Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Components from Discontinued Operations

The table below summarized disposition activity for the year ended December 31, 2015 ($ in millions):

Property Name	Location	Apartment Homes	Essex Ownership Percentage		Ownership	Quarter in 2015	Sales Price		Gains
Pinnacle South Mountain	Phoenix, AZ	552	100	%	EPLP	Q1	$	63.8	$	4.7
Sharon Green	Menlo Park, CA	296	100	%	EPLP	Q4	245.0		40.2
Total 2015		848					$	308.8	$	44.9

The components of discontinued operations are outlined below and include the results of operations for the respective periods that the Company owned such assets, as described above ($ in thousands):

	2013
Revenues	$	4,454
Property operating expenses	(1,406		)
Depreciation and amortization	(1,098		)
Expenses	(2,504		)
Operating income from real estate sold	1,950
Gain on sale of real estate	29,223
Income from discontinued operations	$	31,173