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Noncontrolling Interests | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract] |
Noncontrolling Interests | 15. Noncontrolling Interests The following table summarizes the effect of changes in our ownership interest in subsidiaries on the equity attributable to common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30:
(in thousands) | 2012 |  | 2011
Net income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 141,224 |  |  | $ | 2,529 |
Transfers from the noncontrolling interests: |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in equity for conversion of operating partnership units | (448 | ) |  | 592 |
Decrease in additional-paid-in-capital for purchase of remaining noncontrolling ownership interest in a consolidated joint venture | (13,285 | ) |  | — |
Change in common equity and net transfers from noncontrolling interests | $ | 127,491 |  |  | $ | 3,121 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.31) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733093&loc=SL4573702-111684 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 51 -Paragraph 38 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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