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Earning Per Share and Earnings Per Unit (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earning Per Share and Earnings Per Unit | The following tables set forth the computation of net income per share – basic and net income per share – diluted for the Company (amounts in thousands except per share amounts):
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Quarter Ended September 30, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Numerator for net income per share – basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 498,297 |  |  | $ | 4,177,599 |  |  | $ | 144,196 |  |  | $ | 217,246 |
Allocation to Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership, net |  |  | (17,931 | ) |  |  | (160,437 | ) |  |  | (5,166 | ) |  |  | (8,344 | )
Net (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties |  |  | (2,354 | ) |  |  | (2,368 | ) |  |  | (801 | ) |  |  | (823 | )
Preferred distributions |  |  | (2,318 | ) |  |  | (2,318 | ) |  |  | (772 | ) |  |  | (773 | )
Income from continuing operations available to Common Shares, net of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  | 475,694 |  |  |  | 4,012,476 |  |  |  | 137,457 |  |  |  | 207,306 |
Discontinued operations, net of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  | — |  |  |  | 119 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 237 |
Numerator for net income per share – basic |  | $ | 475,694 |  |  | $ | 4,012,595 |  |  | $ | 137,457 |  |  | $ | 207,543 |
Numerator for net income per share – diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 498,297 |  |  | $ | 4,177,599 |  |  | $ | 144,196 |  |  | $ | 217,246 |
Net (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties |  |  | (2,354 | ) |  |  | (2,368 | ) |  |  | (801 | ) |  |  | (823 | )
Preferred distributions |  |  | (2,318 | ) |  |  | (2,318 | ) |  |  | (772 | ) |  |  | (773 | )
Income from continuing operations available to Common Shares |  |  | 493,625 |  |  |  | 4,172,913 |  |  |  | 142,623 |  |  |  | 215,650 |
Discontinued operations, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 246 |
Numerator for net income per share – diluted |  | $ | 493,625 |  |  | $ | 4,173,037 |  |  | $ | 142,623 |  |  | $ | 215,896 |
Denominator for net income per share – basic and diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for net income per share – basic |  |  | 366,809 |  |  |  | 364,917 |  |  |  | 366,996 |  |  |  | 365,109 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OP Units |  |  | 12,907 |  |  |  | 13,828 |  |  |  | 12,910 |  |  |  | 13,899 |
Long-term compensation shares/units |  |  | 2,924 |  |  |  | 3,539 |  |  |  | 3,039 |  |  |  | 3,365 |
Denominator for net income per share – diluted |  |  | 382,640 |  |  |  | 382,284 |  |  |  | 382,945 |  |  |  | 382,373 |
Net income per share – basic |  | $ | 1.30 |  |  | $ | 11.00 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.57 |
Net income per share – diluted |  | $ | 1.29 |  |  | $ | 10.92 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.56 |
Net income per share – basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available to Common Shares, net of Noncontrolling Interests |  | $ | 1.30 |  |  | $ | 11.00 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.57 |
Discontinued operations, net of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net income per share – basic |  | $ | 1.30 |  |  | $ | 11.00 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.57 |
Net income per share – diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available to Common Shares |  | $ | 1.29 |  |  | $ | 10.92 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.56 |
Discontinued operations, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net income per share – diluted |  | $ | 1.29 |  |  | $ | 10.92 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.56 |
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Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earning Per Share and Earnings Per Unit | The following tables set forth the computation of net income per Unit – basic and net income per Unit – diluted for the Operating Partnership (amounts in thousands except per Unit amounts):
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Quarter Ended September 30, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Numerator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 498,297 |  |  | $ | 4,177,599 |  |  | $ | 144,196 |  |  | $ | 217,246 |
Net (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties |  |  | (2,354 | ) |  |  | (2,368 | ) |  |  | (801 | ) |  |  | (823 | )
Allocation to Preference Units |  |  | (2,318 | ) |  |  | (2,318 | ) |  |  | (772 | ) |  |  | (773 | )
Income from continuing operations available to Units |  |  | 493,625 |  |  |  | 4,172,913 |  |  |  | 142,623 |  |  |  | 215,650 |
Discontinued operations, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 246 |
Numerator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted |  | $ | 493,625 |  |  | $ | 4,173,037 |  |  | $ | 142,623 |  |  | $ | 215,896 |
Denominator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for net income per Unit – basic |  |  | 379,716 |  |  |  | 378,745 |  |  |  | 379,906 |  |  |  | 379,008 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dilution for Units issuable upon assumed exercise/vesting of the Company’s long-term compensation shares/units |  |  | 2,924 |  |  |  | 3,539 |  |  |  | 3,039 |  |  |  | 3,365 |
Denominator for net income per Unit – diluted |  |  | 382,640 |  |  |  | 382,284 |  |  |  | 382,945 |  |  |  | 382,373 |
Net income per Unit – basic |  | $ | 1.30 |  |  | $ | 11.00 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.57 |
Net income per Unit – diluted |  | $ | 1.29 |  |  | $ | 10.92 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.56 |
Net income per Unit – basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available to Units |  | $ | 1.30 |  |  | $ | 11.00 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.57 |
Discontinued operations, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net income per Unit – basic |  | $ | 1.30 |  |  | $ | 11.00 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.57 |
Net income per Unit – diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available to Units |  | $ | 1.29 |  |  | $ | 10.92 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.56 |
Discontinued operations, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net income per Unit – diluted |  | $ | 1.29 |  |  | $ | 10.92 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.56 |

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