Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of cost capitalized
Payroll and related costs and interest costs capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Payroll and related costs capitalized
 
$
2,345

 
$
2,095

 
$
2,989

Interest costs capitalized
 
$
2,289

 
$
2,259

 
$
3,448

Schedule of depreciation expense
Depreciation expense related to rental property included in net income for each of the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Depreciation expense related to rental property
 
$
107,845

 
$
96,813

 
$
85,872

Schedule of Deferred Charges
Of the amounts capitalized during 2017, 2016 and 2015 the following were related to payroll and related costs (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred lease costs capitalized- payroll and related costs
 
$
6,098

 
$
6,210

 
$
6,236

Deferred lease costs capitalized, including amounts paid to third-party brokers and payroll and related costs of employees directly involved in originating leases for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred lease costs capitalized
 
$
6,584

 
$
7,013

 
$
7,803

Tax Treatment of Common Dividends Per Share for Federal Tax Purposes
For income tax purposes, distributions paid to the Company's common shareholders consist of ordinary income, capital gains, return of capital or a combination thereof. Dividends per share for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were taxable as follows:
Common dividends per share:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Ordinary income
 
$
1.1660

 
$
1.2459

 
$
1.2846

Capital gain
 

 
0.0141

 
0.0204

Return of capital
 
0.1865

 

 

 
 
$
1.3525

 
$
1.2600

 
$
1.3050



GAAP Reconciliation of Net Income to Taxable Income
The following reconciles net income available to the Company's shareholders to taxable income available to common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Net income available to the Company's shareholders
 
$
68,002

 
$
193,744

 
$
211,200

Book/tax difference on:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
10,685

 
1,666

 
12,446

Sale of assets and interests in unconsolidated entities
 
(8,718
)
 
(8,688
)
 
(110,248
)
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures
 
15,662

 
4,305

 
6,772

Share-based payment compensation
 
221

 
4,596

 
4,751

Gain on previously held interest in acquired joint venture
 

 
(91,467
)
 

Other differences
 
(1,089
)
 
6,294

 
(2,831
)
Taxable income available to common shareholders
 
$
84,763

 
$
110,450

 
$
122,090

Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures
Interest paid, net of interest capitalized was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Interest paid, net of interest capitalized
 
$
56,730

 
$
50,270

 
$
49,542

Expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Costs relating to construction included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
$
32,060

 
$
22,908

 
$
28,665