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Partners Equity of The Operating Partnership (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Partners Equity of The Operating Partnership (Tables) [Abstract] |
Earnings per Common Partnership Unit |
|  | Three-month periods ended June 30, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |
Numerator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from continuing operations |  | $ | (10,127 | ) |  | $ | (10,127 | ) |  | $ | (5,868 | ) |  | $ | (5,868 | )
Amount allocable to unvested restricted unitholders |  |  | (121 | ) |  |  | (121 | ) |  |  | (128 | ) |  |  | (128 | )
Preferred unit dividends |  |  | (1,998 | ) |  |  | (1,998 | ) |  |  | (1,998 | ) |  |  | (1,998 | )
Loss from continuing operations available to common unitholders |  |  | (12,246 | ) |  |  | (12,246 | ) |  |  | (7,994 | ) |  |  | (7,994 | )
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders |  |  | 3,893 |  |  |  | 3,893 |  |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | 268 |
Net loss attributable to common unitholders |  | $ | (8,353 | ) |  | $ | (8,353 | ) |  | $ | (7,726 | ) |  | $ | (7,726 | )
Denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average units outstanding |  |  | 145,220,764 |  |  |  | 145,220,764 |  |  |  | 134,320,032 |  |  |  | 134,320,032 |
Earnings per Common Share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders |  | $ | (0.09 | ) |  | $ | (0.09 | ) |  | $ | (0.06 | ) |  | $ | (0.06 | )
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net loss attributable to common unitholders |  | $ | (0.06 | ) |  | $ | (0.06 | ) |  | $ | (0.06 | ) |  | $ | (0.06 | )
|  | Six-month periods ended June 30, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |
Numerator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from continuing operations |  | $ | (10,623 | ) |  | $ | (10,623 | ) |  | $ | (13,023 | ) |  | $ | (13,023 | )
Amount allocable to unvested restricted unitholders |  |  | (263 | ) |  |  | (263 | ) |  |  | (256 | ) |  |  | (256 | )
Preferred unit dividends |  |  | (3,996 | ) |  |  | (3,996 | ) |  |  | (3,996 | ) |  |  | (3,996 | )
Loss from continuing operations available to common unitholders |  |  | (14,882 | ) |  |  | (14,882 | ) |  |  | (17,275 | ) |  |  | (17,275 | )
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders |  |  | 3,899 |  |  |  | 3,899 |  |  |  | 7,024 |  |  |  | 7,024 |
Net loss attributable to common unitholders |  | $ | (10,983 | ) |  | $ | (10,983 | ) |  | $ | (10,251 | ) |  | $ | (10,251 | )
Denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average units outstanding |  |  | 144,852,515 |  |  |  | 144,852,515 |  |  |  | 132,955,961 |  |  |  | 132,955,961 |
Earnings per Common Share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders |  | $ | (0.11 | ) |  | $ | (0.11 | ) |  | $ | (0.13 | ) |  | $ | (0.13 | )
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.05 |  |  |  | 0.05 |
Net loss attributable to common unitholders |  | $ | (0.08 | ) |  | $ | (0.08 | ) |  | $ | (0.08 | ) |  | $ | (0.08 | )

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