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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY/ PARTNER'S CAPITAL - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in- Capital | Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Noncontrolling Interest | First Industrial L.P. | First Industrial L.P. General Partner Preferred Units | First Industrial L.P. General Partner Units | First Industrial L.P. Limited Partner Units | First Industrial L.P. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | First Industrial L.P. Noncontrolling Interest
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Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ 1,145,653 | $ 988 | $ 1,785,213 | $ (676,265) | $ (6,557) | $ 42,274 |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,156,257 | $ 217,971 | $ 859,727 | $ 84,282 | $ (6,829) | $ 1,106
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Common Stock / General Partner Units, Net of Issuance Costs | 173,785 | 107 | 173,678 |  |  |  | 173,785 |  | 173,785 |  |  |
Redemption of Preferred Stock | (150,051) |  | (144,384) | (5,667) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of Preferred Units |  |  |  |  |  |  | (144,384) | (144,384) |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation Activity | 4,532 | 4 | 5,476 | (948) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation Activity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,532 |  | 4,532 |  |  |
Conversion of Units / Limited Partner Units to Common Stock / General Partner Units | 0 | 1 | 995 |  |  | (996) | 0 |  | 996 | (996) |  |
Reallocation—Additional Paid in Capital | 0 |  | (3,369) |  |  | 3,369 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Dividends and Unit Distributions | (38,862) |  |  | (37,288) |  | (1,574) |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Unit Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  | (38,862) |  | (37,288) | (1,574) |  |
Preferred Dividends / Unit Distributions | (8,733) |  |  | (8,733) |  |  | (14,400) | (14,400) |  |  |  |
Contributions from Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 177 |  |  |  |  | 177
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (229) |  |  |  |  | (229)
Net Income | 41,428 |  |  | 40,307 |  | 1,121 | 41,474 | 14,400 | 25,912 | 1,121 |  | 41
Reallocation—Other Comprehensive Income | 0 |  |  |  | (31) | 31 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 3,467 |  |  |  | 3,323 | 144 | 3,467 |  |  |  | 3,467 |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 1,171,219 | 1,100 | 1,817,609 | (688,594) | (3,265) | 44,369 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,181,817 | 73,587 | 1,027,664 | 82,833 | (3,362) | 1,095
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of Preferred Stock | (75,049) |  | (73,587) | (1,462) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of Preferred Units |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73,587) | (73,587) |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation Activity | 2,948 | 4 | 4,880 | (1,936) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation Activity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,948 |  | 2,948 |  |  |
Conversion of Units / Limited Partner Units to Common Stock / General Partner Units | 0 | 2 | 2,153 |  |  | (2,155) | 0 |  | 2,155 | (2,155) |  |
Reallocation—Additional Paid in Capital | 0 |  | 4 |  |  | (4) |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Dividends and Unit Distributions | (47,263) |  |  | (45,447) |  | (1,816) |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Unit Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  | (47,263) |  | (45,447) | (1,816) |  |
Preferred Dividends / Unit Distributions | (1,019) |  |  | (1,019) |  |  | (2,481) | (2,481) |  |  |  |
Contributions from Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 335 |  |  |  |  | 335
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (422) |  |  |  |  | (422)
Net Income | 51,005 |  |  | 49,110 |  | 1,895 | 51,257 | 2,481 | 46,809 | 1,895 |  | 72
Reallocation—Other Comprehensive Income | 0 |  |  |  | (16) | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (11,014) |  |  |  | (10,586) | (428) | (11,014) |  |  |  | (11,014) |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 1,090,827 | 1,106 | 1,751,059 | (689,348) | (13,867) | 41,877 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,101,590 | 0 | 1,034,129 | 80,757 | (14,376) | 1,080
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation Activity | 2,243 | 4 | 4,656 | (2,417) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation Activity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,243 |  | 2,243 |  |  |
Conversion of Units / Limited Partner Units to Common Stock / General Partner Units | 0 | 1 | 672 |  |  | (673) | 0 |  | 673 | (673) |  |
Reallocation—Additional Paid in Capital | 0 |  | 28 |  |  | (28) |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Dividends and Unit Distributions | (59,014) |  |  | (56,796) |  | (2,218) |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Unit Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  | (59,014) |  | (56,796) | (2,218) |  |
Contributions from Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67 |  |  |  |  | 67
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (189) |  |  |  |  | (189)
Net Income | 76,705 |  |  | 73,802 |  | 2,903 | 76,820 |  | 73,779 | 2,903 |  | 138
Reallocation—Other Comprehensive Income | 0 |  |  |  | (8) | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 4,374 |  |  |  | 4,208 | 166 | 4,333 |  |  |  | 4,333 |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 1,115,135 | $ 1,111 | $ 1,756,415 | $ (674,759) | $ (9,667) | $ 42,035 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,125,850 | $ 0 | $ 1,054,028 | $ 80,769 | $ (10,043) | $ 1,096

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