution | $	$ 166,164
Lease Term (Years)	20 years
Charlotte, North Carolina [Member] | Office Building [Member]
Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction [Line Items]
Square Feet | ft²	201
Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution | $	$ 62,445
Lease Term (Years)	15 years

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Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate acquisition expenses	$ 146	$ 468
Investments in real estate under construction	115,297		$ 95,402
Development Deals [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Capitalized interest	$ 3,734		$ 2,726

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Property Dispositions, Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Impairment - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) Property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt satisfaction gains (charges), net	$ (162)	$ 10,375
Other asset impairment charges		1,139
Mortgages [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt extinguishment amount		30,293
Sold Properties [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Aggregate gross disposition price	58,225	4,950
Gain on sale of properties	17,015	1,725
Transferred Property [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt satisfaction gains (charges), net	(162)	$ 10,466
Office Building [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Real estate number of properties transferred | Property		2
Office Building [Member] | Transferred Property [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Aggregate gross disposition price	$ 400

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Property Dispositions, Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Impairment - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Real estate, at cost	$ 6,011	$ 16,590
Real estate, intangible assets	5,589	10,786
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,077)	(4,069)
Rent receivable - deferred	624	1,118
Assets held for sale	10,147	24,425
Liabilities:
Mortgage payable	0	8,373
Other	0	32
Liabilities held for sale	$ 0	$ 8,405

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Loans Receivable (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) portfolio_segment class_of_financing type_of_financing	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan carrying-value	[1]	$ 95,770	$ 95,871
Number of types of financing receivable | type_of_financing		1
Number of portfolio segments | portfolio_segment		1
Number of classes of financing receivable | class_of_financing		1
Kennewick, Washington [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan carrying-value	[1]	$ 85,554	$ 85,505
Interest rate of mortgage loans		9.00%	9.00%
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan carrying-value	[1],[2]	$ 8,420	$ 8,501
Interest rate of mortgage loans	[2]	11.50%	11.50%
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [Member] | Tenant-in-Common [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan carrying-value				$ 8,420
Ownership percentage				40.00%
Other Loan Locations [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan carrying-value	[1]	$ 1,796	$ 1,865
Interest rate of mortgage loans		8.00%	8.00%

[1] Loan carrying value includes accrued interest and is net of origination costs, if any.

[2] In June 2015, the Company loaned a tenant-in-common $8,420. The loan is secured by the tenant-in-common's interest in an office property, in which the Company has a 40% interest. The loan was in default as of March 31, 2016.

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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule Fair Value Measurements Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap assets			$ 4
Interest rate swap liabilities		$ (6,564)	(1,943)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap assets			0
Interest rate swap liabilities		0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap assets			4
Interest rate swap liabilities		(6,564)	(1,943)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap assets			0
Interest rate swap liabilities		$ 0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired real estate assets	[1]		3,015
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired real estate assets	[1]		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired real estate assets	[1]		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired real estate assets	[1]		$ 3,015

[1] Represents a non-recurring fair value measurement.

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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value by Balance Sheet Grouping (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Carrying value of loans receivable	$ 95,770	$ 95,871
Carrying Amount [Member] | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Carrying value of loans receivable	95,770	95,871
Liabilities
Carrying value of debt	2,202,598	2,182,367
Fair Value [Member] | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Fair value of loans receivable	101,010	103,014
Liabilities
Fair value of debt	$ 2,198,030	$ 2,164,571

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Investment in and Advances to Non-Consolidated Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt		$ 47,476
Investment in joint venture		$ 14,977	$ 3,032
Joint Venture [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of equity method investment		100.00%
Houston, TX [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Investment in joint venture		$ 23,639
Anticipated construction cost		86,491
Maximum construction financing		$ 56,686
Houston, TX [Member] | Joint Venture [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of equity method investment		25.00%
Lease term (years)		20 years
Office Building [Member] | Russellville, Arkansas [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in joint venture	$ 6,681
Gain on sale of properties	$ 5,378
Lexington Realty Trust [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt		$ 8,561
Minimum [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of equity method investment		15.00%
Minimum [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.70%
Maximum [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of equity method investment		40.00%
Maximum [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.70%

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Debt - Schedule of Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) - Mortgages and Notes Payable [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgages and notes payable	$ 933,430	$ 882,952
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(11,110)	(10,309)
Long-term debt	$ 922,320	$ 872,643

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2007 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent of notes required to be repurchased at the option of the holders			100.00%
Converted debt, shares issued (in shares) | shares		90,957
Debt satisfaction charges, net	$ 162,000	$ (10,375,000)
Mortgages and Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.90%				4.90%
6% Convertible Guaranteed Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	6.00%				6.00%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 12,400,000		$ 115,000,000		$ 12,400,000
Maturity date	Jan. 31, 2030
Conversion ratio numerator	156.5514
Conversion price (dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 6.39
Debt satisfaction charges, net		77,000
6.804% Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				6.804%
Face amount of debt instrument				$ 200,000,000
Principal amount outstanding	$ 129,120,000				129,120,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	2,099,000				$ 2,124,000
6.804% Trust Preferred Securities [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				1.70%
Other Debt Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt satisfaction charges, net		(14,000)
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	905,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity with lender approval	$ 1,810,000,000
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt converted		$ 600,000
Minimum [Member] | Mortgages and Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.20%				2.20%
Maximum [Member] | Mortgages and Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	7.80%				7.80%

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Debt - Schedule of Debt Instrument Redemption (Details) - Senior Notes [Member] - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Unamortized discount	(1,984,000)	(2,053,000)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4,281,000)	(4,421,000)
Long-term debt	493,735,000	493,526,000
Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.40%	4.40%
Percentage of issuance price	99.883%
Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.25%	4.25%
Percentage of issuance price	99.026%

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Debt - Schedule of Credit Agreement Terms (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowings	$ 147,000,000	$ 177,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	253,000,000
Unsecured Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 4,670,000	$ 4,924,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring August 2019 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.85%
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring August 2019 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.55%
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring August 2019 [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 400,000,000
Basis spread on variable at the end of the period	1.00%
Revolving credit facility borrowings	$ 147,000,000
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring August 2020 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.90%
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring August 2020 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring August 2020 [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 250,000,000
Basis spread on variable at the end of the period	1.10%
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring February 2018 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.09%
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring February 2018 [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 250,000,000
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring January 2021 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.90%
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring January 2021 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring January 2021 [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 255,000,000
Basis spread on variable at the end of the period	1.10%
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring January 2019 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.42%
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring January 2019 [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 255,000,000

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Debt - Additional disclosures related to the 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030 (Details) - 6% Convertible Guaranteed Note [Member] - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt component	$ 12,400,000		$ 12,400,000	$ 115,000,000
Unamortized discount	(167,000)		(220,000)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(41,000)		(54,000)
Carrying amount of debt component	12,192,000		12,126,000
Carrying amount of equity component	$ (34,784,000)		$ (34,784,000)
Effective interest rate	8.10%		7.80%
Aggregate if-converted value in excess of aggregate principal amount	$ 4,295,000		$ 2,863,000
Stated interest rate	6.00%		6.00%
Coupon interest	$ 186,000	$ 236,000
Discount amortization	53,000	67,000
Interest expense	$ 239,000	$ 303,000

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Financial_Instrument	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Expected amount of derivative related interest to be reclassified to interest expense over the next 12 months	$ 3,520,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative asset			$ 4,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Payable And Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(6,564,000)		$ (1,943,000)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 505,000,000
Number of derivative instruments held | Financial_Instrument	10
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives (effective portion)	$ (5,691,000)	$ (5,468,000)
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated OCI into income (effective portion)	$ 1,066,000	$ 1,372,000

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Concentration of Risk (Details) - tenant	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of tenants representing more than 10% of rental revenue	0	0
Tenant Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	10.00%	10.00%

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Equity - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 shares
Equity [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common shares | $	$ 3,751	$ 6,582
Authorized amount (in shares)				10,000,000
Treasury stock acquired (in shares)	1,184,113
Treasury stock acquired, average cost (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 7.56
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges | $	$ (6,564)		$ (1,939)
OP unit equivalent in common shares	1.13
Partners' capital account, units	3,393,000
Direct Share Purchase Plan [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Common shares issued during period	577,823	627,247
Proceeds from issuance of common shares | $	$ 4,115	$ 6,685

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Equity - Schedule of Shares Issued (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Performance Shares [Member] | Index Performance Shares [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued	404,466	321,018
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 4.53	$ 6.86
Performance Shares [Member] | Peer Performance Shares [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued	404,463	321,011
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 4.58	$ 6.66
Restricted Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued	225,090	170,650
Grant date fair value	$ 1,724	$ 1,916
Award requisite service period (in years)	3 years
Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued	17,500	14,000
Grant date fair value	$ 131	$ 157

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Equity - Changes in Other Comprehensive Income (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 1,462,531
Ending Balance	1,463,546
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	(1,939)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(5,691)
Amounts of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense	1,066
Ending Balance	$ (6,564)

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - Affiliated Entity [Member] $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Guaranty obligation	$ 18,000
Maximum amount to be distributed to related party	$ 7

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 16, 2015 USD ($)
Bridgewater Hills Corporate Center, LLC [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought, value	$ 15,500

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Supplemental Disclosure of Statement of Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Interest paid	$ 17,002	$ 18,671
Income taxes paid	$ 169	$ 338

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May. 05, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution		$ 298,621
Mortgage payable		$ 0	$ 32
Subsequent Event [Member] | Opelika, Alabama [Member] | Industrial property [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution	$ 37,000
Term of contract (in years)	25 years
Subsequent Event [Member] | New York, New York [Member] | Land [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 37,500
Mortgage payable	29,193
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lake Forest, California [Member] | Office Building [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 19,000