Net Income Per Common Share and Net Income Per Common Unit (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Net Income Per Share and Net Income Per Unit [Line Items]

Net Income Per Common Share

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014						March 31, 2013
			Weighted-		Per				Weighted-		Per
			average		Common				average		Common
			Common		Share				Common		Share
	Income		Shares		Amount		Income		Shares		Amount
Basic:
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders	$	21,912		37,685	$	0.58	$	24,690		37,004	$	0.67
Income from discontinued operations available to common stockholders		-		37,685		-		513		37,004		0.01
	$	21,912			$	0.58	$	25,203			$	0.68
Effect of Dilutive Securities (1)		-		246				-		88
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders	$	21,912		37,931	$	0.58	$	24,690		37,092	$	0.67
Income from discontinued operations available to common stockholders		-		37,931		-		513		37,092		0.01
	$	21,912			$	0.58	$	25,203			$	0.68

(1) Weighted average convertible limited partnership units of 2,272,179 and 2,079,447 which include vested Series Z-1 incentive units, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, and 2013, respectively,  were not included in the determination of diluted EPS because they were anti-dilutive.  Income allocated to convertible limited partnership units, which includes vested Series Z-1 units, aggregating $1.4 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, have been excluded from income available to common stockholders for the calculation of diluted income per common share since these units are excluded from the diluted weighted average common shares for the period as the effect was anti-dilutive.  The Company has the ability to redeem DownREIT limited partnership units for cash and does not consider them to be potentially dilutive securities.

Essex Portfolio, L.P. [Member]

Net Income Per Share and Net Income Per Unit [Line Items]

Net Income Per Common Share

Essex Portfolio, L.P.

	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014						March 31, 2013
			Weighted-		Per				Weighted-		Per
			average		Common				average		Common
			Common		Unit				Common		Unit
	Income		Units		Amount		Income		Units		Amount
Basic:
Income from continuing operations available to common unitholders	$	23,329		39,957	$	0.58	$	26,162		39,083	$	0.67
Income from discontinued operations		-		39,957		-		542		39,083		0.01
Income available to common unitholders	$	23,329			$	0.58	$	26,704			$	0.68
Effect of Dilutive Securities (1)		-		246				-		88
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations available to common unitholders (1)	$	23,329		40,203	$	0.58	$	26,162		39,171	$	0.67
Income from discontinued operations		-		40,203		-		542		39,171		0.01
Income available to common unitholders	$	23,329			$	0.58	$	26,704			$	0.68

(1) The Operating Partnership has the ability to redeem DownREIT limited partnership units for cash and does not consider them to be potentially dilutive securities.