2.4.0.82110100 - Disclosure - Share-Based Compensationtruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000912593duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Share-Based Compensation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In June 2013, we granted </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">250,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of restricted stock to an executive officer under our Sun Communities, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan ("2009 Equity Plan"). The restricted shares had a fair value of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">$47.56</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per share and will vest as follows: June 20, 2016 - </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">87,500</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares; June 20, 2017 - </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">87,500</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares; June 20, 2018 - </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">50,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares; June 20, 2019 - </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">12,500</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares; and June 20, 2020 - </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">12,500</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares. The fair value was determined using the closing price of our common stock on the date the shares were issued.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In March 2013, we granted </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">1,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of restricted stock to employees under our 2009 Equity Plan. The awards vest on March 12, 2016, and had a fair value of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$45.68</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per share. The fair value was determined using the closing price of our common stock on the date the shares were issued.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In February 2013, we granted </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">73,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of restricted stock to our executive officers under our 2009 Equity Plan. The awards vest ratably over a six or eight year period beginning on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, and had a fair value of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$45.69</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per share. The fair value was determined by using the closing share price of our common stock on the date the shares were issued.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In February 2013, we granted </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">10,800</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of restricted stock to our directors under our First Amended and Restated 2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan. The awards vest on February 15, 2016, and had a fair value of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$45.69</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per share. The fair value was determined by using the closing share price of our common stock on the date the shares were issued.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">11.      Share-Based Compensation, continued</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">During the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">six months ended June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">7,442</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of stock options and the net proceeds received were </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$0.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The vesting requirements for </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">8,750</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> restricted shares granted to our employees were satisfied during the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">six months ended June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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