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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Total Ventas Stockholders' Equity | Common Stock Par Value | Capital in Excess of Par Value | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Retained Earnings (Deficit) | Treasury Stock | Noncontrolling Interest
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Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | $ 8,903,811 | $ 8,824,281 | $ 74,488 | $ 10,078,592 | $ 19,659 | $ (1,126,541) | $ (221,917) | $ 79,530
Increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 477,186 | 475,767 |  |  |  | 475,767 |  | 1,419
Other comprehensive loss | (6,538) | (6,538) |  |  | (6,538) |  |  |
Retirement of stock | 0 | 0 | (924) | (220,152) |  |  | 221,076 |
Acquisition-related activity | 10,178 | 10,178 | 37 | 10,141 |  |  |  | 0
Net change in noncontrolling interest | (7,499) | 1,163 |  | 1,163 |  |  |  | (8,662)
Dividends to common stockholders - ($2.965, $1.58) | (875,614) | (875,614) |  |  |  | (875,614) |  |
Issuance of common stock | 242,107 | 242,107 | 845 | 241,262 |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock for stock plans | 33,297 | 33,297 | 173 | 29,266 |  |  | 3,858 |
Change in redeemable noncontrolling interest | 844 | (1,082) |  | (1,082) |  |  |  | 1,926
Adjust redeemable OP unitholder interests to current fair value | (32,993) | (32,993) |  | (32,993) |  |  |  |
Purchase of OP units | (82) | (82) | 1 | (83) |  |  |  |
Grant of restricted stock, net of forfeitures | 9,700 | 9,700 | 36 | 13,192 |  |  | (3,528) |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 8,754,397 | 8,680,184 | 74,656 | 10,119,306 | 13,121 | (1,526,388) | (511) | 74,213
Increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 271,157 | 270,263 |  |  |  | 270,263 |  | 894
Other comprehensive loss | (2,941) | (2,941) |  |  | (2,941) |  |  |
Acquisition-related activity | 2,216,318 | 2,216,305 | 7,103 | 2,209,202 |  |  |  | 13
Net change in noncontrolling interest | (9,467) | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | (9,467)
Dividends to common stockholders - ($2.965, $1.58) | (516,404) | (516,404) |  |  |  | (516,404) |  |
Issuance of common stock | 352,167 | 352,167 | 1,201 | 350,966 |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock for stock plans | 8,577 | 8,577 | 22 | 4,271 |  |  | 4,284 |
Change in redeemable noncontrolling interest | 571 | (39) |  | (39) |  |  |  | 610
Adjust redeemable OP unitholder interests to current fair value | 16,314 | 16,314 |  | 16,314 |  |  |  |
Purchase of OP units | 1,719 | 1,719 | 0 | 1,719 |  |  |  |
Grant of restricted stock, net of forfeitures | 1,338 | 1,338 | 0 | 7,159 |  |  | (5,821) |
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2015 | $ 11,093,746 | $ 11,027,483 | $ 82,982 | $ 12,708,898 | $ 10,180 | $ (1,772,529) | $ (2,048) | $ 66,263

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