Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements

Noncontrolling interests represent the common and preferred units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership not held by the Company as well as third party equity interests in our other consolidated subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership are shown in the mezzanine equity while the noncontrolling interests in our other consolidated subsidiaries are shown in the equity section of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Common Units of Limited Partnership Interest in the Operating Partnership

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the noncontrolling interest unit holders owned 3.53%, or 3,500,060 units, and 2.96%, or 2,902,317 units, of the Operating Partnership, respectively. At June 30, 2014, 3,500,060 shares of SL Green's common stock were reserved for issuance upon redemption of units of limited partnership interest of the Operating Partnership.

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership is recorded at the greater of its cost basis or fair market value based on the closing stock price of SL Green's common stock at the end of the reporting period.

Below is the rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership as of June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):



	June 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	265,476		$	212,907
Distributions	(3,598		)	(4,146		)
Issuance of common units	19,460			24,750
Redemption of common units	(23,066		)	(17,287		)
Net income	13,374			3,023
Accumulated other comprehensive income allocation	234			611
Fair value adjustment	107,925			45,618
Balance at end of period	$	379,805		$	265,476

Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest in the Operating Partnership

The Operating Partnership has 1,902,000 4.5% Series G Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series G Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit, which were issued in January 2012 in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series G Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.125 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series G Preferred Units are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $88.50. The common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership may be redeemed in exchange for SL Green's common stock on a 1-to-1 basis. The Series G Preferred Units also provide the holder with the right to require the Operating Partnership to repurchase the Series G Preferred Units for cash before January 31, 2022.

The Operating Partnership has 80,000 6.0% Series H Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series H Preferred Units, with a mandatory liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit, which were issued in November 2011 in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series H Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.50 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series H Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the Operating Partnership’s option or the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has 60 Series F Preferred Units outstanding with a mandatory liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per unit.

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The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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