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Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment information |
| Pennsylvania Suburbs |  | Philadelphia CBD |  | Metropolitan, D.C. |  | New Jersey /Delaware |  | Richmond, Virginia |  | Austin, Texas |  | California |  | Corporate |  | Total
As of March 31, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments, at cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating properties | $ | 1,219,154 |  |  | $ | 954,484 |  |  | $ | 1,181,600 |  |  | $ | 543,293 |  |  | $ | 307,275 |  |  | $ | 257,397 |  |  | $ | 253,921 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,717,124 |
Construction-in-progress |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,442 |  |  | 38,442 |
Land inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109,285 |  |  | 109,285 |
As of December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments, at cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating properties | $ | 1,218,071 |  |  | $ | 953,870 |  |  | $ | 1,255,803 |  |  | $ | 545,657 |  |  | $ | 307,698 |  |  | $ | 257,694 |  |  | $ | 254,287 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,793,080 |
Construction-in-progress |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,083 |  |  | 25,083 |
Land inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109,008 |  |  | 109,008 |
For the three-months ended March 31, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ | 39,829 |  |  | $ | 33,149 |  |  | $ | 26,437 |  |  | $ | 20,601 |  |  | $ | 9,034 |  |  | $ | 7,493 |  |  | $ | 5,636 |  |  | $ | (378 | ) |  | $ | 141,801 |
Property operating expenses, real estate taxes and third party management expenses | 14,080 |  |  | 12,686 |  |  | 10,065 |  |  | 9,737 |  |  | 3,643 |  |  | 3,396 |  |  | 2,618 |  |  | (445 | ) |  | 55,780 |
Net operating income | $ | 25,749 |  |  | $ | 20,463 |  |  | $ | 16,372 |  |  | $ | 10,864 |  |  | $ | 5,391 |  |  | $ | 4,097 |  |  | $ | 3,018 |  |  | $ | 67 |  |  | $ | 86,021 |
For the three-months ended March 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ | 40,053 |  |  | $ | 31,850 |  |  | $ | 30,332 |  |  | $ | 19,978 |  |  | $ | 8,798 |  |  | $ | 8,114 |  |  | $ | 5,409 |  |  | $ | (236 | ) |  | $ | 144,298 |
Property operating expenses, real estate taxes and third party management expenses | 16,672 |  |  | 12,219 |  |  | 11,648 |  |  | 11,088 |  |  | 3,388 |  |  | 3,093 |  |  | 2,695 |  |  | (333 | ) |  | 60,470 |
Net operating income | $ | 23,381 |  |  | $ | 19,631 |  |  | $ | 18,684 |  |  | $ | 8,890 |  |  | $ | 5,410 |  |  | $ | 5,021 |  |  | $ | 2,714 |  |  | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 83,828 |
Reconciliation of consolidated net operating income |
| Three-month periods ended March 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011
| (amounts in thousands)
Consolidated net operating income | $ | 86,021 |  |  | $ | 83,828 |
Less: |  |  |
Interest expense | (34,144 | ) |  | (32,393 | )
Deferred financing costs | (1,311 | ) |  | (928 | )
Depreciation and amortization | (50,502 | ) |  | (50,295 | )
Administrative expenses | (6,050 | ) |  | (6,244 | )
Plus: |  |  |
Interest income | 483 |  |  | 441 |
Interest expense - financing obligation | (182 | ) |  | — |
Equity in income of real estate ventures | 44 |  |  | 1,233 |
Net gain on sales of interests in real estate | — |  |  | 2,791 |
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt | (248 | ) |  | — |
Loss from continuing operations | (5,889 | ) |  | (1,567 | )
Income from discontinued operations | 15,225 |  |  | 1,077 |
Net income (loss) | $ | 9,336 |  |  | $ | (490 | )

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