Noncontrolling Interests

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests

The following table summarizes the effect of changes in our ownership interest in subsidiaries on the equity attributable to us as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Net income adjusted for noncontrolling interests	$	174,352	$	288,008	$	220,262
Transfers from the noncontrolling interests:
Increase in equity for operating partnership units	111		—		—
Net increase (decrease) in equity for the acquisition of noncontrolling interests	—		11,015		(16,177		)
Change from net income adjusted for noncontrolling interests and transfers from the noncontrolling interests	$	174,463	$	299,023	$	204,085