3Q.10Q.2012
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: 1-9044 (Duke Realty Corporation) 0-20625 (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana (Duke Realty Corporation)
 
35-1740409 (Duke Realty Corporation)
Indiana (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
 
35-1898425 (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
600 East 96thStreet, Suite 100
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
46240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (317) 808-6000
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.
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes x
 No   ¨
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes x
 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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes x
No  ¨
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes x
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 definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Duke Realty Corporation:
Large accelerated filer  x
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o
Smaller reporting company  o
Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
Large accelerated filer  o
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  x
Smaller reporting company  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes  ¨ 
No  x
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes  ¨
No  x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Class
 
Outstanding Common Shares of Duke Realty Corporation at November 2, 2012
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
 
275,025,508




EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 of both Duke Realty Corporation and Duke Realty Limited Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “Duke Realty Corporation” or the “General Partner” mean Duke Realty Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries; and references to the “Partnership” mean Duke Realty Limited Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. The terms the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership.
Duke Realty Corporation is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and is the sole general partner of the Partnership, owning 98.4% of the common partnership interests of the Partnership (“General Partner Units”) as of September 30, 2012. The remaining 1.6% of the common partnership interests (“Limited Partner Units” and, together with the General Partner Units, the “Common Units”) are owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Partnership. The General Partner also owns preferred partnership interests in the Partnership (“Preferred Units”).
The General Partner and the Partnership are operated as one enterprise. The management of the General Partner consists of the same members as the management of the Partnership. As the sole general partner with control of the Partnership, the General Partner consolidates the Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the General Partner does not have any significant assets other than its investment in the Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the General Partner and the Partnership are substantially the same.
We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the General Partner and the Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:
enhances investors' understanding of the General Partner and the Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation of information since a substantial portion of the Company's disclosure applies to both the General Partner and the Partnership; and
creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.
 
We believe it is important to understand the few differences between the General Partner and the Partnership in the context of how we operate as an interrelated consolidated company. The General Partner's only material asset is its ownership of partnership interests in the Partnership. As a result, the General Partner does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the Partnership and issuing public equity from time to time. The General Partner does not issue any indebtedness, but does guarantee the unsecured debt of the Partnership. The Partnership holds substantially all the assets of the business, directly or indirectly, and holds the ownership interests related to certain of the Company's investments. The Partnership conducts the operations of the business and has no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from equity issuances by the General Partner, which are contributed to the Partnership in exchange for General Partner Units or Preferred Units, the Partnership generates the capital required by the business through its operations, its incurrence of indebtedness and the issuance of Limited Partner Units to third parties.
Noncontrolling interests, shareholders' equity and partners' capital are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the General Partner and those of the Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the Partnership's financial statements include the interests in consolidated investees not wholly owned by the Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the General Partner's financial statements include the same noncontrolling interests at the Partnership level, as well as the common limited partnership interests in the Partnership, which are accounted for as partners' capital by the Partnership.
In order to highlight the differences between the General Partner and the Partnership, there are separate sections in this report, as applicable, that separately discuss the General Partner and the Partnership including separate financial statements, and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications. In the sections that combine disclosure of the General Partner and the Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the collective Company.




DUKE REALTY CORPORATION/DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duke Realty Corporation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duke Realty Corporation and Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Real estate investments:
 
 
 
Land and improvements
$
1,239,276

 
$
1,202,872

Buildings and tenant improvements
5,016,464

 
4,766,793

Construction in progress
219,931

 
44,259

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies
367,221

 
364,859

Undeveloped land
613,183

 
622,635

 
7,456,075

 
7,001,418

Accumulated depreciation
(1,246,853
)
 
(1,108,650
)
Net real estate investments
6,209,222

 
5,892,768

 
 
 
 
Real estate investments and other assets held-for-sale

 
55,580

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
113,152

 
213,809

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,080 and $3,597
29,737

 
22,255

Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $5,274 and $7,447
117,016

 
105,900

Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions
36,413

 
40,247

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $45,233 and $59,109
42,095

 
42,268

Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $356,776 and $292,334
465,588

 
460,881

Escrow deposits and other assets
176,894

 
170,729

 
$
7,190,117

 
$
7,004,437

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Indebtedness:
 
 
 
Secured debt
$
1,096,455

 
$
1,173,233

Unsecured notes
3,043,690

 
2,616,063

Unsecured lines of credit

 
20,293

 
4,140,145

 
3,809,589

 
 
 
 
Liabilities related to real estate investments held-for-sale

 
975

 
 
 
 
Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions
80,934

 
55,775

Accrued real estate taxes
102,646

 
69,272

Accrued interest
36,666

 
58,904

Other accrued expenses
41,661

 
60,174

Other liabilities
122,776

 
131,735

Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents
40,248

 
38,355

Total liabilities
4,565,076

 
4,224,779

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred shares ($.01 par value); 5,000 shares authorized; 2,503 and 3,176 shares issued and outstanding
625,638

 
793,910

Common shares ($.01 par value); 400,000 shares authorized; 273,519 and 252,927 shares issued and outstanding
2,735

 
2,529

Additional paid-in capital
3,871,155

 
3,594,588

Accumulated other comprehensive income
2,177

 
987

Distributions in excess of net income
(1,912,802
)
 
(1,677,328
)
Total shareholders’ equity
2,588,903

 
2,714,686

Noncontrolling interests
36,138

 
64,972

Total equity
2,625,041

 
2,779,658

 
$
7,190,117

 
$
7,004,437

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

3


DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the three and nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental and related revenue
$
208,957

 
$
184,581

 
$
616,451

 
$
554,752

General contractor and service fee revenue
93,932

 
127,708

 
226,507

 
409,617

 
302,889

 
312,289

 
842,958

 
964,369

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental expenses
39,659

 
35,105

 
111,477

 
108,224

Real estate taxes
28,676

 
26,355

 
85,255

 
79,866

General contractor and other services expenses
87,719

 
120,547

 
209,519

 
379,180

Depreciation and amortization
95,117

 
81,068

 
279,136

 
242,043

 
251,171

 
263,075

 
685,387

 
809,313

Other operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies
2,280

 
3,104

 
4,056

 
5,890

Gain on sale of properties
403

 
(1,437
)
 
245

 
66,910

Undeveloped land carrying costs
(2,140
)
 
(2,259
)
 
(6,606
)
 
(7,021
)
Other operating expenses
(130
)
 
(60
)
 
(591
)
 
(171
)
General and administrative expenses
(8,934
)
 
(9,493
)
 
(32,367
)
 
(29,231
)
 
(8,521
)
 
(10,145
)
 
(35,263
)
 
36,377

Operating income
43,197

 
39,069

 
122,308

 
191,433

Other income (expenses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and other income, net
150

 
172

 
394

 
543

Interest expense
(61,539
)
 
(54,528
)
 
(183,623
)
 
(161,765
)
Acquisition-related activity
(954
)
 
(342
)
 
(2,563
)
 
(1,525
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
(19,146
)
 
(15,629
)
 
(63,484
)
 
28,686

Income tax benefit
103

 
194

 
103

 
194

Income (loss) from continuing operations
(19,043
)
 
(15,435
)
 
(63,381
)
 
28,880

Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss before gain on sales
(114
)
 
(1,522
)
 
(1,185
)
 
(9,223
)
Gain on sale of depreciable properties
1,608

 
2,088

 
11,179

 
16,405

Income from discontinued operations
1,494

 
566

 
9,994

 
7,182

Net income (loss)
(17,549
)
 
(14,869
)
 
(53,387
)
 
36,062

Dividends on preferred shares
(11,081
)
 
(14,399
)
 
(35,356
)
 
(46,347
)
Adjustments for redemption/repurchase of preferred shares

 
(3,633
)
 
(5,730
)
 
(3,796
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
400

 
825

 
1,371

 
532

Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(28,230
)
 
$
(32,076
)
 
$
(93,102
)
 
$
(13,549
)
Basic net income (loss) per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.40
)
 
$
(0.09
)
Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

 

 
0.04

 
0.03

Total
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
(0.06
)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.40
)
 
$
(0.09
)
Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

 

 
0.04

 
0.03

Total
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
(0.06
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
270,289

 
252,802

 
265,153

 
252,618

Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive securities
270,289

 
252,802

 
265,153

 
252,618

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(17,549
)
 
$
(14,869
)
 
$
(53,387
)
 
$
36,062

Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instrument activity
410

 
437

 
1,190

 
1,925

Other comprehensive income
410

 
437

 
1,190

 
1,925

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
(17,139
)
 
$
(14,432
)
 
$
(52,197
)
 
$
37,987

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

4


DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
2012
 
2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(53,387
)
 
$
36,062

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements
193,479

 
204,134

Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs
86,859

 
88,295

Amortization of deferred financing costs
9,878

 
11,070

Straight-line rent adjustment
(15,725
)
 
(19,012
)
Earnings from land and depreciated property sales
(11,424
)
 
(83,315
)
Third-party construction contracts, net
(4,295
)
 
(18,417
)
Other accrued revenues and expenses, net
(14,621
)
 
14,586

Operating distributions received in excess of equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies
10,772

 
11,681

Net cash provided by operating activities
201,536

 
245,084

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Development of real estate investments
(176,340
)
 
(125,676
)
Acquisition of real estate investments and related intangible assets
(321,099
)
 
(179,047
)
Acquisition of undeveloped land
(37,166
)
 
(3,825
)
Second generation tenant improvements, leasing costs and building improvements
(46,682
)
 
(71,732
)
Other deferred leasing costs
(22,727
)
 
(20,950
)
Other assets
674

 
(4,500
)
Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net
112,559

 
504,688

Capital distributions from unconsolidated companies
4,890

 
54,730

Capital contributions and advances to unconsolidated companies, net
(19,262
)
 
(28,362
)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
(505,153
)
 
125,326

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net
236,301

 

Payments for redemption/repurchase of preferred shares
(168,272
)
 
(110,726
)
Proceeds from unsecured debt issuance
600,000

 

Payments on and repurchases of unsecured debt
(172,374
)
 
(166,346
)
Proceeds from secured debt financings
13,305

 

Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization
(107,240
)
 
(24,841
)
Borrowings (payments) on lines of credit, net
(20,293
)
 
111,247

Distributions to common shareholders
(135,083
)
 
(128,817
)
Distributions to preferred shareholders
(31,630
)
 
(46,347
)
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net
2,788

 
(3,952
)
Buyout of noncontrolling interests
(6,208
)
 

Deferred financing costs
(8,334
)
 
(2,830
)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
202,960

 
(372,612
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(100,657
)
 
(2,202
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
213,809

 
18,384

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
113,152

 
$
16,182

 
 
 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Assumption of indebtedness and other liabilities in real estate acquisitions
$
19,992

 
$
150,042

Contribution of properties to unconsolidated companies
$

 
$
53,245

Investments and advances related to acquisition of previously unconsolidated companies
$

 
$
5,987

Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares
$
29,002

 
$
3,052

Issuance of Limited Partner Units for acquisition
$

 
$
28,357

Preferred distributions declared but not paid
$
3,726

 
$

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


5


DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Common Shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred
Stock
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income
 
Non-
Controlling
Interests
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2011
$
793,910

 
$
2,529

 
$
3,594,588

 
$
987

 
$
(1,677,328
)
 
$
64,972

 
$
2,779,658

Net loss

 

 

 

 
(52,016
)
 
(1,371
)
 
(53,387
)
Other comprehensive income

 

 

 
1,190

 

 

 
1,190

Issuance of common shares

 
169

 
235,660

 

 

 

 
235,829

Stock based compensation plan activity

 
13

 
6,199

 

 
(2,330
)
 

 
3,882

Conversion of Limited Partner Units

 
24

 
28,978

 

 

 
(29,002
)
 

Distributions to preferred shareholders

 

 

 

 
(35,356
)
 

 
(35,356
)
Redemption of preferred shares
(168,272
)
 

 
5,730

 

 
(5,730
)
 

 
(168,272
)
Distributions to common shareholders ($0.51 per share)

 

 

 

 
(135,083
)
 

 
(135,083
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests, net

 

 

 

 

 
2,788

 
2,788

Buyout of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 
(4,959
)
 
(1,249
)
 
(6,208
)
Balance at September 30, 2012
$
625,638

 
$
2,735

 
$
3,871,155

 
$
2,177

 
$
(1,912,802
)
 
$
36,138

 
$
2,625,041

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



6


DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Real estate investments:
 
 
 
     Land and improvements
$
1,239,276

 
$
1,202,872

     Buildings and tenant improvements
5,016,464

 
4,766,793

     Construction in progress
219,931

 
44,259

     Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies
367,221

 
364,859

     Undeveloped land
613,183

 
622,635

 
7,456,075

 
7,001,418

     Accumulated depreciation
(1,246,853
)
 
(1,108,650
)
              Net real estate investments
6,209,222

 
5,892,768

 
 
 
 
Real estate investments and other assets held-for-sale

 
55,580

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
113,152

 
213,826

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,080 and $3,597
29,737

 
22,255

Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $5,274 and $7,447
117,016

 
105,900

Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions
36,413

 
40,247

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $45,233 and $59,109
42,095

 
42,268

Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $356,776 and $292,334
465,588

 
460,881

Escrow deposits and other assets
176,894

 
170,257

 
$
7,190,117

 
$
7,003,982

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Indebtedness:
 
 
 
     Secured debt
$
1,096,455

 
$
1,173,233

     Unsecured notes
3,043,690

 
2,616,063

     Unsecured lines of credit

 
20,293

 
4,140,145

 
3,809,589

 
 
 
 
Liabilities related to real estate investments held-for-sale

 
975

 
 
 
 
Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions
80,934

 
55,775

Accrued real estate taxes
102,646

 
69,272

Accrued interest
36,666

 
58,904

Other accrued expenses
41,768

 
59,795

Other liabilities
122,776

 
131,735

Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents
40,248

 
38,355

     Total liabilities
4,565,183

 
4,224,400

Partners’ equity:
 
 
 
  General Partner:
 
 
 
     Common equity (273,519 and 252,927 General Partner Units issued and outstanding)
1,965,154

 
1,923,886

     Preferred equity (2,503 and 3,176 Preferred Units issued and outstanding)
625,638

 
793,910

 
2,590,792

 
2,717,796

     Limited Partners' common equity (4,511 and 6,945 Limited Partner Units issued and outstanding)
22,993

 
56,254

     Accumulated other comprehensive income
2,177

 
987

            Total partners’ equity
2,615,962

 
2,775,037

Noncontrolling interests
8,972

 
4,545

     Total equity
2,624,934

 
2,779,582

 
$
7,190,117

 
$
7,003,982

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

7


DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the three and nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Rental and related revenue
$
208,957

 
$
184,581

 
$
616,451

 
$
554,752

     General contractor and service fee revenue
93,932

 
127,708

 
226,507

 
409,617

 
302,889

 
312,289

 
842,958

 
964,369

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Rental expenses
39,659

 
35,105

 
111,477

 
108,224

     Real estate taxes
28,676

 
26,355

 
85,255

 
79,866

     General contractor and other services expenses
87,719

 
120,547

 
209,519

 
379,180

     Depreciation and amortization
95,117

 
81,068

 
279,136

 
242,043

 
251,171

 
263,075

 
685,387

 
809,313

Other operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies
2,280

 
3,104

 
4,056

 
5,890

     Gain on sale of properties
403

 
(1,437
)
 
245

 
66,910

     Undeveloped land carrying costs
(2,140
)
 
(2,259
)
 
(6,606
)
 
(7,021
)
     Other operating expenses
(130
)
 
(60
)
 
(591
)
 
(171
)
     General and administrative expense
(8,934
)
 
(9,493
)
 
(32,367
)
 
(29,231
)
 
(8,521
)
 
(10,145
)
 
(35,263
)
 
36,377

     Operating income
43,197

 
39,069

 
122,308

 
191,433

Other income (expenses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Interest and other income, net
150

 
172

 
394

 
543

     Interest expense
(61,539
)
 
(54,528
)
 
(183,623
)
 
(161,765
)
     Acquisition-related activity
(954
)
 
(342
)
 
(2,563
)
 
(1,525
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
(19,146
)
 
(15,629
)
 
(63,484
)
 
28,686

Income tax benefit
103

 
194

 
103

 
194

Income (loss) from continuing operations
(19,043
)
 
(15,435
)
 
(63,381
)
 
28,880

Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Loss before gain on sales
(114
)
 
(1,522
)
 
(1,185
)
 
(9,223
)
     Gain on sale of depreciable properties
1,608

 
2,088

 
11,179

 
16,405

           Income from discontinued operations
1,494

 
566

 
9,994

 
7,182

Net income (loss)
(17,549
)
 
(14,869
)
 
(53,387
)
 
36,062

Distributions on Preferred Units
(11,081
)
 
(14,399
)
 
(35,356
)
 
(46,347
)
Adjustments for redemption/repurchase of Preferred Units

 
(3,633
)
 
(5,730
)
 
(3,796
)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(59
)
 
(43
)
 
(365
)
 
163

     Net loss attributable to common unitholders
$
(28,689
)
 
$
(32,944
)
 
$
(94,838
)
 
$
(13,918
)
Basic net income (loss) per Common Unit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Continuing operations attributable to common unitholders
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.40
)
 
$
(0.09
)
     Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders

 

 
0.04

 
0.03

           Total
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
(0.06
)
Diluted net income (loss) per Common Unit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Continuing operations attributable to common unitholders
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.40
)
 
$
(0.09
)
     Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders

 

 
0.04

 
0.03

           Total
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
(0.06
)
Weighted average number of Common Units outstanding
274,800

 
259,866

 
270,095

 
259,505

Weighted average number of Common Units and potential dilutive securities
274,800

 
259,866

 
270,095

 
259,505

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Net income (loss)
$
(17,549
)
 
$
(14,869
)
 
$
(53,387
)
 
$
36,062

   Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Derivative instrument activity
410

 
437

 
1,190

 
1,925

           Other comprehensive income
410

 
437

 
1,190

 
1,925

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
(17,139
)
 
$
(14,432
)
 
$
(52,197
)
 
$
37,987

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
2012
 
2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
       Net income (loss)
$
(53,387
)
 
$
36,062

       Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
            Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements
193,479

 
204,134

            Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs
86,859

 
88,295

            Amortization of deferred financing costs
9,878

 
11,070

            Straight-line rent adjustment
(15,725
)
 
(19,012
)
            Earnings from land and depreciated property sales
(11,424
)
 
(83,315
)
            Third-party construction contracts, net
(4,295
)
 
(18,417
)
            Other accrued revenues and expenses, net
(14,582
)
 
14,588

            Operating distributions received in excess of equity in earnings from unconsolidated companies
10,772

 
11,681

                 Net cash provided by operating activities
201,575

 
245,086

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
       Development of real estate investments
(176,340
)
 
(125,676
)
       Acquisition of real estate investments and related intangible assets
(321,099
)
 
(179,047
)
       Acquisition of undeveloped land
(37,166
)
 
(3,825
)
       Second generation tenant improvements, leasing costs and building improvements
(46,682
)
 
(71,732
)
       Other deferred leasing costs
(22,727
)
 
(20,950
)
       Other assets
674

 
(4,500
)
       Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net
112,559

 
504,688

       Capital distributions from unconsolidated companies
4,890

 
54,730

       Capital contributions and advances to unconsolidated companies, net
(19,262
)
 
(28,362
)
                 Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
(505,153
)
 
125,326

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
       Contributions from the General Partner
236,301

 

       Payments for redemption/repurchase of Preferred Units
(168,272
)
 
(110,726
)
       Proceeds from unsecured debt issuance
600,000

 

       Payments on and repurchases of unsecured debt
(172,374
)
 
(166,346
)
       Proceeds from secured debt financings
13,305

 

       Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization
(107,240
)
 
(24,841
)
       Borrowings (payments) on lines of credit, net
(20,293
)
 
111,247

       Distributions to common unitholders
(137,662
)
 
(132,423
)
       Distributions to preferred unitholders
(31,630
)
 
(46,347
)
       Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net
5,311

 
(408
)
       Buyout of noncontrolling interests
(6,208
)
 

       Deferred financing costs
(8,334
)
 
(2,830
)
                 Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
202,904

 
(372,674
)
                 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(100,674
)
 
(2,262
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
213,826

 
18,419

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
113,152

 
$
16,157

 
 
 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
       Assumption of indebtedness and other liabilities in real estate acquisitions
$
19,992

 
$
150,042

       Contribution of properties to unconsolidated companies
$

 
$
53,245

       Investments and advances related to acquisition of previously unconsolidated companies
$

 
$
5,987

       Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares of the General Partner
$
29,002

 
$
3,052

       Issuance of Limited Partner Units for acquisition
$

 
$
28,357

       Preferred distributions declared but not paid
$
3,726

 
$

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
(in thousands, except per unit data)
(Unaudited)
 
Common Unitholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Limited
 
Accumulated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General Partner
 
Partners'
 
Other
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
Preferred Equity
 
Common Equity
 
Comprehensive
Income
 
Partners' Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2011
$
1,923,886

 
$
793,910

 
$
56,254

 
$
987

 
$
2,775,037

 
$
4,545

 
$
2,779,582

Net loss
(87,372
)
 
35,356

 
(1,736
)
 

 
(53,752
)
 
365

 
(53,387
)
Other comprehensive income

 

 

 
1,190

 
1,190

 

 
1,190

Capital contribution from the General Partner
235,829

 

 

 

 
235,829

 

 
235,829

Stock based compensation plan activity
3,907

 

 

 

 
3,907

 

 
3,907

Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares of the General Partner
29,002

 

 
(29,002
)
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Preferred Unitholders

 
(35,356
)
 

 

 
(35,356
)
 

 
(35,356
)
Redemption of Preferred Units

 
(168,272
)
 

 

 
(168,272
)
 

 
(168,272
)
Distributions to Partners ($0.51 per Common Unit)
(135,139
)
 

 
(2,523
)
 

 
(137,662
)
 

 
(137,662
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests, net

 

 

 

 

 
5,311

 
5,311

Buyout of noncontrolling interests
(4,959
)
 

 

 

 
(4,959
)
 
(1,249
)
 
(6,208
)
Balance at September 30, 2012
$
1,965,154

 
$
625,638

 
$
22,993

 
$
2,177

 
$
2,615,962

 
$
8,972

 
$
2,624,934


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements










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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
1.    General Basis of Presentation
The interim consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Duke Realty Corporation (the “General Partner”) and Duke Realty Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”). In this Report, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership. The 2011 year-end consolidated balance sheet data included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) was derived from the audited financial statements in the Annual Reports on Form 10-K of the General Partner and the Partnership, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2011, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included herein and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Reports on Form 10-K of the General Partner and the Partnership, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2011.
The General Partner was formed in 1985 and we believe that it qualifies as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Partnership was formed on October 4, 1993, when the General Partner contributed all of its properties and related assets and liabilities, together with the net proceeds from an offering of additional shares of its common stock, to the Partnership.
The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership, owning approximately 98.4% of the common partnership interests of the Partnership (“General Partner Units”) at September 30, 2012. The remaining 1.6% of the common partnership interests (“Limited Partner Units” and, together with the General Partner Units, the “Common Units”) are owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Partnership. The General Partner and the Partnership are operated as one enterprise. The management of the General Partner consists of the same members as the management of the Partnership. As the sole general partner with control of the Partnership, the General Partner consolidates the Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the General Partner does not have any significant assets other than its investment in the Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the General Partner and the Partnership are substantially the same.
Limited Partners have the right to redeem their Limited Partner Units, subject to certain restrictions. Pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended (the “Partnership Agreement”), the General Partner is obligated to redeem the Limited Partner Units in shares of its common stock, unless it determines in its reasonable discretion that the issuance of shares of its common stock could cause it to fail to qualify as a REIT. Each Limited Partner Unit shall be redeemed for one share of the General Partner's common stock, or, in the event that the issuance of shares could cause the General Partner to fail to qualify as a REIT, cash equal to the fair market value of one share of the General Partner's common stock at the time of redemption, in each case, subject to certain adjustments described in the Partnership Agreement. The Limited Partner Units are not required, per the terms of the Partnership Agreement, to be redeemed in registered shares of the General Partner. The General Partner also owns preferred partnership interests in the Partnership (“Preferred Units”).



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We own and operate a portfolio primarily consisting of industrial and office properties and provide real estate services to third-party owners. Substantially all of our Rental Operations (see Note 9) are conducted through the Partnership. We conduct our Service Operations (see Note 9) through Duke Realty Services, LLC, Duke Realty Services Limited Partnership and Duke Construction Limited Partnership (“DCLP”), which are consolidated entities that are 100% owned by a combination of the General Partner and the Partnership. DCLP is owned through a taxable REIT subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries.  
2.    Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for 2011 have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 consolidated financial statement presentation.
3.    Variable Interest Entities
During the third quarter of 2012, an unconsolidated venture that was previously determined to be a VIE sold its sole property, retired its outstanding debt and distributed substantially all of its remaining assets.
During the second quarter of 2012, an event took place within one of our unconsolidated joint ventures that required us to re-evaluate our previous conclusions that this joint venture was not a variable interest entity (“VIE”). Upon such reconsideration, we determined that the fair value of the total equity investment at risk was not sufficient to meet the overall capital requirements of the joint venture, and we therefore concluded that this venture now meets the applicable criteria to be considered a VIE. However, for the reasons described below, we have determined there is no individual primary beneficiary for this joint venture.
After the aforementioned reconsideration events, there are three unconsolidated joint ventures at September 30, 2012 that we have determined meet the criteria to be considered VIEs. These three unconsolidated joint ventures were formed with the sole purpose of developing, constructing, leasing, marketing and selling or operating properties. The business activities of these unconsolidated joint ventures have been financed through a combination of equity contributions, partner/member loans, and third-party debt that is guaranteed by a combination of us and the other partner/member of each entity. All significant decisions for these unconsolidated joint ventures, including those decisions that most significantly impact each venture’s economic performance, require unanimous approval of each joint venture’s partners or members. In certain cases, these decisions also require lender approval. Unanimous approval requirements for these unconsolidated joint ventures include entering into new leases, setting annual operating budgets, selling underlying properties, and incurring additional indebtedness. Because no single entity exercises control over the decisions that most significantly affect each joint venture’s economic performance, we determined there to be no individual primary beneficiary and that the equity method of accounting is appropriate.
The following is a summary of the carrying value in our consolidated balance sheet, as well as our maximum loss exposure under guarantees for the three unconsolidated subsidiaries that we have determined to be VIEs as of September 30, 2012 (in millions):
 
Carrying Value
 
Maximum Loss Exposure
Investment in Unconsolidated Companies
$
55.1

 
$
55.1

Guarantee Obligations (1)
$
(24.3
)
 
$
(145.8
)
 
(1)
We are party to guarantees of the third-party debt of these joint ventures and our maximum loss exposure is equal to the maximum monetary obligation pursuant to the guarantee agreements. We have also recorded a liability for our probable future obligation under a guarantee to the lender of one of these ventures, which is included within the carrying value of our guarantee obligations. Pursuant to an agreement with the lender, we may make partner loans to this joint venture that will reduce our maximum guarantee obligation on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The carrying value of our recorded guarantee obligations is included in other liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.




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4.    Acquisitions and Dispositions
2012 Acquisitions
We acquired 18 operating properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. These acquisitions consisted of two industrial properties near Chicago, Illinois, two industrial properties in Columbus, Ohio, one industrial property in Southern California, one industrial property in Atlanta, Georgia and twelve medical office properties in various markets. The following table summarizes our allocation of the fair value of amounts recognized for each major class of asset and liability (in thousands) for these acquisitions:
 
 
Real estate assets
$
292,754

Lease related intangible assets
50,468

Other assets
2,829

Total acquired assets
346,051

Secured debt
18,741

Other liabilities
1,251

Total assumed liabilities
19,992

Fair value of acquired net assets
$
326,059


On September 28, 2012 we acquired a seven-building medical office portfolio for $90.1 million. The initial accounting for this acquisition is incomplete as of September 30, 2012 and the summary above includes a provisional allocation of $69.2 million to real estate assets and $20.9 million to lease related intangible assets. The measurement period adjustments required to finalize the accounting for this acquisition will have little or no impact related to the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 on the Consolidated Statement of Operations, when considering the timing of the acquisition.
The leases in the acquired properties had a weighted average remaining life at acquisition of approximately 11.1 years.
Fair Value Measurements
The fair value estimates used in allocating the aggregate purchase price of each acquisition among the individual components of real estate assets and liabilities were determined primarily through calculating the “as-if vacant” value of each building, using the income approach, and relied significantly upon internally determined assumptions. We have determined these estimates to have been primarily based upon Level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions. The range of most significant assumptions utilized in making the lease-up and future disposition estimates used in calculating the “as-if vacant” value of each building acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were as follows: 
 
Low

High

Discount rate
7.19
%
8.78
%
Exit capitalization rate
5.75
%
7.40
%
Lease-up period (months)
9

19

Net rental rate per square foot – Industrial
$2.75
$7.62
Net rental rate per square foot – Medical Office
$16.00
$26.14
Acquisition-Related Activity
The acquisition-related activity in our consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consists of transaction costs related to completed acquisitions, which are expensed as incurred.


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Dispositions
We disposed of income-producing real estate assets and undeveloped land and received net cash proceeds of $112.6 million and $504.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
5.    Indebtedness
All debt is held directly or indirectly by the Partnership. The General Partner itself does not have any indebtedness, but does guarantee the unsecured debt of the Partnership.
The following table summarizes the book value and changes in the fair value of our debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Book Value
at 12/31/11
 
Book Value
at 9/30/12
 
Fair Value
at 12/31/11
 
Issuances and
Assumptions
 
Payments/Payoffs
 
Adjustments
to Fair Value
 
Fair Value
at 9/30/12
Fixed rate secured debt
$
1,167,188

 
$
1,077,991

 
$
1,256,331

 
$
18,741

 
$
(106,355
)
 
$
6,147

 
$
1,174,864

Variable rate secured debt
6,045

 
18,464

 
6,045

 
13,305

 
(885
)
 
499

 
18,964

Unsecured notes
2,616,063

 
3,043,690

 
2,834,610

 
600,000

 
(172,374
)
 
150,385

 
3,412,621

Unsecured lines of credit
20,293

 

 
20,244

 

 
(20,293
)
 
49

 

Total
$
3,809,589

 
$
4,140,145

 
$
4,117,230

 
$
632,046

 
$
(299,907
)
 
$
157,080

 
$
4,606,449


Secured Debt
Because our fixed rate secured debt is not actively traded in any marketplace, we utilized a discounted cash flow methodology to determine its fair value. Accordingly, we calculated fair value by applying an estimate of the current market rate to discount the debt’s remaining contractual cash flows. Our estimate of a current market rate, which is the most significant input in the discounted cash flow calculation, is intended to replicate debt of similar maturity and loan-to-value relationship. The estimated rates ranged from 3.10% to 5.30%, depending on the attributes of the specific loans. The current market rates we utilized were internally estimated; therefore, we have concluded that our determination of fair value for our fixed rate secured debt was primarily based upon Level 3 inputs.
We assumed one secured loan in conjunction with our acquisition activity in 2012. This assumed loan had a total face value of $18.1 million and fair value of $18.7 million. This assumed loan carries a stated interest rate of 5.14% and a remaining term upon acquisition of 2.2 years. We used an estimated market rate of 3.50% in determining the fair value of this loan.
In June 2012, a newly formed subsidiary, consolidated by both the General Partner and the Partnership, borrowed $13.3 million on a secured note bearing interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 2.50% (equal to 2.73% for outstanding borrowings as of September 30, 2012) and maturing June 29, 2017.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we repaid four secured loans at their maturity dates totaling $95.8 million. The loans had a weighted average stated interest rate of 6.02%.
Unsecured Notes
In June 2012, we issued $300.0 million of senior unsecured notes that bear interest at 4.375%, have an effective rate of 4.466% and mature on June 15, 2022. In September 2012, we issued an additional $300.0 million of unsecured notes that bear interest at 3.875%, have an effective rate of 3.93%, and mature on October 15, 2022.
In July 2012, one of our consolidated subsidiaries repaid $21.0 million of variable rate unsecured debt, which bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 0.85%, at its scheduled maturity date. In August 2012, we repaid $150.0 million of senior unsecured notes, which had an effective interest rate of 6.01%, at their scheduled maturity date.



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At September 30, 2012, all of our unsecured notes bear interest at fixed rates. We utilized broker estimates in estimating the fair value of our fixed rate unsecured debt. Our unsecured notes are thinly traded and, in certain cases, the broker estimates were not based upon comparable transactions. The broker estimates took into account any recent trades within the same series of our fixed rate unsecured debt, comparisons to recent trades of other series of our fixed rate unsecured debt, trades of fixed rate unsecured debt from companies with profiles similar to ours, as well as overall economic conditions. We reviewed these broker estimates for reasonableness and accuracy, considering whether the estimates were based upon market participant assumptions within the principal and most advantageous market and whether any other observable inputs would be more accurate indicators of fair value than the broker estimates. We concluded that the broker estimates were representative of fair value. We have determined that our estimation of the fair value of our fixed rate unsecured debt was primarily based upon Level 3 inputs, as defined. The estimated trading values of our fixed rate unsecured debt, depending on the maturity and coupon rates, ranged from 100.00% to 132.00% of face value.
The indentures (and related supplemental indentures) governing our outstanding series of notes also require us to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding our operations. We were in compliance with all such covenants as of September 30, 2012.
Unsecured Line of Credit
Our unsecured line of credit as of September 30, 2012 is described as follows (in thousands):
Description
Maximum
Capacity
 
Maturity Date
 
Outstanding
Balance at
September 30, 2012
Unsecured Line of Credit - Partnership
$
850,000

 
December 2015
 
$


The Partnership's unsecured line of credit has an interest rate on borrowings of LIBOR plus 1.25%, and a maturity date of December 2015. Subject to certain conditions, the terms also include an option to increase the facility by up to an additional $400.0 million, for a total of up to $1.25 billion.
This line of credit provides us with an option to obtain borrowings from financial institutions that participate in the line at rates that may be lower than the stated interest rate, subject to certain restrictions.
This line of credit contains financial covenants that require us to meet certain financial ratios and defined levels of performance, including those related to fixed charge coverage, unsecured interest expense coverage and debt-to-asset value (with asset value being defined in the Partnership's unsecured line of credit agreement). As of September 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenants under this line of credit.
Through July 2012, a consolidated subsidiary had an unsecured line of credit that allowed for borrowings up to $30.0 million and bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 0.85%. This unsecured line of credit was used to fund development activities within the consolidated subsidiary and the outstanding balance of $20.3 million was repaid at its maturity in July 2012.
To the extent that there are outstanding borrowings, we utilize a discounted cash flow methodology in order to estimate the fair value of our unsecured line of credit. The net present value of the difference between future contractual interest payments and future interest payments based on our estimate of a current market rate represents the difference between the book value and the fair value. Our estimate of a current market rate is based upon the rate, considering current market conditions and our specific credit profile, at which we estimate we could obtain similar borrowings.
6.    Shareholders' Equity of the General Partner and Partners' Capital of the Partnership
General Partner
In March 2012, we redeemed all of the outstanding shares of our 6.95% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares at their liquidation amount of $168.3 million. Original offering costs of $5.7 million were included as a reduction to net loss attributable to common shareholders in conjunction with the redemption of these shares.

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In the first nine months of 2012, we issued 16.9 million shares of common stock pursuant to our at the market offerings, generating gross proceeds of approximately $241.5 million and, after considering commissions and other costs, net proceeds of approximately $236.3 million. We paid $4.8 million in commissions related to the sale of these common shares. The proceeds from these offerings were used for acquisitions, general corporate purposes and redemption of preferred shares and fixed rate secured debt.
Partnership
For each share of common stock or preferred stock that the General Partner issues, the Partnership issues a corresponding General Partner Unit or Preferred Unit, as applicable, to the General Partner in exchange for the contribution of the proceeds from the stock issuance. Similarly, when the General Partner redeems or repurchases shares of its common stock or preferred stock, the Partnership redeems the corresponding Common Units or Preferred Units held by the General Partner at the same price.
7.    Related Party Transactions
We provide property management, asset management, leasing, construction and other tenant related services to unconsolidated companies in which we have equity interests. We recorded the corresponding fees based on contractual terms that approximate market rates for these types of services and we have eliminated our ownership percentage of these fees in the consolidated financial statements. The following table summarizes the fees earned from these companies, prior to elimination, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Management fees
$
2,796

 
$
2,770

 
$
8,251

 
$
7,393

Leasing fees
622

 
826

 
2,856

 
3,627

Construction and development fees
1,860

 
1,786

 
3,615

 
4,182


8.    Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share or Common Unit
Basic net income (loss) per common share or Common Unit is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, less dividends or distributions on share-based awards expected to vest (referred to as “participating securities” and primarily composed of unvested restricted stock units), by the weighted average number of common shares or Common Units outstanding for the period.
Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the sum of basic net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders and the noncontrolling interest in earnings allocable to Limited Partner Units (to the extent the Limited Partner Units are dilutive) by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and, to the extent they are dilutive, Units outstanding and any potential dilutive securities for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per Common Unit is computed by dividing the basic net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders by the sum of the weighted average number of Common Units outstanding and any potential dilutive securities for the period.
The following table reconciles the components of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share or Common Unit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands): 

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Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(28,230
)
 
$
(32,076
)
 
$
(93,102
)
 
$
(13,549
)
Less: Dividends on participating securities
(680
)
 
(811
)
 
(2,388
)
 
(2,416
)
Basic net loss attributable to common shareholders
(28,910
)
 
(32,887
)
 
(95,490
)
 
(15,965
)
Noncontrolling interest in earnings of common unitholders

 

 

 

Diluted net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(28,910
)
 
$
(32,887
)
 
$
(95,490
)
 
$
(15,965
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
270,289

 
252,802

 
265,153

 
252,618

Weighted average Limited Partner Units outstanding

 

 

 

Other potential dilutive shares

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive securities
270,289

 
252,802

 
265,153

 
252,618

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Partnership
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to common unitholders
$
(28,689
)
 
$
(32,944
)
 
$
(94,838
)
 
$
(13,918
)
Less: Distributions on participating securities
(680
)
 
(811
)
 
(2,388
)
 
(2,416
)
Basic and diluted net loss attributable to common unitholders
$
(29,369
)
 
$
(33,755
)
 
$
(97,226
)
 
$
(16,334
)
Weighted average number of Common Units outstanding
274,800

 
259,866

 
270,095

 
259,505

Other potential dilutive units

 

 

 

Weighted average number of Common Units and potential dilutive securities
274,800

 
259,866

 
270,095

 
259,505

The Limited Partner Units are anti-dilutive to the General Partner for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, as a result of the net loss for these periods. In addition, substantially all potential shares related to our stock-based compensation plans were anti-dilutive for all periods presented and potential shares related to our 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes (“Exchangeable Notes”), which were repaid in December 2011, were anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The following table summarizes the data that is excluded from the computation of net income (loss) per common share or Common Unit as a result of being anti-dilutive (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interest in loss of common unitholders
$
(459
)
 
$
(868
)
 
$
(1,736
)
 
$
(369
)
Weighted average Limited Partner Units outstanding
4,511

 
7,064

 
4,942

 
6,887

General Partner and the Partnership
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other potential dilutive shares or units:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anti-dilutive outstanding potential shares or units under fixed stock option and other stock-based compensation plans
1,763

 
1,677

 
1,763

 
1,677

Anti-dilutive potential shares or units under the Exchangeable Notes

 
3,432

 

 
3,432

Outstanding participating securities
4,045

 
4,840

 
4,045

 
4,840

9.    Segment Reporting
We have four reportable operating segments at September 30, 2012, the first three of which consist of the ownership and rental of (i) industrial, (ii) office and (iii) medical office real estate investments. The operations of our industrial, office and medical office properties, along with our retail properties, are collectively referred to as “Rental Operations.” Our retail properties, as well as any other properties not included in our reportable segments, do not by themselves meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation as a reportable segment. The fourth reportable segment consists of various real estate services such as property management, asset management, maintenance, leasing, development, general contracting and construction management to third-party property owners and joint ventures, and is collectively referred to as “Service Operations.” Our reportable segments offer different products or services and are managed separately because each segment requires different operating strategies and management expertise.

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During 2012, one of the quantitative thresholds was triggered, which required our medical office property operating segment to be presented as a separate reportable segment. As such, our medical office properties are presented as a separate reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, as well as for the comparative prior periods.
Other revenue consists of other operating revenues not identified with one of our operating segments. Interest expense and other non-property specific revenues and expenses are not allocated to individual segments in determining our performance measure.
We assess and measure our overall operating results based upon an industry performance measure referred to as Funds From Operations (“FFO”), which management believes is a useful indicator of our consolidated operating performance. FFO is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating performance measure of a REIT. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) created FFO as a non-GAAP supplemental measure of REIT operating performance. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents GAAP net income (loss), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP, gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated real estate assets, impairment charges related to depreciable real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The most comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders. FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders should not be considered as a substitute for net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of NAREIT.
Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry analysts and investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. Management believes that the use of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, combined with net income (which remains the primary measure of performance), improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and makes comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management believes that the use of FFO as a performance measure enables investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the long-term assets that form the core of a REITs activity and assist them in comparing these operating results between periods or between different companies.
We do not allocate certain income and expenses (“Non-Segment Items”, as shown in the table below) to our operating segments. Thus, the operational performance measure presented here on a segment-level basis represents net earnings, excluding depreciation expense and the Non-Segment Items not allocated, and is not meant to present FFO as defined by NAREIT.
The following table shows (i) the revenues for each of the reportable segments and (ii) a reconciliation of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders to net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands): 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
109,400

 
$
95,676

 
$
327,713

 
$
281,083

Office
 
67,701

 
66,157

 
201,606

 
207,387

Medical Office
 
23,007

 
14,292

 
64,669

 
41,280

Non-reportable Rental Operations
 
4,695

 
5,485

 
16,067

 
16,783

General contractor and service fee revenue (“Service Operations”)
 
93,932

 
127,708

 
226,507

 
409,617

Total Segment Revenues
 
298,735

 
309,318

 
836,562

 
956,150


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Other Revenue
 
4,154

 
2,971

 
6,396

 
8,219

Consolidated Revenue from continuing operations
 
302,889

 
312,289

 
842,958

 
964,369

Discontinued Operations
 
143

 
50,315

 
2,987

 
151,373

Consolidated Revenue
 
$
303,032

 
$
362,604

 
$
845,945

 
$
1,115,742

Reconciliation of Funds From Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings excluding depreciation and Non-Segment Items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
81,165

 
$
70,214

 
$
244,651

 
$
203,854

Office
 
38,302

 
38,271

 
117,367

 
120,999

Medical Office
 
14,851

 
8,797

 
42,344

 
25,121

Non-reportable Rental Operations
 
3,026

 
3,905

 
11,238

 
12,232

Service Operations
 
6,213

 
7,161

 
16,988

 
30,437

 
 
143,557

 
128,348

 
432,588

 
392,643

Non-Segment Items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(61,539
)
 
(54,528
)
 
(183,623
)
 
(161,765
)
Interest and other income
 
150

 
172

 
394

 
543

Other operating expenses
 
(130
)
 
(60
)
 
(591
)
 
(171
)
General and administrative expenses
 
(8,934
)
 
(9,493
)
 
(32,367
)
 
(29,231
)
Undeveloped land carrying costs
 
(2,140
)
 
(2,259
)
 
(6,606
)
 
(7,021
)
Acquisition-related activity
 
(954
)
 
(342
)
 
(2,563
)
 
(1,525
)
Income tax benefit
 
103

 
194

 
103

 
194

Other non-segment income
 
3,278

 
1,934

 
4,119

 
4,456

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - consolidated entities not wholly owned by the Partnership
 
(59
)
 
(43
)
 
(365
)
 
163

Joint venture items
 
8,997

 
11,635

 
27,999

 
30,597

Dividends on preferred shares/Preferred Units
 
(11,081
)
 
(14,399
)
 
(35,356
)
 
(46,347
)
Adjustments for redemption/repurchase of preferred shares/Preferred Units
 

 
(3,633
)
 
(5,730
)
 
(3,796
)
Discontinued operations
 
(92
)
 
14,745

 
17

 
41,163

FFO of Partnership attributable to common unitholders
 
71,156

 
72,271

 
198,019

 
219,903

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
 
459

 
868

 
1,736

 
369

Noncontrolling interest share of FFO adjustments
 
(1,638
)
 
(2,835
)
 
(5,358
)
 
(6,206
)
FFO of General Partner attributable to common shareholders
 
69,977

 
70,304

 
194,397

 
214,066

Depreciation and amortization on continuing operations
 
(95,117
)
 
(81,068
)
 
(279,136
)
 
(242,043
)
Depreciation and amortization on discontinued operations
 
(22
)
 
(16,267
)
 
(1,202
)
 
(50,386
)
Company’s share of joint venture adjustments
 
(8,782
)
 
(8,531
)
 
(26,008
)
 
(24,798
)
Earnings from depreciated property sales on continuing operations
 
403

 
(1,437
)
 
245

 
66,910

Earnings from depreciated property sales on discontinued operations
 
1,608

 
2,088

 
11,179

 
16,405

Earnings from depreciated property sales - share of joint venture
 
2,065

 

 
2,065

 
91

Noncontrolling interest share of FFO adjustments
 
1,638

 
2,835

 
5,358

 
6,206

Net loss of General Partner attributable to common shareholders
 
$
(28,230
)
 
$
(32,076
)
 
$
(93,102
)
 
$
(13,549
)
Add back: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
 
(459
)
 
(868
)
 
(1,736
)
 
(369
)
Net loss of Partnership attributable to common unitholders
 
$
(28,689
)
 
$
(32,944
)
 
$
(94,838
)
 
$
(13,918
)






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The assets for each of the reportable segments as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands): 
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
Assets
 
 
 
Rental Operations:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
3,753,022

 
$
3,586,250

Office
1,676,389

 
1,742,196

Medical Office
820,898

 
580,177

Non-reportable Rental Operations
180,998

 
209,056

Service Operations
161,953

 
167,382

Total Segment Assets
6,593,260

 
6,285,061

Non-Segment Assets - Partnership
596,857

 
718,921

Consolidated Assets - Partnership
$
7,190,117

 
$
7,003,982

Non-Segment Assets - General Partner

 
455

Consolidated Assets - General Partner
$
7,190,117

 
$
7,004,437


10.    Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale
The following table illustrates the number of properties in discontinued operations:
 
 
Sold in 2012
 
Sold in 2011
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Office
9
 
93
 
102
Industrial
11
 
7
 
18
Retail
1
 
1
 
2
 
21
 
101
 
122
We allocate interest expense to discontinued operations and have included such interest expense in computing income from discontinued operations. Interest expense allocable to discontinued operations includes interest on any secured debt for properties included in discontinued operations and an allocable share of our consolidated unsecured interest expense for unencumbered properties. The allocation of unsecured interest expense to discontinued operations was based upon the gross book value of the unencumbered real estate assets included in discontinued operations as it related to the total gross book value of our unencumbered real estate assets.
The following table illustrates the operations of the buildings reflected in discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands):  
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Revenues
$
143

 
$
50,315

 
$
2,987

 
$
151,373

Operating expenses
(140
)
 
(22,912
)
 
(1,826
)
 
(70,599
)
Depreciation and amortization
(22
)
 
(16,267
)
 
(1,202
)
 
(50,386
)
Operating income (loss)
(19
)
 
11,136

 
(41
)
 
30,388

Interest expense
(95
)
 
(12,658
)
 
(1,144
)
 
(39,611
)
Loss before gain on sales
(114
)
 
(1,522
)
 
(1,185
)
 
(9,223
)
Gain on sale of depreciable properties
1,608

 
2,088

 
11,179

 
16,405

Income from discontinued operations
$
1,494

 
$
566

 
$
9,994

 
$
7,182



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Dividends or distributions on preferred shares or Preferred Units and adjustments for the redemption or repurchase of preferred shares or Preferred Units are allocated entirely to continuing operations for both the General Partner and the Partnership. While a portion of the income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests is allocable to discontinued operations for the General Partner, the income (loss) from discontinued operations for all periods presented in the Partnership's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income is entirely attributable to the common unitholders.
The following table illustrates the allocation of the income (loss) of the General Partner attributable to common shareholders between continuing operations and discontinued operations, reflecting the above-noted allocation of income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests between continuing and discontinued operations, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Loss from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
(29,700
)
 
$
(32,626
)
 
$
(102,913
)
 
$
(20,541
)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders
1,470

 
550

 
9,811

 
6,992

Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(28,230
)
 
$
(32,076
)
 
$
(93,102
)
 
$
(13,549
)

11.    Subsequent Events
Declaration of Dividends/Distributions
The General Partner's board of directors declared the following dividends/distributions at its regularly scheduled board meeting held on October 30, 2012:
 
Class of stock/units
Quarterly Amount per Share or Unit
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
Common
$0.17
 
November 14, 2012
 
November 30, 2012
Preferred (per depositary share or unit):

 

 

Series J
$0.414063
 
November 14, 2012
 
November 30, 2012
Series K
$0.406250
 
November 14, 2012
 
November 30, 2012
Series L
$0.412500
 
November 14, 2012
 
November 30, 2012
Series O
$0.523437
 
December 17, 2012
 
December 31, 2012

 

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to help the reader understand our operations and our present business environment. Management’s Discussion and Analysis is provided as a supplement to and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, contained in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, contained in Part IV, Item 15 of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 24, 2012 and March 2, 2012 for Duke Realty Corporation (the “General Partner”) and Duke Realty Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”), respectively. As used herein, the terms the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership.
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this Report including, without limitation, those related to our future operations, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “may,” and similar expressions or statements regarding future periods are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any predictions of future results, performance or achievements that we express or imply in this Report. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may affect future results include, among others:
Changes in general economic and business conditions, including the financial condition of our tenants and the value of our real estate assets;
The General Partner's continued qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
Heightened competition for tenants and potential decreases in property occupancy;
Potential changes in the financial markets and interest rates;
Volatility in the General Partner's stock price and trading volume;
Our continuing ability to raise funds on favorable terms;
Our ability to successfully identify, acquire, develop and/or manage properties on terms that are favorable to us;
Potential increases in real estate construction costs;
Our ability to successfully dispose of properties on terms that are favorable to us, including, without limitation, through one or more transactions that are consistent with our previously disclosed strategic plans;
Our ability to retain our current credit ratings;
Inherent risks in the real estate business, including, but not limited to, tenant defaults, potential liability relating to environmental matters, climate change and liquidity of real estate investments; and
Other risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other reports and other public filings with the SEC.
Although we presently believe that the plans, expectations and results expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change, as they involve substantial risks and uncertainties beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict the nature, or assess the potential impact, of each new factor on our business. Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that arise after the statement is made, except as otherwise may be required by law.


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This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is only a summary of some of the most important factors and is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional information regarding risk factors that may affect us is included under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Report, and in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, which we filed with the SEC on February 24, 2012 and March 2, 2012 for the General Partner and Partnership, respectively. The risk factors contained in our Annual Reports are updated by us from time to time in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other public filings. 
Business Overview
The General Partner is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that began operations through a related entity in 1972 and is the sole general partner of the Partnership, which is a limited partnership formed under the laws of the State of Indiana in 1993. We operate the General Partner and the Partnership as one enterprise, and therefore, our discussion and analysis refers to the General Partner and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Partnership, collectively. A more complete description of our business, and of management’s philosophy and priorities, is included in our 2011 Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
As of September 30, 2012, we:
Owned or jointly controlled 759 industrial, office, medical office and other properties, of which 741 properties with approximately 137.3 million square feet are in service and 18 properties with more than 4.7 million square feet are under development. The 741 in-service properties are comprised of 616 consolidated properties with more than 112.0 million square feet and 125 jointly controlled unconsolidated properties with more than 25.2 million square feet. The 18 properties under development consist of 15 consolidated properties with approximately 3.5 million square feet and three jointly controlled unconsolidated properties with more than 1.2 million square feet.
Owned, including through ownership interests in unconsolidated joint ventures, approximately 4,650 acres of land and controlled more than 1,600 acres through purchase options.
A key component of our overall strategy is to increase our investment in quality industrial properties in both existing and select new markets, expand our medical office portfolio nationally to take advantage of demographic trends and to reduce our investment in suburban office properties and other non-strategic assets.
We have four reportable operating segments at September 30, 2012, the first three of which consist of the ownership and rental of (i) industrial, (ii) office and (iii) medical office real estate investments. The operations of our industrial, office and medical office properties, along with our retail properties, are collectively referred to as “Rental Operations.” Our retail properties, as well as any other properties not included in our reportable segments, do not by themselves meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation as a reportable segment. The fourth reportable segment consists of various real estate services such as property management, asset management, maintenance, leasing, development, general contractor and construction management to third-party property owners and joint ventures, and is collectively referred to as “Service Operations.” Our reportable segments offer different products or services and are managed separately because each segment requires different operating strategies and management expertise.
During 2012, one of the quantitative thresholds was triggered, which required our medical office property operating segment to be presented as a separate reportable segment. As such, our medical office properties are presented as a separate reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, as well as for the comparative prior periods.
Key Performance Indicators
Our operating results depend primarily upon rental income from our Rental Operations. The following discussion highlights the areas of Rental Operations that we consider critical for future revenues.


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Occupancy Analysis
Our ability to maintain high occupancy rates is a principal driver of maintaining and increasing rental revenue. The following table sets forth percent leased and average net effective rent information regarding our in-service portfolio of consolidated rental properties, including properties classified within both continuing and discontinued operations, as of September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
 
Total Square Feet
 
Percent of
Total Square Feet
 
Percent Leased*
 
Average Annual Net Effective Rent**
Type
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Industrial
91,993

 
86,518

 
82.1
%
 
74.7
%
 
94.0
%
 
93.0
%
 
$3.78
 
$3.89
Office
15,635

 
26,286

 
13.9
%
 
22.7
%
 
84.1
%
 
84.6
%
 
$13.33
 
$13.24
Medical Office
3,677

 
2,139

 
3.3
%
 
1.9
%
 
91.5
%
 
85.8
%
 
$21.20
 
$21.29
Other
739

 
847

 
0.7
%
 
0.7
%
 
89.4
%
 
87.5
%
 
$24.12
 
$24.24
Total
112,044

 
115,790

 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
92.5
%
 
90.9
%
 
$5.69
 
$6.32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 *Represents the percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced.
**Represents average annual base rental payments per leased square foot, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, from space leased to tenants at the end of the most recent reporting period. This amount excludes additional amounts paid by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses.

Leasing activity, acquisitions of highly leased industrial and medical office properties as well as significant dispositions of office properties, drove the overall increase in our total percent leased from September 30, 2011. Since September 30, 2011, we have disposed of office properties with 10.7 million rentable square feet in aggregate. As we had no continuing involvement in these properties, the prior period revenue and expenses related to these properties have been classified within discontinued operations. Furthermore, the decrease in total average annual net effective rent noted in the table above is a result of this overall shift in product mix.
Total Leasing Activity
The initial leasing of newly completed or vacant space in acquired properties is referred to as first generation lease activity. The leasing of space that had been previously under lease is referred to as second generation lease activity. Our total leasing activity for our consolidated rental properties, expressed in the number of rentable square feet of leases signed during the period, is as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
New Leasing Activity - First Generation
902
 
1,472
 
4,058
 
3,179
New Leasing Activity - Second Generation
1,074
 
1,198
 
4,153
 
5,060
Renewal Leasing Activity
5,083
 
2,179
 
9,089
 
7,184
Total Leasing Activity
7,059
 
4,849
 
17,300
 
15,423
New Second Generation Leases
The following table sets forth the estimated costs of tenant improvements and leasing commissions, on a per square foot basis, that we are obligated to fulfill under the new second generation leases signed for our consolidated rental properties during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (square feet data in thousands):
                       

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Square Feet of New Second Generation Leases
 
Average Term in Years
 
Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot
 
Leasing Commissions per Square Foot
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Three Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
817
 
733
 
5.5

 
4.7

 
$4.70
 
$2.30
 
$1.86
 
$1.63
Office
253
 
463
 
5.9

 
6.1

 
$18.71
 
$17.41
 
$6.96
 
$7.91
Medical Office
4
 
2
 
5.8

 
3.3

 
$20.00
 
$2.50
 
$7.93
 
$2.53
Total
1,074
 
1,198
 
5.6

 
5.3

 
$8.05
 
$8.13
 
$3.08
 
$4.06
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
3,343
 
3,724
 
7.1

 
4.8

 
$2.61
 
$2.30
 
$1.50
 
$1.27
Office
783
 
1,329
 
6.6

 
5.8

 
$15.98
 
$14.17
 
$7.35
 
$6.54
Medical Office
27
 
7
 
7.1

 
4.1

 
$13.20
 
$10.04
 
$6.12
 
$4.47
Total
4,153
 
5,060
 
7.0

 
5.0

 
$5.20
 
$5.43
 
$2.63
 
$2.66
Lease Renewals
The following table summarizes our lease renewal activity within our consolidated rental properties for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (square feet data in thousands):
 
Square Feet of Leases Renewed
 
Percent of Expiring Leases Renewed
 
Average Term in Years
 
Growth (Decline) in Net Effective Rents*
 
Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot
 
Leasing Commissions per Square Foot
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Three Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
4,907

 
1,522

 
93.8
%
 
78.2
%
 
6.5

 
3.3

 
0.2
%
 
(0.5
)%
 
$
0.41

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.90

 
$
0.73

Office
169

 
643

 
47.9
%
 
66.8
%
 
2.4

 
4.0

 
8.2
%
 
0.7
 %
 
$
2.42

 
$
5.00

 
$
1.78

 
$
4.46

Medical Office
7

 
12

 
48.4
%
 
59.8
%
 
2.8

 
5.1

 
5.3
%
 
5.3
 %
 
$
4.43

 
$
1.22

 
$
1.15

 
$
2.43

Other

 
2

 
%
 
100.0
%
 

 
5.0

 
%
 
5.7
 %
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
5.55

Total
5,083

 
2,179

 
90.8
%
 
74.3
%
 
6.4

 
3.5

 
1.0
%
 
0.3
 %
 
$
0.48

 
$
1.84

 
$
0.93

 
$
1.85

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
8,007

 
5,620

 
84.2
%
 
63.1
%
 
5.8

 
4.1

 
0.5
%
 
(7.6
)%
 
$
0.40

 
$
0.87

 
$
0.93

 
$
0.78

Office
1,057

 
1,539

 
70.7
%
 
68.2
%
 
4.1

 
4.4

 
2.5
%
 
(1.7
)%
 
$
3.27

 
$
4.06

 
$
3.06

 
$
4.07

Medical Office
25

 
17

 
43.4
%
 
56.5
%
 
6.7

 
4.4

 
6.3
%
 
7.3
 %
 
$
1.70

 
$
1.47

 
$
1.13

 
$
2.15

Other

 
8

 
%
 
81.2
%
 

 
4.6

 
%
 
(0.7
)%
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
2.26

Total
9,089

 
7,184

 
82.2
%
 
64.1
%
 
5.6

 
4.1

 
1.2
%
 
(4.7
)%
 
$
0.74

 
$
1.56

 
$
1.18

 
$
1.49

* Represents the percentage change in net effective rent between the original leases and the renewal leases. Net effective rents represent average annual base rental payments, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, excluding operating expense reimbursements.
We renewed several significant industrial leases, across multiple markets, which drove the renewal percentage above 90% for the three months ended September 30, 2012.
Lease Expirations
Our ability to maintain and improve occupancy rates, and net effective rents, primarily depends upon our continuing ability to re-lease expiring space at favorable rates. The table below reflects our consolidated in-service portfolio lease expiration schedule, including square footage and annualized net effective rent for expiring leases, by property type as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands, except percentage data):

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Total Consolidated Portfolio
 
Industrial
 
Office
 
Medical Office
 
Other
Year of
Expiration
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
% of
Revenue
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann. Rent
Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann.  Rent Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 
Ann.  Rent Revenue*
Remainder of 2012
1,863

 
$
10,666

 
2
%
 
1,520

 
$
6,404

 
309

 
$
3,811

 
31

 
$
425

 
3

 
$
26

2013
13,998

 
71,522

 
12
%
 
12,232

 
47,231

 
1,694

 
23,074

 
44

 
633

 
28

 
584

2014
12,542

 
66,638

 
11
%
 
10,730

 
41,960

 
1,661

 
22,118

 
143

 
2,352

 
8

 
208

2015
11,710

 
61,596

 
10
%
 
9,938

 
39,393

 
1,725

 
21,264

 
27

 
461

 
20

 
478

2016
11,515

 
58,361

 
10
%
 
9,861

 
36,581

 
1,550

 
19,694

 
81

 
1,592

 
23

 
494

2017
10,557

 
61,698

 
10
%
 
8,875

 
36,494

 
1,361

 
17,961

 
187

 
3,938

 
134

 
3,305

2018
7,563

 
55,801

 
9
%
 
5,442

 
22,244

 
1,550

 
20,784

 
375

 
7,769

 
196

 
5,004

2019
7,807

 
44,301

 
8
%
 
6,459

 
23,142

 
1,075

 
14,478

 
198

 
4,330

 
75

 
2,351

2020
7,616

 
45,290

 
8
%
 
6,456

 
25,444

 
759

 
11,716

 
361

 
7,259

 
40

 
871

2021
5,588

 
34,882

 
6
%
 
4,574

 
18,411

 
655

 
7,933

 
328

 
7,831

 
31

 
707

2022 and Thereafter
12,901

 
78,928

 
14
%
 
10,405

 
29,931

 
805

 
12,347

 
1,589

 
34,737

 
102

 
1,913

Total Leased
103,660

 
$
589,683

 
100
%
 
86,492

 
$
327,235

 
13,144

 
$
175,180

 
3,364

 
$
71,327

 
660

 
$
15,941

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Portfolio Square Feet
112,044

 
 
 
 
 
91,993

 
 
 
15,635

 
 
 
3,677

 
 
 
739

 
 
Percent Leased
92.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
94.0
%
 
 
 
84.1
%
 
 
 
91.5
%
 
 
 
89.4
%
 
 
* Annualized rental revenue represents average annual base rental payments, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, from space leased to tenants at the end of the most recent reporting period. Annualized rental revenue excludes additional amounts paid by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses.
Information on current market rents can be difficult to obtain, is highly subjective, and is often not directly comparable between properties. Because of this, we believe the increase or decrease in net effective rent on lease renewals, as previously defined, is the most objective and meaningful relationship between rents on leases expiring in the near-term and current market rents.
Acquisition Activity
Our decision process in determining whether or not to acquire a target property or portfolio involves several factors, including expected rent growth, multiple yield metrics, property locations and expected demographic growth in each location, current occupancy of the target properties, tenant profile(s) and remaining terms of the in-place leases in the target properties. We pursue both brokered and non-brokered acquisitions and it is difficult to predict which markets and product types may present acquisition opportunities. Because of the numerous factors considered in our acquisition decisions, we do not establish specific target yields for future acquisitions.
We acquired 18 properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 59 properties, in addition to other real estate-related assets, during the year ended December 31, 2011. The following table summarizes the acquisition price, percent leased at time of acquisition and in-place yields, by product type, for these acquisitions (in thousands, except percentage data):

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Year-to-Date 2012 Acquisitions
 
Full Year 2011 Acquisitions
Type
Acquisition Price*
 
In-Place Yield**
 
Percent Leased at Acquisition Date***
 
Acquisition Price*
 
In-Place Yield**
 
Percent Leased at Acquisition Date***
Industrial
$
184,782

 
6.4
%
 
95.3
%
 
$
516,251

 
6.6
%
 
92.7
%
Office

 
%
 
%
 
90,603

 
5.1
%
 
66.8
%
Medical Office
158,441

 
7.1
%
 
100.0
%
 
143,241

 
7.3
%
 
98.1
%
Total
$
343,223

 
6.7
%
 
96.0
%
 
$
750,095

 
6.5
%
 
91.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Includes real estate assets and net acquired lease-related intangible assets but excludes other acquired working capital assets and liabilities.
**   In-place yields of completed acquisitions are calculated as the current annualized net rental payments, from space leased to tenants at the date of acquisition, divided by the acquisition price of the acquired real estate. Annualized net rental payments are comprised of base rental payments, excluding additional amounts payable by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses, less current annualized operating expenses not recovered through tenant reimbursements.
*** Represents percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced, at the date of acquisition.
Disposition Activity
We regularly work to identify, consider and pursue opportunities to dispose of properties on an opportunistic basis and on a basis that is generally consistent with our strategic plans.
We sold 21 buildings during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 119 buildings during the year ended December 31, 2011. The following table summarizes the sales prices, in-place yields and percent leased, by product type, of these building sales (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
Year-to-Date 2012 Dispositions
 
Full Year 2011 Dispositions
 
Type
Sales Price
 
In-Place Yield*
 
Percent Leased**
 
Sales Price
 
In-Place Yield*
 
Percent Leased**
 
Industrial
$
41,188

 
7.0
%
 
78.7
%
 
$
82,903

 
6.0
%
 
69.4
%
 
Office
54,281

 
7.0
%
 
78.5
%
 
1,546,094

 
8.4
%
 
85.7
%
 
Other
11,400

 
9.0
%
 
80.5
%
 

 
%
 
%
 
Total
$
106,869

 
7.2
%
 
78.7
%
 
$
1,628,997

 
8.2
%
 
83.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*   In-place yields of completed dispositions are calculated as current annualized net rental payments, from space leased to tenants at the date of sale, divided by the sales price of the real estate. Annualized net rental payments are comprised of base rental payments, excluding additional amounts payable by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses, less current annualized operating expenses not recovered through tenant reimbursements.
** Represents percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced, at the date of sale.
Development
At September 30, 2012, we had 4.7 million square feet of property under development with total estimated costs upon completion of $537.5 million compared to 1.3 million square feet with total estimated costs upon completion of $237.4 million at September 30, 2011. The square footage and estimated costs include both consolidated and joint venture development activity at 100%.
The following table summarizes our properties under development as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands, except percentage data): 
Ownership Type
Square
Feet
 
Percent
Leased
 
Total
Estimated
Project Costs

 
Total
Incurred
to Date

 
Amount
Remaining
to be Spent

Consolidated properties
3,498

 
83%
 
$
413,289

 
$
204,047

 
$
209,242

Joint venture properties
1,250

 
52%
 
124,180

 
45,769

 
78,411

Total
4,748

 
75%
 
$
537,469

 
$
249,816

 
$
287,653


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Funds From Operations
We assess and measure our overall operating results based upon an industry performance measure referred to as Funds From Operations (“FFO”), which management believes is a useful indicator of our consolidated operating performance. FFO is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating performance measure of a REIT. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) created FFO as a non-GAAP supplemental measure of REIT operating performance. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents GAAP net income (loss), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP, gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated real estate assets, impairment charges related to depreciable real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The most comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders. FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders should not be considered as a substitute for net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of NAREIT.
Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry analysts and investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. Management believes that the use of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, combined with net income (which remains the primary measure of performance), improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and makes comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management believes that the use of FFO as a performance measure enables investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the long-term assets that form the core of a REITs activity and assist them in comparing these operating results between periods or between different companies.
The following table shows a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders to the calculation of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Net loss of General Partner attributable to common shareholders
$
(28,230
)
 
$
(32,076
)
 
$
(93,102
)
 
$
(13,549
)
Add back: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
(459
)
 
(868
)
 
(1,736
)
 
(369
)
Net loss of Partnership attributable to common unitholders
(28,689
)
 
(32,944
)
 
(94,838
)
 
(13,918
)
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
95,139

 
97,335

 
280,338

 
292,429

Company share of joint venture depreciation and amortization
8,782

 
8,531

 
26,008

 
24,798

Earnings from depreciable property sales—wholly owned
(2,011
)
 
(651
)
 
(11,424
)
 
(83,315
)
Earnings from depreciable property sales—share of joint venture
(2,065
)
 

 
(2,065
)
 
(91
)
Funds From Operations of Partnership attributable to common unitholders
$
71,156

 
$
72,271

 
$
198,019

 
$
219,903

Additional General Partner Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
459

 
868

 
1,736

 
369

        Noncontrolling interest share of adjustments
(1,638
)
 
(2,835
)
 
(5,358
)
 
(6,206
)
Funds From Operations of General Partner attributable to common shareholders
$
69,977

 
$
70,304

 
$
194,397

 
$
214,066



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Results of Operations
A summary of our operating results and property statistics for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, is as follows (in thousands, except number of properties and per share or Common Unit data):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Rental and related revenue
$
208,957

 
$
184,581

 
$
616,451

 
$
554,752

General contractor and service fee revenue
93,932

 
127,708

 
226,507

 
409,617

Operating income
43,197

 
39,069

 
122,308

 
191,433

General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(28,230
)
 
$
(32,076
)
 
$
(93,102
)
 
$
(13,549
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
270,289

 
252,802

 
265,153

 
252,618

Weighted average common shares and potential dilutive securities
270,289

 
252,802

 
265,153

 
252,618

Partnership
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to common unitholders
$
(28,689
)
 
$
(32,944
)
 
$
(94,838
)
 
$
(13,918
)
Weighted average Common Units outstanding
274,800

 
259,866

 
270,095

 
259,505

Weighted average Common Units and potential dilutive securities
274,800

 
259,866

 
270,095

 
259,505

General Partner and the Partnership
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic income (loss) per common share or Common Unit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.40
)
 
$
(0.09
)
Discontinued operations
$

 
$

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.03

Diluted income (loss) per common share or Common Unit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(0.13
)
 
$
(0.40
)
 
$
(0.09
)
Discontinued operations
$

 
$

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.03

Number of in-service consolidated properties at end of period
616

 
672

 
616

 
672

In-service consolidated square footage at end of period
112,044

 
115,790

 
112,044

 
115,790

Number of in-service joint venture properties at end of period
125

 
127

 
125

 
127

In-service joint venture square footage at end of period
25,238

 
25,481

 
25,238

 
25,481

Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 to Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Rental and Related Revenue
The following table sets forth rental and related revenue from continuing operations by reportable segment, as well as total rental and related revenue from discontinued operations, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Rental and Related Revenue:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
109,400

 
$
95,676

Office
67,701

 
66,157

Medical Office
23,007

 
14,292

Other
8,849

 
8,456

Total Rental and Related Revenue from Continuing Operations
$
208,957

 
$
184,581

Rental and Related Revenue from Discontinued Operations
143

 
50,315

Total Rental and Related Revenue from Continuing and Discontinued Operations
$
209,100

 
$
234,896




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The following factors contributed to the increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations:
We acquired 77 properties, of which 47 were industrial and 23 were medical office, and placed nine developments in service from January 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012, which provided incremental revenues of $21.2 million in the third quarter of 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011.
The remaining increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations is primarily due to improved results within the properties that have been in service for all of 2011 and the first nine months of 2012. Improved occupancy was the main driver of the overall improvement within these properties, as rental rates remained fairly flat.
Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes
The following table sets forth rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing operations by reportable segment, as well as total rental expenses and real estate taxes from discontinued operations, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Rental Expenses:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
11,783

 
$
9,925

Office
20,737

 
19,386

Medical Office
5,619

 
4,241

Other
1,520

 
1,553

Total Rental Expenses from Continuing Operations
$
39,659

 
$
35,105

Rental Expenses from Discontinued Operations
103

 
15,269

Total Rental Expenses from Continuing and Discontinued Operations
$
39,762

 
$
50,374

Real Estate Taxes:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
16,452

 
$
15,537

Office
8,662

 
8,500

Medical Office
2,537

 
1,254

Other
1,025

 
1,064

Total Real Estate Tax Expense from Continuing Operations
$
28,676

 
$
26,355

Real Estate Tax Expense from Discontinued Operations
37

 
7,643

Total Real Estate Tax Expense from Continuing and Discontinued Operations
$
28,713

 
$
33,998


Overall, rental expenses from continuing operations increased by $4.6 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. This increase was primarily a result of the additional 77 properties acquired and nine developments placed in service since January 1, 2011, which resulted in incremental rental expenses of $2.5 million.
Overall, real estate taxes from continuing operations increased by $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. We recognized incremental real estate tax expense of $2.6 million associated with the additional 77 properties acquired and nine developments placed in service since January 1, 2011.
Service Operations
The following table sets forth the components of the Service Operations reportable segment for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Service Operations:
 
 
 
General contractor and service fee revenue
$
93,932

 
$
127,708

General contractor and other services expenses
(87,719
)
 
(120,547
)
Total
$
6,213

 
$
7,161

Service Operations primarily consist of the leasing, property management, asset management, development, construction management and general contractor services for joint venture properties and properties owned by third parties. Service Operations are heavily influenced by the current state of the economy, as leasing and property management fees are dependent upon occupancy, while construction and development services rely on the expansion of business operations of third-party property owners and joint venture partners. A significant decrease in third-party construction volume in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter of 2011, due to some significant third-party construction jobs being completed, drove the decrease in our earnings from Service Operations.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased from $81.1 million during the third quarter of 2011 to $95.1 million for the same period in 2012, primarily due to depreciation related to additions to our continuing operations asset base from properties acquired and developments placed in service in 2011 and 2012.
Gain on Sale of Properties
During the third quarter of 2011, we determined it to be necessary to complete a roof replacement at our expense, pursuant to contractual obligations on a property that we had sold during a prior period to a 20%-owned unconsolidated joint venture, and we accordingly accrued the cost of replacement and recognized a $1.4 million adjustment to reduce the original gain on the sale. Prior to the third quarter of 2011, we had employed other, less costly, repair measures and our best estimates did not indicate that the replacement of the roof was necessary.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expenses decreased from $9.5 million for the third quarter of 2011 to $8.9 million for the same period in 2012. General and administrative expenses consist of two components. The first component includes general corporate expenses and the second component includes the indirect operating costs not allocated to, or absorbed by, the development or operations of our wholly-owned properties or our Service Operations. The indirect operating costs that are either allocated to, or absorbed by, the development or operations of our wholly-owned properties, or our Service Operations, are primarily comprised of employee compensation, including related costs such as benefits and wage-related taxes, but also include other ancillary costs such as travel and information technology support. Those indirect costs not allocated to or absorbed by these operations are charged to general and administrative expenses. We regularly review our total overhead cost structure relative to our leasing, development and construction volume and adjust the level of total overhead, generally through changes in our level of staffing in various functional departments, as necessary in order to control overall general and administrative expense.
Total indirect operating costs, prior to any allocation or absorption, and general corporate expenses are collectively referred to as our overall pool of overhead costs. Our overall pool of overhead costs decreased by $5.8 million between the third quarters of 2011 and 2012, largely as the result of headcount reductions that took place during December 2011. The reduction in overhead costs was partially offset by a decrease in overhead costs allocated and expensed to third-party construction activities, due to the substantial completion of some significant third-party construction jobs, as well as decreased overhead cost allocation to other functions, such as maintenance and property management, due to the significant disposition activity that took place during the fourth quarter of 2011.
We allocated and expensed $3.8 million of overhead costs to third-party construction activities during the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. We

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capitalized $4.6 million and $5.7 million of our total overhead costs to leasing and development, respectively, for consolidated properties during the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to capitalizing $6.8 million and $1.9 million of such costs, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Combined overhead costs capitalized to leasing and development totaled 28.7% and 21.0% of our overall pool of overhead costs for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.
Interest Expense
Interest expense allocable to continuing operations increased from $54.5 million in the third quarter of 2011 to $61.5 million in the third quarter of 2012. We allocated $12.7 million of interest expense to discontinued operations for the third quarter of 2011, as the result of the significant property dispositions during 2011, compared to allocating only $95,000 of interest expense for the same period in 2012. Total interest expense, combined for continuing and discontinued operations, decreased from $67.2 million in the third quarter of 2011 to $61.6 million in the third quarter of 2012. This overall reduction to total interest expense was primarily a result of carrying lower average borrowings through the third quarter of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, as well as due to a $2.0 million increase in capitalized interest that resulted from increased development activities.
Discontinued Operations
Subject to certain criteria, the results of operations for properties sold during the year to unrelated parties, or classified as held-for-sale at the end of the period, are required to be classified as discontinued operations. The property specific components of earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include rental revenues, rental expenses, real estate taxes, allocated interest expense and depreciation expense, as well as the net gain or loss on the disposition of the properties.
The operations of 122 buildings are classified as discontinued operations for both the three months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011. These 122 buildings consist of 102 office, 18 industrial, and two retail properties. As a result, we classified a loss, before gain on sales, of $114,000 and $1.5 million in discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Of the properties included in discontinued operations, four were sold during the third quarter of 2012 and two were sold during the third quarter of 2011. The gains on disposal of $1.6 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are reported in discontinued operations.
Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Rental and Related Revenue
The following table sets forth rental and related revenue from continuing operations by reportable segment, as well as total rental and related revenue from discontinued operations, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands): 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Rental and Related Revenue:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
327,713

 
$
281,083

Office
201,606

 
207,387

Medical Office
64,669

 
41,280

Other
22,463

 
25,002

Total Rental and Related Revenue from Continuing Operations
$
616,451

 
$
554,752

Rental and Related Revenue from Discontinued Operations
2,987

 
151,373

Total Rental and Related Revenue from Continuing and Discontinued Operations
$
619,438

 
$
706,125



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The following factors contributed to the increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations:
We acquired 77 properties, of which 47 were industrial and 23 were medical office, and placed nine developments in service from January 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012, which provided incremental revenues of $63.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011.
The sale of 13 office properties to an unconsolidated joint venture in late March 2011 resulted in a $10.0 million decrease in rental and related revenue from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, which partially offset the impact of newly acquired or developed properties.
The remaining increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations is primarily due to improved results within the properties that have been in service for all of 2011 and the first nine months of 2012. Higher levels of occupancy drove the overall improvement within these properties, as rental rates remained fairly flat.
The overall shift of revenues and income from office properties to industrial and medical office properties is consistent with our continuing strategy to increase our asset concentration in industrial and medical office properties while reducing our overall investment in office properties.
Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes
The following table sets forth rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing operations by reportable segment, as well as total rental expenses and real estate taxes from discontinued operations, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands):
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Rental Expenses:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
32,667

 
$
31,396

Office
58,870

 
58,613

Medical Office
15,624

 
12,351

Other
4,316

 
5,864

Total Rental Expenses from Continuing Operations
$
111,477

 
$
108,224

Rental Expenses from Discontinued Operations
1,287

 
47,386

Total Rental Expenses from Continuing and Discontinued Operations
$
112,764

 
$
155,610

Real Estate Taxes:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
50,395

 
$
45,833

Office
25,369

 
27,775

Medical Office
6,701

 
3,808

Other
2,790

 
2,450

Total Real Estate Tax Expense from Continuing Operations
$
85,255

 
$
79,866

Real Estate Tax Expense from Discontinued Operations
539

 
23,213

Total Real Estate Tax Expense from Continuing and Discontinued Operations
$
85,794

 
$
103,079

Overall, rental expenses from continuing operations increased by $3.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. While we recognized incremental rental expenses of $6.6 million associated with the additional 77 properties acquired and nine developments placed in service since January 1, 2011, we also sold 13 office properties to an unconsolidated joint venture in late March 2011, which resulted in a $2.8 million decrease in rental expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011.
Overall, real estate taxes from continuing operations increased by $5.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. We recognized incremental real estate tax expense of $7.8 million associated with the additional 77 properties acquired and nine developments placed in service since January 1, 2011. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $1.6 million related to the 13 properties that were sold to a joint venture during the first quarter of 2011.

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Service Operations
The following table sets forth the components of the Service Operations reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (in thousands):
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Service Operations:
 
 
 
General contractor and service fee revenue
$
226,507

 
$
409,617

General contractor and other services expenses
(209,519
)
 
(379,180
)
Total
$
16,988

 
$
30,437

A significant decrease in third-party construction volume in the first nine months of 2012 compared to the first nine months of 2011, due to some significant third-party construction jobs being completed, drove the decrease in our earnings from Service Operations.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased from $242.0 million during the first nine months of 2011 to $279.1 million for the same period in 2012, primarily due to depreciation related to additions to our continuing operations asset base from properties acquired and developments placed in service in 2011 and 2012.
Gain on Sale of Properties
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we sold 18 properties that did not meet the criteria for inclusion in discontinued operations, recognizing total gains on sale of $66.9 million.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expenses increased from $29.2 million for the first nine months of 2011 to $32.4 million for the same period in 2012.
Our overall pool of overhead expenses decreased by $8.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The reduction in overhead costs was more than offset by a decrease in overhead costs allocated and expensed to third-party construction activities, due to the substantial completion of some significant third-party construction jobs, as well as decreased overhead cost allocation to other functions, such as maintenance and property management, due to the significant disposition activity that took place during the fourth quarter of 2011.
We allocated and expensed $9.4 million of overhead costs to third-party construction activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $23.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. We capitalized $24.0 million and $13.8 million of our total overhead costs to leasing and development, respectively, for consolidated properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to capitalizing $17.8 million and $8.4 million of such costs, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Combined overhead costs capitalized to leasing and development totaled 31.4% and 20.3% of our overall pool of overhead costs for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.
Interest Expense
Interest expense allocable to continuing operations increased from $161.8 million in the first nine months of 2011 to $183.6 million in the first nine months of 2012. We had $39.6 million of interest expense allocated to discontinued operations in the first nine months of 2011, as the result of the significant property dispositions during 2011, compared to allocating only $1.1 million of interest expense for the same period in 2012. Total interest expense, combined for continuing and discontinued operations, decreased from $201.4 million in the first nine months of 2011 to $184.8 million in the first nine months of 2012. This overall reduction to interest expense was primarily a

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result of carrying reduced average borrowings in the first nine months of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, as well as due to a $2.3 million increase in capitalized interest that resulted from increased development activities.
Discontinued Operations
The operations of 122 buildings are classified as discontinued operations for both the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011. These 122 buildings consist of 102 office, 18 industrial, and two retail properties. As a result, we classified a loss, before gain on sales, of $1.2 million and $9.2 million in discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Of the properties included in discontinued operations, 21 were sold during the first nine months of 2012 and 14 were sold during the first nine months of 2011. The gains on disposal of $11.2 million and $16.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are reported in discontinued operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements over the next twelve months, including payments of dividends and distributions as well as the capital expenditures needed to maintain our current real estate assets, primarily through working capital, net cash provided by operating activities and proceeds received from real estate dispositions. We had no outstanding borrowings on the Partnership's $850.0 million unsecured line of credit at September 30, 2012, which allows us significant additional flexibility for temporary financing of either short-term obligations or strategic acquisitions.
In addition to our existing sources of liquidity, we expect to meet long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled mortgage and unsecured debt maturities, property acquisitions, financing of development activities and other capital improvements, through multiple sources of capital including operating cash flow, proceeds from property dispositions and accessing the public debt and equity markets.
Rental Operations
Cash flows from Rental Operations is our primary source of liquidity and provides a stable source of cash flow to fund operational expenses. We believe that this cash-based revenue stream is substantially aligned with revenue recognition (except for periodic straight-line rental income accruals and amortization of above or below market rents) as cash receipts from the leasing of rental properties are generally received in advance of, or a short time following, the actual revenue recognition.
We are subject to a number of risks as a result of general economic conditions, including reduced occupancy, tenant defaults and bankruptcies and potential reduction in rental rates upon renewal or re-letting of properties, any of which would result in reduced cash flow from operations.
Unsecured Debt and Equity Securities
We use the Partnership's unsecured line of credit as a temporary source of capital to fund development activities, acquire additional rental properties and provide working capital.
At September 30, 2012, we had on file with the SEC an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the offer and sale, from time to time, of an indeterminate amount of debt and equity securities (including guarantees of the Partnership's debt securities by the General Partner). Equity securities are offered and sold by the General Partner and the net proceeds of such offerings are contributed to the Partnership in exchange for additional General Partner Units or Preferred Units. From time to time, we expect to issue additional securities under this automatic shelf registration statement to fund the repayment of long-term debt upon maturity and for other general corporate purposes.

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On February 11, 2010, we entered into an at the market equity program that allowed us to issue new shares of our common stock, from time to time, with an aggregate offering price of up to $150.0 million. We fully utilized this program during the first three months of 2012, issuing 10.8 million shares of our common stock, resulting in gross proceeds of $150.0 million. We paid approximately $3.0 million in commissions related to the sales of these common shares and, after considering those commissions and other costs, generated net proceeds of approximately $147.0 million from the offerings.
On May 7, 2012, we entered into a new at the market equity program that allows us to issue new shares of our common stock, from time to time, with an aggregate offering price of up to $200.0 million. Through September 30, 2012, we have issued 6.1 million shares of our common stock under this program, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $91.5 million. We paid approximately $1.8 million in commissions related to the sales of these common shares and, after considering those commissions and other costs, generated net proceeds of approximately $89.3 million from the offerings.
The indentures (and related supplemental indentures) governing our outstanding series of notes require us to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding our operations. We were in compliance with all such covenants, as well as applicable covenants under our unsecured line of credit, as of September 30, 2012.
Sale of Real Estate Assets
We regularly work to identify, consider and pursue opportunities to dispose of non-strategic properties on an opportunistic basis and on a basis that is generally consistent with our strategic plans. Our ability to dispose of such properties on favorable terms, or at all, is dependent upon a number of factors including the availability of credit to potential buyers to purchase properties at prices that we consider acceptable. Although we believe we have demonstrated our ability to generate significant liquidity through the disposition of non-strategic properties, potential future adverse changes to general market and economic conditions could negatively impact our further ability to dispose of such properties.
Transactions with Unconsolidated Entities
Transactions with unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures also provide a source of liquidity. From time to time we will sell properties to unconsolidated entities, while retaining a continuing interest in that entity, and receive proceeds commensurate to those interests that we do not own. Additionally, unconsolidated entities will from time to time obtain debt financing and will distribute to us, and our joint venture partners, all or a portion of the proceeds from such debt financing.
We have a 20% equity interest in an unconsolidated joint venture (“Duke/Hulfish”) which, along with its subsidiary entities, has acquired 35 properties from us since its formation in May 2008. We have received cumulative net sale and financing proceeds of approximately $847.2 million through September 30, 2012. We are party to an agreement that allows Duke/Hulfish a right of first offer to acquire future build-to-suit or speculative developments on certain specified parcels of our undeveloped land.
Uses of Liquidity
Our principal uses of liquidity include the following:
accretive property investment;
leasing/capital costs;
dividends and distributions to shareholders and unitholders;
long-term debt maturities;
opportunistic repurchases of outstanding debt and preferred stock; and
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Property Investment
We continue to pursue an asset repositioning strategy that involves increasing our investment concentration in industrial and medical office properties while reducing our investment concentration in suburban office properties. Pursuant to this strategy, we evaluate development and acquisition opportunities based upon market outlook, including general economic conditions, supply and long-term growth potential. Our ability to make future property investments, along with being dependent upon identifying suitable acquisition and development opportunities, is also dependent upon our continued access to our longer-term sources of liquidity, including issuances of debt or equity securities as well as generating cash flow by disposing of selected properties.
Leasing/Capital Costs
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions related to the initial leasing of newly completed or vacant space in acquired properties are referred to as first generation expenditures. Such expenditures are included within development of real estate investments and other deferred leasing costs in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Tenant improvements and leasing costs to re-let rental space that had been previously under lease to tenants are referred to as second generation expenditures. Building improvements that are not specific to any tenant but serve to improve integral components of our real estate properties are also second generation expenditures.
One of the principal uses of our liquidity is to fund the second generation leasing/capital expenditures of our real estate investments.
The following is a summary of our second generation capital expenditures by type of expenditure (in thousands):
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Second generation tenant improvements
$
19,245

 
$
34,312

Second generation leasing costs
24,078

 
31,988

Building improvements
3,359

 
5,432

Totals
$
46,682

 
$
71,732

The following is a summary of our second generation capital expenditures by reportable operating segment (in thousands):
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Industrial
$
23,544

 
$
24,642

Office
22,678

 
46,835

Medical Office
434


144

Non-reportable segments
26

 
111

Totals
$
46,682

 
$
71,732

Both our first and second generation expenditures vary significantly between leases on a per square foot basis, dependent upon several factors including the product type, the nature of a tenant's operations, the specific physical characteristics of each individual property and the market in which the property is located.
Dividend and Distribution Requirements
The General Partner is required to meet the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), in order to maintain its REIT status. Because depreciation is a non-cash expense, cash flow will typically be greater than operating income. We paid dividends or distributions of $0.17 per common share or Common Unit in the first three quarters of 2012 and our board of directors declared dividends or distributions of

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$0.17 per common share or Common Unit for the fourth quarter of 2012. Our future dividends or distributions will be declared at the discretion of our board of directors and will be subject to our future capital needs and availability.
At September 30, 2012, we had four series of preferred stock outstanding. The annual dividend rates on our preferred shares range between 6.5% and 8.375% and are paid in arrears quarterly. In March 2012, we redeemed all of our 6.95% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (“Series M Shares”) for a total payment of $168.3 million, thus reducing our future quarterly dividend commitments by $2.9 million.
Debt Maturities
Debt outstanding at September 30, 2012 had a face value totaling $4.1 billion with a weighted average interest rate of 6.17% and matures at various dates through 2028. Of this total amount, we had $3.0 billion of unsecured debt and $1.1 billion of secured debt outstanding at September 30, 2012. Scheduled principal amortization and maturities of such debt totaled $279.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
The following is a summary of the scheduled future amortization and maturities of our indebtedness at September 30, 2012 (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
 
Future Repayments
 
 
Year
Scheduled
Amortization

 
Maturities

 
Total

 
Weighted Average Interest Rate of
Future Repayments

Remainder of 2012
$
4,166

 
$
50,000

 
$
54,166

 
5.50
%
2013
17,067

 
521,644

 
538,711

 
6.27
%
2014
15,940

 
301,000

 
316,940

 
6.15
%
2015
14,378

 
358,381

 
372,759

 
6.80
%
2016
12,377

 
506,690

 
519,067

 
6.11
%
2017
10,100

 
556,479

 
566,579

 
5.90
%
2018
7,937

 
300,000

 
307,937

 
6.08
%
2019
6,936

 
518,438

 
525,374

 
7.97
%
2020
5,381

 
250,000

 
255,381

 
6.73
%
2021
3,416

 
9,047

 
12,463

 
5.59
%
2022
3,611

 
600,000

 
603,611

 
4.20
%
Thereafter
14,178

 
50,000

 
64,178

 
6.93
%
 
$
115,487

 
$
4,021,679

 
$
4,137,166

 
6.17
%
We anticipate generating capital to fund our debt maturities by using undistributed cash generated from our Rental Operations and property dispositions, and by raising additional capital from future debt or equity transactions.
Repurchases of Outstanding Debt and Preferred Stock
We paid $168.3 million in March 2012 to redeem our Series M Shares at par value.
To the extent that it supports our overall capital strategy, we may purchase certain of our outstanding unsecured debt prior to its stated maturity or redeem or repurchase certain of our outstanding series of preferred stock.
Historical Cash Flows
Cash and cash equivalents were $113.2 million and $16.2 million at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The following highlights significant changes in net cash associated with our operating, investing and financing activities (in millions): 

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Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
General Partner
 
 
 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
$
201.5

 
$
245.1

Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities
$
(505.2
)
 
$
125.3

Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities
$
203.0

 
$
(372.6
)
 
 
 
 
Partnership
 
 
 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
$
201.6

 
$
245.1

Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities
$
(505.2
)
 
$
125.3

Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities
$
202.9

 
$
(372.7
)
Operating Activities
The receipt of rental income from Rental Operations continues to be our primary source of operating cash flows. The decrease in cash flows from operations noted in the table above was primarily due to the overall reduction in rental revenues, which was driven by the disposition of a significant portion of our office properties since September 30, 2011. This overall change in product mix correspondingly drove a $25.1 million decrease in cash outflows for second generation capital expenditures (classified within investing activities). The timing of cash receipts also contributed to the decrease in cash flows from operations, as accounts receivable at September 30, 2012 are $7.9 million greater than at September 30, 2011.
Investing Activities
Investing activities are one of the primary uses of our liquidity. Development and acquisition activities typically generate additional rental revenues and provide cash flows for operational requirements. Highlights of significant cash sources and uses are as follows:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we paid cash of $321.1 million for real estate acquisitions and $37.2 million for undeveloped land acquisitions, compared to $179.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively, for real estate and undeveloped land acquisitions in the same period in 2011.
Real estate development costs increased to $176.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $125.7 million for the same period in 2011.
Sales of land and depreciated property provided $112.6 million in net proceeds for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $504.7 million for the same period in 2011.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we received a $4.9 million capital distribution, which represented our share of the net proceeds from the sale of the sole property within one of our unconsolidated joint ventures. For the same period in 2011, we received a $54.7 million capital distribution, which represented our share of the net proceeds from a loan obtained by one of our unconsolidated joint ventures.
Financing Activities
The following items highlight some of the factors that account for the difference in net cash flow related to financing activities in the first nine months of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011:
In March 2012, we redeemed all of the outstanding shares of our Series M Shares for a total payment of $168.3 million. In July 2011, we redeemed all of the outstanding shares of our 7.25% Series N Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares for a total payment of $108.6 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we issued 16.9 million shares of common stock for net proceeds of $236.3 million.
In June 2012, we issued $300.0 million of senior unsecured notes that bear interest at 4.375% and mature on June 15, 2022. In September 2012, we issued an additional $300.0 million of unsecured notes that bear interest at 3.875% and mature on October 15, 2022.

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In June 2012, a newly formed subsidiary, consolidated by both the General Partner and the Partnership, borrowed $13.3 million on a secured note bearing interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 2.5% and maturing in June 2017.
In July 2012, one of our consolidated subsidiaries repaid $21.0 million of variable rate unsecured debt, which bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 0.85%, at its scheduled maturity. In August 2012, we repaid $150.0 million of senior unsecured notes, which had an effective interest rate of 6.01%, at their scheduled maturity date. In March 2011 and August 2011, we repaid $42.5 million and $122.5 million, respectively, of senior unsecured notes with an effective rate of 6.96% and 5.69%, respectively, at their scheduled maturity dates.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we repaid $95.8 million of secured loans with the proceeds obtained from the issuance of senior unsecured debt as described above.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we increased net borrowings on the Partnership’s $850.0 million line of credit by $109.0 million, compared to no net change in borrowings for the same period in 2012.
Contractual Obligations
Aside from changes in long-term debt, there have not been material changes in our outstanding commitments since December 31, 2011, as previously discussed in our 2011 Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements - Investments in Unconsolidated Companies
We analyze our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures to determine if they meet the criteria for classification as a variable interest entity (a “VIE”) and would require consolidation. We (i) evaluate the sufficiency of the total equity at risk, (ii) review the voting rights and decision-making authority of the equity investment holders as a group, and whether there are any guaranteed returns, protection against losses, or capping of residual returns within the group and (iii) establish whether activities within the venture are on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights in making this VIE determination. We would consolidate a venture that is determined to be a VIE if we were the primary beneficiary. To the extent that our joint ventures do not qualify as VIEs, we further assess each joint venture partner’s substantive participating rights to determine if the venture should be consolidated.
We have equity interests in unconsolidated partnerships and limited liability companies that primarily own and operate rental properties and hold land for development. These unconsolidated joint ventures are primarily engaged in the operations and development of industrial, office and medical office real estate properties. These investments provide us with increased market share and tenant and property diversification. The equity method of accounting is used for these investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over operating and financial policies. As a result, the assets and liabilities of these entities are not included on our balance sheet. Our investments in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries represented approximately 5% of our total assets as of both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Total assets of our unconsolidated subsidiaries were $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The combined revenues of our unconsolidated subsidiaries totaled $217.2 million and $201.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
We have guaranteed the repayment of certain secured and unsecured loans of our unconsolidated subsidiaries and the outstanding balances on the guaranteed portion of these loans totaled $236.9 million at September 30, 2012.
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of our line of credit and our long-term borrowings. Our interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objectives, we borrow primarily at fixed rates. We do not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes. We have one outstanding swap, which has a fixed rate on one of our variable rate loans; it is not significant to our Financial Statements in terms of notional amount or fair value at September 30, 2012.

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Our interest rate risk is monitored using a variety of techniques. The table below presents the principal amounts (in thousands) of the expected annual maturities, weighted average interest rates for the average debt outstanding in the specified period, fair values (in thousands) and other terms required to evaluate the expected cash flows and sensitivity to interest rate changes.
 
Remainder
of 2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
Thereafter
 
Face Value
 
Fair Value
Fixed rate secured debt
$
3,611

 
$
110,529

 
$
63,563

 
$
119,870

 
$
366,021

 
$
411,419

 
$
1,075,013

 
$
1,174,864

Weighted average interest rate
6.06
%
 
5.84
%
 
5.56
%
 
5.38
%
 
5.86
%
 
7.07
%
 


 


Variable rate secured debt
$
83

 
$
1,217

 
$
1,285

 
$
663

 
$
676

 
$
14,539

 
$
18,463

 
$
18,964

Weighted average interest rate
3.60
%
 
1.23
%
 
1.22
%
 
2.08
%
 
2.11
%
 
2.95
%
 


 


Fixed rate unsecured debt
$
50,472

 
$
426,965

 
$
252,092

 
$
252,226

 
$
152,370

 
$
1,909,565

 
$
3,043,690

 
$
3,412,621

Weighted average interest rate
5.46
%
 
6.40
%
 
6.33
%
 
7.49
%
 
6.71
%
 
5.88
%
 


 



As the above table incorporates only those exposures that exist as of September 30, 2012, it does not consider those exposures or positions that could arise after that date. As a result, our ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to interest rate fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during the period, our hedging strategies at that time to the extent we are party to interest rate derivatives and interest rates. Interest expense on our unsecured lines of credit will be affected by fluctuations in the LIBOR indices as well as changes in our credit rating. The interest rate at such point in the future as we may renew, extend or replace our unsecured lines of credit will be heavily dependent upon the state of the credit environment.
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
Control and Procedures (General Partner)
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.




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Controls and Procedures (Partnership)
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the foregoing, the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II - Other Information
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are parties to a variety of legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of our businesses. While these matters generally are covered by insurance, there is no assurance that our insurance will cover any particular proceeding or claim. We presently believe that all of these proceedings to which we were subject as of September 30, 2012, taken as a whole, will not have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, business, financial condition or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the information set forth in this Report, you also should carefully review and consider the information contained in our other reports and periodic filings that we make with the SEC, including, without limitation the information contained under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. The risks and uncertainties described in our 2011 Annual Reports on Form 10-K are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we presently deem to be immaterial, also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None
(b) Use of Proceeds
None
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
From time to time, we repurchase our securities under a repurchase program that initially was approved by the board of directors and publicly announced in October 2001 (the “Repurchase Program”). On April 25, 2012, the board of directors adopted a resolution that amended and restated the Repurchase Program and delegated authority to management to repurchase a maximum of $100.0 million of common shares, $300.0 million of debt securities

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and $150.0 million of preferred shares (the “April 2012 Resolution”). The April 2012 Resolution will expire on April 25, 2013. We did not repurchase any securities through the Repurchase Program during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and the maximum amounts set forth under the April 2012 Resolution for the repurchase of common shares, debt securities and preferred shares are remaining in the Repurchase Program.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
During the period covered by this Report, we did not default under the terms of any of our material indebtedness, nor has there been any material arrearage of dividends or other material uncured delinquency with respect to any class of our preferred shares. 
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable. 
Item 5. Other Information
During the period covered by this Report, there was no information required to be disclosed by us in a Current Report on Form 8-K that was not so reported, nor were there any material changes to the procedures by which our security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors.
 

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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
 
 
 
3.1(i)

 
Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2009, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.1(ii)

 
Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 22, 2011, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.1(iii)

 
Second Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.2

 
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the General Partner (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2009, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.3

 
Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated September 17, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(i) to the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.4(i)

 
Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 3, 2009, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.4(ii)

 
Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 22, 2011, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
3.4(iii)

 
Second Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012 and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
4.1

 
Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated September 19, 2012, by and between the Partnership and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust, N.A. (as successor to J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association), including the form of global note evidencing the 3.875% Senior Notes Due 2022 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on September 19, 2012, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
10.1

 
Terms Agreement, dated September 14, 2012, by and among the General Partner, the Partnership, Barclays Capital Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the General Partner's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on September 19, 2012, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
 
11.1

 
Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings.***
 
 
 
12.1

 
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends of the General Partner.*
 
 
 
12.2

 
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions of the Partnership.*
 
 
 
31.1

 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner.*
 
 
 
31.2

 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner.*
 
 
 
31.3

 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer for the Partnership.*
 
 
 

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31.4

 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer for the Partnership.*
 
 
 
32.1

 
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner.**
 
 
 
32.2

 
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner.**
 
 
 
32.3

 
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer for the Partnership.**
 
 
 
32.4

 
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer for the Partnership.**
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The following materials from the General Partner's and the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

*
Filed herewith.
**
The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1, 32.2, 32.3 and 32.4 accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are “furnished” to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed “filed” by the General Partner or the Partnership, respectively, for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
***
Data required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Auditing Standards Codification No. 260 is provided in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

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SIGNATURES
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
/s/ Dennis D. Oklak
 
 
Dennis D. Oklak
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
/s/ Christie B. Kelly
 
 
Christie B. Kelly
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
/s/ Mark A. Denien
 
 
Mark A. Denien
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 
 
 
 
 
DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
By: DUKE REALTY CORPORATION, its general partner
 
 
 
 
/s/ Dennis D. Oklak
 
 
Dennis D. Oklak
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner
 
 
 
 
/s/ Christie B. Kelly
 
 
Christie B. Kelly
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner
 
 
 
 
/s/ Mark A. Denien
 
 
Mark A. Denien
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the General Partner
 
 
 
Date:
November 2, 2012
 
 
 
 


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