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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capital (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2014 Private Perpetual Preferred Units [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 General Partner [Member] Series PR Operating Partnership Units [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Limited Partner [Member] Series PR Operating Partnership Units [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Limited Partner [Member] Series ES operating partnership units (45,581,117 and 46,134,135 limited partner operating partnership units outstanding in 2014 and 2013, respectively) | Sep. 30, 2014 Limited Partner [Member] Series 60 operating partnership units (12,261,920 and 12,570,434 limited partner operating partnership units outstanding in 2014 and 2013, respectively) | Sep. 30, 2014 Limited Partner [Member] Series 250 operating partnership units (6,389,111 and 6,578,014 limited partner operating partnership units outstanding in 2014 and 2013, respectively) | Sep. 30, 2014 Private Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance (in units) |  |  | 95,606,000 | 84,589,000 | 46,134,000 | 12,570,000 | 6,578,000 |
Beginning balance | $ 1,003,185 |  | $ 385,158 | $ 571,763 | $ 32,698 | $ 8,866 | $ 4,700 |
Stock Issued During Period |  | 1,609,813 | 2,666,000 | 20,116,000 |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period | 379,328 |  | 44,398 | 334,930 |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests | 0 |  | 0 | (2,871) | (2,838) | (1,583) | (969) | 8,261
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests, Units |  |  |  | (559,000) | (553,000) | (309,000) | (189,000) | (1,610,000)
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Convertible Debt with Conversion Feature | 13,204 |  | 4,857 | 5,172 | 2,253 | 606 | 316 |
Net income | 59,246 |  | 22,525 | 21,378 | 10,687 | 2,898 | 1,517 | 241
Equity compensation (in units) |  |  | (5,000) | 484,000 |  |  |  |
Equity compensation | 2,908 |  | 428 | 2,480 |  |  |  |
Distributions | (64,768) |  | (24,601) | (23,369) | (11,716) | (3,178) | (1,663) | (241)
Ending balance (in units) |  |  | 98,267,000 | 104,630,000 | 45,581,000 | 12,261,000 | 6,389,000 | 1,610,000
Ending balance | $ 1,393,103 |  | $ 432,765 | $ 909,483 | $ 31,084 | $ 7,609 | $ 3,901 | $ 8,261

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