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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Revenue and expenses information for the property classified as discontinued operations |
| Three-month period ended September 30, 2011 |  | Nine-month period ended September 30, 2011
Revenue: |  |  |  |
Rents | $ | 5,450 |  |  | $ | 16,742 |
Tenant reimbursements | 797 |  |  | 2,728 |
Termination fees | 33 |  |  | 33 |
Other | (2 | ) |  | — |
Total revenue | 6,278 |  |  | 19,503 |
Expenses: |  |  |
Property operating expenses | 1,573 |  |  | 5,212 |
Real estate taxes | 659 |  |  | 2,105 |
Depreciation and amortization | 2,296 |  |  | 6,857 |
Total operating expenses | 4,528 |  |  | 14,174 |
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale of interests in real estate | 1,750 |  |  | 5,329 |
Net gain on disposition of discontinued operations | — |  |  | 3,836 |
Income from discontinued operations | $ | 1,750 |  |  | $ | 9,165 |
| Three-month period ended September 30, 2012 |  | Nine-month period ended September 30, 2012
Revenue: |  |  |
Rents | $ | 271 |  |  | $ | 6,384 |
Tenant reimbursements | (16 | ) |  | 742 |
Termination fees | 4 |  |  | 11 |
Other | (1 | ) |  | 88 |
Total revenue | 258 |  |  | 7,225 |
Expenses: |  |  |
Property operating expenses | 154 |  |  | 1,855 |
Real estate taxes | 29 |  |  | 755 |
Depreciation and amortization | 6 |  |  | 2,750 |
Total operating expenses | 189 |  |  | 5,360 |
Other income (expense): |  |  |
Interest income | — |  |  | 2 |
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale of interests in real estate | 69 |  |  | 1,867 |
Net gain on disposition of discontinued operations | 9,940 |  |  | 34,774 |
Income from discontinued operations | $ | 10,009 |  |  | $ | 36,641 |
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