10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012.   

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Transition Period From ______________________ to _________________________

Commission file number 001-32265 (American Campus Communities, Inc.)

Commission file number 333-181102-01 (American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.)

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (American Campus Communities, Inc.) Maryland (American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.)	76-0753089 (American Campus Communities, Inc.) 56-2473181 (American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
12700 Hill Country Blvd., Suite T-200 Austin, TX (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	78738 (Zip Code)

(512) 732-1000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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.

American Campus Communities, Inc.	Yes x  No o
American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.	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).

American Campus Communities, Inc.	Yes x  No o
American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.	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.

American Campus Communities, Inc.

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated Filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company o

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated Filer o
Non-accelerated filer x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	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)

American Campus Communities, Inc.	Yes o No x
American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P	Yes o  No x

There were 104,632,368 shares of the American Campus Communities, Inc.’s common stock with a par value of $0.01 per share outstanding as of the close of business on October 31, 2012.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012 of American Campus Communities, Inc. and American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P..  Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “ACC” mean American Campus Communities, Inc. a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and references to “ACCOP” mean American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership.  References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively ACC, ACCOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ACC and/or ACCOP.  References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ACCOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ACCOP. The following chart illustrates the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s corporate structure:

The general partner of ACCOP is American Campus Communities Holdings, LLC (“ACC Holdings”), an entity that is wholly-owned by ACC. As of September 30, 2012, ACC Holdings held an ownership interest in ACCOP of less than 1%. The limited partners of ACCOP are ACC and other limited partners consisting of current and former members of management and nonaffiliated third parties.  As of September 30, 2012, ACC owned an approximate 98.6% limited partnership interest in ACCOP.  As the sole member of the general partner of ACCOP, ACC has exclusive control of ACCOP’s day-to-day management.  Management operates the Company and the Operating Partnership as one business. The management of ACC consists of the same members as the management of ACCOP. The Company is structured as an umbrella partnership REIT (“UPREIT”) and ACC contributes all net proceeds from its various equity offerings to the Operating Partnership. In return for those contributions, ACC receives a number of units of ACCOP (“OP Units,” see definition below) equal to the number of common shares it has issued in the equity offering. Contributions of properties to the Company can be structured as tax-deferred transactions through the issuance of OP Units in ACCOP.  Based on the terms of ACCOP’s partnership agreement, OP Units can be exchanged for ACC’s common shares on a one-for-one basis. The Company maintains a one-for-one relationship between the OP Units of ACCOP issued to ACC and ACC Holdings and the common shares issued to the public. The Company believes that combining the reports on Form 10-Q of the Company and the Operating Partnership into this single report provides the following benefits:

● enhances investors’ understanding of the Company and the Operating 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 since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Company and the Operating Partnership; and

● creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

ACC consolidates ACCOP for financial reporting purposes, and ACC essentially has no assets or liabilities other than its investment in ACCOP. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the Company and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective financial statements. However, the Company believes it is important to understand the few differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership in the context of how the entities operate as a consolidated company. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership. ACC also issues public equity from time to time and guarantees certain debt of ACCOP, as disclosed in this report. ACC does not have any indebtedness, as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity.  Except for the net proceeds from ACC’s equity offerings, which are contributed to the capital of ACCOP in exchange for OP Units on a one-for-one common share per OP Unit basis, the Operating Partnership generates all remaining capital required by the Company’s business. These sources include, but are not limited to, the Operating Partnership’s working apital, net cash provided by operating activities, borrowings under its credit facilities, and proceeds received from the disposition of certain properties.  Noncontrolling interests, stockholders’ equity, and partners’ capital are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the Company and those of the Operating Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership’s financial statements consist of the interests of unaffiliated partners in various consolidated joint ventures. The noncontrolling interests in the Company’s financial statements include the same noncontrolling interests at the Operating Partnership level and OP Unit holders of ACCOP. The differences between stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital result from differences in the equity issued at the Company and Operating Partnership levels.

To help investors understand the significant differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report provides separate consolidated financial statements for the Company and the Operating Partnership. A single set of consolidated notes to such financial statements is presented that includes separate discussions for the Company and the Operating Partnership when applicable (for example, noncontrolling interests, stockholders’ equity or partners’ capital, earnings per share or unit, etc.).  A combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section is also included that presents discrete information related to each entity, as applicable. This report also includes separate Part I, Item 4 Controls and Procedures sections and separate Exhibits 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership in order to establish that the requisite certifications have been made and that the Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. §1350.

In order to highlight the differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, the separate sections in this report for the Company and the Operating Partnership specifically refer to the Company and the Operating Partnership. In the sections that combine disclosure of the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the Company. Although the Operating Partnership is generally the entity that directly or indirectly enters into contracts and joint ventures and holds assets and debt, reference to the Company is appropriate because the Company operates its business through the Operating Partnership. The separate discussions of the Company and the Operating Partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company on a consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		PAGE NO.
PART I.
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements of American Campus Communities, Inc. and Subsidiaries:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011	1
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (all unaudited)	2
	Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (all unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Financial Statements of American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.  and Subsidiaries:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011	5
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (all unaudited)	6
	Consolidated Statement of Changes in Capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2012  (unaudited)	7
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (all unaudited)	8
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of American Campus Communities, Inc. and Subsidiaries  and American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. and Subsidiaries	9
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk	46
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	46
PART II.
Item 6.	Exhibits	47
SIGNATURES		48

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Investments in real estate:
Wholly-owned properties, net	$	3,944,757		$	2,761,757
Wholly-owned properties held for sale		22,010			27,300
On-campus participating properties, net		58,080			59,850
Investments in real estate, net		4,024,847			2,848,907
Cash and cash equivalents		18,011			22,399
Restricted cash		51,078			22,956
Student contracts receivable, net		9,483			5,324
Other assets		111,153			108,996
Total assets	$	4,214,572		$	3,008,582
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities:
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	$	1,157,388		$	858,530
Unsecured term loan		350,000			200,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility		206,000			273,000
Secured agency facility		116,000			116,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		57,700			36,884
Other liabilities		113,637			77,840
Total liabilities		2,000,725			1,562,254
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		56,838			42,529
Equity:
American Campus Communities, Inc. stockholders’ equity: Common stock, $.01 par value, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 91,982,368 and 72,759,546 shares issued and		917			725
outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
Additional paid in capital		2,470,737			1,664,416
Accumulated earnings and dividends		(335,667	)		(286,565	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,551	)		(3,360	)
Total American Campus Communities, Inc. stockholders’ equity		2,128,436			1,375,216
Noncontrolling interests - partially owned properties		28,573			28,583
Total equity		2,157,009			1,403,799
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,214,572		$	3,008,582

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenues
Wholly-owned properties	$	110,112		$	86,420		$	304,346		$	252,120
On-campus participating properties		5,087			5,011			17,766			17,115
Third-party development services		1,467			1,568			7,427			6,150
Third-party management services		1,687			1,794			5,083			5,427
Resident services		454			407			982			1,022
Total revenues		118,807			95,200			335,604			281,834
Operating expenses
Wholly-owned properties		60,682			48,612			148,721			122,808
On-campus participating properties		3,010			2,870			8,306			7,495
Third-party development and management services		2,602			2,488			8,013			7,801
General and administrative		7,582			2,880			15,760			8,931
Depreciation and amortization		28,336			21,701			76,838			64,050
Ground/facility leases		1,093			810			2,861			2,624
Total operating expenses		103,305			79,361			260,499			213,709
Operating income		15,502			15,839			75,105			68,125
Nonoperating income and (expenses)
Interest income		429			167			1,358			374
Interest expense		(13,812	)		(13,046	)		(39,591	)		(38,928	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs		(1,072	)		(1,223	)		(3,047	)		(3,776	)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		-			(42	)		444			(67	)
Other nonoperating income		136			-			14			-
Total nonoperating expenses		(14,319	)		(14,144	)		(40,822	)		(42,397	)
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations		1,183			1,695			34,283			25,728
Income tax provision		(181	)		(88	)		(493	)		(373	)
Income from continuing operations		1,002			1,607			33,790			25,355
Discontinued operations
Income attributable to discontinued operations		20			185			961			1,924
Gain from disposition of real estate		-			-			83			14,574
Total discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Net income		1,022			1,792			34,834			41,853
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		(66	)		(67	)		(541	)		(688	)
Partially owned properties		(329	)		(84	)		(1,312	)		(371	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(395	)		(151	)		(1,853	)		(1,059	)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	627		$	1,641		$	32,981		$	40,794
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps		(2,386	)		468			(4,191	)		1,395
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(1,759	)	$	2,109		$	28,790		$	42,189
Income per share attributable to common shareholders - basic
Income from continuing operations per share	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.35
Net income per share	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.41		$	0.59
Income per share attributable to common shareholders - diluted
Income from continuing operations per share	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.39		$	0.35
Net income per share	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.58
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic		89,169,868			70,008,276			79,404,323			68,551,434
Diluted		89,751,495			70,561,514			80,009,463			69,120,438
Distributions declared per common share	$	0.3375		$	0.3375		$	1.0125		$	1.0125

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(unaudited, in thousands, except share data)

	Common Shares		Par Value of Common Shares		Additional Paid in Capital			Accumulated Earnings and Dividends			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties			Total
Equity, December 31, 2011		72,759,546	$	725	$	1,664,416		$	(286,565	)	$	(3,360	)	$	28,583		$	1,403,799
Net proceeds from sale of common stock		19,052,306		191		804,375			-			-			-			804,566
Adjustments to reflect redeemable noncontrolling interests at fair value		-		-		(706	)		-			-			-			(706	)
Amortization of restricted stock awards		-		-		3,948			-			-			-			3,948
Vesting of restricted stock awards		113,345		-		(2,094	)		-			-			-			(2,094	)
Distributions to common and restricted stockholders		-		-		-			(82,083	)		-			-			(82,083	)
Distributions to joint venture partners		-		-		-			-			-			(1,322	)		(1,322	)
Conversion of common units to common stock		57,171		1		888			-			-			-			889
Redemption of common units		-		-		(90	)		-			-			-			(90	)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps		-		-		-			-			(4,191	)		-			(4,191	)
Net income		-		-		-			32,981			-			1,312			34,293
Equity, September 30, 2012		91,982,368	$	917	$	2,470,737		$	(335,667	)	$	(7,551	)	$	28,573		$	2,157,009

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited, in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Operating activities
Net income	$	34,834		$	41,853
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain from disposition of real estate		(83	)		(14,574	)
Loss on remeasurement of equity method investment		122			-
Depreciation and amortization		77,407			66,581
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premiums/discounts		1,904			61
Share-based compensation		3,948			3,279
(Income) loss from unconsolidated joint ventures		(444	)		67
Income tax provision		493			373
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		(2,772	)		(1,406	)
Student contracts receivable, net		(4,088	)		(1,557	)
Other assets		2,452			(5,885	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		10,104			908
Other liabilities		12,362			8,453
Net cash provided by operating activities		136,239			98,153
Investing activities
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate		28,167			80,383
Cash paid for property acquisitions		(634,581	)		(47,111	)
Cash paid for land acquisitions		(32,571	)		(7,970	)
Capital expenditures for wholly-owned properties		(21,310	)		(19,717	)
Investments in wholly-owned properties under development		(286,411	)		(124,872	)
Capital expenditures for on-campus participating properties		(1,710	)		(1,370	)
Cash paid for increased ownership in consolidated subsidiaries		-			(3,275	)
Investment in mezzanine loans		(2,000	)		(11,600	)
Repayment of mezzanine loan		4,000			-
Increase in escrow deposits		(19,170	)		(95	)
Change in restricted cash related to capital reserves		(366	)		1,126
Proceeds from insurance settlement		-			1,907
Purchase of corporate furniture, fixtures and equipment		(1,396	)		(893	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(967,348	)		(133,487	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from sale of common stock		838,313			133,729
Offering costs		(33,223	)		(2,246	)
Pay-off of mortgage and construction loans		(62,182	)		(244,991	)
Proceeds from unsecured term loan		150,000			200,000
Pay-off of secured term loan		-			(100,000	)
Proceeds from credit facilities		371,000			139,000
Paydowns of credit facilities		(438,000	)		(90,000	)
Proceeds from construction loans		98,451			-
Principal payments on debt		(8,064	)		(6,966	)
Change in construction accounts payable		828			-
Redemption of common units for cash		(132	)		(306	)
Debt issuance and assumption costs		(5,858	)		(6,765	)
Distributions to common and restricted stockholders		(82,083	)		(69,735	)
Distributions to noncontrolling partners		(2,329	)		(1,394	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		826,721			(49,674	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(4,388	)		(85,008	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		22,399			113,507
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	18,011		$	28,499
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Loans assumed in connection with property acquisitions	$	(250,073	)	$	-
Issuance of common units ofin connection with property acquisitions	$	(15,000	)	$	-
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net	$	(4,191	)	$	(1,395	)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	$	48,390		$	49,223

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except unit data)

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Investments in real estate:
Wholly-owned properties, net	$	3,944,757		$	2,761,757
Wholly-owned properties held for sale		22,010			27,300
On-campus participating properties, net		58,080			59,850
Investments in real estate, net		4,024,847			2,848,907
Cash and cash equivalents		18,011			22,399
Restricted cash		51,078			22,956
Student contracts receivable, net		9,483			5,324
Other assets		111,153			108,996
Total assets	$	4,214,572		$	3,008,582
Liabilities and capital
Liabilities:
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	$	1,157,388		$	858,530
Unsecured term loan		350,000			200,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility		206,000			273,000
Secured agency facility		116,000			116,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		57,700			36,884
Other liabilities		113,637			77,840
Total liabilities		2,000,725			1,562,254
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable limited partners		56,838			42,529
Capital:
Partners’ capital:     General partner – 12,222 OP units outstanding at both September 30,       2012 and December 31, 2011		118			125
Limited partner – 91,970,146 and 72,747,324 OP units outstanding       at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively		2,135,869			1,378,451
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,551	)		(3,360	)
Total partners’ capital		2,128,436			1,375,216
Noncontrolling interests - partially owned properties		28,573			28,583
Total capital		2,157,009			1,403,799
Total liabilities and capital	$	4,214,572		$	3,008,582

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited, in thousands, except unit and per unit data)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenues
Wholly-owned properties	$	110,112		$	86,420		$	304,346		$	252,120
On-campus participating properties		5,087			5,011			17,766			17,115
Third-party development services		1,467			1,568			7,427			6,150
Third-party management services		1,687			1,794			5,083			5,427
Resident services		454			407			982			1,022
Total revenues		118,807			95,200			335,604			281,834
Operating expenses
Wholly-owned properties		60,682			48,612			148,721			122,808
On-campus participating properties		3,010			2,870			8,306			7,495
Third-party development and management services		2,602			2,488			8,013			7,801
General and administrative		7,582			2,880			15,760			8,931
Depreciation and amortization		28,336			21,701			76,838			64,050
Ground/facility leases		1,093			810			2,861			2,624
Total operating expenses		103,305			79,361			260,499			213,709
Operating income		15,502			15,839			75,105			68,125
Nonoperating income and (expenses)
Interest income		429			167			1,358			374
Interest expense		(13,812	)		(13,046	)		(39,591	)		(38,928	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs		(1,072	)		(1,223	)		(3,047	)		(3,776	)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		-			(42	)		444			(67	)
Other nonoperating income		136			-			14			-
Total nonoperating expenses		(14,319	)		(14,144	)		(40,822	)		(42,397	)
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations		1,183			1,695			34,283			25,728
Income tax provision		(181	)		(88	)		(493	)		(373	)
Income from continuing operations		1,002			1,607			33,790			25,355
Discontinued operations
Income attributable to discontinued operations		20			185			961			1,924
Gain from disposition of real estate		-			-			83			14,574
Total discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Net income		1,022			1,792			34,834			41,853
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – partially owned properties		(329	)		(84	)		(1,312	)		(371	)
Net income attributable to American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.		693			1,708			33,522			41,482
Series A preferred unit distributions		(46	)		(46	)		(137	)		(137	)
Net income available to common unitholders	$	647		$	1,662		$	33,385		$	41,345
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps		(2,386	)		468			(4,191	)		1,395
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(1,739	)	$	2,130		$	29,194		$	42,740
Income per unit attributable to common unitholders – basic
Income from continuing operations per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.35
Net income per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.41		$	0.59
Income per unit attributable to common unitholders –  diluted
Income from continuing operations per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.39		$	0.35
Net income per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.58
Weighted-average common units outstanding
Basic		90,069,204			70,913,102			80,291,801			69,469,183
Diluted		90,650,831			71,466,340			80,896,941			70,038,187
Distributions declared per common unit	$	0.3375		$	0.3375		$	1.0125		$	1.0125

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL

(unaudited, in thousands, except unit data)

	General Partner					Limited Partner					Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Noncontrolling Interests - Partially Owned Properties
	Units		Amount			Units		Amount									Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011		12,222	$	125			72,747,324	$	1,378,451		$	(3,360	)	$	28,583		$	1,403,799
Issuance of units in exchange for contributions of equity offering proceeds		-		-			19,052,306		804,566			-			-			804,566
Adjustments to reflect redeemable limited partners’ interest at fair value		-		-			-		(706	)		-			-			(706	)
Amortization of restricted stock awards		-		-			-		3,948			-			-			3,948
Vesting of restricted stock awards		-		-			113,345		(2,094	)		-			-			(2,094	)
Distributions		-		(12	)		-		(82,071	)		-			-			(82,083	)
Distributions to joint venture partners		-		-			-		-			-			(1,322	)		(1,322	)
Conversion of common units to common stock		-		-			57,171		889			-			-			889
Redemption of common units		-		-			-		(90	)		-			-			(90	)
Change in fair value of interest rate  swaps		-		-			-		-			(4,191	)		-			(4,191	)
Net income		-		5			-		32,976			-			1,312			34,293
Balance as of September 30, 2012		12,222	$	118			91,970,146	$	2,135,869		$	(7,551	)	$	28,573		$	2,157,009

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited, in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Operating activities
Net income	$	34,834		$	41,853
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain from disposition of real estate		(83	)		(14,574	)
Loss on remeasurement of equity method investment		122			-
Depreciation and amortization		77,407			66,581
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premiums/discounts		1,904			61
Share-based compensation		3,948			3,279
(Income) loss from unconsolidated joint ventures		(444	)		67
Income tax provision		493			373
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		(2,772	)		(1,406	)
Student contracts receivable, net		(4,088	)		(1,557	)
Other assets		2,452			(5,885	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		10,104			908
Other liabilities		12,362			8,453
Net cash provided by operating activities		136,239			98,153
Investing activities
Net proceeds from dispositions of real estate		28,167			80,383
Cash paid for property acquisitions		(634,581	)		(47,111	)
Cash paid for land acquisitions		(32,571	)		(7,970	)
Capital expenditures for wholly-owned properties		(21,310	)		(19,717	)
Investments in wholly-owned properties under development		(286,411	)		(124,872	)
Capital expenditures for on-campus participating properties		(1,710	)		(1,370	)
Cash paid for increased ownership in consolidated subsidiaries		-			(3,275	)
Investment in mezzanine loans		(2,000	)		(11,600	)
Repayment of mezzanine loan		4,000			-
Increase in escrow deposits		(19,170	)		(95	)
Change in restricted cash related to capital reserves		(366	)		1,126
Proceeds from insurance settlement		-			1,907
Purchase of corporate furniture, fixtures and equipment		(1,396	)		(893	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(967,348	)		(133,487	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common units in exchange for contributions, net		805,090			131,483
Pay-off of  mortgage and construction loans		(62,182	)		(244,991	)
Proceeds from unsecured term loan		150,000			200,000
Pay-off of secured term loan		-			(100,000	)
Proceeds from credit facilities		371,000			139,000
Paydowns of credit facilities		(438,000	)		(90,000	)
Proceeds from construction loans		98,451			-
Principal payments on debt		(8,064	)		(6,966	)
Change in construction accounts payable		828			-
Redemption of common units for cash		(132	)		(306	)
Debt issuance and assumption costs		(5,858	)		(6,765	)
Distributions paid on unvested restricted stock awards		(652	)		(611	)
Distributions paid on common units		(82,301	)		(70,053	)
Distributions paid on preferred units		(137	)		(137	)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling partners - partially owned properties		(1,322	)		(328	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		826,721			(49,674	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(4,388	)		(85,008	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		22,399			113,507
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	18,011		$	28,499
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Loans assumed in connection with property acquisitions	$	(250,073	)	$	-
Issuance of common units ofin connection with property acquisitions	$	(15,000	)	$	-
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net	$	(4,191	)	$	1,395
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	$	48,390		$	49,223

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

1. Organization and Description of Business

American Campus Communities, Inc. (“ACC”) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that commenced operations effective with the completion of an initial public offering (“IPO”) on August 17, 2004. Through ACC’s controlling interest in American Campus Communities Operating Partnership L.P. (“ACCOP”), ACC is one of the largest owners, managers and developers of high quality student housing properties in the United States in terms of beds owned and under management. ACC is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity REIT with expertise in the acquisition, design, financing, development, construction management, leasing and management of student housing properties. ACC’s common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “ACC.”

The general partner of ACCOP is American Campus Communities Holdings, LLC (“ACC Holdings”), an entity that is wholly-owned by ACC. As of September 30, 2012, ACC Holdings held an ownership interest in ACCOP of less than 1%. The limited partners of ACCOP are ACC and other limited partners consisting of current and former members of management and nonaffiliated third parties.  As of September 30, 2012, ACC owned an approximate 98.6% limited partnership interest in ACCOP.  As the sole member of the general partner of ACCOP, ACC has exclusive control of ACCOP’s day-to-day management.  Management operates ACC and ACCOP as one business.  The management of ACC consists of the same members as the management of ACCOP.  ACC consolidates ACCOP for financial reporting purposes, and ACC does not have significant assets other than its investment in ACCOP.  Therefore, the assets and liabilities of ACC and ACCOP are the same on their respective financial statements. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively ACC, ACCOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ACC and/or ACCOP.  References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ACCOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ACCOP.  Unless otherwise indicated, the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements apply to both the Company and the Operating Partnership.

As of September 30, 2012, our property portfolio contained 142 properties with approximately 85,700 beds in approximately 27,600 apartment units.  Our property portfolio consisted of 125 owned off-campus student housing properties that are in close proximity to colleges and universities, 12 American Campus Equity (“ACE®”) properties operated under ground/facility leases with six university systems, four on-campus participating properties operated under ground/facility leases with the related university systems, and one property containing a retail shopping center which we plan to develop into a mixed-use community including both student housing and retail.  Of the 142 properties, seven were under development as of September 30, 2012, and when completed will consist of a total of approximately 4,200 beds in approximately 1,100 units.  Our communities contain modern housing units and are supported by a resident assistant system and other student-oriented programming, with many offering resort-style amenities.

Through ACC’s taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”), we also provide construction management and development services, primarily for student housing properties owned by colleges and universities, charitable foundations, and others.  As of September 30, 2012, also through ACC’s TRS entities, we provided third-party management and leasing services for 28 properties that represented approximately 22,800 beds in approximately 9,200 units.  Third-party management and leasing services are typically provided pursuant to management contracts that have initial terms that range from one to five years.  As of September 30, 2012, our total owned and third-party managed portfolio included 170 properties with approximately 108,500 beds in approximately 36,800 units.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements, presented in U.S. dollars, are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Our actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. All material intercompany transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated. All dollar amounts in the tables herein, except share, per share, unit and per unit amounts, are stated in thousands unless otherwise indicated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying interim financial statements are unaudited, but have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Accordingly, they do not include all disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring matters) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements of the Company for these interim periods have been included.  Because of the seasonal nature of the Company’s operations, the results of operations and cash flows for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for other interim periods or for the full year.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the Operating Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investments in Real Estate

Investments in real estate are recorded at historical cost. Major improvements that extend the life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. The cost of ordinary repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Depreciation and amortization are recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

Buildings and improvements	7-40 years
Leasehold interest - on-campus    participating properties	25-34 years (shorter of useful life or respective lease term)
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3-7 years

Project costs directly associated with the development and construction of an owned real estate project, which include interest, property taxes, and amortization of deferred finance costs, are capitalized as construction in progress.  Upon completion of the project, costs are transferred into the applicable asset category and depreciation commences.  Interest totaling approximately $2.4 million and $1.7 million was capitalized during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $8.3 million and $4.8 million was capitalized during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Amortization of deferred financing costs totaling approximately $0.1 million was capitalized as construction in progress during both three month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $0.2 million was capitalized as construction in progress during both nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Management assesses whether there has been an impairment in the value of the Company’s investments in real estate whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Impairment is recognized when estimated expected future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the property. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economics and market conditions. If such conditions change, then an adjustment to the carrying value of the Company’s long-lived assets could occur in the future period in which the conditions change. To the extent that a property is impaired, the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its estimated fair value is charged to earnings. The Company believes that there were no impairments of the carrying values of its investments in real estate as of September 30, 2012.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

The Company allocates the purchase price of acquired properties to net tangible and identified intangible assets based on relative fair values. Fair value estimates are based on information obtained from a number of sources, including independent appraisals that may be obtained in connection with the acquisition or financing of the respective property and other market data. Information obtained about each property as a result of due diligence, marketing and leasing activities is also considered.

Long-Lived Assets–Held for Sale

Long-lived assets to be disposed of are classified as held for sale in the period in which all of the following criteria are met:

a. Management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the asset.

b. The asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such assets.

c. An active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the asset have been initiated.

d. The sale of the asset is probable, and transfer of the asset is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale, within one year.

e. The asset is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value.

f. Actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.

Concurrent with this classification, the asset is recorded at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated selling costs, and depreciation ceases.

Intangible Assets

A portion of the purchase price of acquired properties is allocated to the value of in-place leases for both residential and commercial tenants, which is based on the difference between (i) the property valued with existing in-place leases adjusted to market rental rates and (ii) the property valued “as-if” vacant.  As lease terms for residential leases are typically one year or less, rates on in-place leases generally approximate market rental rates. Factors considered in the valuation of in-place leases include an estimate of the carrying costs during the expected lease-up period considering current market conditions, nature of the tenancy, and costs to execute similar leases. Carrying costs include estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up period, as well as marketing and other operating expenses. The value of in-place leases is amortized over the remaining initial term of the respective leases.  The purchase price of property acquisitions is not expected to be allocated to tenant relationships, considering the terms of the leases and the expected levels of renewals.

In connection with property acquisitions completed in 2012 and 2011, the Company capitalized approximately $8.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively, related to management’s estimate of the fair value of the in-place leases assumed.  Amortization expense was approximately $1.4 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $3.5 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Accumulated amortization at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was approximately $9.0 million and $8.0 million, respectively.  Intangible assets, net of amortization, are included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the amortization of intangible assets is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.  See Note 3 herein for a detailed discussion of the property acquisitions completed during 2012 and 2011.

Third-Party Development Services Revenue and Costs

Pre-development expenditures such as architectural fees, permits and deposits associated with the pursuit of third-party and owned development projects are expensed as incurred, until such time that management believes it is probable that the contract will be executed and/or construction will commence. Because the Company frequently incurs these pre-development expenditures before a financing commitment and/or required permits and authorizations have been obtained, the Company bears the risk of loss of these pre-development expenditures if financing cannot ultimately be arranged on acceptable terms or the Company is unable to successfully obtain the required permits and authorizations. As such, management evaluates the status of third-party and owned projects that have not yet commenced construction on a periodic basis and expenses any deferred costs related to projects whose current status indicates the commencement of construction is unlikely and/or the costs may not provide future value to the Company in the form of revenues. Such write-offs are included in third-party development and management services expenses (in the case of third-party development projects) or general and administrative expenses (in the case of owned development projects) on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company has deferred approximately $3.1 million in pre-development costs related to third-party and owned development projects that have not yet commenced construction. Such costs are included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

Earnings per Share –Company

Basic earnings per share is computed using net income attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect common shares issuable from the assumed conversion of common and preferred Operating Partnership units (“OP Units”) and common share awards granted.  Only those items having a dilutive impact on basic earnings per share are included in diluted earnings per share.

The following potentially dilutive securities were outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effects of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Common OP Units (Note 10)		899,336		904,826		887,478		917,749
Preferred OP Units (Note 10)		114,128		114,128		114,128		114,308
Total potentially dilutive securities		1,013,464		1,018,954		1,001,606		1,032,057

The following is a summary of the elements used in calculating basic earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to     noncontrolling interests		(395	)		(148	)		(1,839	)		(815	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to     common shareholders		607			1,459			31,951			24,540
Amount allocated to participating securities		(196	)		(187	)		(652	)		(611	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to     common shareholders, net of amount allocated to     participating securities		411			1,272			31,299			23,929
Income from discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Income from discontinued operations     attributable to noncontrolling interests		-			(3	)		(14	)		(244	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to     common shareholders		20			182			1,030			16,254
Net income attributable to common     shareholders, as adjusted - basic	$	431		$	1,454		$	32,329		$	40,183

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.40	$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	-	$	0.01		0.24
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.41	$	0.59
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		89,169,868		70,008,276		79,404,323		68,551,434

Diluted earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	$	411	$	1,272	$	31,299	$	23,929
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders		20		182		1,030		16,254
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - diluted	$	431	$	1,454	$	32,329	$	40,183
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.39	$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	-	$	0.01	$	0.23
Net income attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.40	$	0.58
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		89,169,868		70,008,276		79,404,323		68,551,434
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)		581,627		553,238		605,140		569,004
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		89,751,495		70,561,514		80,009,463		69,120,438

Earnings per Unit – Operating Partnership

Basic earnings per OP Unit is computed using net income attributable to common unitholders and the weighted average number of common units outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per OP Unit reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue OP Units were exercised or converted into OP Units or resulted in the issuance of OP Units and then shared in the earnings of the Operating Partnership.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

The following is a summary of the elements used in calculating basic earnings per unit:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests – partially owned properties		(329	)		(84	)		(1,312	)		(371	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Series A preferred units		(46	)		(46	)		(135	)		(110	)
Amount allocated to participating securities		(196	)		(187	)		(652	)		(611	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities		431			1,290			31,691			24,263
Income from discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Series A preferred unit distributions		-			-			(2	)		(27	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders		20			185			1,042			16,471
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – basic	$	451		$	1,475		$	32,733		$	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders – per unit	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	0.24
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.41		$	0.59
Basic weighted average common units outstanding		90,069,204			70,913,102			80,291,801			69,469,183
Diluted earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	$	431		$	1,290		$	31,691		$	24,263
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders		20			185			1,042			16,471
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted	$	451		$	1,475		$	32,733		$	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.39		$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders – per unit	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	0.23
Net income attributable to common unitholders-per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.58
Basic weighted average common units outstanding		90,069,204			70,913,102			80,291,801			69,469,183
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)		581,627			553,238			605,140			569,004
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding		90,650,831			71,466,340			80,896,941			70,038,187

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

3.  Property Acquisitions

On September 14, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of a 15-property student housing portfolio (hereinafter referred to as the “Campus Acquisitions Portfolio”) for a purchase price of $627.0 million, resulting in total consideration of approximately $623.1 million after taking into account certain purchase price adjustments received at closing.  The Campus Acquisitions Portfolio contains 6,579 beds located in various markets throughout the country.  As part of the transaction, the Company assumed approximately $231.1 million of fixed-rate mortgage debt with a weighted average annual interest rate of 5.61% and a weighted average term to maturity of 5.2 years.  In addition, the Company issued 325,098 units of common limited partnership interest in ACCOP to the seller, valued at $46.14 per unit.  The remaining consideration was paid in cash which was funded with proceeds from the Company’s July 2012 equity offering (see Note 9) and borrowings under its unsecured revolving credit facility.  The following table summarizes our preliminary allocation of total consideration to the assets and liabilities acquired from the Campus Acquisitions Portfolio and are preliminary pending the receipt of information necessary to complete the valuation of certain tangible and intangible assets and liabilities:

Description	Amount (000s)
Land	$	72,768
Buildings		539,990
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		21,308
In-place leases		5,259
Debt premiums		(21,141	)
Other assets		4,900
Total aggregate consideration		623,084
Less: mortgage debt assumed		(231,069	)
Net assets acquired	$	392,015

The Company previously provided mezzanine financing of $3.1 million to a private developer, while also retaining an option to purchase a 187-unit, 780-bed property (The Retreat) upon completion of construction in August 2012.  The Company chose to exercise its option and acquired The Retreat for $52.0 million in September 2012, at which time, the Company’s mezzanine investment along with accrued but unpaid interest was credited to the Company.  The Retreat is located near the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos and the Company did not assume any property-level debt as part of this transaction.

In August 2012, the Company acquired The Block, a 669-unit, 1,555-bed wholly-owned property located near the campus of The University of Texas at Austin, for a purchase price of $165.0 million, which excludes approximately $0.3 million of anticipated transaction costs, initial integration expenses and capital expenditures necessary to bring this property up to the Company’s operating standards.  The Company did not assume any property-level debt as part of this transaction.

In June 2012, the Company acquired University Commons, a 164-unit, 480-bed wholly-owned property located near the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, for a purchase price of $31.0 million, which excludes approximately $2.6 million of anticipated transaction costs, initial integration expenses and capital expenditures necessary to bring this property up to the Company’s operating standards.  As part of this transaction, the Company assumed approximately $19.0 million in fixed-rate mortgage debt with an annual interest rate of 5.54% and remaining term to maturity of 2.4 years.

In May 2012, the Company acquired Avalon Heights, a 210-unit, 754-bed wholly-owned property located near the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa, for a purchase price of $30.0 million, which excludes approximately $2.5 million of anticipated transaction costs, initial integration expenses and capital expenditures necessary to bring this property up to the Company’s operating standards.  The Company did not assume any property-level debt as part of this transaction.

In January 2012, the Company acquired the remaining 90% interest in University Heights, a 204-unit, 636-bed property located near the campus of the University of Tennessee, for a purchase price of $14.5 million.  The purchase price excludes approximately $2.3 million of anticipated capital expenditures necessary to bring this property up to the Company’s operating standards.  This property was acquired from one of our joint ventures with Fidelity in which we previously held a 10% interest (“Fund II”, see Note 7).  Immediately prior to the acquisition, Fund II paid off the property’s mortgage loan at a discounted amount in accordance with a Settlement Agreement negotiated with the lender.  As a result, Fund II recorded a gain on debt restructuring of approximately $4.2 million, of which, our 10% share is included in income from unconsolidated joint ventures on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

In 2011, the Company acquired four properties containing 3,403 beds and a retail center for future development for a combined purchase price of approximately $237.0 million.  The Company did not assume any property-level debt as part of these transactions.

The acquired property’s results of operations have been included in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income since their respective acquisition closing dates.  The following pro forma information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, presents consolidated financial information for the Company as if the property acquisitions discussed above had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.  The unaudited pro forma information is provided for informational purposes only and is not indicative of results that would have occurred or which may occur in the future:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Total revenues	$	132,033	$	117,981	$	384,903	$	347,195
Net income attributable to common Shareholders	$	4,404	$	1,634	$	45,065	$	41,097
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - basic	$	0.05	$	0.02	$	0.48	$	0.47
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - diluted	$	0.05	$	0.02	$	0.48	$	0.47

4.  Property Dispositions and Discontinued Operations

As of September 30, 2012, two owned off-campus properties were classified as Held for Sale on the company’s consolidated balance sheet.  These two properties, Brookstone Village and Campus Walk, were sold in October 2012 (see Note 16).  The net income attributable to these two properties is included in discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income for all periods presented.

In April 2012, the Company sold Pirates Cove, an unencumbered owned off-campus property, for a sales price of approximately $27.5 million resulting in net proceeds of approximately $27.1 million.  The resulting gain on disposition of approximately $0.1 million is included in discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

In April and May 2011, the Company sold four unencumbered owned off-campus properties (Campus Club – Statesboro, River Club Apartments, River Walk Townhomes and Villas on Apache) for a total sales price of approximately $82.0 million resulting in combined net proceeds of approximately $80.0 million.  The combined gain on these dispositions of approximately $14.6 million is included in discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

The properties discussed above are included in the wholly-owned properties segment (see Note 15).  Below is a summary of the results of operations for the properties discussed above:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Total revenues	$	989		$	2,077		$	4,319		$	10,099
Total operating expenses		(619	)		(1,227	)		(2,311	)		(5,170	)
Depreciation and amortization		(190	)		(504	)		(570	)		(2,531	)
Operating income		180			346			1,438			2,398
Total nonoperating expenses		(160	)		(161	)		(477	)		(474	)
Net income	$	20		$	185		$	961		$	1,924

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

5.  Investments in Wholly-Owned Properties

Wholly-owned properties consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Land (1) (2) (3)	$	522,590		$	380,074
Buildings and improvements (2)		3,516,324			2,380,582
Furniture, fixtures and equipment (2)		195,568			139,249
Construction in progress (3)		72,660			157,900
		4,307,142			3,057,805
Less accumulated depreciation		(362,385	)		(296,048	)
Wholly-owned properties, net	$	3,944,757		$	2,761,757

(1) The land balance above includes undeveloped land parcels with book values of approximately $30.7 million and $15.8 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.  Also includes land totaling approximately $23.4 million and $28.2 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to properties under development.

(2) Land, buildings and improvements, and furniture, fixtures and equipment as of September 30, 2012 include $4.8 million, $23.6 million, and $0.8 million, respectively, related to the University Edge property located in Kent, Ohio, that serves students attending Kent State University.  In July 2011, the Company entered into a purchase and contribution agreement with a private developer whereby the Company is obligated to purchase the property as long as the developer met certain construction completion deadlines.  The property opened for operations in August 2012 and the Company anticipates purchasing the property in the fourth quarter 2012.  The entity is financed with a $4.5 million mezzanine loan from the Company and a $24.8 million construction loan from a third-party lender.  The Company was responsible for leasing, management, and initial operations of the project while the third-party developer was responsible for the development of the property.  The entity that owns the University Edge property is deemed to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.  As such, the assets and liabilities of the entity owning the property are included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.

(3) Land and construction in progress as of September 30, 2012 include $7.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively, related to the Townhomes at Newtown Crossing property located in Lexington, Kentucky, that will serve students attending the University of Kentucky.  In July 2012, the Company entered into a purchase and contribution agreement with a private developer whereby the Company is obligated to purchase the property as long as the developer meets certain construction completion deadlines.  The development of the property is anticipated to be completed in August 2013.  The entity is financed with a $2.0 million mezzanine loan from the Company and a $31.5 million construction loan from a third-party lender.  The Company is responsible for leasing, management, and initial operations of the project while the third-party developer is responsible for the development of the property.  The entity that owns Townhomes at Newtown Crossing is deemed to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.  As such, the assets and liabilities of the entity owning the property are included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

6.  On-Campus Participating Properties

On-campus participating properties are as follows:

			Historical Cost
Lessor/University	Lease Commencement	Required Debt Repayment (1)	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Texas A&M University System /   Prairie View A&M University (2)	2/1/96	9/1/23	$	41,278		$	40,255
Texas A&M University System /   Texas A&M International	2/1/96	9/1/23		6,645			6,567
Texas A&M University System /   Prairie View A&M University(3)	10/1/99	8/31/25/ 8/31/28		25,645			25,142
University of Houston System /   University of Houston (4)	9/27/00	8/31/35		35,840			35,734
				109,408			107,698
Less accumulated amortization				(51,328	)		(47,848	)
On-campus participating properties, net			$	58,080		$	59,850

(1) Represents the effective lease termination date.  The leases terminate upon the earlier to occur of the final repayment of the related debt or the end of the contractual lease term.

(2) Consists of three phases placed in service between 1996 and 1998.

(3) Consists of two phases placed in service in 2000 and 2003.

(4) Consists of two phases placed in service in 2001 and 2005.

7.  Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned a noncontrolling interest in one unconsolidated joint venture that is accounted for utilizing the equity method of accounting.  The investment consists of a noncontrolling equity interest in a joint venture with the United States Navy that owns military housing privatization projects located on naval bases in Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia. In 2010, the Company discontinued applying the equity method in regards to its investment in this joint venture as a result of the Company’s share of losses exceeding its investment in the joint venture.  Because the Company has not guaranteed any obligations of the investee and is not otherwise committed to provide further financial support to the investee, it therefore suspended recording its share of losses once the investment was reduced to zero.  We also earn fees for providing management services to this joint venture, which totaled approximately $0.4 million for each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and approximately $1.2 million for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

As discussed more fully in Note 3, in January 2012 we acquired full ownership interest in University Heights, a property previously owned by Fund II, a joint venture with Fidelity in which we previously held a 10% interest.  The acquisition of the property was accounted for as a business combination achieved in stages and as a result, the Company was required to remeasure its equity method investment in University Heights to its acquisition-date fair value and recognize the resulting loss in earnings.  The Company recorded a loss of approximately $0.1 million which is included in other nonoperating income on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  As University Heights represented the only property owned by Fund II, subsequent to the acquisition we no longer have an equity method investment Fund II.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

8.   Debt

A summary of the Company’s outstanding consolidated indebtedness, including unamortized debt premiums and discounts, is as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Debt secured by wholly-owned properties:
Mortgage loans payable	$	926,536		$	744,724
Construction loans payable (1)		127,801			29,350
		1,054,337			774,074
Debt secured by on-campus participating properties:
Mortgage loan payable		31,860			32,097
Bonds payable		44,915			47,220
		76,775			79,317
Unsecured revolving credit facility		206,000			273,000
Unsecured term loan		350,000			200,000
Secured agency facility		116,000			116,000
Unamortized debt premiums		30,312			10,298
Unamortized debt discounts		(4,036	)		(5,159	)
Total debt	$	1,829,388		$	1,447,530

(1) Construction loans payable includes $30.7 million and $4.9 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to construction loans for University Edge and Townhomes at Newtown Crossing, VIEs that the Company is including in its consolidated financial statements (see Note 5).  The creditors of these construction loans do not have recourse to the assets of the Company.

Loans Assumed in Connection with Property Acquisitions

In connection with the Company’s purchase of the Campus Acquisitions Portfolio on September 14, 2012, the Company assumed approximately $231.1 million of fixed-rate mortgage debt with a weighted average annual interest rate of 5.61% and a weighted average term to maturity of 5.2 years.  Upon assumption of this mortgage debt, the Company recorded debt premiums of approximately $21.1 million to reflect the estimated fair value of the debt assumed.

In June 2012, the Company acquired University Commons.  As part of the acquisition, the Company assumed approximately $19.0 million of fixed rate mortgage debt with an annual interest rate of 5.54% and remaining term to maturity of 2.4 years.  Upon assumption of this mortgage debt, the Company recorded a debt premium of approximately $1.2 million to reflect the estimated fair value of the debt assumed.

Pay off of Mortgage Debt

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company paid off approximately $62.2 million of fixed-rate mortgage debt secured by five wholly-owned properties.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company had an additional $16.3 million of outstanding fixed-rate mortgage debt scheduled to mature throughout the remainder of 2012, all of which we expect to pay off on or before their respective maturity dates.    

Unsecured Credit Facility

In January 2012, the Company entered into a First Amendment to our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”).  Pursuant to the First Amendment, the Company’s $200 million unsecured term loan was increased in size to $350 million, such that, when combined with the Company’s $450 million unsecured revolving credit facility, the Company has an aggregate Credit Facility of $800 million, which may be expanded by up to an additional $100 million upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.  The Company used the proceeds from the expanded term loan to repay outstanding amounts on the revolving credit facility.

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(unaudited)

In addition, the maturity date of the term loan was extended from May 20, 2015 to January 10, 2017 and the maturity date of the revolving credit facility was extended to January 10, 2016, and can be extended for an additional 12 months to January 10, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.  The First Amendment provides for the interest rate on each loan at a variable rate, at the Company’s option, based upon a base rate or one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR, plus, in each case, a spread based upon the Company’s investment grade rating from either Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Group.  The Company has entered into multiple interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $350 million that effectively fix the interest rate to 2.54% (0.89% + 1.65% spread) on the outstanding balance of the unsecured term loan (see Note 12 for more details).

Availability under the revolving credit facility is limited to an “aggregate borrowing base amount” equal to 60% of the value of the Company’s unencumbered properties, calculated as set forth in the Credit Facility.  Additionally, the Company is required to pay a facility fee of 0.30% per annum on the $450 million revolving credit facility.  As of September 30, 2012, the revolving credit facility bore interest at a weighted average annual rate of 1.98% (inclusive of the facility fee discussed above), and availability under the revolving credit facility totaled $244.0 million.

The terms of the Credit Facility include certain restrictions and covenants, which limit, among other items, the incurrence of additional indebtedness, liens, and the disposition of assets.  The facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and also contains financial covenants that, among other things, require the Company to maintain certain minimum ratios of “EBITDA” (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) to fixed charges and total indebtedness.  The Company may not pay distributions that exceed a specified percentage of funds from operations, as adjusted, for any four consecutive quarters.  The financial covenants also include consolidated net worth and leverage ratio tests.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

Secured Agency Facility

The Company has a $125 million secured revolving credit facility with a Freddie Mac lender.  The facility has a five-year term and is currently secured by 10 properties referred to as the “Collateral Pool.”  The facility bears interest at one- or three-month LIBOR plus a spread that varies based on the debt service ratio of the Collateral Pool.  Additionally, the Company is required to pay an unused commitment fee of 1.0% per annum.  As of September 30, 2012, the secured agency facility bore interest at a weighted average annual rate of 2.38%.  The secured agency facility includes some, but not all, of the same financial covenants as the unsecured credit facility, described above.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

9.  Stockholders’ Equity / Partners’ Capital

Stockholders’ Equity – Company

On July 16, 2012, ACC completed an equity offering, consisting of the sale of 17,250,000 shares of ACC’s common stock at a price of $44.25 per share, including 2,250,000 shares issued as a result of the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option in full at closing.  The offering generated gross proceeds of approximately $763.3 million.  The aggregate proceeds to ACC, net of the underwriting discount and expenses of the offering, were approximately $731.9 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, ACC sold approximately 1.8 million shares at a weighted average price of $41.61 per share under its 2011 at-the-market share offering program (the “2011 ATM Equity Program”).  Net proceeds received under this program during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, totaled approximately $73.9 million, after payment of approximately $1.1 million of commissions paid to sales agents.  As of September 30, 2012, no further common shares are available for issuance under the 2011 ATM Equity Program.

Partners’ Capital – Operating Partnership

In connection with the July 16, 2012 equity offering and 2011 ATM Equity Program discussed above, ACCOP issued a number of common OP Units to ACC equivalent to the number of shares issued by ACC.

In connection with our purchase of the Campus Acquisitions Portfolio in September 2012, we issued 325,098 units of common limited partnership interest in ACCOP to the seller, valued at $46.14 per unit.  See Note 3 for more details.

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(unaudited)

10.   Noncontrolling Interests

Operating Partnership

Partially-owned properties:  As of September 30, 2012, the Operating Partnership consolidates four joint ventures that own and operate The Varsity, University Village at Sweet Home, University Centre and Villas at Chestnut Ridge owned-off campus properties.  The portion of net assets attributable to the third-party partners in these joint ventures is classified as “noncontrolling interests - partially owned properties” within capital on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership.  Accordingly, the third-party partners’ share of the income or loss of the joint ventures is reported on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income of the Operating Partnership as “net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – partially owned properties.”

OP Units:  For the portion of OP Units that the Operating Partnership is required, either by contract or securities law, to deliver registered common shares of ACC to the exchanging OP unit holder, or for which the Operating Partnership has the intent or history of exchanging such units for cash, we classify the units as “redeemable limited partners” in the mezzanine section of the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership.  The units classified as such include Series A preferred units as well as common units that are not held by ACC or ACC Holdings.  The value of redeemable limited partners on the consolidated balance sheets is reported at the greater of fair value or historical cost at the end of each reporting period.  Changes in the value from period to period are charged to limited partner’s capital on the accompanying consolidated statement of changes in capital.  Below is a table summarizing the activity of redeemable limited partners for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

Balance, December 31, 2011	$	42,529
Net income		541
Distributions		(1,007	)
Common units issued as consideration (see Note 3)		15,000
Conversion of redeemable limited partner units into shares of ACC common stock		(889	)
Redemption of redeemable limited partner units for cash		(42	)
Adjustments to reflect redeemable limited partner units at fair value		706
Balance, September 30, 2012	$	56,838

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, 57,171 common OP units were converted into an equal number of shares of ACC’s common stock and 64,601 were converted during the year ended December 31, 2011.  As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, approximately 1.4% of the equity interests of the Operating Partnership was held by owners of common OP Units and Series A preferred units not held by ACC or ACC holdings.

Company

The noncontrolling interests of the Company include the third-party equity interests in partially-owned properties, as discussed above, which are presented as a component of equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  The Company’s noncontrolling interests also include the redeemable limited partners presented in the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership, which are referred to as “redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the mezzanine section of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  Noncontrolling interests on the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income include the income/loss attributable to third-party equity interests in partially-owned properties, as well as the income/loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (i.e. OP Units not held by ACC or ACC Holdings.)

11.  Incentive Award Plan

Restricted Stock Units

Upon reelection to the Board of Directors in May 2012, all members of the Company’s Board of Directors were granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in accordance with the American Campus Communities, Inc. 2010 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”).  These RSUs were valued at $95,000 for the Chairman of the Board of Directors and at $71,500 for all other members.  The number of RSUs was determined based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant, as defined in the Plan.  All awards vested and settled immediately on the date of grant, and the Company delivered cash in lieu of the delivery of shares of common stock, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.  A compensation charge of approximately $0.4 million was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to these awards.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

A summary of ACC’s RSUs under the Plan as of September 30, 2012 and activity during the nine months then ended is presented below:

	Number of RSUs
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		-
Granted		8,457
Settled in common shares		-
Settled in cash		(8,457	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		-

Restricted Stock Awards (“RSAs”)

A summary of ACC’s RSAs under the Plan as of September 30, 2012 and activity during the nine months then ended, is presented below:

	Number of RSAs
Nonvested balance at December 31, 2011		549,300
Granted		215,851
Vested		(113,345	)
Forfeited		(77,150	)
Nonvested balance at September 30, 2012		574,656

The fair value of RSA’s is calculated based on the closing market value of ACC’s common stock on the date of grant.  The fair value of these awards is amortized to expense over the vesting periods, which amounted to approximately $1.3 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $3.9 million and $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

12.   Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions.  The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities.  The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments.  Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates.  The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s investments and borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements.  To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy.  Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.  The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings.

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(unaudited)

As discussed in Note 8, the Company increased the $200 million unsecured term by $150 million in January 2012.  In connection with this transaction, the Company entered into four interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts totaling $350 million to hedge the variable cash flows associated with interest payments on the LIBOR-based unsecured term loan.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company also had an interest rate swap contract with a notional amount of $31.9 million used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with the Cullen Oaks Phase I and Phase II loans.

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding interest rate swap contracts as of September 30, 2012:

Date Entered	Effective Date	Maturity Date	Pay Fixed Rate		Receive Floating Rate Index	Notional Amount		Fair Value
Feb. 12, 2007	Feb. 15, 2007	Feb. 15, 2014		6.689%	LIBOR – 1 mo. plus 1.35%	$	31,860	$	(2,201	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.8695%	LIBOR – 1 month		125,000		(1,853	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.88%	LIBOR – 1 month		100,000		(1,528	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.8875%	LIBOR – 1 month		62,500		(987	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.889%	LIBOR – 1 month		62,500		(982	)
					Total	$	381,860	$	(7,551	)

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Derivative Liabilities as of
	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Description	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Interest rate swaps contracts	Other liabilities	$	7,551	Other liabilities	$	3,360
Total derivatives designated as hedging   instruments		$	7,551		$	3,360

The table below presents the effects of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on other comprehensive (loss) income (“OCI”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Amount of (Loss) Income Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
Cash Flow Hedging	Nine Months Ended September 30,
Relationships	2012			2011
Interest rate swap contracts	$	(4,191	)	$	1,395
Total	$	(4,191	)	$	1,395

13.   Fair Value Disclosures

The following table presents information about the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.  In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities the Company has the ability to access.  Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals.  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

In instances in which the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety has been determined is based on the lowest level input significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

Disclosures concerning financial instruments measured at fair value are as follows:

	Fair Value Measurements as of
	September 30, 2012								December 31, 2011
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments	$	-	$	7,551	$	-	$	7,551	$	-	$	3,360	$	-	$	3,360
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$	-	$	56,838	$	-	$	56,838	$	-	$	42,529	$	-	$	42,529

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, specifically interest rate swaps, for nontrading purposes.  The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk arising from previously unhedged interest payments associated with variable rate debt.  Through September 30, 2012, derivative financial instruments were designated and qualified as cash flow hedges.  Derivative contracts with positive net fair values inclusive of net accrued interest receipts or payments are recorded in other assets.  Derivative contracts with negative net fair values, inclusive of net accrued interest payments or receipts, are recorded in other liabilities.  The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative.  This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves.  The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts (or payments) and the discounted expected variable cash payments (or receipts).  The variable cash payments (or receipts) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves.

The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.  In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds and guarantees.

Although the Company has determined the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparty.  However, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of the Company’s derivative financial instruments.  As a result, the Company has determined each of its derivative valuations in its entirety is classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership have a redemption feature and are marked to their redemption value.  The redemption value is based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the redemption date, and therefore, is calculated based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the balance sheet date.  Since the valuation is based on observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Student Contracts Receivable, Loans Receivable, Other Assets, Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities:  The Company estimates that the carrying amount approximates fair value, due to the short maturity of these instruments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

Derivative Instruments: These instruments are reported on the balance sheet at fair value, which is based on calculations provided by independent, third-party financial institutions and represent the discounted future cash flows expected, based on the projected future interest rate curves over the life of the instrument.

Unsecured Term Loan, Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, Secured Agency Facility and Construction Loans: the fair value of these instruments approximates carrying values due to the variable interest rate feature of these instruments.

Mortgage Loans Payable: the fair value of mortgage loans payable is based on the present value of the cash flows at current market interest rates through maturity.  The Company has concluded the fair value of these financial instruments are Level 2 as the majority of the inputs used to value these instruments fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Bonds Payable: the fair value of bonds payable is based on quoted prices in markets that are not active due to the unique characteristics of these financial instruments, as such, the Company has concluded the inputs used to measure fair value fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The table below contains the estimated fair value and related carrying amounts for the Company’s mortgage loans and bonds payable as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount
Mortgage loans	$	1,036,692	$	984,672	$	840,985	$	781,960
Bonds payable		52,963		44,915		53,711		47,220

14.  Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Development-related guarantees:For its third-party development projects, the Company commonly provides alternate housing and project cost guarantees, subject to force majeure.  These guarantees are typically limited, on an aggregate basis, to the amount of the projects’ related development fees or a contractually agreed-upon maximum exposure amount.  Alternate housing guarantees typically expire five days after construction is complete and generally require the Company to provide substitute living quarters and transportation for students to and from the university if the project is not complete by an agreed-upon completion date.  Under project cost guarantees, the Company is responsible for the construction cost of a project in excess of an approved budget.   The budget consists primarily of costs included in the general contractors’ guaranteed maximum price contract (“GMP”).  In most cases, the GMP obligates the general contractor, subject to force majeure and approved change orders, to provide completion date guarantees and to cover cost overruns and liquidated damages.  In addition, the GMP is typically secured with payment and performance bonds.  Project cost guarantees expire upon completion of certain developer obligations, which are normally satisfied within one year after completion of the project.

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various development-related purchase commitments with parties that provide development-related goods and services.  In the event that the Company was to terminate development services prior to the completion of projects under construction, the Company could potentially be committed to satisfy outstanding purchase orders with such parties.  As of September 30, 2012, management did not anticipate any material deviations from schedule or budget related to third-party development projects currently in progress. 

The Company has estimated the fair value of guarantees entered into to be immaterial.  The Company’s estimated maximum exposure amount under the above guarantees is approximately $8.3 million as of September 30, 2012.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

Contingencies

Litigation:  In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to claims, lawsuits, and legal proceedings.  While it is not possible to ascertain the ultimate outcome of such matters, management believes that the aggregate amount of such liabilities, if any, in excess of amounts provided or covered by insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.

Letters of Intent:  In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, the Company enters into letters of intent indicating a willingness to negotiate for acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures.  Such letters of intent are non-binding, and neither party to the letter of intent is obligated to pursue negotiations unless and until a definitive contract is entered into by the parties.  Even if definitive contracts are entered into, the letters of intent relating to the acquisition and disposition of real property and resulting contracts generally contemplate that such contracts will provide the acquirer with time to evaluate the property and conduct due diligence, during which periods the acquiror will have the ability to terminate the contracts without penalty or forfeiture of any deposit or earnest money.  There can be no assurance that definitive contracts will be entered into with respect to any matter covered by letters of intent or that the Company will consummate any transaction contemplated by any definitive contract.  Furthermore, due diligence periods for real property are frequently extended as needed.  Once the due diligence period expires, the Company is then at risk under a real property acquisition contract, but only to the extent of any nonrefundable earnest money deposits associated with the contract.

Environmental Matters:  The Company is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the properties that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability could have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

15.   Segments

The Company defines business segments by their distinct customer base and service provided.  The Company has identified four reportable segments: Wholly-Owned Properties, On-Campus Participating Properties, Development Services, and Property Management Services.  Management evaluates each segment’s performance based on operating income before depreciation, amortization, noncontrolling interests and allocation of corporate overhead.  Intercompany fees are reflected at the contractually stipulated amounts.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Wholly-Owned Properties
Rental revenues	$	110,566		$	86,827		$	305,328		$	253,142
Interest and other income		8			28			34			55
Total revenues from external customers		110,574			86,855			305,362			253,197
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization,    ground/facility lease and allocation of corporate overhead		(61,089	)		(49,096	)		(149,171	)		(123,903	)
Ground/facility leases		(564	)		(369	)		(1,259	)		(909	)
Interest expense		(8,506	)		(8,944	)		(23,398	)		(28,012	)
Operating income before depreciation, amortization,    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	40,415		$	28,446		$	131,534		$	100,373
Depreciation and amortization	$	26,804		$	20,330		$	72,268		$	59,829
Capital expenditures	$	109,407		$	59,703		$	307,721		$	144,589
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	4,053,250		$	2,563,439		$	4,053,250		$	2,563,439
On-Campus Participating Properties
Rental revenues	$	5,087		$	5011		$	17,766		$	17,115
Interest and other income		4			4			12			11
Total revenues from external customers		5,091			5,015			17,778			17,126
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization,    ground/facility lease and allocation of corporate overhead		(2,856	)		(2,719	)		(7,763	)		(6,981	)
Ground/facility lease		(529	)		(441	)		(1,602	)		(1,715	)
Interest expense		(1,419	)		(1,460	)		(4,276	)		(4,398	)
Operating income before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	287		$	395		$	4,137		$	4,032
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,167		$	1,123		$	3,481		$	3,330
Capital expenditures	$	948		$	463		$	1,710		$	1,370
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	74,245		$	74,505		$	74,245		$	74,505
Development Services
Development and construction management fees	$	1,467		$	1,568		$	7,427		$	6,150
Operating expenses		(2,767	)		(2,290	)		(7,867	)		(6,892	)
Operating loss before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	(1,300	)	$	(722	)	$	(440	)	$	(742	)
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	4,340		$	10,641		$	4,340		$	10,641
Property Management Services
Property management fees from external customers	$	1,687		$	1,794		$	5,083		$	5,427
Intersegment revenues		4,049			3,369			11,657			10,267
Total revenues		5,736			5,163			16,740			15,694
Operating expenses		(2,360	)		(2,066	)		(7,494	)		(6,398	)
Operating income before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	3,376		$	3,097		$	9,246		$	9,296
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	4,688		$	4,627		$	4,688		$	4,627
Reconciliations
Total segment revenues	$	122,868		$	98,601		$	347,307		$	292,167
Unallocated interest income earned on corporate cash		417			135			1,312			308
Elimination of intersegment revenues		(4,049	)		(3,369	)		(11,657	)		(10,267	)
Total consolidated revenues, including interest income	$	119,236		$	95,367		$	336,962		$	282,208
Segment operating income before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	42,778		$	31,216		$	144,477		$	112,959
Depreciation and amortization		(29,408	)		(22,924	)		(79,885	)		(67,826	)
Net unallocated expenses relating to corporate overhead		(12,323	)		(6,555	)		(30,767	)		(19,338	)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		-			(42	)		444			(67	)
Gain on fair value remeasurement of equity method investments		136			-			14			-
Income tax provision		(181	)		(88	)		(493	)		(373	)
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Total segment assets	$	4,136,523		$	2,653,212		$	4,136,523		$	2,653,212
Unallocated corporate assets		78,049			52,263			78,049			52,263
Total assets at September 30,	$	4,214,572		$	2,705,475		$	4,214,572		$	2,705,475

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

16.  Subsequent Events

October 2012 Equity Offering:  On October 31, 2012, ACC completed an equity offering, consisting of the sale of 12,650,000 shares of ACC’s common stock at a price of $43.75 per share, including 1,650,000 shares issued as a result of the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option in full at closing.   The aggregate proceeds to ACC, net of the underwriting discount and estimated expenses of the offering, were approximately $530.5 million.

Property Dispositions:  In October 2012, the Company sold two wholly-owned properties, located in Wilmington, North Carolina (Brookstone Village and Campus Walk) containing 528 beds for a combined sales price of approximately $26.6 million.  Concurrent with the disposition, the Company paid off the outstanding debt on the two properties totaling approximately $10.8 million and incurred related defeasance costs of approximately $1.6 million.

Distributions:  On November 1, 2012, the Company declared a third quarter 2012 distribution per share of $0.3375 which will be paid on November 27, 2012 to all common stockholders of record as of November 13, 2012.  At the same time, the Operating Partnership will pay an equivalent amount per unit to holders of common OP Units, as well as the quarterly cumulative preferential distribution to holders of Series A preferred units (see Note 9).

Pending Property Portfolio Acquisition:  In October 2012, the Company substantially completed its due diligence investigation relating to the acquisition of 19 student housing properties with 12,049 beds, including 366 beds at an additional phase currently under development at an existing property.  The Company will acquire the portfolio for $862.8 million.  The acquisition consideration consists of the assumption of approximately $396.2 million of outstanding mortgage debt and approximately $466.6 million in cash.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. We caution investors that any forward-looking statements presented in this report, or which management may make orally or in writing from time to time, are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “result” and similar expressions, do not relate solely to historical matters and are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and will be impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements, which are based on results and trends at the time they were made, to anticipate future results or trends.

Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: general risks affecting the real estate industry; risks associated with changes in University admission or housing policies; risks associated with the availability and terms of financing and the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments; failure to manage effectively our growth and expansion into new markets or to integrate acquisitions successfully; risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction; risks associated with downturns in the national and local economies, volatility in capital and credit markets, increases in interest rates, and volatility in the securities markets; costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar laws; potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination; risks associated with our Company’s potential failure to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, and possible adverse changes in tax and environmental laws; and the other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” contained in Item 1A of this report.

Our Company and Our Business

Overview

American Campus Communities, Inc. (“ACC”) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that commenced operations effective with the completion of an initial public offering (“IPO”) on August 17, 2004. Through ACC’s controlling interest in American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. (“ACCOP”), ACC is one of the largest owners, managers and developers of high quality student housing properties in the United States in terms of beds owned and under management. ACC is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity REIT with expertise in the acquisition, design, financing, development, construction management, leasing and management of student housing properties. ACC’s common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “ACC.”  References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively ACC, ACCOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ACC and/or ACCOP.  References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ACCOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ACCOP.  Unless otherwise indicated, the accompanying discussion applies to both the Company and the Operating Partnership.

Property Portfolio

As of September 30, 2012, our total owned property portfolio contained 142 properties, consisting of owned off-campus student housing properties that are in close proximity to colleges and universities, American Campus Equity (“ACE®”) properties operated under ground/facility leases with university systems, on-campus participating properties operated under ground/facility leases with the related university systems, and one property containing a retail shopping center which we plan to develop into a mixed-use community including both student housing and retail.  Of the 142 properties, seven were under development as of September 30, 2012.  Our communities contain modern housing units and are supported by a resident assistant system and other student-oriented programming, with many offering resort-style amenities.

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As of September 30, 2012, through ACC’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) entities, we provided third-party management and leasing services for 28 properties, bringing our total owned and third-party managed portfolio to 170 properties.  Third-party management and leasing services are typically provided pursuant to management contracts that have initial terms that range from one to five years.  Below is a summary of our property portfolio as of September 30, 2012:

Property portfolio:	Properties		Units		Beds
Wholly-owned operating properties:
Off-campus properties (1) (2) (3)		121		21,917		68,442
On-campus ACE		10		2,666		8,492
Subtotal – operating properties		131		24,583		76,934
Wholly-owned properties under development:
Off-campus properties (4)		5		676		2,540
On-campus ACE		2		461		1,677
Subtotal – properties under development		7		1,137		4,217
Total wholly-owned properties		138		25,720		81,151
On-campus participating properties		4		1,863		4,519
Total owned property portfolio		142		27,583		85,670
Managed properties		28		9,234		22,862
Total property portfolio		170		36,817		108,532

(1) Includes two properties classified as Held for Sale as of September 30, 2012 that were sold in October 2012.

(2) Includes one property which contains a retail shopping center that we plan to redevelop into a mixed use community including both student housing and retail.

(3) Includes University Edge, a 201-unit, 608-bed property we did not own as of September 30, 2012 but were obligated to purchase once construction was complete and certain closing conditions were met.  The property opened for operations in August 2012 and we expect to purchase the property in the fourth quarter 2012.

(4) Includes Townhomes at Newtown Crossing, a 152-unit, 608-bed property we did not own as of September 30, 2012 but are obligated to purchase as long as the developer meets certain construction completion deadlines.  The development of the property is anticipated to be completed in August 2013.

Wholly-owned development activity

Our wholly-owned properties consist of owned off-campus properties that are in close proximity to colleges and universities and on-campus ACE properties operated under ground/facility leases with related university systems.  Branded and marketed to colleges and universities as the ACE program, our equity investment and ownership of on-campus housing via traditional long-term ground leases provides us with what we believe is a lower-risk opportunity compared to other off-campus projects, as our ACE projects have premier on-campus locations with marketing and operational assistance from the universities.  The subject university substantially benefits by increasing its housing capacity with modern, well-amenitized student housing with no or minimal impacts to its own credit ratios, preserving the university’s credit capacity to fund academic and research facilities.

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Recently Completed Projects:  In August and September 2012, we completed the final stages of construction on five owned off-campus properties and six on-campus ACE properties.  These properties are summarized in the table below:

Project	Project Type	Location	Primary University Served	Units	Beds		Total Costs Incurred	Opened for Occupancy
University Pointe at   College Station	ACE	Portland, OR	Portland State   University	282	978	$	87,000	September 2012
Casas del Rio	ACE	Albuquerque, NM	University of New   Mexico	283	1,028		40,600	August 2012
The Suites	ACE	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona   University	275	550		27,500	August 2012
Hilltop Townhomes	ACE	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona   University	144	576		31,700	August 2012
U Club on Frey	Off-campus	Kennesaw, GA	Kennesaw State   University	114	456		22,200	August 2012
Campus Edge on UTA   Boulevard	Off-campus	Arlington, TX	Univ. of Texas at   Arlington	128	488		24,900	August 2012
U Club Townhomes on   Marion Pugh	Off-campus	College Station,   TX	Texas A&M   University	160	640		34,100	August 2012
Villas on Rensch	Off-campus	Amherst, NY	University at   Buffalo	153	610		44,800	August 2012
The Village at Overton   Park	Off-campus	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech   University	163	612		35,500	August 2012
Casa de Oro	ACE	Glendale, AZ	Arizona State   University	109	365		12,300	August 2012
The Villas at Vista del   Sol	ACE	Tempe, AZ	Arizona State   University	104	400		20,800	August 2012
				1,915	6,703		$             381,400

Projects Under Construction:  At September 30, 2012, we were in the process of constructing five owned off-campus properties and two on-campus ACE properties.  These properties are summarized in the table below:

Project	Project Type	Location	Primary University Served	Units		Beds		Estimated Project Cost		Total Costs Incurred		Scheduled to Open for Occupancy
Manzanita Hall	ACE	Tempe, AZ	Arizona State   University		241		816	$	50,300	$	11,396	August 2013
The Callaway House	Off-campus	Austin, TX	The University of   Texas at Austin		219		753		60,100		16,802	August 2013
Chestnut Square	ACE	Philadelphia, PA	Drexel University		220		861		97,600		29,845	September 2013
U Club Townhomes on Woodward	Off-campus	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State   University		112		448		29,000		10,302	August 2013
Townhomes at Overton Park	Off-campus	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech   University		112		448		29,200		12,126	August 2013
601 Copeland	Off-campus	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State                University		81		283		21,200		3,809	August 2013
Townhomes at Newtown Crossing (1)	Off-campus	Lexington, KY	University of Kentucky		152		608		38,750		11,576	August 2013
					1,137		4,217	$	326,150	$	95,856

(1)   We did not own this property as of September 30, 2012 but are obligated to purchase the property as long as the developer meets certain construction completion deadlines.

Acquisitions

As discussed in more detail in Note 3 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we acquired 20 properties containing 10,784 beds for a combined purchase price of $919.5 million.

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Third-Party Development Services

Through ACC’s TRS entities, we provide development and construction management services for student housing properties owned by colleges and universities, charitable foundations and others.  We completed construction on four third-party development projects. These four projects had third-party development fees totaling $8.7 million of which approximately $2.9 million were earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we commenced construction on three third-party development projects.  The first project will serve graduate students attending Princeton University and has total third-party development fees of $3.2 million, with $1.4 million earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The second project is located in Ashland, Oregon, will serve students attending Southern Oregon University and has total third-party development fees of $2.3 million, with $1.4 million of those fees earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The third project is located on the College of Staten Island campus in the City University of New York system and has total third-party development fees of $2.6 million, with $1.5 million of those fees earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  As of September 30, 2012, fees of approximately $3.8 million remained to be earned by us with respect to these three projects, which have scheduled completion dates of August 2013 through August 2014.

July 2012 Equity Offering

On July 16, 2012, ACC completed an equity offering, consisting of the sale of 17,250,000 shares of ACC’s common stock at a price of $44.25 per share, including 2,250,000 shares issued as a result of the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option in full at closing.  The offering generated gross proceeds of approximately $763.3 million.  The aggregate proceeds to ACC, net of the underwriting discount and expenses of the offering, were approximately $731.9 million.

ATM Equity Program

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, ACC sold approximately 1.8 million shares at a weighted average price of $41.61 per share under its 2011 at-the-market share offering program (the “ATM Equity Program”).  Net proceeds received under this program during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 totaled approximately $73.9 million, after payment of approximately $1.1 million of commissions paid to sales agents.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011

The following table presents our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, including the amount and percentage change in these results between the two periods.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change ($)			Change (%)
Revenues
Wholly-owned properties	$	110,112		$	86,420		$	23,692			27.4	%
On-campus participating properties		5,087			5,011			76			1.5	%
Third-party development services		1,467			1,568			(101	)		(6.4	%)
Third-party management services		1,687			1,794			(107	)		(6.0	%)
Resident services		454			407			47			11.5	%
Total revenues		118,807			95,200			23,607			24.8	%
Operating expenses
Wholly-owned properties		60,682			48,612			12,070			24.8	%
On-campus participating properties		3,010			2,870			140			4.9	%
Third-party development and management services		2,602			2,488			114			4.6	%
General and administrative		7,582			2,880			4,702			163.3	%
Depreciation and amortization		28,336			21,701			6,635			30.6	%
Ground/facility leases		1,093			810			283			34.9	%
Total operating expenses		103,305			79,361			23,944			30.2	%
Operating income		15,502			15,839			(337	)		(2.1	%)
Nonoperating income and (expenses)
Interest income		429			167			262			156.9	%
Interest expense		(13,812	)		(13,046	)		(766	)		5.9	%
Amortization of deferred financing costs		(1,072	)		(1,223	)		151			(12.3	%)
Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures		-			(42	)		42			(100.0	%)
Other nonoperating income		136			-			136			100.0	%
Total nonoperating expenses		(14,319	)		(14,144	)		(175	)		1.2	%
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations		1,183			1,695			(512	)		(30.2	%)
Income tax provision		(181	)		(88	)		(93	)		105.7	%
Income from continuing operations		1,002			1,607			(605	)		(37.6	%)
Discontinued operations
Income attributable to discontinued operations		20			185			(165	)		(89.2	%)
Total discontinued operations		20			185			(165	)		(89.2	%)
Net income		1,022			1,792			(770	)		(43.0	%)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		(66	)		(67	)		1			(1.5	%)
Partially owned properties		(329	)		(84	)		(245	)		291.7	%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(395	)		(151	)		(244	)		161.6	%
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	627		$	1,641		$	(1,014	)		(61.8	%)

Same Store and New Property Operations

We define our same store property portfolio as wholly-owned properties that were owned and/or operating for both of the entire periods being compared, and which are not conducting or planning to conduct substantial development or redevelopment activities or are classified as Held for Sale in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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Same store revenues are defined as revenues generated from our same store portfolio and consist of rental revenue earned from student leases as well as other income items such as utility income, damages, parking income, summer conference rent, application and administration fees, income from retail tenants, and income earned by one of our taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) from ancillary activities such as the provision of food services.

Same store operating expenses are defined as operating expenses generated from our same store portfolio and include usual and customary expenses incurred to operate a property such as payroll, maintenance, utilities, marketing, general and administrative costs, insurance, property taxes, and bad debt.  Same store operating expenses also include an allocation of payroll and other administrative costs related to corporate management and oversight.

A reconciliation of our same store and new property operations to our consolidated statements of comprehensive income is set forth below:

	Same Store Properties				New Properties (1)				Total - All Properties (1)
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Three Months Ended September 30,				Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
Number of properties		88		88		41		7		129		95
Number of beds		52,632		52,632		23,850		3,752		76,482		56,384
Revenues (2)	$	86,309	$	83,977	$	24,257	$	2,850	$	110,566	$	86,827
Operating expenses		47,087		46,349		13,595		2,263		60,682		48,612

(1) Does not include properties currently under construction and scheduled to open for occupancy in 2013, with the exception of U Club Townhomes on Woodward, a property purchased in November 2011.  The redevelopment of this property commenced in June 2012 and will include 448 beds upon its scheduled completion in August 2013.

(2) Includes revenues which are reflected as resident services revenue on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Same Store Properties. The increase in revenue from our same store properties was primarily due to an increase in average rental rates for the 2012/2013 academic year, offset by a slight decrease in average occupancy from 96.3% during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to 95.3% during the three months ended September 30, 2012.  Future revenues will be dependent on our ability to maintain our current leases in effect for the 2012/2013 academic year and our ability to obtain appropriate rental rates and desired occupancy for the 2013/2014 academic year at our various properties during our leasing period, which typically begins in January and ends in August.

The increase in operating expenses for our same store properties was primarily due to inflationary increases in payroll and maintenance costs offset by a decrease in property taxes.  We anticipate that operating expenses for our same store property portfolio for the full year ended December 31, 2012 will increase slightly as compared with 2011 as a result of general inflation.

New Property Operations.  Our new properties consist of the following: (i) Campus Trails, a property that experienced significant property damage in April 2010 as a result of a fire in which 72 beds were destroyed and reopened for occupancy in August 2011; (ii) four owned development projects that opened for occupancy in August 2011; (iii) University Shoppes - Orlando, acquired in July 2011; (iv) Eagles Trail, acquired in September 2011, (v) U Club Townhomes on Woodard (formally referred to as Studio Green), acquired in November 2011 and currently being redeveloped into a 448-bed townhome community scheduled to open for occupancy in August 2013; (vi) 26 West and The Varsity, both acquired in December 2011, (vii) University Heights- Knoxville, acquired from Fund II in January 2012, (viii) Avalon Heights, acquired in May 2012, (ix) University Commons, acquired in June 2012, (x) The Block, acquired in August 2012, (xi) The Retreat, acquired in September 2012, (xii) a 15-property student housing portfolio acquired in September 2012, and (xiii) 11 owned development projects that opened for occupancy in August and September 2012.  These new properties contributed an additional $21.4 million of revenues and an additional $11.3 million of operating expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011.

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On-Campus Participating Properties (“OCPP”) Operations

We had four participating properties containing 4,519 beds which were operating during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.  Revenues from our participating properties increased to $5.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $0.1 million.  This increase was primarily a result of an increase in average rental rates for the 2012/2013 academic year, offset by a slight decrease in average occupancy from 73.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to 72.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  Occupancy at our on-campus participating properties is low during the summer months due to the expiration of the 9-month leases concurrent with the end of the spring semester.  We anticipate that revenues from our on-campus participating properties for the full year 2012 will increase slightly as a result of an increase in average rental rates.

At these properties, operating expenses increased from $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $0.1 million.  We anticipate that operating expenses in 2012 will increase slightly as compared with 2011 as a result of general inflation. 

Third-Party Development Services Revenue

Third-party development services revenue decreased by approximately $0.1 million, from $1.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we had eight projects in progress with an average contractual fee of approximately $2.0 million, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011 in which we had five projects in progress with an average contractual fee of approximately $2.6 million.

Development services revenues are dependent on our ability to successfully be awarded such projects, the amount of the contractual fee related to the project and the timing and completion of the development and construction of the project.  In addition, to the extent projects are completed under budget, we may be entitled to a portion of such savings, which are recognized as revenue when performance has been agreed upon by all parties, or when performance has been verified by an independent third-party.  It is possible that projects for which we have deferred pre-development costs will not close and that we will not be reimbursed for such costs.  The pre-development costs associated therewith will ordinarily be charged against income for the then-current period.

Third-Party Management Services Revenue

Third-party management services revenue decreased by approximately $0.1 million, from $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  We anticipate third-party management services revenue to decrease in 2012 primarily as a result of the discontinuation of seven management contracts during 2012 that contributed approximately $0.6 million of management services revenue during the year ended December 31, 2011, offset by three new management contracts which commenced during 2012.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $4.7 million, from $2.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $7.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was primarily a result of $3.8 million of acquisition-related costs such as broker fees, due diligence costs and legal and accounting fees incurred in connection with our purchase of a 15-property student housing portfolio in September 2012.  The remaining increase is a result of additional salary and benefits expense, public company costs and other general inflationary factors experienced during the three months ended September 30, 2012.  We anticipate general and administrative expenses to increase significantly in 2012 as a result of the acquisition-related costs discussed above and increased salary and benefits expense, including restricted stock award amortization, increased public company expenses, anticipated increases in travel related expenditures and general inflationary increases.

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Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization increased by approximately $6.6 million, from $21.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $28.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was a result of the following items: (i) additional depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $4.3 million recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2012 related to our acquisition of five properties during 2011 and 20 properties during 2012, (ii) the completion of construction and opening of 11 owned development properties in August and September 2012, which contributed an additional $2.3 million of depreciation expense during the three months ended September 30, 2012, and (iii) the completion of construction and opening of four owned development properties in August 2011, which contributed an additional $0.4 million of depreciation expense during the three months ended September 30, 2012.  These increases were offset by a decrease in the amortization of in-place leases of approximately $0.8 million related to 14 properties purchased from joint ventures with Fidelity in 2010.  The value assigned to in-place leases upon acquisition of the properties was fully amortized by the end of 2011.  We expect depreciation and amortization expense to increase significantly in 2012 as a result of properties acquired during 2011 and 2012, the completion of four owned development projects in August 2011 and the completion of 11 owned development projects in August and September 2012.

Ground/Facility Leases

Ground/facility leases expense increased by approximately $0.3 million, from $0.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was primarily due to the completion of construction and commencement of operations of six ACE development projects during the three months ended September 30, 2012.  We anticipate ground/facility leases expense to increase in 2012 as a result of the activity discussed above.

Interest Income

Interest income increased by approximately $0.2 million, from $0.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was primarily due to interest earned on a loan made to the noncontrolling partner in a joint venture that owns The Varsity, a property purchased in December 2011.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased by approximately $0.8 million, from $13.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $13.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  We experienced an increase in interest expense of approximately $1.2 million on our corporate-level debt related to an additional borrowing of $150 million in January 2012 under our unsecured term loan, as well as increased borrowings under our revolving credit facility.  We also incurred additional interest expense of approximately $0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 related to loans assumed in connection with property acquisitions.  Lastly, we incurred additional interest expense of approximately $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 from construction loans used to partially finance the construction of three owned development projects which opened for occupancy in August and September 2012.  These increases were offset by a decrease of approximately $0.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year as a result of mortgage and construction loans paid off during 2011 and 2012.  In addition, interest expense decreased as a result of an increase in capitalized interest of approximately $0.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year due to the timing and volume of construction activities on our owned development projects during the respective periods.

We expect interest expense to increase in 2012 as a result of the timing of increased borrowings under our unsecured term loan, an anticipated unsecured bond offering during the fourth quarter 2012 and mortgage debt assumed during 2012 related to property acquisitions, which will be slightly offset by reduced interest expense due to the payoff of mortgage and construction debt in 2011 and mortgage debt scheduled to mature in 2012, as well as increased capitalized interest associated with our increased owned development activity.

Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs

Amortization of deferred financing costs decreased approximately $0.1 million, from $1.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  This decrease was primarily a result of mortgage and construction debt paid off during 2011 and 2012.  We expect amortization of deferred financing costs in 2012 to increase as a result of mortgage debt assumed during 2012 related to property acquisitions, offset by mortgage and construction debt paid off in 2011 and 2012.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income includes the following wholly-owned properties: (i) Brookstone Village and Campus Walk, wholly-owned properties that were classified as Held for Sale as of September 30, 2012, and (ii) Pirates Cove, sold in April 2012 for a sales price of $27.5 million.  Refer to Note 4 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein for a table summarizing the results of operations of the properties classified within discontinued operations.

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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011

The following table presents our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, including the amount and percentage change in these results between the two periods.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change ($)			Change (%)
Revenues
Wholly-owned properties	$	304,346		$	252,120		$	52,226			20.7	%
On-campus participating properties		17,766			17,115			651			3.8	%
Third-party development services		7,427			6,150			1,277			20.8	%
Third-party management services		5,083			5,427			(344	)		(6.3	%)
Resident services		982			1,022			(40	)		(3.9	%)
Total revenues		335,604			281,834			53,770			19.1	%
Operating expenses
Wholly-owned properties		148,721			122,808			25,913			21.1	%
On-campus participating properties		8,306			7,495			811			10.8	%
Third-party development and management services		8,013			7,801			212			2.7	%
General and administrative		15,760			8,931			6,829			76.5	%
Depreciation and amortization		76,838			64,050			12,788			20.0	%
Ground/facility leases		2,861			2,624			237			9.0	%
Total operating expenses		260,499			213,709			46,790			21.9	%
Operating income		75,105			68,125			6,980			10.2	%
Nonoperating income and (expenses)
Interest income		1,358			374			984			263.1	%
Interest expense		(39,591	)		(38,928	)		(663	)		1.7	%
Amortization of deferred financing costs		(3,047	)		(3,776	)		729			(19.3	%)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		444			(67	)		511			(762.7	%)
Other nonoperating income		14			-			14			100.0	%
Total nonoperating expenses		(40,822	)		(42,397	)		1,575			(3.7	%)
Income before income taxes and discontinued   operations		34,283			25,728			8,555			33.3	%
Income tax provision		(493	)		(373	)		(120	)		32.2	%
Income from continuing operations		33,790			25,355			8,435			33.3	%
Discontinued operations
Income attributable to discontinued operations		961			1,924			(963	)		(50.1	%)
Gain from disposition of real estate		83			14,574			(14,491	)		(99.4	%)
Total discontinued operations		1,044			16,498			(15,454	)		(93.7	%)
Net income		34,834			41,853			(7,019	)		(16.8	%)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		(541	)		(688	)		147			(21.4	%)
Partially owned properties		(1,312	)		(371	)		(941	)		253.6	%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,853	)		(1,059	)		(794	)		75.0	%
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	32,981		$	40,794		$	(7,813	)		(19.2	%)

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Wholly-Owned Properties Operations

A reconciliation of our same store and new property operations to our consolidated statements of comprehensive income is set forth below:

	Same Store Properties				New Properties (1)				Total - All Properties (1)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
Number of properties		88		88		41		7		129		95
Number of beds		52,632		52,632		23,850		3,752		76,482		56,384
Revenues (2)	$	256,484	$	249,200	$	48,844	$	3,942	$	305,328	$	253,142
Operating expenses		122,522		119,961		26,199		2,847		148,721		122,808

(1) Does not include properties currently under construction and scheduled to open for occupancy in 2012 and 2013, with the exception of U Club Townhomes on Woodward, a property purchased in November 2011. The redevelopment of this property commenced in June 2012 and will include 448 beds upon its scheduled completion in August 2013.

(2) Includes revenues which are reflected as resident services revenue on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Same Store Properties.  The increase in revenue from our same store properties was primarily due to an increase in average rental rates for the 2012/2013 academic year, offset by a slight decrease in average occupancy from 96.4% during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to 96.2% during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The increase in operating expenses for our same store properties was primarily due to general inflationary increases, offset by a decrease in utility costs as a result of the mild winter weather experienced at many properties.

New Property Operations.  Our new properties consist of the following: (i) Campus Trails, a property that experienced significant property damage in April 2010 as a result of a fire in which 72 beds were destroyed and reopened for occupancy in August 2011; (ii) four owned development projects that opened for occupancy in August 2011; (iii) University Shoppes - Orlando, acquired in July 2011; (iv) Eagles Trail, acquired in September 2011, (v) U Club Townhomes on Woodard (formally referred to as Studio Green), acquired in November 2011 and currently being redeveloped into a 448-bed townhome community scheduled to open for occupancy in August 2013; (vi) 26 West and The Varsity, both acquired in December 2011, (vii) University Heights- Knoxville, acquired from Fund II in January 2012, (viii) Avalon Heights, acquired in May 2012, (ix) University Commons, acquired in June 2012, (x) The Block, acquired in August 2012, (xi) The Retreat, acquired in September 2012, (xii) a 15-property student housing portfolio acquired in September 2012, and (xiii) 11 owned development projects that opened for occupancy in August and September 2012.  These new properties contributed an additional $44.9 million of revenues and an additional $23.4 million of operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

On-Campus Participating Properties (“OCPP”) Operations

We had four participating properties containing 4,519 beds which were operating during both nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.  Revenues from our participating properties increased to $17.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $17.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $0.7 million.  This increase was primarily a result of an increase in average rental rates for the 2012/2013 academic year, offset by a slight decrease in average occupancy from 71.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to 70.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

At these properties, operating expenses increased from $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $0.8 million.  This increase was primarily due to a utility refund of approximately $0.7 million received at one of the properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.   

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Third-Party Development Services Revenue

Third-party development services revenue increased by approximately $1.3 million, from $6.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $7.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was primarily due to the closing of bond financing and commencement of construction for the Southern Oregon University and College of Staten Island projects and the commencement of construction on the Lakeside Graduate Community at Princeton University during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, which contributed an additional $4.3 million of revenue during that period.  This increase was offset by the closing of bond financing and commencement of construction for the Illinois State and Northern Illinois University projects during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, which contributed an additional $1.9 million of revenue during that period.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we had eight projects in progress with an average contractual fee of approximately $2.0 million, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011 in which we had five projects in progress with an average contractual fee of approximately $2.6 million.

Third-Party Management Services Revenue

Third-party management services revenue decreased by approximately $0.3 million, from $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  This decrease was primarily a result of the discontinuation of a management contract in which we recognized a $0.3 million termination fee during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $6.8 million, from $8.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $15.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was primarily a result of $4.5 million of acquisition-related costs such as broker fees, due diligence costs and legal and accounting fees incurred in connection with our purchase of the Campus Acquisitions Portfolio in September 2012.  The remaining increase is a result of additional salary and benefits expense, public company costs and other general inflationary factors experienced during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization increased by approximately $12.8 million, from $64.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $76.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was a result of the following items: (i) additional depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $10.3 million recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to our acquisition of five properties during 2011 and 20 properties during 2012, (ii) the completion of construction and opening of 11 owned development properties in August and September 2012, which contributed an additional $2.3 million of depreciation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and (iii) the completion of construction and opening of four owned development properties in August 2011, which contributed an additional $2.5 million of depreciation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  These increases were offset by a decrease in the amortization of in-place leases of approximately $3.0 million related to 14 properties purchased from joint ventures with Fidelity in 2010.  The value assigned to in-place leases upon acquisition of the properties was fully amortized by the end of 2011.

Ground/Facility Leases

Ground/facility leases expense increased by approximately $0.2 million, from $2.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was primarily due to the completion of construction and commencement of operations of six ACE development projects during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Interest Income

Interest income increased by approximately $1.0 million, from $0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was primarily due to interest earned on a loan made to the noncontrolling partner in a joint venture that owns The Varsity, a property purchased in December 2011.

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Interest Expense

Interest expense increased by approximately $0.7 million, from $38.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $39.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  We experienced an increase in interest expense of approximately $5.6 million on our corporate-level debt related to an additional borrowing of $150 million in January 2012 under our unsecured term loan, as well as increased borrowings under our revolving credit facility.  We also incurred additional interest expense of approximately $0.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to loans assumed in connection with property acquisitions.  Lastly, we incurred additional interest expense of approximately $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from construction loans used to partially finance the construction of three owned development projects which opened for occupancy in August and September 2012.  These increases were offset by a decrease of approximately $3.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year as a result of mortgage and construction loans paid off during 2011 and 2012.  In addition, interest expense decreased as a result of an increase in capitalized interest of approximately $2.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year due to the timing and volume of construction activities on our owned development projects during the respective periods.

Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs

Amortization of deferred financing costs decreased approximately $0.7 million, from $3.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  This decrease was primarily a result of mortgage and construction debt paid off during 2011 and 2012.

Income (Loss) from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We reported income from unconsolidated joint ventures of approximately $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to a loss from unconsolidated joint ventures of approximately $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  This increase was due to our share of a gain on debt restructuring recorded by Fund II during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  Immediately prior to our acquisition of University Heights- Knoxville from Fund II in January 2012, Fund II negotiated a Settlement Agreement with the lender of the property’s mortgage loan whereby the lender agreed to accept a discounted amount that was less than the original principal amount of the loan as payment in full.  Accordingly, Fund II recorded a gain on debt restructuring of $4.2 million, of which our 10% share was $0.4 million.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income includes the following wholly-owned properties: (i) Brookstone Village and Campus Walk, wholly-owned properties that were classified as Held for Sale as of September 30, 2012, (ii) Pirates Cove, sold in April 2012 for a sales price of $27.5 million, (iii) Campus Club – Statesboro, sold in May 2011 for a sales price of $34.5 million; (iv) Villas on Apache, sold in April 2011 for a sales price of $14.8 million, (v) River Club Apartments, sold in April 2011 for a sales price of $23.0 million; and (vi) River Walk Townhomes, sold in April 2011 for a sales price of $9.7 million.  Refer to Note 4 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein for a table summarizing the results of operations of the properties classified within discontinued operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Balances and Cash Flows

As of September 30, 2012, excluding our on-campus participating properties, we had $60.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as compared to $37.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as of December 31, 2011.  Restricted cash primarily consists of escrow accounts held by lenders and resident security deposits, as required by law in certain states, and funds held in escrow in connection with potential acquisition and development opportunities. The following discussion relates to changes in cash due to operating, investing and financing activities, which are presented in our consolidated statements of cash flows included in Item 8 herein.

Operating Activities: For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $136.2 million, as compared to approximately $98.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $38.0 million.  This increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to operating cash flows provided from the timing of the acquisition of five properties in 2011 and 20 properties in 2012, the completion of construction and opening of four owned development projects in August 2011 and 11 owned development projects in August and September 2012, and improved operations at our same store wholly-owned properties.

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Investing Activities: Investing activities utilized approximately $967.3 million and $133.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The $833.8 million increase in cash utilized in investing activities was primarily a result of the following: (i) a $612.1 million increase in cash paid to acquire properties and undeveloped land as we acquired 20 properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and two properties for the comparable period in 2011; (ii) a $161.5 million increase in cash used to fund the construction of our wholly-owned development properties, as 18 wholly-owned properties were under construction during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, of which 11 completed construction in August and September 2012, as compared to 13 wholly-owned properties that were under construction during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, of which four completed construction in August 2011; (iii) a $52.2 million decrease in net proceeds received from the disposition of real estate, as four unencumbered wholly-owned properties were sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to one unencumbered wholly-owned property during the nine months ended September 30, 2012; and (iv) an earnest money deposit of $20.0 million was made during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, in connection with a pending acquisition of a 19-property portfolio.  These increases were offset by a $9.6 million decrease in mezzanine financing provided to third-party developers during the comparable nine month periods and the repayment of a $4.0 million mezzanine loan by a developer during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Financing Activities: Cash provided by financing activities totaled approximately $826.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $49.7 million used for financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  The $876.4 million increase in cash provided by financing activities was primarily a result of the following: (i) a $673.6 million increase in net proceeds raised through the issuance of common stock, (ii) a $182.8 million decrease in cash used to pay off maturing mortgage and construction debt, (iii) a $98.5 million increase in proceeds from construction loans used to partially fund the construction of four wholly-owned development properties, which completed construction and opened for occupancy in August and September 2012, and (iv) a $50.0 million increase in proceeds (net of pay offs) received from our term loan.  These increases were offset by (i) a $116.0 million decrease in proceeds (net of pay downs) received from our revolving credit facilities and (ii) a $12.3 million increase in distributions to stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as a result of the issuance of common stock in connection with our July 2012 equity offering and ATM Equity Programs.

Liquidity Needs, Sources and Uses of Capital

As of September 30, 2012, our short-term liquidity needs included, but were not limited to, the following: (i) anticipated distribution payments to our common and restricted stockholders totaling approximately $125.0 million based on an assumed annual cash distribution of $1.35 per share based on the number of our shares outstanding as of September 30, 2012, (ii) anticipated distribution payments to our Operating Partnership unitholders totaling approximately $1.8 million based on an assumed annual distribution of $1.35 per common unit and a cumulative preferential per annum cash distribution rate of 5.99% on our Series A preferred units based on the number of units outstanding as of September 30, 2012, (iii) cash consideration of approximately $466.6 million for the pending acquisition of a 19-property portfolio expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2012; (iv) the pay-off of approximately $44.0 million of fixed-rate mortgage debt scheduled to mature during the next 12 months, (v) estimated development costs over the next 12 months totaling approximately $237.0 million for our wholly-owned properties currently under construction, (vi) funds for other development projects scheduled to commence construction during the next 12 months, and (vii) potential future property acquisitions.

We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements by (i) borrowing under our existing credit facilities and construction loans discussed below, (ii) potentially disposing of properties depending on market conditions, (iii) issuing securities, including common stock, and (iv) utilizing net cash provided by operations.  In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company was assigned a “Baa3” issuer rating by Moody’s Investors Service and a “BBB-” corporate credit rating by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.  Both ratings are considered “investment grade” and indicated a stable outlook for the Company.  These ratings potentially provide us with access to the unsecured bond market, an additional avenue that can be used to fund our liquidity needs.

We may seek additional funds to undertake initiatives not contemplated by our business plan or obtain additional cushion against possible shortfalls.  We also may pursue additional financing as opportunities arise.  Future financings may include a range of different sizes or types of financing, including the incurrence of additional secured debt and the sale of additional debt or equity securities.  These funds may not be available on favorable terms or at all.  Our ability to obtain additional financing depends on several factors, including future market conditions, our success or lack of success in penetrating our markets, our future creditworthiness, and restrictions contained in agreements with our investors or lenders, including the restrictions contained in the agreements governing our revolving credit facilities and term loan.  These financings could increase our level of indebtedness or result in dilution to our equity holders.

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2012 Equity Offerings

As discussed in more detail in Note 9 and Note 16 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein, in July 2012 and October 2012 we sold 17,250,000 and 12,650,000 shares of our common stock, respectively, at a price of $44.25 and $43.75 per share, respectively.

ATM Equity Programs

As discussed in more detail in Note 9 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we utilized our ATM share offering program to sell shares of our common stock into the existing trading market at current market prices.

Unsecured Credit Facility

As discussed in more detail in Note 8 and Note 12 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein, in January 2012, we entered into a First Amendment to our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”).  Pursuant to the First Amendment, our $200 million unsecured term loan was increased in size to $350 million, maturity dates were extended on both our term loan and revolving credit facility, and interest rate spreads were lowered to reflect current market terms.  In January 2012, we also entered into multiple interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $350 million that effectively fix our interest rate to 2.54% (0.89% + 1.65% spread) on the outstanding balance of our unsecured term loan.

As of September 30, 2012, the balance outstanding on our revolving credit facility totaled $206.0 million, bearing interest at a weighted average annual rate of 1.98%, and availability under the revolving credit facility totaled $244.0 million.  The terms of the combined Credit Facility include certain restrictions and covenants, as discussed more fully in Note 8 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein, including covenants that restrict the amount of distributions that we can pay.  As of September 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

Secured Agency Facility

As discussed in more detail in Note 8 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein, we also have a $125 million secured revolving credit facility with a Freddie Mac lender.  As of September 30, 2012, the balance outstanding on the facility totaled $116.0 million, bearing interest at a weighted average annual rate of 2.38%.  The secured agency facility includes some, but not all, of the same financial covenants as the Credit Facility, as described above.  As of September 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

Distributions

We are required to distribute 90% of our REIT taxable income (excluding capital gains) on an annual basis in order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.  Distributions to common stockholders are at the discretion of ACC’s Board of Directors. We may use borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility to fund distributions.  The Board of Directors considers a number of factors when determining distribution levels, including market factors and our Company’s performance in addition to REIT requirements.

On November 1, 2012, we declared a third quarter 2012 distribution per share of $0.3375 which will be paid on November 27, 2012 to all common stockholders of record as of November 13, 2012.  At the same time, the Operating Partnership will pay an equivalent amount per unit to holders of common units, as well as the quarterly cumulative preferential distribution to holders of Series A preferred units.

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Pre-Development Expenditures

Our third-party and owned development activities have historically required us to fund pre-development expenditures such as architectural fees, permits and deposits.  The closing and/or commencement of construction of these development projects is subject to a number of risks such as our inability to obtain financing on favorable terms and delays or refusals in obtaining necessary zoning, land use, building, and other required governmental permits and authorizations.  As such, we cannot always predict accurately the liquidity needs of these activities.  We frequently incur these pre-development expenditures before a financing commitment and/or required permits and authorizations have been obtained.  Accordingly, we bear the risk of the loss of these pre-development expenditures if financing cannot ultimately be arranged on acceptable terms or we are unable to successfully obtain the required permits and authorizations.  Historically, our third-party and owned development projects have been successfully structured and financed; however, these developments have at times been delayed beyond the period initially scheduled, causing revenue to be recognized in later periods.  As of September 30, 2012, we have deferred approximately $3.1 million in pre-development costs related to third-party and owned development projects that have not yet commenced construction.

Indebtedness

As of September 30, 2012, we had approximately $1,803.1 million of outstanding consolidated indebtedness (excluding net unamortized debt premiums and debt discounts of approximately $30.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively), comprised of a $350.0 million balance on our unsecured term loan, $206.0 million balance on our unsecured revolving credit facility, $116.0 million balance on our secured agency facility, $1,054.3 million in mortgage and construction loans secured by our wholly-owned properties, $31.9 million in mortgage loans secured by two phases of an on-campus participating property and $44.9 million in bond issuances secured by three of our on-campus participating properties.  The weighted average interest rate on our consolidated indebtedness as of September 30, 2012 was 4.24% per annum.  As of September 30, 2012, approximately 24.9% of our total consolidated indebtedness was variable rate debt, comprised of our secured agency facility, unsecured revolving credit facility and four construction loans discussed below.

Wholly-Owned Properties

Mortgage debt:  The weighted average interest rate of the $926.5 million of wholly-owned mortgage debt was 5.58% per annum as of September 30, 2012.  Each of the mortgage loans is a non-recourse obligation subject to customary exceptions. The loans generally may not be prepaid prior to maturity; in certain cases prepayment is allowed, subject to prepayment penalties.

Construction loans:  The development and construction of two on-campus ACE properties (The Suites and Hilltop Townhomes), which completed construction in August 2012, are partially financed on a combined basis with a $45.4 million construction loan.  For each borrowing we have the option of choosing the Prime rate or one-, two-, three-, or six-month LIBOR plus 2.35%.  The loan requires payments of interest only during the term of the loan and any accrued interest and outstanding borrowings become due on the maturity date of May 16, 2014.  The term of loan can be extended through May 2016 through the exercise of two 12-month extension options.  As of September 30, 2012, the balance outstanding on the construction loan totaled $43.2 million, bearing interest at a weighted average rate per annum of 2.57%.  In addition, the development and construction of University Pointe at College Station, an on-campus ACE property which completed construction in September 2012, is partially financed with a $57.5 million construction loan.  For each borrowing we have the option of choosing the Prime rate or one-, two-, three-, or six-month LIBOR plus 2.65%.  The loan requires payments of interest only during the term of the loan and any accrued interest and outstanding borrowings become due on the maturity date of December 2, 2013.  The term of loan can be extended through December 2017 through the exercise of two 24-month extension options.  As of September 30, 2012, the balance outstanding on the construction loan totaled $53.9 million, bearing interest at a weighted average rate per annum of 2.87%.

In addition, as discussed in more detail in Note 5 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein, we are consolidating two variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that own University Edge, a property located in Kent, Ohio and Townhomes at Newtown Crossing, a property located in Lexington, Kentucky.  As a result, our construction loans payable balance includes $30.7 million related to the construction loans that are financing the development and construction of these properties.  The total amount of these construction loans are $24.8 million and $31.5 million for University Edge and Townhomes at Newtown Crossing, respectively, bearing interest at 3.0% and 2.65% per annum, respectively, as of September 30, 2012.  The loans mature on January 29, 2014 and August 1, 2014, respectively.  As the Company is not legally a party to these loans, and is only including these loans in its consolidated financial statements to comply with accounting guidance related to VIE’s, the creditors of these construction loans do not have recourse to the assets of the Company.

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On-Campus Participating Properties

Bonds:  As discussed in Note 8 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 herein, three of our on-campus participating properties are 100% financed with project-based taxable bonds.  As of September 30, 2012, the bonds carry a balance of $44.9 million and bear interest at a weighted average rate per annum of 7.55%.  The loans encumbering the leasehold interests are non-recourse, subject to customary exceptions.

Mortgage loans:  The Cullen Oaks Phase I and Phase II on-campus participating properties are currently encumbered by mortgage loans with balances as of September 30, 2012 of approximately $15.9 million and $16.0 million, respectively.  The loans mature in February 2014 and bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.35%.  In connection with these loans, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement effective February 15, 2007 through February 15, 2014, that is designated to hedge our exposure to fluctuations on interest payments attributed to changes in interest rates associated with payments on the loans.  Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, we pay a fixed rate of 6.69% per annum and receive a floating rate of LIBOR plus 1.35%.  We have guaranteed payment of this property’s indebtedness.

Funds From Operations (“FFO”)

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) currently defines FFO as net income or loss attributable to common shares computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), excluding gains or losses from depreciable operating property sales, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.  We present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting their results.  FFO excludes GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and related assets, which assumes that the value of real estate diminishes ratably over time.  Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions.  We therefore believe that FFO provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, and interest costs, among other items, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income.  We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in its March 1995 White Paper (as amended in November 1999 and April 2002), which may differ from the methodology for calculating FFO utilized by other equity REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

We also believe it is meaningful to present a measure we refer to as FFO-Modified, or FFOM, which reflects certain adjustments related to the economic performance of our on-campus participating properties and other nonrecurring items.  Under our participating ground leases, we and the participating university systems each receive 50% of the properties’ net cash available for distribution after payment of operating expenses, debt service (which includes significant amounts towards repayment of principal) and capital expenditures.  A substantial portion of our revenues attributable to these properties is reflective of cash that is required to be used for capital expenditures and for the amortization of applicable property indebtedness. These amounts do not increase our economic interest in these properties or otherwise benefit us since our interest in the properties terminates upon the repayment of the applicable property indebtedness.  Therefore, unlike the ownership of our wholly-owned properties, the unique features of our ownership interest in our on-campus participating properties cause the value of these properties to diminish over time.   For example, since the ground/facility leases under which we operate the participating properties require the reinvestment from operations of specified amounts for capital expenditures and for the repayment of debt while our interest in these properties terminates upon the repayment of the debt, such capital expenditures do not increase the value of the property to us and mortgage debt amortization only increases the equity of the ground lessor. Accordingly, we believe it is meaningful to modify FFO to exclude the operations of our on-campus participating properties and to consider their impact on our performance by including only that portion of our revenues from those properties that are reflective of our share of net cash flow and the management fees that we receive, both of which increase and decrease with the operating performance of the properties.  This narrower measure of performance measures our profitability for these properties in a manner that is similar to the measure of our profitability from our services business where we similarly incur no initial or ongoing capital investment in a property and derive only consequential benefits from capital expenditures and debt amortization. We believe, however, that this narrower measure of performance is inappropriate in traditional real estate ownership structures where debt amortization and capital expenditures enhance the property owner’s long-term profitability from its investment.

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Our FFOM may have limitations as an analytical tool because it reflects the contractual calculation of net cash flow from our on-campus participating properties, which is unique to us and is different from that of our owned off-campus properties.  Companies that are considered to be in our industry may not have similar ownership structures; and therefore those companies may not calculate FFOM in the same manner that we do, or at all, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP and FFO results and using FFOM only supplementally.  Further, FFO and FFOM do not represent amounts available for management’s discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments and uncertainties.  FFO and FFOM should not be considered as alternatives to net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of our financial performance, or to cash flow from operating activities computed in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of our liquidity, nor are these measures indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to pay dividends or make distributions.

The following table presents a reconciliation of our net income attributable to common shareholders to FFO and FFOM:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net income attributable to American Campus Communities,    Inc. and Subsidiaries	$	627	(1)	$	1,641		$	32,981	(1)	$	40,794
Noncontrolling interests (2)		129			151			798			1,059
Gain from disposition of real estate		-			-			(83	)		(14,574	)
Loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures		-			42			(444	)		67
FFO from unconsolidated joint ventures  (3)		-			(26	)		429			(19	)
Real estate related depreciation and amortization		28,122			21,917			76,201			65,569
Funds from operations (“FFO”)		28,878			23,725			109,882			92,896
Elimination of operations of on-campus participating Properties
Net loss (income) from on-campus participating properties		919			770			(535	)		(576	)
Amortization of investment in on-campus participating Properties		(1,167	)		(1,123	)		(3,481	)		(3,330	)
		28,630			23,372			105,866			88,990
Modifications to reflect operational performance of on-campus participating properties
Our share of net cash flow (4)		529			441			1,602			1,715
Management fees		236			215			814			770
Impact of on-campus participating properties		765			656			2,416			2,485
Elimination of gain on debt restructuring – unconsolidated joint venture (5)		-			-			(424	)		-
Loss on remeasurement of equity method investment (6)		-			-			122			-
Funds from operations – modified (“FFOM”)	$	29,395		$	24,028		$	107,980		$	91,475
FFO per share – diluted	$	0.32		$	0.33		$	1.36		$	1.32
FFOM per share – diluted (7)	$	0.32		$	0.34		$	1.33		$	1.30
Weighted average common shares outstanding – Diluted		90,764,959			71,580,468			81,011,069			70,152,495

(1) Net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes $4.7 million and $6.1 million, respectively, of acquisition-related costs such as broker fees, due diligence costs and legal and accounting fees.

(2) The adjustment to FFO for noncontrolling interests’ share of net income excludes $0.3 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, of income attributable to the noncontrolling partner in The Varsity, a property purchased in December 2011 from a seller that retained a 20.5% noncontrolling interest in the property.

(3) Represents our 10% share of FFO from a joint venture with Fidelity (“Fund II”) in which we were a noncontrolling partner. In January 2012, we purchased the full ownership interest in the one remaining property owned by Fund II (University Heights). Subsequent to the acquisition, the property is now wholly-owned and is consolidated by the company.

(4) 50% of the properties’ net cash available for distribution after payment of operating expenses, debt service (including repayment of principal) and capital expenditures. Represents amounts accrued for the interim periods.

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(5) Immediately prior to our purchase of University Heights from Fund II (see Note 3), Fund II negotiated a Settlement Agreement with the lender of the property’s mortgage loan whereby the lender agreed to accept a discounted amount that was less than the original principal amount of the loan as payment in full. Accordingly, Fund II recorded a gain on debt restructuring to reflect the discounted payoff.  Our 10% share of such gain is reflected above as an adjustment to FFOM.

(6) Represents a non-cash loss recorded to remeasure our equity method investment in Fund II to fair value as a result of our purchase of the full ownership interest in University Heights from Fund II in January 2012.

(7) Excluding the acquisition-related costs mentioned in Note 1, FFOM per fully diluted share was $0.38 and $1.41 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

Inflation

Our leases do not typically provide for rent escalations. However, they typically do not have terms that extend beyond 12 months. Accordingly, although on a short term basis we would be required to bear the impact of rising costs resulting from inflation, we have the opportunity to raise rental rates at least annually to offset such rising costs. However, a weak economic environment or declining student enrollment at our principal universities may limit our ability to raise rental rates.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates.   Our future earnings and cash flows are dependent upon prevailing market rates.  Accordingly, we manage our market risk by matching projected cash inflows from operating, investing and financing activities with projected cash outflows for debt service, acquisitions, capital expenditures, distributions to stockholders and unitholders, and other cash requirements.  The majority of our outstanding debt has fixed interest rates, which minimizes the risk of fluctuating interest rates.  Our exposure to market risk includes interest rate fluctuations in connection with our revolving credit facilities and variable rate construction loans and our ability to incur more debt without stockholder approval, thereby increasing our debt service obligations, which could adversely affect our cash flows.   No material changes have occurred in relation to market risk since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

American Campus Communities, Inc.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), we have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of 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 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures for the quarter covered by this report were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), we have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of 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 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures for the quarter covered by this report were effective at the reasonable assurance level. 

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits

Exhibit Number   Description of Document

10.1 Form of Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2012, between American Campus Communities, Inc., American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. and each of the persons who are signatories thereto.

31.1 American Campus Communities, Inc. - Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 American Campus Communities, Inc. - Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.3 American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. - Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.4 American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. - Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 American Campus Communities, Inc. - Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 American Campus Communities, Inc. - Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.3 American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. - Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.4 American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. - Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 8, 2012

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
By:	/s/ William C. Bayless, Jr.
	William C. Bayless, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
	Jonathan A. Graf Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 8, 2012

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By:  American Campus Communities Holdings,       LLC, its general partner  By:  American Campus Communities, Inc.,         its sole member
By:	/s/ William C. Bayless, Jr.
	William C. Bayless, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
	Jonathan A. Graf Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of September 14, 2012 by and between American Campus Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP, a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and each of the persons who are signatories hereto (each, a “Stockholder” and collectively, the “Stockholders”).

 WHEREAS, each Stockholder on the date of this Agreement received the number of common units of limited partnership interest (“OP Units”) in the Operating Partnership set forth next to such Stockholder’s name on Schedule A hereto pursuant to an Agreement of Merger and Contribution dated as of June 7, 2012 by and among Campus Acquisitions Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Campus Acquisitions Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Property Entities (as defined therein), the Development Entities (as defined therein), Campus Acquisitions Investment Management, LLC, the Company and the Operating Partnership, as amended (the “Merger Agreement”);

 WHEREAS, under the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership dated as of August 17, 2004, as amended (the “Partnership Agreement”), the holders of OP Units may present such OP Units to the Operating Partnership for redemption, the consideration for which redemption will be either cash or, at the option of the general partner of the Operating Partnership, shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company; and

 WHEREAS, the Company has agreed in the Merger Agreement to provide certain registration rights to the Stockholders in respect of the Common Stock on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 1.Certain Definitions.

 As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 “Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any Person any direct or indirect subsidiary of such Person and any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person.  As used in this definition, “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies or the power to appoint and remove a majority of the board or other governing body (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a Person.

 “Allowed Delay” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(c)(ii).

 “Business Day” shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are required by law to close.  Any event the scheduled occurrence of which would fall on a day that is not a Business Day shall be deferred until the next succeeding Business Day.

  “Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 “Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 “Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 “Holder Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 “Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

 “Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

 “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(e).

 “Merger Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 “Operating Partnership” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 “OP Units” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 “Partnership Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or other entity.

 “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 “Register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing with the SEC a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.

 “Registrable Securities” shall mean the Shares and any other securities issued or issuable in exchange for the Shares; provided, however, that a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or such security becoming eligible for sale by a Stockholder pursuant to Rule 144 without being subject to a volume limitation.

 “Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Company filed with the SEC under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement, including the Shelf Registration Statement.

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 “SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 “Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued to the Stockholders by the Company upon the Stockholders’ redemption of their Units.

 “Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 “Stockholder” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 “Underwritten Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(i).

 “Units” shall mean the OP Units issued to the Stockholders by the Operating Partnership pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 “WKSI” shall mean a well-known seasoned issuer as defined under Rule 405 of the 1933 Act.

 “1933 Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 “1934 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 2.Lock-up Agreement.  Each Stockholder shall have the right to require the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the Units held by such Stockholder pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Partnership Agreement commencing on the one-year anniversary of the date hereof, and no Stockholder shall have the right of Redemption (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) prior to such date.

 3.Registration.

(a)Shelf Registration Statement.  Within 12 months of the date hereof, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one or more Registration Statements on Form S-3, or shall file one or more Prospectus supplements under the Company’s existing Form S-3 automatic shelf registration statement (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities), pursuant to Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, covering the resale of the Registrable Securities on a delayed or continuous basis (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) to the extent not already registered on a previously filed and effective Registration Statement.  Such Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus supplement shall provide for the resale from time to time, and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available (including, without limitation, a sale to an underwriter or underwriters for reoffering to the public, a direct sale to purchasers or a sale through brokers or agents, which may include sales over the internet) to a Stockholder.  Such Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus supplement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional Registrable Securities resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities.  The Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus supplement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 4(c) to the Stockholders, the Stockholders’ designated counsel, and their designated underwriters if any, at a reasonable time prior to its filing or other submission.

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   (b)Expenses.  The Company will pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with each registration, including filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws and listing fees, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold and fees of the Stockholders’ counsel.

    (c)Effectiveness.

(i)If the Company is eligible as a WKSI, the Shelf Registration Statement shall utilize the automatic shelf registration process under Rule 415 and Rule 462.  If the Company is not a WKSI or is otherwise ineligible to utilize the automatic shelf registration process, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have each Shelf Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof, but in any event within 60 days after the one-year anniversary of the date hereof.  The Company shall notify the Stockholders by facsimile or e-mail (in each case, with receipt confirmed) as promptly as practicable after any Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective and shall as soon as reasonably practicable provide the Stockholders, without charge, with a copy of any related Prospectus (including any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto) and such other documents (including any documents incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference) as the Stockholders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.  The Company represents and warrants that it is a WKSI as of the date hereof.

(ii)Notwithstanding anything to contrary, the Company may, following the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement, suspend the use of the Shelf Registration Statement if (1) a majority of the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith determine that any such use of such Shelf Registration Statement would materially and adversely affect any material corporate transaction involving the Company or would otherwise require, based on the advice of counsel, disclosure of nonpublic information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable law, which disclosure the majority of the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Company determine, in their reasonable judgment, is not in the best interests of the Company at such time, or, (2) if a majority of the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Company determine, in their reasonable judgment, that an event described in Section 4(j) has occurred (each such event under the preceding (1) or (2), an “Allowed Delay”); provided, however, that the Company shall promptly (a) notify the Stockholders in writing of the existence of the event giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the Stockholders in writing that all sales must cease under the Registration Statement or any Prospectus or Prospectus supplement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable by taking any action necessary to make resumed use of the Registration Statement compatible with the Company’s best interests so as to permit each Stockholder to resume sales of the Registrable Securities as promptly as practicable.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) the Company shall not be required to disclose material nonpublic information to the Stockholders and (B) the Company’s rights to suspend the use of any Registration Statement or qualification of Registrable Securities during the pendency of any Allowed Delay shall not, in the aggregate, cause the Stockholders to be required to suspend sales of the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or relieve the Company of its obligation to amend or supplement and maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement for a period exceeding (i) 30 days during any rolling 90-day period or (ii) 60 days during any rolling 12-month period.

    (d)Underwritten Offerings.

(i)At any time after the one-year anniversary of the date hereof and while any Units or Registrable Securities are outstanding and a Shelf Registration Statement applicable to Stockholders under Section 3(a) is not effective, the Company shall (A) notify the Stockholders in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the filing of any registration statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement under the 1933 Act (excluding a registration or prospectus relating solely to employee benefit plans, or a registration relating to a corporate reorganization or other transaction on Form S-4, or a registration on any registration form that does not permit secondary sales) for purposes of a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Common Stock by the Company for its own account and/or for stockholders of the Company for their account  (an “Underwritten Offering”) and (B) (i) include in such Underwritten Offering all or part of the Registrable Securities held by or then issuable to the Stockholders to the extent and on the terms and conditions set forth herein and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of the Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in the Underwritten Offering to be included on the same terms and conditions as any other shares of Common Stock and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof.  If the Stockholder elects to include in any such Underwritten Offering all or a portion of the Registrable Securities, the Stockholders shall, within five Business Days after the above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company in writing.

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ii)The right of the Stockholders to include Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 3(d) shall be conditioned upon the Stockholders’ participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of the Stockholders’ Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein.  In order to distribute its Registrable Securities through such Underwritten Offering, the Stockholders shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company, and shall deliver all such documents and materials reasonably requested by the underwriters and the Company on a timely basis.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the underwriter determines in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten in an Underwritten Offering, the number of shares that may be included in such Underwritten Offering shall be allocated as follows:  (A) to the extent the Company is selling shares in the Underwritten Offering, the Company shall be entitled to priority in registration with respect to shares generating the first $250 million of gross proceeds; and (B) the remaining shares to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall be allocated equally between the Company (to the extent the Company is selling shares in the Underwritten Offering) on the one hand and the Stockholders and other stockholders of the Company (to the extent shares held by other stockholders are to be included in the Underwritten Offering) on the other, with the number of Registrable Securities and shares held by other stockholders to be included in the Underwritten Offering allocated on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities or shares which each such Stockholder or other stockholder has actually requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering.  The Company shall have the right to terminate any Underwritten Offering initiated by it under this Section 3(d) prior to execution of an underwriting agreement whether or not the Stockholders have elected to include securities in such registration.

   (iii)In connection with any Underwritten Offering in which the Stockholders participate or are invited to participate in accordance with this Section 3(d):

     (A)the Stockholders hereby agree that they will agree in writing to any restrictions on sale of the Registrable Securities owned by the Stockholders that are requested by the managing underwriter for a period not to exceed 90 days; provided, however, that such restrictions shall not be imposed unless restrictions as least as burdensome are imposed on each executive officer and director of the Company,and each other stockholder participating in the offering;

      (B)the Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of Stockholders of a majority of Registrable Securities that are registered under a Registration Statement at such time or the consent of the managing underwriter in connection with any underwritten offering, including an Underwritten Offering, of Registrable Securities, and each Stockholder represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and any such underwriter, it will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 under the 1933 Act (an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”), or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act, required to be filed with the SEC.

 4.Company Obligations.  The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

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    (a)use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the date on which all Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”);

    (b)prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, Prospectus supplements or post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to timely comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby and, upon ten Business Days’ notice, shall file any supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement and Prospectus with respect to the plan of distribution or the Stockholders’ ownership interests in its Registrable Securities that is reasonably necessary to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement;

    (c)provide copies to and permit the Stockholders, Stockholders’ counsel, and its underwriters, if any, to review each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto no fewer than five Business Days prior to their filing with the SEC and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects based upon such counsel’s belief that such Registration Statement is not in compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations or contains a material misstatement or omission or any underwriters or Stockholders reasonably object;

    (d)furnish to the Stockholders, Stockholders’ counsel, and any underwriters, promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company (but not later than three Business Days after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be), (A) one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, and (B) such number of copies of each preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment) as the Stockholders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Stockholders that are covered by each Registration Statement;

    (e)use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and (B) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;

    (f)prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, or exempt therefrom, or cooperate with the Stockholders, their counsel, and any underwriters in connection with the registration or qualification, or exemption therefrom, of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Stockholders and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (A) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 4(f), (B) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 4(f), or (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;

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    (g)         cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

    (h)          provide and cause to be maintained a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities;

    (i)provide and cause to be maintained a registrar and transfer agent for all Registrable Securities;

    (j)promptly notify the Stockholders in writing, at any time when a Prospectus relating to Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act (including during any period when the Company is in compliance with Rule 172), upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event or the passage of time as a result of which, the Prospectus (including any supplements or amendments thereto) or the related Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare and furnish to the Stockholders a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus or such Registration Statement as may be necessary so that such Prospectus, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, and such Registration Statement shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;

    (k)timely make and keep public information available, as that term is understood and defined in, and required under, Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, at all times; and

    (l)            comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as contemplated hereunder.

 5.    Obligations of the Stockholders.

    (a)Each Stockholder shall furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding itself and the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.  At least 10 Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement or Prospectus, the Company shall notify each Stockholder of the information the Company requires in order to have the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement.  Each Stockholder shall provide such information in writing to the Company at least five Business Days after receipt of the above-described notice from the Company.  Each Stockholder that has delivered the requested information to the Company shall be named a selling security-holder in the Registration Statement and related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Stockholder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law.  The Company may exclude the Registrable Securities held by any Stockholder that has not furnished the required information to the Company within five Business Days after receipt of the above-described notice.

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    (b)The Stockholders agree that, upon receipt of any written notice  from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 3(c)(ii), or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 4(j), the Stockholders will immediately discontinue the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until otherwise notified in writing by the Company or until the Stockholders’ receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus filed with the SEC and, if so directed by the Company, the Stockholders shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company (at the expense of the Company) or destroy or cause to be destroyed (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction) all copies in the Stockholders’ possession of the Prospectus covering the Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of notice of an event described in Section 4(j).  The address of the Stockholders are as set forth on Schedule A hereto.

    (c)The Stockholders covenant and agree that they will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 6.Indemnification.

    (a)Indemnification by the Company and the Operating Partnership.  The Company and the Operating Partnership will, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless, each Stockholder, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, members, employees, representatives and agents, successors and assigns, and each other Person, if any, who controls the Stockholder within the meaning of the 1933 Act (each, a “Holder Indemnitee” and collectively, the “Holder Indemnitees”), from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or proceeding, pending or threatened, and the costs of enforcement thereof) to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:  (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any “road show” as defined in Rule 433 under the 1933 Act or any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof; (B) any omission or alleged omission to state in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any “road show” as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (C) any violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration; or (D) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification; provided, however, that the Company and the Operating Partnership will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in conformity with information regarding a Holder Indemnitee furnished by any Holder Indemnitee in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or in the case of an occurrence of an Allowed Delay or of an event of the type specified in Section 4(k), the use by such Holder Indemnitee of an outdated or defective Prospectus after such Holder Indemnitee has received actual notice from the Company that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by each Stockholder of an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of such amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such liability would have been corrected.

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    (b)Indemnification by the Stockholders.  Each Stockholder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, the Company, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or proceeding, pending or threatened, and the costs of enforcement thereof) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus contained therein, or in any amendment or supplement thereof, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information regarding a Holder Indemnitee furnished in writing by a Holder Indemnitee to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereof, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereof, or in the case of an occurrence of an Allowed Delay or an event of the type specified in Section 4(k), the use by such Holder Indemnitee of an outdated or defective Prospectus after such Holder Indemnitee has received actual notice from the Company that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by each Stockholder of an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such liability would have been corrected.  The liability of any Stockholder pursuant to this paragraph shall in no event exceed the net proceeds received by such Stockholder from sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto.

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    (c)Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings.  Any Person entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (each, an “Indemnified Party” and collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) shall (i) give prompt notice to such Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (each, an “Indemnifying Party” and collectively, the “Indemnifying Parties”) of any claim with respect to which it intends to seek indemnification and (ii) permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Party unless (A) the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (B) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed to promptly assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party or (C) in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified Party, based upon advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that the Indemnified Party elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of the Indemnified Party); and provided, further, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such claim or litigation.  It is understood that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time (in addition to any local counsel) for all such Indemnified Parties except to the extent that based upon advice of counsel, a conflict of interest exists between the Indemnified Parties.  No Indemnifying Party will, except with the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (i) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation or (ii) includes a statement as to or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party.

    (d)Contribution.  If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(d), in no event shall a Holder Indemnitee be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by such Holder Indemnitee from sales of Registrable Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder Indemnitee has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.  No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any Person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 7.Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights.  After the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Stockholders beneficially owning not less than a majority of the then outstanding Units and Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that would allow such holder or prospective holder to include such securities in any Registration Statement filed pursuant to the terms hereof, unless, under the terms of such agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any such registration only to the extent that the inclusion of its securities will not reduce the amount of Registrable Securities of the Stockholders that is included.

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 8.Miscellaneous.

    (a)Notices.  All notices or other communications permitted or required under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if and when hand delivered or sent by facsimile (in each case, with receipt confirmed) to the Persons set forth below or if sent by documented overnight delivery service (with signature confirming receipt) or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as set forth below or to such other Person or Persons and/or at such other address or addresses (or facsimile number) as shall be furnished in writing by any party hereto to the others. Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given as of the date received, in the case of personal delivery, or on the date shown on the receipt or confirmation therefor in all other cases.

To the Company and the Operating Partnership:

American Campus Communities, Inc.

12700 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite T-200

Austin, Texas  78738

Attention:  Jonathan A. Graf

Facsimile:  (512) 732-2450

With a copy to:	Locke Lord LLP
	2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 200
	Dallas, Texas 75201
	Attention:  Toni Weinstein
	Facsimile:  (214) 740-8800

To the Stockholders: As listed on Schedule A hereto

With a copy to:	Clifford Chance US LLP
	31 West 52nd Street
	New York, New York 10019
	Attention: John A. Healy
	Facsimile: 212-878-8375

    (b)Construction.  Within this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders, all as the meaning and the context of this Agreement shall require. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any successor statute or law thereto, unless the context requires otherwise.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or terms.

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    (c)Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.  Neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights hereunder or thereunder, may be assigned by any party, nor may any party delegate any obligations hereunder or thereunder, without the written consent of the other party hereto or thereto; provided that each Stockholder may, without the consent of the Company or the Operating Partnership and without affecting such Stockholder’s rights and obligations hereunder, assign such Stockholder’s same rights and obligations under this Agreement, to a permitted transferee in connection with a transfer of Units in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, if such transferee agrees in writing to be bound by all of the provisions hereof.  This Agreement shall not be construed as giving any Person, other than the parties hereto and their permitted successors, heirs and assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the provisions herein contained, this Agreement and all provisions and conditions hereof being intended to be, and being, for the sole and exclusive benefit of such parties, and their respective permitted successors, heirs and assigns and for the benefit of no other Person or entity.

    (d)Amendment and Waiver.  The parties hereto may amend or modify, or may waive any right or obligation under, this Agreement in any respect, provided that any such amendment, modification or waiver shall be in writing and executed by each of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Stockholders holding a majority of the Units and Registrable Securities.  No waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute or operate as a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any other provision hereof, nor shall any failure to enforce any provision hereof operate as a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

    (e)Governing Law.  This Agreement is made pursuant to, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware irrespective of the principal place of business, residence or domicile of the parties hereto, and without giving effect to otherwise applicable principles of conflicts of law that would result in the application of any law other than the laws of the State of Delaware.

    (f)Section Headings and Defined Terms. The section headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning and interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Except as otherwise indicated, all agreements defined herein refer to the same as from time to time amended or supplemented or the terms thereof waived or modified in accordance herewith and therewith.

    (g)Severability.  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

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    (h)Counterparts.  This Agreement and the other documents required to consummate the transactions contemplated herein may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original (including facsimile and PDF signatures), and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. The parties hereto may deliver this Agreement and the other documents required to consummate the transactions contemplated herein by telecopier machine/facsimile or via e-mail and each party shall be permitted to rely upon the signatures so transmitted to the same extent and effect as if they were original signatures.

    (i)Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein.  This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (written or oral), with respect to such subject matter.

    (j)Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY  OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

COMPANY:
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC., a Maryland corporation
By:	/s/ William W. Talbot
	William W. Talbot
	Executive Vice President
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP:
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP, a Maryland limited partnership
By:	American Campus Communities Holdings LLC, its general partner

By:	/s/ William W. Talbot
	William W. Talbot
	Vice President

[Signatures Continued On Following Page]

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STOCKHOLDERS: CAMPUS ACQUISITIONS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:	/s/ Thomas M. Scott
	Thomas M. Scott
	Managing Member

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SCHEDULE A

NAME	ADDRESS	UNITS
Campus Acquisitions Investment Management, LLC	161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4900 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Attn:  Thomas M. Scott	325,098

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

American Campus Communities, Inc.

 Certification Of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant To Section 302 Of The Sarbanes–Oxley Act Of 2002

I, William C. Bayless, Jr., certify that:
1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Campus Communities, Inc.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:   November 8, 2012	By:	/s/ William C. Bayless, Jr.
	William C. Bayless, Jr.
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

American Campus Communities, Inc.

Certification Of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant To Section 302 Of The Sarbanes–Oxley Act Of 2002

I, Jonathan A. Graf, certify that:
1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Campus Communities, Inc.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 8, 2012	By:	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
	Jonathan A. Graf
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

EX-31.3

EXHIBIT 31.3

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.

Certification Of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant To Section 302 Of The Sarbanes–Oxley Act Of 2002

I, William C. Bayless, Jr., certify that:
1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 8, 2012	By:	/s/ William C. Bayless, Jr.
	William C. Bayless, Jr.
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.4

EXHIBIT 31.4

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.

Certification Of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant To Section 302 Of The Sarbanes–Oxley Act Of 2002

I, Jonathan A. Graf, certify that:
1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 8, 2012	By:	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
	Jonathan A. Graf
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

American Campus Communities, Inc. - Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, William C. Bayless, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of American Campus Communities, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(i)The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

(ii)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:   November 8, 2012	/s/ William C. Bayless, Jr.
	William C. Bayless, Jr.
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

American Campus Communities, Inc. - Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jonathan A. Graf, Chief Financial Officer of American Campus Communities, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(i)The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

(ii)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:   November 8, 2012	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
	Jonathan A. Graf
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

EX-32.3

EXHIBIT 32.3

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. - Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, William C. Bayless, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(i)The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Operating Partnership for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

(ii)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.

Dated:   November 8, 2012	/s/ William C. Bayless, Jr.
	William C. Bayless, Jr.
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.4

EXHIBIT 32.4

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. - Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jonathan A. Graf, Chief Financial Officer of American Campus Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(i)The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Operating Partnership for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

(ii)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.

Dated:   November 8, 2012	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
	Jonathan A. Graf
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

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Property Acquisitions - Preliminary allocation of total consideration to assets and liabilities acquired (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Land	$ 72,768
Buildings	539,990
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	21,308
In-place leases	5,259
Debt premiums	(21,141)
Other assets	4,900
Total aggregate consideration	623,084
Less: mortgage debt assumed	(231,069)
Net assets acquired	$ 392,015

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Noncontrolling Interests - Summarized Activity of Redeemable Limited Partners (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Balance, December 31, 2011	$ 42,529
Distributions to joint venture partners	(1,322)
Conversion of redeemable limited partner units into shares of ACC common stock	889
Adjustments to reflect redeemable limited partner units at fair value	(706)
Balance, June 30, 2012	56,838
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Balance, December 31, 2011	42,529
Distributions to joint venture partners	(1,322)
Conversion of redeemable limited partner units into shares of ACC common stock	889
Adjustments to reflect redeemable limited partner units at fair value	(706)
Balance, June 30, 2012	56,838
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Temporary Equity
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Balance, December 31, 2011	42,529
Net income	541
Distributions to joint venture partners	(1,007)
Common units issued as consideration	15,000
Conversion of redeemable limited partner units into shares of ACC common stock	(889)
Redemption of redeemable limited partner units for cash	(42)
Adjustments to reflect redeemable limited partner units at fair value	706
Balance, June 30, 2012	$ 56,838

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On-Campus Participating Properties - Summary (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
On-campus participating properties, net	$ 4,024,847	$ 2,848,907
On Campus Participating Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate properties gross	109,408	107,698
Less accumulated depreciation	(51,328)	(47,848)
On-campus participating properties, net	58,080	59,850
On Campus Participating Properties | Prairie View A And M University | Phases Placed In Service Between 1996 And 1998
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Lease Commencement	Feb. 01, 1996
Required Debt Repayment	Sep. 01, 2023
Real estate properties gross	41,278	40,255
On Campus Participating Properties | Prairie View A And M University | Phases Placed In Service In 2000 And 2003
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Lease Commencement	Oct. 01, 1999
Real estate properties gross	25,645	25,142
On Campus Participating Properties | Prairie View A And M University | Phases Placed In Service In 2000 And 2003 | Minimum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Required Debt Repayment	Aug. 31, 2025
On Campus Participating Properties | Prairie View A And M University | Phases Placed In Service In 2000 And 2003 | Maximum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Required Debt Repayment	Aug. 31, 2028
On Campus Participating Properties | Texas A And M International
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Lease Commencement	Feb. 01, 1996
Required Debt Repayment	Sep. 01, 2023
Real estate properties gross	6,645	6,567
On Campus Participating Properties | University Of Houston | Phases Placed In Service in 2001 And 2005
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Lease Commencement	Sep. 27, 2000
Required Debt Repayment	Aug. 31, 2035
Real estate properties gross	$ 35,840	$ 35,734

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Noncontrolling Interests - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Entity	Dec. 31, 2011
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of third-party joint venture partners	4
Conversion of common units to ACC common stock, shares	57,171	64,601
Equity interests held by owners of common units and series A preferred units/ retained by seller	1.40%	1.40%

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Wholly-Owned Properties - Summary (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Wholly-owned properties, net	$ 4,024,847		$ 2,848,907
Wholly-Owned Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Land	522,590	[1],[2],[3]	380,074	[1],[2],[3]
Buildings and improvements	3,516,324	[2]	2,380,582	[2]
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	195,568	[2]	139,249	[2]
Construction in progress	72,660	[3]	157,900	[3]
Real estate properties gross	4,307,142		3,057,805
Less accumulated depreciation	(362,385)		(296,048)
Wholly-owned properties, net	$ 3,944,757		$ 2,761,757

[1] The land balance above includes undeveloped land parcels with book values of approximately $30.7 million and $15.8 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Also includes land totaling approximately $23.4 million and $28.2 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to properties under development.

[2] Land, buildings and improvements, and furniture, fixtures and equipment as of September 30, 2012 include $4.8 million, $23.6 million, and $0.8 million, respectively, related to the University Edge property located in Kent, Ohio, that serves students attending Kent State University. In July 2011, the Company entered into a purchase and contribution agreement with a private developer whereby the Company is obligated to purchase the property as long as the developer met certain construction completion deadlines. The property opened for operations in August 2012 and the Company purchased the property in October 2012. The entity is financed with a $4.5 million mezzanine loan from the Company and a $24.8 million construction loan from a third-party lender. The Company was responsible for leasing, management, and initial operations of the project while the third-party developer was responsible for the development of the property. The entity that owns the University Edge property is deemed to be a variable interest entity ("VIE"), and the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE. As such, the assets and liabilities of the entity owning the property are included in the Company's and the Operating Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

[3] Land and construction in progress as of September 30, 2012 include $7.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively, related to the Townhomes at Newtown Crossing property located in Lexington, Kentucky, that will serve students attending the University of Kentucky. In July 2012, the Company entered into a purchase and contribution agreement with a private developer whereby the Company is obligated to purchase the property as long as the developer meets certain construction completion deadlines. The development of the property is anticipated to be completed in August 2013. The entity is financed with a $2.0 million mezzanine loan from the Company and a $31.5 million construction loan from a third-party lender. The Company is responsible for leasing, management, and initial operations of the project while the third-party developer is responsible for the development of the property. The entity that owns Townhomes at Newtown Crossing is deemed to be a variable interest entity ("VIE"), and the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE. As such, the assets and liabilities of the entity owning the property are included in the Company's and the Operating Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

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Organization and Description of Business - Additional Information (Details)									9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 Bed	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-Owned Properties Property Unit Bed	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-Owned Properties Off Campus Properties Property	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-Owned Properties American Campus Equity Entity Property	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-Owned Properties On Campus Participating Properties Bed Unit Property	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-Owned Properties Retail shopping center Property	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-Owned Properties Under Development Bed Property Unit	Sep. 30, 2012 Management And Leasing Services Bed Unit Property	Sep. 30, 2012 Management And Leasing Services Maximum	Sep. 30, 2012 Management And Leasing Services Minimum	Sep. 30, 2012 Real Estate Investment Property Unit Bed	Sep. 30, 2012 AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.	Sep. 30, 2012 AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. Maximum
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
General Partner ownership interest													1.00%
Limited Partner ownership interest												98.60%
Number of properties		142	125	12	4	1	7	28			170
Number of beds	3,403	85,700			108,500		4,200	22,800			108,500
Number of units		27,600			36,800		1,100	9,200			36,800
Number of university systems				6
Initial terms of contract									5 years	1 year

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Incentive Award Plan - Summary of Restricted Stock Awards (Details 1) (Restricted Stock Awards)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Restricted Stock Awards
Number of RSUs
Nonvested balance at December 31, 2011	549,300
Granted	215,851
Vested	(113,345)
Forfeited	(77,150)
Nonvested balance at September 30, 2012	574,656

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Property Dispositions and Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of summary of results of disposition and discontinued operations

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Total revenues	$	989		$	2,077		$	4,319		$	10,099
Total operating expenses		(619	)		(1,227	)		(2,311	)		(5,170	)
Depreciation and amortization		(190	)		(504	)		(570	)		(2,531	)
Operating income		180			346			1,438			2,398
Total nonoperating expenses		(160	)		(161	)		(477	)		(474	)
Net income	$	20		$	185		$	961		$	1,924

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Debt - Summary of Outstanding Consolidated Indebtedness, Including Unamortized Debt Premiums and Discounts (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	$ 1,157,388		$ 858,530
Unsecured revolving credit facility	206,000		273,000
Unsecured term loan	350,000		200,000
Secured agency facility	116,000		116,000
Unamortized debt premiums	30,312		10,298
Unamortized debt discounts	(4,036)		(5,159)
Total debt	1,829,388		1,447,530
Wholly-Owned Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	1,054,337		774,074
Wholly-Owned Properties | Mortgage loans payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	926,536		744,724
Wholly-Owned Properties | Construction loans payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	127,801	[1]	29,350	[1]
On Campus Participating Properties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	76,775		79,317
On Campus Participating Properties | Mortgage loans payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	31,860		32,097
On Campus Participating Properties | Bonds payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	$ 44,915		$ 47,220

[1] Construction loans payable includes $30.8 million and $4.9 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to construction loans for University Edge and Townhomes at Newtown Crossing, VIEs that the Company is including in its consolidated financial statements (see Note 5). The creditors of these construction loans do not have recourse to the assets of the Company.

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Property Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail Textuals 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011 Bed	Jul. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Retreat	Aug. 31, 2012 Retreat Property Bed	Aug. 31, 2012 The Block Property Bed
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Mezzanine loan		$ 0.2		$ 4.5		$ 3.1
Number of units acquired properties						187	669
Number of beds			3,403			780	1,555
Business acquisition, purchase price	623.1		237.0		52.0		165.0
Business acquisition, anticipated transaction costs							$ 0.3

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Elements Used in Calculating Basic and Diluted Earnings per Unit (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$ 1,002	$ 1,607	$ 33,790	$ 25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(395)	(148)	(1,839)	(815)
Amount allocated to participating securities	(196)	(187)	(652)	(611)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	411	1,272	31,299	23,929
Income from discontinued operations	20	185	1,044	16,498
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders/shareholders	20	182	1,030	16,254
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - basic	431	1,454	32,329	40,183
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted - per unit		0.02	0.40	0.35
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted - per unit		0.02	0.41	0.59
Basic weighted average common units outstanding	89,169,868	70,008,276	79,404,323	68,551,434
Diluted earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	411	1,272	31,299	23,929
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders	20	182	1,030	16,254
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted	431	1,454	32,329	40,183
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities - per unit		0.02	0.39	0.35
Net income attributable to common unitholders-per unit		0.02	0.40	0.58
Basic weighted average common units outstanding	89,169,868	70,008,276	79,404,323	68,551,434
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding	89,751,495	70,561,514	80,009,463	69,120,438
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations	1,002	1,607	33,790	25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to Series A preferred units	(46)	(46)	(135)	(110)
Amount allocated to participating securities	(196)	(187)	(652)	(611)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	431	1,290	31,691	24,263
Income from discontinued operations	20	185	1,044	16,498
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Series A preferred unit distributions			(2)	(27)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders/shareholders	20	185	1,042	16,471
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - basic	451	1,475	32,733	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted - per unit		0.02	0.40	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders - per unit			0.01	0.24
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted - per unit		0.02	0.41	0.59
Basic weighted average common units outstanding	90,069,204	70,913,102	80,291,801	69,469,183
Diluted earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	431	1,290	31,691	24,263
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders	20	185	1,042	16,471
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted	451	1,475	32,733	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities - per unit		0.02	0.39	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders - per unit			0.01	0.23
Net income attributable to common unitholders-per unit		0.02	0.40	0.58
Basic weighted average common units outstanding	90,069,204	70,913,102	80,291,801	69,469,183
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)	581,627	553,238	605,140	569,004
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding	90,650,831	71,466,340	80,896,941	70,038,187
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | Partially-owned properties
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ (329)	$ (84)	$ (1,312)	$ (371)

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail Textuals 1) (USD $)					0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swap	Sep. 14, 2012 Campus Acquisitions Portfolio	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-Owned Properties Mortgage loans payable	Jun. 30, 2012 Wholly-Owned Properties University Commons	Jan. 31, 2012 Unsecured Term Loan Facility	Jan. 31, 2012 Unsecured Term Loan Facility Interest Rate Swap	Jan. 31, 2012 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2012 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2012 Secured Agency Facility Property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Business acquisition, fixed-rate mortgage debt assumed	$ 231,069,000				$ 231,100,000		$ 19,000,000
Annual interest rate of fixed-rate mortgage debt					5.61%		5.54%
Maturity term remaining					5 years 2 months 12 days		2 years 4 months 24 days
Debt premium	30,312,000		10,298,000		21,100,000		1,200,000
Fixed rate mortgage debt						62,200,000
Debt outstanding						16,300,000
Unsecured term loan facility									200,000,000
Credit facility		800,000,000							450,000,000			125,000,000
Unsecured term loan facility increased borrowing capacity									350,000,000
Additional borrowing capacity of unsecured facility		100,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date								May 20, 2015		Jan. 10, 2016
Debt instrument, extension of maturity date								Jan. 10, 2017		Jan. 10, 2017
Debt instrument, extension of maturity period										12 months
Notional Amount	381,860,000								350,000,000
Fixed rate interest swap agreement									2.54%
Fixed interest rate, floor									0.89%
Fixed interest rate, spread									1.65%
Ratio of borrowing amount to value of properties				60.00%
Line of credit, required unused commitment fee per annum										0.30%		1.00%
Line of credit, weighted average annual interest rate											1.98%	2.38%
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity											$ 244,000,000
Term of credit facility, in years												5 years
Number of properties used to secure debt												10
Line of credit, description of variable rate basis										one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR		one- or three-month LIBOR

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Segment Information - Summary (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property management fees from external customers	$ 1,687	$ 1,794	$ 5,083	$ 5,427
Operating expenses	(103,305)	(79,361)	(260,499)	(213,709)
Interest expense	(13,812)	(13,046)	(39,591)	(38,928)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		(42)	444	(67)
Gain (Loss) on fair value remeasurement of equity method investment			(122)
Income tax provision	(181)	(88)	(493)	(373)
Income from continuing operations	1,002	1,607	33,790	25,355
Total assets	4,214,572		4,214,572		3,008,582
Wholly-Owned Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rental revenues	110,566	86,827	305,328	253,142
Interest and other income	8	28	34	55
Total segment revenues	110,574	86,855	305,362	253,197
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization, ground/facility lease and allocation of corporate overhead	(61,089)	(49,096)	(149,171)	(123,903)
Ground/facility leases	(564)	(369)	(1,259)	(909)
Interest expense	(8,506)	(8,944)	(23,398)	(28,012)
Operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization and allocation of corporate overhead	40,415	28,446	131,534	100,373
Depreciation and amortization	26,804	20,330	72,268	59,829
Capital expenditures	109,407	59,703	307,721	144,589
Total segment assets	4,053,250	2,563,439	4,053,250	2,563,439
On Campus Participating Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rental revenues	5,087	5,011	17,766	17,115
Interest and other income	4	4	12	11
Total segment revenues	5,091	5,015	17,778	17,126
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization, ground/facility lease and allocation of corporate overhead	(2,856)	(2,719)	(7,763)	(6,981)
Ground/facility leases	(529)	(441)	(1,602)	(1,715)
Interest expense	(1,419)	(1,460)	(4,276)	(4,398)
Operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization and allocation of corporate overhead	287	395	4,137	4,032
Depreciation and amortization	1,167	1,123	3,481	3,330
Capital expenditures	948	463	1,710	1,370
Total segment assets	74,245	74,505	74,245	74,505
Development Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Development and construction management fees	1,467	1,568	7,427	6,150
Operating expenses	(2,767)	(2,290)	(7,867)	(6,892)
Operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization and allocation of corporate overhead	(1,300)	(722)	(440)	(742)
Total segment assets	4,340	10,641	4,340	10,641
Property Management Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property management fees from external customers	1,687	1,794	5,083	5,427
Intersegment revenues	4,049	3,369	11,657	10,267
Total segment revenues	5,736	5,163	16,740	15,694
Operating expenses	(2,360)	(2,066)	(7,494)	(6,398)
Operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization and allocation of corporate overhead	3,376	3,097	9,246	9,296
Total segment assets	4,688	4,627	4,688	4,627
Reconciliations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total segment revenues	122,868	98,601	347,307	292,167
Unallocated interest income earned on corporate cash	417	135	1,312	308
Elimination of intersegment revenues	(4,049)	(3,369)	(11,657)	(10,267)
Total consolidated revenues, including interest income	119,236	95,367	336,962	282,208
Operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization and allocation of corporate overhead	42,778	31,216	144,477	112,959
Depreciation and amortization	(29,408)	(22,924)	(79,885)	(67,826)
Net unallocated expenses relating to corporate overhead	(12,323)	(6,555)	(30,767)	(19,338)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		(42)	444	(67)
Gain (Loss) on fair value remeasurement of equity method investment	136		14
Income tax provision	(181)	(88)	(493)	(373)
Income from continuing operations	1,002	1,607	33,790	25,355
Total segment assets	4,136,523	2,653,212	4,136,523	2,653,212
Unallocated corporate assets	78,049	52,263	78,049	52,263
Total assets	$ 4,214,572	$ 2,705,475	$ 4,214,572	$ 2,705,475

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Effects of Derivative Financial Instruments on Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details 2) (Cash Flow Hedging, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Income Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$ (4,191)	$ 1,395
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Income Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$ (4,191)	$ 1,395

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Wholly-Owned Properties (Parenthetical) (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Undeveloped land parcels			$ 30,700,000	$ 15,800,000
Anticipated completion date of property development	2013-08	2012-10
Mezzanine loan	200,000	4,500,000
Construction loan	31,500,000	24,800,000
Under Development
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Land			23,400,000	28,200,000
University Edge Property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Land			4,800,000
Buildings and improvements			23,600,000
Furniture, fixtures and equipment			800,000
Townhomes Newtown Crossing Property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Land			7,500,000
Construction in progress			$ 4,100,000

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Property Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Property Acquisitions

3.  Property Acquisitions

On September 14, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of a 15-property student housing portfolio (hereinafter referred to as the “Campus Acquisitions Portfolio”) for a purchase price of $627.0 million, resulting in total consideration of approximately $623.1 million after taking into account certain purchase price adjustments received at closing.  The Campus Acquisitions Portfolio contains 6,579 beds located in various markets throughout the country.  As part of the transaction, the Company assumed approximately $231.1 million of fixed-rate mortgage debt with a weighted average annual interest rate of 5.61% and a weighted average term to maturity of 5.2 years.  In addition, the Company issued 325,098 units of common limited partnership interest in ACCOP to the seller, valued at $46.14 per unit.  The remaining consideration was paid in cash which was funded with proceeds from the Company’s July 2012 equity offering (see Note 9) and borrowings under its unsecured revolving credit facility.  The following table summarizes our preliminary allocation of total consideration to the assets and liabilities acquired from the Campus Acquisitions Portfolio and are preliminary pending the receipt of information necessary to complete the valuation of certain tangible and intangible assets and liabilities:

Description	Amount (000s)
Land	$	72,768
Buildings		539,990
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		21,308
In-place leases		5,259
Debt premiums		(21,141	)
Other assets		4,900
Total aggregate consideration		623,084
Less: mortgage debt assumed		(231,069	)
Net assets acquired	$	392,015

The Company previously provided mezzanine financing of $3.1 million to a private developer, while also retaining an option to purchase a 187-unit, 780-bed property (The Retreat) upon completion of construction in August 2012.  The Company chose to exercise its option and acquired The Retreat for $52.0 million in September 2012, at which time, the Company’s mezzanine investment along with accrued but unpaid interest was credited to the Company.  The Retreat is located near the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos and the Company did not assume any property-level debt as part of this transaction.

In August 2012, the Company acquired The Block, a 669-unit, 1,555-bed wholly-owned property located near the campus of The University of Texas at Austin, for a purchase price of $165.0 million, which excludes approximately $0.3 million of anticipated transaction costs, initial integration expenses and capital expenditures necessary to bring this property up to the Company’s operating standards.  The Company did not assume any property-level debt as part of this transaction.

In June 2012, the Company acquired University Commons, a 164-unit, 480-bed wholly-owned property located near the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, for a purchase price of $31.0 million, which excludes approximately $2.6 million of anticipated transaction costs, initial integration expenses and capital expenditures necessary to bring this property up to the Company’s operating standards.  As part of this transaction, the Company assumed approximately $19.0 million in fixed-rate mortgage debt with an annual interest rate of 5.54% and remaining term to maturity of 2.4 years.

In May 2012, the Company acquired Avalon Heights, a 210-unit, 754-bed wholly-owned property located near the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa, for a purchase price of $30.0 million, which excludes approximately $2.5 million of anticipated transaction costs, initial integration expenses and capital expenditures necessary to bring this property up to the Company’s operating standards.  The Company did not assume any property-level debt as part of this transaction.

In January 2012, the Company acquired the remaining 90% interest in University Heights, a 204-unit, 636-bed property located near the campus of the University of Tennessee, for a purchase price of $14.5 million.  The purchase price excludes approximately $2.3 million of anticipated capital expenditures necessary to bring this property up to the Company’s operating standards.  This property was acquired from one of our joint ventures with Fidelity in which we previously held a 10% interest (“Fund II”, see Note 7).  Immediately prior to the acquisition, Fund II paid off the property’s mortgage loan at a discounted amount in accordance with a Settlement Agreement negotiated with the lender.  As a result, Fund II recorded a gain on debt restructuring of approximately $4.2 million, of which, our 10% share is included in income from unconsolidated joint ventures on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

In 2011, the Company acquired four properties containing 3,403 beds and a retail center for future development for a combined purchase price of approximately $237.0 million.  The Company did not assume any property-level debt as part of these transactions.

The acquired property’s results of operations have been included in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income since their respective acquisition closing dates.  The following pro forma information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, presents consolidated financial information for the Company as if the property acquisitions discussed above had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.  The unaudited pro forma information is provided for informational purposes only and is not indicative of results that would have occurred or which may occur in the future:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Total revenues	$	132,033	$	117,981	$	384,903	$	347,195
Net income attributable to common Shareholders	$	4,404	$	1,634	$	45,065	$	41,097
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - basic	$	0.05	$	0.02	$	0.48	$	0.47
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - diluted	$	0.05	$	0.02	$	0.48	$	0.47

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Summary of Outstanding Interest Rate Swap Contracts (Parenthetical) (Detail Textuals) (Interest Rate Swap 6.689 Percent Fixed Rate)	Sep. 30, 2012
Interest Rate Swap 6.689 Percent Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Receive Floating Rate Index, spread rate	1.35%

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Property Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail Textuals 3) (USD $)					1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011 Bed	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-Owned Properties Property Bed Unit	May 31, 2012 Avalon Heights Wholly-Owned Properties Property Bed	Jan. 31, 2012 University Heights Property Bed	Jun. 30, 2012 University Commons Wholly-Owned Properties Bed Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of units acquired properties			27,600	210	204	164
Number of beds		3,403	85,700	754	636	480
Business acquisition, purchase price	$ 623,100,000	$ 237,000,000		$ 30,000,000		$ 31,000,000
Business acquisition, anticipated transaction costs				2,500,000	2,300,000	2,600,000
Less: mortgage debt assumed	231,069,000					19,000,000
Annual interest rate of fixed-rate mortgage debt						5.54%
Maturity term remaining						2 years 4 months 24 days
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired					90.00%
Business acquisition, property value	623,084,000				14,500,000
Ownership of interest before acquisition					10.00%
Gain on debt restructuring					$ 4,200,000
Number of properties			142

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Incentive Award Plan (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of summary of restricted stock units

	Number of RSUs
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		-
Granted		8,457
Settled in common shares		-
Settled in cash		(8,457	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		-

Schedule of summary of restricted stock awards

	Number of RSAs
Nonvested balance at December 31, 2011		549,300
Granted		215,851
Vested		(113,345	)
Forfeited		(77,150	)
Nonvested balance at September 30, 2012		574,656

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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Schedule of summarized activity of redeemable limited partners

Balance, December 31, 2011	$	42,529
Net income		541
Distributions		(1,007	)
Common units issued as consideration (see Note 3)		15,000
Conversion of redeemable limited partner units into shares of ACC common stock		(889	)
Redemption of redeemable limited partner units for cash		(42	)
Adjustments to reflect redeemable limited partner units at fair value		706
Balance, September 30, 2012	$	56,838

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Incentive Award Plan - Summary of Restricted Stock Units (Details) (Restricted Stock Units)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Restricted Stock Units
Number of RSUs
Nonvested balance at December 31, 2011
Granted	8,457
Settled in common shares
Settled in cash	(8,457)
Nonvested balance at September 30, 2012

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Property Dispositions and Discontinued Operations- Summary of summary of results of operations for properties (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Disclosure Summary Of Results Of Disposition and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Total revenues	$ 989	$ 2,077	$ 4,319	$ 10,099
Total operating expenses	(619)	(1,227)	(2,311)	(5,170)
Depreciation and amortization	(190)	(504)	(570)	(2,531)
Operating income	180	346	1,438	2,398
Total nonoperating expenses	(160)	(161)	(477)	(474)
Net income	$ 20	$ 185	$ 961	$ 1,924

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of summary of outstanding interest rate swap contracts

Date Entered	Effective Date	Maturity Date	Pay Fixed Rate		Receive Floating Rate Index	Notional Amount		Fair Value
Feb. 12, 2007	Feb. 15, 2007	Feb. 15, 2014		6.689%	LIBOR – 1 mo. plus 1.35%	$	31,860	$	(2,201	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.8695%	LIBOR – 1 month		125,000		(1,853	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.88%	LIBOR – 1 month		100,000		(1,528	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.8875%	LIBOR – 1 month		62,500		(987	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.889%	LIBOR – 1 month		62,500		(982	)
					Total	$	381,860	$	(7,551	)

Schedule of fair value of derivative financial instruments and classification on consolidated balance sheet

	Derivative Liabilities as of
	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Description	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Interest rate swaps contracts	Other liabilities	$	7,551	Other liabilities	$	3,360
Total derivatives designated as hedging   instruments		$	7,551		$	3,360

Schedule of effects of derivative financial instruments on other comprehensive (loss) income and consolidated statements of operations

	Amount of (Loss) Income Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
Cash Flow Hedging	Nine Months Ended September 30,
Relationships	2012			2011
Interest rate swap contracts	$	(4,191	)	$	1,395
Total	$	(4,191	)	$	1,395

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Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of financial instruments measured at fair value

	Fair Value Measurements as of
	September 30, 2012								December 31, 2011
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments	$	-	$	7,551	$	-	$	7,551	$	-	$	3,360	$	-	$	3,360
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$	-	$	56,838	$	-	$	56,838	$	-	$	42,529	$	-	$	42,529

Schedule of estimated fair value and related carrying amounts of mortgage loans and bonds payable

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount
Mortgage loans	$	1,036,692	$	984,672	$	840,985	$	781,960
Bonds payable		52,963		44,915		53,711		47,220

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements, presented in U.S. dollars, are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Our actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. All material intercompany transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated. All dollar amounts in the tables herein, except share, per share, unit and per unit amounts, are stated in thousands unless otherwise indicated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying interim financial statements are unaudited, but have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Accordingly, they do not include all disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring matters) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements of the Company for these interim periods have been included.  Because of the seasonal nature of the Company’s operations, the results of operations and cash flows for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for other interim periods or for the full year.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the Operating Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investments in Real Estate

Investments in real estate are recorded at historical cost. Major improvements that extend the life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. The cost of ordinary repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Depreciation and amortization are recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

Buildings and improvements	7-40 years
Leasehold interest - on-campus    participating properties	25-34 years (shorter of useful life or respective lease term)
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3-7 years

Project costs directly associated with the development and construction of an owned real estate project, which include interest, property taxes, and amortization of deferred finance costs, are capitalized as construction in progress.  Upon completion of the project, costs are transferred into the applicable asset category and depreciation commences.  Interest totaling approximately $2.4 million and $1.7 million was capitalized during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $8.3 million and $4.8 million was capitalized during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Amortization of deferred financing costs totaling approximately $0.1 million was capitalized as construction in progress during both three month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $0.2 million was capitalized as construction in progress during both nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Management assesses whether there has been an impairment in the value of the Company’s investments in real estate whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Impairment is recognized when estimated expected future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the property. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economics and market conditions. If such conditions change, then an adjustment to the carrying value of the Company’s long-lived assets could occur in the future period in which the conditions change. To the extent that a property is impaired, the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its estimated fair value is charged to earnings. The Company believes that there were no impairments of the carrying values of its investments in real estate as of September 30, 2012.

The Company allocates the purchase price of acquired properties to net tangible and identified intangible assets based on relative fair values. Fair value estimates are based on information obtained from a number of sources, including independent appraisals that may be obtained in connection with the acquisition or financing of the respective property and other market data. Information obtained about each property as a result of due diligence, marketing and leasing activities is also considered.

Long-Lived Assets–Held for Sale

Long-lived assets to be disposed of are classified as held for sale in the period in which all of the following criteria are met:

a. Management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the asset.

b. The asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such assets.

c. An active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the asset have been initiated.

d. The sale of the asset is probable, and transfer of the asset is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale, within one year.

e. The asset is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value.

f. Actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.

Concurrent with this classification, the asset is recorded at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated selling costs, and depreciation ceases.

Intangible Assets

A portion of the purchase price of acquired properties is allocated to the value of in-place leases for both residential and commercial tenants, which is based on the difference between (i) the property valued with existing in-place leases adjusted to market rental rates and (ii) the property valued “as-if” vacant.  As lease terms for residential leases are typically one year or less, rates on in-place leases generally approximate market rental rates. Factors considered in the valuation of in-place leases include an estimate of the carrying costs during the expected lease-up period considering current market conditions, nature of the tenancy, and costs to execute similar leases. Carrying costs include estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up period, as well as marketing and other operating expenses. The value of in-place leases is amortized over the remaining initial term of the respective leases.  The purchase price of property acquisitions is not expected to be allocated to tenant relationships, considering the terms of the leases and the expected levels of renewals.

In connection with property acquisitions completed in 2012 and 2011, the Company capitalized approximately $8.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively, related to management’s estimate of the fair value of the in-place leases assumed.  Amortization expense was approximately $1.4 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $3.5 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Accumulated amortization at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was approximately $9.0 million and $8.0 million, respectively.  Intangible assets, net of amortization, are included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the amortization of intangible assets is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.  See Note 3 herein for a detailed discussion of the property acquisitions completed during 2012 and 2011.

Third-Party Development Services Revenue and Costs

Pre-development expenditures such as architectural fees, permits and deposits associated with the pursuit of third-party and owned development projects are expensed as incurred, until such time that management believes it is probable that the contract will be executed and/or construction will commence. Because the Company frequently incurs these pre-development expenditures before a financing commitment and/or required permits and authorizations have been obtained, the Company bears the risk of loss of these pre-development expenditures if financing cannot ultimately be arranged on acceptable terms or the Company is unable to successfully obtain the required permits and authorizations. As such, management evaluates the status of third-party and owned projects that have not yet commenced construction on a periodic basis and expenses any deferred costs related to projects whose current status indicates the commencement of construction is unlikely and/or the costs may not provide future value to the Company in the form of revenues. Such write-offs are included in third-party development and management services expenses (in the case of third-party development projects) or general and administrative expenses (in the case of owned development projects) on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company has deferred approximately $3.1 million in pre-development costs related to third-party and owned development projects that have not yet commenced construction. Such costs are included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Earnings per Share –Company

Basic earnings per share is computed using net income attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect common shares issuable from the assumed conversion of common and preferred Operating Partnership units (“OP Units”) and common share awards granted.  Only those items having a dilutive impact on basic earnings per share are included in diluted earnings per share.

The following potentially dilutive securities were outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effects of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Common OP Units (Note 10)		899,336		904,826		887,478		917,749
Preferred OP Units (Note 10)		114,128		114,128		114,128		114,308
Total potentially dilutive securities		1,013,464		1,018,954		1,001,606		1,032,057

The following is a summary of the elements used in calculating basic earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to     noncontrolling interests		(395	)		(148	)		(1,839	)		(815	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to     common shareholders		607			1,459			31,951			24,540
Amount allocated to participating securities		(196	)		(187	)		(652	)		(611	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to     common shareholders, net of amount allocated to     participating securities		411			1,272			31,299			23,929
Income from discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Income from discontinued operations     attributable to noncontrolling interests		-			(3	)		(14	)		(244	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to     common shareholders		20			182			1,030			16,254
Net income attributable to common     shareholders, as adjusted - basic	$	431		$	1,454		$	32,329		$	40,183

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.40	$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	-	$	0.01		0.24
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.41	$	0.59
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		89,169,868		70,008,276		79,404,323		68,551,434

Diluted earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	$	411	$	1,272	$	31,299	$	23,929
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders		20		182		1,030		16,254
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - diluted	$	431	$	1,454	$	32,329	$	40,183
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.39	$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	-	$	0.01	$	0.23
Net income attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.40	$	0.58
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		89,169,868		70,008,276		79,404,323		68,551,434
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)		581,627		553,238		605,140		569,004
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		89,751,495		70,561,514		80,009,463		69,120,438

Earnings per Unit – Operating Partnership

Basic earnings per OP Unit is computed using net income attributable to common unitholders and the weighted average number of common units outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per OP Unit reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue OP Units were exercised or converted into OP Units or resulted in the issuance of OP Units and then shared in the earnings of the Operating Partnership.

The following is a summary of the elements used in calculating basic earnings per unit:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests – partially owned properties		(329	)		(84	)		(1,312	)		(371	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Series A preferred units		(46	)		(46	)		(135	)		(110	)
Amount allocated to participating securities		(196	)		(187	)		(652	)		(611	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities		431			1,290			31,691			24,263
Income from discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Series A preferred unit distributions		-			-			(2	)		(27	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders		20			185			1,042			16,471
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – basic	$	451		$	1,475		$	32,733		$	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders – per unit	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	0.24
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.41		$	0.59
Basic weighted average common units outstanding		90,069,204			70,913,102			80,291,801			69,469,183
Diluted earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	$	431		$	1,290		$	31,691		$	24,263
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders		20			185			1,042			16,471
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted	$	451		$	1,475		$	32,733		$	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.39		$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders – per unit	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	0.23
Net income attributable to common unitholders-per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.58
Basic weighted average common units outstanding		90,069,204			70,913,102			80,291,801			69,469,183
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)		581,627			553,238			605,140			569,004
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding		90,650,831			71,466,340			80,896,941			70,038,187

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Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment information

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Wholly-Owned Properties
Rental revenues	$	110,566		$	86,827		$	305,328		$	253,142
Interest and other income		8			28			34			55
Total revenues from external customers		110,574			86,855			305,362			253,197
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization,    ground/facility lease and allocation of corporate overhead		(61,089	)		(49,096	)		(149,171	)		(123,903	)
Ground/facility leases		(564	)		(369	)		(1,259	)		(909	)
Interest expense		(8,506	)		(8,944	)		(23,398	)		(28,012	)
Operating income before depreciation, amortization,    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	40,415		$	28,446		$	131,534		$	100,373
Depreciation and amortization	$	26,804		$	20,330		$	72,268		$	59,829
Capital expenditures	$	109,407		$	59,703		$	307,721		$	144,589
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	4,053,250		$	2,563,439		$	4,053,250		$	2,563,439
On-Campus Participating Properties
Rental revenues	$	5,087		$	5011		$	17,766		$	17,115
Interest and other income		4			4			12			11
Total revenues from external customers		5,091			5,015			17,778			17,126
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization,    ground/facility lease and allocation of corporate overhead		(2,856	)		(2,719	)		(7,763	)		(6,981	)
Ground/facility lease		(529	)		(441	)		(1,602	)		(1,715	)
Interest expense		(1,419	)		(1,460	)		(4,276	)		(4,398	)
Operating income before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	287		$	395		$	4,137		$	4,032
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,167		$	1,123		$	3,481		$	3,330
Capital expenditures	$	948		$	463		$	1,710		$	1,370
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	74,245		$	74,505		$	74,245		$	74,505
Development Services
Development and construction management fees	$	1,467		$	1,568		$	7,427		$	6,150
Operating expenses		(2,767	)		(2,290	)		(7,867	)		(6,892	)
Operating loss before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	(1,300	)	$	(722	)	$	(440	)	$	(742	)
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	4,340		$	10,641		$	4,340		$	10,641
Property Management Services
Property management fees from external customers	$	1,687		$	1,794		$	5,083		$	5,427
Intersegment revenues		4,049			3,369			11,657			10,267
Total revenues		5,736			5,163			16,740			15,694
Operating expenses		(2,360	)		(2,066	)		(7,494	)		(6,398	)
Operating income before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	3,376		$	3,097		$	9,246		$	9,296
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	4,688		$	4,627		$	4,688		$	4,627
Reconciliations
Total segment revenues	$	122,868		$	98,601		$	347,307		$	292,167
Unallocated interest income earned on corporate cash		417			135			1,312			308
Elimination of intersegment revenues		(4,049	)		(3,369	)		(11,657	)		(10,267	)
Total consolidated revenues, including interest income	$	119,236		$	95,367		$	336,962		$	282,208
Segment operating income before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	42,778		$	31,216		$	144,477		$	112,959
Depreciation and amortization		(29,408	)		(22,924	)		(79,885	)		(67,826	)
Net unallocated expenses relating to corporate overhead		(12,323	)		(6,555	)		(30,767	)		(19,338	)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		-			(42	)		444			(67	)
Gain on fair value remeasurement of equity method investments		136			-			14			-
Income tax provision		(181	)		(88	)		(493	)		(373	)
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Total segment assets	$	4,136,523		$	2,653,212		$	4,136,523		$	2,653,212
Unallocated corporate assets		78,049			52,263			78,049			52,263
Total assets at September 30,	$	4,214,572		$	2,705,475		$	4,214,572		$	2,705,475

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Property Acquisitions - Unaudited Pro Forma Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Disclosure Unaudited Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Total revenues	$ 132,033	$ 117,981	$ 384,903	$ 347,195
Net income attributable to common Shareholders	$ 4,404	$ 1,634	$ 45,065	$ 41,097
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - basic	$ 0.05	$ 0.02	$ 0.48	$ 0.47
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - diluted	$ 0.05	$ 0.02	$ 0.48	$ 0.47

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Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 2011 ATM Equity Program	Jul. 16, 2012 Equity Offering
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Shares of common stock sold				1,800,000	17,250,000
Common stock price per share				$ 41.61	$ 44.25
Total net proceeds				$ 73,900,000	$ 731,900,000
Commissions paid to sales agents	33,223,000	2,246,000		1,100,000
Common stock, shares issued	91,982,368		72,759,546		2,250,000
Gross proceeds from equity offerings	$ 838,313,000	$ 133,729,000			$ 763,300,000

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Investments in real estate:
Investments in real estate, net	$ 4,024,847	$ 2,848,907
Cash and cash equivalents	18,011	22,399
Restricted cash	51,078	22,956
Student contracts receivable, net	9,483	5,324
Other assets	111,153	108,996
Total assets	4,214,572	3,008,582
Liabilities:
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	1,157,388	858,530
Unsecured term loan	350,000	200,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility	206,000	273,000
Secured agency facility	116,000	116,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	57,700	36,884
Other liabilities	113,637	77,840
Total liabilities	2,000,725	1,562,254
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests/limited partners	56,838	42,529
American Campus Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity:
American Campus Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity: Common stock, $.01 par value, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 91,982,368 and 72,759,546 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	917	725
Additional paid in capital	2,470,737	1,664,416
Accumulated earnings and dividends	(335,667)	(286,565)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,551)	(3,360)
Total American Campus Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,128,436	1,375,216
Noncontrolling interests - partially owned properties	28,573	28,583
Total equity	2,157,009	1,403,799
Partners' capital:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,551)	(3,360)
Total liabilities and equity/capital	4,214,572	3,008,582
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Investments in real estate:
Investments in real estate, net	4,024,847	2,848,907
Cash and cash equivalents	18,011	22,399
Restricted cash	51,078	22,956
Student contracts receivable, net	9,483	5,324
Other assets	111,153	108,996
Total assets	4,214,572	3,008,582
Liabilities:
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	1,157,388	858,530
Unsecured term loan	350,000	200,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility	206,000	273,000
Secured agency facility	116,000	116,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	57,700	36,884
Other liabilities	113,637	77,840
Total liabilities	2,000,725	1,562,254
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests/limited partners	56,838	42,529
American Campus Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,551)	(3,360)
Partners' capital:
General partner - 12,222 OP units outstanding at both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011	118	125
Limited partner - 91,970,146 and 72,747,324 OP units outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	2,135,869	1,378,451
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,551)	(3,360)
Total partners' capital	2,128,436	1,375,216
Noncontrolling interests - partially owned properties	28,573	28,583
Total capital	2,157,009	1,403,799
Total liabilities and equity/capital	4,214,572	3,008,582
Wholly-Owned Properties
Investments in real estate:
Investments in real estate, net	3,944,757	2,761,757
Liabilities:
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	1,054,337	774,074
Wholly-Owned Properties | AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Investments in real estate:
Investments in real estate, net	3,944,757	2,761,757
Wholly Owned Properties Held For Sale
Investments in real estate:
Investments in real estate, net	22,010	27,300
Wholly Owned Properties Held For Sale | AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Investments in real estate:
Investments in real estate, net	22,010	27,300
On Campus Participating Properties
Investments in real estate:
Investments in real estate, net	58,080	59,850
Liabilities:
Secured mortgage, construction and bond debt	76,775	79,317
On Campus Participating Properties | AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Investments in real estate:
Investments in real estate, net	58,080	59,850
Partially-owned properties
American Campus Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Noncontrolling interests - partially owned properties	28,573	28,583
Partially-owned properties | AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
American Campus Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Noncontrolling interests - partially owned properties	$ 28,573	$ 28,583

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Property Dispositions and Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Off Campus Properties Property	Apr. 30, 2012 Off Campus Properties Pirates Cove	Sep. 30, 2012 Off Campus Properties Pirates Cove	May 31, 2011 Off Campus Properties Campus Club Statesboro River Club Apartments River Walk Townhomes And Villas On Apache Property	Sep. 30, 2011 Off Campus Properties Campus Club Statesboro River Club Apartments River Walk Townhomes And Villas On Apache
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Selling price of disposed property				$ 27,500,000		$ 82,000,000
Net proceeds from dispositions of real estate	28,167,000	80,383,000		27,100,000		80,000,000
Gain on disposition of real estate	$ 83,000	$ 14,574,000			$ 100,000		$ 14,600,000
Number of properties sold						4
Number of properties, held for sale			2

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Operating activities
Net income	$ 34,834	$ 41,853
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain from disposition of real estate	(83)	(14,574)
Loss on remeasurement of equity method investment	122
Depreciation and amortization	77,407	66,581
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premiums/discounts	1,904	61
Share-based compensation	3,948	3,279
(Income) loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	(444)	67
Income tax provision	493	373
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(2,772)	(1,406)
Student contracts receivable, net	(4,088)	(1,557)
Other assets	2,452	(5,885)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	10,104	908
Other liabilities	12,362	8,453
Net cash provided by operating activities	136,239	98,153
Investing activities
Net proceeds from dispositions of real estate	28,167	80,383
Cash paid for property acquisitions	(634,581)	(47,111)
Cash paid for land acquisitions	(32,571)	(7,970)
Cash paid for increased ownership in consolidated subsidiaries		(3,275)
Investment in mezzanine loans	(2,000)	(11,600)
Repayment of mezzanine loan	4,000
Increase in escrow deposits	(19,170)	(95)
Change in restricted cash related to capital reserves	(366)	1,126
Proceeds from insurance settlement		1,907
Purchase of corporate furniture, fixtures and equipment	(1,396)	(893)
Net cash used in investing activities	(967,348)	(133,487)
Financing activities
Proceeds from sale of common stock	838,313	133,729
Offering costs	(33,223)	(2,246)
Pay-off of mortgage and construction loans	(62,182)	(244,991)
Proceeds from unsecured term loan	150,000	200,000
Pay-off of secured term loan		(100,000)
Proceeds from credit facilities	371,000	139,000
Paydowns of credit facilities	(438,000)	(90,000)
Proceeds from construction loans	98,451
Principal payments on debt	(8,064)	(6,966)
Change in construction accounts payable	828
Redemption of common units for cash	(132)	(306)
Debt issuance and assumption costs	(5,858)	(6,765)
Distributions to common and restricted stockholders	(82,083)	(69,735)
Distributions to noncontrolling partners	(2,329)	(1,394)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	826,721	(49,674)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(4,388)	(85,008)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	22,399	113,507
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	18,011	28,499
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Loans assumed in connection with property acquisitions	(250,073)
Issuance of common units of in connection with property acquisitions	(15,000)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net	(4,191)	(1,395)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	48,390	49,223
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Operating activities
Net income	34,834	41,853
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain from disposition of real estate	(83)	(14,574)
Loss on remeasurement of equity method investment	122
Depreciation and amortization	77,407	66,581
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premiums/discounts	1,904	61
Share-based compensation	3,948	3,279
(Income) loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	(444)	67
Income tax provision	493	373
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(2,772)	(1,406)
Student contracts receivable, net	(4,088)	(1,557)
Other assets	2,452	(5,885)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	10,104	908
Other liabilities	12,362	8,453
Net cash provided by operating activities	136,239	98,153
Investing activities
Net proceeds from dispositions of real estate	28,167	80,383
Cash paid for property acquisitions	(634,581)	(47,111)
Cash paid for land acquisitions	(32,571)	(7,970)
Cash paid for increased ownership in consolidated subsidiaries		(3,275)
Investment in mezzanine loans	(2,000)	(11,600)
Repayment of mezzanine loan	4,000
Increase in escrow deposits	(19,170)	(95)
Change in restricted cash related to capital reserves	(366)	1,126
Proceeds from insurance settlement		1,907
Purchase of corporate furniture, fixtures and equipment	(1,396)	(893)
Net cash used in investing activities	(967,348)	(133,487)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common units in exchange for contributions, net	805,090	131,483
Pay-off of mortgage and construction loans	(62,182)	(244,991)
Proceeds from unsecured term loan	150,000	200,000
Pay-off of secured term loan		(100,000)
Proceeds from credit facilities	371,000	139,000
Paydowns of credit facilities	(438,000)	(90,000)
Proceeds from construction loans	98,451
Principal payments on debt	(8,064)	(6,966)
Change in construction accounts payable	828
Redemption of common units for cash	(132)	(306)
Debt issuance and assumption costs	(5,858)	(6,765)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	826,721	(49,674)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(4,388)	(85,008)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	22,399	113,507
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	18,011	28,499
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Loans assumed in connection with property acquisitions	(250,073)
Issuance of common units of in connection with property acquisitions	(15,000)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net	(4,191)	1,395
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	48,390	49,223
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | Unvested Restricted Awards
Financing activities
Distributions paid	(652)	(611)
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | Common Stock
Financing activities
Distributions paid	(82,301)	(70,053)
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | Preferred Stock
Financing activities
Distributions paid	(137)	(137)
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | Partially-owned properties
Financing activities
Distributions paid	(1,322)	(328)
Wholly-Owned Properties
Investing activities
Capital expenditures for on-campus participating properties	(21,310)	(19,717)
Investments in wholly-owned properties under development	(286,411)	(124,872)
Wholly-Owned Properties | AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Investing activities
Capital expenditures for on-campus participating properties	(21,310)	(19,717)
Investments in wholly-owned properties under development	(286,411)	(124,872)
On Campus Participating Properties
Investing activities
Capital expenditures for on-campus participating properties	(1,710)	(1,370)
On Campus Participating Properties | AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Investing activities
Capital expenditures for on-campus participating properties	$ (1,710)	$ (1,370)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Summary of Outstanding Interest Rate Swap Contracts (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 381,860
Fair Value	(7,551)
Interest Rate Swap 6.689 Percent Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Date Entered	Feb. 12, 2007
Effective Date	Feb. 15, 2007
Maturity Date	Feb. 15, 2014
Pay Fixed Rate	6.689%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR 1 mo. plus 1.35
Notional Amount	31,860
Fair Value	(2,201)
Interest Rate Swap 0.8695 Percent Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Date Entered	Feb. 02, 2012
Effective Date	Feb. 02, 2012
Maturity Date	Jan. 02, 2017
Pay Fixed Rate	0.8695%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR 1 month
Notional Amount	125,000
Fair Value	(1,853)
Interest Rate Swap 0.88 Percent Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Date Entered	Feb. 02, 2012
Effective Date	Feb. 02, 2012
Maturity Date	Jan. 02, 2017
Pay Fixed Rate	0.88%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR 1 month
Notional Amount	100,000
Fair Value	(1,528)
Interest Rate Swap 0.8875 Percent Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Date Entered	Feb. 02, 2012
Effective Date	Feb. 02, 2012
Maturity Date	Jan. 02, 2017
Pay Fixed Rate	0.8875%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR 1 month
Notional Amount	62,500
Fair Value	(987)
Interest Rate Swap 0.889 Percent Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Date Entered	Feb. 02, 2012
Effective Date	Feb. 02, 2012
Maturity Date	Jan. 02, 2017
Pay Fixed Rate	0.889%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR 1 month
Notional Amount	62,500
Fair Value	$ (982)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Potentially Dilutive Securities Not Included in Calculating Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential dilutive securities	1,013,464	1,018,954	1,001,606	1,032,057
Common Operating Partnership units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential dilutive securities	899,336	904,826	887,478	917,749
Preferred Operating Partnership units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential dilutive securities	114,128	114,128	114,128	114,308

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Fair Value Disclosures - Estimated Fair Value and Related Carrying Amounts of Mortgage Loans and Bonds Payable (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Mortgage loans	$ 1,036,692	$ 840,985
Bonds payable	52,963	53,711
Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Mortgage loans	984,672	781,960
Bonds payable	$ 44,915	$ 47,220

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements, presented in U.S. dollars, are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Our actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. All material intercompany transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated. All dollar amounts in the tables herein, except share, per share, unit and per unit amounts, are stated in thousands unless otherwise indicated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Interim Financial Statements

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying interim financial statements are unaudited, but have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Accordingly, they do not include all disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring matters) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements of the Company for these interim periods have been included.  Because of the seasonal nature of the Company’s operations, the results of operations and cash flows for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for other interim periods or for the full year.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the Operating Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investments in Real Estate

Investments in Real Estate

Investments in real estate are recorded at historical cost. Major improvements that extend the life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. The cost of ordinary repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Depreciation and amortization are recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

Buildings and improvements	7-40 years
Leasehold interest - on-campus    participating properties	25-34 years (shorter of useful life or respective lease term)
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3-7 years

Project costs directly associated with the development and construction of an owned real estate project, which include interest, property taxes, and amortization of deferred finance costs, are capitalized as construction in progress.  Upon completion of the project, costs are transferred into the applicable asset category and depreciation commences.  Interest totaling approximately $2.4 million and $1.7 million was capitalized during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $8.3 million and $4.8 million was capitalized during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Amortization of deferred financing costs totaling approximately $0.1 million was capitalized as construction in progress during both three month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $0.2 million was capitalized as construction in progress during both nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Management assesses whether there has been an impairment in the value of the Company’s investments in real estate whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Impairment is recognized when estimated expected future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the property. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economics and market conditions. If such conditions change, then an adjustment to the carrying value of the Company’s long-lived assets could occur in the future period in which the conditions change. To the extent that a property is impaired, the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its estimated fair value is charged to earnings. The Company believes that there were no impairments of the carrying values of its investments in real estate as of September 30, 2012.

The Company allocates the purchase price of acquired properties to net tangible and identified intangible assets based on relative fair values. Fair value estimates are based on information obtained from a number of sources, including independent appraisals that may be obtained in connection with the acquisition or financing of the respective property and other market data. Information obtained about each property as a result of due diligence, marketing and leasing activities is also considered.

Long-Lived Assets-Held for Sale

Long-Lived Assets–Held for Sale

Long-lived assets to be disposed of are classified as held for sale in the period in which all of the following criteria are met:

a. Management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the asset.

b. The asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such assets.

c. An active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the asset have been initiated.

d. The sale of the asset is probable, and transfer of the asset is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale, within one year.

e. The asset is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value.

f. Actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.

Concurrent with this classification, the asset is recorded at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated selling costs, and depreciation ceases.

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

A portion of the purchase price of acquired properties is allocated to the value of in-place leases for both residential and commercial tenants, which is based on the difference between (i) the property valued with existing in-place leases adjusted to market rental rates and (ii) the property valued “as-if” vacant.  As lease terms for residential leases are typically one year or less, rates on in-place leases generally approximate market rental rates. Factors considered in the valuation of in-place leases include an estimate of the carrying costs during the expected lease-up period considering current market conditions, nature of the tenancy, and costs to execute similar leases. Carrying costs include estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up period, as well as marketing and other operating expenses. The value of in-place leases is amortized over the remaining initial term of the respective leases.  The purchase price of property acquisitions is not expected to be allocated to tenant relationships, considering the terms of the leases and the expected levels of renewals.

In connection with property acquisitions completed in 2012 and 2011, the Company capitalized approximately $8.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively, related to management’s estimate of the fair value of the in-place leases assumed.  Amortization expense was approximately $1.4 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $3.5 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Accumulated amortization at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was approximately $9.0 million and $8.0 million, respectively.  Intangible assets, net of amortization, are included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the amortization of intangible assets is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.  See Note 3 herein for a detailed discussion of the property acquisitions completed during 2012 and 2011.

Third-Party Development Services Revenue and Costs

Third-Party Development Services Revenue and Costs

Pre-development expenditures such as architectural fees, permits and deposits associated with the pursuit of third-party and owned development projects are expensed as incurred, until such time that management believes it is probable that the contract will be executed and/or construction will commence. Because the Company frequently incurs these pre-development expenditures before a financing commitment and/or required permits and authorizations have been obtained, the Company bears the risk of loss of these pre-development expenditures if financing cannot ultimately be arranged on acceptable terms or the Company is unable to successfully obtain the required permits and authorizations. As such, management evaluates the status of third-party and owned projects that have not yet commenced construction on a periodic basis and expenses any deferred costs related to projects whose current status indicates the commencement of construction is unlikely and/or the costs may not provide future value to the Company in the form of revenues. Such write-offs are included in third-party development and management services expenses (in the case of third-party development projects) or general and administrative expenses (in the case of owned development projects) on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company has deferred approximately $3.1 million in pre-development costs related to third-party and owned development projects that have not yet commenced construction. Such costs are included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Earnings per Share

Earnings per Share –Company

Basic earnings per share is computed using net income attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect common shares issuable from the assumed conversion of common and preferred Operating Partnership units (“OP Units”) and common share awards granted.  Only those items having a dilutive impact on basic earnings per share are included in diluted earnings per share.

The following potentially dilutive securities were outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effects of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Common OP Units (Note 10)		899,336		904,826		887,478		917,749
Preferred OP Units (Note 10)		114,128		114,128		114,128		114,308
Total potentially dilutive securities		1,013,464		1,018,954		1,001,606		1,032,057

The following is a summary of the elements used in calculating basic earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to     noncontrolling interests		(395	)		(148	)		(1,839	)		(815	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to     common shareholders		607			1,459			31,951			24,540
Amount allocated to participating securities		(196	)		(187	)		(652	)		(611	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to     common shareholders, net of amount allocated to     participating securities		411			1,272			31,299			23,929
Income from discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Income from discontinued operations     attributable to noncontrolling interests		-			(3	)		(14	)		(244	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to     common shareholders		20			182			1,030			16,254
Net income attributable to common     shareholders, as adjusted - basic	$	431		$	1,454		$	32,329		$	40,183

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.40	$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	-	$	0.01		0.24
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.41	$	0.59
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		89,169,868		70,008,276		79,404,323		68,551,434

Diluted earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	$	411	$	1,272	$	31,299	$	23,929
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders		20		182		1,030		16,254
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - diluted	$	431	$	1,454	$	32,329	$	40,183
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.39	$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	-	$	0.01	$	0.23
Net income attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.40	$	0.58
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		89,169,868		70,008,276		79,404,323		68,551,434
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)		581,627		553,238		605,140		569,004
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		89,751,495		70,561,514		80,009,463		69,120,438

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

Earnings per Share

Earnings per Unit – Operating Partnership

Basic earnings per OP Unit is computed using net income attributable to common unitholders and the weighted average number of common units outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per OP Unit reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue OP Units were exercised or converted into OP Units or resulted in the issuance of OP Units and then shared in the earnings of the Operating Partnership.

The following is a summary of the elements used in calculating basic earnings per unit:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests – partially owned properties		(329	)		(84	)		(1,312	)		(371	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Series A preferred units		(46	)		(46	)		(135	)		(110	)
Amount allocated to participating securities		(196	)		(187	)		(652	)		(611	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities		431			1,290			31,691			24,263
Income from discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Series A preferred unit distributions		-			-			(2	)		(27	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders		20			185			1,042			16,471
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – basic	$	451		$	1,475		$	32,733		$	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders – per unit	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	0.24
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.41		$	0.59
Basic weighted average common units outstanding		90,069,204			70,913,102			80,291,801			69,469,183
Diluted earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	$	431		$	1,290		$	31,691		$	24,263
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders		20			185			1,042			16,471
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted	$	451		$	1,475		$	32,733		$	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.39		$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders – per unit	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	0.23
Net income attributable to common unitholders-per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.58
Basic weighted average common units outstanding		90,069,204			70,913,102			80,291,801			69,469,183
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)		581,627			553,238			605,140			569,004
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding		90,650,831			71,466,340			80,896,941			70,038,187

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Elements Used in Calculating Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$ 1,002	$ 1,607	$ 33,790	$ 25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(395)	(148)	(1,839)	(815)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	607	1,459	31,951	24,540
Amount allocated to participating securities	(196)	(187)	(652)	(611)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	411	1,272	31,299	23,929
Income from discontinued operations	20	185	1,044	16,498
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		(3)	(14)	(244)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders/shareholders	20	182	1,030	16,254
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - basic	431	1,454	32,329	40,183
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - per share		0.02	0.40	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders - per share			$ 0.01	$ 0.24
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - per share		0.02	0.41	0.59
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	89,169,868	70,008,276	79,404,323	68,551,434
Diluted earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	411	1,272	31,299	23,929
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	20	182	1,030	16,254
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - diluted	$ 431	$ 1,454	$ 32,329	$ 40,183
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities - per share		0.02	0.39	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders - per share			$ 0.01	$ 0.23
Net income attributable to common shareholders - per share		0.02	0.40	0.58
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	89,169,868	70,008,276	79,404,323	68,551,434
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)	581,627	553,238	605,140	569,004
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	89,751,495	70,561,514	80,009,463	69,120,438

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Property Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of preliminary allocation of total consideration to the assets and liabilities acquired

Description	Amount (000s)
Land	$	72,768
Buildings		539,990
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		21,308
In-place leases		5,259
Debt premiums		(21,141	)
Other assets		4,900
Total aggregate consideration		623,084
Less: mortgage debt assumed		(231,069	)
Net assets acquired	$	392,015

Schedule of unaudited pro forma information

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Total revenues	$	132,033	$	117,981	$	384,903	$	347,195
Net income attributable to common Shareholders	$	4,404	$	1,634	$	45,065	$	41,097
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - basic	$	0.05	$	0.02	$	0.48	$	0.47
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - diluted	$	0.05	$	0.02	$	0.48	$	0.47

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Segments - Additional Information (Detail Textuals)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Segment
Disclosure Segments Additional Information [Abstract]
Identified reportable segments	4

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Organization and Description of Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Description of Business

1. Organization and Description of Business

American Campus Communities, Inc. (“ACC”) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that commenced operations effective with the completion of an initial public offering (“IPO”) on August 17, 2004. Through ACC’s controlling interest in American Campus Communities Operating Partnership L.P. (“ACCOP”), ACC is one of the largest owners, managers and developers of high quality student housing properties in the United States in terms of beds owned and under management. ACC is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity REIT with expertise in the acquisition, design, financing, development, construction management, leasing and management of student housing properties. ACC’s common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “ACC.”

The general partner of ACCOP is American Campus Communities Holdings, LLC (“ACC Holdings”), an entity that is wholly-owned by ACC. As of September 30, 2012, ACC Holdings held an ownership interest in ACCOP of less than 1%. The limited partners of ACCOP are ACC and other limited partners consisting of current and former members of management and nonaffiliated third parties.  As of September 30, 2012, ACC owned an approximate 98.6% limited partnership interest in ACCOP.  As the sole member of the general partner of ACCOP, ACC has exclusive control of ACCOP’s day-to-day management.  Management operates ACC and ACCOP as one business.  The management of ACC consists of the same members as the management of ACCOP.  ACC consolidates ACCOP for financial reporting purposes, and ACC does not have significant assets other than its investment in ACCOP.  Therefore, the assets and liabilities of ACC and ACCOP are the same on their respective financial statements. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively ACC, ACCOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ACC and/or ACCOP.  References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ACCOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ACCOP.  Unless otherwise indicated, the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements apply to both the Company and the Operating Partnership.

As of September 30, 2012, our property portfolio contained 142 properties with approximately 85,700 beds in approximately 27,600 apartment units.  Our property portfolio consisted of 125 owned off-campus student housing properties that are in close proximity to colleges and universities, 12 American Campus Equity (“ACE®”) properties operated under ground/facility leases with six university systems, four on-campus participating properties operated under ground/facility leases with the related university systems, and one property containing a retail shopping center which we plan to develop into a mixed-use community including both student housing and retail.  Of the 142 properties, seven were under development as of September 30, 2012, and when completed will consist of a total of approximately 4,200 beds in approximately 1,100 units.  Our communities contain modern housing units and are supported by a resident assistant system and other student-oriented programming, with many offering resort-style amenities.

Through ACC’s taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”), we also provide construction management and development services, primarily for student housing properties owned by colleges and universities, charitable foundations, and others.  As of September 30, 2012, also through ACC’s TRS entities, we provided third-party management and leasing services for 28 properties that represented approximately 22,800 beds in approximately 9,200 units.  Third-party management and leasing services are typically provided pursuant to management contracts that have initial terms that range from one to five years.  As of September 30, 2012, our total owned and third-party managed portfolio included 170 properties with approximately 108,500 beds in approximately 36,800 units.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	91,982,368	72,759,546
Common stock, shares outstanding	91,982,368	72,759,546
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
General partner, OP units outstanding	12,222	12,222
Limited partner, OP units outstanding	91,970,146	72,747,324

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives Instruments and Hedging Activities

12.   Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions.  The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities.  The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments.  Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates.  The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s investments and borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements.  To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy.  Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.  The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings.

As discussed in Note 8, the Company increased the $200 million unsecured term by $150 million in January 2012.  In connection with this transaction, the Company entered into four interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts totaling $350 million to hedge the variable cash flows associated with interest payments on the LIBOR-based unsecured term loan.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company also had an interest rate swap contract with a notional amount of $31.9 million used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with the Cullen Oaks Phase I and Phase II loans.

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding interest rate swap contracts as of September 30, 2012:

Date Entered	Effective Date	Maturity Date	Pay Fixed Rate		Receive Floating Rate Index	Notional Amount		Fair Value
Feb. 12, 2007	Feb. 15, 2007	Feb. 15, 2014		6.689%	LIBOR – 1 mo. plus 1.35%	$	31,860	$	(2,201	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.8695%	LIBOR – 1 month		125,000		(1,853	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.88%	LIBOR – 1 month		100,000		(1,528	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.8875%	LIBOR – 1 month		62,500		(987	)
Feb. 2, 2012	Feb. 2, 2012	Jan. 2, 2017		0.889%	LIBOR – 1 month		62,500		(982	)
					Total	$	381,860	$	(7,551	)

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Derivative Liabilities as of
	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Description	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Interest rate swaps contracts	Other liabilities	$	7,551	Other liabilities	$	3,360
Total derivatives designated as hedging   instruments		$	7,551		$	3,360

The table below presents the effects of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on other comprehensive (loss) income (“OCI”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Amount of (Loss) Income Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
Cash Flow Hedging	Nine Months Ended September 30,
Relationships	2012			2011
Interest rate swap contracts	$	(4,191	)	$	1,395
Total	$	(4,191	)	$	1,395

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001283630
Trading Symbol	acc
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		104,632,368
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001357369
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer

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Fair Value Disclosures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures

13.   Fair Value Disclosures

The following table presents information about the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.  In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities the Company has the ability to access.  Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals.  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

In instances in which the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety has been determined is based on the lowest level input significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

Disclosures concerning financial instruments measured at fair value are as follows:

	Fair Value Measurements as of
	September 30, 2012								December 31, 2011
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments	$	-	$	7,551	$	-	$	7,551	$	-	$	3,360	$	-	$	3,360
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$	-	$	56,838	$	-	$	56,838	$	-	$	42,529	$	-	$	42,529

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, specifically interest rate swaps, for nontrading purposes.  The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk arising from previously unhedged interest payments associated with variable rate debt.  Through September 30, 2012, derivative financial instruments were designated and qualified as cash flow hedges.  Derivative contracts with positive net fair values inclusive of net accrued interest receipts or payments are recorded in other assets.  Derivative contracts with negative net fair values, inclusive of net accrued interest payments or receipts, are recorded in other liabilities.  The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative.  This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves.  The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts (or payments) and the discounted expected variable cash payments (or receipts).  The variable cash payments (or receipts) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves.

The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.  In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds and guarantees.

Although the Company has determined the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparty.  However, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of the Company’s derivative financial instruments.  As a result, the Company has determined each of its derivative valuations in its entirety is classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership have a redemption feature and are marked to their redemption value.  The redemption value is based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the redemption date, and therefore, is calculated based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the balance sheet date.  Since the valuation is based on observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Student Contracts Receivable, Loans Receivable, Other Assets, Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities:  The Company estimates that the carrying amount approximates fair value, due to the short maturity of these instruments.

Derivative Instruments: These instruments are reported on the balance sheet at fair value, which is based on calculations provided by independent, third-party financial institutions and represent the discounted future cash flows expected, based on the projected future interest rate curves over the life of the instrument.

Unsecured Term Loan, Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, Secured Agency Facility and Construction Loans: the fair value of these instruments approximates carrying values due to the variable interest rate feature of these instruments.

Mortgage Loans Payable: the fair value of mortgage loans payable is based on the present value of the cash flows at current market interest rates through maturity.  The Company has concluded the fair value of these financial instruments are Level 2 as the majority of the inputs used to value these instruments fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Bonds Payable: the fair value of bonds payable is based on quoted prices in markets that are not active due to the unique characteristics of these financial instruments, as such, the Company has concluded the inputs used to measure fair value fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The table below contains the estimated fair value and related carrying amounts for the Company’s mortgage loans and bonds payable as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount
Mortgage loans	$	1,036,692	$	984,672	$	840,985	$	781,960
Bonds payable		52,963		44,915		53,711		47,220

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenues
Third-party development services	$ 1,467	$ 1,568	$ 7,427	$ 6,150
Third-party management services	1,687	1,794	5,083	5,427
Resident services	454	407	982	1,022
Total revenues	118,807	95,200	335,604	281,834
Operating expenses
Third-party development and management services	2,602	2,488	8,013	7,801
General and administrative	7,582	2,880	15,760	8,931
Depreciation and amortization	28,336	21,701	76,838	64,050
Ground/facility leases	1,093	810	2,861	2,624
Total operating expenses	103,305	79,361	260,499	213,709
Operating income	15,502	15,839	75,105	68,125
Nonoperating income and (expenses)
Interest income	429	167	1,358	374
Interest expense	(13,812)	(13,046)	(39,591)	(38,928)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	(1,072)	(1,223)	(3,047)	(3,776)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		(42)	444	(67)
Other nonoperating income	136		14
Total nonoperating expenses	(14,319)	(14,144)	(40,822)	(42,397)
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations	1,183	1,695	34,283	25,728
Income tax provision	(181)	(88)	(493)	(373)
Income from continuing operations	1,002	1,607	33,790	25,355
Discontinued operations
Income attributable to discontinued operations	20	185	961	1,924
Gain from disposition of real estate			83	14,574
Total discontinued operations	20	185	1,044	16,498
Net income	1,022	1,792	34,834	41,853
Net income attributable to common shareholders/American Campus Communities Operating, L.P.	(395)	(151)	(1,853)	(1,059)
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders	627	1,641	32,981	40,794
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps	(2,386)	468	(4,191)	1,395
Comprehensive (loss) income	(1,759)	2,109	28,790	42,189
Income per share/unit attributable to common shareholders/unitholders - basic
Income from continuing operations per share/unit (in dollars per share/unit)		0.02	0.40	0.35
Net income per share/unit ((in dollars per share/unit)		0.02	0.41	0.59
Income per share/unit attributable to common shareholders/unitholders - diluted
Income from continuing operations per share/unit (in dollars per share/unit)		0.02	0.39	0.35
Net income per share/unit (in dollars per share/unit)		0.02	0.40	0.58
Weighted-average common shares/units outstanding
Basic (in shares/units)	89,169,868	70,008,276	79,404,323	68,551,434
Diluted (in shares/units)	89,751,495	70,561,514	80,009,463	69,120,438
Distributions declared per common share/unit (in dollars per share/unit)	$ 0.3375	$ 0.3375	$ 1.0125	$ 1.0125
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Revenues
Third-party development services	1,467	1,568	7,427	6,150
Third-party management services	1,687	1,794	5,083	5,427
Resident services	454	407	982	1,022
Total revenues	118,807	95,200	335,604	281,834
Operating expenses
Third-party development and management services	2,602	2,488	8,013	7,801
General and administrative	7,582	2,880	15,760	8,931
Depreciation and amortization	28,336	21,701	76,838	64,050
Ground/facility leases	1,093	810	2,861	2,624
Total operating expenses	103,305	79,361	260,499	213,709
Operating income	15,502	15,839	75,105	68,125
Nonoperating income and (expenses)
Interest income	429	167	1,358	374
Interest expense	(13,812)	(13,046)	(39,591)	(38,928)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	(1,072)	(1,223)	(3,047)	(3,776)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		(42)	444	(67)
Other nonoperating income	136		14
Total nonoperating expenses	(14,319)	(14,144)	(40,822)	(42,397)
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations	1,183	1,695	34,283	25,728
Income tax provision	(181)	(88)	(493)	(373)
Income from continuing operations	1,002	1,607	33,790	25,355
Discontinued operations
Income attributable to discontinued operations	20	185	961	1,924
Gain from disposition of real estate			83	14,574
Total discontinued operations	20	185	1,044	16,498
Net income	1,022	1,792	34,834	41,853
Net income attributable to common shareholders/American Campus Communities Operating, L.P.	693	1,708	33,522	41,482
Series A preferred unit distributions	(46)	(46)	(137)	(137)
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders	647	1,662	33,385	41,345
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps	(2,386)	468	(4,191)	1,395
Comprehensive (loss) income	(1,739)	2,130	29,194	42,740
Income per share/unit attributable to common shareholders/unitholders - basic
Income from continuing operations per share/unit (in dollars per share/unit)		0.02	0.40	0.35
Net income per share/unit ((in dollars per share/unit)		0.02	0.41	0.59
Income per share/unit attributable to common shareholders/unitholders - diluted
Income from continuing operations per share/unit (in dollars per share/unit)		0.02	0.39	0.35
Net income per share/unit (in dollars per share/unit)		0.02	0.40	0.58
Weighted-average common shares/units outstanding
Basic (in shares/units)	90,069,204	70,913,102	80,291,801	69,469,183
Diluted (in shares/units)	90,650,831	71,466,340	80,896,941	70,038,187
Distributions declared per common share/unit (in dollars per share/unit)	$ 0.3375	$ 0.3375	$ 1.0125	$ 1.0125
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Temporary Equity
Revenues
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(66)	(67)	(541)	(688)
Wholly-Owned Properties
Revenues
Operating lease revenue	110,112	86,420	304,346	252,120
Operating expenses
Operating expenses excluding general, administrative, depreciation and lease expense	60,682	48,612	148,721	122,808
Wholly-Owned Properties | AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Revenues
Operating lease revenue	110,112	86,420	304,346	252,120
Operating expenses
Operating expenses excluding general, administrative, depreciation and lease expense	60,682	48,612	148,721	122,808
On Campus Participating Properties
Revenues
Operating lease revenue	5,087	5,011	17,766	17,115
Operating expenses
Operating expenses excluding general, administrative, depreciation and lease expense	3,010	2,870	8,306	7,495
On Campus Participating Properties | AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Revenues
Operating lease revenue	5,087	5,011	17,766	17,115
Operating expenses
Operating expenses excluding general, administrative, depreciation and lease expense	3,010	2,870	8,306	7,495
Partially-owned properties
Revenues
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(329)	(84)	(1,312)	(371)
Partially-owned properties | AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Revenues
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ (329)	$ (84)	$ (1,312)	$ (371)

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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

7.  Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned a noncontrolling interest in one unconsolidated joint venture that is accounted for utilizing the equity method of accounting.  The investment consists of a noncontrolling equity interest in a joint venture with the United States Navy that owns military housing privatization projects located on naval bases in Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia. In 2010, the Company discontinued applying the equity method in regards to its investment in this joint venture as a result of the Company’s share of losses exceeding its investment in the joint venture.  Because the Company has not guaranteed any obligations of the investee and is not otherwise committed to provide further financial support to the investee, it therefore suspended recording its share of losses once the investment was reduced to zero.  We also earn fees for providing management services to this joint venture, which totaled approximately $0.4 million for each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and approximately $1.2 million for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

As discussed more fully in Note 3, in January 2012 we acquired full ownership interest in University Heights, a property previously owned by Fund II, a joint venture with Fidelity in which we previously held a 10% interest.  The acquisition of the property was accounted for as a business combination achieved in stages and as a result, the Company was required to remeasure its equity method investment in University Heights to its acquisition-date fair value and recognize the resulting loss in earnings.  The Company recorded a loss of approximately $0.1 million which is included in other nonoperating income on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  As University Heights represented the only property owned by Fund II, subsequent to the acquisition we no longer have an equity method investment Fund II.

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Real Estate Disclosure

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Wholly-Owned Properties

Real Estate Disclosure

5.  Investments in Wholly-Owned Properties

Wholly-owned properties consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Land (1) (2) (3)	$	522,590		$	380,074
Buildings and improvements (2)		3,516,324			2,380,582
Furniture, fixtures and equipment (2)		195,568			139,249
Construction in progress (3)		72,660			157,900
		4,307,142			3,057,805
Less accumulated depreciation		(362,385	)		(296,048	)
Wholly-owned properties, net	$	3,944,757		$	2,761,757

(1) The land balance above includes undeveloped land parcels with book values of approximately $30.7 million and $15.8 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.  Also includes land totaling approximately $23.4 million and $28.2 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to properties under development.

(2) Land, buildings and improvements, and furniture, fixtures and equipment as of September 30, 2012 include $4.8 million, $23.6 million, and $0.8 million, respectively, related to the University Edge property located in Kent, Ohio, that serves students attending Kent State University.  In July 2011, the Company entered into a purchase and contribution agreement with a private developer whereby the Company is obligated to purchase the property as long as the developer met certain construction completion deadlines.  The property opened for operations in August 2012 and the Company anticipates purchasing the property in the fourth quarter 2012.  The entity is financed with a $4.5 million mezzanine loan from the Company and a $24.8 million construction loan from a third-party lender.  The Company was responsible for leasing, management, and initial operations of the project while the third-party developer was responsible for the development of the property.  The entity that owns the University Edge property is deemed to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.  As such, the assets and liabilities of the entity owning the property are included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.

(3) Land and construction in progress as of September 30, 2012 include $7.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively, related to the Townhomes at Newtown Crossing property located in Lexington, Kentucky, that will serve students attending the University of Kentucky.  In July 2012, the Company entered into a purchase and contribution agreement with a private developer whereby the Company is obligated to purchase the property as long as the developer meets certain construction completion deadlines.  The development of the property is anticipated to be completed in August 2013.  The entity is financed with a $2.0 million mezzanine loan from the Company and a $31.5 million construction loan from a third-party lender.  The Company is responsible for leasing, management, and initial operations of the project while the third-party developer is responsible for the development of the property.  The entity that owns Townhomes at Newtown Crossing is deemed to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.  As such, the assets and liabilities of the entity owning the property are included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.

On Campus Participating Properties

Real Estate Disclosure

6.  On-Campus Participating Properties

On-campus participating properties are as follows:

			Historical Cost
Lessor/University	Lease Commencement	Required Debt Repayment (1)	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Texas A&M University System /   Prairie View A&M University (2)	2/1/96	9/1/23	$	41,278		$	40,255
Texas A&M University System /   Texas A&M International	2/1/96	9/1/23		6,645			6,567
Texas A&M University System /   Prairie View A&M University(3)	10/1/99	8/31/25/ 8/31/28		25,645			25,142
University of Houston System /   University of Houston (4)	9/27/00	8/31/35		35,840			35,734
				109,408			107,698
Less accumulated amortization				(51,328	)		(47,848	)
On-campus participating properties, net			$	58,080		$	59,850

(1) Represents the effective lease termination date.  The leases terminate upon the earlier to occur of the final repayment of the related debt or the end of the contractual lease term.

(2) Consists of three phases placed in service between 1996 and 1998.

(3) Consists of two phases placed in service in 2000 and 2003.

(4) Consists of two phases placed in service in 2001 and 2005.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of estimated useful lives of assets

Buildings and improvements	7-40 years
Leasehold interest - on-campus participating properties	25-34 years (shorter of useful life or respective lease term)
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3-7 years

Schedule of potentially dilutive securities not included in calculating diluted earnings per share

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Common OP Units (Note 10)		899,336		904,826		887,478		917,749
Preferred OP Units (Note 10)		114,128		114,128		114,128		114,308
Total potentially dilutive securities		1,013,464		1,018,954		1,001,606		1,032,057

Schedule of summary of elements used in calculating basic earnings per share/unit

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Common OP Units (Note 10)		899,336		904,826		887,478		917,749
Preferred OP Units (Note 10)		114,128		114,128		114,128		114,308
Total potentially dilutive securities		1,013,464		1,018,954		1,001,606		1,032,057

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to     noncontrolling interests		(395	)		(148	)		(1,839	)		(815	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to     common shareholders		607			1,459			31,951			24,540
Amount allocated to participating securities		(196	)		(187	)		(652	)		(611	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to     common shareholders, net of amount allocated to     participating securities		411			1,272			31,299			23,929
Income from discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Income from discontinued operations     attributable to noncontrolling interests		-			(3	)		(14	)		(244	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to     common shareholders		20			182			1,030			16,254
Net income attributable to common     shareholders, as adjusted - basic	$	431		$	1,454		$	32,329		$	40,183

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.40	$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	-	$	0.01		0.24
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.41	$	0.59
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		89,169,868		70,008,276		79,404,323		68,551,434

Diluted earnings per share calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	$	411	$	1,272	$	31,299	$	23,929
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders		20		182		1,030		16,254
Net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted - diluted	$	431	$	1,454	$	32,329	$	40,183
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.39	$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	-	$	0.01	$	0.23
Net income attributable to common shareholders – per share	$	-	$	0.02	$	0.40	$	0.58
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		89,169,868		70,008,276		79,404,323		68,551,434
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)		581,627		553,238		605,140		569,004
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		89,751,495		70,561,514		80,009,463		69,120,438

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

Schedule of summary of elements used in calculating basic earnings per share/unit

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests – partially owned properties		(329	)		(84	)		(1,312	)		(371	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Series A preferred units		(46	)		(46	)		(135	)		(110	)
Amount allocated to participating securities		(196	)		(187	)		(652	)		(611	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities		431			1,290			31,691			24,263
Income from discontinued operations		20			185			1,044			16,498
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Series A preferred unit distributions		-			-			(2	)		(27	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders		20			185			1,042			16,471
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – basic	$	451		$	1,475		$	32,733		$	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders – per unit	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	0.24
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.41		$	0.59
Basic weighted average common units outstanding		90,069,204			70,913,102			80,291,801			69,469,183
Diluted earnings per unit calculation:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities	$	431		$	1,290		$	31,691		$	24,263
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders		20			185			1,042			16,471
Net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted	$	451		$	1,475		$	32,733		$	40,734
Income from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders, net of amount allocated to participating securities – per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.39		$	0.35
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders – per unit	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	0.23
Net income attributable to common unitholders-per unit	$	-		$	0.02		$	0.40		$	0.58
Basic weighted average common units outstanding		90,069,204			70,913,102			80,291,801			69,469,183
Restricted Stock Awards (Note 11)		581,627			553,238			605,140			569,004
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding		90,650,831			71,466,340			80,896,941			70,038,187

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

14.  Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Development-related guarantees:For its third-party development projects, the Company commonly provides alternate housing and project cost guarantees, subject to force majeure.  These guarantees are typically limited, on an aggregate basis, to the amount of the projects’ related development fees or a contractually agreed-upon maximum exposure amount.  Alternate housing guarantees typically expire five days after construction is complete and generally require the Company to provide substitute living quarters and transportation for students to and from the university if the project is not complete by an agreed-upon completion date.  Under project cost guarantees, the Company is responsible for the construction cost of a project in excess of an approved budget.   The budget consists primarily of costs included in the general contractors’ guaranteed maximum price contract (“GMP”).  In most cases, the GMP obligates the general contractor, subject to force majeure and approved change orders, to provide completion date guarantees and to cover cost overruns and liquidated damages.  In addition, the GMP is typically secured with payment and performance bonds.  Project cost guarantees expire upon completion of certain developer obligations, which are normally satisfied within one year after completion of the project.

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various development-related purchase commitments with parties that provide development-related goods and services.  In the event that the Company was to terminate development services prior to the completion of projects under construction, the Company could potentially be committed to satisfy outstanding purchase orders with such parties.  As of September 30, 2012, management did not anticipate any material deviations from schedule or budget related to third-party development projects currently in progress. 

The Company has estimated the fair value of guarantees entered into to be immaterial.  The Company’s estimated maximum exposure amount under the above guarantees is approximately $8.3 million as of September 30, 2012.

Contingencies

Litigation:  In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to claims, lawsuits, and legal proceedings.  While it is not possible to ascertain the ultimate outcome of such matters, management believes that the aggregate amount of such liabilities, if any, in excess of amounts provided or covered by insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.

Letters of Intent:  In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, the Company enters into letters of intent indicating a willingness to negotiate for acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures.  Such letters of intent are non-binding, and neither party to the letter of intent is obligated to pursue negotiations unless and until a definitive contract is entered into by the parties.  Even if definitive contracts are entered into, the letters of intent relating to the acquisition and disposition of real property and resulting contracts generally contemplate that such contracts will provide the acquirer with time to evaluate the property and conduct due diligence, during which periods the acquiror will have the ability to terminate the contracts without penalty or forfeiture of any deposit or earnest money.  There can be no assurance that definitive contracts will be entered into with respect to any matter covered by letters of intent or that the Company will consummate any transaction contemplated by any definitive contract.  Furthermore, due diligence periods for real property are frequently extended as needed.  Once the due diligence period expires, the Company is then at risk under a real property acquisition contract, but only to the extent of any nonrefundable earnest money deposits associated with the contract.

Environmental Matters:  The Company is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the properties that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability could have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

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Noncontrolling Interests

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interests

10.   Noncontrolling Interests

Operating Partnership

Partially-owned properties:  As of September 30, 2012, the Operating Partnership consolidates four joint ventures that own and operate The Varsity, University Village at Sweet Home, University Centre and Villas at Chestnut Ridge owned-off campus properties.  The portion of net assets attributable to the third-party partners in these joint ventures is classified as “noncontrolling interests - partially owned properties” within capital on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership.  Accordingly, the third-party partners’ share of the income or loss of the joint ventures is reported on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income of the Operating Partnership as “net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – partially owned properties.”

OP Units:  For the portion of OP Units that the Operating Partnership is required, either by contract or securities law, to deliver registered common shares of ACC to the exchanging OP unit holder, or for which the Operating Partnership has the intent or history of exchanging such units for cash, we classify the units as “redeemable limited partners” in the mezzanine section of the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership.  The units classified as such include Series A preferred units as well as common units that are not held by ACC or ACC Holdings.  The value of redeemable limited partners on the consolidated balance sheets is reported at the greater of fair value or historical cost at the end of each reporting period.  Changes in the value from period to period are charged to limited partner’s capital on the accompanying consolidated statement of changes in capital.  Below is a table summarizing the activity of redeemable limited partners for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

Balance, December 31, 2011	$	42,529
Net income		541
Distributions		(1,007	)
Common units issued as consideration (see Note 3)		15,000
Conversion of redeemable limited partner units into shares of ACC common stock		(889	)
Redemption of redeemable limited partner units for cash		(42	)
Adjustments to reflect redeemable limited partner units at fair value		706
Balance, September 30, 2012	$	56,838

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, 57,171 common OP units were converted into an equal number of shares of ACC’s common stock and 64,601 were converted during the year ended December 31, 2011.  As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, approximately 1.4% of the equity interests of the Operating Partnership was held by owners of common OP Units and Series A preferred units not held by ACC or ACC holdings.

Company

The noncontrolling interests of the Company include the third-party equity interests in partially-owned properties, as discussed above, which are presented as a component of equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  The Company’s noncontrolling interests also include the redeemable limited partners presented in the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership, which are referred to as “redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the mezzanine section of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  Noncontrolling interests on the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income include the income/loss attributable to third-party equity interests in partially-owned properties, as well as the income/loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (i.e. OP Units not held by ACC or ACC Holdings.)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments and Classification on Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	$ 7,551	$ 3,360
Interest Rate Swap | Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	$ 7,551	$ 3,360

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

8.   Debt

A summary of the Company’s outstanding consolidated indebtedness, including unamortized debt premiums and discounts, is as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Debt secured by wholly-owned properties:
Mortgage loans payable	$	926,536		$	744,724
Construction loans payable (1)		127,801			29,350
		1,054,337			774,074
Debt secured by on-campus participating properties:
Mortgage loan payable		31,860			32,097
Bonds payable		44,915			47,220
		76,775			79,317
Unsecured revolving credit facility		206,000			273,000
Unsecured term loan		350,000			200,000
Secured agency facility		116,000			116,000
Unamortized debt premiums		30,312			10,298
Unamortized debt discounts		(4,036	)		(5,159	)
Total debt	$	1,829,388		$	1,447,530

(1) Construction loans payable includes $30.7 million and $4.9 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to construction loans for University Edge and Townhomes at Newtown Crossing, VIEs that the Company is including in its consolidated financial statements (see Note 5).  The creditors of these construction loans do not have recourse to the assets of the Company.

Loans Assumed in Connection with Property Acquisitions

In connection with the Company’s purchase of the Campus Acquisitions Portfolio on September 14, 2012, the Company assumed approximately $231.1 million of fixed-rate mortgage debt with a weighted average annual interest rate of 5.61% and a weighted average term to maturity of 5.2 years.  Upon assumption of this mortgage debt, the Company recorded debt premiums of approximately $21.1 million to reflect the estimated fair value of the debt assumed. 

In June 2012, the Company acquired University Commons.  As part of the acquisition, the Company assumed approximately $19.0 million of fixed rate mortgage debt with an annual interest rate of 5.54% and remaining term to maturity of 2.4 years.  Upon assumption of this mortgage debt, the Company recorded a debt premium of approximately $1.2 million to reflect the estimated fair value of the debt assumed.

Pay off of Mortgage Debt

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company paid off approximately $62.2 million of fixed-rate mortgage debt secured by five wholly-owned properties.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company had an additional $16.3 million of outstanding fixed-rate mortgage debt scheduled to mature throughout the remainder of 2012, all of which we expect to pay off on or before their respective maturity dates.    

Unsecured Credit Facility

In January 2012, the Company entered into a First Amendment to our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”).  Pursuant to the First Amendment, the Company’s $200 million unsecured term loan was increased in size to $350 million, such that, when combined with the Company’s $450 million unsecured revolving credit facility, the Company has an aggregate Credit Facility of $800 million, which may be expanded by up to an additional $100 million upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.  The Company used the proceeds from the expanded term loan to repay outstanding amounts on the revolving credit facility.

In addition, the maturity date of the term loan was extended from May 20, 2015 to January 10, 2017 and the maturity date of the revolving credit facility was extended to January 10, 2016, and can be extended for an additional 12 months to January 10, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.  The First Amendment provides for the interest rate on each loan at a variable rate, at the Company’s option, based upon a base rate or one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR, plus, in each case, a spread based upon the Company’s investment grade rating from either Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Group.  The Company has entered into multiple interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $350 million that effectively fix the interest rate to 2.54% (0.89% + 1.65% spread) on the outstanding balance of the unsecured term loan (see Note 12 for more details).

Availability under the revolving credit facility is limited to an “aggregate borrowing base amount” equal to 60% of the value of the Company’s unencumbered properties, calculated as set forth in the Credit Facility.  Additionally, the Company is required to pay a facility fee of 0.30% per annum on the $450 million revolving credit facility.  As of September 30, 2012, the revolving credit facility bore interest at a weighted average annual rate of 1.98% (inclusive of the facility fee discussed above), and availability under the revolving credit facility totaled $244.0 million.

The terms of the Credit Facility include certain restrictions and covenants, which limit, among other items, the incurrence of additional indebtedness, liens, and the disposition of assets.  The facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and also contains financial covenants that, among other things, require the Company to maintain certain minimum ratios of “EBITDA” (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) to fixed charges and total indebtedness.  The Company may not pay distributions that exceed a specified percentage of funds from operations, as adjusted, for any four consecutive quarters.  The financial covenants also include consolidated net worth and leverage ratio tests.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

Secured Agency Facility

The Company has a $125 million secured revolving credit facility with a Freddie Mac lender.  The facility has a five-year term and is currently secured by 10 properties referred to as the “Collateral Pool.”  The facility bears interest at one- or three-month LIBOR plus a spread that varies based on the debt service ratio of the Collateral Pool.  Additionally, the Company is required to pay an unused commitment fee of 1.0% per annum.  As of September 30, 2012, the secured agency facility bore interest at a weighted average annual rate of 2.38%.  The secured agency facility includes some, but not all, of the same financial covenants as the unsecured credit facility, described above.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

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Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital

9.  Stockholders’ Equity / Partners’ Capital

Stockholders’ Equity – Company

On July 16, 2012, ACC completed an equity offering, consisting of the sale of 17,250,000 shares of ACC’s common stock at a price of $44.25 per share, including 2,250,000 shares issued as a result of the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option in full at closing.  The offering generated gross proceeds of approximately $763.3 million.  The aggregate proceeds to ACC, net of the underwriting discount and expenses of the offering, were approximately $731.9 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, ACC sold approximately 1.8 million shares at a weighted average price of $41.61 per share under its 2011 at-the-market share offering program (the “2011 ATM Equity Program”).  Net proceeds received under this program during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, totaled approximately $73.9 million, after payment of approximately $1.1 million of commissions paid to sales agents.  As of September 30, 2012, no further common shares are available for issuance under the 2011 ATM Equity Program.

Partners’ Capital – Operating Partnership

In connection with the July 16, 2012 equity offering and 2011 ATM Equity Program discussed above, ACCOP issued a number of common OP Units to ACC equivalent to the number of shares issued by ACC.

In connection with our purchase of the Campus Acquisitions Portfolio in September 2012, we issued 325,098 units of common limited partnership interest in ACCOP to the seller, valued at $46.14 per unit.  See Note 3 for more details.

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Incentive Award Plan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Incentive Award Plan

11.  Incentive Award Plan

Restricted Stock Units

Upon reelection to the Board of Directors in May 2012, all members of the Company’s Board of Directors were granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in accordance with the American Campus Communities, Inc. 2010 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”).  These RSUs were valued at $95,000 for the Chairman of the Board of Directors and at $71,500 for all other members.  The number of RSUs was determined based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant, as defined in the Plan.  All awards vested and settled immediately on the date of grant, and the Company delivered cash in lieu of the delivery of shares of common stock, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.  A compensation charge of approximately $0.4 million was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to these awards.

A summary of ACC’s RSUs under the Plan as of September 30, 2012 and activity during the nine months then ended is presented below:

	Number of RSUs
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		-
Granted		8,457
Settled in common shares		-
Settled in cash		(8,457	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		-

Restricted Stock Awards (“RSAs”)

A summary of ACC’s RSAs under the Plan as of September 30, 2012 and activity during the nine months then ended, is presented below:

	Number of RSAs
Nonvested balance at December 31, 2011		549,300
Granted		215,851
Vested		(113,345	)
Forfeited		(77,150	)
Nonvested balance at September 30, 2012		574,656

The fair value of RSA’s is calculated based on the closing market value of ACC’s common stock on the date of grant.  The fair value of these awards is amortized to expense over the vesting periods, which amounted to approximately $1.3 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $3.9 million and $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Fair Value Disclosures - Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments	$ 7,551	$ 3,360
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	56,838	42,529
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments	7,551	3,360
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	56,838	42,529
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments
Redeemable noncontrolling interests

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated maximum exposure amount under guarantee	8.3
Alternate Housing Guarantees
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Guarantee expiration period	5 days
Project Cost Guarantees
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Guarantee expiration period	1 year

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail Textuals 1) (USD $)			1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swap Contract	Jan. 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swap Unsecured Term Loan Facility	Sep. 30, 2012 Interest Rate Swap 6.689 Percent Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Unsecured term loan facility			$ 200,000,000
Unsecured term loan increased amount			150,000,000
Number of interest rate swap contracts		4
Notional Amount	$ 381,860,000		$ 350,000,000	$ 31,860,000

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Assets (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	7 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	40 years
Leasehold interest - on-campus participating | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	25 years
Leasehold interest - on-campus participating | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	34 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	7 years

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Debt - Summary of Outstanding Consolidated Indebtedness, Including Unamortized Debt Premiums and Discounts (Parenthetical) (Detail Textuals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 University Edge Property	Dec. 31, 2011 University Edge Property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Construction loan	$ 31.5	$ 24.8	$ 30.7	$ 4.9

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

16.  Subsequent Events

October 2012 Equity Offering:  On October 31, 2012, ACC completed an equity offering, consisting of the sale of 12,650,000 shares of ACC’s common stock at a price of $43.75 per share, including 1,650,000 shares issued as a result of the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option in full at closing.   The aggregate proceeds to ACC, net of the underwriting discount and estimated expenses of the offering, were approximately $530.5 million.

Property Dispositions:  In October 2012, the Company sold two wholly-owned properties, located in Wilmington, North Carolina (Brookstone Village and Campus Walk) containing 528 beds for a combined sales price of approximately $26.6 million.  Concurrent with the disposition, the Company paid off the outstanding debt on the two properties totaling approximately $10.8 million and incurred related defeasance costs of approximately $1.6 million.

Distributions:  On November 1, 2012, the Company declared a third quarter 2012 distribution per share of $0.3375 which will be paid on November 27, 2012 to all common stockholders of record as of November 13, 2012.  At the same time, the Operating Partnership will pay an equivalent amount per unit to holders of common OP Units, as well as the quarterly cumulative preferential distribution to holders of Series A preferred units (see Note 9).

Pending Property Portfolio Acquisition:  In October 2012, the Company substantially completed its due diligence investigation relating to the acquisition of 19 student housing properties with 12,049 beds, including 366 beds at an additional phase currently under development at an existing property.  The Company will acquire the portfolio for $862.8 million.  The acquisition consideration consists of the assumption of approximately $396.2 million of outstanding mortgage debt and approximately $466.6 million in cash.

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Real Estate Disclosure (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Wholly-Owned Properties

Schedule of Real Estate Properties

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Land (1) (2) (3)	$	522,590		$	380,074
Buildings and improvements (2)		3,516,324			2,380,582
Furniture, fixtures and equipment (2)		195,568			139,249
Construction in progress (3)		72,660			157,900
		4,307,142			3,057,805
Less accumulated depreciation		(362,385	)		(296,048	)
Wholly-owned properties, net	$	3,944,757		$	2,761,757

(1) The land balance above includes undeveloped land parcels with book values of approximately $30.7 million and $15.8 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.  Also includes land totaling approximately $23.4 million and $28.2 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to properties under development.

(2) Land, buildings and improvements, and furniture, fixtures and equipment as of September 30, 2012 include $4.8 million, $23.6 million, and $0.8 million, respectively, related to the University Edge property located in Kent, Ohio, that serves students attending Kent State University.  In July 2011, the Company entered into a purchase and contribution agreement with a private developer whereby the Company is obligated to purchase the property as long as the developer met certain construction completion deadlines.  The property opened for operations in August 2012 and the Company anticipates purchasing the property in the fourth quarter 2012.  The entity is financed with a $4.5 million mezzanine loan from the Company and a $24.8 million construction loan from a third-party lender.  The Company was responsible for leasing, management, and initial operations of the project while the third-party developer was responsible for the development of the property.  The entity that owns the University Edge property is deemed to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.  As such, the assets and liabilities of the entity owning the property are included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.

(3) Land and construction in progress as of September 30, 2012 include $7.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively, related to the Townhomes at Newtown Crossing property located in Lexington, Kentucky, that will serve students attending the University of Kentucky.  In July 2012, the Company entered into a purchase and contribution agreement with a private developer whereby the Company is obligated to purchase the property as long as the developer meets certain construction completion deadlines.  The development of the property is anticipated to be completed in August 2013.  The entity is financed with a $2.0 million mezzanine loan from the Company and a $31.5 million construction loan from a third-party lender.  The Company is responsible for leasing, management, and initial operations of the project while the third-party developer is responsible for the development of the property.  The entity that owns Townhomes at Newtown Crossing is deemed to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.  As such, the assets and liabilities of the entity owning the property are included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.

On Campus Participating Properties

Schedule of Real Estate Properties

			Historical Cost
Lessor/University	Lease Commencement	Required Debt Repayment (1)	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Texas A&M University System / Prairie View A&M University (2)	2/1/96	9/1/23	$	41,278		$	40,255
Texas A&M University System / Texas A&M International	2/1/96	9/1/23		6,645			6,567
Texas A&M University System / Prairie View A&M University(3)	10/1/99	8/31/25/ 8/31/28		25,645			25,142
University of Houston System / University of Houston (4)	9/27/00	8/31/35		35,840			35,734
				109,408			107,698
Less accumulated amortization				(51,328	)		(47,848	)
On-campus participating properties, net			$	58,080		$	59,850

(1) Represents the effective lease termination date. The leases terminate upon the earlier to occur of the final repayment of the related debt or the end of the contractual lease term.

(2) Consists of three phases placed in service between 1996 and 1998.

(3) Consists of two phases placed in service in 2000 and 2003.

(4) Consists of two phases placed in service in 2001 and 2005.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Equity Method Investments	Sep. 30, 2011 Equity Method Investments	Sep. 30, 2012 Equity Method Investments	Sep. 30, 2011 Equity Method Investments	Sep. 30, 2012 Equity Method Investments University Heights	Jan. 31, 2012 Equity Method Investments University Heights
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Management fee earned	$ 1,687	$ 1,794	$ 5,083	$ 5,427	$ 400	$ 400	$ 1,200	$ 1,200
Noncontrolling interest in a joint venture										10.00%
Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures		$ (42)	$ 444	$ (67)					$ 100

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Property Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $)			0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011 Bed	Sep. 14, 2012 Campus Acquisitions Portfolio Property Bed
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of units acquired properties			15
Business acquisition, purchase price	$ 623,100,000	$ 237,000,000	$ 627,000,000
Number of beds		3,403	6,579
Business acquisition, outstanding mortgage debt assumed	$ 231,069,000		$ 231,100,000
Annual interest rate of fixed-rate mortgage debt			5.61%
Maturity term remaining			5 years 2 months 12 days
Common unit issued of limited partnership interest			325,098
Limited partnership interest common stock per unit value			46.14

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY/ CAPITAL (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Common Shares	Additional Paid in Capital	Accumulated Earnings and Dividends	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.	Noncontrolling Interests	Noncontrolling Interests AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.	General Partner AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.	Limited Partner AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.	Total	AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010
Conversion of common units to common stock (in shares)											64,601
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011					$ (3,360)		$ 28,583	$ 125	$ 1,378,451		$ 1,403,799
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	725	1,664,416	(286,565)	(3,360)		28,583				1,403,799
Beginning Balance (in units) at Dec. 31, 2011								12,222	72,747,324
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011	72,759,546
Net proceeds from sale of common stock (in shares)	19,052,306
Net proceeds from sale of common stock	191	804,375								804,566
Issuance of units in exchange for contributions of equity offering proceeds (in shares)									19,052,306
Issuance of units in exchange for contributions of equity offering proceeds									804,566		804,566
Adjustments to reflect redeemable noncontrolling interests at fair value		(706)							(706)	(706)	(706)
Amortization of restricted stock awards		3,948							3,948	3,948	3,948
Vesting of restricted stock awards (in shares)	113,345								113,345
Vesting of restricted stock awards		(2,094)							(2,094)	(2,094)	(2,094)
Distributions to common and restricted stockholders			(82,083)					(12)	(82,071)	(82,083)	(82,083)
Distributions to joint venture partners						(1,322)	(1,322)			(1,322)	(1,322)
Conversion of common units to common stock (in shares)	57,171								57,171		57,171
Conversion of common units to common stock	1	888							889	889	889
Redemption of common units		(90)							(90)	(90)	(90)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps				(4,191)	(4,191)					(4,191)	(4,191)
Net income			32,981			1,312	1,312	5	32,976	34,293	34,293
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2012					(7,551)		28,573	118	2,135,869		2,157,009
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2012	$ 917	$ 2,470,737	$ (335,667)	$ (7,551)		$ 28,573				$ 2,157,009
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2012	91,982,368
Ending Balance (in units) at Sep. 30, 2012								12,222	91,970,146

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Property Dispositions and Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Property Dispositions and Discontinued Operations

4.  Property Dispositions and Discontinued Operations

As of September 30, 2012, two owned off-campus properties were classified as Held for Sale on the company’s consolidated balance sheet.  These two properties, Brookstone Village and Campus Walk, were sold in October 2012 (see Note 16).  The net income attributable to these two properties is included in discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income for all periods presented.

In April 2012, the Company sold Pirates Cove, an unencumbered owned off-campus property, for a sales price of approximately $27.5 million resulting in net proceeds of approximately $27.1 million.  The resulting gain on disposition of approximately $0.1 million is included in discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

In April and May 2011, the Company sold four unencumbered owned off-campus properties (Campus Club – Statesboro, River Club Apartments, River Walk Townhomes and Villas on Apache) for a total sales price of approximately $82.0 million resulting in combined net proceeds of approximately $80.0 million.  The combined gain on these dispositions of approximately $14.6 million is included in discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

The properties discussed above are included in the wholly-owned properties segment (see Note 15).  Below is a summary of the results of operations for the properties discussed above:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Total revenues	$	989		$	2,077		$	4,319		$	10,099
Total operating expenses		(619	)		(1,227	)		(2,311	)		(5,170	)
Depreciation and amortization		(190	)		(504	)		(570	)		(2,531	)
Operating income		180			346			1,438			2,398
Total nonoperating expenses		(160	)		(161	)		(477	)		(474	)
Net income	$	20		$	185		$	961		$	1,924

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Incentive Award Plan - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Restricted Stock Awards	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Awards	Sep. 30, 2012 Restricted Stock Awards	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Awards	Sep. 30, 2012 Restricted Stock Units	May 31, 2012 Restricted Stock Units Chairman of the Board of Directors	May 31, 2012 Restricted Stock Units All other members
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, stock granted during period, value						$ 95,000	$ 71,500
Allocated share-based compensation	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 3,900,000	$ 3,300,000	$ 400,000

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011 Bed	Oct. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event Property Bed	Oct. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event Acquisition Bed Property	Oct. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event Issuance of Equity	Nov. 01, 2012 Subsequent Event Dividend Declared
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Shares of common stock sold								12,650,000
Common stock price per share								$ 43.75
Equity offering, exercise of underwriters' over allotment option								1,650,000
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of the underwriting discount and estimated expenses of the offering								$ 530,500,000
Number of properties						2	19
Number of beds					3,403	528	12,049
Number of additional beds							366
Business acquisition, property value	623,100,000		623,100,000		237,000,000		862,800,000
Business acquisition, outstanding mortgage debt assumed	231,069,000		231,069,000				396,200,000
Issuance of common limited partnership interest							466,600,000
Common Stock, dividends per share, declared	$ 0.3375	$ 0.3375	$ 1.0125	$ 1.0125					$ 0.3375
Dividend distribution date									Nov. 27, 2012
Dividend payable, date of record									Nov. 13, 2012
Number of properties sold						2
Property disposition price						26,600,000
Defeasance costs						1,600,000
Outstanding debt payment						$ 10,800,000

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Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of summary of outstanding consolidated indebtedness, including unamortized debt premiums and discounts

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Debt secured by wholly-owned properties:
Mortgage loans payable	$	926,536		$	744,724
Construction loans payable (1)		127,801			29,350
		1,054,337			774,074
Debt secured by on-campus participating properties:
Mortgage loan payable		31,860			32,097
Bonds payable		44,915			47,220
		76,775			79,317
Unsecured revolving credit facility		206,000			273,000
Unsecured term loan		350,000			200,000
Secured agency facility		116,000			116,000
Unamortized debt premiums		30,312			10,298
Unamortized debt discounts		(4,036	)		(5,159	)
Total debt	$	1,829,388		$	1,447,530

(1) Construction loans payable includes $30.7 million and $4.9 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to construction loans for University Edge and Townhomes at Newtown Crossing, VIEs that the Company is including in its consolidated financial statements (see Note 5).  The creditors of these construction loans do not have recourse to the assets of the Company.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Capitalized Interest	$ 2.4	$ 1.7	$ 8.3	$ 4.8
Deferred financing costs capitalized as construction in progress	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
Deferred pre-development costs	3.1		3.1
In-place leases assumed
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Capitalized amount of acquired intangible assets			8.6	2.6
Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets	1.4	0.9	3.5	3.8
Accumulated amortization	$ 9.0		$ 9.0		$ 8.0

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Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

15.   Segments

The Company defines business segments by their distinct customer base and service provided.  The Company has identified four reportable segments: Wholly-Owned Properties, On-Campus Participating Properties, Development Services, and Property Management Services.  Management evaluates each segment’s performance based on operating income before depreciation, amortization, noncontrolling interests and allocation of corporate overhead.  Intercompany fees are reflected at the contractually stipulated amounts.

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Wholly-Owned Properties
Rental revenues	$	110,566		$	86,827		$	305,328		$	253,142
Interest and other income		8			28			34			55
Total revenues from external customers		110,574			86,855			305,362			253,197
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization,    ground/facility lease and allocation of corporate overhead		(61,089	)		(49,096	)		(149,171	)		(123,903	)
Ground/facility leases		(564	)		(369	)		(1,259	)		(909	)
Interest expense		(8,506	)		(8,944	)		(23,398	)		(28,012	)
Operating income before depreciation, amortization,    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	40,415		$	28,446		$	131,534		$	100,373
Depreciation and amortization	$	26,804		$	20,330		$	72,268		$	59,829
Capital expenditures	$	109,407		$	59,703		$	307,721		$	144,589
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	4,053,250		$	2,563,439		$	4,053,250		$	2,563,439
On-Campus Participating Properties
Rental revenues	$	5,087		$	5011		$	17,766		$	17,115
Interest and other income		4			4			12			11
Total revenues from external customers		5,091			5,015			17,778			17,126
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization,    ground/facility lease and allocation of corporate overhead		(2,856	)		(2,719	)		(7,763	)		(6,981	)
Ground/facility lease		(529	)		(441	)		(1,602	)		(1,715	)
Interest expense		(1,419	)		(1,460	)		(4,276	)		(4,398	)
Operating income before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	287		$	395		$	4,137		$	4,032
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,167		$	1,123		$	3,481		$	3,330
Capital expenditures	$	948		$	463		$	1,710		$	1,370
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	74,245		$	74,505		$	74,245		$	74,505
Development Services
Development and construction management fees	$	1,467		$	1,568		$	7,427		$	6,150
Operating expenses		(2,767	)		(2,290	)		(7,867	)		(6,892	)
Operating loss before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	(1,300	)	$	(722	)	$	(440	)	$	(742	)
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	4,340		$	10,641		$	4,340		$	10,641
Property Management Services
Property management fees from external customers	$	1,687		$	1,794		$	5,083		$	5,427
Intersegment revenues		4,049			3,369			11,657			10,267
Total revenues		5,736			5,163			16,740			15,694
Operating expenses		(2,360	)		(2,066	)		(7,494	)		(6,398	)
Operating income before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	3,376		$	3,097		$	9,246		$	9,296
Total segment assets at September 30,	$	4,688		$	4,627		$	4,688		$	4,627
Reconciliations
Total segment revenues	$	122,868		$	98,601		$	347,307		$	292,167
Unallocated interest income earned on corporate cash		417			135			1,312			308
Elimination of intersegment revenues		(4,049	)		(3,369	)		(11,657	)		(10,267	)
Total consolidated revenues, including interest income	$	119,236		$	95,367		$	336,962		$	282,208
Segment operating income before depreciation, amortization    and allocation of corporate overhead	$	42,778		$	31,216		$	144,477		$	112,959
Depreciation and amortization		(29,408	)		(22,924	)		(79,885	)		(67,826	)
Net unallocated expenses relating to corporate overhead		(12,323	)		(6,555	)		(30,767	)		(19,338	)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		-			(42	)		444			(67	)
Gain on fair value remeasurement of equity method investments		136			-			14			-
Income tax provision		(181	)		(88	)		(493	)		(373	)
Income from continuing operations	$	1,002		$	1,607		$	33,790		$	25,355
Total segment assets	$	4,136,523		$	2,653,212		$	4,136,523		$	2,653,212
Unallocated corporate assets		78,049			52,263			78,049			52,263
Total assets at September 30,	$	4,214,572		$	2,705,475		$	4,214,572		$	2,705,475