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Archstone Acquisition (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Archstone Acquisition |
Schedule of information for assets acquired in the acquisition that is included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income from the closing date of the acquisition | The following table presents information for assets acquired in the Archstone Acquisition that are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income from the closing date of the acquisition, February 27, 2013, through March 31, 2013 (in thousands).
|  | For the period including February 28, 2013 through March 31, 2013 |
Revenues |  | $ | 36,624 |
Income attributable to common shareholders (1) |  | $ | (22,635 | )
(1) Amounts exclude acquisition costs for the Archstone Acquisition.
Schedule of company's supplemental consolidated pro forma information | The following table presents the Company’s supplemental consolidated pro forma information for the three months ended March 31, 2013, as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2012 (unaudited) (in thousands):
|  | For the three months ended March 31, 2013 |
Revenues |  | $ | 384,078 |
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 106,853 |
Earnings per common share - diluted (from continuing operations) |  | $ | 0.84 |

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