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Co-investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Summary of co-investments | The carrying values of the Company's co-investments as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows ($ in thousands, except parenthetical amounts):
| Weighted Average Company Ownership Percentage (1) |  | June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Ownership interest in: |  |  |  |  |
CPPIB | 54 | % |  | $ | 473,746 |  |  | $ | 482,507 |
Wesco I, Wesco III, Wesco IV, and Wesco V | 52 | % |  | 187,446 |  |  | 194,890 |
BEXAEW, BEX II, and BEX III | 50 | % |  | 117,607 |  |  | 121,780 |
Other | 49 | % |  | 15,071 |  |  | 34,093 |
Total operating and other co-investments, net |  |  | 793,870 |  |  | 833,270 |
Total pre-development and development co-investments | 50 | % |  | 120,249 |  |  | 94,060 |
Total preferred interest co-investments (includes related party investments of $68.6 million and $51.8 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively) |  |  | 409,962 |  |  | 372,810 |
Total co-investments, net |  |  | $ | 1,324,081 |  |  | $ | 1,300,140 |
(1) Weighted average Company ownership percentages are as of June 30, 2019.
Summarized financial information for co-investments accounted for under the equity method | The combined summarized entity financial information of co-investments is as follows ($ in thousands):
| June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Combined balance sheets: (1) |  |  |
Rental properties and real estate under development | $ | 4,419,528 |  |  | $ | 4,367,987 |
Other assets | 81,172 |  |  | 104,119 |
Total assets | $ | 4,500,700 |  |  | $ | 4,472,106 |
Debt | $ | 2,170,899 |  |  | $ | 2,190,764 |
Other liabilities | 122,353 |  |  | 106,316 |
Equity | 2,207,448 |  |  | 2,175,026 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 4,500,700 |  |  | $ | 4,472,106 |
Company's share of equity | $ | 1,324,081 |  |  | $ | 1,300,140 |
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Combined statements of income: (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property revenues | $ | 81,832 |  |  | $ | 81,348 |  |  | $ | 165,557 |  |  | $ | 162,190 |
Property operating expenses | (27,835 | ) |  | (26,567 | ) |  | (56,554 | ) |  | (53,636 | )
Net operating income | 53,997 |  |  | 54,781 |  |  | 109,003 |  |  | 108,554 |
Interest expense | (16,080 | ) |  | (13,639 | ) |  | (31,195 | ) |  | (30,374 | )
General and administrative | (2,243 | ) |  | (2,388 | ) |  | (4,171 | ) |  | (3,880 | )
Depreciation and amortization | (28,937 | ) |  | (31,317 | ) |  | (58,872 | ) |  | (62,479 | )
Net income | $ | 6,737 |  |  | $ | 7,437 |  |  | $ | 14,765 |  |  | $ | 11,821 |
Company's share of net income (2) | $ | 16,959 |  |  | $ | 15,049 |  |  | $ | 33,235 |  |  | $ | 47,823 |
(1) Includes preferred equity investments held by the Company. (2) Includes the Company's share of equity income from joint ventures and preferred equity investments, gain on sales of co-investments, co-investment promote income and income from early redemption of preferred equity investments. Includes related party income of $1.8 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $3.5 million and $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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