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EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share | The following table shows the amounts used in computing our basic and diluted earnings per common share:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share: |  |  |
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders, including real estate dispositions | $ | 118,016 |  |  | $ | 120,624 |
Discontinued operations | 3,031 |  |  | (8,431 | )
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 121,047 |  |  | $ | 112,193 |
Denominator: |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted average shares | 293,875 |  |  | 291,455 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |
Stock options | 394 |  |  | 573 |
Restricted stock awards | 47 |  |  | 120 |
OP units | 1,929 |  |  | 1,776 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted average shares | 296,245 |  |  | 293,924 |
Basic earnings per share: |  |  |
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders, including real estate dispositions | $ | 0.40 |  |  | $ | 0.41 |
Discontinued operations | 0.01 |  |  | (0.03 | )
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 0.41 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |
Diluted earnings per share: |  |  |
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders, including real estate dispositions | $ | 0.40 |  |  | $ | 0.41 |
Discontinued operations | 0.01 |  |  | (0.03 | )
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 0.41 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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