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Acquisitions of Real Estate Property (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business acquisition

The effect of material acquisitions on net income and earnings per share

		For the Year Ended December 31,
		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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Tabular disclosure of pro forma results of operations for a material business acquisition or series of individually immaterial business acquisitions that are material in the aggregate.

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