Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations

The table below is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Income from continuing operations	$	146,157		$	99,142		$	134,525
Gain on sales of real estate – land parcels	—			6,403			4,824
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,897		)	(5,204		)	(4,032		)
Dividends on preferred stock	(24,986		)	(25,698		)	(25,885		)
Preferred stock redemption charge	—			(1,989		)	—
Net income attributable to unvested restricted stock awards	(2,364		)	(1,774		)	(1,581		)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Alexandria’s common stockholders – basic and diluted	116,910			70,880			107,851
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	(43		)	1,233			900
Net income attributable to Alexandria’s common stockholders – basic and diluted	$	116,867		$	72,113		$	108,751
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding – basic and diluted	71,529			71,170			68,038
EPS attributable to Alexandria’s common stockholders – basic and diluted:
Continuing operations	$	1.63		$	0.99		$	1.59
Discontinued operations	—			0.02			0.01
EPS – basic and diluted	$	1.63		$	1.01		$	1.60