Noncontrolling Interests

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

12. Noncontrolling Interests

In June 2013, we completed the acquisition of a portfolio of properties by issuing units in a newly formed entity, Realty Income, L.P. The units issued as consideration for the acquisition represent a 2.2% ownership in Realty Income, L.P. at June 30, 2013. Realty Income holds the remaining 97.8% interests in this entity, and consolidates the entity.

The Realty Income, L.P. units do not have voting rights, are entitled to monthly distributions equal to the amount paid to common stockholders of Realty Income, and are redeemable in cash or Realty Income common stock, at our option, and at a conversion ratio of one to one, subject to certain exceptions. Noncontrolling interests with redemption provisions that permit the issuer to settle in either cash or common stock at the option of the issuer were evaluated to determine whether temporary or permanent equity classification on the balance sheet was appropriate. We evaluated this guidance and determined that the units meet the requirements to qualify for presentation as permanent equity.

The following table represents the change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests, including Tau Operating Partnership units which are discussed in note 4, through June 30, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	Tau Operating			Realty Income, L.P.
	Partnership units(1)			units(2)			Total
Fair value of units issued	$	13,962		$	22,601		$	36,563
Distributions	(345		)	(97		)	(442		)
Allocation of net income	75			11			86
Carrying value at June 30, 2013	$	13,692		$	22,515		$	36,207

(1) Tau Operating partnership units issued on January 22, 2013.

(2) Realty Income, L.P. units issued on June 27, 2013.

- Definition

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

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