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Earnings Per OP Unit of MAALP | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Earnings per unit of MAA LP [Abstract] |
Earnings per OP Unit | EARNINGS PER OP UNIT OF MAALP Basic earnings per OP Unit is computed by dividing net income available for common unitholders by the weighted average number of units outstanding during the period. All outstanding unvested restricted unit awards contain rights to non-forfeitable distributions and participate in undistributed earnings with common unitholders and, accordingly, are considered participating securities that are included in the two-class method of computing basic earnings per OP unit. Diluted earnings per OP Unit reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue OP Units were exercised or converted into OP Units. A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per OP unit computations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 is presented below:
(dollars and units in thousands, except per unit amounts) | Years ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Units Outstanding |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average common units - basic | 79,361 |  |  | 79,188 |  |  | 53,075 |
Effect of dilutive securities | — |  | (1) | — |  | (1) | 88 |
Weighted average common units - diluted | 79,361 |  |  | 79,188 |  |  | 53,163 |
Calculation of Earnings per Unit - basic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 350,745 |  |  | $ | 150,946 |  |  | $ | 37,692 |
Income from continuing operations allocated to unvested restricted shares | (772 | ) |  | (278 | ) |  | (33 | )
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders, adjusted | $ | 349,973 |  |  | $ | 150,668 |  |  | $ | 37,659 |
Income from discontinued operations | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,331 |  |  | $ | 69,852 |
Income from discontinued operations allocated to unvested restricted shares | — |  |  | (10 | ) |  | (62 | )
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders, adjusted | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,321 |  |  | $ | 69,790 |
Weighted average common units - basic | 79,361 |  |  | 79,188 |  |  | 53,075 |
Earnings per unit - basic: | $ | 4.41 |  |  | $ | 1.97 |  |  | $ | 2.02 |
Calculation of Earnings per Unit - diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 350,745 |  |  | $ | 150,946 |  |  | $ | 37,692 |
Income from continuing operations allocated to unvested restricted shares | (772 | ) | (1) | (278 | ) | (1) | — |
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders, adjusted | $ | 349,973 |  |  | $ | 150,668 |  |  | $ | 37,692 |
Income from discontinued operations | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,331 |  |  | $ | 69,852 |
Income from discontinued operations allocated to unvested restricted shares | — |  | (1) | (10 | ) | (1) | — |
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders, adjusted | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,321 |  |  | $ | 69,852 |
Weighted average common units - diluted | 79,361 |  |  | 79,188 |  |  | 53,163 |
Earnings per unit - diluted: | $ | 4.41 |  |  | $ | 1.97 |  |  | $ | 2.02 |
(1) For both the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, 0.1 million potentially dilutive securities and their related income are not included in the diluted earnings per unit calculations as they are not dilutive.

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