Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]

Schedule Of redeemable preferred units

The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interests—redeemable preferred units for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2014	$	633
Net income	3
Distributions	(3		)
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	633

Schedule of Redeemable Interest in Property Partnerships [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interest—redeemable interest in property partnership in the Company’s Fountain Square consolidated entity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2014	$	104,692
Net income	75
Distributions	(1,400		)
Adjustment to reflect redeemable interest at redemption value	2,153
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	105,520

Distributions Declared to OP, LTIP, OPP and MYLTIP Units [Table Text Block]

The following table presents Boston Properties, Inc.’s dividends per share and Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s distributions per unit for the periods presented:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)			Distribution (Per Unit)
March 31, 2016	April 29, 2016		$0.65			$0.65
December 31, 2015	January 28, 2016		$1.90	(1)		$1.90	(1)

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(1) Includes a special dividend/distribution of $1.25 per share/common unit.

Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interest Common Units [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the activity of noncontrolling interests—redeemable common units of Boston Properties Limited Partnership for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2015	$	2,286,689
Contributions	30,808
Net income	21,393
Distributions	(11,865		)
Conversion of redeemable partnership units	(446		)
Unearned compensation	(22,424		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,901		)
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value	8,218
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	2,307,472
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	2,310,046
Contributions	38,371
Net income	20,188
Distributions	(11,705		)
Conversion of redeemable partnership units	(8,689		)
Unearned compensation	(18,597		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(303		)
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value	211,747
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	2,541,058

Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interest Property Partnerships [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interests in property partnerships for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2015	$	1,574,400
Capital contributions	2,489
Net income	10,464
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,526		)
Distributions	(12,915		)
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	1,563,912
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	1,602,467
Capital contributions	629
Net income	12,980
Distributions	(16,574		)
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	1,599,502

Noncontrolling Interests [Member]

Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]

Distributions Declared to OP, LTIP, OPP and MYLTIP Units [Table Text Block]

The following table presents Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s distributions on the OP Units and LTIP Units (including the 2012 OPP Units and, after the measurement date, the 2013 MYLTIP Units) and its distributions on the 2013 MYLTIP Units (prior to the February 4, 2016 measurement date), 2014 MYLTIP Units, 2015 MYLTIP Units and 2016 MYLTIP Units (after the February 10, 2016 issuance date) for the periods presented:

Record Date	Payment Date	Distributions on the OP Units and LTIP Units			Distributions on MYLTIP Units
March 31, 2016	April 29, 2016		$0.65			$0.065
December 31, 2015	January 28, 2016		$1.90	(1)		$0.065

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(1) Includes a special distribution of $1.25 per unit.