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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of reconciliation of NOI to net income | A reconciliation of NOI to net income for years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
| For the year ended
| 12/31/14 |  | 12/31/13 |  | 12/31/12
Net income | $ | 697,327 |  |  | $ | 352,771 |  |  | $ | 423,562 |
Indirect operating expenses, net of corporate income | 49,055 |  |  | 41,554 |  |  | 31,911 |
Investments and investment management expense | 4,485 |  |  | 3,990 |  |  | 6,071 |
Expensed acquisition, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries | (3,717 | ) |  | 45,050 |  |  | 11,350 |
Interest expense, net (1) | 180,618 |  |  | 172,402 |  |  | 136,920 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | 412 |  |  | 14,921 |  |  | 1,179 |
Loss on interest rate contract | — |  |  | 51,000 |  |  | — |
General and administrative expense | 41,425 |  |  | 39,573 |  |  | 34,101 |
Equity in loss (income) of unconsolidated entities | (148,766 | ) |  | 11,154 |  |  | (20,914 | )
Depreciation expense (1) | 442,682 |  |  | 560,215 |  |  | 243,680 |
Income tax expense | 9,368 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Casualty and impairment loss | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,449 |
Gain on acquisition of unconsolidated real estate entity | — |  |  | — |  |  | (14,194 | )
Gain on sale of real estate assets | (85,415 | ) |  | (240 | ) |  | (280 | )
Gain on sale of discontinued operations | (37,869 | ) |  | (278,231 | ) |  | (146,311 | )
Income from discontinued operations | (310 | ) |  | (16,713 | ) |  | (26,820 | )
Net operating income from real estate assets sold or held for sale, not classified as discontinued operations | (15,199 | ) |  | (19,448 | ) |  | (13,776 | )
Net operating income | $ | 1,134,096 |  |  | $ | 977,998 |  |  | $ | 667,928 |
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(1) | Includes amounts associated with assets sold or held for sale, not classified as discontinued operations.
Schedule of net operating income from real estate assets sold or held for sale, not classified as discontinued operations | The following is a summary of NOI from real estate assets sold or held for sale, not classified as discontinued operations, for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):
| For the year ended
| 12/31/2014 |  | 12/31/2013 |  | 12/31/2012
Rental income from real estate assets sold or held for sale, not classified as discontinued operations | $ | 24,389 |  |  | $ | 30,867 |  |  | $ | 21,463 |
Operating expenses real estate assets sold or held for sale, not classified as discontinued operations | (9,190 | ) |  | (11,419 | ) |  | (7,687 | )
Net operating income from real estate assets sold or held for sale, not classified as discontinued operations | $ | 15,199 |  |  | $ | 19,448 |  |  | $ | 13,776 |
Schedule of details of segment information |
| Total revenue |  | NOI |  | % NOI change from prior year |  | Gross real estate (1)
For the year ended December 31, 2014 (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Established |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New England | $ | 179,116 |  |  | $ | 113,905 |  |  | 0.8 | % |  | $ | 1,373,065 |
Metro NY/NJ | 318,710 |  |  | 223,591 |  |  | 3.1 | % |  | 2,379,178 |
Mid-Atlantic | 98,590 |  |  | 69,498 |  |  | (2.5 | )% |  | 647,374 |
Pacific Northwest | 54,230 |  |  | 37,637 |  |  | 7.0 | % |  | 500,247 |
Northern California | 174,527 |  |  | 132,899 |  |  | 8.2 | % |  | 1,402,444 |
Southern California | 139,841 |  |  | 95,626 |  |  | 5.2 | % |  | 1,225,328 |
Total Established (3) | 965,014 |  |  | 673,156 |  |  | 3.5 | % |  | 7,527,636 |
Other Stabilized | 497,756 |  |  | 343,061 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 6,062,844 |
Development / Redevelopment | 186,852 |  |  | 117,879 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 3,972,180 |
Land Held for Future Development | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | 180,516 |
Non-allocated (4) | 11,050 |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | 41,643 |
Total | $ | 1,660,672 |  |  | $ | 1,134,096 |  |  | 16.0 | % |  | $ | 17,784,819 |
For the year ended December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Established |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New England | $ | 159,670 |  |  | $ | 103,679 |  |  | 2.3 | % |  | $ | 1,227,582 |
Metro NY/NJ | 249,742 |  |  | 172,912 |  |  | 4.4 | % |  | 1,921,307 |
Mid-Atlantic | 100,548 |  |  | 71,851 |  |  | 0.1 | % |  | 633,598 |
Pacific Northwest | 46,564 |  |  | 31,283 |  |  | 5.3 | % |  | 444,825 |
Northern California | 141,038 |  |  | 106,745 |  |  | 11.7 | % |  | 1,233,851 |
Southern California | 119,024 |  |  | 81,182 |  |  | 5.1 | % |  | 1,058,883 |
Total Established (3) | 816,586 |  |  | 567,652 |  |  | 4.9 | % |  | 6,520,046 |
Other Stabilized | 486,780 |  |  | 330,998 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 6,626,884 |
Development / Redevelopment | 117,186 |  |  | 79,348 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 3,024,035 |
Land Held for Future Development | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | 300,364 |
Non-allocated (4) | 11,502 |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | 10,279 |
Total | $ | 1,432,054 |  |  | $ | 977,998 |  |  | 46.4 | % |  | $ | 16,481,608 |
For the year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Established |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New England | $ | 145,629 |  |  | $ | 94,481 |  |  | 5.1 | % |  | $ | 1,115,098 |
Metro NY/NJ | 213,360 |  |  | 148,441 |  |  | 7.4 | % |  | 1,760,429 |
Mid-Atlantic | 103,784 |  |  | 75,313 |  |  | 3.2 | % |  | 591,669 |
Pacific Northwest | 32,942 |  |  | 23,433 |  |  | 15.0 | % |  | 306,289 |
Northern California | 112,875 |  |  | 83,091 |  |  | 14.1 | % |  | 1,015,947 |
Southern California | 99,302 |  |  | 68,880 |  |  | 7.0 | % |  | 947,723 |
Total Established (3) | 707,892 |  |  | 493,639 |  |  | 7.6 | % |  | 5,737,155 |
Other Stabilized | 131,248 |  |  | 84,504 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 1,284,666 |
Development / Redevelopment | 129,767 |  |  | 89,785 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 2,032,277 |
Land Held for Future Development | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | 316,037 |
Non-allocated (4) | 10,257 |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | 73,724 |
Total | $ | 979,164 |  |  | $ | 667,928 |  |  | 14.6 | % |  | $ | 9,443,859 |
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(1) | Does not include gross real estate assets held for sale of $64,497, $318,713 and $627,483 as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(2) | Results for the year ended December 31, 2014 reflect the operating segments determined as of January 1, 2014, which include stabilized communities acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition in the Other Stabilized segment.
(3) | Gross real estate for the Company's Established Communities includes capitalized additions of approximately $52,635, $33,553 and $25,448 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(4) | Revenue represents third-party management, accounting, and developer fees and miscellaneous income which are not allocated to a reportable segment.

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