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Real Estate Disposition Activities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Details regarding the real estate sales | Details regarding the real estate sales are summarized in the following table (dollars in thousands):
Community Name | Location |  | Period of sale |  | Apartment homes |  | Debt |  | Gross sales price |  | Net proceeds
Avalon Valley | Danbury, CT |  | Q114 |  | 268 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 53,325 |  |  | $ | 52,147 |
Oakwood Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA |  | Q214 |  | 80 |  |  | 16,341 |  | (1) | 28,875 |  |  | 10,932 |
Avalon Danvers | Danvers, MA |  | Q214 |  | 433 |  |  | — |  |  | 108,500 |  |  | 107,231 |
Archstone Memorial Heights | Houston, TX |  | Q414 |  | 556 |  |  | — |  |  | 105,500 |  |  | 103,182 |
Huntington Station Land | Huntington Station, NY |  | Q414 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,050 |  |  | 7,633 |
Total of 2014 asset sales |  |  |  |  | 1,337 |  |  | $ | 16,341 |  |  | $ | 304,250 |  |  | $ | 281,125 |
Total of 2013 asset sales (2) |  |  |  |  | 3,299 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 932,800 |  |  | $ | 919,442 |
Total of 2012 asset sales |  |  |  |  | 1,578 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 280,550 |  |  | $ | 274,018 |
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(1) | Amount includes $10,427 principal amount secured by Oakwood Philadelphia and $5,914 principal amount of secured borrowings repaid by the Company for eight other operating communities, the aggregate of which is included in determining net proceeds.
(2) | Total of 2013 asset sales excludes the disposition of development rights located in Hingham, MA and Brooklyn, NY, for total net proceeds of $1,313.
Summary of income from discontinued operations | The following is a summary of income from discontinued operations for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):
| For the year ended
| 12/31/14 |  | 12/31/13 |  | 12/31/12
Rental income | $ | 579 |  |  | $ | 42,874 |  |  | $ | 63,406 |
Operating and other expenses | (269 | ) |  | (12,661 | ) |  | (19,437 | )
Interest expense, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | (133 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | (602 | )
Depreciation expense | — |  |  | (13,500 | ) |  | (16,414 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 16,713 |  |  | $ | 26,820 |

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