2.2.0.7 false Noncontrolling interests 0204 - Disclosure - Noncontrolling interests true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Noncontrolling interests [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_MinorityInterestAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Noncontrolling interests 1 us-gaap_MinorityInterestDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><u><b>Note 4: Noncontrolling interests</b></u> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Noncontrolling interests in the accompanying financial statements represent the interests of the common and preferred units in Liberty Property Limited Partnership not held by the Trust. In addition, noncontrolling interests include third-party ownership interests in consolidated joint venture investments. </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Common units</b> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The common units outstanding as of September 30, 2010 have the same economic characteristics as common shares of the Trust. The 3,943,224 outstanding common units share proportionately in the net income or loss and in any distributions of the Operating Partnership. The common units of the Operating Partnership not held by the Trust are redeemable at any time at the option of the holder. The Trust, as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, may at its option elect to settle the redemption in cash or through the exchange on a one-for-one basis with unregistered common shares of the Trust. The market value of the 3,943,224 outstanding common units based on the closing price of the common shares of the Company at September 30, 2010 was $125.8 million. </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Preferred units</b> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company has outstanding the following cumulative redeemable preferred units of the Operating Partnership (the “Preferred Units”): </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="top"> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="30%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Liquidation</b></font></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Dividend</b></font></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Redeemable</b></font></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Issue</b></font></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Amount</b></font></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Units</b></font></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Preference</b></font></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Rate</b></font></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>As of</b></font></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Exchangeable after</b></font></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>(in 000’s)</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="top" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Series B </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">95,000</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">3,800</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">25</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">7.45</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" valign="top">8/31/09</td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">8/31/13 into Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Series E </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">20,000</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">400</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">50</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">7.00</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" valign="top">6/16/10</td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">6/16/15 into Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Series F </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">50,000</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">1,000</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">50</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">6.65</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" valign="top">6/30/10</td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">12/12/15 into Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Series G </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">27,000</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">540</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">50</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">6.70</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" valign="top">12/15/11</td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">12/15/16 into Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Series H </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">100,000</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">4,000</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">$</td> <td align="right" valign="top">25</td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td align="right" valign="top">7.40</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" valign="top">8/21/12</td> <td> </td> <td align="left" valign="top">8/21/17 into Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust</td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Preferred Units are callable at the Operating Partnership’s option after a stated period of time. The Trust as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership may at its option elect to settle the redemption for cash or through the exchange on a one-for-one basis with unregistered preferred shares of the Trust. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description of noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net income (loss) of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock. 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