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Real Estate Activity During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Real Estate [Abstract] |
Summary of the Discontinued Operations Related To Montvale Center, 303 Almaden Blvd, 1301 New York Avenue, 10 & 20 Burlington Mall Road, One Preserve Parkway and Bedford Business Par | The following table summarizes the income from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to One Preserve Parkway, 10 & 20 Burlington Mall Road, 1301 New York Avenue, Montvale Center and 303 Almaden Boulevard and the related gain on sale of real estate, gain on forgiveness of debt and impairment loss:
| For the three months ended September 30, |  | For the nine months ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Total revenue | $ | 4,112 |  |  | $ | 17,962 |
Expenses |  |  |
Operating | 1,495 |  |  | 6,290 |
Depreciation and amortization | 940 |  |  | 3,826 |
Total expenses | 2,435 |  |  | 10,116 |
Operating income | 1,677 |  |  | 7,846 |
Other expense |  |  |
Interest expense | — |  |  | 360 |
Income from discontinued operations | $ | 1,677 |  |  | $ | 7,486 |
Noncontrolling interest in income from discontinued operations – common units of the Operating Partnership | (167 | ) |  | (752 | )
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | $ | 1,510 |  |  | $ | 6,734 |
Gain on sale of real estate from discontinued operations | $ | 86,448 |  |  | $ | 86,448 |
Gain on forgiveness of debt from discontinued operations | — |  |  | 20,182 |
Impairment loss from discontinued operations | — |  |  | (3,241 | )
Noncontrolling interest in gain on forgiveness of debt and impairment loss from discontinued operations – common units of the Operating Partnership | (8,803 | ) |  | (10,698 | )
Gain on forgiveness of debt and impairment loss from discontinued operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | $ | 77,645 |  |  | $ | 92,691 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1510-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1474-107760 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2443-110228 + Details
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