Equity and Capital

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

9.	Equity and Capital

Common Stock of the Parent Company

At the Market ("ATM") Program

Under the Parent Company's ATM equity offering program, the Parent Company may sell up to $500 million of common stock at prices determined by the market at the time of sale. There were no shares issued under the ATM equity program during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. As of June 30, 2019, all $500 million of common stock remained available for issuance under this ATM equity program.

Share Repurchase Program

On February 5, 2019, the Company's Board authorized a common share repurchase program under which the Company may purchase, from time to time, up to a maximum of $250 million of shares of its outstanding common stock through open market purchases and/or in privately negotiated transactions. Any shares purchased will be retired. The program is set to expire on February 4, 2020. The timing and actual number of shares purchased under the program depend upon marketplace conditions and other factors. The program remains subject to the discretion of the Board. Through June 30, 2019, no shares have been repurchased under this new program.

The Company settled, in January 2019, 563,229 shares, which were repurchased in December 2018 under a previously active repurchase program, for $32.8 million at an average price of $58.17 per share. The program closed in February 2019.

Common Units of the Operating Partnership

Common units of the operating partnership are issued or redeemed and retired for each of the shares of Parent Company common stock issued or repurchased and retired, as described above.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) ("AOCI")

The following tables present changes in the balances of each component of AOCI:

	Controlling Interests									Noncontrolling Interests			Total
(in thousands)	Cash Flow Hedges			Unrealized gain (loss) on Available-For-Sale Debt Securities			AOCI			Cash Flow Hedges			AOCI
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	(805	)		(122	)		(927	)		189			(738	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(13,874	)		260			(13,614	)		(842	)		(14,456	)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI ⁽¹⁾		455			—			455			(47	)		408
Current period other comprehensive loss, net		(13,419	)		260			(13,159	)		(889	)		(14,048	)
Balance as of June 30, 2019	$	(14,224	)		138			(14,086	)		(700	)		(14,786	)

⁽¹⁾ Amounts reclassified from AOCI into income are presented within Interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

	Controlling Interests									Noncontrolling Interests			Total
(in thousands)	Cash Flow Hedges			Unrealized gain (loss) on Available-For-Sale Debt Securities			AOCI			Cash Flow Hedges			AOCI
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	(6,262	)		(27	)		(6,289	)		(112	)		(6,401	)
Opening adjustment due to change in accounting policy ⁽²⁾		12			—			12			2			14
Adjusted balance as of January 1, 2018		(6,250	)		(27	)		(6,277	)		(110	)		(6,387	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		13,156			(75	)		13,081			638			13,719
Amounts reclassified from AOCI ⁽¹⁾		3,513			—			3,513			40			3,553
Current period other comprehensive income, net		16,669			(75	)		16,594			678			17,272
Balance as of June 30, 2018	$	10,419			(102	)		10,317			568			10,885

⁽¹⁾ Amounts reclassified from AOCI into income are presented within Interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

⁽²⁾ Upon adoption of ASU 2017-12, the Company recognized the immaterial adjustment to opening retained earnings and AOCI for previously recognized hedge ineffectiveness from off-market hedges, as further discussed in note 1.