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Earnings Per Share / Common Unit (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share / Unit |
| Three months ended March 31, 2022
| Income (Numerator) |  | Shares (Denominator) |  | Per Share Amount
| (in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 143,047 |  |  | 156,650 |  |  | $ | 0.91 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 354 |  |  | — |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 143,047 |  |  | 157,004 |  |  | $ | 0.91 |
| Three months ended March 31, 2021
| Income (Numerator) |  | Shares (Denominator) |  | Per Share Amount
| (in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 91,624 |  |  | 155,928 |  |  | $ | 0.59 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 171 |  |  | — |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 91,624 |  |  | 156,099 |  |  | $ | 0.59 |
Boston Properties Limited Partnership |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share / Unit | Included in the number of units (the denominator) below are approximately 17,626,000 and 17,089,000 redeemable common units for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
| Three months ended March 31, 2022
| Income (Numerator) |  | Units (Denominator) |  | Per Unit Amount
| (in thousands, except for per unit amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 161,829 |  |  | 174,276 |  |  | $ | 0.93 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 354 |  |  | — |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 161,829 |  |  | 174,630 |  |  | $ | 0.93 |
| Three months ended March 31, 2021
| Income (Numerator) |  | Units (Denominator) |  | Per Unit Amount
| (in thousands, except for per unit amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 105,773 |  |  | 173,018 |  |  | $ | 0.61 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 171 |  |  | — |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 105,773 |  |  | 173,189 |  |  | $ | 0.61 |

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