Noncontrolling Interests

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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,
	2016		2015		2014
Net income adjusted for noncontrolling interests	$	238,933	$	174,352	$	288,008
Transfers from the noncontrolling interests:
Increase in equity for operating partnership units	—		111		—
Net increase in equity for the acquisition of noncontrolling interests	2,139		—		11,015
Change from net income adjusted for noncontrolling interests and transfers from the noncontrolling interests	$	241,072	$	174,463	$	299,023