10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[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
or
[  ]	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: 0-19989

Stratus Properties Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	72-1211572
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
212 Lavaca St., Suite 300
Austin, Texas	78701
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(512) 478-5788
(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.

þ Yes   ¨ No

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).   þ Yes   ¨ No

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.

Large accelerated filer ¨        Accelerated filer ¨         Non-accelerated filer ¨          Smaller reporting company þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   ¨ Yes þ No

On October 31, 2012, there were issued and outstanding 8,095,042 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
	Page
Part I. Financial Information	2
Item 1. Financial Statements	2
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	2
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)	3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	4
Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited)	5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations	12
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	25
Part II. Other Information	25
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	25
Item 6. Exhibits	25
Signature	26
Exhibit Index	E-1

STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,782		$	7,695
Real estate held for sale	69,409			74,003
Real estate under development	30,539			54,956
Land available for development	49,397			60,936
Real estate held for investment, net	191,574			185,221
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	3,446			3,246
Other assets	24,540			18,619
Discontinued operations	—			16,929
Total assets	$	385,687		$	421,605
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	6,037		$	8,760
Accrued liabilities	7,400			10,217
Deposits	2,862			1,848
Debt	144,634			158,451
Other liabilities and deferred gain	8,142			3,064
Discontinued operations	—			21,583
Total liabilities	169,075			203,923
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Stratus stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock	—			—
Common stock	90			84
Capital in excess of par value of common stock	203,210			198,175
Accumulated deficit	(63,255		)	(61,723		)
Common stock held in treasury	(18,392		)	(18,347		)
Total Stratus stockholders’ equity	121,653			118,189
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	94,959			99,493
Total equity	216,612			217,682
Total liabilities and equity	$	385,687		$	421,605

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenues:
Real estate	$	27,960		$	15,549		$	49,047		$	80,398
Hotel	7,567			5,961			25,191			20,292
Entertainment venue	3,155			2,343			9,258			6,253
Rental	1,189			610			3,244			1,527
Total revenues	39,871			24,463			86,740			108,470
Cost of sales:
Real estate	24,440			13,509			45,278			66,522
Hotel	6,377			5,944			19,809			18,382
Entertainment venue	2,798			2,508			7,592			6,626
Rental	561			447			1,576			1,059
Depreciation	2,644			1,984			6,927			5,482
Total cost of sales	36,820			24,392			81,182			98,071
General and administrative expenses	1,542			1,532			4,870			5,170
Total costs and expenses	38,362			25,924			86,052			103,241
Operating income (loss)	1,509			(1,461		)	688			5,229
Interest expense, net	(2,835		)	(1,889		)	(9,443		)	(4,041		)
Other income, net	11			71			51			537
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in unconsolidated affiliate’s (loss) income	(1,315		)	(3,279		)	(8,704		)	1,725
Equity in unconsolidated affiliate’s (loss) income	(61		)	(75		)	14			(240		)
Provision for income taxes	(224		)	(167		)	(523		)	(489		)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(1,600		)	(3,521		)	(9,213		)	996
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	—			(164		)	4,805			248
Net (loss) income and total comprehensive (loss) income	(1,600		)	(3,685		)	(4,408		)	1,244
Net loss (income) and total comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	1,923			109			2,876			(7,353		)
Net income (loss) and total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Stratus common stock	$	323		$	(3,576	)	$	(1,532	)	$	(6,109	)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Stratus common stock:
Continuing operations	$	0.04		$	(0.46	)	$	(0.80	)	$	(0.85	)
Discontinued operations	—			(0.02		)	0.61			0.03
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Stratus common stock	$	0.04		$	(0.48	)	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.82	)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic and diluted	8,095			7,494			7,923			7,491

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(4,408	)	$	1,244
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	6,922			6,122
Cost of real estate sold	35,643			53,208
Gain on sale of 7500 Rialto	(5,146		)	—
Stock-based compensation	198			331
Equity in unconsolidated affiliate’s (income) loss	(14		)	240
Deposits	1,029			(5,918		)
Development of real estate properties	(8,446		)	(37,047		)
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(5,689		)	975
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	(4,499		)	9,288
Net cash provided by operating activities	15,590			28,443
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures:
Commercial leasing properties	(3,413		)	(5,605		)
Entertainment venue	(170		)	(4,665		)
Hotel	(3		)	(5,339		)
Proceeds from sale of 7500 Rialto	5,697			—
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	(185		)	(500		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,926			(16,109		)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facility	22,500			16,500
Payments on credit facility	(29,554		)	(2,266		)
Borrowings from project and term loans	10,532			25,591
Payments on project and term loans	(17,436		)	(64,538		)
Noncontrolling interests contributions	341			8,578
Common stock issuance	4,817			—
Net payments for stock-based awards	(19		)	(75		)
Financing costs	—			(263		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,819		)	(16,473		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	8,697			(4,139		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	8,085			11,730
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	16,782		$	7,591

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which include information regarding noncash transactions, are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

	Stratus Stockholders’ Equity
									Common Stock				Total Stratus Stockholders' Equity
	Common Stock			Capital in Excess of Par Value		Accum-ulated Deficit			Held in Treasury							Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries
	Number of Shares	At Par Value							Number of Shares	At Cost									Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2011	8,387	$	84	$	198,175	$	(61,723	)	935	$	(18,347	)	$	118,189		$	99,493		$	217,682
Common stock issuance	625	6		4,811		—			—	—			4,817			—			4,817
Exercised and issued stock-based awards	23	—		26		—			—	—			26			—			26
Stock-based compensation	—	—		198		—			—	—			198			—			198
Tender of shares for stock-based awards	—	—		—		—			5	(45		)	(45		)	—			(45		)
Noncontrolling interests distributions, net	—	—		—		—			—	—			—			(1,658		)	(1,658		)
Total comprehensive loss	—	—		—		(1,532		)	—	—			(1,532		)	(2,876		)	(4,408		)
Balance at September 30, 2012	9,035	$	90	$	203,210	$	(63,255	)	940	$	(18,392	)	$	121,653		$	94,959		$	216,612

Balance at December 31, 2010	8,354	$	84	$	197,773		$	(51,335	)	879	$	(17,972	)	$	128,550		$	84,250	$	212,800
Exercised and issued stock-based awards	26	—		(20		)	—			—	—			(20		)	—		(20		)
Stock-based compensation	—	—		331			—			—	—			331			—		331
Tender of shares for stock-based awards	—	—		—			—			7	(56		)	(56		)	—		(56		)
Noncontrolling interests contributions	—	—		—			—			—	—			—			8,578		8,578
Total comprehensive (loss) income	—	—		—			(6,109		)	—	—			(6,109		)	7,353		1,244
Balance at September 30, 2011	8,380	$	84	$	198,084		$	(57,444	)	886	$	(18,028	)	$	122,696		$	100,181	$	222,877

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. GENERAL

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011, included in Stratus Properties Inc.’s (Stratus) Annual Report on Form 10-K (Stratus 2011 Form 10-K) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. Operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.

2. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Stratus’ basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock was calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to Stratus common stock by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Because Stratus had losses from continuing operations in third-quarter 2012, third-quarter 2011 and the first nine months of 2012 and a net loss attributable to Stratus common stock for the first nine months of 2011, no potential common shares are included in the computation of any diluted per share amounts.

Stock options and restricted stock units representing 125,200 shares for third-quarter 2012, 99,300 shares for third-quarter 2011, 135,500 shares for the first nine months of 2012 and 109,800 shares for the first nine months of 2011 were excluded from weighted-average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating diluted net loss per share because they were anti-dilutive.

3. JOINT VENTURE WITH CANYON-JOHNSON URBAN FUND II, L.P.

Stratus and Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. (Canyon-Johnson) are participants in a joint venture for a 36-story mixed-use development in downtown Austin, Texas, anchored by a W Hotel & Residences (the W Austin Hotel & Residences project). Stratus is the manager of, and has an approximate 40 percent interest in, the joint venture, and Canyon-Johnson has an approximate 60 percent interest in the joint venture. As of September 30, 2012, cumulative capital contributions totaled $71.9 million for Stratus and $94.0 million for Canyon-Johnson. The joint venture is consolidated in Stratus’ financial statements based on its assessment that the joint venture is a variable interest entity and that Stratus is the primary beneficiary. Stratus will continue to evaluate the primary beneficiary of this joint venture in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. See Note 2 of the Stratus 2011 Form 10-K for further discussion.

Stratus’ consolidated balance sheets include the following assets and liabilities of the joint venture (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	14,654	$	4,955
Real estate held for sale	53,142		54,783
Real estate under development	—		18,432
Real estate held for investment, net	165,801		170,788
Other assets	19,617		13,984
Total assets	253,214		262,942
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	6,022		6,526
Accrued liabilities	5,517		7,360
Deposits	2,533		1,618
Debta	70,817		70,349
Other liabilities	2,008		1,510
Total liabilities	86,897		87,363
Net assets	$	166,317	$	175,579

a. Stratus guarantees the debt associated with the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

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Gross profit on condominium sales from the W Austin Hotel & Residences project is based on estimates of total project sales value and total project costs for the condominiums. When estimates of sales value or project costs are revised, gross profit is adjusted in the period of change so that cumulative project earnings reflect the revised profit estimate. During third-quarter 2012, based on revised estimates of future revenues, Stratus lowered the expected gross profit margin on condominiums units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project. The margin reduction increased cumulative cost of sales and lowered cumulative gross profit by $1.5 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012.

Profits and losses between partners in a real estate venture should be allocated based on how changes in net assets of the venture would affect cash payments to the investors over the life of the venture and on its liquidation. The amount of the ultimate profits earned by the W Austin Hotel & Residences project will affect the ultimate profit sharing ratios because of provisions in the joint venture agreement, which would require Stratus to return certain previously received distributions to Canyon-Johnson under certain circumstances. Because of the uncertainty of the ultimate profits and, therefore, profit-sharing ratios, the W Austin Hotel & Residences project’s cumulative profits or losses are allocated based on a hypothetical liquidation of the venture’s net assets as of each balance sheet date. As of September 30, 2012, the cumulative earnings for the W Austin Hotel & Residences project were allocated based on 44 percent for Stratus and 56 percent for Canyon-Johnson.

4. JOINT VENTURE WITH MOFFETT HOLDINGS, LLC

On February 28, 2011, Stratus entered into a joint venture with Moffett Holdings, LLC (Moffett Holdings) for the development of Parkside Village, a retail project in the Circle C community.

Stratus’ capital contributions to the joint venture totaled $3.1 million, which consisted of a 23.03 acre tract of land located in Austin, Texas, the related property and development agreements for the land and other project costs incurred by Stratus before February 28, 2011. Moffett Holdings made capital contributions to the joint venture totaling $3.8 million to fund the development of the project. The joint venture also has a construction loan with Comerica Bank to finance the development of Parkside Village (see Note 7 of the Stratus 2011 Form 10-K for further discussion). The Parkside Village loan had an outstanding balance of $9.9 million and availability of $3.8 million at September 30, 2012.

Stratus is the manager of the joint venture, and after the partners are repaid their original capital contributions and a preferred return on those contributions, Stratus will receive 80 percent of any distributions and Moffett Holdings will receive 20 percent. As the manager of the joint venture with a majority of the voting and profit interest (80 percent), Stratus consolidates this joint venture in its financial statements.

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value accounting guidance includes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 inputs) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs).

The carrying value for certain Stratus financial instruments (i.e., cash, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities) approximate fair value because of their short-term nature and generally negligible credit losses. A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of Stratus' other financial instrument follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Debt	$	144,634	$	144,415	$	158,451	$	157,529

Stratus' debt is recorded at cost and is not actively traded. Fair value is estimated based on discounted future expected cash flows at estimated current market interest rates. Accordingly, Stratus' debt is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of debt does not represent the amounts that will ultimately be paid upon the maturities of the loans.

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6. DEBT

In September 2012, Stratus entered into modification agreements for its American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASIP) unsecured term loans whereby two loans totaling $9 million were repaid and the maturity dates of the remaining five loans were extended; four loans totaling $15.0 million mature in 2015 and one $8.0 million loan matures in 2016. In addition, the interest rate of the remaining term loans was reduced from 8.75 percent per annum to 7.25 percent per annum.

On January 30, 2012, Stratus fully repaid the Ford loan and during first-quarter 2012 generated operating cash flow, as defined by the Ford profits interest agreement, which entitled Ford to a profits interest of $1.2 million, resulting in a charge to interest expense (before capitalized interest) of approximately $1.2 million in first-quarter 2012. Stratus has no further obligations under the Ford profits interest agreement.

Stratus' Beal Bank loan contains customary financial covenants, including a requirement that Stratus maintain a minimum total stockholders' equity balance of $120.0 million, and the Comerica credit facility and the ASIP unsecured term loans contain cross-default provisions with the Beal Bank loan. As of December 31, 2011, Stratus' total stockholders' equity was $118.2 million, which was less than the amount required under the covenants in Stratus' loan agreements. However, the the sale of 7500 Rialto (see Note 10) and the sale of common stock during first-quarter 2012 contributed to an increase in Stratus' stockholders' equity balance, which totaled $121.7 million as of September 30, 2012.

Interest Expense and Capitalization. Interest expense (before capitalized interest) totaled $3.5 million for third-quarter 2012, $4.2 million for third-quarter 2011, $12.2 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $13.7 million for the first nine months of 2011. Stratus capitalized interest costs totaling $0.7 million for third-quarter 2012, $2.3 million for third-quarter 2011, $2.7 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $9.7 million for the first nine months of 2011 primarily related to the W Austin Hotel & Residences project and the Parkside Village project.

7. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

On March 15, 2012, in a private placement transaction, Stratus sold 625,000 shares of its common stock to Moffett Holdings for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million, or $8.00 per share. Following the sale, Stratus had 8,093,167 shares of common stock outstanding, with Moffett Holdings owning approximately 7.7 percent of Stratus' outstanding common stock. Stratus used the $4.8 million in net proceeds from the sale to reduce the outstanding balance under the Comerica credit facility.

8. INCOME TAXES

Stratus’ accounting policy for and other information regarding its income taxes is further described in Notes 1 and 8 of the Stratus 2011 Form 10-K.

Stratus evaluated the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, and considered available positive and negative evidence, giving greater weight to the recent losses, the absence of taxable income in the carry back period and uncertainty regarding projected future financial results. As a result, Stratus concluded that there was not sufficient positive evidence supporting the realizability of its deferred tax assets beyond an amount totaling $0.2 million at December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012.

Stratus’ future results of operations may be negatively impacted by an inability to realize a tax benefit for future tax losses or for items that will generate additional deferred tax assets. Stratus’ future results of operations may be favorably impacted by reversals of valuation allowances if Stratus is able to demonstrate sufficient positive evidence that its deferred tax assets will be realized.

The difference between Stratus’ consolidated effective income tax rate for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, and the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35 percent was primarily attributable to additional valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets.

9. BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Stratus currently has four operating segments, Real Estate Operations, Hotel, Entertainment Venue and Commercial Leasing.

The Real Estate Operations segment is comprised of Stratus’ real estate assets (developed, under development and undeveloped), which consists of its properties in the Barton Creek community, the Circle C community and Lantana, and the condominium units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

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The Hotel segment includes the W Austin Hotel located at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

The Entertainment Venue segment includes Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater (ACL Live), a live music and entertainment venue and production studio at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project, which began operations in February 2011. In addition to hosting concerts and private events, this venue is the new home of Austin City Limits, a television program showcasing popular music legends. The entertainment venue segment also includes revenues and costs associated with events hosted at other venues.

The Commercial Leasing segment includes the office and retail space at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project, a retail building and a bank building in Barton Creek Village, and 5700 Slaughter and the Parkside Village project in the Circle C community. In February 2012, Stratus sold the two office buildings at 7500 Rialto Boulevard (7500 Rialto). Accordingly, the operating results for 7500 Rialto are reported as discontinued operations in the tables below (see Note 10).

Stratus uses operating income or loss to measure the performance of each segment. Stratus allocates parent company general and administrative expenses that do not directly relate to an operating segment between the Real Estate Operations and Commercial Leasing segments based on projected annual revenues for each segment. General and administrative expenses related to the W Austin Hotel & Residences project are allocated to the real estate operations, hotel, entertainment venue and commercial leasing segments based on projected annual revenues for the W Austin Hotel & Residences project. Prior year general and administrative expense allocations have been revised to exclude the results of 7500 Rialto. Additionally, prior year amounts for individual segments have been revised to reflect intersegment transactions. The following segment information reflects management’s determinations that may not be indicative of what actual financial performance of each segment would be if it were an independent entity.

Segment data presented below were prepared on the same basis as Stratus’ consolidated financial statements (in thousands).

	Real Estate Operationsa		Hotel			Entertainment Venue			Commercial Leasing		Eliminations and Otherb			Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	27,960	$	7,567		$	3,155		$	1,189	$	—		$	39,871
Intersegment	18		48			17			156		(239		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	24,460		6,377			2,830			580		(71		)	34,176
Depreciation	65		1,855			351			405		(32		)	2,644
General and administrative expenses	1,290		64			27			323		(162		)	1,542
Operating income (loss)	$	2,163	$	(681	)	$	(36	)	$	37	$	26		$	1,509
Capital expenditures	$	1,875	$	3		$	6		$	607	$	—		$	2,491
Total assets at September 30, 2012	181,753		120,560			43,436			47,687		(7,749		)	385,687

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	15,549	$	5,961		$	2,343		$	610		$	—		$	24,463
Intersegment	—		46			7			128			(181		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	13,531		5,944			2,541			447			(55		)	22,408
Depreciation	68		1,405			292			254			(35		)	1,984
General and administrative expenses	1,386		—			—			263			(117		)	1,532
Operating income (loss)	$	564	$	(1,342	)	$	(483	)	$	(226	)	$	26		$	(1,461	)
Loss from discontinued operations	$	—	$	—		$	—		(164		)	$	—		$	(164	)
Capital expenditures	10,654		(26		)	(427		)	2,701			—			12,902
Total assets at September 30, 2011	215,764		124,492			42,163			58,646			(7,384		)	433,681

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	Real Estate Operationsa			Hotel		Entertainment Venue		Commercial Leasing			Eliminations and Otherb			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	49,047		$	25,191	$	9,258	$	3,244		$	—		$	86,740
Intersegment	36			146		46		382			(610		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	45,343			19,809		7,674		1,621			(192		)	74,255
Depreciation	215			4,745		961		1,109			(103		)	6,927
General and administrative expenses	3,967			227		83		999			(406		)	4,870
Operating (loss) income	$	(442	)	$	556	$	586	$	(103	)	$	91		$	688
Income from discontinued operations	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	4,805		$	—		$	4,805
Capital expenditures	8,446			3		170		3,413			—			12,032

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	80,398	$	20,292		$	6,253		$	1,527		$	—		$	108,470
Intersegment	—		216			43			274			(533		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	66,633		18,383			6,738			1,059			(224		)	92,589
Depreciation	180		4,076			759			554			(87		)	5,482
General and administrative expenses	4,580		—			—			871			(281		)	5,170
Operating income (loss)	$	9,005	$	(1,951	)	$	(1,201	)	$	(683	)	$	59		$	5,229
Income from discontinued operations	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	248		$	—		$	248
Capital expenditures	37,047		5,339			4,665			5,605			—			52,656

a. Includes sales commissions and other revenues together with related expenses.

b. Includes eliminations of intersegment amounts, including the deferred development fee income between Stratus and the joint venture with Canyon-Johnson.

10. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On February 27, 2012, Stratus sold 7500 Rialto to Lincoln Properties and Greenfield Partners (Lincoln Properties) for $27.0 million. Lincoln Properties paid $6.7 million ($5.7 million net to Stratus after closing and other costs) in cash and assumed Stratus' outstanding nonrecourse debt (the Lantana Promissory Note) of $20.3 million secured by the property. Stratus is providing a limited guaranty of debt service and other obligations on the Lantana Promissory Note up to $5.0 million, which will be reduced to $2.5 million on May 1, 2016, until January 1, 2018 (the maturity date for the Lantana Promissory Note). Stratus recognized $5.1 million of its $10.1 million gain on the sale in first-quarter 2012 and expects the balance to be recorded as its obligations under the limited guaranty are relieved.

The operating results and assets and liabilities for 7500 Rialto are presented in the financial statements as discontinued operations. The operations of 7500 Rialto previously represented a component of the Commercial Leasing segment (see Note 9). The following table presents the results of operations for 7500 Rialto up to and including the sale in February 2012 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2012			2011
Revenues	$	717		$	287		$	2,573
Rental property costs	(524		)	(370		)	(1,380		)
Depreciation	(214		)	—			(640		)
Interest expensea	(314		)	(198		)	(947		)
Gain on sale	—			5,146			—
Provision for income taxes	(7		)	(60		)	(26		)
(Loss) income from 7500 Rialto	(342		)	4,805			(420		)
Interest capitalized by Stratus to other propertiesb	178			—			668
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$	(164	)	$	4,805		$	248

a. Relates to interest on the Lantana Promissory Note and does not include any additional allocations of interest.

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b. Stratus capitalized interest cost on the Lantana Promissory Note to other development projects.

The assets and liabilities for 7500 Rialto are shown below (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2011
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	390
Real estate held for investment, net	15,193
Other assets	1,346
Total assets	16,929
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	64
Accrued liabilities	947
Deposits	205
Debt	20,367
Total liabilities	21,583
Net liabilities	$	(4,654	)

11. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) in connection with guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures. This ASU clarifies the FASB's intent on current guidance, modifies and changes certain guidance and principles, and expands disclosures concerning Level 3 fair value measurements in the fair value hierarchy (including quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy). In addition, this ASU requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position, but whose fair value is required to be disclosed. This ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and early application is not permitted. Stratus adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2012.

In June 2011, the FASB issued an ASU in connection with accounting guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. The objective of this ASU is to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. This ASU requires an entity to present the components of net income, other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income (i.e. including net income) either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This ASU eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity, but does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income. This ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and early adoption is permitted. Effective January 1, 2012, Stratus adopted this ASU and presented comprehensive income in a single continuous statement.

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Stratus evaluated events after September 30, 2012, and through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined any events or transactions occurring during this period that would require recognition or disclosure are appropriately addressed in these financial statements.

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

OVERVIEW

Management’s discussion and analysis presented below should be read in conjunction with our discussion and analysis of financial results contained in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K (2011 Form 10-K) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The operating results summarized in this report are not necessarily indicative of our future operating results. All subsequent references to “Notes” refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited), unless otherwise stated.

We are engaged in the acquisition, development, management, operation and sale of commercial, hotel, entertainment, and multi- and single-family residential real estate properties located primarily in the Austin, Texas area. We generate revenues primarily from sales of developed properties and from our hotel operations. Developed property sales can include condominium units at our W Austin Hotel & Residences project, an individual tract of land that has been developed and permitted for residential use or a developed lot with a home already built on it. We may, on occasion, sell properties under development, undeveloped properties or commercial properties, if opportunities arise that we believe will maximize overall asset values.

In December 2010, the hotel at our W Austin Hotel & Residences project opened, and in January 2011, we began closing on sales of condominium units at the project. The W Austin Hotel & Residences project is located on a two-acre city block in downtown Austin and contains a 251-room luxury hotel, 159 residential condominium units, and office, retail and entertainment space. The hotel is managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. The office space totals 37,551 square feet and the retail space totals 18,362 square feet. The entertainment space, occupied by Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater (ACL Live) includes a live music and entertainment venue and production studio, which opened in February 2011. See “Development and Other Activities – W Austin Hotel & Residences.”

Our principal real estate holdings are in southwest Austin, Texas. The number of developed lots/units, developed or under development acreage and undeveloped acreage as of September 30, 2012, that comprise our principal real estate development projects are presented in the following table.

		Acreage
		Under Development			Undeveloped
	Developed Lots/Units	Multi- family	Commercial	Total	Single family	Multi-family	Commercial	Total	Total Acreage
Austin:
Barton Creek	98	249	368	617	676	78	50	804	1,421
Circle C	—	—	23	23	132	—	335	467	490
Lantana	—	—	—	—	—	—	72	72	72
W Austin Residences	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
San Antonio:
Camino Real	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2
Total	148	249	391	640	808	78	459	1,345	1,985

Our principal commercial holdings at September 30, 2012, in addition to the W Austin Hotel & Residences, consisted of the first phase of Barton Creek Village, and the 5700 Slaughter retail complex and Parkside Village in the Circle C community. See "Development and Other Activities - Commercial" for further discussion.

In third-quarter 2012, our revenues totaled $39.9 million and our net income attributable to common stock totaled $0.3 million, compared with revenues of $24.5 million and a net loss attributable to common stock of $3.6 million for third-quarter 2011. The increase in revenues for third-quarter 2012 primarily relates to the sale of eight undeveloped tracts at Lantana. For the first nine months of 2012, our revenues totaled $86.7 million and our net loss attributable to common stock totaled $1.5 million, compared with revenues of $108.5 million and a net loss attributable to common stock of $6.1 million for the first nine months of 2011. The decrease in revenues for the first nine months of 2012 primarily relates to fewer sales of condominium units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project as a result of less inventory. Our results for the first nine months of 2012 also include a profit of $4.3 million associated with the sale of eight undeveloped tracts at Lantana and $5.1 million associated with the sale of the two office buildings at 7500 Rialto Boulevard in February 2012 (see "Discontinued Operations" and Note 10 for further discussion).

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Our financial condition and results of operations are highly dependent upon real estate market conditions in Austin, Texas. Our future operating cash flows and, ultimately, our ability to develop our properties and expand our business will be largely dependent on the level of our real estate sales (see “Capital Resources and Liquidity” for further discussion of our liquidity). In turn, these sales will be significantly affected by future real estate market conditions in Austin, Texas, including development costs, foreclosures and interest rate levels, the availability of credit to finance real estate transactions, demand for residential and commercial real estate, and regulatory factors including our land use and development entitlements. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” in our 2011 Form 10-K for further discussion.

NEAR-TERM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL CAPITAL AND BUSINESS STRATEGY

Extended adverse market conditions for real estate in Austin, Texas, have constrained our ability to carry out our business plan. As of September 30, 2012, we had $1.2 million in cash and cash equivalents available for use in our real estate operations, excluding $15.6 million of cash primarily associated with the W Austin Hotel & Residences project, total debt of $144.6 million ($31.3 million of which matures in 2012), and $6.1 million of availability under our credit facility with Comerica. Our 2012 debt maturities include our $31.3 million credit facility with Comerica, which we extended the maturity of from August 2012 to November 2012. In addition, our loan agreements contain a covenant that we maintain a minimum stockholders' equity balance of $120.0 million. As of September 30, 2012, our total stockholders' equity was $121.7 million. We also have significant recurring costs, including property taxes, maintenance and marketing, that do not vary significantly with our level of property sales.

Although we did not comply with the minimum stockholders' equity balance requirement at December 31, 2011, we were able to complete certain transactions during 2012 that allowed us to exceed the minimum stockholders' equity balance at March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012, and September 30, 2012. It is reasonably possible that we will again be out of compliance with the minimum stockholders' equity covenant in the near-term unless current trends improve or we are able to accomplish other mitigating measures. To further address our liquidity needs, we are pursuing extensions of the maturity dates for the loans that mature in 2012 and expect to pursue additional financing to fund our capital requirements and ongoing operations. There can be no assurance we will be successful in these efforts. Our inability to succeed in these efforts would have a detrimental effect on our ability to continue to operate.

We continue to focus on our near-term goal of developing our properties and projects in an uncertain economic climate through prudent use of available resources and our long-term goal of maximizing the value of our development projects. We believe that Austin, Texas, continues to be a desirable market and many of our developments are in locations that are unique and where approvals and entitlements, which we have already obtained, are difficult to secure. Real estate development in southwest Austin historically has been constrained as a result of various restrictions imposed by the City of Austin (the City) and several special interest groups have also traditionally opposed development in the area where most of our property is located. We believe that many of our developments have inherent value given their unique nature and location and that this value should be sustainable in the future. Our ability to meet our debt obligations will be dependent upon our future performance, which will be subject to financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control. See “Risk Factors” located in Item 1A. of our 2011 Form 10-K.

DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

W Austin Hotel & Residences. In 2005, the City selected our proposal to develop a mixed-use project in downtown Austin immediately north of the new City Hall complex. The W Austin Hotel & Residences project includes a two-acre city block and contains a mixture of hotel, residential, office, retail and entertainment space. In 2008, we entered into a joint venture with Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. (Canyon-Johnson) for the development of the project. Construction of the approximate $300 million project commenced in second-quarter 2008 and is complete.

We currently consolidate the joint venture with Canyon-Johnson based on our assessment that it is a variable interest entity (VIE) and that we are the primary beneficiary. If it is determined that the W Austin Hotel & Residences project is no longer a VIE or that we are no longer the primary beneficiary of the entity, the project will be deconsolidated from our financial statements. For a discussion of the ownership and financing structure for the W Austin Hotel & Residences project see Note 2 in our 2011 Form 10-K.

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W Austin Residences. Delivery of the first condominium units began in January 2011. Condominium units were completed on a floor-by-floor basis with delivery of pre-sold units as they were completed. As of October 31, 2012, sales of 112 of the 159 condominium units had closed for $119.0 million (including 11 units for $10.1 million in third-quarter 2012) and 6 of the remaining 47 units were under contract. Net operating income of the joint venture with Canyon-Johnson, including proceeds from the sales of the condominium units, has been and must continue to be offered first to Beal Bank to repay debt incurred in connection with the project. The joint venture had $14.7 million of cash at September 30, 2012, after a $2.0 million distribution to us in third-quarter 2012 ($2.0 million payable to Canyon-Johnson at September 30, 2012). The joint venture made an additional $4.0 million distribution to us in October 2012 ($4.0 million payable to Canyon-Johnson at October 31, 2012). Canyon-Johnson's share of the distributions are available at their request. After determining the appropriate amount of cash to maintain as an operating reserve, the joint venture may make additional distributions of any excess cash to us and Canyon-Johnson.

W Austin Hotel. We have an agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. for the management of hotel operations. The hotel includes 251 luxury rooms and suites, a full service spa, gym, rooftop pool and 9,750 square feet of meeting space.

ACL Live. The project also includes ACL Live, a live music and entertainment venue and production studio with a maximum capacity of approximately 3,000 people. In addition to hosting concerts and private events, this venue is the new home of Austin City Limits, a television program showcasing popular music legends. ACL Live opened in February 2011, has hosted 139 events during the first nine months of 2012 (including 40 events in third-quarter 2012) and currently has booked events through February 2013.

Office and Retail. The project has 37,551 square feet of leasable office space, of which 17,500 square feet opened in March 2011, including 9,000 square feet for our corporate office. The project also has 18,362 square feet of leasable retail space, of which 14,500 square feet opened in August 2011. As of September 30, 2012, occupancy was 57 percent for the office space and 82 percent for the retail space. Leasing activities for the remaining office and retail space are ongoing.

Residential. As of September 30, 2012, the number of our residential developed lots/units and potential development by area are shown below (excluding lots associated with our Crestview Station joint venture):

	Residential Lots/Units
	Developed	Potential Developmenta	Total
W Austin Hotel & Residences project:
Condominium unitsb	50	—	50
Barton Creek:
Calera:
Calera Drive	7	—	7
Verano Drive	55	—	55
Amarra Drive:
Phase I Lots	2	—	2
Phase II Lots	33	—	33
Townhomes	—	221	221
Phase III Lots	—	64	64
Mirador Estate	1	—	1
Section N Multi-family	—	1,860	1,860
Other Barton Creek Sections	—	154	154
Circle C:
Meridian	—	57	57
Total Residential Lots/Units	148	2,356	2,504

a. Our development of the properties identified under the heading “Potential Development” is dependent upon the approval of our development plans and permits by governmental agencies, including the City. Those governmental agencies may either not approve one or more development plans and permit applications related to such properties or require us to modify our development plans. Accordingly, our development strategy with respect to those properties may change in the future. While we may be proceeding with approved infrastructure projects on some of these properties, they are not considered to be “under development” for disclosure in this table unless other development activities necessary to fully realize the properties’

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intended final use are in progress or scheduled to commence in the near term.

b. Owned through a joint venture.

W Austin Hotel & Residences. See "Development and Other Activities - W Austin Hotel & Residences" for further discussion.

Calera. Calera is a residential subdivision with plat approval for 155 lots. During 2004, we began construction of 16 courtyard homes at Calera Court, the 16-acre initial phase of the Calera subdivision. The second phase of Calera, Calera Drive, consisting of 53 single-family lots, many of which adjoin the Fazio Canyons Golf Course, received final plat and construction permit approval in 2005. Construction of the final phase, known as Verano Drive, was completed in July 2008 and includes 71 single-family lots. We sold the final Calera Court Courtyard home for $0.5 million during second-quarter 2011. During the first nine months of 2012, we sold ten Verano Drive lots for $3.2 million and one Calera Drive lot for $0.2 million. As of September 30, 2012, seven lots at Calera Drive and 55 lots at Verano Drive remained unsold, including two Calera Drive lots and three Verano Drive lots under contract as of October 31, 2012.

Amarra Drive. Amarra Drive Phase I, which is the initial phase of the Amarra Drive subdivision, was completed in 2007 and includes six lots with sizes ranging from approximately one to four acres, some of which are course-side lots on the Fazio Canyons Golf Course and others are secluded lots adjacent to the Nature Conservancy of Texas. As of September 30, 2012, two lots remained unsold. In 2008, we commenced development of Amarra Drive Phase II, which consists of 35 lots on 51 acres. Development was substantially completed in October 2008 and during the first nine months of 2012 we sold two Phase I lots for $0.7 million and two Phase II lots for $1.0 million.

Mirador Estate. The Mirador subdivision consists of 34 estate lots, with each lot averaging approximately 3.5 acres in size. We sold one Mirador lot for $0.4 million in first-quarter 2012 and as of October 31, 2012, the final Mirador estate lot was under contract.

Circle C.We are developing the Circle C community based on the entitlements secured in our Circle C settlement with the City. Our Circle C settlement, as amended in 2004, permits development of 1.16 million square feet of commercial space, 504 multi-family units and 830 single-family residential lots. Meridian is an 800-lot residential development at the Circle C community. Development of Meridian included contracts with three national homebuilders to complete the construction and sales of 494 lots. We sold the final 13 lots in first-quarter 2010.

In 2006, we signed another contract with a national homebuilder for 42 additional lots. Development of those lots was substantially completed in April 2008. In June 2009, the contract was terminated by the homebuilder, and during 2011 and 2010 we sold the remaining unclosed lots (including one lot in first-quarter 2011 for $0.1 million).

The final phase of Meridian is expected to consist of 57 one-acre lots.

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Commercial. As of September 30, 2012, the number of square feet of our commercial property developed, under development and our remaining entitlements are shown below (excluding property associated with our Crestview Station joint venture):

	Commercial Property
	Developed	Under Development	Potential Development a	Total
W Austin Hotel & Residences project:
Officeb	37,551	—	—	37,551
Retailb	18,362	—	—	18,362
Barton Creek:
Treaty Oak Bank	3,085	—	—	3,085
Barton Creek Village Phase I	22,366	—	—	22,366
Barton Creek Village Phase II	—	—	16,000	16,000
Entry Corner	—	—	5,000	5,000
Amarra Retail/Office	—	—	90,000	90,000
Section N	—	—	1,500,000	1,500,000
Circle C:
Chase Bank Ground Lease	4,450	—	—	4,450
5700 Slaughter	21,248	—	—	21,248
Parkside Villageb	65,942	24,699	—	90,641
Tract 110	—	—	685,000	685,000
Tract 101	—	—	90,000	90,000
Tract 102	—	—	25,000	25,000
Tract 114	—	—	5,000	5,000
Lantana:
Tract GR1	—	—	325,000	325,000
Tract G07	—	—	160,000	160,000
Tract L04	—	—	70,000	70,000
Austin 290 Tract	—	—	20,000	20,000
Total Square Feet	173,004	24,699	2,991,000	3,188,703

a. Our development of the properties identified under the heading “Potential Development” is dependent upon the approval of our development plans and permits by governmental agencies, including the City. Those governmental agencies may either not approve one or more development plans and permit applications related to such properties or require us to modify our development plans. Accordingly, our development strategy with respect to those properties may change in the future. While we may be proceeding with approved infrastructure projects on some of these properties, they are not considered to be “under development” for disclosure in this table unless other development activities necessary to fully realize the properties’ intended final use are in progress or scheduled to commence in the near term.

b. Owned through a joint venture.

W Austin Hotel & Residences. See "Development and Other Activities - W Austin Hotel & Residences" for further discussion.

Barton Creek. The first phase of the Barton Creek Village includes a 22,366-square-foot retail complex and a 3,085-square-foot bank building within this retail complex. As of September 30, 2012, occupancy was 100 percent for the retail complex and the bank building is leased through January 2023.

Circle C. In 2008, we completed the construction of two retail buildings, totaling 21,248 square feet, at 5700 Slaughter. This retail project also includes a 4,000-square-foot bank building on an existing ground lease, which expires in 2025. As of September 30, 2012, occupancy was approximately 91 percent for the two retail buildings.

The Circle C community also includes Parkside Village, a 90,641-square-foot retail project under construction. The project consists of a 33,650-square-foot full-service movie theater and restaurant, a 13,890-square-foot medical clinic and five other retail buildings including, a 14,926-square-foot building, a 10,175-square-foot building, a 7,500-square-foot building, a 5,500-square-foot building and a stand-alone 5,000-square-foot building. In February 2011, we entered into a joint venture with Moffett Holdings, LLC (Moffett Holdings) to develop Parkside Village, obtained final permits and entitlements and began construction (see Note 4). Construction activities continue on schedule,

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and are expected to be completed in fourth-quarter 2012. As of September 30, 2012, occupancy was 73 percent of the total project and as of October 31, 2012, we had executed leases for 13,707 additional square feet with leasing activities ongoing.

Lantana. Lantana is a partially developed, mixed-use real estate development project. In August 2012, we completed the sale of eight of the remaining eleven undeveloped commercial tracts of land for $15.8 million. The tracts of land sold, which total approximately 154 acres, have entitlements for approximately 1,131,200 square feet of office space. As of September 30, 2012, we had remaining entitlements for approximately 555,000 square feet of office and retail space on 72 acres. Regional utility and road infrastructure is in place with capacity to serve Lantana at full build-out, permitted under our existing entitlements.

Crestview Station. In 2005, we formed a joint venture with Trammell Crow Central Texas Development, Inc. (Trammell Crow) to acquire an approximate 74-acre tract at the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas, for $7.7 million. The property, known as Crestview Station, is a single-family, multi-family, retail and office development, which is located on the site of a commuter rail line. The joint venture completed environmental remediation, which the State of Texas certified as complete in 2007, and permitting of the property. The joint venture obtained permits to develop Crestview Station as a 450-unit transit-oriented neighborhood. Crestview Station sold substantially all of its multi-family and commercial properties in 2007 and one commercial site in 2008, while retaining the single-family component. Crestview Station has entered into an agreement to sell the remaining residential land to DR Horton. The contract provides for the sale of 304 lots over four years for a total contract price of $15.8 million. The first closing of 73 lots for $3.8 million occurred in April 2012, and Crestview Station recognized gross profit on the sale of $0.4 million. At September 30, 2012, our investment in the Crestview Station project totaled $3.4 million and the joint venture partnership had $4.2 million of outstanding debt, for which each partner has executed a joint and several guarantee of $1.1 million, or 25 percent of the outstanding balance. If the third take-down contemplated by the purchase and sale agreement does not occur by April 2014, our guaranty increases to 100 percent of the then outstanding loan balance. We account for our 50 percent interest in the Crestview Station joint venture under the equity method.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We are continually evaluating the development potential of our properties and will continue to consider opportunities to enter into transactions involving our properties. As a result, and because of numerous other factors affecting our business activities as described herein, our past operating results are not necessarily indicative of our future results.

The following table summarizes our operating results (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Operating income (loss):
Real estate operations	$	2,163		$	564		$	(442	)	$	9,005
Hotel	(681		)	(1,342		)	556			(1,951		)
Entertainment venue	(36		)	(483		)	586			(1,201		)
Commercial leasing	37			(226		)	(103		)	(683		)
Eliminations and other	26			26			91			59
Operating income (loss)	$	1,509		$	(1,461	)	$	688		$	5,229
Interest expense, net	$	(2,835	)	$	(1,889	)	$	(9,443	)	$	(4,041	)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	1,923			109			2,876			(7,353		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Stratus common stock	323			(3,576		)	(1,532		)	(6,109		)

We have four operating segments, “Real Estate Operations,” “Hotel,” “Entertainment Venue” and “Commercial Leasing” (see Note 9). The following is a discussion of our operating results by segment.

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Real Estate Operations

The following table summarizes our real estate operating results (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012			2011
Revenues:
Developed property sales	$	12,029	$	13,354	$	32,749		$	77,936
Undeveloped property sales	15,837		1,985		15,837			1,985
Commissions and other	112		210		497			477
Total revenues	27,978		15,549		49,083			80,398
Cost of sales, including depreciation	24,525		13,599		45,558			66,813
General and administrative expenses	1,290		1,386		3,967			4,580
Operating income (loss)	$	2,163	$	564	$	(442	)	$	9,005

Developed Property Sales. Developed property sales for the 2012 and 2011 periods included the following (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012					2011
	Units/Lots	Revenues		Average Cost per Lot/Unit		Units/Lots	Revenues		Average Cost Per Lot/Unit
W Austin Hotel & Residences
Condominium Units	11	$	10,062	$	923	10	$	13,207	$	1,022
Barton Creek
Calera:
Verano Drive	3	1,014		191		—	—		—
Amarra Drive:
Phase II Lots	2	953		201		—	—		—
Meridian	—	—		—		1	147		122
Total Residential	16	$	12,029			11	$	13,354

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012					2011
	Units/Lots	Revenues		Average Cost per Lot/Unit		Units/Lots	Revenues		Average Cost per Lot/Unit
W Austin Hotel & Residences
Condominium Units	31	$	27,238	$	797	69	$	76,604	$	852
Barton Creek
Calera:
Verano Drive	10	3,198		178		—	—		—
Calera Drive	1	240		142		—	—		—
Calera Court Courtyard Homes	—	—		—		1	490		501
Amarra:
Phase I Lots	2	745		313		1	550		198
Phase II Lots	2	953		201		—	—		—
Mirador Estate	1	375		228		—	—		—
Circle C
Meridian	—	—		—		2	292		122
Total Residential	47	$	32,749			73	$	77,936

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The increase in developed units/lots sales in third-quarter 2012 primarily resulted from an increase in lot sales at Barton Creek, but revenues were lower compared with third-quarter 2011 because of lower revenues from sold condominium units. The decrease in developed property sales revenues in the first nine months of 2012 primarily resulted from fewer sales of condominium units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project because the sales for the 2011 periods included presales from prior years that closed and were delivered as the units were completed during 2011. In addition, the inventory of condominium units has declined because of sales, leaving a remaining inventory of 47 units at October 31, 2012, from the original inventory of 159 units. The decrease in condominium unit sales in the first nine months of 2012 was partly offset by an increase in lot sales at Barton Creek.

In October 2012, we sold 3 condominium units and as of October 31, 2012, we had 6 condominium units under contract at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

Undeveloped Property Sales. During third-quarter 2012, we sold eight undeveloped commercial tracts of land at Lantana for $15.8 million in cash. During third-quarter 2011, we sold a 28-acre tract of undeveloped land at Circle C for $2.0 million.

Commissions and Other. Commissions and other primarily included sales of our development fee credits to third parties for less than $0.1 million in third-quarter 2012, $0.1 million in third-quarter 2011 and $0.2 million for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011. We received these development fee credits as part of the Circle C settlement (see Note 10 of our 2011 Form 10-K).

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales includes cost of property sold, project operating and marketing expenses and allocated overhead costs, partly offset by reductions for certain municipal utility district reimbursements. Cost of sales totaled $24.5 million for third-quarter 2012 compared with $13.6 million for third-quarter 2011, and $45.6 million for the first nine months of 2012 compared with $66.8 million for the first nine months of 2011. The increase in cost of sales for the third quarter of 2012, compared with the third quarter of 2011, primarily relates to the undeveloped commercial tracts at Lantana sold in third-quarter 2012. The decrease in cost of sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2011, primarily resulted from fewer sales of condominium units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project. Cost of sales for the 2012 periods also include a margin reduction charge on the condominium units totaling $1.5 million, associated with revised estimates of future revenues. When estimates of sales value or project costs are revised, gross profit is adjusted in the period of change so that cumulative project earnings reflect the revised profit estimate. Cost of sales for our real estate operations also include significant, recurring costs (including property taxes, maintenance and marketing), which totaled $1.7 million for third-quarter 2012, $1.4 million for third-quarter 2011, $5.4 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $4.5 million for the first nine months of 2011. These recurring costs do not vary significantly with the level of property sales.

General and Administrative Expenses. Consolidated general and administrative expenses totaled approximately $1.5 million for both the third quarters of 2012 and 2011, $4.9 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $5.2 million for the first nine months of 2011. Lower general and administrative expenses in the first nine months of 2012 primarily reflect lower travel and lodging expense, which more than offset lower capitalized general and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses allocated to real estate operations totaled $1.3 million for third-quarter 2012, $1.4 million for third-quarter 2011, $4.0 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $4.6 million for the first nine months of 2011. For more information about the allocation of general and administrative expenses to our operating segments, see Note 9.

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Hotel

The following table summarizes our hotel operating results (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012		2011
Hotel revenue	$	7,615		$	6,007		$	25,337	$	20,508
Hotel cost of sales, excluding depreciation	6,377			5,944			19,809		18,383
Depreciation	1,855			1,405			4,745		4,076
General and administrative expenses	64			—			227		—
Operating (loss) income	$	(681	)	$	(1,342	)	$	556	$	(1,951	)

Hotel Revenue. Hotel revenue reflects the results of operations for the W Austin Hotel, and primarily includes revenue from room reservations and food and beverage sales. "Revenue per Available Room" (REVPAR), which is calculated by dividing total room revenue by total rooms available, averaged $198 for third-quarter 2012 and $220 for the first nine months of 2012, compared with $165 for third-quarter 2011 and $181 for the first nine months of 2011. Hotel revenues increased in the 2012 periods, compared with the 2011 periods, primarily reflecting higher average occupancy and higher room rates.

Hotel Operating Costs.  Hotel operating costs totaled $6.4 million for third-quarter 2012, compared with $5.9 million for third-quarter 2011, and $19.8 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared with $18.4 million for the first nine months of 2011 reflecting increased variable costs including food and beverage expenses.

Entertainment Venue

The following table summarizes our entertainment venue operating results (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012		2011
Entertainment venue revenue	$	3,172		$	2,350		$	9,304	$	6,296
Entertainment venue cost of sales, excluding depreciation	2,830			2,541			7,674		6,738
Depreciation	351			292			961		759
General and administrative expenses	27			—			83		—
Operating (loss) income	$	(36	)	$	(483	)	$	586	$	(1,201	)

Entertainment Venue Revenue. Entertainment venue revenue reflects the results of operations for ACL Live, which opened in February 2011, and primarily includes ticket sales; sponsorships, personal seat license sales and suite sales; and sales of concessions and merchandise. Entertainment venue revenue also reflects revenues associated with events hosted at other venues. Certain key operating statistics specific to the concert and event hosting industry are included below to provide additional information regarding our ACL Live operating performance.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Events:
Events hosted	40		39		139		111
Estimated attendance	42,831		45,321		146,474		139,837
Ancillary net revenue per attendeea	$	33.51	$	14.98	$	38.45	$	13.81
Ticketing:
Number of tickets sold	38,151		28,901		97,938		91,562
Gross value of tickets sold (in thousands)	$	2,348	$	1,556	$	5,535	$	4,565

a. Primarily includes sales of concessions and merchandise.

Entertainment venue revenues increased in the 2012 periods, compared with the 2011 periods, primarily reflecting an increased number of events hosted, sponsorship, personal seat license and suite revenue and ancillary revenue per attendee.

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Entertainment Venue Operating Costs.  Entertainment venue operating costs totaled $2.8 million for third-quarter 2012, compared with $2.5 million for third-quarter 2011, and $7.7 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared with $6.7 million for the first nine months of 2011 primarily reflecting artist performance fees, which vary with the number of events hosted, and an increase in retail merchandise sold.

Commercial Leasing

The following table summarizes our commercial leasing operating results (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011			2012			2011
Rental revenue	$	1,345	$	738		$	3,626		$	1,801
Rental cost of sales, excluding depreciation	580		447			1,621			1,059
Depreciation	405		254			1,109			554
General and administrative expenses	323		263			999			871
Operating income (loss)	$	37	$	(226	)	$	(103	)	$	(683	)

Rental Revenue. Rental revenue primarily reflects revenue from the office and retail space at Parkside Village, the W Austin Hotel & Residences project, 5700 Slaughter and Barton Creek Village. The increase in rental revenue in the 2012 periods primarily reflects increased occupancy at W Austin Hotel and Residences and Parkside Village, both of which opened in 2011.

Rental Operating Costs. Rental operating costs increased to $0.6 million in third-quarter 2012, compared with $0.4 million in third-quarter 2011, and $1.6 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared with $1.1 million for the first nine months of 2011 primarily reflecting higher operating costs from the office and retail space at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project and Parkside Village.

Depreciation. Depreciation expense increased to $0.4 million in third-quarter 2012, compared with $0.3 million in third-quarter 2011, and $1.1 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared with $0.6 million for the first nine months of 2011 primarily reflecting higher depreciation on the office and retail space at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project and Parkside Village, both of which opened in 2011.

Non-Operating Results

Interest Expense, net. Interest expense (before capitalized interest) totaled $3.5 million for third-quarter 2012, compared with $4.2 million for third-quarter 2011, and $12.2 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared with $13.7 million for the first nine months of 2011. Lower interest expense in the 2012 periods primarily reflects debt repayments on the Ford loan during 2011 and 2012. The decrease for the first nine months of 2012 is partly offset by a charge to interest expense associated with the Ford profits interest totaling $1.2 million in first-quarter 2012. Capitalized interest is primarily related to the W Austin Hotel & Residences project and the Parkside Village project and totaled $0.7 million for third-quarter 2012, $2.3 million for third-quarter 2011, $2.7 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $9.7 million for the first nine months of 2011.

Other Income, net. We recorded other income of $0.5 million for the first nine months of 2011, which reflects forfeited deposits associated with terminated sales contracts for condominium units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project. Other income in the other reported periods was not material.

Equity in Unconsolidated Affiliate’s (Loss) Income. We account for our 50 percent interest in our unconsolidated affiliate, Crestview Station, using the equity method. Our equity in Crestview Station’s (loss) income totaled $(0.1) million for third-quarter 2012 and less than $0.1 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared with $(0.1) million for third-quarter 2011 and $(0.2) million for the first nine months of 2011. Crestview Station sold 73 lots for $3.8 million in second-quarter 2012.

Provision for Income Taxes. We recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.2 million for both the third quarters of 2012 and 2011 and $0.5 million for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011. Our tax provision for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011 includes the Texas state margin tax. The difference between our consolidated effective income tax rate for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, and the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35 percent was primarily attributable to additional valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets.

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Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiaries. Net losses (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries primarily relates to the W Austin Hotel & Residences project (see Note 3) and totaled $1.9 million for third-quarter 2012, $0.1 millionfor third-quarter 2011, $2.9 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $(7.4) million for the first nine months of 2011. The W Austin Hotel & Residences project incurred net losses in the first nine months of 2012, compared with net income in the first nine months of 2011 primarily because of fewer condominium sales and higher net interest expense in 2012.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On February 27, 2012, we sold 7500 Rialto to Lincoln Properties and Greenfield Partners (Lincoln Properties) for $27.0 million. See Note 10 for further discussion.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

As a result of reduced activity in the real estate market, including the markets in which we operate, the near-term outlook for sales of our properties is uncertain. However, we believe that the unique nature and location of our assets will provide positive cash flows when market conditions improve. See "Near-Term Requirements for Additional Capital and Business Strategy" for further discussion of our liquidity.

Comparison of Nine-Months 2012 and 2011 Cash Flows

Cash provided by operating activities totaled $15.6 million during the first nine months of 2012, compared with $28.4 million during the first nine months of 2011. The decrease is primarily related to a $31.3 million reduction in property sales principally resulting from fewer sales of condominium units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project. We currently expect fewer sales of condominium units in 2012, compared with 2011, because 2011 sales included presales from prior years that closed and were delivered as the units were completed in 2011, and we have fewer units left in inventory. The continued weakness in the U.S. and Austin, Texas area real estate market has negatively affected sales of lots; however, we have experienced an increase in lot sales activity in 2012, compared with 2011. Expenditures for purchases and development of real estate properties for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011 included development costs for our real estate operations properties, primarily for the residential portion of the W Austin Hotel & Residences project ($4.8 million during the first nine months of 2012, compared with $28.3 million during the first nine months of 2011).

Cash provided by investing activities totaled $1.9 million during the first nine months of 2012, compared with cash used in investing activities of $16.1 million during the first nine months of 2011. Capital expenditures during the first nine months of 2012 primarily included costs for Parkside Village totaling $3.0 million. Capital expenditures for the first nine months of 2011 included costs for the hotel, office, retail and entertainment venue portions of the W Austin Hotel & Residences project totaling $14.6 million. Proceeds from the sale of 7500 Rialto totaled $5.7 million for the first nine months of 2012 (see Note 10). We also contributed capital to Crestview Station totaling $0.2 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $0.5 million for the first nine months of 2011.

Cash used in financing activities totaled $8.8 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared with $16.5 million for the first nine months of 2011. In the first nine months of 2012, net payments on our credit facility totaled $7.1 million, while borrowings from the Beal Bank loan for the W Austin Hotel & Residences project totaled $4.7 million and borrowings from the Parkside Village loan totaled $5.8 million. Debt repayments on the Beal Bank loan, Ford loan and other project and term loans totaled $17.4 million for the first nine months of 2012. During the first nine months of 2012 we generated net proceeds of $4.8 million from the sale of common stock. Noncontrolling interest contributions for the W Austin Hotel & Residences project and Parkside Village project totaled $0.3 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared with $8.6 million for the first nine months of 2011. In the first nine months of 2011, net borrowings from our credit facility totaled $14.2 million (including $8.1 million under the Comerica term loans), borrowings from the Beal Bank loan totaled $23.8 million and borrowings from the Parkside Village and 5700 Slaughter loans totaled $0.9 million each, partly offset by financing costs of $0.3 million. Debt repayments on project and term loans totaled $64.5 million for the first nine months of 2011. See “Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements” for a discussion of our outstanding debt at September 30, 2012.

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Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements

At September 30, 2012, we had total debt of $144.6 million, compared with $158.5 million at December 31, 2011. Our debt outstanding at September 30, 2012, consisted of the following:

• $70.8 million outstanding under the Beal Bank loan agreement, which is secured by the assets in the W Austin Hotel & Residences project. Net operating income of the W Austin Hotel & Residences project, including proceeds from the sales of the condominium units, has been and must continue to be offered to repay debt incurred in connection with the project.

• $31.3 million outstanding, $2.9 million of letters of credit issued and $6.1 million of availability under our credit facility with Comerica. The credit facility includes a $35.0 million revolving loan, of which $5.3 million is available, a $4.5 million term loan, none of which is available, and a $0.8 million term loan, all of which is available. The availability under the $4.5 million and $0.8 million term loans has been permanently reduced as principal payments have been made. We used the proceeds from these borrowings for general corporate purposes, including overhead and development costs. The credit facility is secured by assets at Barton Creek, Lantana and Circle C.

• $23.0 million outstanding under five unsecured term loans with American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASIP), which include an $8.0 million loan, a $5.0 million loan, two $3.5 million loans and a $3.0 million loan. In September 2012, we entered into modification agreements for our ASIP unsecured term loans whereby we paid off two loans totaling $9 million and extended the maturity dates of the remaining five loans; four of which totaling $15 million mature in 2015 and one totaling $8.0 million matures in 2016 (see Note 6 for further discussion).

• $9.9 million outstanding under a $13.7 million construction loan, which is secured by the assets at the Parkside Village project (see Note 4 for further discussion).

• $5.2 million outstanding under a term loan, which is secured by 5700 Slaughter.

• $4.4 million outstanding under a term loan, which is secured by Barton Creek Village.

The Beal Bank loan agreement contains customary financial covenants, including a requirement that we maintain a minimum total stockholders’ equity balance of $120.0 million, and our Comerica credit facility and our ASIP unsecured term loans contain cross-default provisions with the Beal Bank loan. As of September 30, 2012, our total stockholders’ equity was $121.7 million. A prolonged weak or worsening real estate market in Austin, Texas, including any impact on our sales of condominium units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project, could have a material adverse effect on our business, which may adversely affect our cash flows and profitability and reduce our stockholders’ equity. For additional information, see “Risk Factors” located in Item 1A. of our 2011 Form 10-K.

Maturities

The following table summarizes our debt maturities as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

	Fourth-Quarter
	2012			2013		2014		2015		2016		Total
Beal Bank Loan	$	—		$	—	$	70,817	$	—	$	—	$	70,817
Comerica Credit Facility	31,295		a	—		—		—		—		31,295
Unsecured Term Loans	—			—		—		15,000		8,000		23,000
Parkside Village Loan	—			9,932		—		—		—		9,932
5700 Slaughter Loan	20			89		95		4,978		—		5,182
Barton Creek Village Loan	25			100		4,283		—		—		4,408
Total	$	31,340		$	10,121	$	75,195	$	19,978	$	8,000	$	144,634

a. In August 2012, we extended the maturity of this facility from August 2012 to November 2012.

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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

We do not expect the impact of recently issued accounting standards to have a significant impact on our future financial statements and disclosures.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain forward-looking statements in which we discuss certain of our expectations regarding future operational and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical facts, such as those statements regarding future reimbursements for infrastructure costs, future events related to financing and regulatory matters, anticipated development plans and sales of land, units and lots, projected timeframes for development, construction and completion of our projects, projected capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources, anticipated results of our business strategy, and other plans and objectives of management for future operations and activities.  The words “anticipates,” “may,” “can,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “likely,” “will,” “should,” “to be” and any similar expressions and/or statements that are not historical facts are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements.

We caution readers that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated, projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that can cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and business conditions, business opportunities that may be presented to and/or pursued by us, the availability of financing, increases in foreclosures and interest rates, the termination of sales contracts or letters of intent due to, among other factors, the failure of one or more closing conditions or market changes, the failure to attract homebuilding customers for our developments or their failure to satisfy their purchase commitments, the failure to complete agreements with strategic partners and/or appropriately manage relationships with strategic partners, a decrease in the demand for real estate in the Austin, Texas market, competition from other real estate developers, increases in operating costs, including real estate taxes and the cost of construction materials, changes in laws, regulations or the regulatory environment affecting the development of real estate and other factors described in more detail under “Risk Factors” located in Item 1A. of our 2011 Form 10-K.

Investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions on which our forward-looking statements are based are likely to change after our forward-looking statements are made. Further, we may make changes to our business plans that could or will affect our results.  We caution investors that we do not intend to update our forward-looking statements more frequently than quarterly, notwithstanding any changes in our assumptions, changes in our business plans, our actual experience, or other changes, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a)           Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

(b)           Changes in internal control. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The following table sets forth shares of our common stock we repurchased during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

	(a) Total		(c) Total Number of	(d) Maximum Number
	Number	(b) Average	Shares Purchased as Part	of Shares That May
	of Shares	Price Paid	of Publicly Announced	Yet Be Purchased Under
Period	Purchased	Per Share	Plans or Programsa	the Plans or Programsa
July 1 to 31, 2012	—	—	—	113,645
August 1 to 31, 2012	—	—	—	113,645
September 1 to 30, 2012	—	—	—	113,645
Total	—	—	—

a. In February 2001, our Board of Directors approved an open market share purchase program for up to 0.7 million shares of our common stock. The program does not have an expiration date. Our modified unsecured term loans prohibit common stock purchases while any of the loans are outstanding.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The exhibits to this report are listed in the Exhibit Index beginning on page E-1 hereof.

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SIGNATURE

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

STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

By: /s/ Erin D. Pickens

----------------------------------------

Erin D. Pickens

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(authorized signatory and

Principal Financial Officer)

Date: November 14, 2012

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STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX

			Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title	Filed with this Form 10-Q	Form	File No.	Date Filed
3.1	Composite Certificate of Incorporation of Stratus.		8-A	000-19989	8/26/2010
3.4	By-laws of Stratus, as amended as of November 6, 2007.		10-Q	000-19989	8/11/2008
4.1	Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2012, between Stratus Properties Inc. and Computershare Shareowner Services, LLC, as Rights Agent.		8-K	000-19989	4/18/2012
4.2	Investor Rights Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc. and Moffett Holdings, LLC, dated as of March 15, 2012.		8-K	000-19989	3/20/2012
10.1	Loan Modification Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc. and American Strategic Income Portfolio Inc.-II effective as of September 1, 2012 ($3.0 million loan).		8-K	000-19989	9/12/2012
10.2	Loan Modification Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc. and American Select Portfolio Inc. effective as of September 1, 2012 ($3.5 million loan).		8-K	000-19989	9/12/2012
10.3	Loan Modification Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc. and American Strategic Income Portfolio Inc.-II effective as of September 1, 2012 ($8.0 million loan).		8-K	000-19989	9/12/2012
10.4	Loan Modification Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc. and American Select Portfolio Inc. effective as of September 1, 2012 ($5.0 million loan).		8-K	000-19989	9/12/2012
10.5	Loan Modification Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc. and American Strategic Income Portfolio Inc. effective as of September 1, 2012 ($3.5 million loan).		8-K	000-19989	9/12/2012
31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).	X
31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).	X
32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.	X
32.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.	X
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.	X
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.	X
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.	X
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.	X
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.	X
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.	X

E-1

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification

I, William H. Armstrong III, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Stratus Properties 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 14, 2012

/s/ William H. Armstrong III

William H. Armstrong III

Chairman of the Board,

President & Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification

I, Erin D. Pickens, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Stratus Properties 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 14, 2012

/s/ Erin D. Pickens

Erin D. Pickens

Senior Vice President &

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Stratus Properties Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ending September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), William H. Armstrong III, as Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

Dated: November 14, 2012

/s/ William H. Armstrong III

William H. Armstrong III

Chairman of the Board,

President & Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of § 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Stratus Properties Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ending September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Erin D. Pickens, as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of her knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

Dated: November 14, 2012

/s/ Erin D. Pickens

Erin D. Pickens

Senior Vice President &

Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of § 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Fair Value Measurements (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt	$ 144,634	$ 158,451
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt	$ 144,415	$ 157,529

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Joint Venture With Moffett Holdings, LLC (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Joint Venture With Moffett Holdings, LLC [Abstract]

Joint Venture With Moffett Holdings, LLC [Text Block]

JOINT VENTURE WITH MOFFETT HOLDINGS, LLC

On February 28, 2011, Stratus entered into a joint venture with Moffett Holdings, LLC (Moffett Holdings) for the development of Parkside Village, a retail project in the Circle C community.

Stratus’ capital contributions to the joint venture totaled $3.1 million, which consisted of a 23.03 acre tract of land located in Austin, Texas, the related property and development agreements for the land and other project costs incurred by Stratus before February 28, 2011. Moffett Holdings made capital contributions to the joint venture totaling $3.8 million to fund the development of the project. The joint venture also has a construction loan with Comerica Bank to finance the development of Parkside Village (see Note 7 of the Stratus 2011 Form 10-K for further discussion). The Parkside Village loan had an outstanding balance of $9.9 million and availability of $3.8 million at September 30, 2012.

Stratus is the manager of the joint venture, and after the partners are repaid their original capital contributions and a preferred return on those contributions, Stratus will receive 80 percent of any distributions and Moffett Holdings will receive 20 percent. As the manager of the joint venture with a majority of the voting and profit interest (80 percent), Stratus consolidates this joint venture in its financial statements.

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Business Segments (Unaudited) (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
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$ 39,871		$ 24,463		$ 86,740		$ 108,470
Intersegment	0		0		0		0
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	34,176		22,408		74,255		92,589
Depreciation	2,644		1,984		6,927		5,482
General and administrative expenses	1,542		1,532		4,870		5,170
Operating income (loss)	1,509		(1,461)		688		5,229
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	0		(164)		4,805		248
Capital expenditures	2,491		12,902		12,032		52,656
Total assets	385,687		433,681		385,687		433,681		421,605
Real Estate Operations [Member]
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	27,960	[1]	15,549	[1]	49,047	[1]	80,398	[1]
Intersegment	18	[1]	0	[1]	36	[1]	0	[1]
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	24,460	[1]	13,531	[1]	45,343	[1]	66,633	[1]
Depreciation	65	[1]	68	[1]	215	[1]	180	[1]
General and administrative expenses	1,290	[1]	1,386	[1]	3,967	[1]	4,580	[1]
Operating income (loss)	2,163	[1]	564	[1]	(442)	[1]	9,005	[1]
(Loss) income from discontinued operations			0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Capital expenditures	1,875	[1]	10,654	[1]	8,446	[1]	37,047	[1]
Total assets	181,753	[1]	215,764	[1]	181,753	[1]	215,764	[1]
Hotel [Member]
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	7,567		5,961		25,191		20,292
Intersegment	48		46		146		216
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	6,377		5,944		19,809		18,383
Depreciation	1,855		1,405		4,745		4,076
General and administrative expenses	64		0		227		0
Operating income (loss)	(681)		(1,342)		556		(1,951)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations			0		0		0
Capital expenditures	3		(26)		3		5,339
Total assets	120,560		124,492		120,560		124,492
Entertainment Venue [Member]
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	3,155		2,343		9,258		6,253
Intersegment	17		7		46		43
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	2,830		2,541		7,674		6,738
Depreciation	351		292		961		759
General and administrative expenses	27		0		83		0
Operating income (loss)	(36)		(483)		586		(1,201)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations			0		0		0
Capital expenditures	6		(427)		170		4,665
Total assets	43,436		42,163		43,436		42,163
Commercial Leasing [Member]
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	1,189		610		3,244		1,527
Intersegment	156		128		382		274
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	580		447		1,621		1,059
Depreciation	405		254		1,109		554
General and administrative expenses	323		263		999		871
Operating income (loss)	37		(226)		(103)		(683)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations			(164)		4,805		248
Capital expenditures	607		2,701		3,413		5,605
Total assets	47,687		58,646		47,687		58,646
Eliminations and Other [Member]
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Intersegment	(239)	[2]	(181)	[2]	(610)	[2]	(533)	[2]
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	(71)	[2]	(55)	[2]	(192)	[2]	(224)	[2]
Depreciation	(32)	[2]	(35)	[2]	(103)	[2]	(87)	[2]
General and administrative expenses	(162)	[2]	(117)	[2]	(406)	[2]	(281)	[2]
Operating income (loss)	26	[2]	26	[2]	91	[2]	59	[2]
(Loss) income from discontinued operations			0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Capital expenditures	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total assets	$ (7,749)	[2]	$ (7,384)	[2]	$ (7,749)	[2]	$ (7,384)	[2]

[1] Includes sales commissions and other revenues together with related expenses.

[2] Includes eliminations of intersegment amounts, including the deferred development fee income between Stratus and the joint venture with Canyon-Johnson.

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Income Taxes (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance	$ 0.2		$ 0.2
Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate	35.00%	35.00%

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Discontinued Operations (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		May 01, 2016	Feb. 27, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale Proceeds from 7500 Rialto									$ 27,000,000
Gross Proceeds From Sale of 7500 Rialto				6,700,000
Net Proceeds from Sale of 7500 Rialto				5,697,000		0
Guaranty of Debt Service								2,500,000	5,000,000
Gain on Sale of 7500 Rialto, Including Deferred Gain				10,100,000
Revenues		717,000		287,000		2,573,000
Rental Property Costs		(524,000)		(370,000)		(1,380,000)
Depreciation		(214,000)		0		(640,000)
Interest Expense		(314,000)	[1]	(198,000)	[1]	(947,000)	[1]
Gain on sale		0		5,146,000		0
Provision for income taxes		(7,000)		(60,000)		(26,000)
(Loss) income from 7500 Rialto		(342,000)		4,805,000		(420,000)
Interest capitalized by Stratus to other properties		178,000	[2]	0	[2]	668,000	[2]
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	0	(164,000)		4,805,000		248,000
Cash and cash equivalents										390,000
Real estate held for investment, net										15,193,000
Other assets										1,346,000
Total assets	0			0						16,929,000
Accounts payable										64,000
Accrued liabilities										947,000
Deposits										205,000
Debt									20,300,000	20,367,000
Total liabilities	0			0						21,583,000
Net Liabilities										$ (4,654,000)

[1] Relates to interest on the Lantana Promissory Note and does not include any additional allocations of interest.

[2] Stratus capitalized interest cost on the Lantana Promissory Note to other development projects.

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Joint Venture With Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Joint Venture With Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. [Abstract]

Joint Venture With Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. [Text Block]

JOINT VENTURE WITH CANYON-JOHNSON URBAN FUND II, L.P.

Stratus and Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. (Canyon-Johnson) are participants in a joint venture for a 36-story mixed-use development in downtown Austin, Texas, anchored by a W Hotel & Residences (the W Austin Hotel & Residences project). Stratus is the manager of, and has an approximate 40 percent interest in, the joint venture, and Canyon-Johnson has an approximate 60 percent interest in the joint venture. As of September 30, 2012, cumulative capital contributions totaled $71.9 million for Stratus and $94.0 million for Canyon-Johnson. The joint venture is consolidated in Stratus’ financial statements based on its assessment that the joint venture is a variable interest entity and that Stratus is the primary beneficiary. Stratus will continue to evaluate the primary beneficiary of this joint venture in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. See Note 2 of the Stratus 2011 Form 10-K for further discussion.

Stratus’ consolidated balance sheets include the following assets and liabilities of the joint venture (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	14,654	$	4,955
Real estate held for sale	53,142		54,783
Real estate under development	—		18,432
Real estate held for investment, net	165,801		170,788
Other assets	19,617		13,984
Total assets	253,214		262,942
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	6,022		6,526
Accrued liabilities	5,517		7,360
Deposits	2,533		1,618
Debta	70,817		70,349
Other liabilities	2,008		1,510
Total liabilities	86,897		87,363
Net assets	$	166,317	$	175,579

a. Stratus guarantees the debt associated with the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

Gross profit on condominium sales from the W Austin Hotel & Residences project is based on estimates of total project sales value and total project costs for the condominiums. When estimates of sales value or project costs are revised, gross profit is adjusted in the period of change so that cumulative project earnings reflect the revised profit estimate. During third-quarter 2012, based on revised estimates of future revenues, Stratus lowered the expected gross profit margin on condominiums units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project. The margin reduction increased cumulative cost of sales and lowered cumulative gross profit by $1.5 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012.

Profits and losses between partners in a real estate venture should be allocated based on how changes in net assets of the venture would affect cash payments to the investors over the life of the venture and on its liquidation. The amount of the ultimate profits earned by the W Austin Hotel & Residences project will affect the ultimate profit sharing ratios because of provisions in the joint venture agreement, which would require Stratus to return certain previously received distributions to Canyon-Johnson under certain circumstances. Because of the uncertainty of the ultimate profits and, therefore, profit-sharing ratios, the W Austin Hotel & Residences project’s cumulative profits or losses are allocated based on a hypothetical liquidation of the venture’s net assets as of each balance sheet date. As of September 30, 2012, the cumulative earnings for the W Austin Hotel & Residences project were allocated based on 44 percent for Stratus and 56 percent for Canyon-Johnson.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,782	$ 7,695
Real estate held for sale	69,409	74,003
Real estate under development	30,539	54,956
Land available for development	49,397	60,936
Real estate held for investment, net	191,574	185,221
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	3,446	3,246
Other assets	24,540	18,619
Discontinued operations	0	16,929
Total assets	385,687	421,605
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	6,037	8,760
Accrued liabilities	7,400	10,217
Deposits	2,862	1,848
Debt	144,634	158,451
Other liabilities and deferred gain	8,142	3,064
Discontinued operations	0	21,583
Total liabilities	169,075	203,923
Commitments and contingencies
Stratus stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	90	84
Capital in excess of par value of common stock	203,210	198,175
Accumulated deficit	(63,255)	(61,723)
Common stock held in treasury	(18,392)	(18,347)
Total Stratus stockholders’ equity	121,653	118,189
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	94,959	99,493
Total equity	216,612	217,682
Total liabilities and equity	$ 385,687	$ 421,605

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General Information (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

General Information [Abstract]

General Information [Text Block]

GENERAL

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011, included in Stratus Properties Inc.’s (Stratus) Annual Report on Form 10-K (Stratus 2011 Form 10-K) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. Operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.

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Earnings Per Share (Unaudited) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	125,200	99,300	135,500	109,800

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Joint Venture With Moffett Holdings, LLC (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2011 Stratus Properties Inc [Member] acre	Sep. 30, 2012 Parkside Village [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Parkside Village [Member] Stratus Properties Inc [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Parkside Village [Member] Stratus Properties Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Parkside Village [Member] Moffett Holdings, LLC [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Parkside Village [Member] Moffett Holdings, LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Capital Contributions				$ 3.1		$ 3.8
Land Contributed to Joint Venture	23.03
Debt Instrument, Amount Outstanding		9.9
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount		$ 3.8
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent			80.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners					20.00%

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Earnings Per Share (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Stratus’ basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock was calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to Stratus common stock by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Because Stratus had losses from continuing operations in third-quarter 2012, third-quarter 2011 and the first nine months of 2012 and a net loss attributable to Stratus common stock for the first nine months of 2011, no potential common shares are included in the computation of any diluted per share amounts.

Stock options and restricted stock units representing 125,200 shares for third-quarter 2012, 99,300 shares for third-quarter 2011, 135,500 shares for the first nine months of 2012 and 109,800 shares for the first nine months of 2011 were excluded from weighted-average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating diluted net loss per share because they were anti-dilutive.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenues:
Real estate	$ 27,960	$ 15,549	$ 49,047	$ 80,398
Hotel	7,567	5,961	25,191	20,292
Entertainment venue	3,155	2,343	9,258	6,253
Rental	1,189	610	3,244	1,527
Total revenues	39,871	24,463	86,740	108,470
Cost of sales:
Real estate	24,440	13,509	45,278	66,522
Hotel	6,377	5,944	19,809	18,382
Entertainment venue	2,798	2,508	7,592	6,626
Rental	561	447	1,576	1,059
Depreciation	2,644	1,984	6,927	5,482
Total cost of sales	36,820	24,392	81,182	98,071
General and administrative expenses	1,542	1,532	4,870	5,170
Total costs and expenses	38,362	25,924	86,052	103,241
Operating income (loss)	1,509	(1,461)	688	5,229
Interest expense, net	(2,835)	(1,889)	(9,443)	(4,041)
Other income, net	11	71	51	537
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in unconsolidated affilate's (loss) income	(1,315)	(3,279)	(8,704)	1,725
Equity in unconsolidated affiliate’s (loss) income	(61)	(75)	14	(240)
Provision for income taxes	(224)	(167)	(523)	(489)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(1,600)	(3,521)	(9,213)	996
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	0	(164)	4,805	248
Net (loss) income and total comprehensive (loss) income	(1,600)	(3,685)	(4,408)	1,244
Net loss (income) and total comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	1,923	109	2,876	(7,353)
Net income (loss) and total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Stratus common stock	$ 323	$ (3,576)	$ (1,532)	$ (6,109)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Stratus common stock:
Continuing operations	$ 0.04	$ (0.46)	$ (0.80)	$ (0.85)
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ (0.02)	$ 0.61	$ 0.03
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Stratus common stock	$ 0.04	$ (0.48)	$ (0.19)	$ (0.82)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic and diluted	8,095	7,494	7,923	7,491

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Subsequent Events (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Stratus evaluated events after September 30, 2012, and through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined any events or transactions occurring during this period that would require recognition or disclosure are appropriately addressed in these financial statements.

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Document and Entity Information Document (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Stratus Properties Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000885508
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,095,042
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 59,800,000

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Joint Venture With Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. (Unaudited) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Joint Venture With Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Stratus’ consolidated balance sheets include the following assets and liabilities of the joint venture (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	14,654	$	4,955
Real estate held for sale	53,142		54,783
Real estate under development	—		18,432
Real estate held for investment, net	165,801		170,788
Other assets	19,617		13,984
Total assets	253,214		262,942
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	6,022		6,526
Accrued liabilities	5,517		7,360
Deposits	2,533		1,618
Debta	70,817		70,349
Other liabilities	2,008		1,510
Total liabilities	86,897		87,363
Net assets	$	166,317	$	175,579

a. Stratus guarantees the debt associated with the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (4,408)	$ 1,244
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	6,922	6,122
Cost of real estate sold	35,643	53,208
Gain on sale of 7500 Rialto	(5,146)	0
Stock-based compensation	198	331
Equity in unconsolidated affiliate’s (income) loss	(14)	240
Deposits	1,029	(5,918)
Development of real estate properties	(8,446)	(37,047)
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(5,689)	975
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	(4,499)	9,288
Net cash provided by operating activities	15,590	28,443
Capital expenditures:
Commercial leasing properties	(3,413)	(5,605)
Entertainment venue	(170)	(4,665)
Hotel	(3)	(5,339)
Proceeds from sale of 7500 Rialto	5,697	0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	(185)	(500)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,926	(16,109)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facility	22,500	16,500
Payments on credit facility	(29,554)	(2,266)
Borrowings from project and term loans	10,532	25,591
Payments on project and term loans	(17,436)	(64,538)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	341	8,578
Common stock issuance	4,817	0
Net payments for stock-based awards	(19)	(75)
Financing costs	0	(263)
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,819)	(16,473)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	8,697	(4,139)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	8,085	11,730
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 16,782	$ 7,591

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Equity Transactions (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity Transactions [Abstract]

Equity Transactions [Text Block]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

On March 15, 2012, in a private placement transaction, Stratus sold 625,000 shares of its common stock to Moffett Holdings for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million, or $8.00 per share. Following the sale, Stratus had 8,093,167 shares of common stock outstanding, with Moffett Holdings owning approximately 7.7 percent of Stratus' outstanding common stock. Stratus used the $4.8 million in net proceeds from the sale to reduce the outstanding balance under the Comerica credit facility.

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Debt (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

DEBT

In September 2012, Stratus entered into modification agreements for its American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASIP) unsecured term loans whereby two loans totaling $9 million were repaid and the maturity dates of the remaining five loans were extended; four loans totaling $15.0 million mature in 2015 and one $8.0 million loan matures in 2016. In addition, the interest rate of the remaining term loans was reduced from 8.75 percent per annum to 7.25 percent per annum.

On January 30, 2012, Stratus fully repaid the Ford loan and during first-quarter 2012 generated operating cash flow, as defined by the Ford profits interest agreement, which entitled Ford to a profits interest of $1.2 million, resulting in a charge to interest expense (before capitalized interest) of approximately $1.2 million in first-quarter 2012. Stratus has no further obligations under the Ford profits interest agreement.

Stratus' Beal Bank loan contains customary financial covenants, including a requirement that Stratus maintain a minimum total stockholders' equity balance of $120.0 million, and the Comerica credit facility and the ASIP unsecured term loans contain cross-default provisions with the Beal Bank loan. As of December 31, 2011, Stratus' total stockholders' equity was $118.2 million, which was less than the amount required under the covenants in Stratus' loan agreements. However, the the sale of 7500 Rialto (see Note 10) and the sale of common stock during first-quarter 2012 contributed to an increase in Stratus' stockholders' equity balance, which totaled $121.7 million as of September 30, 2012.

Interest Expense and Capitalization. Interest expense (before capitalized interest) totaled $3.5 million for third-quarter 2012, $4.2 million for third-quarter 2011, $12.2 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $13.7 million for the first nine months of 2011. Stratus capitalized interest costs totaling $0.7 million for third-quarter 2012, $2.3 million for third-quarter 2011, $2.7 million for the first nine months of 2012 and $9.7 million for the first nine months of 2011 primarily related to the W Austin Hotel & Residences project and the Parkside Village project.

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Joint Venture With Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)				3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 W Austin Hotel & Residences [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 W Austin Hotel & Residences [Member]		Sep. 30, 2012 W Austin Hotel & Residences [Member] Stratus Properties Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 W Austin Hotel & Residences [Member] Canyon Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,782,000	$ 7,695,000		$ 14,654,000		$ 4,955,000
Real estate held for sale	69,409,000	74,003,000		53,142,000		54,783,000
Real estate under development	30,539,000	54,956,000		0		18,432,000
Real estate held for investment, net	191,574,000	185,221,000		165,801,000		170,788,000
Other assets	24,540,000	18,619,000		19,617,000		13,984,000
Total assets	385,687,000	421,605,000	433,681,000	253,214,000		262,942,000
Accounts payable	6,037,000	8,760,000		6,022,000		6,526,000
Accrued liabilities	7,400,000	10,217,000		5,517,000		7,360,000
Deposits	2,862,000	1,848,000		2,533,000		1,618,000
Debt	144,634,000	158,451,000		70,817,000	[1]	70,349,000	[1]
Other liabilities	8,142,000	3,064,000		2,008,000		1,510,000
Total liabilities	169,075,000	203,923,000		86,897,000		87,363,000
Net assets				166,317,000		175,579,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent								40.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners									60.00%
Cumulative Capital Contributions								71,900,000	94,000,000
Margin Reduction Cost of Sales Adjustment				$ 1,500,000
General Partners' Cumulative Earnings								44.00%	56.00%

[1] Stratus guarantees the debt associated with the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

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Fair Value Measurements (Unaudited) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of Stratus' other financial instrument follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Debt	$	144,634	$	144,415	$	158,451	$	157,529

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Discontinued Operations (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations [Text Block]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On February 27, 2012, Stratus sold 7500 Rialto to Lincoln Properties and Greenfield Partners (Lincoln Properties) for $27.0 million. Lincoln Properties paid $6.7 million ($5.7 million net to Stratus after closing and other costs) in cash and assumed Stratus' outstanding nonrecourse debt (the Lantana Promissory Note) of $20.3 million secured by the property. Stratus is providing a limited guaranty of debt service and other obligations on the Lantana Promissory Note up to $5.0 million, which will be reduced to $2.5 million on May 1, 2016, until January 1, 2018 (the maturity date for the Lantana Promissory Note). Stratus recognized $5.1 million of its $10.1 million gain on the sale in first-quarter 2012 and expects the balance to be recorded as its obligations under the limited guaranty are relieved.

The operating results and assets and liabilities for 7500 Rialto are presented in the financial statements as discontinued operations. The operations of 7500 Rialto previously represented a component of the Commercial Leasing segment (see Note 9). The following table presents the results of operations for 7500 Rialto up to and including the sale in February 2012 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2012			2011
Revenues	$	717		$	287		$	2,573
Rental property costs	(524		)	(370		)	(1,380		)
Depreciation	(214		)	—			(640		)
Interest expensea	(314		)	(198		)	(947		)
Gain on sale	—			5,146			—
Provision for income taxes	(7		)	(60		)	(26		)
(Loss) income from 7500 Rialto	(342		)	4,805			(420		)
Interest capitalized by Stratus to other propertiesb	178			—			668
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$	(164	)	$	4,805		$	248

a. Relates to interest on the Lantana Promissory Note and does not include any additional allocations of interest.

b. Stratus capitalized interest cost on the Lantana Promissory Note to other development projects.

The assets and liabilities for 7500 Rialto are shown below (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2011
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	390
Real estate held for investment, net	15,193
Other assets	1,346
Total assets	16,929
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	64
Accrued liabilities	947
Deposits	205
Debt	20,367
Total liabilities	21,583
Net liabilities	$	(4,654	)

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Income Taxes (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes [Text Block]

INCOME TAXES

Stratus’ accounting policy for and other information regarding its income taxes is further described in Notes 1 and 8 of the Stratus 2011 Form 10-K.

Stratus evaluated the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, and considered available positive and negative evidence, giving greater weight to the recent losses, the absence of taxable income in the carry back period and uncertainty regarding projected future financial results. As a result, Stratus concluded that there was not sufficient positive evidence supporting the realizability of its deferred tax assets beyond an amount totaling $0.2 million at December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2012.

Stratus’ future results of operations may be negatively impacted by an inability to realize a tax benefit for future tax losses or for items that will generate additional deferred tax assets. Stratus’ future results of operations may be favorably impacted by reversals of valuation allowances if Stratus is able to demonstrate sufficient positive evidence that its deferred tax assets will be realized.

The difference between Stratus’ consolidated effective income tax rate for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, and the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35 percent was primarily attributable to additional valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets.

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Business Segments (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments [Text Block]

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Stratus currently has four operating segments, Real Estate Operations, Hotel, Entertainment Venue and Commercial Leasing.

The Real Estate Operations segment is comprised of Stratus’ real estate assets (developed, under development and undeveloped), which consists of its properties in the Barton Creek community, the Circle C community and Lantana, and the condominium units at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

The Hotel segment includes the W Austin Hotel located at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

The Entertainment Venue segment includes Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater (ACL Live), a live music and entertainment venue and production studio at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project, which began operations in February 2011. In addition to hosting concerts and private events, this venue is the new home of Austin City Limits, a television program showcasing popular music legends. The entertainment venue segment also includes revenues and costs associated with events hosted at other venues.

The Commercial Leasing segment includes the office and retail space at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project, a retail building and a bank building in Barton Creek Village, and 5700 Slaughter and the Parkside Village project in the Circle C community. In February 2012, Stratus sold the two office buildings at 7500 Rialto Boulevard (7500 Rialto). Accordingly, the operating results for 7500 Rialto are reported as discontinued operations in the tables below (see Note 10).

Stratus uses operating income or loss to measure the performance of each segment. Stratus allocates parent company general and administrative expenses that do not directly relate to an operating segment between the Real Estate Operations and Commercial Leasing segments based on projected annual revenues for each segment. General and administrative expenses related to the W Austin Hotel & Residences project are allocated to the real estate operations, hotel, entertainment venue and commercial leasing segments based on projected annual revenues for the W Austin Hotel & Residences project. Prior year general and administrative expense allocations have been revised to exclude the results of 7500 Rialto. Additionally, prior year amounts for individual segments have been revised to reflect intersegment transactions. The following segment information reflects management’s determinations that may not be indicative of what actual financial performance of each segment would be if it were an independent entity.

Segment data presented below were prepared on the same basis as Stratus’ consolidated financial statements (in thousands).

	Real Estate Operationsa		Hotel			Entertainment Venue			Commercial Leasing		Eliminations and Otherb			Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	27,960	$	7,567		$	3,155		$	1,189	$	—		$	39,871
Intersegment	18		48			17			156		(239		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	24,460		6,377			2,830			580		(71		)	34,176
Depreciation	65		1,855			351			405		(32		)	2,644
General and administrative expenses	1,290		64			27			323		(162		)	1,542
Operating income (loss)	$	2,163	$	(681	)	$	(36	)	$	37	$	26		$	1,509
Capital expenditures	$	1,875	$	3		$	6		$	607	$	—		$	2,491
Total assets at September 30, 2012	181,753		120,560			43,436			47,687		(7,749		)	385,687

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	15,549	$	5,961		$	2,343		$	610		$	—		$	24,463
Intersegment	—		46			7			128			(181		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	13,531		5,944			2,541			447			(55		)	22,408
Depreciation	68		1,405			292			254			(35		)	1,984
General and administrative expenses	1,386		—			—			263			(117		)	1,532
Operating income (loss)	$	564	$	(1,342	)	$	(483	)	$	(226	)	$	26		$	(1,461	)
Loss from discontinued operations	$	—	$	—		$	—		(164		)	$	—		$	(164	)
Capital expenditures	10,654		(26		)	(427		)	2,701			—			12,902
Total assets at September 30, 2011	215,764		124,492			42,163			58,646			(7,384		)	433,681

	Real Estate Operationsa			Hotel		Entertainment Venue		Commercial Leasing			Eliminations and Otherb			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	49,047		$	25,191	$	9,258	$	3,244		$	—		$	86,740
Intersegment	36			146		46		382			(610		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	45,343			19,809		7,674		1,621			(192		)	74,255
Depreciation	215			4,745		961		1,109			(103		)	6,927
General and administrative expenses	3,967			227		83		999			(406		)	4,870
Operating (loss) income	$	(442	)	$	556	$	586	$	(103	)	$	91		$	688
Income from discontinued operations	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	4,805		$	—		$	4,805
Capital expenditures	8,446			3		170		3,413			—			12,032

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	80,398	$	20,292		$	6,253		$	1,527		$	—		$	108,470
Intersegment	—		216			43			274			(533		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	66,633		18,383			6,738			1,059			(224		)	92,589
Depreciation	180		4,076			759			554			(87		)	5,482
General and administrative expenses	4,580		—			—			871			(281		)	5,170
Operating income (loss)	$	9,005	$	(1,951	)	$	(1,201	)	$	(683	)	$	59		$	5,229
Income from discontinued operations	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	248		$	—		$	248
Capital expenditures	37,047		5,339			4,665			5,605			—			52,656

a. Includes sales commissions and other revenues together with related expenses.

b. Includes eliminations of intersegment amounts, including the deferred development fee income between Stratus and the joint venture with Canyon-Johnson.

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New Accounting Standard (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

New Accounting Standard [Abstract]

New Accounting Standard [Text Block]

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) in connection with guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures. This ASU clarifies the FASB's intent on current guidance, modifies and changes certain guidance and principles, and expands disclosures concerning Level 3 fair value measurements in the fair value hierarchy (including quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy). In addition, this ASU requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position, but whose fair value is required to be disclosed. This ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and early application is not permitted. Stratus adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2012.

In June 2011, the FASB issued an ASU in connection with accounting guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. The objective of this ASU is to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. This ASU requires an entity to present the components of net income, other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income (i.e. including net income) either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This ASU eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity, but does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income. This ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and early adoption is permitted. Effective January 1, 2012, Stratus adopted this ASU and presented comprehensive income in a single continuous statement.

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Discontinued Operations (Unaudited) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the results of operations for 7500 Rialto up to and including the sale in February 2012 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2012			2011
Revenues	$	717		$	287		$	2,573
Rental property costs	(524		)	(370		)	(1,380		)
Depreciation	(214		)	—			(640		)
Interest expensea	(314		)	(198		)	(947		)
Gain on sale	—			5,146			—
Provision for income taxes	(7		)	(60		)	(26		)
(Loss) income from 7500 Rialto	(342		)	4,805			(420		)
Interest capitalized by Stratus to other propertiesb	178			—			668
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$	(164	)	$	4,805		$	248

a. Relates to interest on the Lantana Promissory Note and does not include any additional allocations of interest.

b. Stratus capitalized interest cost on the Lantana Promissory Note to other development projects.

The assets and liabilities for 7500 Rialto are shown below (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2011
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	390
Real estate held for investment, net	15,193
Other assets	1,346
Total assets	16,929
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	64
Accrued liabilities	947
Deposits	205
Debt	20,367
Total liabilities	21,583
Net liabilities	$	(4,654	)

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Debt (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended					1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011 American Strategic Income Portfolio Term Loans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 American Strategic Income Portfolio Term Loans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loans due 2012 [Member] American Strategic Income Portfolio Term Loans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loans due 2015 [Member] American Strategic Income Portfolio Term Loans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan due 2016 [Member] American Strategic Income Portfolio Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 15,000,000	$ 8,000,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount									9,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							8.75%	7.25%
Debt Instrument, Profits Interest Payment		1,200,000
Minimum Stockholders Equity Required For Compliance With Debt Covenant	120,000,000			120,000,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	121,653,000			121,653,000		118,189,000
Interest Costs Incurred	3,500,000		4,200,000	12,200,000	13,700,000
Interest Costs Capitalized	$ 700,000		$ 2,300,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 9,700,000

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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Total Stratus Stockholders' Equity [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Capital in Excess of Par Value [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Common Stock Held in Treasury [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 212,800	$ 128,550	$ 84	$ 197,773	$ (51,335)	$ (17,972)	$ 84,250
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010			8,354,000			879,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Exercised and issued stock-based awards	(20)	(20)	0	(20)	0	0	0
Exercised and issued stock-based awards (in shares)			26,000			0
Stock-based compensation	331	331	0	331	0	0	0
Tender of shares for stock-based awards	(56)	(56)	0	0	0	(56)	0
Tender of shares for stock-based awards (in shares)			0			7,000
Noncontrolling interest contributions (distributions), net	8,578	0	0	0	0	0	8,578
Total comprehensive income (loss)	1,244	(6,109)	0	0	(6,109)	0	7,353
Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	222,877	122,696	84	198,084	(57,444)	(18,028)	100,181
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2011			8,380,000			886,000
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	217,682	118,189	84	198,175	(61,723)	(18,347)	99,493
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011			8,387,000			935,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock issuance	4,817	4,817	6	4,811	0	0	0
Common stock issuance (in shares)			625,000			0
Exercised and issued stock-based awards	26	26	0	26	0	0	0
Exercised and issued stock-based awards (in shares)			23,000			0
Stock-based compensation	198	198	0	198	0	0	0
Tender of shares for stock-based awards	(45)	(45)	0	0	0	(45)	0
Tender of shares for stock-based awards (in shares)			0			5,000
Noncontrolling interest contributions (distributions), net	(1,658)	0	0	0	0	0	(1,658)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(4,408)	(1,532)	0	0	(1,532)	0	(2,876)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2012	$ 216,612	$ 121,653	$ 90	$ 203,210	$ (63,255)	$ (18,392)	$ 94,959
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2012			9,035,000			940,000

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Fair Value Measurements (Unaudited)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements [Text Block]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value accounting guidance includes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 inputs) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs).

The carrying value for certain Stratus financial instruments (i.e., cash, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities) approximate fair value because of their short-term nature and generally negligible credit losses. A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of Stratus' other financial instrument follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Debt	$	144,634	$	144,415	$	158,451	$	157,529

Stratus' debt is recorded at cost and is not actively traded. Fair value is estimated based on discounted future expected cash flows at estimated current market interest rates. Accordingly, Stratus' debt is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of debt does not represent the amounts that will ultimately be paid upon the maturities of the loans.

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Equity Transactions (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 15, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity Issuance, Date	Mar. 15, 2012
Shares, Outstanding			8,093,167
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement	$ 4,817,000	$ 0
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock issuance (in shares)	625,000
Aggregate Sale Price of Common Stock, Private Placement	$ 5,000,000
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share			8.00
Moffett Holdings, LLC [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by a common stockholder			7.70%

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Business Segments (Unaudited) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Business Segments [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment [Table Text Block]

Segment data presented below were prepared on the same basis as Stratus’ consolidated financial statements (in thousands).

	Real Estate Operationsa		Hotel			Entertainment Venue			Commercial Leasing		Eliminations and Otherb			Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	27,960	$	7,567		$	3,155		$	1,189	$	—		$	39,871
Intersegment	18		48			17			156		(239		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	24,460		6,377			2,830			580		(71		)	34,176
Depreciation	65		1,855			351			405		(32		)	2,644
General and administrative expenses	1,290		64			27			323		(162		)	1,542
Operating income (loss)	$	2,163	$	(681	)	$	(36	)	$	37	$	26		$	1,509
Capital expenditures	$	1,875	$	3		$	6		$	607	$	—		$	2,491
Total assets at September 30, 2012	181,753		120,560			43,436			47,687		(7,749		)	385,687

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	15,549	$	5,961		$	2,343		$	610		$	—		$	24,463
Intersegment	—		46			7			128			(181		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	13,531		5,944			2,541			447			(55		)	22,408
Depreciation	68		1,405			292			254			(35		)	1,984
General and administrative expenses	1,386		—			—			263			(117		)	1,532
Operating income (loss)	$	564	$	(1,342	)	$	(483	)	$	(226	)	$	26		$	(1,461	)
Loss from discontinued operations	$	—	$	—		$	—		(164		)	$	—		$	(164	)
Capital expenditures	10,654		(26		)	(427		)	2,701			—			12,902
Total assets at September 30, 2011	215,764		124,492			42,163			58,646			(7,384		)	433,681

	Real Estate Operationsa			Hotel		Entertainment Venue		Commercial Leasing			Eliminations and Otherb			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	49,047		$	25,191	$	9,258	$	3,244		$	—		$	86,740
Intersegment	36			146		46		382			(610		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	45,343			19,809		7,674		1,621			(192		)	74,255
Depreciation	215			4,745		961		1,109			(103		)	6,927
General and administrative expenses	3,967			227		83		999			(406		)	4,870
Operating (loss) income	$	(442	)	$	556	$	586	$	(103	)	$	91		$	688
Income from discontinued operations	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	4,805		$	—		$	4,805
Capital expenditures	8,446			3		170		3,413			—			12,032

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	80,398	$	20,292		$	6,253		$	1,527		$	—		$	108,470
Intersegment	—		216			43			274			(533		)	—
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	66,633		18,383			6,738			1,059			(224		)	92,589
Depreciation	180		4,076			759			554			(87		)	5,482
General and administrative expenses	4,580		—			—			871			(281		)	5,170
Operating income (loss)	$	9,005	$	(1,951	)	$	(1,201	)	$	(683	)	$	59		$	5,229
Income from discontinued operations	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	248		$	—		$	248
Capital expenditures	37,047		5,339			4,665			5,605			—			52,656

a. Includes sales commissions and other revenues together with related expenses.

b. Includes eliminations of intersegment amounts, including the deferred development fee income between Stratus and the joint venture with Canyon-Johnson.