2.2.0.7 false Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity 0203 - Disclosure - Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity true false false false 1 false false 2 Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity [Abstract] 0 amb_RealEstateAcquisitionAndDevelopmentActivityAbstract amb false na duration Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity. false 3 Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity 1 amb_RealEstateAcquisitionAndDevelopmentActivityTextBlock amb false na duration Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="margin-left: 0%"> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="3%"></td> <td width="97%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">3.  </font></b> </td> <td> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity</font></b> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 the Company acquired one 0.5 million square foot value-added acquisition for $13.3 million. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, the Company did not acquire any properties. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> As of June 30, 2010, the Company had seven <font style="white-space: nowrap">construction-in-progress</font> development projects, on an owned and managed basis, which are expected to total approximately 3.2 million square feet and have an aggregate estimated investment of $234.5 million upon completion, net of $10.8 million of cumulative real estate impairment losses to date. One of these projects totaling approximately 0.6 million square feet with an aggregate estimated investment of $66.3 million was held in an unconsolidated co-investment venture. <font style="white-space: nowrap">Construction-in-progress,</font> at June 30, 2010, included projects expected to be completed through the third quarter of 2011. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> On a consolidated basis, as of June 30, 2010, the Company had an additional 29 pre-stabilized development projects totaling approximately 8.1 million square feet, with an aggregate estimated investment of $858.2 million, net of $70.8 million of cumulative real estate impairment losses to date, and an aggregate gross book value of $833.6 million, net of cumulative real estate impairment losses. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> On a consolidated basis, as of June 30, 2010, the Company and its development joint venture partners had funded an aggregate of $1.1 billion, or 97%, of the total estimated investment before the impact of real estate impairment losses and will need to fund an estimated additional $34.3 million, or 3%, in order to complete the Company’s development portfolio. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> In addition to the Company’s committed <font style="white-space: nowrap">construction-in-progress,</font> it held a total of 2,405 acres of land for future development or sale, on a consolidated basis, approximately 85% of which was located in the Americas. The Company currently estimates that these 2,405 acres of land could support approximately 44.0 million square feet of future development. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> The company’s development portfolio and land inventory does not include value-added acquisitions. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity. No authoritative reference available. false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true