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Acquisitions of Real Estate Property (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Business acquisition |
The effect of material acquisitions on net income and earnings per share |
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands, except per share amounts) |
Revenues |  | $ | 2,256,319 |  | $ | 2,178,897 |
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders |  |  | 583,446 |  |  | 321,637 |
Earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders |  | $ | 2.03 |  | $ | 1.14 |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders |  | $ | 2.02 |  | $ | 1.14 |
Weighted average shares used in computing earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  |  | 286,856 |  |  | 281,333 |
Diluted |  |  | 289,193 |  |  | 282,382 |
ASLG |
Business acquisition |
Fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition |
Land and improvements |  | $ | 341,540 |
Buildings and improvements |  |  | 2,876,717 |
Acquired lease intangibles |  |  | 160,340 |
Other assets |  |  | 216,009 |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 3,594,606 |
Notes payable and other debt |  |  | 1,629,212 |
Deferred tax liability |  |  | 44,608 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 202,167 |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  | 1,875,987 |
Net assets acquired |  |  | 1,718,619 |
Cash acquired |  |  | 77,718 |
Equity issued |  |  | 1,376,437 |
Total cash used |  | $ | 264,464 |
NHP |
Business acquisition |
Fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition |
Land and improvements |  | $ | 704,315 |
Buildings and improvements |  |  | 6,216,925 |
Acquired lease intangibles |  |  | 503,451 |
Investment in unconsolidated entities |  |  | 93,553 |
Other assets |  |  | 756,074 |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 8,274,318 |
Notes payable and other debt |  |  | 1,882,752 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 744,410 |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  | 2,627,162 |
Redeemable OP unitholder interests assumed |  |  | 100,888 |
Noncontrolling interest assumed |  |  | 79,773 |
Net assets acquired |  |  | 5,466,495 |
Cash acquired |  |  | 29,202 |
Equity issued |  |  | 5,361,495 |
Total cash used |  | $ | 75,798 |

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