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Debt | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt Disclosure [Text Block] | 8. Debt EQR does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. EQR guarantees the Operating Partnership’s revolving credit facility up to the maximum amount and for the full term of the facility. Mortgage Notes Payable As of June 30, 2015, the Company had outstanding mortgage debt of approximately $5.0 billion. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company repaid $126.5 million of mortgage loans. The Company recorded $0.1 million of write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as additional interest expense related to debt extinguishment of mortgages. The Company also recorded $1.4 million of write-offs of net unamortized premiums during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as a reduction of interest expense related to debt extinguishment of mortgages. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had $700.5 million of secured debt subject to third party credit enhancement. As of June 30, 2015, scheduled maturities for the Company’s outstanding mortgage indebtedness were at various dates through May 1, 2061. At June 30, 2015, the interest rate range on the Company’s mortgage debt was 0.04% to 7.25%. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s mortgage debt was 4.20%. Notes As of June 30, 2015, the Company had outstanding unsecured notes of approximately $5.9 billion. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company:
▪ | Repaid $300.0 million of 6.584% unsecured notes at maturity;
▪ | Issued $450.0 million of ten-year 3.375% fixed rate public notes, receiving net proceeds of $447.5 million before underwriting fees, hedge termination costs and other expenses, at an all-in effective interest rate of 3.81% after termination of various forward starting swaps in conjunction with the issuance (see Note 9 for further discussion); and
▪ | Issued $300.0 million of thirty-year 4.50% fixed rate public notes, receiving net proceeds of $298.9 million before underwriting fees and other expenses, at an all-in effective interest rate of 4.55%.
As of June 30, 2015, scheduled maturities for the Company’s outstanding notes were at various dates through June 1, 2045. At June 30, 2015, the interest rate range on the Company’s notes was 2.375% to 7.57%. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s notes was 4.99%. Line of Credit and Commercial Paper On January 11, 2013, the Company replaced its existing $1.75 billion facility with a $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing April 1, 2018. The Company has the ability to increase available borrowings by an additional $500.0 million by adding additional banks to the facility or obtaining the agreement of existing banks to increase their commitments. The interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be LIBOR plus a spread (currently 0.95%) and the Company pays an annual facility fee (currently 15 basis points). Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the credit rating of the Company's long-term debt. As of June 30, 2015, the amount available on the revolving credit facility was $2.46 billion (net of $41.7 million which was restricted/dedicated to support letters of credit). During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the weighted average interest rate on the revolving credit facility was 1.06%. On February 2, 2015, the Company entered into an unsecured commercial paper note program in the United States. The Company may borrow up to a maximum of $500.0 million on this program subject to market conditions. The notes will be sold under customary terms in the United States commercial paper note market and will rank pari passu with all of the Company's other unsecured senior indebtedness. The notes bear interest at various floating rates with a weighted average of 0.57% for the six months ended June 30, 2015. No amounts were outstanding at June 30, 2015.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20,22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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