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Discontinued Operations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

10. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011, income from discontinued operations relates to one property that the Company sold during 2011. The following table summarizes the revenue and expense information for the property classified as discontinued operations for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 (in thousands):

		Three-month period				Six-month period
		ended June 30, 2011				ended June 30, 2011
Revenue:
Rents		$	199			$	475
Tenant reimbursements			18				83
Other			—				(78	)
Total revenue			217				480
Expenses:
Property operating expenses			101				260
Real estate taxes			19				70
Depreciation and amortization			40				87
Total operating expenses			160				417
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale of interests in real estate			57				63
Net gain on disposition of discontinued operations			3,836				3,836
Income from discontinued operations		$	3,893			$	3,899

For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010, income from discontinued operations relates to nine properties that the Company sold since January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. The following table summarizes the revenue and expense information for properties classified as discontinued operations for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 (in thousands):

		Three-month period				Six-month period
		ended June 30, 2010				ended June 30, 2010
Revenue:
Rents		$	1,526			$	2,993
Tenant reimbursements			642				1,357
Other			2				2
Total revenue			2,170				4,352
Expenses:
Property operating expenses			751				1,606
Real estate taxes			315				631
Depreciation and amortization			836				1,440
Total operating expenses			1,902				3,677
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale of interests in real estate			268				675
Net gain on disposition of discontinued operations			—				6,349
Income from discontinued operations		$	268			$	7,024

Discontinued operations have not been segregated in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Therefore, amounts for certain captions will not agree with respective data in the consolidated statements of operations.

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Disclosure includes the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss, amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 144
-Paragraph 43-48

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