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Noncontrolling interest
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
Noncontrolling interest
Noncontrolling interest
Noncontrolling Interest-Redeemable
A majority of the Company’s equity joint venture agreements include a provision that requires the Company to purchase the noncontrolling partner’s interest upon the occurrence of certain triggering events, such as death or bankruptcy of the partner or the partner’s exclusion from the Medicare or Medicaid programs. These triggering events and the related repurchase provisions are specific to each individual equity joint venture; if the repurchase provision is triggered in any one equity joint venture, the remaining equity joint ventures would not be impacted. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the Company would be required to purchase the noncontrolling partner’s interest at either the fair value or the book value at the time of purchase, as stated in the applicable joint venture agreement. Historically, no triggering event has occurred, and the Company believes the likelihood of a triggering event occurring is remote. The Company has never been required to purchase the noncontrolling interest of any of its equity joint venture partners. According to authoritative guidance, redeemable noncontrolling interests must be reported outside of permanent equity on the consolidated balance sheet in instances where there is a repurchase provision with a triggering event that is outside the control of the Company.
The following table summarizes the activity of noncontrolling interest-redeemable for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (amounts in thousands):
 
Balance as of December 31, 2013
$
11,258

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest-redeemable
3,792

Noncontrolling interest-redeemable distributions
(4,182
)
Sale of noncontrolling interest
32

Purchase of noncontrolling interest
101

Balance as of September 30, 2014
$
11,001