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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

2012 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000090610712000034 Filed on November 01, 2012

View on sec.gov

Income Statement

Concept 2012 Q3 2011 Q3
Revenue $451.7M $424.3M
YoY Change 6.46% -5.06%
Cost Of Revenue $159.3M $179.2M
YoY Change -11.1% -0.55%
Gross Profit $292.4M $314.6M
YoY Change -7.06% 14.9%
Gross Profit Margin 64.73% 74.15%
Selling, General & Admin $10.10M $10.10M
YoY Change 0.0% -0.98%
% of Gross Profit 3.45% 3.21%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization $139.3M $159.7M
YoY Change -12.75% -8.22%
% of Gross Profit 47.65% 50.76%
Operating Expenses $149.5M $169.9M
YoY Change -12.01% 0.83%
Operating Profit $142.0M $121.3M
YoY Change 17.1% 18.18%
Interest Expense -$46.50M -$111.8M
YoY Change -58.41% -9.4%
% of Operating Profit -32.74% -92.18%
Other Income/Expense, Net -$4.000M -$2.500M
YoY Change 60.0% -28.57%
Pretax Income $92.41M $30.50M
YoY Change 202.97% -234.36%
Income Tax $222.0K $283.0K
% Of Pretax Income 0.24% 0.93%
Net Earnings $226.1M $107.8M
YoY Change 109.68% 261.59%
Net Earnings / Revenue 50.06% 25.42%
Basic Earnings Per Share $0.73 $0.35
Diluted Earnings Per Share $0.72 $0.35
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding 301.3M shares 295.8M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding 318.8M shares 312.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept 2012 Q3 2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments $46.00M $46.00M
YoY Change 0.0% 4.55%
Cash & Equivalents $45.62M $45.99M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets $46.00M $46.00M
YoY Change 0.0% 4.55%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment $16.27B $15.13B
YoY Change 7.52% -3.8%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments $18.00M $11.00M
YoY Change 63.64%
Other Assets $170.0M $417.0M
YoY Change -59.23% 139.66%
Total Long-Term Assets $16.62B $15.71B
YoY Change 5.8% -2.07%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets $46.00M $46.00M
Total Long-Term Assets $16.62B $15.71B
Total Assets $16.67B $15.76B
YoY Change 5.79% -2.05%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable $106.0M $98.00M
YoY Change 8.16% -11.71%
Accrued Expenses $79.00M $70.00M
YoY Change 12.86% -1.41%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt $0.00 $0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities $362.0M $337.0M
YoY Change 7.42% -2.88%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt $9.309B $8.777B
YoY Change 6.06% -13.76%
Other Long-Term Liabilities $370.0M $410.0M
YoY Change -9.76% 20.23%
Total Long-Term Liabilities $9.679B $9.187B
YoY Change 5.36% -12.65%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities $362.0M $337.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities $9.679B $9.187B
Total Liabilities $10.04B $10.02B
YoY Change 0.19% -11.62%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings $770.7M
YoY Change
Common Stock $3.027M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity $5.991B $5.736B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity $16.67B $15.76B
YoY Change 5.79% -2.05%

Cashflow Statement

Concept 2012 Q3 2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income $226.1M $107.8M
YoY Change 109.68% 261.59%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization $139.3M $159.7M
YoY Change -12.75% -8.22%
Cash From Operating Activities $277.2M $221.6M
YoY Change 25.09% 8.63%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures -$330.8M -$231.5M
YoY Change 42.89% -53.23%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities $343.0M $195.6M
YoY Change 75.36% 183.07%
Cash From Investing Activities $12.20M -$35.90M
YoY Change -133.98% -91.57%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities -288.2M -744.5M
YoY Change -61.29% -442.14%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities 277.2M 221.6M
Cash From Investing Activities 12.20M -35.90M
Cash From Financing Activities -288.2M -744.5M
Net Change In Cash 1.200M -558.8M
YoY Change -100.21% 12895.35%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities $277.2M $221.6M
Capital Expenditures -$330.8M -$231.5M
Free Cash Flow $608.0M $453.1M
YoY Change 34.19% -35.18%

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1108000 USD
CY2011Q3 us-gaap Service Management Costs
ServiceManagementCosts
1250000 USD
us-gaap Service Management Costs
ServiceManagementCosts
3207000 USD
us-gaap Service Management Costs
ServiceManagementCosts
3595000 USD
us-gaap Share Based Compensation
ShareBasedCompensation
16722000 USD
us-gaap Share Based Compensation
ShareBasedCompensation
20836000 USD
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StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfUnits
244785 shares
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StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
100222 shares
us-gaap Stock Issued During Period Shares New Issues
StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
3200000 shares
us-gaap Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised
StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
1517880 shares
us-gaap Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues
StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
192300000 USD
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464600000 USD
CY2011Q4 us-gaap Stockholders Equity
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5669015000 USD
CY2012Q3 us-gaap Stockholders Equity
StockholdersEquity
5990772000 USD
CY2011Q4 us-gaap Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest
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5862857000 USD
CY2012Q3 us-gaap Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest
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6213850000 USD
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-1000 USD
us-gaap Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives
UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
0 USD
CY2011 us-gaap Unrealized Gain Loss On Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges Pretax Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss
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197600000 USD
us-gaap Unrealized Gain Loss On Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges Pretax Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss
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199000000 USD
CY2012Q3 us-gaap Unsecured Debt
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5400000000 USD
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315513000 shares
us-gaap Weighted Average Limited Partnership And General Partnership Units Outstanding Basic
WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipAndGeneralPartnershipUnitsOutstandingBasic
313932000 shares
us-gaap Weighted Average Limited Partnership And General Partnership Units Outstanding Basic
WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipAndGeneralPartnershipUnitsOutstandingBasic
307705000 shares
CY2011Q3 us-gaap Weighted Average Limited Partnership And General Partnership Units Outstanding Basic
WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipAndGeneralPartnershipUnitsOutstandingBasic
308884000 shares
us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
311908000 shares
us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
317265000 shares
CY2011Q3 us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
312844000 shares
CY2012Q3 us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
318773000 shares
us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic
WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
294474000 shares
CY2011Q3 us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic
WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
295831000 shares
us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic
WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
300116000 shares
CY2012Q3 us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic
WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
301336000 shares
CY2011Q4 eqr Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current And Noncurrent Other Than Interest And Dividend Payable
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35206000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current And Noncurrent Other Than Interest And Dividend Payable
AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrentOtherThanInterestAndDividendPayable
105602000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Additional Common Shares Authorized
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6000000 shares
eqr Adjustment Depreciation
AdjustmentDepreciation
496383000 USD
eqr Adjustment Depreciation
AdjustmentDepreciation
516940000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Allocation Of Net Income Loss To Noncontrolling Interests Partially Owned Properties
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387000 USD
eqr Allocation Of Net Income Loss To Noncontrolling Interests Partially Owned Properties
AllocationOfNetIncomeLossToNoncontrollingInterestsPartiallyOwnedProperties
457000 USD
eqr Allocation Of Net Income Loss To Noncontrolling Interests Partially Owned Properties
AllocationOfNetIncomeLossToNoncontrollingInterestsPartiallyOwnedProperties
418000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Allocation Of Net Income Loss To Noncontrolling Interests Partially Owned Properties
AllocationOfNetIncomeLossToNoncontrollingInterestsPartiallyOwnedProperties
-312000 USD
eqr Amortization Of Deferred Financing Costs
AmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts
10384000 USD
eqr Amortization Of Deferred Financing Costs
AmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts
12769000 USD
eqr Amortization Of Deferred Settlements On Derivative Instruments Other Liabilities
AmortizationOfDeferredSettlementsOnDerivativeInstrumentsOtherLiabilities
-401000 USD
eqr Amortization Of Deferred Settlements On Derivative Instruments Other Liabilities
AmortizationOfDeferredSettlementsOnDerivativeInstrumentsOtherLiabilities
-401000 USD
eqr Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums On Debt Mortgage Notes Payable
AmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsOnDebtMortgageNotesPayable
-6116000 USD
eqr Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums On Debt Mortgage Notes Payable
AmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsOnDebtMortgageNotesPayable
-7462000 USD
eqr Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums On Debt Notes Net
AmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsOnDebtNotesNet
6260000 USD
eqr Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums On Debt Notes Net
AmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsOnDebtNotesNet
1667000 USD
eqr Annual Dividend Per Depositary Share
AnnualDividendPerDepositaryShare
1.62
eqr Average Price Per Common Share Issued
AveragePricePerCommonShareIssued
60.59
eqr Breakupfee
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150000000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Bridge Loan Principal Amount
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1000000000 USD
eqr Change In Mortgage Deposits
ChangeInMortgageDeposits
-1916000 USD
eqr Change In Mortgage Deposits
ChangeInMortgageDeposits
-230000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Common Shares Added To Atm Program
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5700000 shares
CY2012Q3 eqr Common Shares And Units Outstanding
CommonSharesAndUnitsOutstanding
317074506 shares
CY2012Q3 eqr Common Stock Capital Shares Reserved For Future Issuance Under Share Offering Program
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17000000 shares
CY2012Q3 eqr Consolidated Project Under Development Commitment Fund
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283100000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Contracted Acquisition Percent
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0.265
CY2011Q4 eqr Contracted Aquisition Price
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1325000000 USD
eqr Deconsolidationofpreviouslyconsolidatedpropertiesinvestmentinrealestatenet
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35495000 USD
eqr Deconsolidationofpreviouslyconsolidatedpropertiesinvestmentinrealestatenet
Deconsolidationofpreviouslyconsolidatedpropertiesinvestmentinrealestatenet
0 USD
eqr Deconsolidationofpreviouslyconsolidatedpropertiesinvestmentsinunconsolidatedentitie
Deconsolidationofpreviouslyconsolidatedpropertiesinvestmentsinunconsolidatedentitie
-7135000 USD
eqr Deconsolidationofpreviouslyconsolidatedpropertiesinvestmentsinunconsolidatedentitie
Deconsolidationofpreviouslyconsolidatedpropertiesinvestmentsinunconsolidatedentitie
0 USD
eqr Dilutive Op Units
DilutiveOpUnits
13816000 shares
CY2011Q3 eqr Dilutive Op Units
DilutiveOpUnits
13053000 shares
eqr Dilutive Op Units
DilutiveOpUnits
13231000 shares
CY2012Q3 eqr Dilutive Op Units
DilutiveOpUnits
14177000 shares
eqr Dilutive Securities Options
DilutiveSecuritiesOptions
3333000 shares
eqr Dilutive Securities Options
DilutiveSecuritiesOptions
4203000 shares
CY2012Q3 eqr Dilutive Securities Options
DilutiveSecuritiesOptions
3260000 shares
CY2011Q3 eqr Dilutive Securities Options
DilutiveSecuritiesOptions
3960000 shares
eqr Discontinued Operation Corporate Housing Business Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax
DiscontinuedOperationCorporateHousingBusinessGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
1500000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Corporate Housing Business Sale
DisposalGroupCorporateHousingBusinessSale
4000000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Amortization Of Deferred Financing Costs
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts
65000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Amortization Of Deferred Financing Costs
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts
869000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Amortization Of Deferred Financing Costs
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts
9000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Amortization Of Deferred Financing Costs
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts
71000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Depreciation
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationDepreciation
1428000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Depreciation
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationDepreciation
7602000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Depreciation
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationDepreciation
5762000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Depreciation
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationDepreciation
28967000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation General And Administrative
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31000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation General And Administrative
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGeneralAndAdministrative
71000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation General And Administrative
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGeneralAndAdministrative
49000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation General And Administrative
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGeneralAndAdministrative
2000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Interest And Other Income
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInterestAndOtherIncome
79000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Interest And Other Income
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInterestAndOtherIncome
34000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Interest And Other Income
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInterestAndOtherIncome
150000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Interest And Other Income
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInterestAndOtherIncome
46000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Mortgage Notes Payable
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationMortgageNotesPayable
36600000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Property And Maintenance
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyAndMaintenance
1611000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Property And Maintenance
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyAndMaintenance
60583000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Property And Maintenance
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyAndMaintenance
7125000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Property And Maintenance
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyAndMaintenance
8420000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Real Estate Taxes And Insurance
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRealEstateTaxesAndInsurance
10995000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Real Estate Taxes And Insurance
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRealEstateTaxesAndInsurance
2010000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Real Estate Taxes And Insurance
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRealEstateTaxesAndInsurance
2125000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Real Estate Taxes And Insurance
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRealEstateTaxesAndInsurance
309000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Rental Revenue
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRentalRevenue
140541000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Rental Revenue
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRentalRevenue
21850000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Rental Revenue
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRentalRevenue
27764000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Rental Revenue
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRentalRevenue
4014000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operations Property Management
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsPropertyManagement
70000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operations Property Management
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsPropertyManagement
211000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operations Property Management
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsPropertyManagement
66000 USD
eqr Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operations Property Management
DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsPropertyManagement
198000 USD
eqr Disposed Properties
DisposedProperties
20
eqr Disposed Units
DisposedUnits
5337
eqr Distributions Minority Interests Partially Owned Properties
DistributionsMinorityInterestsPartiallyOwnedProperties
4742000 USD
eqr Distributions Minority Interests Partially Owned Properties
DistributionsMinorityInterestsPartiallyOwnedProperties
889000 USD
eqr Dividend Preference Units
DividendPreferenceUnits
10399000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Dividend Preference Units
DividendPreferenceUnits
3466000 USD
eqr Dividend Preference Units
DividendPreferenceUnits
9319000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Dividend Preference Units
DividendPreferenceUnits
2386000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Earnest Money On Acquisitions
EarnestMoneyOnAcquisitions
12087000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Earnest Money On Acquisitions
EarnestMoneyOnAcquisitions
7882000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Escrow Deposits For Mortgage And Replacement Reserves
EscrowDepositsForMortgageAndReplacementReserves
10692000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Escrow Deposits For Mortgage And Replacement Reserves
EscrowDepositsForMortgageAndReplacementReserves
10462000 USD
eqr Estimates Of Lost Revenue And Garage Reconstruction
EstimatesOfLostRevenueAndGarageReconstruction
22800000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Fair Value Of Serp Investments
FairValueOfSerpInvestments
71426000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Fair Value Of Serp Investments
FairValueOfSerpInvestments
69369000 USD
eqr Gain Loss On Debt Extinguishments Mortgage Notes Payable
GainLossOnDebtExtinguishmentsMortgageNotesPayable
0 USD
eqr Gain Loss On Debt Extinguishments Mortgage Notes Payable
GainLossOnDebtExtinguishmentsMortgageNotesPayable
-272000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Gain Loss On Sale Of Land Parcels
GainLossOnSaleOfLandParcels
0 USD
eqr Gain Loss On Sale Of Land Parcels
GainLossOnSaleOfLandParcels
0 USD
eqr Gain Loss On Sale Of Land Parcels
GainLossOnSaleOfLandParcels
4217000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Gain Loss On Sale Of Land Parcels
GainLossOnSaleOfLandParcels
0 USD
eqr Gain Loss On Sales Of Land Parcels
GainLossOnSalesOfLandParcels
4217000 USD
eqr Gain Loss On Sales Of Land Parcels
GainLossOnSalesOfLandParcels
0 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Income From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shares
IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShares
26364000 USD
eqr Income From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shares
IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShares
166301000 USD
eqr Number Of Units In Same Store Properties
NumberOfUnitsInSameStoreProperties
102241
CY2012Q3 eqr Income From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shares
IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShares
125457000 USD
eqr Income From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shares
IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShares
22904000 USD
eqr Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Units
IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToUnits
22904000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Units
IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToUnits
26364000 USD
eqr Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Units
IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToUnits
166301000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Units
IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToUnits
125457000 USD
eqr Income Loss From Discontinued Operations
IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperations
8131000 USD
eqr Income Loss From Discontinued Operations
IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperations
34975000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Income Loss From Discontinued Operations
IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperations
5896000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Income Loss From Discontinued Operations
IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperations
248000 USD
eqr Incomefromtechnologyinvestments
Incomefromtechnologyinvestments
0 USD
eqr Incomefromtechnologyinvestments
Incomefromtechnologyinvestments
4537000 USD
eqr Increase To Reduction Of Paid In Capital
IncreaseToReductionOfPaidInCapital
-1200000 USD
eqr Initial Insurance Proceeds
InitialInsuranceProceeds
3500000 USD
eqr Insurance Reimbursements
InsuranceReimbursements
13600000 USD
eqr Interest Capitalized For Real Estate Under Development
InterestCapitalizedForRealEstateUnderDevelopment
-5760000 USD
eqr Interest Capitalized For Real Estate Under Development
InterestCapitalizedForRealEstateUnderDevelopment
-15163000 USD
eqr Interest Capitalized For Unconsolidated Entities Under Development
InterestCapitalizedForUnconsolidatedEntitiesUnderDevelopment
-171000 USD
eqr Interest Capitalized For Unconsolidated Entities Under Development
InterestCapitalizedForUnconsolidatedEntitiesUnderDevelopment
-613000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Investment In Joint Venture
InvestmentInJointVenture
194700000 USD
eqr Issuance Of Op Units To Noncontrolling Interests
IssuanceOfOpUnitsToNoncontrollingInterests
66606000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Joint Venture Partner Ownership Percentage
JointVenturePartnerOwnershipPercentage
0.80
CY2012Q3 eqr Land Parcels Contracted To Be Acquired
LandParcelsContractedToBeAcquired
2
CY2012Q3 eqr Land Purchase Price
LandPurchasePrice
76100000 USD
CY2012Q4 eqr Landparcelsacquiredsubsequentevents
Landparcelsacquiredsubsequentevents
1
eqr Limited Partners Change In Carrying Value
LimitedPartnersChangeInCarryingValue
6681000 USD
eqr Limited Partners Change In Redemption Value
LimitedPartnersChangeInRedemptionValue
-8866000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Military Housing Properties
MilitaryHousingProperties
2
CY2012Q3 eqr Military Housing Units
MilitaryHousingUnits
4991
eqr Minority Interest Change In Carrying Value
MinorityInterestChangeInCarryingValue
6681000 USD
eqr Mortgage Notes Payable Lump Sum Pay Offs
MortgageNotesPayableLumpSumPayOffs
859066000 USD
eqr Mortgage Notes Payable Lump Sum Pay Offs
MortgageNotesPayableLumpSumPayOffs
279943000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholder Basic
NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholderBasic
104382000 USD
eqr Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholder Basic
NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholderBasic
460233000 USD
eqr Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholder Basic
NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholderBasic
780704000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholder Basic
NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholderBasic
218603000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Net Income Loss Available To Op Unitholders Basic Diluted Numerator
NetIncomeLossAvailableToOpUnitholdersBasicDilutedNumerator
229099000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Net Income Loss Available To Op Unitholders Basic Diluted Numerator
NetIncomeLossAvailableToOpUnitholdersBasicDilutedNumerator
109124000 USD
eqr Net Income Loss Available To Op Unitholders Basic Diluted Numerator
NetIncomeLossAvailableToOpUnitholdersBasicDilutedNumerator
816979000 USD
eqr Net Income Loss Available To Op Unitholders Basic Diluted Numerator
NetIncomeLossAvailableToOpUnitholdersBasicDilutedNumerator
481879000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Noncontrolling Interest Balance Limited Life Partnerships
NoncontrollingInterestBalanceLimitedLifePartnerships
6000000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Noncontrolling Interests Partially Owned Properties
NoncontrollingInterestsPartiallyOwnedProperties
75428000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Noncontrolling Interests Partially Owned Properties
NoncontrollingInterestsPartiallyOwnedProperties
74306000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Noncontrolling Interests Settlement Value
NoncontrollingInterestsSettlementValue
33300000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Number Of Apartments Units Under Development Unconsolidated Projects
NumberOfApartmentsUnitsUnderDevelopmentUnconsolidatedProjects
945
CY2012Q4 eqr Number Of Consolidated Apartment Units Sold
NumberOfConsolidatedApartmentUnitsSold
542
CY2012Q3 eqr Number Of Joint Venture Loans
NumberOfJointVentureLoans
2
CY2012Q3 eqr Number Of Joint Ventures
NumberOfJointVentures
2
CY2012Q3 eqr Number Of Projects In Various Stages Of Development
NumberOfProjectsInVariousStagesOfDevelopment
5
CY2012Q3 eqr Number Of Unconsolidated Projects
NumberOfUnconsolidatedProjects
2
CY2012Q3 eqr Number Of Units In Same Store Properties
NumberOfUnitsInSameStoreProperties
105902
CY2012Q3 eqr Number Of Units In Various Stages Of Development
NumberOfUnitsInVariousStagesOfDevelopment
1267
CY2011Q4 eqr Other Restricted Cash
OtherRestrictedCash
3944000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Other Restricted Cash
OtherRestrictedCash
4102000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Overhead Costs
OverheadCosts
100000 USD
eqr Overhead Costs
OverheadCosts
300000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Partially Owned Consolidated Properties
PartiallyOwnedConsolidatedProperties
19
CY2012Q3 eqr Partially Owned Consolidated Units
PartiallyOwnedConsolidatedUnits
3475
eqr Partially Owned Development Projects Acquired From Outside Partner
PartiallyOwnedDevelopmentProjectsAcquiredFromOutsidePartner
1
CY2012Q3 eqr Partially Owned Limited Life Partnership Properties
PartiallyOwnedLimitedLifePartnershipProperties
6
eqr Partners Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments
PartnersPaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments
40100000 USD
eqr Payments To Acquire Other Capital Assets
PaymentsToAcquireOtherCapitalAssets
6716000 USD
eqr Payments To Acquire Other Capital Assets
PaymentsToAcquireOtherCapitalAssets
4879000 USD
eqr Potential Business Combination Costs
PotentialBusinessCombinationCosts
1900000 USD
eqr Potential Business Combination Costs
PotentialBusinessCombinationCosts
6300000 USD
eqr Premium On Redemption Of Preferred Shares Cash
PremiumOnRedemptionOfPreferredSharesCash
-21000 USD
eqr Premium On Redemption Of Preferred Shares Cash
PremiumOnRedemptionOfPreferredSharesCash
0 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Premium On Redemption Of Preferred Shares Preference Units Original Issuance
PremiumOnRedemptionOfPreferredSharesPreferenceUnitsOriginalIssuance
5129000 USD
eqr Prepayment Penalty Charges
PrepaymentPenaltyCharges
300000 USD
eqr Price Per Unit Issued
PricePerUnitIssued
61.57
eqr Proceeds From Employee Stock Purchase Plan
ProceedsFromEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
4944000 USD
eqr Proceeds From Employee Stock Purchase Plan
ProceedsFromEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
4558000 USD
eqr Proceeds From Royalty Termination
ProceedsFromRoyaltyTermination
4500000 USD
eqr Proceeds From Sale Of Property
ProceedsFromSaleOfProperty
616904000 USD
eqr Proceeds From Unsecured Line Of Credit
ProceedsFromUnsecuredLineOfCredit
392000000 USD
eqr Proceeds From Unsecured Line Of Credit
ProceedsFromUnsecuredLineOfCredit
213000000 USD
eqr Proceeds Received From Seller Provided Finanacing
ProceedsReceivedFromSellerProvidedFinanacing
500000 USD
eqr Proceeds Received From Seller Provided Finanacing
ProceedsReceivedFromSellerProvidedFinanacing
300000 USD
eqr Proceedsfromsaleofequityinterest
Proceedsfromsaleofequityinterest
-28360000 USD
eqr Proceedsfromsaleofequityinterest
Proceedsfromsaleofequityinterest
0 USD
eqr Proceedsfromtechnologyinvestments
Proceedsfromtechnologyinvestments
4537000 USD
eqr Proceedsfromtechnologyinvestments
Proceedsfromtechnologyinvestments
0 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Project Cost
ProjectCost
232800000 USD
eqr Properties Acquired
PropertiesAcquired
9
CY2012Q3 eqr Properties Contracted To Be Acquired
PropertiesContractedToBeAcquired
2
CY2012Q3 eqr Properties Contracted To Be Disposed
PropertiesContractedToBeDisposed
5
eqr Properties Designed And Built In Violation Of Accessibility Requirements
PropertiesDesignedAndBuiltInViolationOfAccessibilityRequirements
300
CY2012Q4 eqr Properties Sold Subsequent
PropertiesSoldSubsequent
2
eqr Property Units Acquired
PropertyUnitsAcquired
1896
CY2012Q3 eqr Purchase Price For Commitments To Acquire
PurchasePriceForCommitmentsToAcquire
249750000 USD
CY2011Q3 eqr Receivable For Common Shares Issued
ReceivableForCommonSharesIssued
0 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Receivable For Common Shares Issued
ReceivableForCommonSharesIssued
28457000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Operating Partnership Fair Value Disclosure
RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestOperatingPartnershipFairValueDisclosure
416404000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Operating Partnership Fair Value Disclosure
RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestOperatingPartnershipFairValueDisclosure
414219000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Operating Partnership
RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestsOperatingPartnership
414219000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Operating Partnership
RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestsOperatingPartnership
416404000 USD
eqr Redemption Of Preferred Shares
RedemptionOfPreferredShares
0 USD
eqr Redemption Of Preferred Shares
RedemptionOfPreferredShares
-150000000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Redemption Value Limited Partners
RedemptionValueLimitedPartners
414219000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Redemption Value Limited Partners
RedemptionValueLimitedPartners
416404000 USD
eqr Reduction In Partially Owned Properties
ReductionInPartiallyOwnedProperties
1300000 USD
CY2011Q1 eqr Remaining Acquisition Cost Contracted
RemainingAcquisitionCostContracted
1580000000 USD
CY2011Q1 eqr Remaining Ownership Percentage Contracted
RemainingOwnershipPercentageContracted
0.265
eqr Repayments Of Mortgage Notes Payable
RepaymentsOfMortgageNotesPayable
11022000 USD
eqr Repayments Of Mortgage Notes Payable
RepaymentsOfMortgageNotesPayable
12463000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Resident Security And Utility Deposits
ResidentSecurityAndUtilityDeposits
40403000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Resident Security And Utility Deposits
ResidentSecurityAndUtilityDeposits
42495000 USD
eqr Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivative Instruments Other Assets
UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsOtherAssets
5934000 USD
CY2011Q4 eqr Restricted Deposits On Debt
RestrictedDepositsOnDebt
2370000 USD
CY2012Q3 eqr Restricted Deposits On Debt
RestrictedDepositsOnDebt
0 USD
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SecuredDebtInstrumentFairValue
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SettlementExpense
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StockRepurchasedAndRetired
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127090000 USD
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12336000 USD
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UnsecuredDebtInstrumentFairValue
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UnsecuredDebtInstrumentFairValue
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ValuationOfOPUnitsIssued
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ValuationOfOPUnitsIssued
0 USD
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VariousPeriodOfOutstandingMortgageIndebtedness
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VariousStagesOfDevelopmentDateMaturity
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VariousStagesOfDevelopmentDateMaturityUnconsolidated
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WeightedAverageInterestRate
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WeightedAverageMortgageDebtInterestRate
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WeightedAverageNumberOfLimitedPartnershipAndGeneralPartnershipUnitOutstandingDiluted
311908000 shares
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WeightedAverageNumberOfLimitedPartnershipAndGeneralPartnershipUnitOutstandingDiluted
317265000 shares
CY2012Q3 eqr Wholly Owned Properties
WhollyOwnedProperties
397
CY2012Q3 eqr Wholly Owned Units
WhollyOwnedUnits
110520
eqr Write Off Issuance Costs
WriteOffIssuanceCosts
5100000 USD
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DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus
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DocumentFiscalYearFocus
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DocumentPeriodEndDate
2012-09-30
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DocumentType
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EntityCentralIndexKey
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CY2012Q4 dei Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding
EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
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EntityCurrentReportingStatus
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EntityFilerCategory
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EntityVoluntaryFilers
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EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer
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