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Partners Equity of the Operating Partnership (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Equity [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Common Partnership Unit | The following tables detail the number of units and net income used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per common partnership unit (in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts; results may not add due to rounding):
| Three-month periods ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| Basic |  | Diluted |  | Basic |  | Diluted
Numerator |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 20,308 |  |  | $ | 20,308 |  |  | $ | 8,885 |  |  | $ | 8,885 |
Nonforfeitable dividends allocated to unvested restricted unitholders | (76 | ) |  | (76 | ) |  | (82 | ) |  | (82 | )
Preferred unit dividends | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,725 | )
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | (24 | )
Net income from continuing operations available to common unitholders | 18,506 |  |  | 18,506 |  |  | 7,054 |  |  | 7,054 |
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (3 | )
Net income attributable to common unitholders | $ | 18,506 |  |  | $ | 18,506 |  |  | $ | 7,051 |  |  | $ | 7,051 |
Denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average units outstanding | 179,723,139 |  |  | 179,723,139 |  |  | 173,341,782 |  |  | 173,341,782 |
Contingent securities/Share based compensation | — |  |  | 588,647 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,587,148 |
Total weighted-average units outstanding | 179,723,139 |  |  | 180,311,786 |  |  | 173,341,782 |  |  | 174,928,930 |
Earnings per Common Partnership Unit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net income attributable to common unitholders | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |
| Nine-month periods ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| Basic |  | Diluted |  | Basic |  | Diluted
Numerator |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 31,960 |  |  | $ | 31,960 |  |  | $ | 7,893 |  |  | $ | 7,893 |
Amount allocable to unvested restricted unitholders | (253 | ) |  | (253 | ) |  | (268 | ) |  | (268 | )
Preferred unit dividends | (5,175 | ) |  | (5,175 | ) |  | (5,175 | ) |  | (5,175 | )
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | (12 | )
Income from continuing operations available to common unitholders | 26,536 |  |  | 26,536 |  |  | 2,438 |  |  | 2,438 |
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders | — |  |  | — |  |  | 918 |  |  | 918 |
Net income attributable to common unitholders | $ | 26,536 |  |  | $ | 26,536 |  |  | $ | 3,356 |  |  | $ | 3,356 |
Denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average units outstanding | 180,733,816 |  |  | 180,733,816 |  |  | 163,620,963 |  |  | 163,620,963 |
Contingent securities/Share based compensation | — |  |  | 789,778 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,487,015 |
Total weighted-average units outstanding | 180,733,816 |  |  | 181,523,594 |  |  | 163,620,963 |  |  | 165,107,978 |
Earnings per Common Partnership Unit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.01 |  |  | $ | 0.01 |
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.01 |  |  | 0.01 |
Net income attributable to common unitholders | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.02 |  |  | $ | 0.02 |

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