UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission File Number: 1-9044 (Duke Realty Corporation) 0-20625 (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana (Duke Realty Corporation) 35-1740409 (Duke Realty Corporation)
Indiana (Duke Realty Limited Partnership) 35-1898425 (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
600 East 96thStreet, Suite 100
Indianapolis, Indiana
 46240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (317) 808-6000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes x
 No   o
 Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes x
 No   o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes x
No  o
 Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes x
No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Duke Realty Corporation:
Large accelerated filer  x
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o
Smaller reporting company  o
Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
Large accelerated filer  o
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  x
Smaller reporting company  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes  o 
No  x
 Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes  o
No  x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Class Outstanding Common Shares of Duke Realty Corporation at October 31, 2014May 1, 2015
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 341,714,410345,048,546




EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 of both Duke Realty Corporation and Duke Realty Limited Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to "Duke Realty Corporation" or the "General Partner" mean Duke Realty Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries; and references to the "Partnership" mean Duke Realty Limited Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. The terms the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership.
Duke Realty Corporation is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") and is the sole general partner of the Partnership, owning 98.7%98.9% of the common partnership interests of the Partnership ("General Partner Units") as of September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The remaining 1.3%1.1% of the common partnership interests ("Limited Partner Units" and, together with the General Partner Units, the "Common Units") are owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Partnership. The General Partner also owns all of the issued and outstanding preferred partnership interests in the Partnership ("Preferred Units")., to the extent the Partnership has issued Preferred Units.
The General Partner and the Partnership are operated as one enterprise. The management of the General Partner consists of the same members as the management of the Partnership. As the sole general partner with control of the Partnership, the General Partner consolidates the Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the General Partner does not have any significant assets other than its investment in the Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the General Partner and the Partnership are substantially the same.
We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the General Partner and the Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:
enhances investors' understanding of the General Partner and the Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation of information since a substantial portion of the Company's disclosure applies to both the General Partner and the Partnership; and
creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.
 
We believe it is important to understand the few differences between the General Partner and the Partnership in the context of how we operate as an interrelated consolidated company. The General Partner's only material asset is its ownership of partnership interests in the Partnership. As a result, the General Partner does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the Partnership and issuing public equity from time to time. The General Partner does not issue any indebtedness, but does guarantee some of the unsecured debt of the Partnership. The Partnership holds substantially all the assets of the business, directly or indirectly, and holds the ownership interests related to certain of the Company's investments. The Partnership conducts the operations of the business and has no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from equity issuances by the General Partner, which are contributed to the Partnership in exchange for General Partner Units or Preferred Units, the Partnership generates the capital required by the business through its operations, its incurrence of indebtedness and the issuance of Limited Partner Units to third parties.
Noncontrolling interests, shareholders' equity and partners' capital are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the General Partner and those of the Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the Partnership's financial statements include the interests in consolidated investees not wholly owned by the Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the General Partner's financial statements include the same noncontrolling interests at the Partnership level, as well as the common limited partnership interests in the Partnership, which are accounted for as partners' capital by the Partnership.
In order to highlight the differences between the General Partner and the Partnership, there are separate sections in this report, as applicable, that separately discuss the General Partner and the Partnership, including separate financial statements and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications. In the sections that combine disclosure of the General Partner and the Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the collective Company.




DUKE REALTY CORPORATION/DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
INDEX
    
   Page
 
    
  
    
 Duke Realty Corporation: 
  
  
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) -Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013
  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - NineThree Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013
  
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Unaudited) - NineThree Months Ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015
    
 Duke Realty Limited Partnership: 
  
  
  
  
    
 Duke Realty Corporation and Duke Realty Limited Partnership: 
  
    
 
 
 
  
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
September 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
(Unaudited)  March 31,
2015
 December 31,
2014
   (Unaudited)  
ASSETS      
Real estate investments:      
Land and improvements$1,477,680
 $1,438,007
$1,383,889
 $1,412,867
Buildings and tenant improvements5,640,103
 5,531,726
4,815,764
 4,986,390
Construction in progress384,807
 256,895
194,918
 246,062
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies316,015
 342,947
341,911
 293,650
Undeveloped land542,490
 590,052
473,562
 499,960
8,361,095
 8,159,627
7,210,044
 7,438,929
Accumulated depreciation(1,464,968) (1,368,406)(1,176,719) (1,235,337)
Net real estate investments6,896,127
 6,791,221
6,033,325
 6,203,592
      
Real estate investments and other assets held-for-sale35,414
 57,466
840,018
 725,051
      
Cash and cash equivalents66,132
 19,275
17,806
 17,922
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,586 and $1,57632,416
 26,173
Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $7,074 and $9,350131,209
 118,251
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,772 and $2,74228,961
 26,168
Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $7,578 and $8,405110,635
 109,657
Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions30,446
 19,209
44,860
 36,224
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $44,370 and $37,01628,425
 36,250
Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $266,276 and $394,049441,338
 466,979
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $32,742 and $38,86336,427
 38,734
Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $264,027 and $259,883374,862
 387,635
Escrow deposits and other assets222,688
 217,790
243,610
 209,856
$7,884,195
 $7,752,614
$7,730,504
 $7,754,839
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Indebtedness:      
Secured debt$1,003,851
 $1,100,124
$877,751
 $942,478
Unsecured debt3,064,696
 3,066,252
3,113,617
 3,364,161
Unsecured line of credit140,000
 88,000
453,000
 106,000
4,208,547
 4,254,376
4,444,368
 4,412,639
      
Liabilities related to real estate investments held-for-sale705
 2,075
65,105
 59,092
      
Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions93,080
 69,380
46,723
 69,470
Accrued real estate taxes103,573
 74,696
70,130
 76,308
Accrued interest34,086
 52,824
34,634
 55,110
Other accrued expenses45,353
 67,495
38,766
 62,632
Other liabilities121,249
 142,589
98,532
 95,566
Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents48,392
 44,550
38,063
 44,142
Total liabilities4,654,985
 4,707,985
4,836,321
 4,874,959
Shareholders' equity:      
Preferred shares ($.01 par value); 5,000 shares authorized; 1,331 and 1,791 shares issued and outstanding332,794
 447,683
Common shares ($.01 par value); 600,000 and 400,000 shares authorized; 341,710 and 326,399 shares issued and outstanding3,417
 3,264
Common shares ($.01 par value); 600,000 shares authorized; 345,046 and 344,112 shares issued and outstanding3,450
 3,441
Additional paid-in capital4,891,763
 4,620,964
4,952,319
 4,944,800
Accumulated other comprehensive income3,313
 4,119
2,739
 3,026
Distributions in excess of net income(2,029,080) (2,062,787)(2,084,810) (2,090,942)
Total shareholders' equity3,202,207
 3,013,243
2,873,698
 2,860,325
Noncontrolling interests27,003
 31,386
20,485
 19,555
Total equity3,229,210
 3,044,629
2,894,183
 2,879,880
$7,884,195
 $7,752,614
$7,730,504
 $7,754,839
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014
Revenues:          
Rental and related revenue$231,322
 $221,655
 $702,190
 $646,842
$214,615
 $208,646
General contractor and service fee revenue59,739
 62,807
 185,072
 161,004
52,820
 55,820
291,061
 284,462
 887,262
 807,846
267,435
 264,466
Expenses:          
Rental expenses38,317
 41,159
 128,522
 117,450
36,124
 42,041
Real estate taxes32,861
 29,433
 97,292
 88,042
30,779
 29,203
General contractor and other services expenses52,528
 59,392
 163,657
 142,925
47,023
 47,271
Depreciation and amortization95,000
 101,191
 290,700
 289,508
81,903
 88,298
218,706
 231,175
 680,171
 637,925
195,829
 206,813
Other operating activities:          
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated companies19,178
 (27) 82,325
 50,442
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies6,246
 2,321
Gain on sale of properties47,143
 
 133,617
 1,108
23,484
 15,853
Gain on land sales3,167
 3,365
 7,208
 3,365
5,425
 152
Undeveloped land carrying costs(1,773) (2,108) (5,755) (6,837)
Impairment charges(6,368) 
 (8,891) (3,777)
Other operating expenses(56) (47) (277) (150)(1,557) (2,216)
General and administrative expenses(10,573) (10,373) (35,632) (33,225)(17,004) (14,694)
50,718
 (9,190) 172,595
 10,926
16,594
 1,416
Operating income123,073
 44,097
 379,686
 180,847
88,200
 59,069
Other income (expenses):          
Interest and other income, net356
 145
 936
 1,219
338
 351
Interest expense(53,343) (56,618) (163,479) (171,365)(49,610) (49,261)
Loss on debt extinguishment
 
 (139) 
Acquisition-related activity(110) (726) (871) (2,506)(28) (14)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes69,976
 (13,102) 216,133
 8,195
Income tax benefit (expense)442
 4,500
 (2,595) 4,500
Income (loss) from continuing operations70,418
 (8,602) 213,538
 12,695
Income from continuing operations before income taxes38,900
 10,145
Income tax expense(1,484) (2,674)
Income from continuing operations37,416
 7,471
Discontinued operations:          
Income before gain on sales20
 1,498
 222
 1,545
10,178
 1,325
Gain on sale of depreciable properties, net of tax1,119
 8,441
 19,895
 101,052
18,375
 16,775
Income from discontinued operations1,139
 9,939
 20,117
 102,597
28,553
 18,100
Net income71,557
 1,337
 233,655
 115,292
65,969
 25,571
Dividends on preferred shares(6,072) (7,356) (20,155) (24,261)
 (7,037)
Adjustments for redemption/repurchase of preferred shares(3,196) 
 (2,713) (5,932)
 483
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(756) (48) (2,883) (1,629)(725) (334)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$61,533
 $(6,067) $207,904
 $83,470
Basic net income (loss) per common share:       
Net income attributable to common shareholders$65,244
 $18,683
Basic net income per common share:   
Continuing operations attributable to common shareholders$0.18
 $(0.05) $0.56
 $(0.06)$0.11
 $0.00
Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders
 0.03
 0.06
 0.31
0.08
 0.06
Total$0.18
 $(0.02) $0.62
 $0.25
$0.19
 $0.06
Diluted net income (loss) per common share:       
Diluted net income per common share:   
Continuing operations attributable to common shareholders$0.18
 $(0.05) $0.56
 $(0.06)$0.11
 $0.00
Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders
 0.03
 0.06
 0.31
0.08
 0.06
Total$0.18
 $(0.02) $0.62
 $0.25
$0.19
 $0.06
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding341,165
 324,895
 333,393
 320,810
344,597
 327,106
Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive securities345,826
 324,895
 338,057
 325,380
348,653
 331,716
          
Comprehensive income:          
Net income$71,557
 $1,337
 $233,655
 $115,292
$65,969
 $25,571
Other comprehensive income (loss):       
Other comprehensive loss:   
Amortization of interest contracts(287) (116) (861) 567
(287) (287)
Other
 (54) 55
 522
Total other comprehensive income (loss)(287) (170) (806) 1,089
Total other comprehensive loss(287) (287)
Comprehensive income$71,270
 $1,167
 $232,849
 $116,381
$65,682
 $25,284
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the ninethree months endedSeptember 30, March 31,
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
2014 20132015 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income$233,655
 $115,292
$65,969
 $25,571
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements216,963
 214,118
66,835
 71,393
Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs73,942
 89,359
18,585
 26,871
Amortization of deferred financing costs7,423
 9,913
2,130
 2,499
Straight-line rental income and expense, net(16,419) (12,421)(8,819) (5,974)
Impairment charges8,891
 3,777
Gain on acquisitions
 (962)
Gains on land and depreciated property sales(163,689) (105,525)(47,284) (30,106)
Third-party construction contracts, net(4,397) 27,117
(1,240) 411
Other accrued revenues and expenses, net18,059
 11,367
(52,033) (33,911)
Operating distributions received less than equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies(53,429) (34,411)
Operating distributions received in excess of (less than) equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies(1,465) 2,383
Net cash provided by operating activities320,999
 317,624
42,678
 59,137
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Development of real estate investments(385,088) (320,698)(66,754) (105,413)
Acquisition of real estate investments and related intangible assets(94,032) (372,934)(890) (17,224)
Acquisition of undeveloped land(37,579) (30,101)
 (2,270)
Second generation tenant improvements, leasing costs and building improvements(69,475) (60,052)(17,496) (19,631)
Other deferred leasing costs(24,948) (26,647)(13,122) (8,706)
Other assets514
 (14,725)13,283
 5,539
Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net386,215
 330,740
109,892
 70,673
Capital distributions from unconsolidated companies70,054
 106,306
2,164
 2,546
Capital contributions and advances to unconsolidated companies(5,874) (38,959)(49,689) (420)
Net cash used for investing activities(160,213) (427,070)(22,612) (74,906)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net255,962
 632,531
4,882
 23,783
Payments for redemption/repurchase of preferred shares(113,797) (177,955)
 (17,656)
Proceeds from unsecured debt
 500,000
Payments on unsecured debt(1,556) (426,462)(250,544) (511)
Proceeds from secured debt financings
 1,933
Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization(93,036) (112,097)(63,151) (21,471)
Borrowings (payments) on line of credit, net52,000
 (75,000)
Borrowings on line of credit, net347,000
 92,000
Distributions to common shareholders(169,917) (164,811)(58,607) (55,596)
Distributions to preferred shareholders(20,789) (24,261)
 (7,140)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net(2,044) (2,692)(706) (770)
Buyout of noncontrolling interests(7,803) 
Change in book overdrafts(12,450) (44,225)1,054
 3,629
Deferred financing costs(499) (7,292)(110) (300)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities(113,929) 99,669
(20,182) 15,968
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents46,857
 (9,777)(116) 199
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period19,275
 33,889
17,922
 19,275
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$66,132
 $24,112
$17,806
 $19,474
      
Non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Assumption of indebtedness and other liabilities in real estate acquisitions$54
 $106,555
$
 $76
Carrying amount of pre-existing ownership interest in acquired property$
 $630
Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares$56
 $338
$350
 $
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the ninethree months endedSeptember 30, 2014 March 31, 2015
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 Common Shareholders    
 
Preferred
Stock
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income
 
Non-
Controlling
Interests
 Total
Balance at December 31, 2013$447,683
 $3,264
 $4,620,964
 $4,119
 $(2,062,787) $31,386
 $3,044,629
Net income
 
 
 
 230,772
 2,883
 233,655
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 (806) 
 
 (806)
Issuance of common shares
 146
 255,816
 
 
 
 255,962
Stock-based compensation plan activity
 7
 11,122
 
 (1,643) 
 9,486
Conversion of Limited Partner Units
 
 56
 
 
 (56) 
Distributions to preferred shareholders
 
 
 
 (20,155) 
 (20,155)
Redemption/repurchase of preferred shares(114,889) 
 3,805
 
 (2,713) 
 (113,797)
Distributions to common shareholders ($0.51 per share)
 
 
 
 (169,917) 
 (169,917)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net
 
 
 
 
 (2,044) (2,044)
Buyout of noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (2,637) (5,166) (7,803)
Balance at September 30, 2014$332,794
 $3,417
 $4,891,763
 $3,313
 $(2,029,080) $27,003
 $3,229,210
 Common Shareholders    
  
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 $3,441
 $4,944,800
 $3,026
 $(2,090,942) $19,555
 $2,879,880
Net income 
 
 
 65,244
 725
 65,969
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 (287) 
 
 (287)
Issuance of common shares 2
 4,880
 
 
 
 4,882
Stock-based compensation plan activity 6
 2,290
 
 (505) 1,261
 3,052
Conversion of Limited Partner Units 1
 349
 
 
 (350) 
Distributions to common shareholders ($0.17 per share) 
 
 
 (58,607) 
 (58,607)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net 
 
 
 
 (706) (706)
Balance at March 31, 2015 $3,450
 $4,952,319
 $2,739
 $(2,084,810) $20,485
 $2,894,183
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

September 30, 2014 December 31, 2013
(Unaudited)  March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014
   (Unaudited)  
ASSETS      
Real estate investments:      
Land and improvements$1,477,680
 $1,438,007
$1,383,889
 $1,412,867
Buildings and tenant improvements5,640,103
 5,531,726
4,815,764
 4,986,390
Construction in progress384,807
 256,895
194,918
 246,062
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies316,015
 342,947
341,911
 293,650
Undeveloped land542,490
 590,052
473,562
 499,960
8,361,095
 8,159,627
7,210,044
 7,438,929
Accumulated depreciation(1,464,968) (1,368,406)(1,176,719) (1,235,337)
Net real estate investments6,896,127
 6,791,221
6,033,325
 6,203,592
      
Real estate investments and other assets held-for-sale35,414
 57,466
840,018
 725,051
      
Cash and cash equivalents66,132
 19,275
17,806
 17,922
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,586 and $1,57632,416
 26,173
Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $7,074 and $9,350131,209
 118,251
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,772 and $2,74228,961
 26,168
Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $7,578 and $8,405110,635
 109,657
Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions30,446
 19,209
44,860
 36,224
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $44,370 and $37,01628,425
 36,250
Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $266,276 and $394,049441,338
 466,979
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $32,742 and $38,86336,427
 38,734
Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $264,027 and $259,883374,862
 387,635
Escrow deposits and other assets222,688
 217,790
243,610
 209,856
$7,884,195
 $7,752,614
$7,730,504
 $7,754,839
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Indebtedness:      
Secured debt$1,003,851
 $1,100,124
$877,751
 $942,478
Unsecured debt3,064,696
 3,066,252
3,113,617
 3,364,161
Unsecured line of credit140,000
 88,000
453,000
 106,000
4,208,547
 4,254,376
4,444,368
 4,412,639
      
Liabilities related to real estate investments held-for-sale705
 2,075
65,105
 59,092
      
Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions93,080
 69,380
46,723
 69,470
Accrued real estate taxes103,573
 74,696
70,130
 76,308
Accrued interest34,086
 52,824
34,634
 55,110
Other accrued expenses45,597
 67,739
38,943
 62,812
Other liabilities121,249
 142,589
98,532
 95,566
Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents48,392
 44,550
38,063
 44,142
Total liabilities4,655,229
 4,708,229
4,836,498
 4,875,139
Partners' equity:      
General Partner:      
Common equity (341,710 and 326,399 General Partner Units issued and outstanding)2,870,038
 2,565,370
Preferred equity (1,331 and 1,791 Preferred Units issued and outstanding)332,785
 447,683
Common equity (345,046 and 344,112 General Partner Units issued and outstanding)2,870,782
 2,857,119
3,202,823
 3,013,053
2,870,782
 2,857,119
Limited Partners' common equity (4,377 and 4,387 Limited Partner Units issued and outstanding)20,625
 20,158
Limited Partners' common equity (3,650 and 3,717 Limited Partner Units issued and outstanding)18,255
 17,289
Accumulated other comprehensive income3,313
 4,119
2,739
 3,026
Total partners' equity3,226,761
 3,037,330
2,891,776
 2,877,434
Noncontrolling interests2,205
 7,055
2,230
 2,266
Total equity3,228,966
 3,044,385
2,894,006
 2,879,700
$7,884,195
 $7,752,614
$7,730,504
 $7,754,839
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31,
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014
Revenues:          
Rental and related revenue$231,322
 $221,655
 $702,190
 $646,842
$214,615
 $208,646
General contractor and service fee revenue59,739
 62,807
 185,072
 161,004
52,820
 55,820
291,061
 284,462
 887,262
 807,846
267,435
 264,466
Expenses:          
Rental expenses38,317
 41,159
 128,522
 117,450
36,124
 42,041
Real estate taxes32,861
 29,433
 97,292
 88,042
30,779
 29,203
General contractor and other services expenses52,528
 59,392
 163,657
 142,925
47,023
 47,271
Depreciation and amortization95,000
 101,191
 290,700
 289,508
81,903
 88,298
218,706
 231,175
 680,171
 637,925
195,829
 206,813
Other operating activities:          
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated companies19,178
 (27) 82,325
 50,442
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies6,246
 2,321
Gain on sale of properties47,143
 
 133,617
 1,108
23,484
 15,853
Gain on land sales3,167
 3,365
 7,208
 3,365
5,425
 152
Undeveloped land carrying costs(1,773) (2,108) (5,755) (6,837)
Impairment charges(6,368) 
 (8,891) (3,777)
Other operating expenses(56) (47) (277) (150)(1,557) (2,216)
General and administrative expenses(10,573) (10,373) (35,632) (33,225)(17,004) (14,694)
50,718
 (9,190) 172,595
 10,926
16,594
 1,416
Operating income123,073
 44,097
 379,686
 180,847
88,200
 59,069
Other income (expenses):          
Interest and other income, net356
 145
 936
 1,219
338
 351
Interest expense(53,343) (56,618) (163,479) (171,365)(49,610) (49,261)
Loss on debt extinguishment
 
 (139) 
Acquisition-related activity(110) (726) (871) (2,506)(28) (14)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes69,976
 (13,102) 216,133
 8,195
Income tax benefit (expense)442
 4,500
 (2,595) 4,500
Income (loss) from continuing operations70,418
 (8,602) 213,538
 12,695
Income from continuing operations before income taxes38,900
 10,145
Income tax expense(1,484) (2,674)
Income from continuing operations37,416
 7,471
Discontinued operations:          
Income before gain on sales20
 1,498
 222
 1,545
10,178
 1,325
Gain on sale of depreciable properties, net of tax1,119
 8,441
 19,895
 101,052
18,375
 16,775
Income from discontinued operations1,139
 9,939
 20,117
 102,597
28,553
 18,100
Net income71,557
 1,337
 233,655
 115,292
65,969
 25,571
Distributions on Preferred Units(6,072) (7,356) (20,155) (24,261)
 (7,037)
Adjustments for redemption/repurchase of Preferred Units(3,196) 
 (2,713) (5,932)
 483
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests39
 (140) (145) (487)
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders$62,328
 $(6,159) $210,642
 $84,612
Basic net income (loss) per Common Unit:       
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(26) (84)
Net income attributable to common unitholders$65,943
 $18,933
Basic net income per Common Unit:   
Continuing operations attributable to common unitholders$0.18
 $(0.05) $0.56
 $(0.06)$0.11
 $0.00
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders
 0.03
 0.06
 0.31
0.08
 0.06
Total$0.18
 $(0.02) $0.62
 $0.25
$0.19
 $0.06
Diluted net income (loss) per Common Unit:       
Diluted net income per Common Unit:   
Continuing operations attributable to common unitholders$0.18
 $(0.05) $0.56
 $(0.06)$0.11
 $0.00
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders
 0.03
 0.06
 0.31
0.08
 0.06
Total$0.18
 $(0.02) $0.62
 $0.25
$0.19
 $0.06
Weighted average number of Common Units outstanding345,545
 329,283
 337,777
 325,203
348,292
 331,493
Weighted average number of Common Units and potential dilutive securities345,826
 329,283
 338,057
 325,380
348,653
 331,716
          
Comprehensive income:          
Net income$71,557
 $1,337
 $233,655
 $115,292
$65,969
 $25,571
Other comprehensive income (loss):       
Other comprehensive loss:   
Amortization of interest contracts(287) (116) (861) 567
(287) (287)
Other
 (54) 55
 522
Total other comprehensive income (loss)(287) (170) (806) 1,089
Total other comprehensive loss(287) (287)
Comprehensive income$71,270
 $1,167
 $232,849
 $116,381
$65,682
 $25,284
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the ninethree months endedSeptember 30, March 31,
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
2014 20132015 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income$233,655
 $115,292
$65,969
 $25,571
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements216,963
 214,118
66,835
 71,393
Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs73,942
 89,359
18,585
 26,871
Amortization of deferred financing costs7,423
 9,913
2,130
 2,499
Straight-line rental income and expense, net(16,419) (12,421)(8,819) (5,974)
Impairment charges8,891
 3,777
Gain on acquisitions
 (962)
Gains on land and depreciated property sales(163,689) (105,525)(47,284) (30,106)
Third-party construction contracts, net(4,397) 27,117
(1,240) 411
Other accrued revenues and expenses, net18,059
 11,405
(52,036) (33,911)
Operating distributions received less than equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies(53,429) (34,411)
Operating distributions received in excess of (less than) equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies(1,465) 2,383
Net cash provided by operating activities320,999
 317,662
42,675
 59,137
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Development of real estate investments(385,088) (320,698)(66,754) (105,413)
Acquisition of real estate investments and related intangible assets(94,032) (372,934)(890) (17,224)
Acquisition of undeveloped land(37,579) (30,101)
 (2,270)
Second generation tenant improvements, leasing costs and building improvements(69,475) (60,052)(17,496) (19,631)
Other deferred leasing costs(24,948) (26,647)(13,122) (8,706)
Other assets514
 (14,725)13,283
 5,539
Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net386,215
 330,740
109,892
 70,673
Capital distributions from unconsolidated companies70,054
 106,306
2,164
 2,546
Capital contributions and advances to unconsolidated companies(5,874) (38,959)(49,689) (420)
Net cash used for investing activities(160,213) (427,070)(22,612) (74,906)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Contributions from the General Partner255,962
 632,531
4,885
 23,783
Payments for redemption/repurchase of Preferred Units(113,797) (177,955)
 (17,656)
Proceeds from unsecured debt
 500,000
Payments on unsecured debt(1,556) (426,462)(250,544) (511)
Proceeds from secured debt financings
 1,933
Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization(93,036) (112,097)(63,151) (21,471)
Borrowings (payments) on line of credit, net52,000
 (75,000)
Borrowings on line of credit, net347,000
 92,000
Distributions to common unitholders(172,153) (167,092)(59,239) (56,342)
Distributions to preferred unitholders(20,789) (24,261)
 (7,140)
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net192
 (449)(74) (24)
Buyout of noncontrolling interests(7,803) 
Change in book overdrafts(12,450) (44,225)1,054
 3,629
Deferred financing costs(499) (7,292)(110) (300)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities(113,929) 99,631
(20,179) 15,968
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents46,857
 (9,777)(116) 199
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period19,275
 33,889
17,922
 19,275
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$66,132
 $24,112
$17,806
 $19,474
      
Non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Assumption of indebtedness and other liabilities in real estate acquisitions$54
 $106,555
$
 $76
Carrying amount of pre-existing ownership interest in acquired property$
 $630
Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares of the General Partner$56
 $338
$350
 $
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the ninethree months endedSeptember 30, 2014 March 31, 2015
(in thousands, except per unit data)
(Unaudited)
 Common Unitholders    
     Limited Accumulated      
 General Partner Partners' Other Total    
 Common Equity Preferred Equity Common Equity 
Comprehensive
Income
 Partners' Equity 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013$2,565,370
 $447,683
 $20,158
 $4,119
 $3,037,330
 $7,055
 $3,044,385
Net income210,617
 20,155
 2,738
 
 233,510
 145
 233,655
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 (806) (806) 
 (806)
Capital contribution from the General Partner255,962
 
 
 
 255,962
 
 255,962
Stock-based compensation plan activity9,486
 
 
 
 9,486
 
 9,486
Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares of the General Partner56
 
 (56) 
 
 
 
Distributions to Preferred Unitholders
 (20,155) 
 
 (20,155) 
 (20,155)
Redemption/repurchase of Preferred Units1,101
 (114,898) 
 
 (113,797) 
 (113,797)
Distributions to Partners ($0.51 per Common Unit)(169,917) 
 (2,236) 
 (172,153) 
 (172,153)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests, net
 
 
 
 
 192
 192
Buyout of noncontrolling interests(2,637) 
 21
 
 (2,616) (5,187) (7,803)
Balance at September 30, 2014$2,870,038
 $332,785
 $20,625
 $3,313
 $3,226,761
 $2,205
 $3,228,966
 Common Unitholders    
 General Limited Accumulated      
  Partner's Partners' Other Total    
 Common Equity Common Equity 
Comprehensive
Income
 Partners' Equity 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2014$2,857,119
 $17,289
 $3,026
 $2,877,434
 $2,266
 $2,879,700
Net income65,244
 699
 
 65,943
 26
 65,969
Other comprehensive income loss
 
 (287) (287) 
 (287)
Capital contribution from the General Partner4,885
 
 
 4,885
 
 4,885
Stock-based compensation plan activity1,791
 1,261
 
 3,052
 
 3,052
Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares of the General Partner350
 (350) 
 
 
 
Distributions to Partners ($0.17 per Common Unit)(58,607) (632) 
 (59,239) 
 (59,239)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net
 (12) 
 (12) (62) (74)
Balance at March 31, 2015$2,870,782
 $18,255
 $2,739
 $2,891,776
 $2,230
 $2,894,006

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
1.    General Basis of Presentation
The interim consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Duke Realty Corporation (the "General Partner") and Duke Realty Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"). In this Report, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership. The 20132014 year-end consolidated balance sheet data included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Report") was derived from the audited financial statements in the combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of the General Partner and the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2013,2014, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included herein and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of the General Partner and the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2013.2014.
The General Partner was formed in 1985, and we believe that it qualifies as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Partnership was formed on October 4, 1993, when the General Partner contributed all of its properties and related assets and liabilities, together with the net proceeds from an offering of additional shares of its common stock, to the Partnership. Simultaneously, the Partnership completed the acquisition of Duke Associates, a full-service commercial real estate firm operating in the Midwest whose operations began in 1972.
The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership, owning approximately 98.7%98.9% of the common partnership interests of the Partnership ("General Partner Units") at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The remaining 1.3%1.1% of the common partnership interests ("Limited Partner Units" and, together with the General Partner Units, the "Common Units") are owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Partnership. The General Partner and the Partnership are operated as one enterprise. The management of the General Partner consists of the same members as the management of the Partnership. As the sole general partner with control of the Partnership, the General Partner consolidates the Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the General Partner does not have any significant assets other than its investment in the Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the General Partner and the Partnership are substantially the same.
Limited Partners have the right to redeem their Limited Partner Units, subject to certain restrictions. Pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended (the "Partnership Agreement"), as amended, the General Partner is obligated to redeem the Limited Partner Units in shares of its common stock, unless it determines in its reasonable discretion that the issuance of shares of its common stock could cause it to fail to qualify as a REIT. Each Limited Partner Unit shall be redeemed for one share of the General Partner's common stock, or, in the event that the issuance of shares could cause the General Partner to fail to qualify as a REIT, cash equal to the fair market value of one share of the General Partner's common stock at the time of redemption, in each case, subject to certain adjustments described in the Partnership Agreement. The Limited Partner Units are not required, per the terms of the Partnership Agreement, to be redeemed in registered shares of the General Partner. The General Partner also owns preferred partnership interests in the Partnership ("Preferred Units")., to the extent the Partnership has issued Preferred Units.

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We ownAs of March 31, 2015, we owned and operateoperated a portfolio primarily consisting of industrial, office and medical office properties and provide real estate services to third-party owners. Substantially all of our Rental Operations (see Note 10) are conducted through the Partnership. We conduct our Service Operations (see Note 10) through Duke Realty Services, LLC, Duke Realty Services Limited Partnership and Duke Construction Limited Partnership ("DCLP"), which are consolidated entities that are 100% owned by a combination of the General Partner and the Partnership. DCLP is owned through a taxable REIT subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries.  
2.    New Accounting Pronouncements
Discontinued Operations
In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity ("ASU 2014-08"). Under ASU 2014-08, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations (for example, a disposal of a major geographic area or a major line of business) will beare presented as discontinued operations, while significant continuing involvement with such dispositions willare no longer precludeprecluded from discontinued operations classification. As current GAAPthe prior accounting rules generally requiresrequired companies that sell a single investment property to report the sale as a discontinued operation, the implementation of ASU 2014-08 will resultresulted in us reporting only sales that represent strategic shifts in operations as discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 will also requirerequires additional disclosures for discontinued operations as well as for material property dispositions that do not meet the new criteria for discontinued operation classification.
ASU 2014-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted only for disposals or classifications as held-for-sale that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issuance. We adopted ASU 2014-08 early and have applied it with respect to such items since April 1, 2014.
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"). ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive revenue recognition standard that will supersede nearly all existing GAAP revenue recognition guidance as well as impact the existing GAAP guidance governing the sale of nonfinancial assets. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it satisfies performance obligations, by transferring promised goods or services to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for fulfilling those performance obligations. In doing so, companies will need to exercise more judgment and make more estimates than under existing GAAP guidance.
ASU 2014-09 will be effective for public entities for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is not permitted. An exposure draft has been issued by the FASB which proposes delaying the effective date for one year. In addition to the deferral of the effective date, early adoption would be permitted under the exposure draft in periods ending after December 15, 2016. The changes to the effective date and early adoption are still subject to final approval. ASU 2014-09 allows for either recognizing the cumulative effect of application (i) at the start of the earliest comparative period presented (with the option to use any or all of three practical expedients) or (ii) at the date of initial application, with no restatement of comparative periods presented.
We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the effect of ASU 2014-09 on our ongoing financial reporting.
Consolidation
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis ("ASU 2015-02"). ASU 2015-02 makes targeted amendments to the current consolidation guidance and ends the deferral granted to investment companies from applying the existing variable interest entity guidance. ASU 2015-02 will be effective for public entities for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption

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allowed in any interim period. We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the effect of ASU 2015-02 on our ongoing financial reporting.
Debt Issuance Costs
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs ("ASU 2015-03"). ASU 2015-03 will require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability, which are currently presented as deferred charges (assets), be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. ASU 2015-03 will be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
3.    Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for 20132014 have been reclassified to conform to the 20142015 consolidated financial statement presentation.
4.    Variable Interest Entities

In June 2014, one of ourWe have equity interests in unconsolidated joint ventures whichthat primarily own and operate rental properties or hold land for development. We consolidate those joint ventures that are considered to be variable interest entities ("VIE"s) where we had previouslyare the primary beneficiary. We analyze our investments in joint ventures to determine if the joint venture is considered a VIE and would require consolidation. We (i) evaluate the sufficiency of the total equity investment at risk, (ii) review the voting rights and decision-making authority of the equity investment holders as a group and whether there are any guaranteed returns, protection against losses, or capping of residual returns within the group and (iii) establish whether activities within the venture are on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights in making this VIE determination.
To the extent that we own interests in a VIE and we (i) are the sole entity that has the power to direct the activities of the VIE and (ii) have the obligation or rights to absorb the VIE's losses or receive its benefits, then we would be determined to be the primary beneficiary and would consolidate the VIE. To the extent we own interest in a variable interest entity ("VIE"), sold its sole property and repaid all of its third-party debt. The sale of this property causedVIE, then at each reporting period, we re-assess our conclusions as to which, if any, party within the joint venture toVIE is considered the primary beneficiary.
There were no longer meet the criteria to be considered a VIE. As such, at September 30, 2014, there was

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one remainingconsolidated or unconsolidated joint ventureventures at March 31, 2015 that met the criteria to be considered a VIE. This unconsolidated joint venture was formed with the sole purpose of developing, constructing, leasing, marketing and selling or operating properties. The business activities of this unconsolidated joint venture have been financed through a combination of equity contributions, partner/member loans, and third-party debt that we have guaranteed. All significant decisions for this unconsolidated joint venture, including those decisions that most significantly impact its economic performance, require unanimous approval of the joint venture's partners or members. In certain cases, these decisions also require lender approval. Unanimous approval requirements for this unconsolidated joint venture include entering into new leases, setting annual operating budgets, selling underlying properties, and incurring additional indebtedness. Because no single entity exercises control over the decisions that most significantly affect this joint venture's economic performance, we determined there to be no individual primary beneficiary and that the equity method of accounting is appropriate.VIEs.
The following table provides a summary of the carrying value in our consolidated balance sheet, as well as our maximum loss exposure under the guarantee of debt, for the one unconsolidated subsidiary that we have determined to be a VIE at September 30, 2014 (in millions):
 Carrying Value Maximum Loss Exposure
Investment in unconsolidated companies$6.0
 $6.0
Guarantee obligations (1)$(5.0) $(99.4)
(1)We are party to a guarantee of the third-party debt of the joint venture that we have determined is a VIE, and our maximum loss exposure is equal to the outstanding borrowings on the joint venture's debt. The carrying value of our recorded guarantee obligation is included in other liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Our maximum loss exposure for guarantees of joint venture indebtedness, includingfor guarantees of the debt of joint ventures that are not VIEs, totaled $235.1$71.7 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.
5.    Acquisitions and Dispositions

2014 Acquisitions

We acquired three industrial properties, a building in Atlanta, Georgia, a building in the Lehigh Valley regionDispositions of Pennsylvania, and a building in Phoenix, Arizona during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The following table summarizes the fair value of amounts recognized for each major class of asset and liability (in thousands) for these acquisitions:
Real estate assets$86,988
Lease related intangible assets12,450
Total acquired assets99,438
Other liabilities54
Total assumed liabilities54
Fair value of acquired net assets$99,384
The leases in the acquired properties had an average remaining life at acquisition of approximately 8.7 years.

We have included $3.2 million in rental revenues and $45,000 in earnings from continuing operations during 2014 for these properties since their respective dates of acquisition.

Fair Value Measurements
The fair value estimates used in allocating the aggregate purchase price of each acquisition among the individual components of real estate assets and liabilities were determined primarily through calculating the "as-if vacant" value of each building, using the income approach, and relied significantly upon internally determined assumptions.

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We have determined these estimates to have been primarily based upon Level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions. The range of most significant assumptions utilized in making the lease-up and future disposition estimates used in calculating the "as-if vacant" value of each building acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:
 Low
 High
Discount rate7.38% 9.96%
Exit capitalization rate5.98% 8.36%
Lease-up period (months)12
 12
Net rental rate per square foot – Industrial$2.75 $9.36

Acquisition-Related Activity

The acquisition-related activity in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Incomebuildings (see Note 11 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 consistednumber of transaction costs related to completed acquisitions, which are expensed as incurred,buildings sold as well as gains or losses related to acquisitions where we had a pre-existing non-controlling ownership interest. We expensed $871,000for their classification between continuing and $3.5 million, respectively, for acquisition-related transaction costs incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2014discontinued operations) and 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we also recognized a gain of $962,000 on the pre-existing ownership interest that we held in an industrial property we acquired in that period.
Dispositions
We disposed of 23 consolidated income-producing real estate assets and 159 acres of undeveloped land during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We receivedgenerated net cash proceeds from propertyof $109.9 million and land dispositions of $386.2$70.7 million and $330.7 million during the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively.
Income tax expense from continuing operations of $2.6 million was the result of the sale of a property, prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08, which was partially owned by our taxable REIT subsidiary. Due to continuing involvement in managing the property, it was not classified as a discontinued operation. Income tax expense included in discontinued operations of $3.0 million was also the result of the sale of a property, also prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08, that was partially owned by our taxable REIT subsidiary where we have no continuing involvement.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, five office properties and 11 industrial properties were sold by four of our unconsolidated joint ventures, for which our capital distributions totaled $70.1 million and our share of gains, which are included in equity in earnings, totaled $75.5 million. These five office properties included a 436,000 square foot office tower in Atlanta, Georgia and a three-building portfolio sale in central Florida totaling 415,000 square feet. The industrial disposition activity related to a sale from an unconsolidated joint venture, in which we did not hold a significant ownership interest, totaling 2.1 million square feet.
6.    Indebtedness
All debt is held directly or indirectly by the Partnership. The General Partner does not have any indebtedness, but does guarantee some of the unsecured debt of the Partnership. The following table summarizes the book value and changes in the fair value, of our debt for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 (in thousands):


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Book Value
at 12/31/13
 
Book Value
at 9/30/14
 
Fair Value
at 12/31/13
 
Issuances and
Assumptions
 Payments/Payoffs 
Adjustments
to Fair Value
 
Fair Value
at 9/30/14
Book Value at 12/31/2014 Book Value at 3/31/2015 Fair Value at 12/31/2014 
Issuances and
Assumptions
 Payments/Payoffs 
Adjustments
to Fair Value
 Fair Value at 3/31/2015
Fixed rate secured debt$1,081,035
 $1,000,451
 $1,145,717
 $
 $(77,347) $22,044
 $1,090,414
$979,842
 $916,048
 $1,065,301
 $
 $(63,151) $(2,206) $999,944
Variable rate secured debt19,089
 3,400
 19,089
 
 (15,689) 
 3,400
3,400
 3,400
 3,400
 
 
 
 3,400
Unsecured debt3,066,252
 3,064,696
 3,250,518
 
 (1,556) 57,476
 3,306,438
3,364,161
 3,113,617
 3,603,475
 
 (250,544) 25,551
 3,378,482
Unsecured line of credit88,000
 140,000
 88,383
 52,000
 
 96
 140,479
106,000
 453,000
 106,000
 347,000
 
 
 453,000
Total$4,254,376
 $4,208,547
 $4,503,707
 $52,000
 $(94,592) $79,616
 $4,540,731
$4,453,403
 $4,486,065
 $4,778,176
 $347,000
 $(313,695) $23,345
 $4,834,826
Less secured debt related to real estate assets held-for-sale40,764
 41,697
          
Total indebtedness as reported on consolidated balance sheets$4,412,639
 $4,444,368
          
Secured Debt
Because our fixed rate secured debt is not actively traded in any marketplace, we utilized a discounted cash flow methodology to determine its fair value. Accordingly, we calculated fair value by applying an estimate of the current market rate to discount the debt's remaining contractual cash flows. Our estimate of a current market rate, which is the most significant input in the discounted cash flow calculation, is intended to replicate debt of similar maturity and loan-to-value relationship. The estimated rates ranged from 2.20% to 4.40%3.20%, depending on the attributes of the specific loans. The current market rates we utilized were internally estimated; therefore, we have concluded that our determination of fair value for our fixed rate secured debt was primarily based upon Level 3 inputs.
During the ninethree months endedSeptember 30, 2014, March 31, 2015, we repaid seveneight secured loans, totaling $82.8 million.$60.2 million. These loans had a weighted average stated interest rate of 5.55%5.30%.
Unsecured Debt
At September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, with the exception of one variable rate term note, all of our unsecured debt bore interest at fixed rates and primarily consisted of unsecured notes that are publicly traded. We utilized broker estimates in estimating the fair value of our fixed rate unsecured debt. Our unsecured notes are thinly traded and, in certain cases, the broker estimates were not based upon comparable transactions. The broker estimates took into account any recent trades within the same series of our fixed rate unsecured debt, comparisons to recent trades of other series of our fixed rate unsecured debt, trades of fixed rate unsecured debt from companies with profiles similar to ours, as well as overall economic conditions. We reviewed these broker estimates for reasonableness and accuracy, considering whether the estimates were based upon market participant assumptions within the principal and most advantageous market and whether any other observable inputs would be more accurate indicators of fair value than the broker estimates. We concluded that the broker estimates were representative of fair value. We have determined that our estimation of the fair value of our fixed rate unsecured debt was primarily based upon Level 3 inputs. The estimated trading values of our fixed rate unsecured debt, depending on the maturity and coupon rates, ranged from 99.00%102.00% to 125.00%131.00% of face value.
In February 2015, we repaid a $250.0 million senior unsecured note at its maturity date. This loan had a stated interest rate of 7.38% and an effective rate of 7.50%.
We utilize a discounted cash flow methodology in order to estimate the fair value of our $250.0 million variable rate term loan. The net present value of the difference between future contractual interest payments and future interest payments based on our estimate of a current market rate represents the difference between the book value and the fair value. Our estimate of a current market rate was based on estimated market spreads and the quoted yields on federal government treasury securities with similar maturity dates. Our estimate of the current market rate for our variable rate term loan was 1.31%1.33% and was based primarily upon Level 3 inputs.

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The indentures (and related supplemental indentures) governing our outstanding series of notes also require us to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding our operations. We were in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.
Unsecured Line of Credit
Our unsecured line of credit at September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 is described as follows (in thousands):
Description
Maximum
Capacity
 Maturity Date 
Outstanding
Balance at
September 30, 2014
Maximum
Capacity
 Maturity Date Outstanding Balance at March 31, 2015
Unsecured Line of Credit - Partnership$850,000
 December 2015 $140,000
$1,200,000
 January 2019 $453,000

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The Partnership's unsecured line of credit has an interest rate on borrowings of LIBOR plus 1.25%1.05% (equal to 1.41%1.23% for outstanding borrowings at September 30, 2014)March 31, 2015) and a maturity date of December 2015.January 2019. Subject to certain conditions, the terms also include an option to increase the facility by up to an additional $400.0$400.0 million,, for a total of up to $1.25 billion.$1.6 billion. This line of credit provides us with an option to obtain borrowings from financial institutions that participate in the line at rates that may be lower than the stated interest rate, subject to certain restrictions.
This line of credit contains financial covenants that require us to meet certain financial ratios and defined levels of performance, including those related to fixed charge coverage, unsecured interest expense coverage and debt-to-asset value (with asset value being defined in the Partnership's unsecured line of credit agreement). At September 30, 2014, March 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants under this line of credit.
To the extent that there are outstanding borrowings, we utilize a discounted cash flow methodology in order to estimate the fair value of our unsecured line of credit. The net present value of the difference between future contractual interest payments and future interest payments based on our estimate of a current market rate represents the difference between the book value and the fair value. Our estimate of a current market rate is based upon the rate, considering current market conditions and our specific credit profile, at which we estimate we could obtain similar borrowings. The current market rate of 1.41%1.43% that we utilized was internally estimated; therefore, we have concluded that our determination of fair value for our unsecured line of credit was primarily based upon a Level 3 input.
7.    Shareholders' Equity of the General Partner and Partners' Capital of the Partnership
General Partner
In the first nine months of 2014, pursuant to the share repurchase plan approved by our board of directors, the General Partner repurchased 750,243 preferred shares from among our three outstanding series. The preferred shares repurchased had a total redemption value of approximately $18.8 million and were repurchased for $17.7 million. In conjunction with the repurchases, approximately $618,000 of initial issuance costs, the ratable portion of such costs associated with the repurchased shares, were charged against income attributable to common shareholders. As the result of these repurchases, an adjustment of approximately $483,000 was included as an increase to net income attributable to common shareholders.
In August 2014, the General Partner redeemed all 384,530 shares of its outstanding 6.625% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares ("Series J Shares"). The cash redemption price for the Series J Shares was $96.1 million, or $250.00 per share, plus dividends accrued through the date of redemption. Original offering costs of $3.2 million were included as a reduction to net income attributable to common shareholders in conjunction with the redemption of these shares.
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the General Partner issued 14.6 million233,000 common shares pursuant to its at the market equity program, generating gross proceeds of approximately $258.6$5.0 million and, after deducting commissions and other costs, net proceeds of approximately $256.0$4.9 million. The proceeds from these offerings were used for general corporate purposes, which include the funding of development costs.
In April 2014, the General Partner's shareholders approved an increase in the number of authorized shares of the General Partner's common stock from 400 million to 600 million.purposes.
Partnership
For each common share or preferred share that the General Partner issues, the Partnership issues a corresponding General Partner Unit or Preferred Unit, as applicable, to the General Partner in exchange for the contribution of the proceeds from the stock issuance. Similarly, when the General Partner redeems or repurchases common shares or preferred shares, the Partnership redeems the corresponding Common Units or Preferred Units held by the General Partner at the same price.


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8.    Related Party Transactions
We provide property management, asset management, leasing, construction and other tenant-related services to unconsolidated companies in which we have equity interests. We recorded the corresponding fees based on contractual terms that approximate market rates for these types of services and have eliminated our ownership percentage of these fees in the consolidated financial statements. The following table summarizes the fees earned from these companies, prior to the elimination of our ownership percentage, for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (in thousands): 
Three Months Ended Nine Months EndedThree Months Ended
September 30, September 30,March 31,
2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014
Management fees$2,233
 $2,246
 $6,569
 $6,872
$1,801
 $2,219
Leasing fees572
 310
 3,085
 1,432
633
 344
Construction and development fees1,529
 681
 4,911
 3,258
405
 965
9.    Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share or Common Unit
Basic net income (loss) per common share or Common Unit is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, less dividends or distributions on share-based awards expected to

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vest (referred to as "participating securities" and primarily composed of unvested restricted stock units), by the weighted average number of common shares or Common Units outstanding for the period.
Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the sum of basic net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders and the noncontrolling interest in earnings allocable to Limited Partner Units (to the extent the Limited Partner Units are dilutive) by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and, to the extent they are dilutive, Units outstanding and any potential dilutive securities for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per Common Unit is computed by dividing the basic net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders by the sum of the weighted average number of Common Units outstanding and any potential dilutive securities for the period. The following table reconciles the components of basic and diluted net income per common share or Common Unit for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2014 2013 2014 2013
General Partner       
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$61,533
 $(6,067) $207,904
 $83,470
Less: Dividends on participating securities(651) (650) (1,941) (2,024)
Basic net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders60,882
 (6,717) 205,963
 81,446
Noncontrolling interest in earnings of common unitholders795
 
 2,738
 1,142
Diluted net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$61,677
 $(6,717) $208,701
 $82,588
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding341,165
 324,895
 333,393
 320,810
Weighted average Limited Partner Units outstanding4,380
 
 4,384
 4,393
Other potential dilutive shares281
 
 280
 177
Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive securities345,826
 324,895
 338,057
 325,380
        
Partnership       
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders$62,328
 $(6,159) $210,642
 $84,612
Less: Distributions on participating securities(651) (650) (1,941) (2,024)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders$61,677
 $(6,809) $208,701
 $82,588
Weighted average number of Common Units outstanding345,545
 329,283
 337,777
 325,203
Other potential dilutive units281
 
 280
 177
Weighted average number of Common Units and potential dilutive securities345,826
 329,283
 338,057
 325,380

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 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2015 2014
General Partner   
Net income attributable to common shareholders$65,244
 $18,683
Less: Dividends on participating securities(620) (645)
Basic net income attributable to common shareholders64,624
 18,038
Noncontrolling interest in earnings of common unitholders699
 250
Diluted net income attributable to common shareholders$65,323
 $18,288
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding344,597
 327,106
Weighted average Limited Partner Units outstanding3,695
 4,387
Other potential dilutive shares361
 223
Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive securities348,653
 331,716
    
Partnership   
Net income attributable to common unitholders$65,943
 $18,933
Less: Distributions on participating securities(620) (645)
Basic and diluted net income attributable to common unitholders$65,323
 $18,288
Weighted average number of Common Units outstanding348,292
 331,493
Other potential dilutive units361
 223
Weighted average number of Common Units and potential dilutive securities348,653
 331,716


Substantially all potential shares related to our stock-based compensation plans are anti-dilutive for all periods presented. The following table summarizes the data that is excluded from the computation of net income per common share or Common Unit as a result of being anti-dilutive (in thousands): 
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014
General Partner and Partnership          
Potential dilutive shares or units:          
Anti-dilutive outstanding potential shares or units under fixed stock option and other stock-based compensation plans1,215
 1,373
 1,215
 1,373
1,030
 1,215
Outstanding participating securities3,867
 3,866
 3,867
 3,866
3,593
 3,841
10.    Segment Reporting
Reportable Segments
We have four reportable operating segments at September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the first three of which consist of the ownership and rental of (i) industrial, (ii) office and (iii) medical office real estate investments. The operations of our industrial, office and medical office properties, along with our retail properties, are collectively referred to as "Rental Operations." Our retail properties, as well as any other propertiesProperties not included in our reportable segments, which do not by themselves meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation as a reportable segment, and are referred to as non-reportable Rental Operations. The fourth reportable segment consists of various real estate services such as property management, asset

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management, maintenance, leasing, development, general contracting and construction management to third-party property owners and joint ventures, and is collectively referred to as "Service Operations." Our reportable segments offer different products or services and are managed separately because each segment requires different operating strategies and management expertise.
Revenues by Reportable Segment
The following table shows the revenues for each of the reportable segments, as well as a reconciliation to consolidated revenues, for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (in thousands): 
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended March 31,
 2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014
Revenues            
Rental Operations:            
Industrial $131,212
 $122,643
 $394,209
 $354,468
 $147,227
 $133,291
Office 60,672
 63,120
 194,236
 187,973
 25,135
 38,978
Medical Office 36,715
 32,542
 104,979
 94,571
 40,028
 33,310
Non-reportable Rental Operations 1,698
 1,765
 5,414
 5,807
 401
 2,088
Service Operations 59,739
 62,807
 185,072
 161,004
 52,820
 55,820
Total segment revenues 290,036
 282,877
 883,910
 803,823
 265,611
 263,487
Other revenue 1,025
 1,585
 3,352
 4,023
 1,824
 979
Consolidated revenue from continuing operations 291,061
 284,462
 887,262
 807,846
 267,435
 264,466
Discontinued operations 454
 11,140
 2,415
 39,807
 32,115
 30,072
Consolidated revenue $291,515
 $295,602
 $889,677
 $847,653
 $299,550
 $294,538
Supplemental Performance Measure
Prior to 2014, we evaluated the profitability of our reportable segments using net earnings excluding depreciation and other items that were not allocated to our operating segments. As the result of a shift in the focus of our executive management team on the metrics used to evaluate the performance of, and to allocate resources among, our reportable segments, we elected to change our segment measurement of profitability beginning with the period

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ended March 31, 2014. We have also revised prior period information in order to provide period-over-period comparability.
Property level net operating income on a cash basis ("PNOI") is the non-GAAP supplemental performance measure that we now use to evaluate the performance of, and to allocate resources among, the real estate investments in the reportable and operating segments that comprise our Rental Operations. PNOI for our Rental Operations segments is comprised of rental revenues from continuing operations less rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing operations, along with certain other adjusting items (collectively referred to as "Rental Operations revenues and expenses excluded from PNOI," as shown in the table below)following table). Additionally, we do not allocate interest expense, depreciation expense and certain other non-property specific revenues and expenses (collectively referred to as "Non-Segment Items," as shown in the table below)following table) to our individual operating segments.
We evaluate the performance of our Service Operations reportable segment using net income or loss, as allocated to that segment ("Earnings from Service Operations").
The following table shows a reconciliation of our segment-level measures of profitability to consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (in thousands and excluding discontinued operations): 

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 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended March 31,
 2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014
PNOI            
Industrial $97,324
 $88,968
 $284,191
 $254,849
 $96,684
 $85,691
Office 34,894
 30,982
 100,237
 94,959
 14,842
 15,206
Medical Office 23,228
 18,239
 65,592
 51,764
 25,232
 20,805
Non-reportable Rental Operations 929
 1,087
 3,234
 3,138
 
 253
Total PNOI 156,375
 139,276
 453,254
 404,710
PNOI, excluding all sold/held for sale properties

 136,758
 121,955
PNOI from sold/held-for-sale properties included in continuing operations 6,239
 12,423
PNOI, continuing operations

 142,997
 134,378
            
Earnings from Service Operations 7,211
 3,415
 21,415
 18,079
 5,797
 8,549
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental Operations revenues and expenses excluded from PNOI:
Straight-line rental income and expense, net 5,527
 2,942
 16,929
 11,040
 6,697
 4,769
Revenues related to lease buyouts 145
 2,936
 4,365
 9,615
 864
 2,695
Amortization of lease concessions and above and below market rents (1,220) (2,267) (5,376) (6,485) (1,713) (2,211)
Intercompany rents and other adjusting items (1,221) (1,125) (3,323) (3,470) (731) (1,537)
PNOI from sold/held-for-sale properties included in continuing operations 807
 9,332
 11,568
 25,449
Non-Segment Items:            
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated companies 19,178
 (27) 82,325
 50,442
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies 6,246
 2,321
Interest expense (53,343) (56,618) (163,479) (171,365) (49,610) (49,261)
Depreciation expense (95,000) (101,191) (290,700) (289,508) (81,903) (88,298)
Gain on sale of properties 47,143
 
 133,617
 1,108
 23,484
 15,853
Impairment charges on non-depreciable properties (6,368) 
 (8,891) (3,777)
Interest and other income, net 356
 145
 936
 1,219
 338
 351
Other operating expenses (56) (47) (277) (150)
General and administrative expenses (10,573) (10,373) (35,632) (33,225) (17,004) (14,694)
Gain on land sales 3,167
 3,365
 7,208
 3,365
 5,425
 152
Undeveloped land carrying costs (1,773) (2,108) (5,755) (6,837)
Loss on extinguishment of debt 
 
 (139) 
Other operating expenses

 (1,557) (2,216)
Acquisition-related activity (110) (726) (871) (2,506) (28) (14)
Other non-segment revenues and expenses, net (269) (31) (1,041) 491
 (402) (692)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $69,976
 $(13,102) $216,133
 $8,195
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $38,900
 $10,145

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The most comparable GAAP measure to PNOI is income from continuing operations before income taxes. PNOI excludes expenses that materially impact our overall results of operations and, therefore, should not be considered as a substitute for income from continuing operations before income taxes or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, PNOI may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
 
















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Assets by Reportable Segment

The assets for each of the reportable segments at September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 20132014 were as follows (in thousands): 
September 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
March 31,
2015
 December 31,
2014
Assets      
Rental Operations:      
Industrial$4,673,507
 $4,414,740
$4,672,992
 $4,677,047
Office1,378,083
 1,524,501
1,212,796
 1,252,627
Medical Office1,172,615
 1,170,420
1,210,170
 1,229,632
Non-reportable Rental Operations76,736
 81,056
22,909
 71,741
Service Operations157,815
 145,222
155,370
 158,762
Total segment assets7,458,756
 7,335,939
7,274,237
 7,389,809
Non-segment assets425,439
 416,675
456,267
 365,030
Consolidated assets$7,884,195
 $7,752,614
$7,730,504
 $7,754,839

The assets shown above include the amounts designated as held for sale, as of March 31, 2015, in connection with the Suburban Office Portfolio and Midwest Industrial Portfolio sales described in Note 12.

11.    Discontinued Operations and Assets Held-for-Sale
Discontinued Operations
Beginning with our adoption of ASU 2014-08 on April 1, 2014, discontinued operations presentation applies only to disposals representing a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and Impairmentsfinancial results (e.g., a disposal of a major geographical area, a major line of business, a major equity method investment or other major parts of an entity).
On April 1, 2015, we completed the sale of a portfolio of primarily suburban office properties and undeveloped land (the "Suburban Office Portfolio Sale", as defined in Note 12) that had been under agreement for sale since late January 2015. This portfolio was classified as held-for-sale at March 31, 2015. Because of the size of this disposition, and the fact that it represented our exit from the office product type in four geographic markets, we determined that the disposition represented a strategic shift that will have a major effect on our operations and financial results. As such, the in-service properties in this portfolio met the criteria to be classified within discontinued operations. As the result of its classification within discontinued operations, the in-service assets and liabilities of this portfolio are required to be presented as held-for-sale for all prior periods presented in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table illustrates the number of sold or held-for-sale properties included in, or excluded from, discontinued operations:
 
Held-for-Sale at September 30, 2014 Sold in 2014 Sold in 2013 TotalHeld-for-Sale at March 31, 2015 Sold through March 31, 2015 Sold in 2014 Total
  
  
Industrial0 11 6 175 0 11 16
Office0 0 12 1256 0 0 56
Medical Office1 1 6 80 1 1 2
Retail0 0 1 1
Total properties included in discontinued operations1 12 25 3861 1 12 74
Properties excluded from discontinued operations2 11 13 2652 11 17 80
Total properties sold or classified as held-for-sale3 23 38 64113 12 29 154
    

As described in Note 2, we adopted ASU 2014-08 beginning April 1, 2014. Three properties were designated as held-for-sale at March 31, 2014, and met the criteria for discontinued operations that were applicable prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08. Two of these properties were sold during the three months ended June 30, 2014, while one of these properties continues to be designated as held-for-sale at September 30, 2014. No new properties, whether having been disposed of or designated as held-for-sale, have met the criteria for classification as discontinued operations since the adoption of ASU 2014-08.
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For the properties that were classified in discontinued operations, prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08, we allocated interest expense to discontinued operations and have included such interest expense in computing income from discontinued operations. Interest expense allocable to discontinued operations includes interest on any secured debt for properties included in discontinued operations and an allocable share of our consolidated unsecured interest expense for unencumbered properties. The allocation of unsecured interest expense to discontinued operations was

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based upon the gross book value of the unencumbered real estate assets included in discontinued operations as it related to the total gross book value of our unencumbered real estate assets.
The following table illustrates the operational results of the buildings reflected in discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (in thousands):  
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014
Revenues$454
 $11,140
 $2,415
 $39,807
$32,115
 $30,072
Operating expenses(297) (4,144) (1,282) (14,983)(12,386) (12,403)
Depreciation and amortization
 (3,247) (205) (13,969)(3,517) (9,966)
Operating income157
 3,749
 928
 10,855
16,212
 7,703
Interest expense(137) (2,251) (706) (9,310)(6,034) (6,378)
Income before gain on sales20
 1,498
 222
 1,545
10,178
 1,325
Gain on sale of depreciable properties564
 8,441
 22,864
 101,052
18,375
 19,752
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes584
 9,939
 23,086
 102,597
28,553
 21,077
Income tax benefit (expense)555
 
 (2,969) 
Income tax expense
 (2,977)
Income from discontinued operations$1,139
 $9,939
 $20,117
 $102,597
$28,553
 $18,100
There was one medical office property that sold during the three months ended March 31, 2015, which had been classified as held for sale and included in discontinued operations prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08, for which we recognized a gain on sale of $1.3 million. The income tax expense or benefit includedmajority of the remaining amount of gains on sale of depreciable properties recognized in discontinued operations during the period was the result of recognizing previously deferred gains on prior period sales, which had met the criteria for classification within discontinued operations prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08, due to either receiving additional cash or resolving post-sale obligations.
Capital expenditures on a cash basis for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 was triggered by the sale of a property that was partially owned by our taxable REIT subsidiary.
The income tax benefit of $442,000were $8.6 million and income tax expense of $2.6$3.8 million, from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014, respectively, as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, was related to the sale of another property that was partially owned by our taxable REIT subsidiary but, due to continuing involvement in managing the property, was notproperties classified as awithin discontinued operation.
Dividends or distributions on preferred shares or Preferred Units and adjustments for the redemption or repurchase of preferred shares or Preferred Units are allocated entirely to continuing operations for both the General Partner and the Partnership.operations.
Allocation of Noncontrolling Interests - General Partner
The following table illustrates the General Partner's share of the income (loss) attributable to common shareholders from continuing operations and discontinued operations, reduced by the allocation of income or loss between continuing and discontinued operations to the Limited Partner Units, for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2014 2013 2014 2013
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders$60,408
 $(15,874) $188,048
 $(17,741)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders1,125
 9,807
 19,856
 101,211
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$61,533
 $(6,067) $207,904
 $83,470
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2015 2014
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders$36,994
 $823
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders28,250
 17,860
Net income attributable to common shareholders$65,244
 $18,683
Allocation of Noncontrolling Interests - Partnership
Substantially all of the income from discontinued operations for all periods presented in the Partnership's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income is attributable to the common unitholders.


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Properties Held-for-Sale
At September 30, 2014, oneMarch 31, 2015, the 61 in-service property, which wasproperties included in the Suburban Office Portfolio Sale were classified as held-for-sale and included in discontinued operations prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08, met the criteria for designation as held-for-sale. Additionally, twoand 52 in-service properties met the criteria for designationwere classified as held-for-sale subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2014-08, but did not meet the criteria to be classified within discontinued operations.operations (including the "Midwest Industrial Portfolio Sale", as defined in Note 12). The following table illustrates aggregate balance sheet information of these properties at September 30,March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
 September 30, 2014
 Properties Included in Continuing Operations Properties Included in Discontinued Operations Total Held-For-Sale Properties
Real estate investment, net$14,940
 $14,643
 $29,583
Other assets473
 5,358
 5,831
Total assets held-for-sale$15,413
 $20,001
 $35,414
      
Accrued expenses$356
 $262
 $618
Other liabilities87
 
 87
Total liabilities held-for-sale$443
 $262
 $705
Impairment Charges

The following table illustrates impairment charges recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively (in thousands):

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2014 2013 2014 2013
Impairment charges - land$5,915
 $
 $8,438
 $3,777
Impairment charges - building453
 
 453
 
Impairment charges$6,368
 $
 $8,891
 $3,777

During 2014, we refined our strategy for selected parcels of land, whereby we decided that we would dispose of such parcels in the near future as opposed to holding them for development. The change in strategy for this land triggered the requirement to conduct an impairment analysis, which resulted in a determination that these parcels were impaired. We recognized impairment charges of $8.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, primarily as the result of writing down this land to its fair value. As part of determining the fair value of the non-strategic land in connection with the impairment analysis, we considered comparable transactions and, in certain cases, estimates made by national and local independent real estate brokers who were familiar both with the land parcels subject to evaluation as well as with conditions in the specific markets where the land is located. In all cases, members of our senior management who were responsible for the individual markets where the land is located and members of the Company’s accounting and financial management team reviewed the broker’s estimates for factual accuracy and reasonableness. In all cases, we were ultimately responsible for all valuation estimates made in determining the extent of the impairment. Our valuation estimates primarily relied upon Level 3 inputs, as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
 March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014
 Properties Included in Continuing Operations Properties Included in Discontinued Operations 
Total
Held-For-Sale Properties
 Properties Included in Continuing Operations Properties Included in Discontinued Operations 
Total
 Held-For-Sale Properties
Land and improvements$36,236
 $121,149
 $157,385
 $21,347
 $126,921
 $148,268
Buildings and tenant improvements168,893
 702,820
 871,713
 36,925
 721,398
 758,323
Undeveloped land13,736
 
 13,736
 12,443
 
 12,443
Accumulated depreciation(51,217) (234,132) (285,349) (23,071) (247,269) (270,340)
Deferred leasing and other costs, net6,626
 42,152
 48,778
 3,480
 44,840
 48,320
Other assets5,896
 27,859
 33,755
 562
 27,475
 28,037
Total assets held-for-sale$180,170
 $659,848
 $840,018
 $51,686
 $673,365
 $725,051
            
Secured debt$1,097
 $40,600
 $41,697
 $
 $40,764
 $40,764
Accrued expenses4,685
 6,934
 11,619
 233
 5,180
 5,413
Other liabilities2,228
 9,561
 11,789
 434
 12,481
 12,915
Total liabilities held-for-sale$8,010
 $57,095
 $65,105
 $667
 $58,425
 $59,092

12.    Subsequent Events
Declaration of Dividends/Distributions
The General Partner's board of directors declared the following dividends/distributions at its regularly scheduled board meeting held on OctoberApril 29, 2014:2015:

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Class of stock/unitsQuarterly Amount per Share or Unit Record Date Payment Date
Common$0.17 NovemberMay 14, 20142015 November 28, 2014
Preferred (per depositary share or unit):


Series K$0.406250November 14, 2014November 28, 2014
Series L$0.412500November 14, 2014November 28, 2014May 29, 2015
AmendedSuburban Office Portfolio Sale
On April 1, 2015, we completed the previously announced suburban office portfolio sale (the "Suburban Office Portfolio Sale") to a joint venture with affiliates of Starwood Capital Group, Vanderbilt Partners and Restated Unsecured LineTrinity Capital Advisors for approximately $1.1 billion.
The Suburban Office Portfolio Sale includes all of Credit Agreementthe company’s wholly-owned, in-service suburban office properties located in Nashville, Raleigh, South Florida and St. Louis. The portfolio includes approximately 6.7 million square feet across 61 buildings and 57 acres of undeveloped land. One additional office asset currently under construction in Raleigh is expected to be sold upon completion in late 2015.
Midwest Industrial Portfolio Sale
On April 8, 2015, we completed the sale of 51 non-strategic industrial properties for $270.0 million. These properties totaled 5.2 million square feet and were located in primarily Midwest markets.
Tender Offer
In October 2014, we extendedMarch 2015, the Partnership's linePartnership commenced a tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase for a combined aggregate purchase price (exclusive of credit through January 2019 (with two six-month extension options) while increasing its borrowing capacity from $850.0 million to $1.2 billion, with the accordion feature remaining at $400.0 million for an aggregate total possible commitmentaccrued and unpaid interest) of up to $1.6 billion, and reducing the interest rate on$500.0 million among certain of its outstanding borrowings from LIBOR plus 1.25% to LIBOR plus 1.05%. Additionally, the amendment extended the term

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series of unsecured notes. A portion of the Partnership's existing variable rate term loan until January 2019 (withproceeds from the Suburban Office Portfolio Sale were used to fund this Tender Offer, which resulted in the repurchase of notes having a one-year extension option), and such variable rate term loan now bears interest atface value of $424.9 million, for a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.15% basedcash payment of $500.0 million. The repurchase was completed on the Partnership's current credit ratings.April 3, 2015.




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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to help the reader understand our operations and our present business environment. Management's Discussion and Analysis is provided as a supplement to and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, contained in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Report") and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, contained in Part IV, Item 15 of our combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013,2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 21, 201420, 2015 for Duke Realty Corporation (the "General Partner") and Duke Realty Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"). As used herein, the terms the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership.
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this Report, including, without limitation, those related to our future operations, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "believe," "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "seek," "may," "could" and similar expressions or statements regarding future periods are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any predictions of future results, performance or achievements that we express or imply in this Report. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may affect future results include, among others:
Changes in general economic and business conditions, including the financial condition of our tenants and the value of our real estate assets;
The General Partner's continued qualification as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
Heightened competition for tenants and potential decreases in property occupancy;
Potential changes in the financial markets and interest rates;
Volatility in the General Partner's stock price and trading volume;
Our continuing ability to raise funds on favorable terms;
Our ability to successfully identify, acquire, develop and/or manage properties on terms that are favorable to us;
Potential increases in real estate construction costs;
Our ability to successfully dispose of properties on terms that are favorable to us, including, without limitation, through one or more transactions that are consistent with our previously disclosed strategic plans;
Our ability to retain our current credit ratings;
Inherent risks in the real estate business, including, but not limited to, tenant defaults, potential liability relating to environmental matters and liquidity of real estate investments; and
Other risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other reports and other public filings with the SEC.
Although we presently believe that the plans, expectations and results expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change, as they involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including those beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict the nature, or assess the potential impact, of each new factor on our business. Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that arise after the statement is made, except as otherwise may be required by law.


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The above list of risks and uncertainties is only a summary of some of the most important factors and is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional information regarding risk factors that may affect us is included in our combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013,2014, which we filed with the SEC on February 21, 2014 for the General Partner and the Partnership.20, 2015. The risk factors contained in our Annual Report are updated by us from time to time in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other public filings. 
Business Overview
The General Partner is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that began operations in 1986 and is the sole general partner of the Partnership. The Partnership is a limited partnership formed in 1993, at which time all of the properties and related assets and liabilities of the General Partner, as well as proceeds from a secondary offering of the General Partner's common shares, were contributed to the Partnership. Simultaneously, the Partnership completed the acquisition of Duke Associates, a full-service commercial real estate firm operating in the Midwest whose operations began in 1972. We operate the General Partner and the Partnership as one enterprise, and therefore, our discussion and analysis refers to the General Partner and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Partnership, collectively. A more complete description of our business, and of management's philosophy and priorities, is included in our 20132014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
At September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, we:
Owned or jointly controlled 733720 industrial, office and medical office and other properties, of which 709700 properties with more than 146.2approximately 147.5 million square feet were in service and 2420 properties with more thanapproximately 8.35.4 million square feet were under development. The 709700 in-service properties were comprised of 617615 consolidated properties with more than 125.2approximately 127.5 million square feet and 9285 jointly controlled unconsolidated properties with more than 21.020.0 million square feet. The 2420 properties under development consisted of 2217 consolidated properties with approximately 7.13.9 million square feet and twothree jointly controlled unconsolidated properties with more than 1.2approximately 1.5 million square feet.
Owned includingdirectly, or through ownership interests in unconsolidated joint ventures more than 3,700(with acreage not adjusted for our percentage ownership interest), approximately 3,600 acres of land and controlled more than 1,6501,500 acres through purchase options.
A key component of our overall strategy is to increase our investment in quality industrial and medical office properties in both existing and select new markets and to reduce our investment in suburban office properties and other non-strategic assets.
We have four reportable operating segments at September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the first three of which consist of the ownership and rental of (i) industrial, (ii) office and (iii) medical office real estate investments. The operations of our industrial, office and medical office properties, along with our retail properties, are collectively referred to as "Rental Operations." Our retail properties, as well as any other properties not included in our reportable segments, do not by themselves meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation as a reportable segment. The fourth reportable segment consists of various real estate services such as property management, asset management, maintenance, leasing, development, general contractor and construction management to third-party property owners and joint ventures, and is collectively referred to as "Service Operations." Our reportable segments offer different products or services and are managed separately because each segment requires different operating strategies and management expertise. Our Service Operations segment also includes our taxable REIT subsidiary, a legal entity through which certain of the segment's operations are conducted.
Key Performance Indicators
Our operating results depend primarily upon rental income from our Rental Operations. The following discussion highlights the areas of Rental Operations that we consider critical drivers of future revenues.



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Occupancy Analysis
Our ability to maintain high occupancy rates is a principal driver of maintaining and increasing rental revenue. The following table sets forth percent leased and average net effective rent information regarding our in-service portfolio

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of rental properties, including properties classified within both continuing and discontinued operations, at September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively (in thousands, except percentage data): respectively:
Total Square Feet 
Percent of
Total Square Feet
 Percent Leased* Average Annual Net Effective Rent**
Total Square Feet
(in thousands)
 
Percent of
Total Square Feet
 Percent Leased* Average Annual Net Effective Rent**
Type2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Industrial106,503 103,310 85.1% 82.8% 96.4% 94.7% $3.99 $3.91110,110
 104,590
 86.4% 84.2% 96.4% 94.9% $4.05 $3.93
Office13,572 15,950 10.8% 12.8% 87.7% 87.2% $13.25 $13.4012,181
 14,428
 9.5% 11.6% 89.2% 87.8% $10.81 $13.38
Medical Office4,778 5,172 3.8% 4.1% 93.4% 93.4% $23.58 $21.935,170
 4,780
 4.1% 3.9% 93.8% 93.4% $23.10 $22.70
Other348 348 0.3% 0.3% 85.2% 83.7% $19.85 $19.80
 348
 % 0.3% % 85.7% $0.00 $19.75
Total Consolidated125,201 124,780 100.0% 100.0% 95.3% 93.7% $5.69 $5.82127,461
 124,146
 100.0% 100.0% 95.6% 94.0% $5.41 $5.72
                     
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures21,039 22,224     96.1% 92.7% $7.09 $7.3920,023
 22,413
     96.0% 94.1% $5.84 $8.15
Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Ventures146,240 147,004     95.4% 93.5% $5.77 $5.91147,484
 146,559
     95.7% 94.0% $5.43 $5.85
*Represents the percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced.**Represents average annual base rental payments per leased square foot, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, from space leased to tenants at the end of the most recent reporting period. This amount excludes additional amounts paid by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses.
The total percent leased of our in-service properties, including unconsolidated joint ventures, would have been 96.0% if the Suburban Office Portfolio and Midwest Industrial Portfolio sales (as defined in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) that took place in early April 2015 had closed on March 31, 2015.
Vacancy Activity
The following table sets forth vacancy activity, shown in square feet, regarding our in-service rental properties, including properties classified within both continuing and discontinued operations, at September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, (in thousands):

Consolidated Properties Unconsolidated Joint Venture Properties Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Venture PropertiesConsolidated Properties Unconsolidated Joint Venture Properties Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Venture Properties
Vacant square feet at December 31, 20137,368
 1,165
 8,533
Vacant square feet at December 31, 20146,041
 797
 6,838
Completed Development70
 
 70
147
 
 147
Dispositions(130) (178) (308)(181) 
 (181)
Expirations6,331
 877
 7,208
1,707
 86
 1,793
Early lease terminations1,764
 128
 1,892
152
 103
 255
Property structural changes/other(17) 
 (17)2
 
 2
Leasing of previously vacant space(9,489) (1,163) (10,652)(2,292) (195) (2,487)
Vacant square feet at September 30, 20145,897
 829
 6,726
Vacant square feet at March 31, 20155,576
 791
 6,367

Of the vacant square footage shown in the table above, approximately 833,000 square feet was in the properties that were sold in the Suburban Office Portfolio and Midwest Industrial Portfolio sales (see Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

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The initial leasing of development projects or vacant space in acquired properties is referred to as first generation lease activity. The leasing of such space that we have previously held under lease is referred to as second generation lease activity. The total leasing activity for our consolidated rental properties, expressed in square feet of leases signed during the period, is as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014
New Leasing Activity - First Generation690 1,461 4,619 3,3071,745 1,439
New Leasing Activity - Second Generation3,236 1,759 7,424 6,088914 2,544
Renewal Leasing Activity1,608 2,143 5,658 7,0153,582 1,677
Total Consolidated Leasing Activity5,534 5,363 17,701 16,4106,241 5,660
Unconsolidated Joint Venture Leasing Activity379 863 2,719 2,174897 370
Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Venture Leasing Activity5,913 6,226 20,420 18,5847,138 6,030
NewThe decrease in new second generation leasing activity for first generation leases increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2014,was largely due to strong renewal leasing volume and higher occupancy levels resulting in less vacant space to lease up.
The increase in renewal leasing activity, when compared to the same periodthree months ended March 31, 2014, was driven by an increase in 2013, due to new build-to-suit development startsthe total square feet of leases up for renewal and the lease-up of speculative developments. New leasing activityan increased tenant retention rate for second generation leases increasedsuch leases. Our tenant retention rate for the three and nine month periodsperiod ended September 30, 2014 dueMarch 31, 2015 for consolidated properties increased to backfilling a significant portion of expiring leases that were not renewed. The increase in the leasing volume within unconsolidated joint ventures77.6% from 65.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was also mainly the result of build-to-suit development activity.corresponding period in 2014.
New Second Generation Leases
The following table sets forth the estimated costs of tenant improvements and leasing commissions, on a per square foot basis, that we are obligated to fulfill under the new second generation leases signed for our rental properties during the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (square feet data in thousands):
Square Feet of New Second Generation Leases Signed Average Term in Years Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot Leasing Commissions per Square FootSquare Feet of New Second Generation Leases Signed Average Term in Years Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot Leasing Commissions per Square Foot
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Three Months                 
Industrial2,885 1,462 7.1
 4.6
 $1.87 $1.72 $1.52 $1.28798 2,382 6.5
 7.5
 $2.58 $2.84 $1.64 $1.94
Office345 293 6.9
 6.0
 $21.04 $14.21 $7.59 $6.80105 148 5.3
 5.7
 $11.55 $19.25 $6.15 $5.16
Medical Office6 4 7.7
 4.2
 $28.10 $10.00 $10.95 $2.8011 14 5.3
 6.0
 $15.23 $20.68 $7.61 $8.68
Total Consolidated3,236 1,759 7.0
 4.9
 $3.96 $3.82 $2.18 $2.20914 2,544 6.3
 7.4
 $3.76 $3.89 $2.23 $2.16
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures134 157 5.2
 7.2
 $0.71 $5.19 $1.21 $2.66169 73 4.2
 2.3
 $8.44 $4.45 $7.30 $3.82
Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Ventures3,370 1,916 7.0
 5.0
 $3.83 $3.93 $2.14 $2.241,083 2,617 6.0
 7.2
 $4.49 $3.91 $3.02 $2.21
     
Nine Months     
Industrial6,627 5,125 7.2
 5.0
 $2.45 $2.18 $1.78 $1.42
Office765 931 6.2
 6.7
 $18.35 $16.97 $6.78 $7.34
Medical Office32 32 6.9
 4.6
 $29.08 $10.05 $8.30 $1.43
Total Consolidated7,424 6,088 7.1
 5.2
 $4.21 $4.48 $2.33 $2.32
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures631 650 4.7
 5.6
 $1.96 $3.95 $1.62 $1.99
Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Ventures8,055 6,738 6.9
 5.3
 $4.03 $4.43 $2.27 $2.29
Of the new second generation leases executed during the three months ended March 31, 2015, approximately 70,000 square feet were in properties sold as part of the Suburban Office Portfolio and Midwest Industrial Portfolio sales (see Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) in early April.
Lease Renewals
The following table summarizes our lease renewal activity within our rental properties for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (square feet data in thousands):

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Square Feet of Leases Renewed Percent of Expiring Leases Renewed Average Term in Years Growth (Decline) in Net Effective Rents* Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot Leasing Commissions per Square FootSquare Feet of Leases Renewed Percent of Expiring Leases Renewed Average Term in Years Growth (Decline) in Net Effective Rents* Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot Leasing Commissions per Square Foot
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Three Months                        
Industrial1,387
 1,459
 54.5% 51.8% 4.9 4.2 7.1% 8.8 % $1.12 $0.92 $1.17 $1.183,480
 1,511
 78.5% 66.1% 7.4 4.1 10.0 % 8.1% $1.84 $0.26 $1.44 $0.65
Office173
 669
 75.0% 78.5% 4.6 5.0 6.7% (2.7)% $8.70 $7.21 $4.70 $5.2880
 148
 53.7% 57.8% 5.3 4.0 8.4 % 6.3% $5.79 $4.46 $5.00 $3.35
Medical Office48
 15
 82.2% 61.2% 4.9 4.0 15.3% 2.5 % $4.19 $4.25 $5.26 $2.0422
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 63.7% 55.4% 3.7 5.0 7.0 % 20.8% $4.06 $0.00 $1.68 $4.00
Total Consolidated1,608 2,143 56.7% 58.0% 4.9 4.4 7.8% 1.9 % $2.03 $2.91 $1.67 $2.473,582
 1,677
 77.6% 65.1% 7.3 4.1 9.8 % 8.2% $1.95 $0.62 $1.52 $0.93
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures242 670 63.9% 99.0% 5.5 4.9 22.1% 7.1 % $1.25 $1.07 $1.59 $1.27277
 284
 88.8% 63.5% 2.0 2.3 (1.6)% 6.9% $0.35 $0.27 $0.56 $0.68
Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Ventures1,850 2,813 57.6% 64.4% 5.0 4.5 9.0% 2.7 % $1.92 $2.47 $1.66 $2.183,859
 1,961
 78.3% 64.9% 6.9 3.8 8.8 % 7.9% $1.83 $0.57 $1.46 $0.89
            
Nine Months            
Industrial5,042
 5,461
 62.0% 54.7% 4.5 4.3 7.0% 3.5 % $0.69 $0.68 $1.08 $0.85
Office539
 1,524
 66.3% 81.7% 4.7 4.8 8.1% (1.2)% $6.10 $5.53 $3.76 $4.70
Medical Office77
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 66.8% 27.3% 4.8 4.0 14.7% 1.7 % $2.63 $4.96 $4.60 $3.74
Total Consolidated5,658
 7,015
 62.4% 58.7% 4.6 4.4 7.6% 1.1 % $1.23 $1.75 $1.39 $1.70
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures1,456
 1,386
 76.5% 83.3% 5.7 4.4 9.4% 8.1 % $5.11 $1.80 $4.20 $1.47
Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Ventures7,114
 8,401
 64.9% 61.7% 4.8 4.4 8.0% 2.1 % $2.03 $1.76 $1.96 $1.66
* Represents the percentage change in net effective rent between the original leases and the renewal leases. Net effective rents represent average annual base rental payments, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, excluding operating expense reimbursements.
Of the renewal leases executed during the three months ended March 31, 2015, approximately 524,000 square feet were in properties that were sold in early April as part of the Suburban Office Portfolio and Midwest Industrial Portfolio sales (see Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Growth in net effective rents on renewalfor the period ended March 31, 2015, for consolidated and joint venture properties combined, would have been 8.4% if those leases improved when compared to activity during the comparable periods in 2013, and reflects what we believe to be increased asking rents across many of our markets.would have been excluded.
Lease Expirations
Our ability to maintain and improve occupancy rates and net effective rents primarily depends upon our continuing ability to re-lease expiring space. The table below reflects our consolidated in-service portfolio lease expiration schedule, includingexcluding the number of expiring leases as well asin properties that were sold in the square footageSuburban Office Portfolio and annualized net effective rent for expiring leases by property type,Midwest Industrial Portfolio sales in early April, at September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 (in thousands, except percentage data and number of leases):

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Total Consolidated Portfolio Industrial Office Medical Office OtherTotal Consolidated Portfolio Industrial Office Medical Office
Year of
Expiration
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 No. of Leases 
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 Ann.  Rent Revenue* 
Square
Feet
 Ann.  Rent Revenue*
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 Number of Leases 
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 Ann. Rent Revenue*
Remainder of 20141,412
 $7,848
 120 1,127
 $4,630
 237
 $2,546
 48
 $672
 
 $
201510,701
 53,701
 307 9,197
 34,900
 1,458
 17,949
 38
 676
 8
 176
Remainder of 20155,488
 $26,617
 372 4,956
 $19,946
 490
 $6,014
 42
 $657
201614,264
 68,746
 334 12,659
 46,282
 1,383
 17,928
 201
 4,119
 21
 417
11,892
 52,634
 374 11,004
 40,011
 688
 8,552
 200
 4,071
201715,425
 74,812
 325 13,916
 53,248
 1,258
 16,061
 181
 3,811
 70
 1,692
13,724
 58,068
 359 13,121
 49,700
 417
 4,495
 186
 3,873
201811,808
 69,699
 292 9,768
 38,262
 1,584
 20,314
 380
 9,678
 76
 1,445
11,175
 54,937
 320 10,211
 38,845
 579
 6,360
 385
 9,732
201913,497
 74,322
 286 11,637
 46,388
 1,542
 20,218
 306
 7,432
 12
 284
12,590
 63,227
 311 11,507
 45,814
 767
 9,767
 316
 7,646
202012,438
 71,488
 164 10,672
 43,736
 1,264
 17,745
 491
 9,731
 11
 276
12,609
 63,383
 208 11,813
 50,248
 372
 4,186
 424
 8,949
20218,882
 47,694
 136 7,739
 30,785
 901
 11,256
 229
 5,381
 13
 272
8,130
 40,742
 153 7,386
 29,292
 496
 5,789
 248
 5,661
20226,950
 34,584
 81 6,386
 23,818
 223
 3,603
 319
 6,717
 22
 446
6,862
 31,940
 95 6,476
 24,445
 65
 731
 321
 6,764
20232,783
 22,597
 55 2,093
 10,531
 368
 5,371
 316
 6,546
 6
 149
2,480
 19,752
 66 1,879
 9,208
 194
 2,992
 407
 7,552
2024 and Thereafter21,143
 152,760
 142 17,445
 76,807
 1,687
 24,698
 1,955
 50,518
 56
 737
20247,327
 38,430
 55 6,843
 29,912
 358
 5,256
 126
 3,262
2025 and Thereafter18,547
 129,043
 110 15,870
 69,010
 482
 6,161
 2,195
 53,872
Total Leased119,303
 $678,251
 2,242 102,639
 $409,387
 11,905
 $157,689
 4,464
 $105,281
 295
 $5,894
110,824
 $578,773
 2,423 101,066
 $406,431
 4,908
 $60,303
 4,850
 $112,039
                                  
Total Portfolio Square Feet125,201
   106,503
   13,572
   4,778
   348
  115,462
   104,595
   5,697
   5,170
  
Percent Leased95.3%   96.4%   87.7%   93.4%   85.2%  96.0%   96.6%   86.2%   93.8%  
* Annualized rental revenue represents average annual base rental payments, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, from space leased to tenants at the end of the most recent reporting period. Annualized rental revenue excludes additional amounts paid by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses.

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Information on current market rents can be difficult to obtain, is highly subjective, and is often not directly comparable between properties. As a result, we believe the increase or decrease in net effective rent on lease renewals, as previously defined, is the most objective and meaningful relationship between rents on leases expiring in the near-term and current market rents.
Acquisition Activity
Our decision process in determining whether or not to acquire a target property or portfolio of properties involves several factors, including expected rent growth, multiple yield metrics, property locations and expected demographic growth in each location, current occupancy of the target properties, tenant profile and remaining terms of the in-place leases in the target properties. We pursue both brokered and non-brokered acquisitions, and it is difficult to predict which markets and product types may present acquisition opportunities that align with our strategy. Because of the numerous factors considered in our acquisition decisions, we do not establish specific target yields for future acquisitions.
We acquired three properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 17five properties during the year ended December 31, 2013.2014. We have not completed any significant acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table summarizes the acquisition price, percent leased at time of acquisition and in-place yields, by product type, for these acquisitions (in thousands, except percentage data):

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Year-to-Date 2014 Acquisitions Full Year 2013 Acquisitions Full Year 2014 Acquisitions
TypeAcquisition Price* In-Place Yield** Percent Leased at Acquisition Date*** Acquisition Price* In-Place Yield** Percent Leased at Acquisition Date*** Acquisition Price* In-Place Yield** Percent Leased at Acquisition Date***
Industrial$99,438
 6.2% 100.0% $532,808
 6.1% 100.0% $118,488
 6.2% 100.0%
Medical Office
 % % 20,500
 6.9% 82.3% 12,523
 7.2% 100.0%
Total$99,438
 6.2% 100.0% $553,308
 6.2% 99.8% $131,011
 6.3% 100.0%
                 
* Includes real estate assets and net acquired lease-related intangible assets, including above or below market leases, but excludes other acquired working capital assets and liabilities.** In-place yields of completed acquisitions are calculated as the current annualized net rental payments from space leased to tenants at the date of acquisition, divided by the acquisition price of the acquired real estate. Annualized net rental payments are comprised of base rental payments, excluding additional amounts payable by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses, less current annualized operating expenses not recovered through tenant reimbursements.*** Represents percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced, at the date of acquisition.
Disposition Activity
We regularly work to identify, consider and pursue opportunities to dispose of properties on an opportunistic basis and on a basis that is generally consistent with our strategic plans.
We sold 2312 buildings during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and 3829 buildings during the year ended December 31, 2013.2014. The following table summarizes the sales prices, in-place yields and percent leased, by product type, of these buildings (in thousands, except percentage data):

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Year-to-Date 2014 Dispositions Full Year 2013 Dispositions 
Dispositions for the three months ended
March 31, 2015
 Full Year 2014 Dispositions
TypeSales Price In-Place Yield* Percent Leased** Sales Price In-Place Yield* Percent Leased** Sales Price In-Place Yield* Percent Leased** Sales Price In-Place Yield* Percent Leased**
Industrial$46,000
 9.0% 96.3% $16,499
 6.3% 50.1% $41,500
 6.5% 100.0% $70,807
 4.9% 60.7%
Office278,450
 7.8% 91.6% 219,254
 8.3% 91.6% 19,378
 10.2% 66.7% 348,990
 7.5% 89.3%
Medical Office57,400
 6.4% 100.0% 285,850
 6.4% 89.1% 20,400
 6.8% 100.0% 57,400
 6.5% 100.0%
Other
 % % 188,000
 5.0% 89.8% 40,250
 9.0% 83.4% 
 % %
Total$381,850
 7.7% 94.1% $709,603
 6.6% 86.5% $121,528
 8.0% 87.1% $477,197
 7.0% 76.8%
                       
* In-place yields of completed dispositions are calculated as current annualized net rental payments from space leased to tenants at the date of sale, divided by the sales price of the real estate. Annualized net rental payments are comprised of base rental payments, excluding additional amounts payable by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses, less current annualized operating expenses not recovered through tenant reimbursements.** Represents percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases where the leases have commenced.
The majorityOn April 1, 2015, we completed the Suburban Office Portfolio Sale, which includes all of the industrial disposition activity duringcompany’s wholly-owned, in-service suburban office properties located in Nashville, Raleigh, South Florida and St. Louis. One additional office asset currently under construction in Raleigh is expected to be sold upon completion in late 2015.
On April 8, 2015, we completed the nine months ended September 30, 2014 related to the sale of light industrial, also known as flex industrial, properties. The higher in-place yield on these property sales was in large part the result of the pricing for a nine-building portfolio of lightMidwest Industrial Portfolio Sale which includes 51 non-strategic industrial properties, in Indianapolis, Indiana that had a significant amount of its leases expiring in the near future.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, dispositions of office properties were comprised of a portfolio of six office properties, totaling more than 1.0 million square feet, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The higher in-place yield on this portfolio sale was driven by a significant amount of the properties' leases expiring before the end of 2016.primarily Midwest markets.
Development
At September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, we had 8.35.4 million square feet of property under development with total estimated costs upon completion of $650.2$468.7 million compared to 2.37.5 million square feet with total estimated costs upon completion

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of $435.5$645.5 million at September 30, 2013.March 31, 2014. The square footage and estimated costs include both consolidated properties and unconsolidated joint venture development activity at 100%.
The following table summarizes our properties under development at September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 (in thousands, except percentage data): 
Ownership Type
Square
Feet
 
Percent
Leased
 
Total
Estimated
Project Costs

 
Total
Incurred
to Date

 
Amount
Remaining
to be Spent

Square
Feet
 
Percent
Leased
 
Total
Estimated
Project Costs

 
Total
Incurred
to Date

 
Amount
Remaining
to be Spent

Consolidated properties7,075
 66% $602,920
 $367,384
 $235,536
3,895 63% $407,290
 $181,438
 $225,852
Unconsolidated joint venture properties1,241
 25% 47,310
 14,480
 32,830
1,480 37% 61,452
 28,999
 32,453
Total8,316
 59% $650,230
 $381,864
 $268,366
5,375 55% $468,742
 $210,437
 $258,305
The development pipeline under construction, for consolidated properties, at March 31, 2015 includes one suburban office property that is under contract to sell upon completion to the same buyer as the Suburban Office Portfolio Sale.
Supplemental Performance Measures
In addition to net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, we assess and measure the overall operating results of the General Partner and the Partnership using certain non-GAAP supplemental performance measures, which include (i) Funds From Operations ("FFO"), (ii) Property Level Net Operating Income - Cash Basis ("PNOI") and (iii) Same Property Net Operating Income - Cash Basis ("SPNOI").
These non-GAAP metrics are commonly used by industry analysts and investors as supplemental operating performance measures of REITs and are viewed by management to be useful indicators of operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry analysts and investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. Management believes that the

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use of FFO, PNOI and SPNOI, combined with net income (which remains the primary measure of performance), improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and makes comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful.
The most comparable GAAP measure to FFO is net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, while the most comparable GAAP measure to PNOI and SPNOI is income from continuing operations before income taxes.
FFO, PNOI and SPNOI each exclude expenses that materially impact our overall results of operations and, therefore, should not be considered as a substitute for net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, income from continuing operations before income taxes, or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, these metrics may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
Funds From Operations
The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") created FFO as a non-GAAP supplemental measure of REIT operating performance. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents GAAP net income (loss), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP, gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated real estate assets, impairment charges related to depreciable real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We calculate FFO in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of NAREIT.
Management believes that the use of FFO as a performance measure enables investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the long-term assets that form the core of a REIT's activity and assists them in comparing these operating results between periods or between different companies that use the NAREIT definition of FFO.
The following table shows a reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders to the calculation of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders for the three and

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nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2014 2013 2014 2013
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner$61,533
 $(6,067) $207,904
 $83,470
Add back: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership795
 (92) 2,738
 1,142
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership62,328
 (6,159) 210,642
 84,612
Adjustments:       
Depreciation and amortization95,000
 104,438
 290,905
 303,477
Company share of joint venture depreciation and amortization7,827
 7,127
 21,004
 20,730
Impairment charges - depreciable property453
 
 453
 
Gains on depreciable property sales—wholly owned(47,707) (8,441) (156,481) (102,160)
Income tax (benefit) expense triggered by depreciable property sales(997) 
 5,564
 
Gains on depreciable property sales—share of joint venture(17,370) (155) (75,652) (48,960)
Funds From Operations attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership$99,534
 $96,810
 $296,435
 $257,699
Additional General Partner Adjustments:       
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership(795) 92
 (2,738) (1,142)
        Noncontrolling interest share of adjustments(475) (1,384) (1,114) (2,339)
Funds From Operations attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner$98,264
 $95,518
 $292,583
 $254,218
Income tax expense or benefit, from both continuing and discontinued operations, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, was the result of the sales of properties that were partially owned by our taxable REIT subsidiary. As such, the income tax expense for the period is excluded from FFO.
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2015 2014
Net income attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner$65,244
 $18,683
Add back: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership699
 250
Net income attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership65,943
 18,933
Adjustments:   
Depreciation and amortization85,420
 98,264
Company share of joint venture depreciation and amortization4,928
 6,396
Gains on depreciable property sales—wholly owned(41,859) (35,605)
Income tax expense triggered by depreciable property sales1,484
 5,651
Gains/losses on depreciable property sales—share of joint venture(1,544) 165
Funds From Operations attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership$114,372
 $93,804
Additional General Partner Adjustments:   
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership(699) (250)
        Noncontrolling interest share of adjustments(514) (991)
Funds From Operations attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner$113,159
 $92,563
Property Level Net Operating Income - Cash Basis

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PNOI is comprised of rental revenues from continuing operations less rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing operations, along with certain other adjusting items that are detailed in the table below. As a performance metric that consists of only the cash-based revenues and expenses directly related to ongoing real estate rental operations, PNOI is narrower in scope than FFO.
PNOI, as we calculate it, may not be directly comparable to similarly titled, but differently calculated, measures for other REITs. We believe that PNOI is another useful supplemental performance measure, as it is an input in many REIT valuation models and it provides a means by which to evaluate the performance of the properties within our Rental Operations segments.
The major factors influencing PNOI are occupancy levels, acquisitions and sales, development properties that achieve stabilized operations, rental rate increases or decreases, and the recoverability of operating expenses. PNOI was calculated as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014
Rental and related revenue from continuing operations - Rental Operations segments$230,297
 $220,070
 $698,838
 $642,819
$212,791
 $207,667
Rental and real estate tax expenses from continuing operations - Rental Operations segments(69,884) (68,976) (221,421) (201,960)(64,677) (69,573)
Less adjusting items, continuing operations:          
PNOI from sold/held-for-sale properties included in continuing operations(807) (9,332) (11,568) (25,449)
Straight-line rental income and expense, net(5,527) (2,942) (16,929) (11,040)(6,697) (4,769)
Revenues related to lease buyouts(145) (2,936) (4,365) (9,615)(864) (2,695)
Amortization of lease concessions and above and below market rents1,220
 2,267
 5,376
 6,485
1,713
 2,211
Intercompany rents and other adjusting items1,221
 1,125
 3,323
 3,470
731
 1,537
PNOI, Continuing Operations$156,375
 $139,276
 $453,254
 $404,710
$142,997
 $134,378
A reconciliation of PNOI for our Rental Operations segments to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes is provided in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report. PNOI from continuing operations increased largely as the result of acquisitions and developments placed in service and improved occupancy, partially offset by the impact of property dispositions, as is described further in the Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 to Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and in the Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2014, to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013, below.
Same Property Net Operating Income - Cash Basis
We also evaluate the performance of our properties, including our share of properties we jointly control, on a "same property" basis, using a metric referred to as SPNOI. We view SPNOI as a useful supplemental performance measure because it improves comparability between periods by eliminating the effects of changes in the composition of our portfolio.
On an individual property basis, with the exception that SPNOI includes revenues from lease buyouts that are individually less than $250,000, SPNOI is computed in a consistent manner as PNOI.
We have defined our same property portfolio, for the three months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, as those properties that have been owned and in operation throughout the twenty-four months ended September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. In addition to excluding properties that have not been owned and in operation for the twenty-four months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, we have also excluded properties from our same property portfolio where revenues from individual lease buyouts in excess of $250,000 have been recognized. A reconciliation of SPNOI to PNOI and income or loss from continuing operations before income taxes is presented as follows (in thousands):

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 Three Months Ended September 30,Percent Three Months Ended March 31,Percent
 2014 2013Change 2015 2014Change
SPNOI $127,202
 $119,959
6.0% $109,040
 $102,120
6.8%
Less share of SPNOI from unconsolidated joint ventures (9,757) (9,226)  (7,839) (7,627) 
Less lease buyouts (same property) individually less than $250 (149) (94) 
Lease buyouts (same property population) excluded from computation of SPNOI 365
 409
 
PNOI excluded from the same property population 39,079
 28,637
  35,192
 27,053
 
PNOI $156,375
 $139,276
 
Earnings from Service Operations 7,211
 3,415
  5,797
 8,549
 
Rental Operations revenues and expenses excluded from PNOI 4,038
 11,818
  11,356
 16,139
 
Non-Segment Items (97,648) (167,611)  (115,011) (136,498) 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $69,976
 $(13,102)  $38,900
 $10,145
 
Note - SPNOI for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 is not presented above, as it is not calculated by the Company and is not utilized by the Company's management to evaluate the performance of its properties.

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The composition of the line items titled "Rental Operations revenues and expenses excluded from PNOI" and "Non-Segment Items" from the table above are shown in greater detail in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report.

We believe that the factors that impact SPNOI are generally the same as those that impact PNOI. The following table details the number of properties, square feet, average occupancy and cash rental rates for the properties included in SPNOI for the respective periods:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended March 31,
 2014 2013 2015 2014
Number of properties 617 617 507 507
Square feet (in thousands) (1) 104,908 104,908 96,107 96,107
Average commencement occupancy percentage (2) 93.9% 92.4% 95.7% 93.0%
Average rental rate - cash basis (3) $5.52 $5.44 $5.08 $5.00
(1) Includes the total square feet of the consolidated properties that are in the same property population as well as 6.2 million square feet of space for unconsolidated joint ventures, which represents our ratable share of the 17.8 million total square feet of space for buildings owned by unconsolidated joint ventures that are in the same property population.
(1) Includes the total square feet of the consolidated properties that are in the same property population as well as 5.6 million square feet of space for unconsolidated joint ventures, which represents our ratable share of the 16.6 million total square feet of space for buildings owned by unconsolidated joint ventures that are in the same property population.(1) Includes the total square feet of the consolidated properties that are in the same property population as well as 5.6 million square feet of space for unconsolidated joint ventures, which represents our ratable share of the 16.6 million total square feet of space for buildings owned by unconsolidated joint ventures that are in the same property population.
(2) Commencement occupancy represents the percentage of total square feet where the leases have commenced.
(3) Represents the average annualized contractual rent per square foot for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 for tenants in occupancy in properties in the same property population. Cash rent does not include the tenant's obligation to pay property operating expenses and real estate taxes. If a tenant was within a free rent period at September 30, 2014 or 2013 its rent would equal zero for purposes of this metric.
(3) Represents the average annualized contractual rent per square foot for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 for tenants in occupancy in properties in the same property population. Cash rent does not include the tenant's obligation to pay property operating expenses and real estate taxes. If a tenant was within a free rent period at March 31, 2015 or 2014 its rent would equal zero for purposes of this metric.(3) Represents the average annualized contractual rent per square foot for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 for tenants in occupancy in properties in the same property population. Cash rent does not include the tenant's obligation to pay property operating expenses and real estate taxes. If a tenant was within a free rent period at March 31, 2015 or 2014 its rent would equal zero for purposes of this metric.
Results of Operations
A summary of our operating results and property statistics for the three and nine months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively, is as follows (in thousands, except number of properties and per share or Common Unit data):

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Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 2013 2014 20132015 2014
Rental and related revenue from continuing operations$231,322
 $221,655
 $702,190
 $646,842
$214,615
 $208,646
General contractor and service fee revenue59,739
 62,807
 185,072
 161,004
52,820
 55,820
Operating income123,073
 44,097
 379,686
 180,847
88,200
 59,069
General Partner          
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$61,533
 $(6,067) $207,904
 $83,470
Net income attributable to common shareholders$65,244
 $18,683
Weighted average common shares outstanding341,165
 324,895
 333,393
 320,810
344,597
 327,106
Weighted average common shares and potential dilutive securities345,826
 324,895
 338,057
 325,380
348,653
 331,716
Partnership          
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders$62,328
 $(6,159) $210,642
 $84,612
Net income attributable to common unitholders$65,943
 $18,933
Weighted average Common Units outstanding345,545
 329,283
 337,777
 325,203
348,292
 331,493
Weighted average Common Units and potential dilutive securities345,826
 329,283
 338,057
 325,380
348,653
 331,716
General Partner and Partnership          
Basic income (loss) per common share or Common Unit:       
Basic income per common share or Common Unit:   
Continuing operations$0.18
 $(0.05) $0.56
 $(0.06)$0.11
 $0.00
Discontinued operations$
 $0.03
 $0.06
 $0.31
$0.08
 $0.06
Diluted income (loss) per common share or Common Unit:       
Diluted income per common share or Common Unit:   
Continuing operations$0.18
 $(0.05) $0.56
 $(0.06)$0.11
 $0.00
Discontinued operations$
 $0.03
 $0.06
 $0.31
$0.08
 $0.06
Number of in-service consolidated properties at end of period617
 645
 617
 645
615
 616
In-service consolidated square footage at end of period125,201
 124,780
 125,201
 124,780
127,461
 124,146
Number of in-service joint venture properties at end of period92
 108
 92
 108
85
 106
In-service joint venture square footage at end of period21,039
 22,224
 21,039
 22,224
20,023
 22,413
Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 to Three Months Ended September 30, 2013March 31, 2014
Rental and Related Revenue
The following table sets forth rental and related revenue from continuing operations by reportable segment for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively (in thousands): 
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 20132015 2014
Rental and related revenue:      
Industrial$131,212
 $122,643
$147,227
 $133,291
Office60,672
 63,120
25,135
 38,978
Medical Office36,715
 32,542
40,028
 33,310
Other2,723
 3,350
2,225
 3,067
Total rental and related revenue from continuing operations$231,322
 $221,655
$214,615
 $208,646
Rental and Related Revenue from Discontinued Operations32,115
 30,072
Total Rental and Related Revenue from Continuing and Discontinued Operations$246,730
 $238,718
The following factors contributed to the increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations:
We acquired seven industrialfive properties and placed 2229 developments in service from JulyJanuary 1, 20132014 to September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, which provided incremental revenues of $13.5$15.0 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2014,2015, as compared to the same period in 2013.2014.
Increased occupancy and rental rates within our same property portfolio also contributed to the overall increase in rental and related revenues from continuing operations.

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The sale of 13 medical office properties and eleven office28 properties since JulyJanuary 1, 2013,2014, which did not meet the criteria to be classified within discontinued operations, partially offset the overall increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations. The sale of these properties resulted in a $12.0$13.4 million decrease

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in rental and related revenue from continuing operations in the three months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2013.2014.
Increased recoverableRental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes
The following table sets forth rental expenses and real estate tax expensetaxes from continuing operations by reportable segment for properties we have ownedthe three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2015 2014
Rental expenses:   
Industrial$17,085
 $18,372
Office8,885
 12,898
Medical Office8,173
 8,978
Other1,981
 1,793
Total rental expenses from continuing operations$36,124
 $42,041
Rental Expenses from Discontinued Operations8,790
 8,933
Total Rental Expenses from Continuing and Discontinued Operations$44,914
 $50,974
Real estate taxes:   
Industrial$23,048
 $19,672
Office2,980
 4,868
Medical Office4,498
 3,938
Other253
 725
Total real estate tax expense from continuing operations$30,779
 $29,203
Real Estate Tax Expense from Discontinued Operations3,596
 3,470
Total Real Estate Tax Expense from Continuing and Discontinued Operations$34,375
 $32,673

Rental expenses from continuing operations decreased by $5.9 million in three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. The decreased rental expenses were primarily the result of lower snow removal and utility costs that resulted from the milder winter conditions in most of our markets during the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. The incremental impact of acquisitions, developments and disposals since prior to July 2013, totaling $5.0 million,January 1, 2014, also contributed to the increaseoverall decrease in rental and related revenueexpenses from continuing operations.
Real estate taxes from continuing operations increased by $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. The increased real estate tax expense was largely the result of increased tax rates and assessments across certain of our markets.
Rental and related revenue includes lease termination fees, which relate to specific tenants who pay a fee to terminate their lease obligation before the end of the contractual lease term. The overall increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations was also partially offset by a decrease in lease termination fees of $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013.
The remaining increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations was primarily due to increased occupancy and rental rates within our same property portfolio.
Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes
The following table sets forth rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing operations by reportable segment for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 2014 2013
Rental expenses:   
Industrial$11,397
 $12,684
Office18,232
 18,830
Medical Office7,467
 8,123
Other1,221
 1,522
Total rental expenses from continuing operations$38,317
 $41,159
Real estate taxes:   
Industrial$21,125
 $18,770
Office7,120
 7,416
Medical Office3,897
 2,537
Other719
 710
Total real estate tax expense from continuing operations$32,861
 $29,433

Rental expenses from continuing operations decreased by $2.8 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. Dispositions of properties since July 1, 2013, which did not meet the criteria for classification in discontinued operations, resulted in a $2.4 million decrease to rental expenses from continuing operations. The impact of dispositions was partially offset by $872,000 of incremental rental expenses related to acquisitions or development properties placed in service since July 1, 2013.
Real estate taxes from continuing operations increased by $3.4 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. The increased real estate tax expense was largely the result of increased tax rates and assessments across certain of our markets. The impact of acquisitions and developments placed in service since July 1, 2013 was largely offset by the sales of properties since July 1, 2013 that did not meet the criteria to be classified within discontinued operations.
Service Operations
The following table sets forth the components of net earnings from the Service Operations reportable segment for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 20132015 2014
Service Operations:      
General contractor and service fee revenue$59,739
 $62,807
$52,820
 $55,820
General contractor and other services expenses(52,528) (59,392)(47,023) (47,271)
Net earnings from Service Operations$7,211
 $3,415
$5,797
 $8,549
Service Operations primarily consist of the leasing, property management, asset management, development, construction management and general contractor services for joint venture properties and properties owned by third parties. Service Operations are heavily influenced by the current state of the economy, as leasing and property management fees are dependent upon occupancy, while construction and development services rely on the expansion of business operations of third-party property owners and joint venture partners. Although our construction volume was slightly lowerGeneral contractor and service fee revenues decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2014, our third party construction projects were generally performed at higher margins than duringMarch 31, 2015 because the three months ended September 30, 2013.March 31, 2014 included two higher-margin third-party construction projects in the Chicago area that have since been substantially completed.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense from continuing operations decreased from $101.2$88.3 million during the thirdfirst quarter of 20132014 to $95.0$81.9 million for the same period in 2014,2015, primarily due to shorter-lived assets from previous periods' acquisitions becoming fully depreciated.
Equity in Earnings
Equity in earnings represents our ownership share of net income or loss from investments in unconsolidated companies that generally own and operate rental properties. Equity in earnings increased from a loss of $27,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2013 to earnings of $19.2 million for the same period in 2014. During the third quarter of 2014, we sold all of the properties in two unconsolidated joint ventures, and as a result, we recorded $17.4 million to equity in earnings for our share of the net gains on sale. There were no property sales within our unconsolidated joint ventures in the three months ended September 30, 2013.
Gain on Sale of Properties - Continuing Operations
Effective April 1, 2014, we early adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity ("ASU 2014-08,2014-08"), which will resultresulted in fewer real estate sales being classified within discontinued operations. The $47.1$23.5 million recognized as gain on sale of properties in continuing operations for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2014 March 31, 2015 is comprised of the gaingains from the sale of a portfolio of tworetail property in Pennsylvania, four industrial properties in Minneapolis, MN and six office properties in South Florida.Cleveland, OH. These properties did not meet the criteria for inclusion in discontinued operations under ASU 2014-08.
Impairment Charges
Impairment charges include the impairmentThe $15.9 million recognized as gain on sale of undeveloped land and buildings. Impairment charges of $5.9 million and $453,000 were recognized on one parcel of land and one office building, respectively, duringproperties in continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2014. DuringMarch 31, 2014 is primarily comprised of the three months ended September 30, 2014, we refinedgain from the sale of one medical office property, prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08. This property did not meet the criteria for inclusion in discontinued operations because of our strategy forcontinued involvement through a parcel of land, whereby we determined we would dispose of it inretained management agreement after the near future as opposed to holding it for development. The change in strategy for this land triggered the requirement to conduct an impairment analysis, which resulted in a determination that this parcel was impaired. There were no impairment charges recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2013.sale.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist of two components. The first component includes general corporate expenses, and the second component includes the indirect operating costs not allocated to, or absorbed by, the development or Rental Operations of our wholly-owned properties or our Service Operations. The indirect operating

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costs that are either allocated to, or absorbed by, the development or Rental Operations of our wholly owned properties, or our Service Operations, are primarily comprised of employee compensation, including related costs such as benefits and wage-related taxes, but also include other ancillary costs such as travel and information technology support. Total indirect operation costs, prior to any allocation or absorption, and general corporate expenses are collectively referred to as our overall pool of overhead costs.
Those indirect costs not allocated to or absorbed by these operations are charged to general and administrative expenses. We regularly review our total overhead cost structure relative to our leasing, development and construction volume and adjust the level of total overhead, generally through changes in our level of staffing in various functional departments, as necessary in order to control overall general and administrative expense.

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General and administrative expenses increased from $10.4$14.7 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 20132014 to $10.6$17.0 million for the same period in 2014.2015. The following table sets forth the factors that led to the increase in general and administrative expenses (in millions):
General and administrative expenses - three-month period ended September 30, 2013$10.4
Increase to overall pool of overhead costs2.3
Increased absorption of costs by wholly owned leasing and development activities (1)(1.0)
Increased allocation of costs to Service Operations and Rental Operations(1.1)
General and administrative expenses - three-month period ended September 30, 2014$10.6
General and administrative expenses - three-month period ended March 31, 2014$14.7
Increase to overall pool of overhead costs0.4
Decreased absorption of costs by wholly owned leasing and development activities (1)2.1
Increased allocation of costs to Service Operations and Rental Operations(0.2)
General and administrative expenses - three-month period ended March 31, 2015$17.0
(1) An increaseA decrease in our pipeline of properties under construction during the three months ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 resulted in a higherlower level of absorption of overhead costs than during the three months ended September 30, 2013.March 31, 2014. We capitalized $5.9$9.0 million and $8.8$3.6 million of our total overhead costs to leasing and development, respectively, for consolidated properties during the three months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, compared to capitalizing $7.3$8.3 million and $6.4$6.4 million of such costs, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2013.March 31, 2014. Combined overhead costs capitalized to leasing and development totaled 35.9%28.4% and 35.8%33.2% of our overall pool of overhead costs for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively.
Interest Expense
Interest expense allocable to continuing operations decreasedincreased from $56.6$49.3 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 20132014 to $53.3$49.6 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2015. Although our overall average borrowings increased, in large part due to redeeming all of our outstanding preferred stock during 2014,. The reduction in interest expense is the result of using the proceeds from property dispositions and common equity issuanceswas relatively consistent between periods due to reduce outstanding debt since the third quarter of 2013.a lower weighted average interest rate on our borrowings. We capitalized $5.4$3.1 million of interest costs during the three months ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 compared to $3.5$4.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013.March 31, 2014.
Discontinued Operations
The property-specific components of earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include rental revenues, rental expenses, real estate taxes, allocated interest expense and depreciation expense, as well as the net gain or loss on the disposition of the properties. AllThe financial results for 61 real estate properties, which were classified as held-for-sale at March 31, 2015, were included in discontinued operations and were classified as such subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2014-08. We sold one property during the three months ended March 31, 2015, which was classified as held-for-sale and included in discontinued operations prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-08 and no properties that have been sold, or designated as held-for-sale, since the adoption of ASU 2014-08 have met the revised criteria for classification within discontinued operations.2014-08.
The operations of 3874 buildings were classified as discontinued operations for both the three months ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2013.March 31, 2014. These 3874 buildings consist of 1716 industrial, 1256 office, eightand two medical office and one retail property.properties. As a result, we classified operating income, before gain on sales, of $20,000$10.2 million and $1.5$1.3 million in discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively.
Of the properties included in discontinued operations, noneone was sold during the first quarter of 2015 and 10 were sold during the thirdfirst quarter of 2014 and two (all of these properties were sold duringclassified within discontinued operations prior to the third quarterApril 1, 2014 adoption of 2013ASU 2014-08). The gains on disposal of these properties, and related income tax impact, are also reported in discontinued operations, as presented in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.



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Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Rental and Related Revenue
The following table sets forth rental and related revenue from continuing operations by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively (in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2014 2013
Rental and related revenue:   
Industrial$394,209
 $354,468
Office194,236
 187,973
Medical Office104,979
 94,571
Other8,766
 9,830
Total rental and related revenue from continuing operations$702,190
 $646,842
The following factors contributed to the increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations:
We acquired 20 properties, of which 19 were industrial and one was medical office, and placed 30 developments in service from January 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014, which provided incremental revenues of $52.1 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013.
The overall increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations was partially offset by the sale of 24 properties that did not meet the criteria for inclusion within discontinued operations, since January 1, 2014, which resulted in a $17.9 million decrease in rental and related revenue from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013.
Recoveries of rental expenses and real estate taxes within properties outside of the acquisitions, developments and dispositions described above, increased by $13.7 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013. These increased recoveries were driven by increased recoverable rental expenses attributable to a significant increase in recoverable snow removal and utility costs resulting from the extreme winter conditions in the first quarter of 2014 as well as increased recoverable real estate tax expense that was largely the result of increased tax rates and assessments across certain of our markets.
The overall increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations was also partially offset by a decrease in lease termination feesstatements included in continuing operations of $4.2 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013.
Increased occupancy and rental rates within our same property portfolio was the primary reason for the remaining increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations.









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Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes
The following table sets forth rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing operations by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively (in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2014 2013
Rental expenses:   
Industrial$42,268
 $36,293
Office58,112
 55,055
Medical Office23,608
 22,445
Other4,534
 3,657
Total rental expenses from continuing operations$128,522
 $117,450
Real estate taxes:   
Industrial$60,284
 $54,620
Office23,294
 22,693
Medical Office11,745
 8,899
Other1,969
 1,830
Total real estate tax expense from continuing operations$97,292
 $88,042
Overall, rental expenses from continuing operations increased by $11.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in snow removal and utility costs due to the extreme winter conditions experienced in the first quarter of 2014. Incremental rental expenses associated with the 20 properties acquired and the 30 developments placed in service since January 1, 2013, were mostly offset by the impact of the 24 properties that were sold since January 1, 2013 but did not meet the criteria to be included in discontinued operations.
Overall, real estate taxes from continuing operations increased by $9.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. This increase was primarily due to the 20 properties acquired and the 30 developments placed in service since January 1, 2013, which resulted in incremental real estate tax expense of $7.8 million. Sales of properties not included in discontinued operations resulted in a $1.5 million decrease to real estate tax expense, which partially offset the impact of acquisitions and developments. Higher real estate tax expense, which was largely the result of increased tax rates and assessments across certain of our markets, additionally contributed to the overall increase in real estate taxes from continuing operations.
Service Operations
The following table sets forth the components of net earnings from the Service Operations reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively (in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2014 2013
Service Operations:   
General contractor and service fee revenue$185,072
 $161,004
General contractor and other services expenses(163,657) (142,925)
Net earnings from Service Operations$21,415
 $18,079
General contractor and service fee revenues increased due to higher third-party construction volume and margins, which was driven in part by two third-party construction projects in the Chicago area that were ongoing during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

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Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased from $289.5 million during the first nine months of 2013 to $290.7 million for the same period in 2014, primarily due to depreciation related to additions to our continuing operations asset base from properties acquired, which have shorter depreciable lives relative to developed properties, and developments placed in service in 2013 and the first nine months of 2014. The impact of acquisitions and developments was partially offset by shorter-lived assets from previous periods' acquisitions becoming fully depreciated.
Equity in Earnings
Equity in earnings increased from $50.4 million in the first nine months of 2013 to $82.3 million for the same period in 2014. The increase is the result of property sale activity within our unconsolidated joint ventures. In January 2013, we sold the sole property within one of our unconsolidated joint ventures and recorded $12.2 million to equity in earnings for our share of the net gain, while in March 2013 we sold our interest in 17 properties within another of our unconsolidated joint ventures to our partner in that venture, resulting in $36.6 million recorded to equity in earnings for our share of the net gain on sale. In June 2014, one of our unconsolidated joint ventures sold its sole property, an office tower in Atlanta, Georgia, and we recorded $58.4 million to equity in earnings for our share of the net gain. During the third quarter of 2014, we sold all of the properties in two unconsolidated joint ventures, and as a result, we recorded $17.4 million to equity in earnings for our share of the net gains on sale.
Gain on Sale of Properties - Continuing Operations
The $133.6 million recognized as gain on sale of properties in continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is primarily comprised of the gain from the sale of one medical office property, two industrial properties and eight office properties. The medical office property, which was sold prior to our early adoption of ASU 2014-08, did not meet the criteria for inclusion in discontinued operations because of our continued involvement through a retained management agreement after the sale. The two industrial and eight office properties that were sold in the first nine months of 2014 did not meet the criteria for inclusion in discontinued operations under ASU 2014-08.
Impairment Charges
Impairment charges include the impairment of undeveloped land and buildings. Impairment charges, related to undeveloped land, of $8.4 million and $3.8 million were recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During 2014, we refined our strategy for selected parcels of land, whereby we would dispose of them in the near future as opposed to holding them for development. The change in strategy for this land triggered the requirement to conduct an impairment analysis, which resulted in a determination that these parcels were impaired. An impairment charge of $453,000 was also recognized on one office building during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. There were no impairment charges recognized on buildings during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expenses increased from $33.2 million for the first nine months of 2013 to $35.6 million for the same period in 2014. The following table sets forth the factors that led to the increase in general and administrative expenses from the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2013 to the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2014 (in millions):

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General and administrative expenses - nine-month period ended September 30, 2013$33.2
Increase to overall pool of overhead costs5.5
Decreased absorption of costs by wholly owned leasing and development activities (1)2.3
Increased allocation of costs to Service Operations and Rental Operations (2)(5.4)
General and administrative expenses - nine-month period ended September 30, 2014$35.6
(1) The timing of efforts expended for wholly owned leasing activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 resulted in a lower level of absorption of overhead costs than during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. We capitalized $18.5 million and $23.3 million of our total overhead costs to leasing and development, respectively, for consolidated properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to capitalizing $23.9 million and $20.3 million of such costs, respectively, for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2013. Combined overhead costs capitalized to leasing and development totaled 34.3% and 36.2% of our overall pool of overhead costs for 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2) The increase in the allocation of overhead costs to Service Operations and Rental Operations resulted from higher volumes of third-party construction projects compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013. See discussion of leasing/capital costs within the Uses of Liquidity section of this Item 2 for further discussion of our wholly owned development expenditures.
Interest Expense
Interest expense allocable to continuing operations decreased from $171.4 million in the first nine months of 2013 to $163.5 million in the first nine months of 2014. The reduction in interest expense is primarily the result of our refinancing $675.0 million of unsecured debt during 2013, which had a weighted average effective interest rate of 6.4%, with new lower-rate fixed and variable rate issuances, as well as due to reducing our overall borrowings since September 30, 2013.
We capitalized $13.9 million of interest costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to $13.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Discontinued Operations
The operations of 38 buildings were classified as discontinued operations for both the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013. These 38 buildings consist of 17 industrial, 12 office, eight medical office and one retail property. As a result, we classified operating income, before gain on sales, of $222,000 and $1.5 million in discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Of the properties included in discontinued operations, 12 were sold during the first nine months of 2014 and 11 were sold during the first nine months of 2013. The gains on disposal of these properties, and related income tax impact, are also reported in discontinued operations, as presented in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.Report.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements over the next 12 months primarily through working capital, net cash provided by operating activities and proceeds received from real estate dispositions. Our short-term liquidity requirements include payments of dividends and distributions as well as the capital expenditures needed to maintain our current real estate assets. We had $66.1 million in cash and $140.0$453.0 million of outstanding borrowings on the Partnership's $850.0 million$1.2 billion unsecured line of credit at September 30, 2014. In October 2014, we extended the Partnership's line of credit through January 2019 while increasing its borrowing capacity from $850.0 million to $1.2 billion, with a $400.0 million accordion feature, and reducing the interest rate on outstanding borrowings from LIBOR plus 1.25% to LIBOR plus 1.05%.March 31, 2015.

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In addition to our existing sources of liquidity, we expect to meet long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled mortgage and unsecured debt maturities, property acquisitions, financing of development activities and other capital improvements, through multiple sources of capital including operating cash flow, proceeds from property dispositions, term loans and through accessing the public debt and equity markets.

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Rental Operations
Cash flows from Rental Operations is our primary source of liquidity and provides a stable source of cash flow to fund operational expenses. We believe that this cash-based revenue stream is substantially aligned with revenue recognition (except for items such as periodic straight-line rental income accruals and amortization of above or below market rents) as cash receipts from the leasing of rental properties are generally received in advance of, or a short time following, the actual revenue recognition.
Although overall economic conditions have improved since the last economic recession, we remain subject to a number of risks related to general economic conditions, including reduced occupancy, tenant defaults and bankruptcies and potential reduction in rental rates upon renewal or re-letting of properties, any of which would result in reduced cash flow from operations.
Unsecured Debt and Equity Securities
We use the Partnership's unsecured line of credit (which is guaranteed by the General Partner) as a temporary source of capital to fund development activities, acquire additional rental properties and provide working capital.
At September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, we had on file with the SEC an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the offer and sale, from time to time, of an indeterminate amount of debt and equity securities. Equity securities are offered and sold by the General Partner, and the net proceeds of such offerings are contributed to the Partnership in exchange for additional General Partner Units or Preferred Units. From time to time, we expect to issue additional securities under this automatic shelf registration statement to fund the repayment of long-term debt upon maturity and for other general corporate purposes.
The General Partner's previousPartner currently has an at the market equity program which allowedthat allows it to issue new common shares from time to time, was fully utilized in July 2014. On August 29, 2014, the General Partner entered into a new at the market equity program with an aggregate offering price of up to $175.0 million. YearDuring the three months ended March 31, 2015, the General Partner issued 233,000 common shares pursuant to date issuances under both of these plans totaled 14.6 million common shares,its at the market offering program, generating gross proceeds of approximately $258.6$5.0 million and, after deducting commissions and other costs, net proceeds of approximately $256.0$4.9 million. The General Partner has a capacity of $126.3 million remaining under its current at the market equity program.
The Partnership has issued debt securities pursuant to certain indentures (andand related supplemental indentures) governing our outstanding debt securitiesindentures, which also require us to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding our operations. We were in compliance with all such covenants, as well as applicable covenants under our unsecured line of credit, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.
Sale of Real Estate Assets
We regularly work to identify, consider and pursue opportunities to dispose of non-strategic properties on an opportunistic basis and on a basis that is generally consistent with our strategic plans. Our ability to dispose of such properties on favorable terms, or at all, is dependent upon a number of factors including the availability of credit to potential buyers to purchase properties at prices that we consider acceptable. Although we believe that we have demonstrated our ability to generate significant liquidity through the disposition of non-strategic properties, potential future adverse changes to general market and economic conditions could negatively impact our further ability to dispose of such properties.
We completed the disposition of two real estate portfolios in early April 2015, as described in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Transactions with unconsolidated joint ventures also provide a source of liquidity. From time to time we will sell properties to unconsolidated joint ventures, while retaining a continuing interest in that entity, and receive proceeds commensurate to those interests that we do not own. Additionally, unconsolidated joint ventures will from time to time obtain debt financing or sell properties and will then distribute to us, and our joint venture partners, all or a portion of the proceeds from such transactions. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, we received a sale distributionsdistribution from twoan unconsolidated joint venturesventure totaling $70.1 million.$2.2 million.
Uses of Liquidity
Our principal uses of liquidity include the following:

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property investment;
leasing/capital costs;
dividends and distributions to shareholders and unitholders;
long-term debt maturities;
opportunistic repurchases of outstanding debt and preferred stock; and
other contractual obligations.
Property Investment
It is our strategy, through new developments and, to a lesser extent, acquisitions to continue to increase our investment concentration in industrial properties while, through selective dispositions, reducing our investment concentration in suburban office properties in certain markets. Pursuant to this strategy, we evaluate development and acquisition opportunities based upon our market outlook, including general economic conditions, supply and long-term growth potential. Our ability to make future property investments, along with being dependent upon identifying suitable development and acquisition opportunities, is also dependent upon our continued access to our longer-term sources of liquidity, including issuances of debt or equity securities as well as generating cash flow by disposing of selected properties.
Leasing/Capital Costs
Tenant improvements and lease-related costs pertaining to our initial leasing of newly completed space, or vacant space in acquired properties, are referred to as first generation expenditures. Such first generation expenditures for tenant improvements are included within "development of real estate investments" in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, while such expenditures for lease-related costs are included within "other deferred leasing costs."
Cash expenditures related to the construction of a building's shell, as well as the associated site improvements, are also included within "development of real estate investments" in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Tenant improvements and leasing costs to re-let rental space that we previously leased to tenants are referred to as second generation expenditures. Building improvements that are not specific to any tenant but serve to improve integral components of our real estate properties are also second generation expenditures. One of the principal uses of our liquidity is to fund the second generation leasing/capital expenditures of our real estate investments.
The following table summarizes our second generation capital expenditures by type of expenditure, as well as capital expenditures for the development of real estate investments and for other deferred leasing costs (in thousands):

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Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 20132015 2014
Second generation tenant improvements$36,331
 $28,524
$8,281
 $10,445
Second generation leasing costs28,607
 28,284
9,080
 8,942
Building improvements4,537
 3,244
135
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Total second generation capital expenditures$69,475
 $60,052
$17,496
 $19,631
Development of real estate investments$385,088
 $320,698
$66,754
 $105,413
Other deferred leasing costs$24,948
 $26,647
$13,122
 $8,706
We capitalized $18.5$9.0 million and $23.9$8.3 million of overhead costs related to leasing activities, including both first and second generation leases, during the ninethree months endedSeptember 30,2014 March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively. We capitalized $23.3$3.6 million and $20.3$6.4 million of overhead costs related to development activities, including both development and tenant improvement projects on first and second generation space, during the ninethree months ended September 30,2014March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively. Combined overhead costs capitalized to leasing and development totaled 34.3%28.4% and 36.2%33.2% of our overall pool of overhead costs for the ninethree months endedSeptember 30,2014 March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively. Further discussion of the capitalization of overhead costs can be found herein, in the discussion

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of general and administrative expenses in the Comparison of NineThree Months Ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 to NineThree Months Ended September 30, 2013March 31, 2014 section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as well as in the Critical Accounting Policies section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20132014 as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2014.20, 2015.
In addition to the capitalization of overhead costs discussed above, we also capitalized $13.9$3.1 million and $13.2$4.2 million of interest costs in the ninethree months endedSeptember 30,2014 March 31, 2015 and 2013,2014, respectively.
The following table summarizes our second generation capital expenditures by reportable operating segment (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 20132015 2014
Industrial$37,730
 $25,077
$9,553
 $9,855
Office29,249
 33,585
7,475
 9,070
Medical Office1,964
 1,251
438
 213
Non-reportable segments532
 139
30
 493
Total$69,475
 $60,052
$17,496
 $19,631
Both our first and second generation expenditures vary significantly between leases on a per square foot basis, dependent upon several factors including the product type, the nature of a tenant's operations, the specific physical characteristics of each individual property and the market in which the property is located.
Dividend and Distribution Requirements
The General Partner is required to meet the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), in order to maintain its REIT status. We paid dividends or distributions of $0.17 per common share or Common Unit in the first second and third quartersquarter of 2014,2015, and the General Partner's board of directors declared dividends or distributions of $0.17 per common share or Common Unit for the fourthsecond quarter of 2014.2015. Our future dividends or distributions will be declared at the discretion of the General Partner's board of directors and will be subject to our future capital needs and availability.
At September 30, 2014, the General Partner had two series of preferred stock outstanding. The annual dividend rates on the General Partner's preferred shares range between 6.5% and 6.6% and are paid quarterly in arrears.


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Debt Maturities
Debt outstanding at September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 had a face value totaling $4.2$4.5 billion with a weighted average interest rate of 5.44%4.91% and maturities at various dates through 2028. Of this total amount, we had $3.1$3.1 billion of unsecured debt, $1.0 billion$919.4 million of secured debt and $140.0$453.0 million outstanding on our unsecured line of credit at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Scheduled principal amortization and maturities of such debt totaled $94.6$313.7 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.
The following table is a summary of the scheduled future amortization and maturities of our indebtedness at September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 (in thousands, except percentage data)data, and including debt related to real estate assets that are classified as held-for-sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets):

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Future Repayments  Future Repayments  
Year
Scheduled
Amortization

 Maturities Total 
Weighted Average Interest Rate of
Future Repayments

Scheduled
Amortization

 Maturities Total 
Weighted Average Interest Rate of
Future Repayments

Remainder of 2014$3,803
 $
 $3,803
 6.16%
201514,217
 583,335
*597,552
 5.31%
Remainder of 2015$10,205
 $117,162
 $127,367
 5.25%
201611,852
 518,132
 529,984
 6.14%11,852
 518,132
 529,984
 6.14%
20179,908
 544,932
 554,840
 5.95%9,908
 544,932
 554,840
 5.95%
20187,937
 550,000
*557,937
 4.03%7,855
 300,000
 307,855
 6.08%
20196,936
 518,438
 525,374
 7.97%6,936
 1,221,438
 1,228,374
 4.13%
20205,381
 250,000
 255,381
 6.73%5,381
 250,000
 255,381
 6.73%
20213,416
 259,047
 262,463
 3.99%3,416
 259,047
 262,463
 3.99%
20223,611
 600,000
 603,611
 4.20%3,611
 600,000
 603,611
 4.20%
20233,817
 250,000
 253,817
 3.75%3,817
 250,000
 253,817
 3.75%
20244,036
 
 4,036
 5.62%4,036
 300,000
 304,036
 3.92%
20253,938
 
 3,938
 5.44%
Thereafter6,325
 50,000
 56,325
 7.11%2,387
 50,000
 52,387
 7.24%
$81,239
 $4,123,884
 $4,205,123
 5.44%$73,342
 $4,410,711
 $4,484,053
 4.91%
* The $140.0 million balance on the Partnership's unsecured line of credit and its $250.0 million term loan have been extended to 2019 as the result of an amendment that took place in October 2014.

We anticipate generating capital to fund our debt maturities by using undistributed cash generated from our Rental Operations and property dispositions and by raising additional capital from future debt or equity transactions.
Repurchases of Outstanding Debt and Preferred Stock
To the extent that it supports our overall capital strategy, we may purchase certain of our outstanding unsecured debt prior to its stated maturity ormaturity.
In March 2015, the General Partner may redeem or repurchasePartnership commenced a tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase for a combined aggregate purchase price (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest) of up to $500.0 million among certain of its outstanding series of preferred stock.
Inunsecured notes. A portion of the first nine monthsproceeds from the Suburban Office Portfolio Sale were used to fund this Tender Offer, which resulted in the repurchase of 2014, pursuant tonotes having a share repurchase plan approved by the General Partner's board of directors, the General Partner repurchased 750,243 preferred shares from among its three outstanding series. The preferred shares repurchased had a total redemptionface value of approximately $18.8$424.9 million, and were repurchased for $17.7a cash payment of $500.0 million.
In August 2014, the General Partner redeemed all 384,530 shares of its outstanding 6.625% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares ("Series J Shares"). The cash redemption price for the Series J Sharesrepurchase was $96.1 million, or $250 per share, plus dividends accrued through the date of redemption.completed on April 3, 2015.
Historical Cash Flows
Cash and cash equivalents were $66.1$17.8 million and $24.1$19.5 million at September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively. The following table highlights significant changes in net cash associated with our operating, investing and financing activities (in millions): 

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Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2014 20132015 2014
General Partner      
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities$321.0
 $317.6
$42.7
 $59.1
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities$(160.2) $(427.1)$(22.6) $(74.9)
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities$(113.9) $99.7
$(20.2) $16.0
      
Partnership      
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities$321.0
 $317.7
$42.7
 $59.1
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities$(160.2) $(427.1)$(22.6) $(74.9)
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities$(113.9) $99.6
$(20.2) $16.0
Operating Activities
The receipt of rental income from Rental Operations continues to be our primary source of operating cash flows. The slight increasedecrease in cash flows from operations noted in the table above was primarily due to the increase in rental revenues from continuing operations, the impact of which was partially offset by the timing of cash payments and receipts on third-party construction contracts.from our Rental Operations.
Investing Activities
Investing activities are one of the primary uses of our liquidity. Development and acquisition activities typically generate additional rental revenues and provide cash flows for operational requirements. Highlights of significant cash sources and uses are as follows:
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, we paid cash of $94.0 millionapproximately $890,000 for real estate acquisitions, and $37.6 million for undeveloped land acquisitions, compared to $372.9$17.2 million and $30.1$2.3 million,, respectively, for real estate and undeveloped land acquisitions in the same period in 2013.
2014.
Real estate development costs were $385.1$66.8 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, compared to $320.7$105.4 million for the same period in 2013.
2014.
Sales of land and depreciated property provided $386.2$109.9 million in net proceeds for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, compared to $330.7$70.7 million for the same period in 2013.
2014.
For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, we received $70.1$2.2 million in capital distributions which represented our share of the net proceeds from the sales of five office properties and 11 industrial properties within four of our unconsolidated joint ventures, compared to $106.3$2.5 million during the same period in 2013. The activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 included our share of the net proceeds from the sales of 17 office properties and one industrial property within two of our unconsolidated joint ventures totaling $89.5 million and $16.8 million of net proceeds from a secured loan originated by another of our unconsolidated joint ventures.
2014.
Financing Activities
The following items highlight some of the factors that account for the difference in net cash flow related to financing activities in the first ninethree months of 2014,2015, compared to the same period in 2013:2014:
For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we increased net borrowings on the Partnership's unsecured line of credit by $347.0 million, compared to a $92.0 million increase in net borrowings for the same period in 2014.
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the General Partner issued 14.6repaid eight secured loans totaling $60.2 million common shares for net proceedsthat had a weighted average stated interest rate of $256.0 million,5.30%, compared to 45.1repaying one secured loan totaling $18.1 million common shares for net proceedsthat had a stated interest rate of $632.5 million5.14% during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2013.
March 31, 2014.
Changes in book overdrafts are classified as financing activities within our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. There were book overdrafts of $8.8 million at March 31, 2015, compared to $16.1 million at March 31, 2014.
ForDuring the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2014, the General Partner opportunistically repurchased preferred shares from all outstanding series in the open market in order to take advantage of the significant discounts

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at which they were trading. In total, the General Partner repurchased preferred shares having a redemption value of approximately $18.8$18.8 million for $17.7 million. The General Partner did not conduct any repurchases in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

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In August 2014, the General Partner redeemed all of its outstanding Series J Shares for a total payment of $96.1$17.7 million. In February 2013, the General Partner redeemed all of the outstanding shares of its 8.375% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares for a total payment of $178.0 million.
During the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2014, we repaid seven secured loans totaling $82.8 million that had a weighted average stated interest rate of 5.55%, compared to repaying secured loans totaling $100.1 million during the same period in 2013.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we increased net borrowings on the Partnership's unsecured line of credit by $52.0 million, compared to a $75.0 million decrease in net borrowings for the same period in 2013.
Changes in book overdrafts are classified as financing activities within our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. There were no book overdrafts at September 30, 2014, compared to $1.0 million at September 30, 2013.
In March 2013, we issued $250.0 million of senior unsecured notes that bear interest at 3.625%, have an effective interest rate of 3.72%, and mature on April 15, 2023. Additionally, in May 2013 we issued and fully drew down on a term loan with an aggregate commitment of $250.0 million that bears interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 1.35% and matures May 14, 2018. We had no new unsecured debt issuances in the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we repaid two unsecured notes with a weighted average stated interest rate of 5.68% at their maturity dates totaling $425.0 million. We did not repay any unsecured notes in the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Contractual Obligations
Aside from changes in long-term debt, there have not been material changes in our outstanding commitments since December 31, 2013,2014, as previously discussed in our 20132014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements - Investments in Unconsolidated Companies
We analyze our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures to determine if they meet the criteria for classification as a variable interest entity (a "VIE") and would require consolidation. We (i) evaluate the sufficiency of the total equity at risk, (ii) review the voting rights and decision-making authority of the equity investment holders as a group and whether there are any guaranteed returns, protection against losses, or capping of residual returns within the group and (iii) establish whether activities within the venture are on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights in making this VIE determination. To the extent that we (i) are the sole entity that has the power to direct the activities of the VIE and (ii) have the obligation or rights to absorb the VIE's losses or receive its benefits, then we would be determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE and would consolidate it. At the end of each reporting period, we re-assess our conclusions as to which, if any, party within the VIE is considered the primary beneficiary. To the extent that our joint ventures do not qualify as VIEs, we further assess each joint venture partner's substantive participating rights to determine if the venture should be consolidated.
We have equity interests in unconsolidated partnerships and limited liability companies that primarily own and operate rental properties and hold land for development. These unconsolidated joint ventures are primarily engaged in the operations and development of industrial, office and medical office real estate properties. These investments provide us with increased market share and tenant and property diversification. The equity method of accounting is used for these investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over operating and financial policies. As a result, the assets and liabilities of these entities are not included on our balance sheet. Our investments in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries represented approximately 4% of our total assets at both September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2013.2014. Total assets of our unconsolidated subsidiaries were $1.8$1.5 billion and $2.0$1.6 billion at September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2013,2014, respectively. The combined revenues of our unconsolidated subsidiaries totaled $176.7$49.9 million and $181.4$61.3 million for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively.

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We have guaranteed the repayment of certain secured and unsecured loans of our unconsolidated subsidiaries. The outstanding balances on the guaranteed portion of these loans totaled $235.1$71.7 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of our line of credit and our long-term borrowings. Our interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objectives, we borrow primarily at fixed rates. We do not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes. We have one outstanding swap, which fixes the rate on one of our variable rate loans and is not significant to our financial statements at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.
Our interest rate risk is monitored using a variety of techniques. The table below presents the principal amounts (in thousands)thousands and including debt related to real estate assets that are classified as held-for-sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets) of the expected annual maturities, weighted average interest rates for the average debt outstanding in the specified period, fair values (in thousands) and other terms required to evaluate the expected cash flows and sensitivity to interest rate changes.

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Remainder
of 2014
 2015 2016 2017 2018 Thereafter Face Value Fair Value
Fixed rate secured debt$3,268
 $205,026
 $377,314
 $102,017
 $4,952
 $304,450
 $997,027
 $1,090,414
Weighted average interest rate6.14% 5.30% 5.91% 5.96% 6.49% 7.45% 6.26%  
Variable rate secured debt$
 $300
 $300
 $300
 $300
 $2,200
 $3,400
 $3,400
Weighted average interest rateN/A
 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11%  
Fixed rate unsecured debt$535
 $252,226
 $152,370
 $452,523
 $302,685
 $1,654,357
 $2,814,696
 $3,054,455
Weighted average interest rate6.26% 7.49% 6.71% 5.95% 6.08% 5.20% 5.70%  
Variable rate unsecured notes$
 $
 $
 $
 $250,000
 $
 $250,000
 $251,983
Rate at September 30, 2014N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 1.51%
 N/A
 1.51%  
Variable rate unsecured line of credit$
 $140,000
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $140,000
 $140,479
Rate at September 30, 2014N/A
 1.41% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 1.41%  
 Remainder of 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Thereafter Face Value Fair Value
Fixed rate
secured debt
$125,384
 $377,314
 $102,017
 $4,870
 $272,215
 $32,235
 $914,035
 $999,944
Weighted average
interest rate
5.24% 5.91% 5.96% 6.47% 7.63% 5.93% 6.34%  
Variable rate
secured debt
$300
 $300
 $300
 $300
 $300
 $1,900
 $3,400
 $3,400
Weighted average
interest rate
0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%  
Fixed rate
unsecured debt
$1,683
 $152,370
 $452,523
 $302,685
 $252,859
 $1,701,498
 $2,863,618
 $3,128,482
Weighted average
interest rate
6.26% 6.71% 5.95% 6.08% 8.35% 4.50% 5.36%  
Variable rate
unsecured notes
$
 $
 $
 $
 $250,000
 $
 $250,000
 $250,000
Rate at March 31, 2015N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 1.33%
 N/A
 1.33%  
Variable rate unsecured
line of credit
$
 $
 $
 $
 $453,000
 $
 $453,000
 $453,000
Rate at March 31, 2015N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 1.23% N/A
 1.23%  

As the above table incorporates only those exposures that existed at September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, it does not consider those exposures or positions that could arise after that date. As a result, the ultimate impact of interest rate fluctuations will depend on future exposures that arise, our hedging strategies at that time to the extent we are party to interest rate derivatives and interest rates. Interest expense on our unsecured line of credit and our variable rate unsecured notes will be affected by fluctuations in the LIBOR indices as well as changes in our credit rating. The interest rate at such point in the future as we may renew, extend or replace our unsecured line of credit will be heavily dependent upon the state of the credit environment.
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
Control and Procedures (General Partner)
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Controls and Procedures (Partnership)
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the foregoing, the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II - Other Information
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are parties to a variety of legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of our businesses. While these matters generally are covered by insurance, there is no assurance that our insurance will cover any particular proceeding or claim. We are not subject to any material pending legal proceedings other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. We presently believe that all of these proceedings to which we were subject as of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, taken as a whole, will not have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, business, financial condition or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the information set forth in this Report, you also should carefully review and consider the information contained in our other reports and periodic filings that we make with the SEC, including, without limitation the information contained under the caption "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.2014. The risks and uncertainties described in our 20132014 Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we presently deem to be immaterial, also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.


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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None
(b) Use of Proceeds
None
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
From time to time, we repurchase our securities under a repurchase program that initially was approved by the General Partner's board of directors and publicly announced in October 2001 (the "Repurchase Program").
On January 29, 2014,28, 2015, the General Partner's board of directors adopted a resolution that amended and restated the Repurchase Program and delegated authority to management to repurchase a maximum of $100.0 million of the General Partner's common shares, $500.0 million of the Partnership's debt securities and $500.0 million of the General Partner's preferred shares, subject to the prior notification of the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the board of directors of planned repurchases within these limits (the "January 20142015 Resolutions"). We did not repurchase any securities through the Repurchase Program during the quarter ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and the maximum amounts set forth under the January 20142015 Resolutions for the repurchase of common shares, and debt securities and preferred shares are remaining in the Repurchase Program, while $494.6 million is remaining for the repurchase of preferred shares.
The following table summarizes the share repurchase activity for the three months ended September 30, 2014:
 Repurchase Date of 6.625% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Dollar Value of Preferred Shares That May Yet Be Repurchased Under the Plan
         
July 1 - 31, 2014 
 $
 
 $494,568,500
August 1 - 31, 2014 384,530
(1)250
(2)
 $494,568,500
September 1 -30, 2014 
 
 
 $494,568,500
Total 384,530
 $250
 
 $494,568,500
(1) Represents the redemption of all of the outstanding Series J Shares, which were called for redemption in July 2014 with a redemption date of August 4, 2014, and were not repurchased as part of our Repurchase Program.
(2) The Series J Shares were redeemed at a price of $250 per share, plus accrued dividends, for an aggregate redemption price of $96.1 million.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

During the period covered by this Report, we did not default under the terms of any of our material indebtedness, nor has there been any material arrearage of dividends or other material uncured delinquency with respect to any class of the General Partner's preferred shares.indebtedness.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable. 
Item 5. Other Information

During the period covered by this Report, there was no information required to be disclosed by us in a Current Report on Form 8-K that was not so reported, nor were there any material changes to the procedures by which our security holders may recommend nominees to the General Partner's board of directors.

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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
   
3.1 (i)
 FifthSixth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on MayJanuary 5, 2014, and incorporated herein by this reference).
3.1 (ii)
Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on August 6, 2014,2015, and incorporated herein by this reference).
   
3.2
 Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2009, and incorporated herein by this reference).
   
3.3
 Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated September 17, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(i) to the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference) (File No. 000-20625).
   
3.4 (i)
 Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on May 5, 2014, and incorporated herein by this reference).
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3.4 (ii)
 First Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on August 6, 2014, and incorporated herein by this reference).
   
10.13.4 (iii)
 Equity DistributionSecond Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement dated August 22, 2014, by and amongof Limited Partnership of the General Partner, the Partnership Jeffries LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., and UBS Securities LLC (filed as Exhibit 1.13.2 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on August 22,December 16, 2014, and incorporated herein by this reference).
   
3.4 (iv)
Third Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on January 5, 2015, and incorporated herein by this reference).
3.4 (v)
Fourth Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on January 29, 2015, and incorporated herein by this reference).
10.1
Agreement of Purchase and Sale (Pool I) by and among the Partnership, the other entities controlled or affiliated with the Partnership and SOF-X U.S. Acquisitions, L.L.C., dated as of January 16, 2015.*
10.2
 Letter Agreement of Purchase and Sale (Pool II) by and among the Partnership, the other entities controlled or affiliated with James B. Connorthe Partnership and SOF-X U.S. Acquisitions, L.L.C., dated as of January 16, 2015.*
10.3
Agreement of Purchase and Sale (Pool III) by and among the Partnership, the other entities controlled or affiliated with the Partnership and SOF-X U.S. Acquisitions, L.L.C., dated as of January 16, 2015.*
10.4
Agreement of Purchase and Sale (Pool IV) by and among the Partnership, the other entities controlled or affiliated with the Partnership and SOF-X U.S. Acquisitions, L.L.C., dated as of January 16, 2015.*
10.5
The Company's 2015 Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan.*#
10.6
Form of Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Certificate for Non-Employee Directors.*#
10.7
Form of Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Certificate for new Non-Employee Directors.*#
10.8
First Amendment to Duke Realty Corporation 2010 Performance Share Plan, a subplan of the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on September 18, 2014,January 29, 2015, and incorporated herein by this reference).#
   
10.9
Form of 2010 Performance Share Plan LTIP Unit Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on January 29, 2015, and incorporated herein by this reference).#
10.10
Form of LTIP Unit Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the combined Current Report on Form 8-K of the General Partner and the Partnership as filed with the SEC on January 29, 2015, and incorporated herein by this reference).#

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11.1
 Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings.***
   
12.1
 Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends of the General Partner.*
   
12.2
 Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions of the Partnership.*
   
31.1
 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner.*
   
31.2
 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner.*
   
31.3
 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer for the Partnership.*
   
31.4
 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer for the Partnership.*
   
32.1
 Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner.**
   
32.2
 Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner.**
   
32.3
 Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer for the Partnership.**
   

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32.4
 Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer for the Partnership.**
   
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 The following materials from the General Partner's and the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

*Filed herewith.

#Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

**The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1, 32.2, 32.3 and 32.4 accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are "furnished" to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed "filed" by the General Partner or the Partnership, respectively, for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
***Data required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Auditing Standards Codification No. 260 is provided in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
   
  DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
  
  /s/ Dennis D. Oklak
  Dennis D. Oklak
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  
  /s/ Mark A. Denien
  Mark A. Denien
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  

   
  DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
  By: DUKE REALTY CORPORATION, its general partner
  
  /s/ Dennis D. Oklak
  Dennis D. Oklak
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner
  
  /s/ Mark A. Denien
  Mark A. Denien
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner
  
   
Date:October 31, 2014May 1, 2015 
   


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