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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Schedule Of redeemable preferred units | The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interests—redeemable preferred units for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 633 |
Net income | 3 |
Distributions | (3 | )
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 633 |
Schedule of Redeemable Interest in Property Partnerships [Table Text Block] | The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interest—redeemable interest in property partnership in the Company’s Fountain Square consolidated entity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 104,692 |
Net income | 75 |
Distributions | (1,400 | )
Adjustment to reflect redeemable interest at redemption value | 2,153 |
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 105,520 |
Distributions Declared to OP, LTIP, OPP and MYLTIP Units [Table Text Block] | The following table presents Boston Properties, Inc.’s dividends per share and Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s distributions per unit for the periods presented:
Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Dividend (Per Share) |  |  | Distribution (Per Unit) |  |
March 31, 2016 |  | April 29, 2016 |  |  | $0.65 |  |  |  | $0.65 |  |
December 31, 2015 |  | January 28, 2016 |  |  | $1.90 |  | (1) |  | $1.90 |  | (1)
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(1) | Includes a special dividend/distribution of $1.25 per share/common unit.
Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interest Common Units [Table Text Block] | The following table reflects the activity of noncontrolling interests—redeemable common units of Boston Properties Limited Partnership for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 2,286,689 |
Contributions | 30,808 |
Net income | 21,393 |
Distributions | (11,865 | )
Conversion of redeemable partnership units | (446 | )
Unearned compensation | (22,424 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,901 | )
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value | 8,218 |
Balance at March 31, 2016 | $ | 2,307,472 |
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 2,310,046 |
Contributions | 38,371 |
Net income | 20,188 |
Distributions | (11,705 | )
Conversion of redeemable partnership units | (8,689 | )
Unearned compensation | (18,597 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (303 | )
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value | 211,747 |
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 2,541,058 |
Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interest Property Partnerships [Table Text Block] | The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interests in property partnerships for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 1,574,400 |
Capital contributions | 2,489 |
Net income | 10,464 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (10,526 | )
Distributions | (12,915 | )
Balance at March 31, 2016 | $ | 1,563,912 |
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 1,602,467 |
Capital contributions | 629 |
Net income | 12,980 |
Distributions | (16,574 | )
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 1,599,502 |
Noncontrolling Interests [Member] |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Distributions Declared to OP, LTIP, OPP and MYLTIP Units [Table Text Block] | The following table presents Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s distributions on the OP Units and LTIP Units (including the 2012 OPP Units and, after the measurement date, the 2013 MYLTIP Units) and its distributions on the 2013 MYLTIP Units (prior to the February 4, 2016 measurement date), 2014 MYLTIP Units, 2015 MYLTIP Units and 2016 MYLTIP Units (after the February 10, 2016 issuance date) for the periods presented:
Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Distributions on the OP Units and LTIP Units |  | Distributions on MYLTIP Units
March 31, 2016 |  | April 29, 2016 |  |  | $0.65 |  |  |  | $0.065 |
December 31, 2015 |  | January 28, 2016 |  |  | $1.90 |  | (1) |  | $0.065 |
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(1) | Includes a special distribution of $1.25 per unit.

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