UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019

☐	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: 1-12252 (Equity Residential)

Commission File Number: 0-24920 (ERP Operating Limited Partnership)

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (Equity Residential)		13-3675988 (Equity Residential)
Illinois (ERP Operating Limited Partnership)		36-3894853 (ERP Operating Limited Partnership)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606		(312) 474-1300
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)		(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest,

$0.01 Par Value (Equity Residential)

EQR

New York Stock Exchange

7.57% Notes due August 15, 2026

(ERP Operating Limited Partnership)

N/A

New York Stock Exchange

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.


Equity Residential Yes ☒ No ☐	ERP Operating Limited Partnership Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).


Equity Residential Yes ☒ No ☐	ERP Operating Limited Partnership Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Equity Residential:

ERP Operating Limited Partnership:

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


Equity Residential ☐	ERP Operating Limited Partnership ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).


Equity Residential Yes ☐ No ☒	ERP Operating Limited Partnership Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of EQR Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value, outstanding on ~~October~~July 26, ~~2018~~2019 was ~~368,440,623.~~370,852,718.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 of Equity Residential and ERP Operating Limited Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “EQR” mean Equity Residential, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and references to “ERPOP” mean ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively EQR, ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by EQR and/or ERPOP. References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ERPOP. The following chart illustrates the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s corporate structure:

EQR is the general partner of, and as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 owned an approximate ~~96.3%~~96.4% ownership interest in, ERPOP. The remaining ~~3.7%~~3.6% interest is owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of ERPOP, EQR has exclusive control of ERPOP’s day-to-day management. Management operates the Company and the Operating Partnership as one business. The management of EQR consists of the same members as the management of ERPOP.

The Company is structured as an umbrella partnership REIT (“UPREIT”) and EQR contributes all net proceeds from its various equity offerings to ERPOP. In return for those contributions, EQR receives a number of OP Units (see definition below) in ERPOP equal to the number of Common Shares it has issued in the equity offering. The Company may acquire properties in transactions that include the issuance of OP Units as consideration for the acquired properties. Such transactions may, in certain circumstances, enable the sellers to defer in whole or in part, the recognition of taxable income or gain that might otherwise result from the sales. This is one of the reasons why the Company is structured in the manner shown above. Based on the terms of ERPOP’s partnership agreement, OP Units can be exchanged with Common Shares on a one-for-one basis because the Company maintains a one-for-one relationship between the OP Units of ERPOP issued to EQR and the outstanding Common Shares.

The Company believes that combining the reports on Form 10-Q of EQR and ERPOP into this single report provides the following benefits:

~~enhances investors’ understanding of the Company and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;~~

•

enhances investors’ understanding of the Company and the Operating 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 since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Company and the Operating Partnership; and~~

•

eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Company and the Operating Partnership; and

~~creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.~~

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creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

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The Company believes it is important to understand the few differences between EQR and ERPOP in the context of how EQR and ERPOP operate as a consolidated company. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and EQR has no material assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. EQR’s primary function is acting as the general partner of ERPOP. EQR also issues equity from time to time, the net proceeds of which it is obligated to contribute to ERPOP, and guarantees certain debt of ERPOP, as disclosed in this report. EQR does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for the net proceeds from equity offerings by EQR ~~which~~(which are contributed to the capital of ERPOP in exchange for additional partnership interests in ERPOP (“OP Units”) (on a one-for-one Common Share per OP Unit basis) or additional preference units in ERPOP (on a one-for-one preferred share per preference unit basis)), the Operating Partnership generates all remaining capital required by the Company’s

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business. These sources include the Operating Partnership’s working capital, net cash provided by operating activities, borrowings under its revolving credit facility and/or commercial paper program, the issuance of secured and unsecured debt and ~~equity securities~~partnership interests, and proceeds received from disposition of certain properties and joint venture interests.

Shareholders’ equity, partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the Company and those of the Operating Partnership. The limited partners of the Operating Partnership are accounted for as partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s financial statements and as noncontrolling interests in the Company’s financial statements. The noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership’s financial statements include the interests of unaffiliated partners in various consolidated partnerships. The noncontrolling interests in the Company’s financial statements include the same noncontrolling interests at the Operating Partnership level and limited partner OP Unit holders of the Operating Partnership. The differences between shareholders’ equity and partners’ capital result from differences in the equity issued at the Company and Operating Partnership levels.

To help investors understand the differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report provides separate consolidated financial statements for the Company and the Operating Partnership; a single set of consolidated notes to such financial statements that includes separate discussions of each entity’s debt, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity or partners’ capital, as applicable; and a combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section that includes discrete information related to each entity.

This report also includes separate Part I, Item 4. 4, Controls and Procedures, sections and separate Exhibits 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership in order to establish that the requisite certifications have been made and that the Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and 18 U.S.C. §1350.

In order to highlight the differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, the separate sections in this report for the Company and the Operating Partnership specifically refer to the Company and the Operating Partnership. In the sections that combine disclosure of the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the Company. Although the Operating Partnership is generally the entity that directly or indirectly enters into contracts and joint ventures and holds assets and debt, reference to the Company is appropriate because the Company is one business and the Company operates that business through the Operating Partnership.

As general partner with control of ERPOP, EQR consolidates ERPOP for financial reporting purposes, and EQR essentially has no assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the Company and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective financial statements. The separate discussions of the Company and the Operating Partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company on a consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.

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PART I.

Item 1. Financial Statements of Equity Residential:

~~Item 1. Financial Statements of Equity Residential:~~

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018	2

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the ~~nine~~six months and quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018	3 to 4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018	5 to 7

Consolidated ~~Statement~~Statements of Changes in Equity for the ~~nine~~six months and quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018	8 to 9

Financial Statements of ERP Operating Limited ~~Partnership:~~Partnership:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018	10

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the ~~nine~~six months and quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018	11to 12

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018	13 to 15

Consolidated ~~Statement~~Statements of Changes in Capital for the ~~nine~~six months and quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018	16 to 17

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Equity Residential and ERP Operating Limited Partnership	18 to 39 38

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	4039 to 54

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	54

Item 4. Controls and Procedures	54 to 55

PART II.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings	55

Item 1A. Risk Factors	55

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	55

Item 3. ~~Quantitative and Qualitative~~Defaults Upon Senior Securities	55

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures ~~about Market Risk~~	55

Item 5. Other Information	55

Item ~~4. Controls and Procedures~~6. Exhibits	55 ~~to 56~~

~~PART II.~~

~~Item 1. Legal Proceedings~~	56

~~Item 1A. Risk Factors~~	56

~~Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds~~	56

~~Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities~~	56

~~Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures~~	56

~~Item 5. Other Information~~	56

~~Item 6. Exhibits~~	56

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands except for share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	September 30,			December 31,			June 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017			2019			2018
ASSETS
Land	$	5,866,457		$	5,996,024		$	5,889,308		$	5,875,803
Depreciable property		20,336,747			19,768,362			20,824,053			20,435,901
Projects under development		134,961			163,547			171,869			109,409
Land held for development		87,335			98,963			110,545			89,909
Investment in real estate		26,425,500			26,026,896			26,995,775			26,511,022
Accumulated depreciation		(6,494,770	)		(6,040,378	)		(7,026,622	)		(6,696,281	)
Investment in real estate, net		19,930,730			19,986,518			19,969,153			19,814,741
Investments in unconsolidated entities		57,576			58,254			52,907			58,349
Cash and cash equivalents		32,995			50,647			251,273			47,442
Restricted deposits		55,755			50,115			58,195			68,871
Right-of-use assets								431,753			—
Other assets		465,094			425,065			227,430			404,806
Total assets	$	20,542,150		$	20,570,599		$	20,990,711		$	20,394,209

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	2,789,436		$	3,618,722		$	2,599,013		$	2,385,470
Notes, net		5,534,990			5,038,812			6,531,408			5,933,286
Line of credit and commercial paper		499,367			299,757			—			499,183
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		182,446			114,766			108,574			102,471
Accrued interest payable		69,132			58,035			64,158			62,622
Lease liabilities								281,620			—
Other liabilities		344,373			341,852			302,628			358,563
Security deposits		67,177			65,009			69,027			67,258
Distributions payable		206,899			192,828			218,697			206,601
Total liabilities		9,693,820			9,729,781			10,175,125			9,615,454

Commitments and contingencies

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership		381,239			366,955			436,035			379,106
Equity:
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 745,600 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017		37,280			37,280
Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 368,409,586 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and 368,018,082 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017		3,684			3,680
Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 745,600 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018								37,280			37,280
Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 370,838,810 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and 369,405,161 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018								3,708			3,694
Paid in capital		8,900,324			8,886,586			8,949,581			8,935,453
Retained earnings		1,344,825			1,403,530			1,252,809			1,261,763
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(50,689	)		(88,612	)		(89,849	)		(64,986	)
Total shareholders’ equity		10,235,424			10,242,464			10,153,529			10,173,204
Noncontrolling Interests:
Operating Partnership		233,825			226,691			227,320			228,738
Partially Owned Properties		(2,158	)		4,708			(1,298	)		(2,293	)
Total Noncontrolling Interests		231,667			231,399			226,022			226,445
Total equity		10,467,091			10,473,863			10,379,551			10,399,649
Total liabilities and equity	$	20,542,150		$	20,570,599		$	20,990,711		$	20,394,209

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Quarter Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
REVENUES
Rental income	$	1,925,128		$	1,840,170		$	652,677		$	623,951		$	1,331,676		$	1,272,451		$	669,374		$	639,620
Fee and asset management		563			532			190			171			335			373			143			188
Total revenues		1,925,691			1,840,702			652,867			624,122			1,332,011			1,272,824			669,517			639,808
EXPENSES
Property and maintenance		322,487			306,645			110,541			104,721			223,531			211,946			108,461			103,744
Real estate taxes and insurance		268,784			253,318			87,388			84,087			182,888			181,396			91,446			89,482
Property management		69,175			64,702			22,247			20,861			50,765			46,928			24,369			23,484
General and administrative		41,420			40,366			12,640			12,567			29,710			28,780			14,329			12,502
Depreciation		583,869			542,964			194,618			184,100			404,723			389,251			200,508			192,942
Impairment		702			—			702			—
Total expenses		1,286,437			1,207,995			428,136			406,336			891,617			858,301			439,113			422,154

Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties														138,835			142,162			138,856			(51	)

Operating income		639,254			632,707			224,731			217,786			579,229			556,685			369,260			217,603

Interest and other income		14,860			5,708			7,864			3,945			1,590			6,996			1,009			1,116
Other expenses		(14,871	)		(3,160	)		(7,661	)		(1,028	)		(8,392	)		(7,210	)		(5,117	)		(3,769	)
Interest:
Expense incurred, net		(321,454	)		(288,579	)		(111,219	)		(91,145	)		(203,840	)		(210,235	)		(108,902	)		(94,131	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs		(9,054	)		(6,447	)		(3,276	)		(2,064	)		(5,783	)		(5,778	)		(3,647	)		(2,099	)
Income before income and other taxes, income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities and net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties and land parcels		308,735			340,229			110,439			127,494
Income before income and other taxes, income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities and net gain (loss) on sales of land parcels														362,804			340,458			252,603			118,720
Income and other tax (expense) benefit		(767	)		(710	)		(280	)		(228	)		(484	)		(487	)		(246	)		(274	)
Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities		(2,993	)		(2,153	)		(985	)		(398	)		68,058			(2,008	)		68,765			(1,031	)
Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties		256,834			141,761			114,672			17,328
Net gain (loss) on sales of land parcels		995			19,170			—			—			178			995			177			995
Net income		562,804			498,297			223,846			144,196			430,556			338,958			321,299			118,410
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests:
Operating Partnership		(20,517	)		(17,931	)		(8,159	)		(5,166	)		(15,429	)		(12,358	)		(11,510	)		(4,299	)
Partially Owned Properties		(1,939	)		(2,354	)		(750	)		(801	)		(1,620	)		(1,189	)		(821	)		(509	)
Net income attributable to controlling interests		540,348			478,012			214,937			138,229			413,507			325,411			308,968			113,602
Preferred distributions		(2,318	)		(2,318	)		(773	)		(772	)		(1,545	)		(1,545	)		(772	)		(772	)
Net income available to Common Shares	$	538,030		$	475,694		$	214,164		$	137,457		$	411,962		$	323,866		$	308,196		$	112,830

Earnings per share – basic:
Net income available to Common Shares	$	1.46		$	1.30		$	0.58		$	0.37		$	1.11		$	0.88		$	0.83		$	0.31
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding		367,920			366,809			368,028			366,996			369,952			367,865			370,342			367,930

Earnings per share – diluted:
Net income available to Common Shares	$	1.46		$	1.29		$	0.58		$	0.37		$	1.11		$	0.88		$	0.83		$	0.31
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding		383,433			382,640			383,884			382,945			385,644			383,224			386,107			383,423

Distributions declared per Common Share outstanding	$	1.62		$	1.51125		$	0.54		$	0.50375

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Quarter Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$	562,804		$	498,297		$	223,846		$	144,196		$	430,556		$	338,958		$	321,299		$	118,410
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative instruments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period		24,021			5,216			12,026			1,709			(33,765	)		11,995			(19,345	)		5,908
Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive income		13,902			14,019			4,595			4,768			8,902			9,307			4,509			4,516
Other comprehensive income (loss)		37,923			19,235			16,621			6,477			(24,863	)		21,302			(14,836	)		10,424
Comprehensive income		600,727			517,532			240,467			150,673			405,693			360,260			306,463			128,834
Comprehensive (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		(23,848	)		(20,983	)		(9,519	)		(6,201	)		(16,150	)		(14,329	)		(11,797	)		(5,190	)
Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interests	$	576,879		$	496,549		$	230,948		$	144,472		$	389,543		$	345,931		$	294,666		$	123,644

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2019			2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	562,804		$	498,297		$	430,556		$	338,958
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		583,869			542,964			404,723			389,251
Amortization of deferred financing costs		9,054			6,447			5,783			5,778
Amortization of above/below market lease intangibles		3,294			2,729			(35	)		2,196
Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt		21,360			2,018			17,795			3,263
Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments		13,893			14,010			8,896			9,302
Impairment		702			—
Amortization of right-of-use assets								6,952			—
Write-off of pursuit costs		3,125			2,329			2,987			2,066
(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities		2,993			2,153			(68,058	)		2,008
Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return on capital		1,885			2,031			2,387			1,188
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties		(256,834	)		(141,761	)		(138,835	)		(142,162	)
Net (gain) loss on sales of land parcels		(995	)		(19,170	)		(178	)		(995	)
Net (gain) loss on debt extinguishment		22,110			12,258			—			22,110
Compensation paid with Company Common Shares		22,270			19,999			16,782			17,032
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in other assets		(18,550	)		(23,024	)		1,610			417
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses		58,756			62,635			22,435			25,396
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable		11,097			11,865			1,536			5,306
Increase (decrease) in lease liabilities								(1,171	)		—
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities		1,190			(28,250	)		(25,161	)		2,549
Increase (decrease) in security deposits		2,168			2,606			1,769			1,791
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,044,191			970,136			690,773			685,454
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in real estate – acquisitions		(708,092	)		(466,395	)		(653,132	)		(200,546	)
Investment in real estate – development/other		(101,573	)		(227,187	)		(93,210	)		(76,635	)
Capital expenditures to real estate		(138,119	)		(143,258	)		(81,528	)		(85,987	)
Non-real estate capital additions		(3,155	)		(776	)		(1,466	)		(2,145	)
Interest capitalized for real estate under development		(4,547	)		(23,164	)		(2,679	)		(2,937	)
Proceeds from disposition of real estate, net		691,526			350,000			393,439			287,173
Investments in unconsolidated entities		(4,860	)		(5,324	)		(8,572	)		(3,099	)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return of capital		—			329			78,262			—
Purchase of investment securities and other investments								(269	)		—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		(268,820	)		(515,775	)		(369,155	)		(84,176	)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2019			2018
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Debt financing costs	$	(4,355	)	$	(6,272	)	$	(6,069	)	$	(4,354	)
Mortgage notes payable, net:
Proceeds								295,620			—
Lump sum payoffs		(847,939	)		(493,420	)		(95,500	)		(725,639	)
Scheduled principal repayments		(4,938	)		(8,771	)		(3,110	)		(3,273	)
Net gain (loss) on debt extinguishment		(22,110	)		(12,258	)		—			(22,110	)
Notes, net:
Proceeds		497,010			692,466			597,480			497,010
Lump sum payoffs		—			(394,077	)
Line of credit and commercial paper:
Line of credit proceeds		1,635,000			1,845,000			1,995,000			415,000
Line of credit repayments		(1,635,000	)		(1,845,000	)		(1,995,000	)		(415,000	)
Commercial paper proceeds		9,624,610			3,891,596			7,775,817			4,766,050
Commercial paper repayments		(9,425,000	)		(3,681,750	)		(8,275,000	)		(4,720,000	)
Proceeds from (payments on) settlement of derivative instruments		1,638			1,296			(41,616	)		1,638
Proceeds from Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)		3,074			2,963			1,652			2,181
Proceeds from exercise of options		6,000			12,967			48,487			2,617
Payment of offering costs		(27	)		(36	)		(155	)		(27	)
Other financing activities, net		(48	)		(40	)		(49	)		(48	)
Contributions – Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		125			125			4,594			125
Contributions – Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership		1			—			—			1
Distributions:
Common Shares		(583,184	)		(554,267	)		(409,943	)		(384,315	)
Preferred Shares		(2,318	)		(2,318	)		(773	)		(1,545	)
Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership		(21,040	)		(20,604	)		(14,728	)		(13,854	)
Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		(8,882	)		(6,873	)		(5,170	)		(7,620	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(787,383	)		(579,273	)		(128,463	)		(613,163	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits		(12,012	)		(124,912	)		193,155			(11,885	)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, beginning of period		100,762			219,088			116,313			100,762
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period	$	88,750		$	94,176		$	309,468		$	88,877

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period
Cash and cash equivalents	$	32,995		$	46,565		$	251,273		$	34,507
Restricted deposits		55,755			47,611			58,195			54,370
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period	$	88,750		$	94,176		$	309,468		$	88,877

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2019			2018
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	268,966		$	257,805		$	171,116		$	188,913
Net cash paid for income and other taxes	$	934		$	964		$	754		$	644
Amortization of deferred financing costs:
Other assets	$	1,809		$	1,810		$	1,206		$	1,206
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	4,197		$	1,943		$	2,344		$	2,552
Notes, net	$	3,048		$	2,694		$	2,233		$	2,020
Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt:
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	19,394		$	247		$	16,426		$	1,963
Notes, net	$	1,966		$	1,771		$	1,369		$	1,300
Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments:
Other liabilities	$	(9	)	$	(9	)	$	(6	)	$	(5	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	13,902		$	14,019		$	8,902		$	9,307
Write-off of pursuit costs:
Investment in real estate, net	$	3,079		$	2,292		$	2,947		$	2,042
Other assets	$	13		$	17		$	37		$	10
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	33		$	20		$	3		$	14
(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities:
Investments in unconsolidated entities	$	1,973		$	1,076		$	(68,735	)	$	1,321
Other liabilities	$	1,020		$	1,077		$	677		$	687
Realized/unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments:
Other assets	$	(24,021	)	$	(3,803	)	$	2,002		$	(13,226	)
Notes, net	$	(1,491	)	$	(1,413	)	$	2,253		$	(2,151	)
Other liabilities	$	1,491		$	—		$	29,510		$	3,382
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	24,021		$	5,216		$	(33,765	)	$	11,995
Investments in unconsolidated entities:
Investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(3,180	)	$	(2,324	)	$	(6,472	)	$	(2,379	)
Other liabilities	$	(1,680	)	$	(3,000	)	$	(2,100	)	$	(720	)
Debt financing costs:
Other assets							$	145		$	—
Mortgage notes payable, net							$	(2,237	)	$	—
Notes, net							$	(5,213	)	$	(4,354	)
Other liabilities							$	1,236		$	—
Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities initial measurement and reclassifications:
Right-of-use assets							$	(438,705	)	$	—
Other assets							$	184,116		$	—
Lease liabilities							$	282,791		$	—
Other liabilities							$	(28,202	)	$	—

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CONSOLIDATED ~~STATEMENT~~STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Amounts in ~~thousands)~~thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended			Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	September 30, 2018			2019			2018			2019			2018
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
PREFERRED SHARES
Balance, beginning of year	$	37,280
Balance, beginning of period				$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280
Balance, end of period	$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280
COMMON SHARES, $0.01 PAR VALUE
Balance, beginning of year	$	3,680
Balance, beginning of period				$	3,694		$	3,680		$	3,705		$	3,682
Conversion of OP Units into Common Shares					2			—			—			—
Exercise of share options		2			10			1			3			—
Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)		1			—			1			—			1
Share-based employee compensation expense:
Restricted shares		1			2			1			—			—
Balance, end of period	$	3,684		$	3,708		$	3,683		$	3,708		$	3,683
PAID IN CAPITAL
Balance, beginning of year	$	8,886,586
Balance, beginning of period				$	8,935,453		$	8,886,586		$	8,925,882		$	8,910,306
Common Share Issuance:
Conversion of OP Units into Common Shares		356			4,869			331			84			197
Exercise of share options		5,998			48,477			2,616			18,624			1,017
Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)		3,073			1,652			2,180			526			499
Share-based employee compensation expense:
Restricted shares		6,803			7,980			5,162			3,404			2,540
Share options		9,206			1,682			8,536			889			1,198
ESPP discount		604			365			400			98			103
Offering costs		(27	)		(155	)		(27	)		(155	)		(1	)
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)		(533	)		(1,539	)		(538	)		(937	)		(621	)
Change in market value of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership		(14,361	)		(56,974	)		(172	)		(1,953	)		(13,003	)
Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interests ownership in Operating Partnership		2,619			7,771			110			3,119			2,949
Balance, end of period	$	8,900,324		$	8,949,581		$	8,905,184		$	8,949,581		$	8,905,184
RETAINED EARNINGS
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,403,530
Balance, beginning of period				$	1,261,763		$	1,403,530		$	1,155,032		$	1,415,638
Net income attributable to controlling interests		540,348			413,507			325,411			308,968			113,602
Common Share distributions		(596,735	)		(420,916	)		(397,796	)		(210,419	)		(198,868	)
Preferred Share distributions		(2,318	)		(1,545	)		(1,545	)		(772	)		(772	)
Balance, end of period	$	1,344,825		$	1,252,809		$	1,329,600		$	1,252,809		$	1,329,600
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Balance, beginning of year	$	(88,612	)
Balance, beginning of period				$	(64,986	)	$	(88,612	)	$	(75,013	)	$	(77,734	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative instruments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period		24,021			(33,765	)		11,995			(19,345	)		5,908
Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive income		13,902			8,902			9,307			4,509			4,516
Balance, end of period	$	(50,689	)	$	(89,849	)	$	(67,310	)	$	(89,849	)	$	(67,310	)

DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions declared per Common Share outstanding				$	1.135		$	1.08		$	0.5675		$	0.54

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CONSOLIDATED ~~STATEMENT~~STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Continued)

(Amounts in ~~thousands)~~thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended			Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	September 30, 2018			2019			2018			2019			2018
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP
Balance, beginning of year	$	226,691
Balance, beginning of period				$	228,738		$	226,691		$	225,081		$	234,628
Issuance of restricted units to Noncontrolling Interests		1			—			1			—			—
Conversion of OP Units held by Noncontrolling Interests into OP Units held by General Partner		(356	)		(4,871	)		(331	)		(84	)		(197	)
Equity compensation associated with Noncontrolling Interests		11,074			10,829			8,116			2,926			3,313
Net income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		20,517			15,429			12,358			11,510			4,299
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests		(21,560	)		(15,079	)		(14,374	)		(7,474	)		(7,186	)
Change in carrying value of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership		77			45			644			(1,520	)		1,087
Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interests ownership in Operating Partnership		(2,619	)		(7,771	)		(110	)		(3,119	)		(2,949	)
Balance, end of period	$	233,825		$	227,320		$	232,995		$	227,320		$	232,995
PARTIALLY OWNED PROPERTIES
Balance, beginning of year	$	4,708
Balance, beginning of period				$	(2,293	)	$	4,708		$	(5,462	)	$	1,293
Net income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		1,939			1,620			1,189			821			509
Contributions by Noncontrolling Interests		125			4,594			125			4,594			—
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests		(8,930	)		(5,219	)		(7,668	)		(1,251	)		(3,448	)
Balance, end of period	$	(2,158	)	$	(1,298	)	$	(1,646	)	$	(1,298	)	$	(1,646	)

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	September 30,			December 31,			June 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017			2019			2018
ASSETS
Land	$	5,866,457		$	5,996,024		$	5,889,308		$	5,875,803
Depreciable property		20,336,747			19,768,362			20,824,053			20,435,901
Projects under development		134,961			163,547			171,869			109,409
Land held for development		87,335			98,963			110,545			89,909
Investment in real estate		26,425,500			26,026,896			26,995,775			26,511,022
Accumulated depreciation		(6,494,770	)		(6,040,378	)		(7,026,622	)		(6,696,281	)
Investment in real estate, net		19,930,730			19,986,518			19,969,153			19,814,741
Investments in unconsolidated entities		57,576			58,254			52,907			58,349
Cash and cash equivalents		32,995			50,647			251,273			47,442
Restricted deposits		55,755			50,115			58,195			68,871
Right-of-use assets								431,753			—
Other assets		465,094			425,065			227,430			404,806
Total assets	$	20,542,150		$	20,570,599		$	20,990,711		$	20,394,209

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Liabilities:
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	2,789,436		$	3,618,722		$	2,599,013		$	2,385,470
Notes, net		5,534,990			5,038,812			6,531,408			5,933,286
Line of credit and commercial paper		499,367			299,757			—			499,183
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		182,446			114,766			108,574			102,471
Accrued interest payable		69,132			58,035			64,158			62,622
Lease liabilities								281,620			—
Other liabilities		344,373			341,852			302,628			358,563
Security deposits		67,177			65,009			69,027			67,258
Distributions payable		206,899			192,828			218,697			206,601
Total liabilities		9,693,820			9,729,781			10,175,125			9,615,454

Commitments and contingencies

Redeemable Limited Partners		381,239			366,955			436,035			379,106
Capital:
Partners’ Capital:
Preference Units		37,280			37,280			37,280			37,280
General Partner		10,248,833			10,293,796			10,206,098			10,200,910
Limited Partners		233,825			226,691			227,320			228,738
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(50,689	)		(88,612	)		(89,849	)		(64,986	)
Total partners’ capital		10,469,249			10,469,155			10,380,849			10,401,942
Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		(2,158	)		4,708			(1,298	)		(2,293	)
Total capital		10,467,091			10,473,863			10,379,551			10,399,649
Total liabilities and capital	$	20,542,150		$	20,570,599		$	20,990,711		$	20,394,209

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Quarter Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
REVENUES
Rental income	$	1,925,128		$	1,840,170		$	652,677		$	623,951		$	1,331,676		$	1,272,451		$	669,374		$	639,620
Fee and asset management		563			532			190			171			335			373			143			188
Total revenues		1,925,691			1,840,702			652,867			624,122			1,332,011			1,272,824			669,517			639,808
EXPENSES
Property and maintenance		322,487			306,645			110,541			104,721			223,531			211,946			108,461			103,744
Real estate taxes and insurance		268,784			253,318			87,388			84,087			182,888			181,396			91,446			89,482
Property management		69,175			64,702			22,247			20,861			50,765			46,928			24,369			23,484
General and administrative		41,420			40,366			12,640			12,567			29,710			28,780			14,329			12,502
Depreciation		583,869			542,964			194,618			184,100			404,723			389,251			200,508			192,942
Impairment		702			—			702			—
Total expenses		1,286,437			1,207,995			428,136			406,336			891,617			858,301			439,113			422,154

Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties														138,835			142,162			138,856			(51	)

Operating income		639,254			632,707			224,731			217,786			579,229			556,685			369,260			217,603

Interest and other income		14,860			5,708			7,864			3,945			1,590			6,996			1,009			1,116
Other expenses		(14,871	)		(3,160	)		(7,661	)		(1,028	)		(8,392	)		(7,210	)		(5,117	)		(3,769	)
Interest:
Expense incurred, net		(321,454	)		(288,579	)		(111,219	)		(91,145	)		(203,840	)		(210,235	)		(108,902	)		(94,131	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs		(9,054	)		(6,447	)		(3,276	)		(2,064	)		(5,783	)		(5,778	)		(3,647	)		(2,099	)
Income before income and other taxes, income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities and net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties and land parcels		308,735			340,229			110,439			127,494
Income before income and other taxes, income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities and net gain (loss) on sales of land parcels														362,804			340,458			252,603			118,720
Income and other tax (expense) benefit		(767	)		(710	)		(280	)		(228	)		(484	)		(487	)		(246	)		(274	)
Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities		(2,993	)		(2,153	)		(985	)		(398	)		68,058			(2,008	)		68,765			(1,031	)
Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties		256,834			141,761			114,672			17,328
Net gain (loss) on sales of land parcels		995			19,170			—			—			178			995			177			995
Net income		562,804			498,297			223,846			144,196			430,556			338,958			321,299			118,410
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		(1,939	)		(2,354	)		(750	)		(801	)		(1,620	)		(1,189	)		(821	)		(509	)
Net income attributable to controlling interests	$	560,865		$	495,943		$	223,096		$	143,395		$	428,936		$	337,769		$	320,478		$	117,901
ALLOCATION OF NET INCOME:
Preference Units	$	2,318		$	2,318		$	773		$	772		$	1,545		$	1,545		$	772		$	772

General Partner	$	538,030		$	475,694		$	214,164		$	137,457		$	411,962		$	323,866		$	308,196		$	112,830
Limited Partners		20,517			17,931			8,159			5,166			15,429			12,358			11,510			4,299
Net income available to Units	$	558,547		$	493,625		$	222,323		$	142,623		$	427,391		$	336,224		$	319,706		$	117,129

Earnings per Unit – basic:
Net income available to Units	$	1.46		$	1.30		$	0.58		$	0.37		$	1.11		$	0.88		$	0.83		$	0.31
Weighted average Units outstanding		380,791			379,716			380,912			379,906			382,854			380,729			383,227			380,795

Earnings per Unit – diluted:
Net income available to Units	$	1.46		$	1.29		$	0.58		$	0.37		$	1.11		$	0.88		$	0.83		$	0.31
Weighted average Units outstanding		383,433			382,640			383,884			382,945			385,644			383,224			386,107			383,423

Distributions declared per Unit outstanding	$	1.62		$	1.51125		$	0.54		$	0.50375

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Quarter Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$	562,804		$	498,297		$	223,846		$	144,196		$	430,556		$	338,958		$	321,299		$	118,410
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative instruments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period		24,021			5,216			12,026			1,709			(33,765	)		11,995			(19,345	)		5,908
Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive income		13,902			14,019			4,595			4,768			8,902			9,307			4,509			4,516
Other comprehensive income (loss)		37,923			19,235			16,621			6,477			(24,863	)		21,302			(14,836	)		10,424
Comprehensive income		600,727			517,532			240,467			150,673			405,693			360,260			306,463			128,834
Comprehensive (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		(1,939	)		(2,354	)		(750	)		(801	)		(1,620	)		(1,189	)		(821	)		(509	)
Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interests	$	598,788		$	515,178		$	239,717		$	149,872		$	404,073		$	359,071		$	305,642		$	128,325

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2019			2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	562,804		$	498,297		$	430,556		$	338,958
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		583,869			542,964			404,723			389,251
Amortization of deferred financing costs		9,054			6,447			5,783			5,778
Amortization of above/below market lease intangibles		3,294			2,729			(35	)		2,196
Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt		21,360			2,018			17,795			3,263
Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments		13,893			14,010			8,896			9,302
Impairment		702			—
Amortization of right-of-use assets								6,952			—
Write-off of pursuit costs		3,125			2,329			2,987			2,066
(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities		2,993			2,153			(68,058	)		2,008
Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return on capital		1,885			2,031			2,387			1,188
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties		(256,834	)		(141,761	)		(138,835	)		(142,162	)
Net (gain) loss on sales of land parcels		(995	)		(19,170	)		(178	)		(995	)
Net (gain) loss on debt extinguishment		22,110			12,258			—			22,110
Compensation paid with Company Common Shares		22,270			19,999			16,782			17,032
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in other assets		(18,550	)		(23,024	)		1,610			417
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses		58,756			62,635			22,435			25,396
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable		11,097			11,865			1,536			5,306
Increase (decrease) in lease liabilities								(1,171	)		—
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities		1,190			(28,250	)		(25,161	)		2,549
Increase (decrease) in security deposits		2,168			2,606			1,769			1,791
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,044,191			970,136			690,773			685,454
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in real estate – acquisitions		(708,092	)		(466,395	)		(653,132	)		(200,546	)
Investment in real estate – development/other		(101,573	)		(227,187	)		(93,210	)		(76,635	)
Capital expenditures to real estate		(138,119	)		(143,258	)		(81,528	)		(85,987	)
Non-real estate capital additions		(3,155	)		(776	)		(1,466	)		(2,145	)
Interest capitalized for real estate under development		(4,547	)		(23,164	)		(2,679	)		(2,937	)
Proceeds from disposition of real estate, net		691,526			350,000			393,439			287,173
Investments in unconsolidated entities		(4,860	)		(5,324	)		(8,572	)		(3,099	)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return of capital		—			329			78,262			—
Purchase of investment securities and other investments								(269	)		—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		(268,820	)		(515,775	)		(369,155	)		(84,176	)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2019			2018
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Debt financing costs	$	(4,355	)	$	(6,272	)	$	(6,069	)	$	(4,354	)
Mortgage notes payable, net:
Proceeds								295,620			—
Lump sum payoffs		(847,939	)		(493,420	)		(95,500	)		(725,639	)
Scheduled principal repayments		(4,938	)		(8,771	)		(3,110	)		(3,273	)
Net gain (loss) on debt extinguishment		(22,110	)		(12,258	)		—			(22,110	)
Notes, net:
Proceeds		497,010			692,466			597,480			497,010
Lump sum payoffs		—			(394,077	)
Line of credit and commercial paper:
Line of credit proceeds		1,635,000			1,845,000			1,995,000			415,000
Line of credit repayments		(1,635,000	)		(1,845,000	)		(1,995,000	)		(415,000	)
Commercial paper proceeds		9,624,610			3,891,596			7,775,817			4,766,050
Commercial paper repayments		(9,425,000	)		(3,681,750	)		(8,275,000	)		(4,720,000	)
Proceeds from (payments on) settlement of derivative instruments		1,638			1,296			(41,616	)		1,638
Proceeds from EQR’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)		3,074			2,963			1,652			2,181
Proceeds from exercise of EQR options		6,000			12,967			48,487			2,617
Payment of offering costs		(27	)		(36	)		(155	)		(27	)
Other financing activities, net		(48	)		(40	)		(49	)		(48	)
Contributions – Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		125			125			4,594			125
Contributions – Limited Partners		1			—			—			1
Distributions:
OP Units – General Partner		(583,184	)		(554,267	)		(409,943	)		(384,315	)
Preference Units		(2,318	)		(2,318	)		(773	)		(1,545	)
OP Units – Limited Partners		(21,040	)		(20,604	)		(14,728	)		(13,854	)
Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		(8,882	)		(6,873	)		(5,170	)		(7,620	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(787,383	)		(579,273	)		(128,463	)		(613,163	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits		(12,012	)		(124,912	)		193,155			(11,885	)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, beginning of period		100,762			219,088			116,313			100,762
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period	$	88,750		$	94,176		$	309,468		$	88,877

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period
Cash and cash equivalents	$	32,995		$	46,565		$	251,273		$	34,507
Restricted deposits		55,755			47,611			58,195			54,370
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period	$	88,750		$	94,176		$	309,468		$	88,877

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2019			2018
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	268,966		$	257,805		$	171,116		$	188,913
Net cash paid for income and other taxes	$	934		$	964		$	754		$	644
Amortization of deferred financing costs:
Other assets	$	1,809		$	1,810		$	1,206		$	1,206
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	4,197		$	1,943		$	2,344		$	2,552
Notes, net	$	3,048		$	2,694		$	2,233		$	2,020
Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt:
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	19,394		$	247		$	16,426		$	1,963
Notes, net	$	1,966		$	1,771		$	1,369		$	1,300
Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments:
Other liabilities	$	(9	)	$	(9	)	$	(6	)	$	(5	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	13,902		$	14,019		$	8,902		$	9,307
Write-off of pursuit costs:
Investment in real estate, net	$	3,079		$	2,292		$	2,947		$	2,042
Other assets	$	13		$	17		$	37		$	10
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	33		$	20		$	3		$	14
(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities:
Investments in unconsolidated entities	$	1,973		$	1,076		$	(68,735	)	$	1,321
Other liabilities	$	1,020		$	1,077		$	677		$	687
Realized/unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments:
Other assets	$	(24,021	)	$	(3,803	)	$	2,002		$	(13,226	)
Notes, net	$	(1,491	)	$	(1,413	)	$	2,253		$	(2,151	)
Other liabilities	$	1,491		$	—		$	29,510		$	3,382
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	24,021		$	5,216		$	(33,765	)	$	11,995
Investments in unconsolidated entities:
Investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(3,180	)	$	(2,324	)	$	(6,472	)	$	(2,379	)
Other liabilities	$	(1,680	)	$	(3,000	)	$	(2,100	)	$	(720	)
Debt financing costs:
Other assets							$	145		$	—
Mortgage notes payable, net							$	(2,237	)	$	—
Notes, net							$	(5,213	)	$	(4,354	)
Other liabilities							$	1,236		$	—
Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities initial measurement and reclassifications:
Right-of-use assets							$	(438,705	)	$	—
Other assets							$	184,116		$	—
Lease liabilities							$	282,791		$	—
Other liabilities							$	(28,202	)	$	—

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED ~~STATEMENT~~ STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL

(Amounts in ~~thousands)~~thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended			Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	September 30, 2018			2019			2018			2019			2018
PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
PREFERENCE UNITS
Balance, beginning of year	$	37,280
Balance, beginning of period				$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280
Balance, end of period	$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280		$	37,280
GENERAL PARTNER
Balance, beginning of year	$	10,293,796
Balance, beginning of period				$	10,200,910		$	10,293,796		$	10,084,619		$	10,329,626
OP Unit Issuance:
Conversion of OP Units held by Limited Partners into OP Units held by General Partner		356			4,871			331			84			197
Exercise of EQR share options		6,000			48,487			2,617			18,627			1,017
EQR’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)		3,074			1,652			2,181			526			500
Share-based employee compensation expense:
EQR restricted shares		6,804			7,982			5,163			3,404			2,540
EQR share options		9,206			1,682			8,536			889			1,198
EQR ESPP discount		604			365			400			98			103
Net income available to Units – General Partner		538,030			411,962			323,866			308,196			112,830
OP Units – General Partner distributions		(596,735	)		(420,916	)		(397,796	)		(210,419	)		(198,868	)
Offering costs		(27	)		(155	)		(27	)		(155	)		(1	)
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)		(533	)		(1,539	)		(538	)		(937	)		(621	)
Change in market value of Redeemable Limited Partners		(14,361	)		(56,974	)		(172	)		(1,953	)		(13,003	)
Adjustment for Limited Partners ownership in Operating Partnership		2,619			7,771			110			3,119			2,949
Balance, end of period	$	10,248,833		$	10,206,098		$	10,238,467		$	10,206,098		$	10,238,467
LIMITED PARTNERS
Balance, beginning of year	$	226,691
Balance, beginning of period				$	228,738		$	226,691		$	225,081		$	234,628
Issuance of restricted units to Limited Partners		1			—			1			—			—
Conversion of OP Units held by Limited Partners into OP Units held by General Partner		(356	)		(4,871	)		(331	)		(84	)		(197	)
Equity compensation associated with Units – Limited Partners		11,074			10,829			8,116			2,926			3,313
Net income available to Units – Limited Partners		20,517			15,429			12,358			11,510			4,299
Units – Limited Partners distributions		(21,560	)		(15,079	)		(14,374	)		(7,474	)		(7,186	)
Change in carrying value of Redeemable Limited Partners		77			45			644			(1,520	)		1,087
Adjustment for Limited Partners ownership in Operating Partnership		(2,619	)		(7,771	)		(110	)		(3,119	)		(2,949	)
Balance, end of period	$	233,825		$	227,320		$	232,995		$	227,320		$	232,995
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Balance, beginning of year	$	(88,612	)
Balance, beginning of period				$	(64,986	)	$	(88,612	)	$	(75,013	)	$	(77,734	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative instruments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period		24,021			(33,765	)		11,995			(19,345	)		5,908
Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive income		13,902			8,902			9,307			4,509			4,516
Balance, end of period	$	(50,689	)	$	(89,849	)	$	(67,310	)	$	(89,849	)	$	(67,310	)

DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions declared per Unit outstanding				$	1.135		$	1.08		$	0.5675		$	0.54

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CONSOLIDATED~~STATEMENT~~STATEMENTSOFCHANGESINCAPITAL(Continued)

(Amounts in ~~thousands)~~thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended			Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	September 30, 2018			2019			2018			2019			2018
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS – PARTIALLY OWNED PROPERTIES
Balance, beginning of year	$	4,708
Balance, beginning of period				$	(2,293	)	$	4,708		$	(5,462	)	$	1,293
Net income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		1,939			1,620			1,189			821			509
Contributions by Noncontrolling Interests		125			4,594			125			4,594			—
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests		(8,930	)		(5,219	)		(7,668	)		(1,251	)		(3,448	)
Balance, end of period	$	(2,158	)	$	(1,298	)	$	(1,646	)	$	(1,298	)	$	(1,646	)

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Business

Equity Residential (“EQR”) is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of rental apartment properties located in urban and high-density suburban markets, ~~which~~a business that is conducted on its behalf by ERP Operating Limited Partnership (“ERPOP”). EQR is a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) formed in March 1993 and ERPOP is an Illinois limited partnership formed in May 1993.References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively EQR, ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by EQR and/or ERPOP. References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ERPOP. Unless otherwise indicated, the notes to consolidated financial statements apply to both the Company and the OperatingPartnership.

EQR is the general partner of, and as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 owned an approximate ~~96.3%~~96.4% ownership interest in, ERPOP. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating PartnershipandEQRhasnomaterialassetsorliabilitiesotherthanitsinvestmentinERPOP. EQRissuespublicequityfromtime totime,thenetproceedsofwhichitisobligatedtocontributetoERPOP,butdoesnothaveanyindebtednessasalldebtisincurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly tradedequity.

As of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company, directly or indirectly through investments in title holding entities, owned all or a portion of ~~306~~309 properties located in 1110 states and the District of Columbia consisting of ~~79,260~~79,624 apartment units. The ownership breakdown includes (table does not include various uncompleted development properties):

	Properties		Apartment Units		Properties		Apartment Units
Wholly Owned Properties		286		74,618		291		75,927
Master-Leased Properties – Consolidated		1		162		1		162
Partially Owned Properties – Consolidated		17		3,535		17		3,535
Partially Owned Properties – Unconsolidated		2		945
		306		79,260		309		79,624

Note: Effective February 1, 2018 and April 2, 2018, the Company took over management of two of its Master-Leased properties containing 94 apartment units and 597 apartment units located in Boston and Los Angeles, respectively.

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) and certain reclassifications considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial statements in order to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not have an impact on net income previously reported. Operating results for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, ~~2018.~~2019.

In preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

The balance sheets at December 31, ~~2017~~2018 have been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

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For further information, including definitions of capitalized terms not defined herein, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

Income and Other Taxes

Due to the structure of EQR as a REIT and the nature of the operations of its operating properties, no provision for federal income taxes has been made at the EQR level. In addition, ERPOP generally is not liable for federal income taxes as the partners recognize their proportionate share of income or loss in their tax returns; therefore no provision for federal income taxes has been made at the ERPOP level. Historically, the Company has generally only incurred certain state and local income, excise and franchise taxes. The Company has elected ~~Taxable~~taxable REIT ~~Subsidiary~~subsidiary (“TRS”) status for certain of its corporate subsidiaries and as a result, these entities ~~will~~may incur both federal and state income taxes on any taxable income of such entities after consideration of any net operating losses.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities were recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases in the comparable period. These assets and liabilities were measured using enacted tax rates for which the temporary differences were expected to be recovered or settled. The effects of changes in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities were recognized in earnings in the period enacted. The Company’s deferred tax assets were generally the result of tax affected suspended interest deductions, net operating losses, differing depreciable lives on capitalized assets and the timing of expense recognition for certain accrued liabilities.

In December 2017, ~~the President signed into law~~ H.R. 1, informally titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”)~~. The~~, became law. As of June 30, 2019, the Tax Act isdid not ~~expected to~~ have a material impact on our REIT or subsidiary entities, our ability to continue to qualify as a REIT or on our results of operations. ~~However, the complete impact of the Tax Act is not yet fully known and there can be no assurances that it will have a neutral or favorable impact.~~

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In ~~February~~June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new leases standard which sets out principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessors and lessees). The new standard requires the following:

Lessors – Leases will be accounted for using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for operating, sales-type and financing leases, but aligned with the new revenue recognition standard. Lessors will be required to allocate lease payments to separate lease and non-lease components of each lease agreement, with the non-lease components evaluated under the new revenue recognition standard.

Lessees – Leases will be accounted for using a dual approach, classifying leases as either operating or finance based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase of the leased asset by the lessee. This classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease (for operating leases) or based on an effective interest method (for finance leases). A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on its balance sheet for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification as operating or finance leases. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases.

The new standard will be effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted, though the Company currently anticipates adopting the new standard on the effective date. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective method, which requires application of the new guidance at either the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented or as of the adoption date and provides for certain practical expedients, which the Company currently anticipates electing.

The Company is the lessor for its residential and retail/commercial leases and anticipates that these leases will continue to be accounted for as operating leases under the new standard. Therefore, the Company does not currently anticipate significant changes in the accounting for its lease revenues.

The Company is the lessee under various corporate office and ground leases, which are required to be recognized as right of use assets and related lease liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets upon adoption. The Company currently anticipates that its corporate office leases will continue to be accounted for as operating leases under the new standard. Based on its anticipated election of the practical expedients, the Company would not be required to reassess the classification of existing ground leases and therefore these leases would continue to be accounted for as operating leases. However, in the event we modify existing ground leases and/or

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enter into new ground leases after adoption of the new standard, such leases will likely be classified as finance leases. The Company expects to record right of use assets and related lease liabilities to its opening balance sheet upon adoption of the new standard on January 1, 2019, which it currently estimates to be an amount not likely to exceed $300.0 million. The ultimate impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial position will depend on our lease portfolio and other factors as of the adoption date, as we continue to evaluate the new leases standard.

In July 2018, the FASB issued an amendment to the new leases standard, which includes a practical expedient that provides lessors an option not to separate lease and non-lease components when certain criteria are met and instead account for those components as a single component under the new leases standard. The amendment also provides a transition option that permits the application of the new guidance as of the adoption date rather than to all periods presented. The Company anticipates electing the practical expedient to account for both its lease and non-lease components as a single component under the leases standard and electing the new transition option.

~~In June 2016, the~~ ~~FASB~~ issued a new standard which requires companies to adopt a new approach for estimating credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, such as trade and other receivables and loans. The standard ~~will require~~requires entities to estimate a lifetime expected credit loss for most financial instruments, including trade receivables. In November 2018, the FASB issued an amendment excluding operating lease receivables accounted for under the new leases standard from the scope of the new credit losses standard. The new standard will be effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted beginning January 1, 2019. TheCompanyiscurrentlyevaluatingtheimpactofadoptingthenewstandardonitsconsolidatedresultsofoperations ~~and financial position.~~

In August 2017, the FASB issued a final standard which makes changes to the hedge accounting model to enable entities to better portray their risk management activities in the financial statements. The new standard expands an entity’s ability to hedge nonfinancial and financial risk components, reduces complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk and eases certain documentation and assessment requirements. The new standard also eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and generally requires the entire change in the fair value of any hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged instrument. The new standard will be effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

InMay2014,theFASBissuedacomprehensivenewrevenuerecognition standard entitled Revenue from Contracts with Customers that superseded nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance. Thenewstandardspecificallyexcludesleaserevenue. The new standard’s core principle is that a company recognizes revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Companies will likely need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under previous revenue recognition guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration, if ~~any,~~ ~~to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation.~~ The new standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or prospectively with the cumulative effect, if any, recognized as of the date of adoption. The Company selected the modified retrospective transition method as of the date of adoption as required effectiveJanuary1,2018. Approximately 94%ofrental income consistsof revenue from leasing arrangements, which is specifically excluded from the ~~standard (included as leasing revenue in the table below).~~standard. The Company analyzed its remaining revenue streams, inclusive of fee and asset management and gains and losses on sales, and concluded these revenue streams have the same timing and pattern of revenue recognition under the new guidance, and therefore the Company had no changes in revenue recognition with the adoption of the new standard. As such, adoption of the standard did not result in a cumulative adjustment recognized as of January 1, 2018, and the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, equity/capital or cash flows.

For the remaining approximately 6% of rental income that is subject to the new revenue recognition standard, the Company’s disaggregated revenue streams are disclosed in the table ~~below~~included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the ~~nine~~year ended December 31, 2018 and are comparable with the percentage of rental income for the six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019. These revenue streams have the same timing and pattern of revenue recognition across our reportable segments, with consistent allocations between the leasing and revenue recognition standards. ~~The revenue streams and percentages are comparable with the percentage of rental income for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2017.~~

~~The following table presents the disaggregation of revenue streams of our rental income for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2018 (amounts in thousands):~~

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

Quarter Ended September 30, 2018

Revenue Stream

Applicable Standard

Amount of
Rental Income

Percentage of
Rental Income

Amount of
Rental Income

Percentage of
Rental Income

Leasing revenue

Leases

$
1,803,908

93.7
%

$
611,119

93.6
%
Utility recoveries (“RUBS”)

Revenue Recognition

46,752

2.4
%

15,817

2.4
%
Parking revenue

Revenue Recognition

20,249

1.1
%

6,185

1.0
%
Other revenue

Revenue Recognition

54,219

2.8
%

19,556

3.0
%
Rental income

$
1,925,128

100.0
%

$
652,677

100.0
%

Additionally, as part of the new revenue recognition standard, the FASB issued amendments related to partial sales of real ~~estate (see further discussion below).~~estate. Adoption of the new partial sales standard did not result in a change of accounting for the Company related to its disposition process. We concluded that the Company’s typical dispositions will continue to meet the criteria for sale and associated profit recognition under both new standards.

In ~~January~~ February2016,the FASB issued a new leases standard which sets out principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessors and lessees). The new standard requires ~~companies to measure all equity securities with readily determinable fair values at fair value on~~ the ~~balance sheet, with changes in fair value recognized in net income.~~ following:

•

Lessors – Leases are accounted for using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for operating,

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sales-type and financing leases, but aligned with the new revenue recognition standard. Lessors are required to allocate lease payments to separate lease and non-lease components of each lease agreement, with the non-lease components evaluated under the new revenue recognition standard.

•

Lessees – Leases are accounted for using a dual approach, classifying leases as either operating or finance based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase of the leased asset by the lessee. This classification determines whether the lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease (for operating leases) or based on an effective interest method (for finance leases). A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on its balance sheet for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification as operating or finance leases. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases.

The Company adopted this new standard as required effective January 1, 2019 using a modified retrospective method and the Company applied the new guidance as of the adoption date and elected certain practical expedients, as described below. The standard impacted our consolidated balance sheets but did not impact our consolidated statements of operations. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities where the Company is the lessee were recognized for various corporate office leases and ground leases. The Company recorded ROU assets and related lease liabilities to its opening balance sheet upon adoption on January 1, 2019 of $434.2 million and $278.3 million, respectively. The Company calculated the net present value of the lease liabilities on January 1, 2019 and reclassed the following amounts from other assets and other liabilities to record our initial ROU assets (amounts in thousands):

	January 1, 2019			Balance Sheet Reclass:
Initial lease liabilities	$	278,287
Reclassifications:
Prepaid ground leases		17,886		Other Assets
Ground lease intangibles – below market, net		166,230		Other Assets
Ground lease intangibles – above market, net		(2,110	)	Other Liabilities
Straight-line rent liabilities (1)		(26,092	)	Other Liabilities
Initial right-of-use assets	$	434,201

(1)	Straight-line rent liabilities relate to corporate office leases and certain ground leases.

In July 2018, the FASB issued an amendment to the new leases standard, which includes a practical expedient that provides lessors an option not to separate lease and non-lease components when certain criteria are met and instead account for those components as a single component under the new leases standard. The amendment also provides a transition option that permits the application of the new guidance as of the adoption date rather than to all periods presented. The Company elected the practical expedient to account for both its lease and non-lease components as a single component under the leases standard and elected the new transition option as of the date of adoption effective January 1, 2019. See Note 8 for additional discussion regarding the new lease standard.

In August 2017, the FASB issued a final standard which makes changes to the hedge accounting model to enable entities to better portray their risk management activities in the financial statements. The new standard expands an entity’s ability to hedge nonfinancial and financial risk components, reduces complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk and eases certain documentation and assessment requirements. The new standard also eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and generally requires the entire change in the fair value of any hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged instrument. The Company adopted this new standard as required effective January 1, 2019 and it did not have a material effect on its consolidated results of operations or financial position.

~~In August 2016 and October 2016, the~~ ~~FASB~~ issued new standards to clarify how specific transactions are classified and presented on the statement of cash flows. Among other clarifications, the new standards specifically provide guidance for the following items within the statement of cash flows which have required significant judgment in the past:

~~Cash payments related to debt prepayments or extinguishment costs are to be classified within financing activities;~~

The portion of the cash payment made to settle a zero-coupon bond or a bond with an insignificant cash coupon attributable to accreted interest related to a debt discount is to be classified as a cash outflow within operating activities, and the portion attributable to the principal is to be classified within financing activities;

~~Insurance settlement proceeds are to be classified based on the nature of the loss;~~

~~Companies must elect to classify distributions received from equity method investees using either a cumulative earnings approach or a look-through approach and the election must be disclosed; and~~

~~Restricted cash will be included with cash and cash equivalents on the statement of cash flows.~~ ~~Total~~ ~~cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are to be reconciled to the related line items on the balance sheet.~~

The new standards must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted the new standard in the fourth quarter of 2017 and will continue to apply the look-through approach for distributions received from equity method investees. While overall cash flows did not change, there are changes between cash flow classifications due primarily to the debt prepayment penalties that the Company has incurred in the comparative period. As of September 30, 2017, the following cash flows were reclassified (amounts in thousands):

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

As Originally
Presented

Reclassification
Adjustments

As Presented
Herein

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt

$
4,939

$
(2,921
)

$
2,018

Net (gain) loss on debt extinguishment

$
—

$
12,258

$
12,258

(Increase) decrease in deposits - restricted

$
788

$
(788
)

$
—

(Increase) decrease in mortgage deposits

$
1,447

$
(1,447
)

$
—

Net cash provided by operating activities

$
963,034

$
7,102

$
970,136

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

(Increase) decrease in deposits on real estate acquisitions
and investments, net

$
39,519

$
(39,519
)

$
—

(Increase) decrease in mortgage deposits

$
(4,541
)

$
4,541

$
—

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

$
(480,797
)

$
(34,978
)

$
(515,775
)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

Mortgage deposits

$
57,057

$
(57,057
)

$
—

Mortgage notes payable, net: Net gain (loss) on debt extinguishment

$
—

$
(12,258
)

$
(12,258
)
Line of credit and commercial paper: Commercial paper proceeds

$
3,888,675

$
2,921

$
3,891,596

Net cash (used for) financing activities

$
(512,879
)

$
(66,394
)

$
(579,273
)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

$
77,207

(adjustments for restricted deposits, beginning of period)

$
141,881

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, beginning of period

$
219,088

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$
46,565

(adjustments for restricted deposits, end of period)

$
47,611

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

$
94,176

~~In January 2017, the~~ ~~FASB~~ issued a new standard which clarified the definition of a business. The standard’s objective was to add additional guidance that assists companies in determining whether transactions should be accounted for as an asset acquisition or a business combination. The new standard first requires an entity to evaluate if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets. If this threshold is met, the set is not a business. If this threshold is not met, the entity next evaluates whether the set meets the requirement that a business include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. Among other differences, transaction costs associated with asset acquisitions are capitalized while those associated with business combinations are expensed as incurred. In addition, purchase price in an asset acquisition is allocated on a relative fair value basis while in a business combination it is generally measured at fair value. The new standard will be applied prospectively to any transactions occurring within the period of adoption. The Company early adopted the new standard as allowed effective January 1, 2017. The Company anticipates that substantially all of its transactions will now be accounted for as asset acquisitions, which means transaction costs will largely be capitalized as noted above.

~~In February 2017, the~~ ~~FASB~~ ~~issued a new standard which~~ clarifies the accounting treatment for partial sales of nonfinancial assets (i.e. real estate). The standard clarifies that partial sales transactions include contributions of nonfinancial assets to a joint venture or other noncontrolled investee. Companies must recognize a full gain or loss on transfers of nonfinancial assets to equity method investees. The standard requires companies to derecognize distinct nonfinancial assets or distinct in substance nonfinancial assets in partial sale transactions when it does not have a controlling financial interest in the legal entity that holds the asset and transfers control of the asset. Once the distinct nonfinancial asset is transferred, the company is required to measure any non-controlling interest it receives or retains at fair value and recognize a full gain or loss on the transaction. If a company transfers ownership interests in a consolidated subsidiary and continues to maintain a controlling financial interest, the company does not derecognize the assets or liabilities, and accounts for the transaction as an equity transaction and no gain or loss is recognized. ~~The Company adopted this new standard concurrently with the new revenue recognition standard as required effective January 1, 2018.~~ The Company has not had a partial sale of nonfinancial assets in the current or comparative periods, therefore the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

3.	Equity, Capital and OtherInterests

Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests of Equity Residential

The following tables present the changes in the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares and “Units” (which

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includes OP Units and restricted units) for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018:

	~~2018~~
~~Common Shares~~
~~Common Shares outstanding at January 1,~~		~~368,018,082~~
~~Common Shares Issued:~~
~~Conversion of OP Units~~		~~12,510~~
~~Exercise of share options~~		~~194,796~~
~~Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)~~		~~61,321~~
~~Restricted share grants, net~~		~~122,877~~
~~Common Shares outstanding at September 30,~~		~~368,409,586~~
~~Units~~
~~Units outstanding at January 1,~~		~~13,768,438~~
~~Restricted unit grants, net~~		~~267,074~~
~~Conversion of OP Units to Common Shares~~		~~(12,510~~	)
~~Units outstanding at September 30,~~		~~14,023,002~~
~~Total Common Shares and Units outstanding at September 30,~~		~~382,432,588~~
~~Units Ownership Interest in Operating Partnership~~		~~3.7~~	%

	2019			2018
Common Shares
Common Shares outstanding at January 1,		369,405,161			368,018,082
Common Shares Issued:
Conversion of OP Units		188,406			11,494
Exercise of share options		1,059,674			80,875
Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)		27,131			44,858
Restricted share grants, net		158,438			123,027
Common Shares outstanding at June 30,		370,838,810			368,278,336
Units
Units outstanding at January 1,		13,904,035			13,768,438
Restricted unit grants, net		140,055			267,074
Conversion of OP Units to Common Shares		(188,406	)		(11,494	)
Units outstanding at June 30,		13,855,684			14,024,018
Total Common Shares and Units outstanding at June 30,		384,694,494			382,302,354
Units Ownership Interest in Operating Partnership		3.6	%		3.7	%

The equity positions of various individuals and entities that contributed their properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units, as well as the equity positions of the holders of restricted units, are collectively referred to as the “Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership”. Subject to certain exceptions (including the “book-up” requirements of restricted units), the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership may exchange their Units with EQR for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis. The carrying value of the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership (including redeemable interests) is allocated based on the number of Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership Units in total in proportion to the number of Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership Units in total plus the number of Common Shares. Net income is allocated to the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership based on the weighted average ownership percentage during the period.

The Operating Partnership has the right but not the obligation to make a cash payment instead of issuing Common Shares to any and all holders of Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership Units requesting an exchange of their OP Units with EQR. Once the Operating Partnership elects not to redeem the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership Units for cash, EQR is obligated to deliver Common Shares to the exchanging holder of the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership Units.

TheNoncontrollingInterests–OperatingPartnershipUnitsareclassifiedaseithermezzanineequityorpermanentequity. If EQR is required, either by contract or securities law, to deliver registered Common Shares, such Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership are differentiated and referred to as “Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership”. Instruments that require settlement in registered shares cannot be classified in permanent equity as it is not always completely within an issuer’s control to deliver registered shares. Therefore, settlement in cash is assumed and that responsibility for settlement in cash is deemed to fall to the Operating Partnership as the primary source of cash for EQR, resulting in presentation in the mezzanine section of the balance sheet. The Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership are adjusted to the greater of carrying value or fair market value based on the Common Share price of EQR at the end of each respective reporting period. EQR has the ability to deliver unregistered Common Shares for the remaining portion of the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership Units that are classified in permanent equity at ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

ThecarryingvalueoftheRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests–OperatingPartnershipisallocatedbasedonthenumber ofRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests–OperatingPartnershipUnitsinproportiontothenumberofNoncontrollingInterests– Operating Partnership Units in total. Such percentage of the total carrying value of Units which is ascribed to the Redeemable NoncontrollingInterests–OperatingPartnershipisthenadjustedtothegreaterofcarryingvalueorfairmarketvalueasdescribed above. As of ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership have a redemption value of approximately ~~$381.2~~ $436.0million and $366.5 million, respectively,whichrepresentsthevalueofCommonSharesthatwouldbeissuedinexchangefortheRedeemable NoncontrollingInterests–OperatingPartnershipUnits.

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ThefollowingtablepresentsthechangesintheredemptionvalueoftheRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests–Operating Partnership for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018 (amounts inthousands):

	2018			2019			2018
Balance at January 1,	$	366,955		$	379,106		$	366,955
Change in market value		14,361			56,974			172
Change in carrying value		(77	)		(45	)		(644	)
Balance at September 30,	$	381,239
Balance at June 30,				$	436,035		$	366,483

Net proceeds from EQR Common Share and Preferred Share (see definition below) offerings are contributed by EQR to ERPOP. In return for those contributions, EQR receives a number of OP Units in ERPOP equal to the number of Common Shares it has issued in the equity offering (or in the case of a preferred equity offering, a number of preference units in ERPOP equal in number and having the same terms as the Preferred Shares issued in the equity offering). As a result, the net offering proceeds from Common Shares and Preferred Shares are allocated between shareholders’ equity and Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership to account for the change in their respective percentage ownership of the underlying equity of ERPOP.

TheCompany’sdeclarationoftrustauthorizesittoissueupto100,000,000preferredsharesofbeneficialinterest, ~~$0.01~~$0.01 par value per share (the “Preferred Shares”), with specific rights, preferences and other attributes as the Board of Trustees may determine, which may include preferences, powers and rights that are senior to the rights of holders of the Company’s Common Shares.

ThefollowingtablepresentstheCompany’sissuedandoutstandingPreferredSharesasof ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~ 2019andDecember 31, ~~2017:~~2018:

				Amounts in thousands							Amounts in thousands
		Annual							Annual
	Call	Dividend Per		September 30,		December 31,		Call	Dividend Per		June 30,		December 31,
	Date (1)	Share (2)		2018		2017		Date (1)	Share (2)		2019		2018
Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized:
8.29% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred; liquidation value $50 per share; 745,600 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	12/10/26	$	4.145	$	37,280	$	37,280
8.29% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred; liquidation value $50 per share; 745,600 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018								12/10/26	$	4.145	$	37,280	$	37,280
				$	37,280	$	37,280				$	37,280	$	37,280

(1)	On or after the call date, redeemable preferred shares may be redeemed for cash at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the liquidation price per share, plus accrued and unpaid distributions, if any.

(2)	Dividends on Preferred Shares are payable quarterly.

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Capital and Redeemable Limited Partners of ERP Operating Limited Partnership

The following tables present the changes in the Operating Partnership’s issued and outstanding Units and in the limited partners’ Units for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018:

	~~2018~~
~~General and Limited Partner Units~~
~~General and Limited Partner Units outstanding at January 1,~~		~~381,786,520~~
~~Issued to General Partner:~~
~~Exercise of EQR share options~~		~~194,796~~
~~EQR’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)~~		~~61,321~~
~~EQR’s restricted share grants, net~~		~~122,877~~
~~Issued to Limited Partners:~~
~~Restricted unit grants, net~~		~~267,074~~
~~General and Limited Partner Units outstanding at September 30,~~		~~382,432,588~~
~~Limited Partner Units~~
~~Limited Partner Units outstanding at January 1,~~		~~13,768,438~~
~~Limited Partner restricted unit grants, net~~		~~267,074~~
~~Conversion of Limited Partner OP Units to EQR Common~~ ~~Shares~~		~~(12,510~~	)
~~Limited Partner Units outstanding at September 30,~~		~~14,023,002~~
~~Limited Partner Units Ownership Interest in Operating~~ ~~Partnership~~		~~3.7~~	%

	2019			2018
General and Limited Partner Units
General and Limited Partner Units outstanding at January 1,		383,309,196			381,786,520
Issued to General Partner:
Exercise of EQR share options		1,059,674			80,875
EQR’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)		27,131			44,858
EQR’s restricted share grants, net		158,438			123,027
Issued to Limited Partners:
Restricted unit grants, net		140,055			267,074
General and Limited Partner Units outstanding at June 30,		384,694,494			382,302,354
Limited Partner Units
Limited Partner Units outstanding at January 1,		13,904,035			13,768,438
Limited Partner restricted unit grants, net		140,055			267,074
Conversion of Limited Partner OP Units to EQR Common Shares		(188,406	)		(11,494	)
Limited Partner Units outstanding at June 30,		13,855,684			14,024,018
Limited Partner Units Ownership Interest in Operating Partnership		3.6	%		3.7	%

The Limited Partners of the Operating Partnership as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~ 2019 include various individuals and entities that contributed their properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units, as well as the equity positions of the holders of restricted units. Subject to certain exceptions (including the “book-up” requirements of restricted units), Limited Partners may exchange their Units with EQR for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis. The carrying value of the Limited Partner Units (including redeemable interests) is allocated based on the number of Limited Partner Units in total in proportion to the number of Limited Partner Units in total plus the number of General Partner Units. Net income is allocated to the Limited Partner Units based on the weighted average ownership percentage during the period.

The Operating Partnership has the right but not the obligation to make a cash payment instead of issuing Common Shares to any and all holders of Limited Partner Units requesting an exchange of their OP Units with EQR. Once the Operating Partnership elects not to redeem the Limited Partner Units for cash, EQR is obligated to deliver Common Shares to the exchanging limited partner.

The Limited Partner Units are classified as either mezzanine equity or permanent equity. If EQR is required, either by contract or securities law, to deliver registered Common Shares, such Limited Partner Units are differentiated and referred to as “Redeemable Limited Partner Units”. Instruments that require settlement in registered shares cannot be classified in permanent equity as it is not always completely within an issuer’s control to deliver registered shares. Therefore, settlement in cash is assumed and that responsibility for settlement in cash is deemed to fall to the Operating Partnership as the primary source of cash for EQR, resulting in presentation in the mezzanine section of the balance sheet. The Redeemable Limited Partner Units are adjusted to the greater of carrying value or fair market value based on the Common Share price of EQR at the end of each respective reporting period. EQR has the ability to deliver unregistered Common Shares for the remaining portion of the Limited Partner Units that are classified in permanent equity at ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018.

The carrying value of the Redeemable Limited Partner Units is allocated based on the number of Redeemable Limited PartnerUnitsinproportiontothenumberofLimitedPartnerUnitsintotal. SuchpercentageofthetotalcarryingvalueofLimited Partner Units which is ascribed to the Redeemable Limited Partner Units is then adjusted to the greater of carrying value or fair market value as described above. As of ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Redeemable Limited Partner Units have a redemption value of approximately ~~$381.2~~ $436.0million and $366.5 million, respectively,whichrepresentsthevalueofCommonSharesthatwouldbeissuedinexchangefortheRedeemable Limited PartnerUnits.

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The following table presents the changes in the redemption value of the Redeemable Limited Partners for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018 (amounts in thousands):

	2018			2019			2018
Balance at January 1,	$	366,955		$	379,106		$	366,955
Change in market value		14,361			56,974			172
Change in carrying value		(77	)		(45	)		(644	)
Balance at September 30,	$	381,239
Balance at June 30,				$	436,035		$	366,483

EQR contributes all net proceeds from its various equity offerings (including proceeds from exercise of options for CommonShares)toERPOP. Inreturnforthosecontributions,EQRreceivesanumberofOPUnitsinERPOPequaltothenumber of ~~OP Units~~ CommonSharesithasissuedin ~~ERPOP equal to~~ theequityoffering(orinthecaseofapreferredequityoffering,anumberof ~~Common Shares it has issued in the equity offering (or in the case of a preferred equity offering, a number of~~ preferenceunits in ERPOP equal in number and having the same terms as the preferred shares issued in the equity offering).

ThefollowingtablepresentstheOperatingPartnership’sissuedandoutstanding“PreferenceUnits”asofJune 30, 2019 and ~~outstanding “Preference Units” as of September 30, 2018 and~~ December 31, ~~2017~~2018:

				Amounts in thousands							Amounts in thousands
		Annual							Annual
	Call	Dividend Per		September 30,		December 31,		Call	Dividend Per		June 30,		December 31,
	Date (1)	Unit (2)		2018		2017		Date (1)	Unit (2)		2019		2018
Preference Units:
8.29% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 745,600 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	12/10/26	$	4.145	$	37,280	$	37,280
8.29% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 745,600 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018								12/10/26	$	4.145	$	37,280	$	37,280
				$	37,280	$	37,280				$	37,280	$	37,280

(1)

On or after the call date, redeemable preference units may be redeemed for cash at the option of the Operating Partnership, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the liquidation price per unit, plus accrued and unpaid distributions, if any, in conjunction with the concurrent redemption of the corresponding Company Preferred Shares.

(2)	Dividends on Preference Units are payable quarterly.

Other

~~In September 2009,~~EQR and ERPOP currently have an active universal shelf registration statement for the ~~Company announced~~issuance of equity and debt securities that automatically became effective upon filing with the ~~establishment of an At-The-Market~~ ~~(“ATM”)~~ ~~share offering program which would allow EQR to sell Common Shares from time to time into the existing trading market at current market prices as well as through negotiated transactions.~~SEC in June 2019 and expires in June 2022. Per the terms of ERPOP’s partnership agreement, EQR contributes the net proceeds ~~from~~of all equity offerings to the capital of ERPOP in exchange for additional OP Units (on a one-for-one Common Share per OP Unit basis) or preference units (on a one-for-one preferred share per preference unit basis).

The Company has an At-The-Market (“ATM”) share offering program ~~currently has a~~which allows EQR to sell Common Shares from time to time into the existing trading market at current market prices as wellasthroughnegotiatedtransactions. In June 2019, the Company extended the program maturity ofto June ~~2019.~~2022. EQR has the authority to issue 13.0 million shares but has not issued any shares under this program since September 2012.

The Company may repurchase up to 13.0 million Common Shares under its share repurchase program. No ~~shares were repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.~~open market repurchases have occurred since 2008, and no repurchases of any kind have occurred since February 2014. As of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, EQR has remaining authorization to repurchase up to 13.0 million of its shares under the repurchase program.

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4.	Real Estate ~~and Lease Intangibles~~

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts for the Company’s investment in real estate (at cost) as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018 (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2018

December 31, 2017

Land

$
5,866,457

$
5,996,024

Depreciable property:

Buildings and improvements

18,174,939

17,743,042

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

1,684,794

1,548,961

In-Place lease intangibles

477,014

476,359

Projects under development:

Land

34,689

43,226

Construction-in-progress

100,272

120,321

Land held for development:

Land

61,038

62,538

Construction-in-progress

26,297

36,425

Investment in real estate

26,425,500

26,026,896

Accumulated depreciation

(6,494,770
)

(6,040,378
)
Investment in real estate, net

$
19,930,730

$
19,986,518

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts for the Company’s above and below market ground and retail lease intangibles as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

Description

Balance Sheet Location

September 30, 2018

December 31, 2017

Assets

Ground lease intangibles – below market

Other Assets

$
191,918

$
191,918

Retail lease intangibles – above market

Other Assets

1,260

1,260

Lease intangible assets

193,178

193,178

Accumulated amortization

(25,819
)

(22,434
)
Lease intangible assets, net

$
167,359

$
170,744

Liabilities

Ground lease intangibles – above market

Other Liabilities

$
2,400

$
2,400

Retail lease intangibles – below market

Other Liabilities

1,710

5,270

Lease intangible liabilities

4,110

7,670

Accumulated amortization

(1,674
)

(5,143
)
Lease intangible liabilities, net

$
2,436

$
2,527

The following table provides a summary of the effect of the amortization for above and below market ground and retail lease intangibles on the Company’s accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively (amounts in thousands):

Nine Months Ended

Quarter Ended

September 30,

September 30,

Description

Income Statement Location

2018

2017

2018

2017

Ground lease intangible amortization

Property and Maintenance

$
(3,348
)

$
(3,253
)

$
(1,116
)

$
(1,092
)
Retail lease intangible amortization

Rental Income

54

524

18

80

Total amortization of above/below
market lease intangibles

$
(3,294
)

$
(2,729
)

$
(1,098
)

$
(1,012
)

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~~The following table provides a summary of the aggregate amortization for above and below market ground and retail lease intangibles for each of the next five years (amounts in thousands):~~

Remaining

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Ground lease intangibles

$
(1,115
)

$
(4,463
)

$
(4,463
)

$
(4,463
)

$
(4,463
)

$
(4,463
)
Retail lease intangibles

17

71

71

71

27

19

Total

$
(1,098
)

$
(4,392
)

$
(4,392
)

$
(4,392
)

$
(4,436
)

$
(4,444
)

	June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Land	$	5,889,308		$	5,875,803
Depreciable property:
Buildings and improvements		18,529,097			18,232,625
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		1,813,243			1,722,231
In-Place lease intangibles		481,713			481,045
Projects under development:
Land		25,429			25,429
Construction-in-progress		146,440			83,980
Land held for development:
Land		74,187			61,038
Construction-in-progress		36,358			28,871
Investment in real estate		26,995,775			26,511,022
Accumulated depreciation		(7,026,622	)		(6,696,281	)
Investment in real estate, net	$	19,969,153		$	19,814,741

During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company acquired ~~the entire equity interest in~~ the following from unaffiliated parties (purchase price in thousands):

	Properties		Apartment Units		Purchase Price		Properties		Apartment Units		Purchase Price
Rental Properties – Consolidated (1)		5		1,478	$	707,005		6		1,644	$	634,650
Land Parcels (one) (2)								—		—		16,232
Total		5		1,478	$	707,005		6		1,644	$	650,882

(1)	Purchase price includes an allocation of approximately ~~$113.7~~$88.1 million to land and ~~$594.4~~$548.5 million to depreciable property (inclusive of capitalized closing costs).

(2)	Purchase price includes an allocation of approximately $13.1 million to vacant land and $3.4 million to construction-in-progress (inclusive of capitalized closing costs). See Note 6 for additional discussion.

During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~,2019, the Company disposed of the following to unaffiliated parties (sales price in thousands):

	Properties		Apartment Units		Sales Price		Properties		Apartment Units		Sales Price
Rental Properties – Consolidated		5		1,292	$	706,120		2		561	$	402,750
Land Parcels (one)		—		—		2,700
Rental Properties – Unconsolidated (1)								2		945		394,500
Total		5		1,292	$	708,820		4		1,506	$	797,250

(1)	The Company owned a 20% interest in both unconsolidated rental properties. Sales price listed is the gross sales price. The Company received net sales proceeds of approximately $78.3 million.

The Company recognized a net gain on sales of real estate properties of approximately ~~$256.8~~$138.8 million and a net gain on sales of ~~land parcels~~unconsolidated entities of approximately ~~$1.0~~$69.5 million on the above sales.

~~Impairment~~

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded an approximate $0.7 million non-cash asset impairment charge on a property located in the San Francisco market due to physical property damage as a result of a fire at one of the buildings at the property.

5.	Commitments to Acquire/Dispose of RealEstate

The Company has ~~not~~ entered into ~~any~~an agreement to acquire the following (purchase price in thousands):

	Properties		Apartment Units		Purchase Price
Rental Properties – Consolidated		1		398	$	189,000
Total		1		398	$	189,000

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The Company has entered into separate agreements to ~~acquire or~~ dispose of ~~rental~~the following (sales price in thousands):

	Properties		Apartment Units		Sales Price
Rental Properties – Consolidated		7		940	$	336,925
Land Parcels (one)		—		—		4,150
Total		7		940	$	341,075

The closing of pending transactions is subject to certain conditions and restrictions; therefore, there can be no assurance that the transactions will be consummated or that the final terms will not differ in material respects from any agreements summarized above. See Note 14 for discussion of the properties acquired or ~~land parcels as~~disposed of, ~~October 26, 2018.~~if any, subsequent to June 30, 2019.

6.	Investments in Partially OwnedEntities

TheCompanyhasco-investedinvariouspropertieswithunrelatedthirdpartieswhichareeitherconsolidatedoraccounted for under the equity method of accounting (unconsolidated).

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)

In accordance with accounting standards for consolidation of VIEs, the Company consolidates ERPOP on EQR’s financial statements. As the sole general partner of ERPOP, EQR has exclusive control of ERPOP’s day-to-day management. The limited partners are not able to exercise substantive kick-out or participating rights. As a result, ERPOP qualifies as a VIE. EQR has a controlling financial interest in ERPOP and, thus, is ERPOP’s primary beneficiary. EQR has the power to direct the activities of ERPOP that most significantly impact ERPOP’s economic performance as well as the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from ERPOP that could potentially be significant to ERPOP.

The Company has various equity interests in certain joint ventures owning 17 properties containing 3,535 apartment units. The Company is the general partner or managing member of these joint ventures and is responsible for managing the operations and affairs

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of the joint ventures as well as making all decisions regarding the businesses of the joint ventures. The limited partners or non-managing members are not able to exercise substantive kick-out or participating rights. As a result, the joint ventures qualify as VIEs. The Company has a controlling financial interest in the VIEs and, thus, is the VIEs’ primary beneficiary. The Company has both the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance as well as the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIEs that could potentially be significant to the VIEs. As a result, the joint ventures are required to be consolidated on the Company’s financial statements.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company entered into a consolidated joint venture which is owned 90% by the Company and 10% by its joint venture partner, who is the general partner. The joint venture has been deemed to be a VIE and is consolidated due to the Company being the primary beneficiary. The joint venture owns a land parcel which it intends to develop into a multifamily rental property.

The consolidated assets and liabilities related to the ~~joint ventures~~VIEs discussed above were approximately ~~$714.4~~$710.8 million and ~~$315.6~~$321.3 million, respectively, at ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and approximately ~~$518.9~~$713.6 million and ~~$307.0~~$313.9 million, respectively, at December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

The following table and information summarizes the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities, which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as the requirements for consolidation are not met, as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018 (amounts in thousands except for ownership percentage):

	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017		Ownership Percentage	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018		Ownership Percentage
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities:
Wisconsin Place Developer (VIE) (1)	$	42,964	$	44,451	33.3%	$	41,383	$	42,365	33.3%
Operating Properties (Non-VIE) (2)		10,745		12,367	20.0%		—		10,494	20.0%
Other		3,867		1,436	Varies		11,524		5,490	Varies
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities	$	57,576	$	58,254		$	52,907	$	58,349

(1)

Represents an unconsolidated interest in an entity that owns the land underlying one of the consolidated joint venture properties noted above and owns and operates a related parking facility. The joint venture, as a limited partner, does not have substantive kick-out or participating rights in the entity. As a result, the entity qualifies as a VIE. The joint venture does not have a controlling financial interest in the VIE and is

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not the VIE’s primary beneficiary. The joint venture does not have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance or the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. As a result, the entity that owns the land and owns and operates the parking facility is unconsolidated and recorded using the equity method of accounting.

(2)

Includes two joint ventures under separate agreements with the same partner totaling 945 apartment ~~units.~~units as of December 31, 2018. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company and its joint venture partner sold both properties under separate agreements to unaffiliated parties. See Note 4 for additional discussion.

7.	Restricted Deposits

The following table presents the Company’s restricted deposits as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018 (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Mortgage escrow deposits:
Real estate taxes and insurance	$	600	$	845	$	1,181	$	876
Replacement reserves		8,478		8,347		8,599		8,641
Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds		8,363		3,167		7,898		9,754
Other		852		852		852		852
Mortgage escrow deposits		18,293		13,211		18,530		20,123
Restricted cash:
Earnest money on pending acquisitions		—		750		1,000		5,000
Restricted deposits on real estate investments		538		58		1,493		540
Resident security and utility deposits		35,379		35,183		36,192		35,659
Other		1,545		913		980		7,549
Restricted cash		37,462		36,904		39,665		48,748
Restricted deposits	$	55,755	$	50,115	$	58,195	$	68,871

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Leases

Lessor Accounting

The Company is the lessor for its residential and retail leases (including commercial leases) and these leases will continue to be accounted for as operating leases under the new standard as described in Note 2. Therefore, the Company did not have significant changes in the accounting for its lease revenues.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, approximately 97.1% of the Company’s total lease revenue is generated from residential apartment leases that are generally for twelve months or less in length. The residential apartment leases may include lease income related to such items as parking, storage and pet rent that the Company treats as a single lease component because the amenities cannot be leased on their own and the timing and pattern of revenue recognition are the same. The collection of lease payments at lease commencement is probable and therefore the Company subsequently recognizes lease income over the lease term on a straight-line basis. Residential leases are renewable upon consent of both parties on an annual or monthly basis.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, approximately 2.9% of the Company’s total lease revenue is generated by retail leases that are generally for terms ranging between 5-10 years. The retail leases generally consist of ground floor retail spaces and master-leased parking garages that serve as additional amenities for our residents. The retail leases may include lease income related to such items as parking and storage rent that the Company treats as a single lease component because the amenities cannot be leased on their own and the timing and pattern of revenue recognition are the same. The collection of lease payments at lease commencement is probable and therefore the Company subsequently recognizes lease income over the lease term on a straight-line basis. Retail leases are renewable with market-based renewal options.

The Company elected the practical expedient to account for both its lease and non-lease components (specifically common area maintenance charges) as a single lease component under the leases standard.

The following table presents the lease income types relating to lease payments for residential and retail leases for the six months and quarter ended June 30, 2019 (amounts in thousands):

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	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019						Quarter Ended June 30, 2019
Lease Income Type	Residential Leases		Retail Leases		Total		Residential Leases		Retail Leases			Total
Residential and retail rent	$	1,190,729	$	36,163	$	1,226,892	$	598,209	$	17,693		$	615,902
Parking rent		18,469		159		18,628		9,332		87			9,419
Storage rent		1,856		31		1,887		937		(13	)		924
Pet rent		5,798		—		5,798		2,911		—			2,911
Total lease revenue (1)	$	1,216,852	$	36,353	$	1,253,205	$	611,389	$	17,767		$	629,156

(1)	Excludes other rental income of $78.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and $40.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, which is accounted for under the revenue recognition standard.

Lessee Accounting

The Company is the lessee under various corporate office and ground leases for which the Company recognized ROU assets and related lease liabilities effective January 1, 2019. The following table presents the Company’s ROU assets and related lease liabilities as of June 30, 2019 (amounts in thousands):

	2019
Right-of-use assets:
Corporate office leases (1)	$	15,381
Ground leases		416,372
Right-of-use assets	$	431,753
Lease liabilities:
Corporate office leases (1)	$	16,879
Ground leases		264,741
Lease liabilities	$	281,620

(1)	The Company has two corporate office leases that are considered short-term and therefore, there is no balance sheet impact and both leases continue to be expensed on a straight-line basis throughout the year.

As the standard requires the recognition of a liability for the lease obligation, discount rates are used to determine the net present value of the lease payments. The discount rate for the lease is the rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the incremental borrowing rate. As the Company does not know the amount of the lessors’ initial direct costs, it cannot readily determine the rate implicit in the lease and instead must apply the incremental borrowing rate. The Company has estimated the discount rate ranges of 3.3% to 3.9% for corporate office leases and 4.4% to 5.5% for ground leases. Since the Company’s credit backs the corporate office lease obligations and the lease terms are ten years or less, the discount rate range was estimated by using the Company’s borrowing rates for actual pricing. The discount rate range for ground leases takes into account various factors, including the longer life of the ground leases, and was estimated by using the Company’s borrowing rates for actual pricing through 30 years and other long-term market rates.

Corporate office leases

The Company leases nine corporate offices with remaining lease terms of one to ten years. The Company’s corporate office leases continue to be accounted for as operating leases under the new standard. When there is a material lease modification, the Company is required to remeasure the lease liability.

The Company leases its corporate headquarters from an entity affiliated with EQR’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The lease terminates on January 31, 2022. The amount incurred for such office space for the six months and quarter ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $1.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively. The Company believes this amount approximates market rates for such rental space.

Ground leases

The Company maintains long-term ground leases for 14 operating properties with lease expiration dates ranging from 2042 through 2113. The Company owns the building and improvements. Based on its election of the package of practical expedients, the Company was not required to reassess the classification of existing ground leases and therefore these leases continue to be accounted for as operating leases. However, in the event we materially modify existing ground leases and/or enter into new ground leases, such leases will likely be classified as finance leases.

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Additional disclosures

The following table illustrates the quantitative disclosures for lessees as of and for the six months and quarter ended June 30, 2019 (amounts in thousands):

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019		Quarter Ended June 30, 2019
Lease cost:
Operating lease cost:
Corporate office leases	$	1,818	$	900
Ground leases		11,100		5,550
Short-term lease cost:
Corporate office leases		112		56
Ground leases		—		—
Variable lease cost:
Corporate office leases		769		508
Ground leases		1,695		844
Total lease cost	$	15,494	$	7,858

The following table illustrates the quantitative disclosures for lessees as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2019 (amounts in thousands):

	June 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases:
Corporate office leases	$	2,776
Ground leases	$	8,635
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities:
Corporate office leases	$	16,687
Ground leases	$	422,018
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases:
Corporate office leases	6.4 years
Ground leases	56.6 years
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases:
Corporate office leases		3.7	%
Ground leases		5.0	%

The following table summarizes the Company’s undiscounted cash flows for contractual obligations for minimum rent payments/receipts under operating leases for the next five years and thereafter as of June 30, 2019:

(Payments)/Receipts Due by Year (in thousands)
	Remaining 2019			2020			2021			2022			2023			2024			Thereafter			Total
Operating Leases:
Minimum Rent Payments (a)	$	(8,339	)	$	(17,208	)	$	(17,148	)	$	(14,993	)	$	(14,843	)	$	(15,101	)	$	(938,561	)	$	(1,026,193	)
Minimum Rent Receipts (b)	$	31,779		$	61,674		$	57,935		$	54,099		$	46,417		$	39,356		$	139,599		$	430,859

(a)	Minimum basic rent due for corporate office leases and base rent due on ground leases where the Company is the lessee.

(b)	Minimum basic rent receipts due for various retail space where the Company is the lessor. Excludes residential leases due to their short-term nature.

The following table provides a reconciliation of lease liabilities from our undiscounted cash flows for minimum rent payments for the six months ended June 30, 2019 (amounts in thousands):

	2019
Total minimum rent payments	$	1,026,193
Less: Lease discount		744,573
Lease liabilities	$	281,620

Debt

EQRdoesnothaveanyindebtednessasalldebtisincurredbytheOperatingPartnership. EQRguaranteestheOperating

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Partnership’srevolvingcreditfacilityuptothemaximumamountandforthefulltermofthefacility. Weighted average interest rates noted below for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018 are net of~~2019 include the effect of any derivative ~~instruments.~~ instruments and amortization of premiums/discounts/OCI (other comprehensive income) on debt and derivatives.

Mortgage Notes Payable

As of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had outstanding mortgage debt of approximately ~~$2.8~~$2.6 billion.

During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company:

~~Repaid $550.0 million of 6.08% mortgage debt held in a Fannie Mae loan pool maturing in 2020 and incurred a prepayment penalty of approximately $22.1 million;~~

•

Obtained $288.1 million in 3.94% fixed rate mortgage debt held in a Fannie Mae loan pool maturing on March 1, 2029;

~~Repaid $43.7 million of conventional fixed-rate mortgage loans maturing in 2018;~~

•

Obtained $7.5 million in variable rate construction mortgage debt maturing on June 25, 2022 (total commitment of $67.6 million);

~~Repaid $254.2 million of various tax-exempt mortgage bonds maturing in 2028 through 2042; and~~

•

Repaid $95.5 million of tax-exempt variable rate mortgage bonds maturing in 2036; and

~~Repaid $4.9 million of scheduled principal repayments on various mortgage debt.~~

•

Repaid $3.1 million of scheduled principal repayments on various mortgage debt.

The Company recorded ~~$2.8~~$1.5 million of write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs during the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 as additional interest expense related to debt extinguishment of mortgages. The Company also recorded ~~$16.3~~$15.1 million of write-offs of net unamortized discounts during the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 as additional interest expense related to debt extinguishment of mortgages.

As of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had ~~$440.9~~$345.0 million of secured debt (primarily tax-exempt bonds) subject to third party credit enhancement.

Asof ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~, 2019,scheduledmaturitiesfortheCompany’soutstandingmortgageindebtednesswereatvariousdates through May 28, 2061. At ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the interest rate range on the Company’s mortgage debt was 0.10% to ~~6.90%~~5.78%. During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s mortgage debt was ~~4.19%~~4.01%.

Notes

As of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had outstanding unsecured notes of approximately ~~$5.5~~$6.5 billion.

During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company issued ~~$500.0~~$600.0 million of ten-year ~~3.50%~~3.00% unsecured notes, receiving net proceeds of approximately ~~$497.0~~$597.5 million before underwriting fees, hedge termination costs and other expenses, at an all-in effective interest rate of ~~3.61%~~approximately 3.85%.

Asof ~~September~~ June 30, ~~2018~~2019,scheduledmaturitiesfortheCompany’soutstandingnoteswereatvariousdatesthroughAugust 1, 2047. At ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the interest rate range on the Company’s notes before the effect of certain fair value hedges was 2.375% to 7.57%. During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s notes was ~~4.25%~~4.30%.

The Company’s unsecured public debt contains certain financial and operating covenants including, among other things, maintenance of certain financial ratios. The Company was in compliance with its unsecured public debt covenants for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

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Line of Credit and Commercial Paper

~~In November 2016, the~~The Company ~~replaced~~ ~~its existing $2.5 billion facility with~~has a $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing January 10, 2022. The Company has the ability to increase available borrowings by an additional $750.0 million by adding additional banks to the facility or obtaining the agreement of existing banks to increase their commitments. The interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be LIBOR plus a spread (currently 0.825%), or based on bids received from the lending group, and the Company pays an annual facility fee (currently ~~12.5 basis points)~~0.125%). Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the Company’s senior unsecured credit ~~rating of the Company’s long term debt.~~rating.

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In~~February2015,~~The Company has an unsecuredcommercialpapernoteprograminthe~~Companyenteredinto~~an~~unsecuredcommercialpapernoteprogram~~in~~the~~UnitedStates. The Company may borrow up to a maximum of $500.0 million under this program subject to market conditions. The notes will be soldundercustomarytermsintheUnitedStatescommercialpapernotemarketandwillrankparipassuwithalloftheCompany’s otherunsecuredseniorindebtedness. Asof ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, there was ~~a balance of$499.4 million outstanding on the~~no commercialpaper~~program ($500.0 million in principal outstanding net of an unamortized discount of $0.6 million).~~ outstanding. Thenotesbearinterest at various floating rates with a weighted average of ~~2.23%~~2.73% for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018 and a~~2019. The weighted average ~~maturity of 18 days as of September~~amount outstanding for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018.~~2019 was approximately $348.8 million.

Asof ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018, the amount available on~~2019, there were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility and$6.7millionwas ~~$1.49 billion (net~~restricted/dedicatedtosupportlettersofcredit. In addition, the Company limits its utilization of ~~$6.7 million which was restricted/dedicated~~the facility in order to maintain liquidity and to support ~~letters of credit and net of~~its $500.0 million ~~in principal outstanding on the~~ commercial paper ~~program).~~program along with certain other obligations. As a result, the Company had approximately $1.90 billion available under the facility at June 30, 2019. During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the weighted average interest rate on the revolving credit facility was ~~2.65%~~3.25%.

Other

~~On April 24,~~In 2017, the Company executed a ~~new~~ letter of credit facility with a third party financial institution which is not backed by or collateralized by borrowings on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility. As of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, there was $9.0 million in letters of credit outstanding on this facility.

9.10.

Derivative and Other Fair Value Instruments

The valuation of financial instruments requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments. The Company, where possible, bases the fair values of its financial instruments, including its derivative instruments, on listed market prices and third party quotes. Where these are not available, the Company bases its estimates on current instruments with similar terms and maturities or on other factors relevant to the financial instruments.

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to the effect of interest rate changes. The Company seeks to manage these risks by following established risk management policies and procedures including the use of derivatives to hedge interest rate risk on debt instruments. The Company may also use derivatives to manage commodity prices in the daily operations of the business.

Athree-levelvaluationhierarchyexistsfordisclosureoffairvaluemeasurements. Thevaluationhierarchyisbasedupon thetransparencyofinputstothevaluationofanassetorliabilityasofthemeasurementdate. Afinancialinstrument’scategorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are defined asfollows:

~~Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.~~

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Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

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~~Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.~~

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Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair valuemeasurement.

The Company’s derivative positions are valued using models developed by the respective counterparty as well as models ~~developed~~applied internally by the Company that use as their ~~basis~~inputs readily observable market parameters (such as forward yield curves and credit default swap data). Employee holdings other than Common Shares within the supplemental executive retirement plan (the “SERP”) are valued using quoted market prices for identical assets and are included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners are valued using the quoted market price of Common Shares. The fair values disclosed for mortgage notes payable and unsecured debt (including its commercial paper and line of credit, if applicable) were calculated using indicative rates provided by lenders of similar loans in the case of mortgage notes payable and the private unsecured debt (including its commercial paper and line of credit, if applicable) and quoted market prices for each underlying issuance in the case of the public unsecured notes.

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The fair values of the Company’s financial instruments (other than mortgage notes payable, unsecured notes, commercial paper, line of credit and derivative instruments), including cash and cash equivalents and other financial instruments, approximate their carrying or contract value. Thefollowingtableprovidesasummaryofthe carrying andfairvaluesforthe Company’s mortgage notes payable and unsecured debt (including its commercial paper and line of credit, if applicable) at ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively (amounts inthousands):

	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017				June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value (Level 2)		Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value (Level 2)		Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value (Level 2)		Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value (Level 2)
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	2,789,436	$	2,710,433	$	3,618,722	$	3,615,384	$	2,599,013	$	2,602,782	$	2,385,470	$	2,352,502
Unsecured debt, net		6,034,357		6,040,798		5,338,569		5,619,744		6,531,408		6,968,724		6,432,469		6,481,426
Total debt, net	$	8,823,793	$	8,751,231	$	8,957,291	$	9,235,128	$	9,130,421	$	9,571,506	$	8,817,939	$	8,833,928

ThefollowingtablesummarizestheCompany’sconsolidatedderivativeinstrumentsat ~~September~~ June 30, ~~2018~~ 2019 (dollaramounts are inthousands):

	Fair Value Hedges (1)			Forward Starting Swaps (2)			Fair Value Hedges (1)
Current Notional Balance	$	450,000		$	800,000		$	450,000
Lowest Interest Rate		2.375	%		2.1478	%		2.375	%
Highest Interest Rate		2.375	%		3.1163	%		2.375	%
Earliest Maturity Date		2019			2028
Latest Maturity Date		2019			2029
Maturity Date								2019

(1)	Fair Value Hedges – Converts outstanding fixed rate unsecured notes ($450.0 million 2.375% notes due July 1, 2019) to a floating interest rate of 90-Day LIBOR plus 0.61%.

~~(2)~~

Forward Starting Swaps – Designed to partially fix interest rates in advance of planned future debt issuances. Of the $800.0 million notional balance, $300.0 million of these swaps have mandatory counterparty terminations in 2019 and are targeted for certain 2018 debt issuances while $500.0 million of these swaps have mandatory counterparty terminations in 2020 and are targeted for certain 2019 debt issuances.

~~Table~~ Thefollowingtablesprovideasummaryof ~~Contents~~

~~Thefollowingtablesprovide~~a~~summary~~thefairvaluemeasurementsforeachmajorcategoryof~~thefairvaluemeasurementsforeachmajorcategory~~ofassetsandliabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the location within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively (amounts inthousands):

				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using									Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description	Balance Sheet Location	9/30/2018		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Balance Sheet Location	6/30/2019		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Contracts:
Forward Starting Swaps	Other Assets	$	27,526	$	—	$	27,526	$	—
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan	Other Assets		144,561		144,561		—		—	Other Assets	$	145,577	$	145,577	$	—	$	—
Total		$	172,087	$	144,561	$	27,526	$	—		$	145,577	$	145,577	$	—	$	—

Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Contracts:
Fair Value Hedges	Other Liabilities	$	3,088	$	—	$	3,088	$	—	Other Liabilities	$	24	$	—	$	24	$	—
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan	Other Liabilities		144,561		144,561		—		—	Other Liabilities		145,577		145,577		—		—
Total		$	147,649	$	144,561	$	3,088	$	—		$	145,601	$	145,577	$	24	$	—

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –
Operating Partnership/Redeemable
Limited Partners	Mezzanine	$	381,239	$	—	$	381,239	$	—	Mezzanine	$	436,035	$	—	$	436,035	$	—

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

Description

Balance Sheet
Location

12/31/2017

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets/Liabilities
(Level 1)

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Assets

Derivatives designated as hedging
instruments:

Interest Rate Contracts:

Forward Staring Swaps

Other Assets

$
5,143

$
—

$
5,143

$
—

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Other Assets

140,159

140,159

—

—

Total

$
145,302

$
140,159

$
5,143

$
—

Liabilities

Derivatives designated as hedging
instruments:

Interest Rate Contracts:

Fair Value Hedges

Other Liabilities

$
1,597

$
—

$
1,597

$
—

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Other Liabilities

140,159

140,159

—

—

Total

$
141,756

$
140,159

$
1,597

$
—

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –

Operating Partnership/Redeemable

Limited Partners

Mezzanine

$
366,955

$
—

$
366,955

$
—

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				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description	Balance Sheet Location	12/31/2018		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Contracts:
Forward Starting Swaps	Other Assets	$	2,000	$	—	$	2,000	$	—
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan	Other Assets		134,088		134,088		—		—
Total		$	136,088	$	134,088	$	2,000	$	—

Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Contracts:
Fair Value Hedges	Other Liabilities	$	2,277	$	—	$	2,277	$	—
Forward Starting Swaps	Other Liabilities		9,851		—		9,851		—
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan	Other Liabilities		134,088		134,088		—		—
Total		$	146,216	$	134,088	$	12,128	$	—

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –
Operating Partnership/Redeemable
Limited Partners	Mezzanine	$	379,106	$	—	$	379,106	$	—

Thefollowingtablesprovideasummaryoftheeffectoffairvaluehedges ontheCompany’saccompanyingconsolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2018 Type of Fair Value Hedge	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative			Hedged Item	Income Statement Location of Hedged Item Gain/(Loss)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Item
June 30, 2019 Type of Fair Value Hedge									Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative		Hedged Item	Income Statement Location of Hedged Item Gain/(Loss)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Item
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Contracts:
Interest Rate Swaps	Interest expense	$	(1,491	)	Fixed rate debt	Interest expense	$	1,491	Interest expense	$	2,253	Fixed rate debt	Interest expense	$	(2,253	)
Total		$	(1,491	)			$	1,491		$	2,253			$	(2,253	)

September 30, 2017 Type of Fair Value Hedge	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative			Hedged Item	Income Statement Location of Hedged Item Gain/(Loss)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Item
June 30, 2018 Type of Fair Value Hedge									Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative			Hedged Item	Income Statement Location of Hedged Item Gain/(Loss)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Item
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Contracts:
Interest Rate Swaps	Interest expense	$	(1,413	)	Fixed rate debt	Interest expense	$	1,413	Interest expense	$	(2,151	)	Fixed rate debt	Interest expense	$	2,151
Total		$	(1,413	)			$	1,413		$	(2,151	)			$	2,151

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ThefollowingtablesprovideasummaryoftheeffectofcashflowhedgesontheCompany’saccompanyingconsolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively (amounts in thousands):

	Effective Portion						Ineffective Portion			Effective Portion
September 30, 2018 Type of Cash Flow Hedge	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative		Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income			Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
June 30, 2019 Type of Cash Flow Hedge										Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative			Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Contracts:
Forward Starting Swaps	$	24,021	Interest expense	$	(13,902	)	N/A	$	—	$	(33,765	)	Interest expense	$	(8,902	)
Total	$	24,021		$	(13,902	)		$	—	$	(33,765	)		$	(8,902	)

	Effective Portion						Ineffective Portion			Effective Portion						Ineffective Portion
September 30, 2017 Type of Cash Flow Hedge	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative		Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income			Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
June 30, 2018 Type of Cash Flow Hedge										Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative		Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income			Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Contracts:
Forward Starting Swaps	$	5,216	Interest expense	$	(14,019	)	N/A	$	—	$	11,995	Interest expense	$	(9,307	)	N/A	$	—
Total	$	5,216		$	(14,019	)		$	—	$	11,995		$	(9,307	)		$	—

Asof ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~, 2018,therewereapproximately ~~$50.7~~ $89.8millionand ~~$88.6~~ $65.0millionindeferred losses, net, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), respectively, related to derivative instruments. Based on the estimatedfairvaluesofthenetderivativeinstrumentsat ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~ 2019,theCompanymayrecognizeanestimated ~~$19.8~~ $25.7million of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as additional interest expense during the twelve months ending ~~September~~June 30, ~~2019.~~

2020.

In ~~February 2018,~~June 2019, the Company ~~received~~paid approximately ~~$1.6~~$41.8 million to settle ~~two~~ten forward starting swaps in conjunction with the issuance of ~~$500.0~~$600.0 million of ten-year unsecured public notes. The ~~entire $1.6~~accrued interest of approximately $0.2 million was ~~initially~~recorded as an increase to interest expense. The remaining $41.6 million will be deferred as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and will be recognized as ~~a decrease~~an increase to interest expense over the ~~ten-year term~~first nine years and eleven months of the notes.

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~~Earning~~Earnings Per Share and Earnings PerUnit

Equity Residential

Thefollowingtablessetforththecomputationofnetincomepershare–basicandnetincomepershare–dilutedforthe Company (amounts in thousands except per shareamounts):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Quarter Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Numerator for net income per share – basic:
Net income	$	562,804		$	498,297		$	223,846		$	144,196		$	430,556		$	338,958		$	321,299		$	118,410
Allocation to Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership		(20,517	)		(17,931	)		(8,159	)		(5,166	)		(15,429	)		(12,358	)		(11,510	)		(4,299	)
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		(1,939	)		(2,354	)		(750	)		(801	)		(1,620	)		(1,189	)		(821	)		(509	)
Preferred distributions		(2,318	)		(2,318	)		(773	)		(772	)		(1,545	)		(1,545	)		(772	)		(772	)
Numerator for net income per share – basic	$	538,030		$	475,694		$	214,164		$	137,457		$	411,962		$	323,866		$	308,196		$	112,830
Numerator for net income per share – diluted:
Net income	$	562,804		$	498,297		$	223,846		$	144,196		$	430,556		$	338,958		$	321,299		$	118,410
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		(1,939	)		(2,354	)		(750	)		(801	)		(1,620	)		(1,189	)		(821	)		(509	)
Preferred distributions		(2,318	)		(2,318	)		(773	)		(772	)		(1,545	)		(1,545	)		(772	)		(772	)
Numerator for net income per share – diluted	$	558,547		$	493,625		$	222,323		$	142,623		$	427,391		$	336,224		$	319,706		$	117,129
Denominator for net income per share – basic and diluted:
Denominator for net income per share – basic		367,920			366,809			368,028			366,996			369,952			367,865			370,342			367,930
Effect of dilutive securities:
OP Units		12,871			12,907			12,884			12,910			12,902			12,864			12,885			12,865
Long-term compensation shares/units		2,642			2,924			2,972			3,039			2,790			2,495			2,880			2,628
Denominator for net income per share – diluted		383,433			382,640			383,884			382,945			385,644			383,224			386,107			383,423
Net income per share – basic	$	1.46		$	1.30		$	0.58		$	0.37		$	1.11		$	0.88		$	0.83		$	0.31
Net income per share – diluted	$	1.46		$	1.29		$	0.58		$	0.37		$	1.11		$	0.88		$	0.83		$	0.31

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

The following tables set forth the computation of net income per Unit – basic and net income per Unit – diluted for the Operating Partnership (amounts in thousands except per Unit amounts):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Quarter Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Numerator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted:
Net income	$	562,804		$	498,297		$	223,846		$	144,196		$	430,556		$	338,958		$	321,299		$	118,410
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		(1,939	)		(2,354	)		(750	)		(801	)		(1,620	)		(1,189	)		(821	)		(509	)
Allocation to Preference Units		(2,318	)		(2,318	)		(773	)		(772	)		(1,545	)		(1,545	)		(772	)		(772	)
Numerator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted	$	558,547		$	493,625		$	222,323		$	142,623		$	427,391		$	336,224		$	319,706		$	117,129
Denominator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted:
Denominator for net income per Unit – basic		380,791			379,716			380,912			379,906			382,854			380,729			383,227			380,795
Effect of dilutive securities:
Dilution for Units issuable upon assumed exercise/vesting of the Company’s long-term compensation shares/units		2,642			2,924			2,972			3,039			2,790			2,495			2,880			2,628
Denominator for net income per Unit – diluted		383,433			382,640			383,884			382,945			385,644			383,224			386,107			383,423
Net income per Unit – basic	$	1.46		$	1.30		$	0.58		$	0.37		$	1.11		$	0.88		$	0.83		$	0.31
Net income per Unit – diluted	$	1.46		$	1.29		$	0.58		$	0.37		$	1.11		$	0.88		$	0.83		$	0.31

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~~11.~~12.

Commitments andContingencies

The Company, as an owner of real estate, is subject to various Federal, state and local environmental laws. Compliance by the Company with existing laws has not had a material adverse effect on the Company. However, the Company cannot predict the impact of new or changed laws or regulations on its current properties or on properties that it may acquire in the future. ~~As of September 30, 2018, the Company does have environmental reserves totaling approximately $5.8 million related to three of its properties.~~

The Company had established a reserve related to various litigation matters associated with its Massachusetts properties and periodically assessed the adequacy of the reserve and made adjustments as necessary. As of September 30, 2018, the matters were resolved for a total payout of $0.9 million and no reserve remains outstanding.

The Company does not believe there is any litigation pending or threatened against it that, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

As of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company has ~~four~~three wholly owned projects totaling ~~912~~691 apartment units in various stages of development with remaining commitments to fund of approximately ~~$444.0~~$354.7 million and estimated completion dates ranging through September 30, 2021, as well as other completed development projects that are in various stages of lease-up or are stabilized.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company has two unconsolidated operating properties that are owned with the same third party joint venture partner under separate agreements. The joint venture agreements with this partner are primarily deal-specific regarding profit-sharing, equity contributions, returns on investment, buy-sell agreements and other customary provisions. The buy-sell arrangements contain provisions that provide the right, but not the obligation, for the Company to acquire the partner’s interests or sell its interests at any time following the occurrence of certain pre-defined events described in the joint venture agreements.

~~12.~~13.

ReportableSegments

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses and about which discrete financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chiefoperatingdecisionmaker. Thechiefoperatingdecisionmakerdecideshowresourcesareallocatedandassessesperformance on a recurring basis at leastquarterly.

The Company’s primary business is the acquisition, development and management of multifamily residential properties, which includes the generation of rental and other related income through the leasing of apartment units to residents. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the Company’s operating performance geographically by market and both on a same store and non-same store basis. The Company’s geographic same store operating segments located in urban and high-density suburban markets represent its reportable segments (the ~~two~~recently acquired Denver properties ~~acquired in~~owned by the ~~third quarter of 2018~~Company are currently included in non-same store). The Company’s operating segments located in its other markets (Phoenix) that are not material have also been included in the tables presented below.

The Company’s fee and asset management and development activities are other business activities that do not constitute an operating segment and as such, have been aggregated in the “Other” category in the tables presented below.

Allrevenuesarefromexternalcustomersandthereisnocustomerwhocontributed10%ormoreoftheCompany’stotal revenues during the ~~nine~~six months and quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively.

The primary financial measure for the Company’s rental real estate segment is net operating income (“NOI”), which representsrentalincomeless:1) propertyandmaintenanceexpenseand2) realestatetaxesandinsuranceexpense ~~(all~~ (allasreflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income). TheCompanybelievesthat NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of its operating performance because it is a direct measure of the actual operating results of the Company’s apartment properties. Revenues for all leases are reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP for the current and comparable periods.

~~Table~~ Thefollowingtablepresentsareconciliationof ~~Contents~~

~~Thefollowingtablepresents~~a~~reconciliation~~ofNOIfromourrentalrealestateforthe ~~nine~~six months and quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively (amounts inthousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Quarter Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Rental income	$	1,925,128		$	1,840,170		$	652,677		$	623,951		$	1,331,676		$	1,272,451		$	669,374		$	639,620
Property and maintenance expense		(322,487	)		(306,645	)		(110,541	)		(104,721	)		(223,531	)		(211,946	)		(108,461	)		(103,744	)
Real estate taxes and insurance expense		(268,784	)		(253,318	)		(87,388	)		(84,087	)		(182,888	)		(181,396	)		(91,446	)		(89,482	)
Total operating expenses		(591,271	)		(559,963	)		(197,929	)		(188,808	)		(406,419	)		(393,342	)		(199,907	)		(193,226	)
Net operating income	$	1,333,857		$	1,280,207		$	454,748		$	435,143		$	925,257		$	879,109		$	469,467		$	446,394

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The following tables present NOI for each segment from our rental real estate for the ~~nine~~six months and quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~ 2018,respectively,aswellastotalassetsandcapitalexpendituresat ~~September~~June 30 ~~2018 (amounts~~, 2019(amounts inthousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017						Six Months Ended June 30, 2019						Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Rental Income		Operating Expenses		NOI		Rental Income		Operating Expenses		NOI		Rental Income		Operating Expenses		NOI		Rental Income		Operating Expenses		NOI
Same store (1)
Los Angeles	$	310,972	$	89,211	$	221,761	$	300,702	$	85,972	$	214,730	$	232,546	$	68,259	$	164,287	$	222,227	$	63,887	$	158,340
Orange County		68,513		16,706		51,807		66,082		16,330		49,752		51,886		12,201		39,685		49,996		12,231		37,765
San Diego		68,640		17,984		50,656		66,052		17,415		48,637		47,023		12,084		34,939		45,425		11,754		33,671
Subtotal - Southern California		448,125		123,901		324,224		432,836		119,717		313,119		331,455		92,544		238,911		317,648		87,872		229,776

San Francisco		331,067		80,377		250,690		321,894		81,942		239,952		245,103		59,735		185,368		235,767		58,001		177,766
Washington D.C.		325,480		101,620		223,860		322,310		98,046		224,264		223,479		68,742		154,737		218,624		67,463		151,161
New York		343,239		135,700		207,539		341,295		128,076		213,219		225,942		94,472		131,470		220,456		88,496		131,960
Boston		171,042		47,666		123,376		167,010		45,871		121,139		112,127		31,075		81,052		108,348		30,152		78,196
Seattle		147,311		41,762		105,549		142,564		39,686		102,878		101,931		27,512		74,419		99,485		28,084		71,401
Other Markets		1,453		506		947		1,384		498		886		1,040		377		663		968		339		629
Total same store		1,767,717		531,532		1,236,185		1,729,293		513,836		1,215,457		1,241,077		374,457		866,620		1,201,296		360,407		840,889

Non-same store/other (2) (3)
Non-same store		134,308		45,997		88,311		60,446		21,096		39,350		81,933		26,738		55,195		40,438		15,393		25,045
Other (3)		23,103		13,742		9,361		50,431		25,031		25,400		8,666		5,224		3,442		30,717		17,542		13,175
Total non-same store/other		157,411		59,739		97,672		110,877		46,127		64,750		90,599		31,962		58,637		71,155		32,935		38,220

Totals	$	1,925,128	$	591,271	$	1,333,857	$	1,840,170	$	559,963	$	1,280,207	$	1,331,676	$	406,419	$	925,257	$	1,272,451	$	393,342	$	879,109

(1)	For the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to January 1, ~~2017,~~2018, less properties subsequently sold, which represented ~~71,721~~73,609 apartmentunits.

(2)	For the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after January 1, ~~2017,~~2018, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, ~~2017.~~2018.

(3)	~~Other includes development, other corporate operations and operations prior to disposition for properties sold.~~

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Quarter Ended September 30, 2018

Quarter Ended September 30, 2017

Rental
Income

Operating
Expenses

NOI

Rental
Income

Operating
Expenses

NOI

Same store (1)

Los Angeles

$
108,050

$
30,848

$
77,202

$
104,190

$
29,470

$
74,720

Orange County

23,182

5,615

17,567

22,427

5,491

16,936

San Diego

23,215

6,233

16,982

22,432

5,881

16,551

Subtotal - Southern California

154,447

42,696

111,751

149,049

40,842

108,207

San Francisco

116,937

29,271

87,666

113,154

29,527

83,627

Washington D.C.

109,637

34,722

74,915

108,764

33,474

75,290

New York

115,757

45,156

70,601

114,799

42,620

72,179

Boston

57,531

16,073

41,458

56,022

15,726

40,296

Seattle

50,618

14,137

36,481

49,467

13,449

36,018

Other Markets

485

165

320

459

158

301

Total same store

605,412

182,220

423,192

591,714

175,796

415,918

Non-same store/other (2) (3)

Non-same store

42,702

13,605

29,097

18,252

6,870

11,382

Other (3)

4,563

2,104

2,459

13,985

6,142

7,843

Total non-same store/other

47,265

15,709

31,556

32,237

13,012

19,225

Totals

$
652,677

$
197,929

$
454,748

$
623,951

$
188,808

$
435,143

~~(1)~~

For the quarters ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to July 1, 2017, less properties subsequently sold, which represented 72,561 apartment units.

~~(2)~~

~~For the quarters ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after July 1, 2017, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of July 1, 2017.~~

~~(3)~~

Other includes development, other corporate operations and operations prior to disposition for properties sold.

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018				Quarter Ended June 30, 2019						Quarter Ended June 30, 2018
	Total Assets		Capital Expenditures		Rental Income		Operating Expenses		NOI		Rental Income		Operating Expenses		NOI
Same store (1)
Los Angeles	$	2,631,459	$	21,438	$	117,147	$	33,776	$	83,371	$	111,230	$	31,845	$	79,385
Orange County		321,551		6,327		26,058		5,996		20,062		25,193		6,140		19,053
San Diego		410,450		3,665		23,720		5,958		17,762		22,932		5,790		17,142
Subtotal - Southern California		3,363,460		31,430		166,925		45,730		121,195		159,355		43,775		115,580

San Francisco		2,989,059		34,617		123,341		29,317		94,024		118,416		28,591		89,825
Washington D.C.		3,734,007		21,722		112,694		34,066		78,628		110,096		33,553		76,543
New York		4,108,581		17,217		113,579		46,304		67,275		110,691		43,683		67,008
Boston		1,599,983		16,477		58,224		15,859		42,365		56,379		15,475		40,904
Seattle		1,287,733		12,085		55,288		15,053		40,235		53,854		15,236		38,618
Other Markets		12,820		135		518		192		326		481		175		306
Total same store		17,095,643		133,683		630,569		186,521		444,048		609,272		180,488		428,784

Non-same store/other (2) (3)
Non-same store		2,884,686		4,171		36,712		11,676		25,036		17,393		6,465		10,928
Other (3)		561,821		265		2,093		1,710		383		12,955		6,273		6,682
Total non-same store/other		3,446,507		4,436		38,805		13,386		25,419		30,348		12,738		17,610

Totals	$	20,542,150	$	138,119	$	669,374	$	199,907	$	469,467	$	639,620	$	193,226	$	446,394

(1)	For the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to April 1, 2018, less properties subsequently sold, which represented 74,236 apartmentunits.

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(2)	For the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after April 1, 2018, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of April 1,2018.

(3)	Other includes development, other corporate operations and operations prior to disposition for properties sold.

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Total Assets		Capital Expenditures
Same store (1)
Los Angeles	$	3,027,063	$	15,775
Orange County		412,837		4,812
San Diego		398,072		1,749
Subtotal - Southern California		3,837,972		22,336

San Francisco		3,375,932		14,222
Washington D.C.		3,716,255		9,007
New York		3,917,085		10,679
Boston		1,490,866		11,924
Seattle		1,313,159		7,973
Other Markets		12,887		126
Total same store		17,664,156		76,267

Non-same store/other (2) (3)
Non-same store		2,548,854		4,961
Other (3)		777,701		300
Total non-same store/other		3,326,555		5,261

Totals	$	20,990,711	$	81,528

(1)	Same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to January 1, ~~2017,~~2018, less properties subsequently sold, which represented ~~71,721~~73,609 apartmentunits.

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(2)	Non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after January 1, ~~2017,~~2018, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1,~~2017.~~2018.

(3)	Other includes development, other corporate operations and capital expenditures for propertiessold.

~~13.~~14.

SubsequentEvents

Subsequent to ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company:

~~Repaid $500.0 million of 5.19% mortgage debt held in a Freddie Mac loan pool at par prior to the October 1, 2019 maturity date; and~~

•

Acquired two properties consisting of 549 apartment units for $192.9 million;

•

Sold one property consisting of 298 apartment units for $117.0 million;

~~Reissued~~ ~~$96.9 million of floating rate tax-exempt mortgage bonds which mature on April 1, 2042, remarket weekly and are guaranteed by ERPOP.~~
•
Acquired one land parcel for $3.6 million and sold one land parcel for $1.9 million;

•

Repaid $84.5 million of 4.79% mortgage debt prior to the April 1, 2053 maturity date and incurred a prepayment penalty of $3.4 million;

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Repaid $500.0 million of 5.78% mortgage debt held in a Freddie Mac loan pool at par prior to the July 1, 2020 maturity date; and

•

Repaid $450.0 million of 2.375% unsecured notes at maturity. The fair value interest rate swaps matured in conjunction with the maturity of the notes that converted the fixed rate of 2.375% to a floating interest rate of 90-Day LIBOR plus 0.61%.

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

For further information including definitions for capitalized terms not defined herein, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements are intended to be made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions made by management. While the Company’s management believes the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are reasonable, such information is inherently subject to uncertainties and may involve certain risks, which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many of these uncertainties and risks are difficult to predict and beyond management’s control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or events. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the following:

We intend to actively acquire, develop and renovate multifamily properties for rental operations as market conditions dictate. We may also acquire multifamily properties that are unoccupied or in the early stages of lease-up. We may be unable to lease these apartment properties on schedule, resulting in decreases in expected rental revenues and/or lower yields due to lower occupancy and rental rates as well as higher than expected concessions or higher than expected operating expenses. We may not be able to achieve rents that are consistent with expectations for acquired, developed or renovated properties. We may underestimate the costs necessary to bring an acquired property up to standards established for its intended market position, to complete a development property or to complete a renovation. Additionally, we expect that other real estate investors with capital will compete with us for attractive investment opportunities or may also develop properties in markets where we focus our development and acquisition efforts. This competition (or lack thereof) may increase (or depress) prices for multifamily properties. We may not be in a position or have the opportunity in the future to make suitable property acquisitions on favorable terms. We have acquired in the past and intend to continue to pursue the acquisition of properties, including large portfolios of properties, that could increase our size and result in alterations to our capital structure. The total number of apartment units under development, costs of development and estimated completion dates are subject to uncertainties arising from changing economic conditions (such as the cost of labor and construction materials), competition, tariffs and other trade disruptions and local government regulation;

•

We intend to actively acquire, develop and renovate multifamily operating properties as market conditions dictate. We may also acquire multifamily properties that are unoccupied or in the early stages of lease-up. We may be unable to lease these apartment properties on schedule, resulting in decreases in expected rental revenues and/or lower yields due to lower occupancy and rental rates as well as higher than expected concessions or higher than expected operating expenses. We may not be able to achieve rents that are consistent with expectations for acquired, developed or renovated properties. We may underestimate the costs necessary to bring an acquired property up to standards established for its intended market position, to complete a development property or to complete a renovation. Additionally, we expect that other real estate investors with capital will compete with us for attractive investment opportunities or may also develop properties in markets where we focus our development and acquisition efforts. This competition (or lack thereof) may increase (or depress) prices for multifamily properties. We may not be in a position or have the opportunity in the future to make suitable property acquisitions on favorable terms. We have acquired in the past and intend to continue to pursue the acquisition of properties, including large portfolios of properties, that could increase our size and result in alterations to our capital structure. The total number of apartment units under development, costs of labor and construction materials and estimated completion dates are subject to uncertainties arising from changing economic conditions, competition, tariffs and other trade disruptions and local government regulation;

~~Debt financing and other capital required by the Company may not be available or may only be available on adverse terms;~~

•

Debt financing and other capital required by the Company may not be available or may only be available on adverse terms;

~~Labor and materials required for maintenance, repair, capital expenditure or development may be more expensive than anticipated;~~

•

Labor and materials required for maintenance, repair, capital expenditure or development may be more expensive than anticipated;

Occupancy levels and market rents may be adversely affected by national and local political, economic and market conditions including, without limitation, new construction and excess inventory of multifamily and owned housing/ condominiums, increasing portions of owned housing/condominium stock being converted to rental use, rental housing subsidized by the government, other government programs that favor single family rental housing or owner occupied housing over multifamily rental housing, slow or negative employment growth and household formation, the availability of low-interest mortgages or the availability of mortgages requiring little or no down payment for single family home buyers, changes in social preferences, governmental regulations including rent control or rent stabilization laws and regulations (California will have a ballot measure in November 2018 that would seek to repeal an existing state law that limits the extent to which local governments can enact rent control) and the potential for geopolitical instability, all of which are beyond the Company’s control; and

•

Occupancy levels, property values and market rents may be adversely affected by national and local political, economic and market conditions including, without limitation, new construction and excess inventory of multifamily and owned housing/ condominiums, increasing portions of owned housing/condominium stock being converted to rental use, rental housing subsidized by the government, other government programs that favor single family rental housing or owner occupied housing over multifamily rental housing, slow or negative employment growth and household formation, the availability of low-interest mortgages or the availability of mortgages requiring little or no down payment for single family home buyers, changes in social preferences, governmental regulations including rent control or rent stabilization laws and regulations and the potential for geopolitical instability, all of which are beyond the Company’s control; and

~~Additional factors as discussed in Part I of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly those under “Item 1A~~ ~~Risk Factors~~”.

•

Additional factors as discussed in Part I of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly those under Item 1A, Risk Factors.

Forward-looking statements and related uncertainties are also included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.

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Overview

Equity Residential (“EQR”) is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of rental apartment properties located in urban and high-density suburban markets, ~~which~~a business that is conducted on its behalf by ERP Operating Limited Partnership (“ERPOP”). EQR is a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) formed in March 1993 and ERPOP is an Illinois limited partnership formed in May 1993. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively EQR, ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by EQR and/or ERPOP. References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ERPOP.

EQR is the general partner of, and as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 owned an approximate ~~96.3%~~96.4% ownership interest in, ERPOP. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and EQR has no material assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. EQR issues equity from time to time, the net proceeds of which it is obligated to contribute to ERPOP, but does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity.

The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois and the Company also operates property management offices in each of its markets. As of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had approximately 2,700 employees who provided real estate operations, leasing, legal, financial, accounting, acquisition, disposition, development and other support functions.

Available Information

You may access our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to any of those reports we file with the SEC free of charge on our website, www.equityapartments.com. These reports are made available on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with the SEC. The information contained on our website, including any information referred to in this report as being available on our website, is not a part of or incorporated into this report.

Business Objectives and Operating and Investing Strategies

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s business objectives and operating and investing strategies have not changed ~~materially~~ from the information included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. As an extension of that strategy, the Company began in the third quarter to actively invest in rental apartment properties in urban and high-density suburban areas of Denver, a market that shares many characteristics with the Company’s other markets (as noted below, the Company acquired two properties in Denver in the third quarter of 2018). We continue to expect the acquisitions will be funded with proceeds from dispositions of properties in other markets.2018.

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Results of Operations

~~2018~~2019 Transactions

In conjunction with our business objectives and operating strategy, ~~during the nine months ended September 30, 2018~~ the Company continued to invest in apartment properties located primarily in our urban and high-density suburban markets and sell apartment properties ~~located primarily in the less dense portion of suburban markets and/or properties~~ that we believe will have inferior long-term ~~returns, as follows:~~

~~Acquired five consolidated apartment properties, located in~~returns. The following table provides a rollforward of the ~~Seattle, New York, Denver (two properties) and Boston markets, consisting of 1,461 apartment units, along with~~transactions that occurred during the remaining 17 apartment units of an existing consolidated apartment property located in the Washington D.C. market, for approximately $707.0 million at a weighted average Acquisition Cap Rate (see Definitions section below) of 4.4%;

Sold five consolidated apartment properties, located in the Seattle, Los Angeles and New York (three properties) markets, consisting of 1,292 apartment units for approximately $706.1 million at a weighted average Disposition Yield (see Definitions section below) of 4.1% and generating an Unlevered IRR (see Definitions section below) of 8.7%;

~~Sold one land parcel located in the Washington D.C. market for a sale price of approximately $2.7 million;~~

~~Started construction on one project, located in the Boston market, consisting of 469 apartment units totaling approximately $409.7 million of expected development costs; and~~

41six months ended June 30, 2019:

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($ in thousands)

	Properties			Apartment Units			Purchase Price			Acquisition Cap Rate
12/31/2018		307			79,482
Acquisitions:
Consolidated:
Rental Properties		4			1,058		$	432,150			4.7	%
Rental Properties – Not Stabilized (1)		2			586		$	202,500			4.8	%
Land Parcels		—			—		$	16,232
							Sales Price			Disposition Yield
Dispositions:
Consolidated Rental Properties		(2	)		(561	)	$	(402,750	)		(4.4	)%
Unconsolidated Rental Properties (2)		(2	)		(945	)	$	(394,500	)		(4.7	)%
Configuration Changes		—			4
6/30/2019		309			79,624

(1)	•The Company acquired two properties in the Denver market in the six months ended June 30, 2019 that are in the final stages of completing lease-up and are expected to stabilize in the second year of ownership at the Acquisition Cap Rate listed above.

(2)

~~Substantially completed construction on one project,~~The Company owned a 20% interest in both unconsolidated rental properties located in San Jose, CA and South Florida. Sales price listed is the ~~San Francisco market, consisting~~gross sales price. The Company received net sales proceeds of ~~449 apartment units totaling~~ approximately ~~$322.2~~$78.3 million and recognized a GAAP gain on sale of development costs at a Development Yield (see Definitions section below) of 5.1% and stabilized three projects, located in the Washington D.C., San Francisco and Seattle markets, consisting of 1,021 apartment units totaling approximately ~~$620.4 million of development costs at a weighted average Development Yield of 5.1%.~~$69.5 million.

The consolidated properties acquired were located in the New York, Seattle, Washington D.C., San Francisco and Denver markets. The consolidated properties disposed of were located in the New York and Boston markets. See the Definitions section below for the definition of Acquisition Cap Rate, Development Yield, Disposition Yield and Unlevered IRR. See also Note 4 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion regarding the Company’s real estate transactions.

Same Store Results

Properties that the Company owned and were stabilized (see definition below) for all of both of the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ (the ~~“Nine-Month 2018~~“Six-Month 2019 Same Store Properties”), which represented ~~71,721~~73,609 apartment units, and properties that the Company owned and were stabilized for all of both of the quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ (the ~~“Third~~“Second Quarter ~~2018~~2019 Same Store Properties”), which represented ~~72,561~~74,236 apartment units, impacted the Company’s results of operations. Both the ~~Nine-Month 2018~~Six-Month 2019 Same Store Properties and the ~~Third~~Second Quarter ~~2018~~2019 Same Store Properties are discussed in the following paragraphs.

The Company’s primary financial measure for evaluating each of its apartment communities is net operating income (“NOI”). NOI represents rental income less direct property operating expenses (including real estate taxes and insurance). The Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of its operating performance because it is a direct measure of the actual operating results of the Company’s apartment properties.

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The following tables provide a rollforward of the apartment units included in Same Store Properties and a reconciliation of apartment units included in Same Store Properties to those included in Total Properties for the ~~nine~~six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018:~~2019:

	Nine Months Ended						Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended						Quarter Ended
	September 30, 2018						September 30, 2018						June 30, 2019						June 30, 2019
	Properties			Apartment Units			Properties			Apartment Units			Properties			Apartment Units			Properties			Apartment Units
Same Store Properties at Beginning of Period		275			70,117			284			72,629			281			71,721			290			74,166
2016 acquisitions		4			573			—			—
2017 acquisitions		—			—			1			136			2			437			2			510
2018 dispositions		(5	)		(1,292	)		(1	)		(506	)
2018 acquisitions														—			—			1			117
2019 dispositions														(2	)		(561	)		(2	)		(561	)
Properties added back to same store (1)		—			—			1			285			2			356			—			—
Lease-up properties stabilized		7			2,292			—			—			5			1,652			—			—
Other		—			31			—			17			—			4			—			4
Same Store Properties at September 30, 2018		281			71,721			285			72,561
Same Store Properties at June 30, 2019														288			73,609			291			74,236

	Nine Months Ended				Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended				Quarter Ended
	September 30, 2018				September 30, 2018				June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
	Properties		Apartment Units		Properties		Apartment Units		Properties		Apartment Units		Properties		Apartment Units
Same Store		281		71,721		285		72,561		288		73,609		291		74,236
Non-Same Store:
2019 acquisitions										6		1,644	6			1,644
2018 acquisitions		5		1,461	5			1,461		5		1,461	4			1,344
2017 acquisitions - stabilized		2		437	1			301
2017 acquisitions - not stabilized		2		510	2			510
Properties removed from same store (1)		2		356		—		—
2017 acquisitions – not stabilized										2		510		—		—
Master-Leased properties (2)		1		162	1			162		1		162	1			162
Lease-up properties not yet stabilized (3)		10		3,667	9			3,319		6		2,237	6			2,237
Other		1		1	1			1		1		1	1			1
Total Non-Same Store		23		6,594		19		5,754		21		6,015		18		5,388
Unconsolidated properties		2		945		2		945
Total Properties and Apartment Units		306		79,260		306		79,260		309		79,624		309		79,624

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Note: Properties are considered “stabilized” when they have achieved 90% occupancy for three consecutive months. Properties are included in Same Store when they are stabilized for all of the current and comparable periods presented.

Note: During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company closed down a garage (CRP Sports Garage in Boston, Massachusetts) and began its demolition as it starts the development of West End Tower on the site. As a result, the garage was removed from the same store portfolio, which had no impact on the unit or property count for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2018.

(1)	Consists of two properties which were ~~removed from~~added back to the same store portfolio as discussed further below:

Playa Pacifica in Hermosa Beach, California containing 285 apartment units was removed from the same store portfolio in the first quarter of 2015 due to a major renovation in which significant portions of the property were taken offline for extended time periods. ~~As of September 30, 2018 and 2017,~~ Playa Pacifica ~~had an occupancy of 95.8% and 95.8%, respectively. Playa Pacifica remains in non-same~~was added back to same store for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 as the property ~~did not achieve~~achieved greater than 90% occupancy for all of the current and comparable periods presented. ~~Playa Pacifica is included in the same store portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 as the property was stabilized for all of the current and comparable periods presented.~~

Acton Courtyard in Berkeley, California containing 71 apartment units was removed from the same store portfolio in the third quarter of 2016 due to an affordable housing dispute which required significant portions of the property to be vacant for an extended re-leasing period. ~~As of September 30, 2018 and 2017,~~ Acton Courtyard ~~had an occupancy of 84.5% and 93.0%, respectively. Acton Courtyard remains in non-same~~was added back to same store for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 as the property ~~did not achieve~~achieved greater than 90% occupancy ~~for all of the current and comparable periods presented. Acton Courtyard is included in the same store portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 as the property was stabilized~~ for all of the current and comparable periods presented.

(2)

Consists of one property containing 162 apartment units that is wholly owned by the Company where the entire project is ~~master leased~~master-leased to a third party corporate housing provider. Effective February 1, 2018, the Company took over management of one of its other master-leased properties containing 94 apartment units located in the Boston market. Also, effective April 2, 2018, the Company took over management of one of its other master-leased properties containing 597 apartment units located in the Los Angeles market.

(3)

Consists of properties in various stages of lease-up and properties where lease-up has been completed but the properties were not stabilized for the comparable periods presented. Also includes ~~the~~ two former master-leased properties ~~noted above.~~that were not stabilized for the comparable periods presented.

The following table provides comparative same store results and statistics for the ~~Nine-Month 2018~~Six-Month 2019 Same Store Properties:

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~~September~~

June YTD ~~2018~~2019 vs. ~~September~~June YTD ~~2017~~2018

Same Store Results/Statistics for ~~71,721~~73,609 Same Store Apartment Units

$ in thousands (except for Average Rental Rate)

	Results									Statistics									Results									Statistics
Description	Revenues			Expenses			NOI			Average Rental Rate (1)			Physical Occupancy (2)			Turnover (3)			Revenues			Expenses			NOI			Average Rental Rate (1)			Physical Occupancy (2)			Turnover (3)
YTD 2019																			$	1,241,077		$	374,457		$	866,620		$	2,806			96.4	%		22.9	%
YTD 2018	$	1,767,717		$	531,532		$	1,236,185		$	2,739			96.2	%		40.5	%	$	1,201,296		$	360,407		$	840,889		$	2,727			96.1	%		24.3	%
YTD 2017	$	1,729,293		$	513,836		$	1,215,457		$	2,687			95.9	%		42.2	%
Change	$	38,424		$	17,696		$	20,728		$	52			0.3	%		(1.7	)%	$	39,781		$	14,050		$	25,731		$	79			0.3	%		(1.4	%)
Change		2.2	%		3.4	%		1.7	%		1.9	%								3.3	%		3.9	%		3.1	%		2.9	%

Note: Same store revenues for all leases are reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP for the current and comparable periods.

(1)	Average Rental Rate – Total residential rental revenues reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP divided by the weighted average occupied apartment units for the reporting period presented.

(2)	Physical Occupancy – The weighted average occupied apartment units for the reporting period divided by the average of total apartment units available for rent for the reporting period.

(3)	Turnover – Total residential move-outs (including inter-property and intra-property transfers) divided by total residential apartment units.

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~~The following table provides comparative same store operating expenses for the Nine-Month 2018 Same Store Properties:~~

~~September YTD 2018 vs. September YTD 2017~~

~~Same Store Operating Expenses for 71,721 Same Store Apartment Units~~

~~$ in thousands~~

% of Actual

YTD 2018

Actual

Actual

$

%

Operating

YTD 2018

YTD 2017

Change

Change

Expenses

Real estate taxes

$
224,909

$
216,000

$
8,909

4.1
%

42.3
%
On-site payroll (1)

116,961

114,010

2,951

2.6
%

22.0
%
Utilities (2)

71,896

68,942

2,954

4.3
%

13.5
%
Repairs and maintenance (3)

68,619

65,498

3,121

4.8
%

12.9
%
Insurance

13,704

13,019

685

5.3
%

2.6
%
Leasing and advertising

7,373

7,353

20

0.3
%

1.4
%
Other on-site operating expenses (4)

28,070

29,014

(944
)

(3.3
)%

5.3
%
Same store operating expenses

$
531,532

$
513,836

$
17,696

3.4
%

100.0
%

~~(1)~~

~~On-site payroll – Includes payroll and related expenses for on-site personnel including property managers, leasing consultants and maintenance staff.~~

~~(2)~~

~~Utilities – Represents gross expenses prior to any recoveries under the Resident Utility Billing System (“RUBS”). Recoveries are reflected in rental income.~~

~~(3)~~

Repairs and maintenance – Includes general maintenance costs, apartment unit turnover costs including interior painting, routine landscaping, security, exterminating, fire protection, snow removal, elevator, roof and parking lot repairs and other miscellaneous building repair and maintenance costs.

~~(4)~~

~~Other on-site operating expenses – Includes ground lease costs and administrative costs such as office supplies, telephone and data charges and association and business licensing fees.~~

The following tables present reconciliations of operating income per the consolidated statements of operations to NOI, along with rental income, operating expenses and NOI per the consolidated statements of operations allocated between same store and non-same store results (amounts in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Operating income	$	639,254		$	632,707		$	579,229		$	556,685		$	369,260		$	217,603
Adjustments:
Fee and asset management revenue		(563	)		(532	)		(335	)		(373	)		(143	)		(188	)
Property management		69,175			64,702			50,765			46,928			24,369			23,484
General and administrative		41,420			40,366			29,710			28,780			14,329			12,502
Depreciation		583,869			542,964			404,723			389,251			200,508			192,942
Impairment		702			—
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties								(138,835	)		(142,162	)		(138,856	)		51
Total NOI	$	1,333,857		$	1,280,207		$	925,257		$	879,109		$	469,467		$	446,394
Rental income:
Same store	$	1,767,717		$	1,729,293		$	1,241,077		$	1,201,296		$	630,569		$	609,272
Non-same store/other		157,411			110,877			90,599			71,155			38,805			30,348
Total rental income		1,925,128			1,840,170			1,331,676			1,272,451			669,374			639,620
Operating expenses:
Same store		531,532			513,836			374,457			360,407			186,521			180,488
Non-same store/other		59,739			46,127			31,962			32,935			13,386			12,738
Total operating expenses		591,271			559,963			406,419			393,342			199,907			193,226
NOI:
Same store		1,236,185			1,215,457			866,620			840,889			444,048			428,784
Non-same store/other		97,672			64,750			58,637			38,220			25,419			17,610
Total NOI	$	1,333,857		$	1,280,207		$	925,257		$	879,109		$	469,467		$	446,394

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~~For properties that the Company acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to January 1, 2017 and that the Company expects to continue to own through December 31, 2018, the~~The Company anticipates the following same store results for the full year ending December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, which assumptions are based on current expectations and are ~~forward looking:~~forward-looking:

2018 Same Store Assumptions
	Revised Full Year	Previous Full Year	Revised 2019 Same Store Assumptions	Previous 2019 Same Store Assumptions
Physical Occupancy	96.2%	96.1%	96.4%	96.2%
Revenue change	2.3%	1.9% to 2.3%	3.1% to 3.5%	2.2% to 3.2%
Expense change	3.7%	3.5% to 4.0%	3.5% to 4.0%	3.5% to 4.5%
NOI change	1.7%	1.0% to 1.8%	2.7% to 3.5%	1.5% to 3.0%

~~Same store revenues increased 2.2% during~~The following table provides the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which was at the higher end of our expectations, due to gains in occupancy of 0.3%, continued low turnover and strong renewals. The Company now anticipates full year 2018 same store revenue growth ~~of approximately 2.3% as compared to~~during the guidance range of 1.9% to 2.3% that was provided in July 2018. The Company’s primary focus in 2018 is to continue providing exceptional customer service in order to retain existing residents to drive strong occupancy and renewal rate growth, which came in at 4.9% for the ninesix months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 as compared to the same period in ~~2017.~~ 2018 and our expected same store revenue growth for 2019 as of June 30, 2019:

Markets/Metro Areas	Actual YTD 2019 Same Store Revenue Growth	Revised Projected Full Year 2019 Same Store Revenue Growth	Previous Projected Full Year 2019 Same Store Revenue Growth
Washington D.C.	2.2%	2.6%	1.4%
New York	2.5%	2.5%	1.8%
Boston	3.5%	3.5%	2.8%
Seattle	2.5%	3.2%	2.0%
San Francisco	4.0%	4.0%	3.4%
Los Angeles	4.6%	3.9%	3.8%
Orange County	3.8%	3.6%	3.1%
San Diego	3.5%	3.4%	3.9%
Overall	3.3%	3.1% to 3.5%	2.2% to 3.2%

Same store revenues, which exceeded our expectations, increased due to continued low turnover, strong occupancy and favorable overall demand. Improving results in our East Coast markets and Seattle and continued strength in California have led us to revise our same store revenue growth expectations for full year 2019. The Company’s primary focus in 2019 is to continue to retain existing residents and maintain strong occupancy.

Washington D.C. ~~continues to perform~~had a better than expected first half of 2019 with strong occupancy and better new lease change than previously anticipated. The economy, particularly in Northern Virginia, remains strong with gains in the professional and business services sector which are aiding in the absorption of new supply being delivered. However, we remain cautious on ~~target~~this market’s performance due to ~~high occupancy rates and job growth leading to absorption of substantial~~continued pressure from elevated new supply in the market. Same store revenues increased 1.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, which was slightly below our full year expectations. Occupancy of 96.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was higher than at the same time period last year. We continue to expect same store revenue growth of approximately 1.2% in this market in 2018, as we expect improved results in the fourth quarter.supply.

~~In the~~The New York market performed better than expected with strong occupancy and the beginning of pricing power. Strong demand and new supply that is lower than 2018 in our competitive footprint is driving performance. Due in part to improved new lease pricing, improved occupancy and strong renewals, we ~~anticipated~~have also used very limited concessions. We will continue to monitor the impact of the recently passed rent control regulations. Of the approximately 9,600 apartment units located in our New York market, approximately 3,000 apartment units are not located in New York City and not affected by the new regulations. Of the approximately 6,600 apartment units located in New York City, approximately 3,200 apartment units are “rent stabilized” and therefore impacted by the new regulations. We estimate that ~~elevated deliveries~~the new regulations will have a negative impact on renewal rates for some of these apartment units. Additionally, the new ~~luxury supply would~~regulations will impact our ability to charge certain fees at all of our New York City properties. We expect an approximate $0.8 million annual reduction in fees, of which approximately $0.4 million will impact 2019. Overall, we believe the new rent control regulations will have ana modestly negative impact on our ~~ability to raise rents and would require us to issue meaningful rent concessions. While we were impacted by new supply, stronger demand~~New York market results for ~~our well-located properties led to increased same store occupancy levels and fewer rent concessions in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 than we expected.~~ ~~As a result, same store revenues increased~~ ~~0.6%~~ ~~in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, putting the market on track to exceed our most recent full year~~ ~~expectation of 0.2% provided in July 2018 for this market.~~ ~~These strong demand conditions have led to higher occupancy and renewal~~ ~~rates, leading us to revise our expectation of same store revenue growth to approximately 0.7% for full year 2018.~~2019.

Boston ~~continues~~performed better than expected with strong demand across the market along with a pause in competitive new supply. Strong occupancy, new lease and renewal pricing increases continue to ~~steadily absorb new~~drive performance. Most of the 2019 supply ~~as a result of strong job growth~~is expected to deliver later in the ~~business services sector.~~ ~~Same store revenues~~ ~~increased 2.4%~~ inyear; therefore, we expect competition to increase towards the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, which is trending above our most recent full year expectation due to stronger base rent growth and renewal increases. With Boston’s continued ability to absorb new supply and easing near-term supply pressure~~, we now expect to produce full year same store revenue growth~~end of ~~approximately 2.4% in this~~2019.

The Seattle market ~~in 2018, which is~~performed better than ~~our most recent expectation of 2.1% provided in July 2018.~~

~~We have a continued cautious outlook for Seattle~~expected as the market ~~decelerates as anticipated due~~continues to ~~significant supply.~~ ~~Same store revenues increased~~ ~~3.3%~~ ~~in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, which made it one of our strongest performing markets.~~ ~~We do expect our ability to raise rents to continue to be muted, however, from~~experience strong demand despite elevated new supply. ~~We continue~~Notwithstanding this supply, job growth continues to ~~expect Seattle to produce same store revenue growth of approximately 3.0%~~be very strong, and we experienced improvement in ~~2018, which is consistent with our most recent expectations provided in July 2018.~~occupancy and better new lease and renewal pricing than anticipated for the quarter.

San Francisco continues to perform better than expected as a result of strong demand driving occupancy and new lease ~~growth~~ and renewal ~~rates.~~pricing growth. The overall market continues to show ~~positive trends~~good absorption of new supply. The East and South Bay areas are experiencing temporary pricing pressure due to the impact of new supply, but in the long-term, we expect strong demand to drive a rapid absorption of this supply. Continued economic growth and job expansion is producing wage growth driven by technology company expansions and investments. ~~As a result, same~~

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Although the Los Angeles market continues to experience an increase in supply, overall results were largely in line with expectations. Residential-only same store revenues increased ~~2.8%~~4.4% in the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 30, 2018~~2019 as compared to the same period in ~~2017.~~ ~~We expect to produce same store revenue growth of approximately 2.9% in this market in~~ 2018, ~~which is consistent with our most recent expectations provided in July 2018.~~

Los Angeles continues to experience new supply, but the impact of this supply has been somewhat delayed due to labor shortages pushing deliveries of new units into 2019. Strong demand and, to some extent, these delays in deliveries have led to occupancy, renewals and new lease rates that exceeded our original expectations. Same store revenues ~~increased 3.4%~~ ~~in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, which was consistent with our most recent full year expectations. Residential-only same store revenues increased 3.6% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017,~~ while our reported revenue increase of ~~3.4%~~4.6% includes the impact of a negative, one-time non-residential income ~~adjustment. We expect to produce same store revenue growth of approximately 3.6%~~adjustment in ~~this market in 2018, which is better than our most recent expectation of 3.4% provided in July 2018.~~

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~~During~~ the first half of the year, Orange County experienced pressure on average rental rates and occupancy due to supply within the Irvine area. However, demand and occupancy remain strong and we expect to produce some of our best revenue results in this market. Same store revenues ~~increased 3.7% in~~ ~~the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, which was slightly~~ higher than our most recent full year expectations. We expect to produce same store revenue growth of approximately 3.6% in this market in 2018, which is slightly higher than our most recent expectation of 3.5% provided in July 2018.comparable period.

In the Orange County market, results have been largely in line with expectations. New lease and renewal pricing were trending stronger, but some of our properties are experiencing pricing pressure due to competitive new supply in Irvine and Newport Beach.

In San Diego, ~~market,~~ we experienced slightly lower than expected renewal pricing driven by supply pressure in the downtown area, but military spending remains strong. To date, the market has performed slightly below expectations.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company owns four apartment properties in Denver. While these properties are not currently within our same store portfolio, they are performing in line with our expectations at the time of acquisition.

The following table provides comparative same store operating expenses for the Six-Month 2019 Same Store Properties:

June YTD 2019 vs. June YTD 2018

Same Store Operating Expenses for 73,609 Same Store Apartment Units

$ in thousands

											% of Actual
											YTD 2019
	Actual		Actual		$			%			Operating
	YTD 2019		YTD 2018		Change (5)			Change			Expenses
Real estate taxes	$	158,984	$	153,972	$	5,012			3.3	%		42.4	%
On-site payroll (1)		81,135		78,338		2,797			3.6	%		21.7	%
Utilities (2)		49,328		48,535		793			1.6	%		13.2	%
Repairs and maintenance (3)		47,663		45,494		2,169			4.8	%		12.7	%
Insurance		10,632		9,659		973			10.1	%		2.8	%
Leasing and advertising		4,771		4,864		(93	)		(1.9	)%		1.3	%
Other on-site operating expenses (4)		21,944		19,545		2,399			12.3	%		5.9	%
Same store operating expenses	$	374,457	$	360,407	$	14,050			3.9	%		100.0	%

(1)	On-site payroll – Includes payroll and related expenses for on-site personnel including property managers, leasing consultants and maintenance staff.

(2)	Utilities – Represents gross expenses prior to any recoveries under the Resident Utility Billing System (“RUBS”). Recoveries are reflected in rental income.

(3)	Repairs and maintenance – Includes general maintenance costs, apartment unit turnover costs including interior painting, routine landscaping, security, exterminating, fire protection, snow removal, elevator, roof and parking lot repairs and other miscellaneous building repair and maintenance costs.

(4)	Other on-site operating expenses – Includes ground lease costs and administrative costs such as office supplies, telephone and data charges and association and business licensing fees.

(5)	The changes are due primarily to:

•

Real estate taxes – Increase below expectations. Continue to experience growth across most markets, particularly New York. Growth rate is lower than original expectations due to lower than anticipated rates in Seattle and modestly favorable appeals activity.

•

On-site payroll – Increase below expectations. Payroll pressures continue but are somewhat lower than expected.

•

Utilities – Increase in line with expectations.

•

Repairs and maintenance – Growth driven primarily by minimum wage pressure on contract labor and higher than anticipated repairs, including weather-related repairs in California in the first quarter of 2019.

•

Insurance – Increase due to higher premiums on property insurance renewal due to challenging conditions in the insurance market.

•

Other on-site operating expenses – Increase primarily driven by higher ground lease costs due to a contractual revaluation at one property along with higher association fees.

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Same store ~~revenues~~expenses increased 3.9% induring the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 as compared to the same period in ~~2017. We expect to produce same store revenue growth of approximately 4.0% in this market in 2018, which is consistent with our most recent expectation provided in July~~ 2018.

~~Same store expenses increased 3.4% during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.~~ The Company now anticipates that full year ~~2018~~2019 same store expenses will increase ~~3.7%~~3.5% to 4.0%.

Same store NOI increased 3.1% during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the ~~most recent guidance range of 3.5% to 4.0% that was provided in July 2018,~~ ~~primarily due to the following items:~~

~~Real estate taxes increased 4.1% during the nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, 2018, ~~as compared to the same period in 2017,~~ which is at the low end of our most recent full year expectations, due primarily to better than anticipated appeal results in California. Real estate taxes are estimated to increase approximately 4.0% for the full year 2018 as compared to 2017, which is at the low end of our most recent expectation of 4.0% to 4.5% provided in July 2018.

~~Payroll costs increased 2.6% during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, which is trending lower~~was higher than our most recent full year expectations of a 3.0% to 4.0% increase, primarily due to a reduction in medical reserve expenses in the comparable period. Payroll costs are now estimated to increase around 3.5% for the full year 2018 as compared to 2017, which is consistent with our most recent expectation provided in July 2018 of a 3.0% to 4.0% increase due to continued wage pressures, particularly with maintenance staff.

Utilities increased 4.3% during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to increases in the commodity cost for electricity, natural gas and heating oil after enjoying several years of declining rates, as well as adverse winter weather in the Northeast in the first quarter of 2018. Utilities are now estimated to increase approximately 4.7% for the full year 2018 as compared to 2017, which is an increase to the most recent guidance provided in July 2018 of 4.0%.

Same store NOI increased 1.7% during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which was at the higher end of our most recent expectation provided in July 2018.expectations. The Company now anticipates ~~full year 2018~~ same store NOI growth in the current range of approximately ~~1.7%~~2.7% to 3.5% for full year 2019 as compared to ~~the guidance range of 1.0% to 1.8% that was provided in July~~ 2018 as a result of the above same store revenue and expense expectations.

See also Note 1213 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion regarding the Company’s segment disclosures.

Non-Same Store/Other Results

Non-same store/other NOI results for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 increased approximately ~~$32.9~~$20.4 million compared to the same period of ~~2017~~2018 and consist primarily of properties acquired in calendar years ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018,~~2019, operations from the Company’s development properties and operations prior to disposition from ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018~~2019 sold properties. This difference is due primarily to:

~~A positive impact of higher NOI from development and newly stabilized development properties in lease-up of $29.0 million;~~

•

A positive impact of higher NOI from development and newly stabilized development properties in lease-up of $8.1 million;

~~A positive impact of higher NOI from properties acquired in 2017 and 2018 of $20.2 million;~~

•

A positive impact of higher NOI from properties primarily acquired in 2018 and 2019 of $21.8 million;

~~A positive impact of higher NOI from other non-same store properties (including one current and two former master leased properties) of $1.3 million; and~~

•

A positive impact of higher NOI from other non-same store properties (including one current and two former master-leased properties) of $0.2 million; and

~~A negative impact of lost NOI from 2017 and 2018 dispositions of $21.8 million.~~

•

A negative impact of lost NOI from 2018 and 2019 dispositions of $15.1 million.

The Company’s guidance assumes consolidated rental acquisitions of ~~$707.0 million (all of which occurred already)~~$1.0 billion and consolidated rental dispositions of ~~$706.1 million (all of which occurred already)~~$1.0 billion and expects that the Acquisition Cap Rate will be ~~0.30% higher than~~equal to the Disposition Yield for the full year ending December 31, ~~2018.~~2019. The Company ~~budgeted one~~currently budgets three development ~~start~~

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starts during the year ending December 31, ~~2018, which started in the second quarter of 2018.~~2019. We currently budget spending approximately ~~$125.0~~$208.3 million on development costs during the year ending December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, primarily for properties currently under ~~construction including the one project started in 2018.~~construction. We assume that this capital will be primarily sourced with excess operating cash flow, future debt offerings and borrowings on our revolving credit facility and/or commercial paper program. These ~~2018~~2019 assumptions are based on current expectations and are forward-looking.

Comparison of the ~~nine~~six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 to the ~~nine~~six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2017~~2018

~~For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company reported~~The following table presents a reconciliation of diluted earnings per share/unit ~~of $1.46 compared to $1.29 per share/unit in~~for the ~~same period of 2017. The difference is primarily due to approximately $0.14 per share/unit in higher property NOI~~six months and $0.30 per share/unit in higher gains on property sales in 2018 as compared to 2017, partially offset by $0.13 per share/unit in higher debt extinguishment costs and lower non-operating asset gains on sale and $0.10 per share/unit in higher depreciation expense in 2018 as compared to 2017, as discussed below. For the quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, 2018, the Company reported diluted earnings per share/unit of $0.58 compared to $0.37 per share/unit in the same period of 2017. The difference is primarily due to approximately $0.26 per share/unit in higher gains on property sales and $0.04 per share/unit in higher property NOI in the third quarter of 2018 as compared to 2017, partially offset by $0.04 per share/unit of higher debt extinguishment costs and $0.03 per share/unit of higher depreciation expense in the third quarter of 2018 as2019 compared to the same period of ~~2017, as discussed below.~~2018:

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, consolidated rental income increased 4.6%, consolidated operating expenses (comprised of property and maintenance and real estate taxes and insurance) increased 5.6% and consolidated NOI increased 4.2% when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

	Six Months Ended June 30			Quarter Ended June 30
Diluted earnings per share/unit for period ended 2018	$	0.88		$	0.31
Property NOI		0.11			0.06
Corporate overhead (1)		(0.02	)		(0.01	)
Net gain/loss on property/unconsolidated sales		0.17			0.54
Other		(0.03	)		(0.07	)
Diluted earnings per share/unit for period ended 2019	$	1.11		$	0.83

(1)	Corporate overhead is comprised of property management and general and administrative expenses.

The increase in consolidated NOI is primarily a result of the Company’s improved NOI from same store and lease-up ~~properties. For~~properties along with NOI from the Company’s recent transaction activity. The following table presents the changes in the components of consolidated NOI for the six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, 2018, consolidated rental income increased 4.6%, consolidated operating expenses (compromised of property and maintenance and real estate taxes and insurance) increased 4.8% and consolidated NOI increased 4.5% when2019 compared to the ~~quarter ended September 30, 2017. The increase in NOI is primarily a result~~same period of ~~the Company’s improved NOI from same store and lease-up properties.~~2018:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019			Quarter Ended June 30, 2019
Consolidated rental income		4.7	%		4.7	%
Consolidated operating expenses (1)		3.3	%		3.5	%
Consolidated NOI		5.2	%		5.2	%

(1)	Consolidated operating expenses are comprised of property and maintenance and real estate taxes and insurance.

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Property management expenses include off-site expenses associated with the self-management of the Company’s properties as well as management fees paid to any third party management companies. These expenses increased approximately ~~$4.5~~$3.8 million or ~~6.9%~~8.2% and approximately ~~$1.4~~$0.9 million or ~~6.6%~~3.8% for the ~~nine~~six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. These increases are primarily attributable to increases in payroll-related costs, ~~and~~ legal and professional fees and computer operations costs, partially offset by decreases in education/conference costs. The Company anticipates that property management expenses will approximate ~~$91.5~~$97.0 million to $99.0 million for the year ending December 31, ~~2018.~~2019.

General and administrative expenses, which include corporate operating expenses, increased approximately ~~$1.1~~$0.9 million or ~~2.6% for~~3.2% and approximately $1.8 million or 14.6% for the ~~nine~~six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019, respectively, as compared to the prior year ~~period,~~periods, primarily due to ~~an increase~~increases in payroll-related costs, office rent and education/conference costs. The Company anticipates that general and administrative expenses will approximate $52.0 million to $54.0 million for the year ending December 31, ~~2018.~~2019.

Depreciation expense, which includes depreciation on non-real estate assets, increased approximately ~~$40.9~~$15.5 million or ~~7.5%~~4.0% and approximately ~~$10.5~~$7.6 million or ~~5.7%~~3.9% for the ~~nine~~six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods, primarily as a result of additional depreciation expense on properties acquired in ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018~~2019 and development properties placed in service during ~~2017~~2018, offset by lower depreciation from properties sold in 2018 and 2019.

Net gain on sales of real estate properties decreased approximately $3.3 million or 2.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the prior year period as a result of the sale of four consolidated apartment properties in 2018 as compared to two consolidated properties in 2019. Net gain on sales of real estate properties increased approximately $138.9 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 compared to the prior year period as a result of the sale of two consolidated properties in 2019 as compared to no consolidated property sales in the same period in 2018.

Interest and other income ~~increased~~decreased approximately ~~$9.2~~$5.4 million ~~and $3.9 million~~or 77.3% for the ~~nine~~six months ~~and quarter~~ ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 as compared to the prior year ~~periods~~period, primarily due to ~~an $8.6~~$5.5 million ~~and $3.9 million, respectively, increase~~ in lower insurance/litigation settlement proceeds received during ~~2018~~2019 as compared to ~~the prior year periods.~~ 2018. The Company anticipates that interest and other income will approximate ~~$1.5~~$1.8 million for the year ending December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, excluding certain non-comparable insurance/litigation settlement proceeds.

Other expenses increased approximately ~~$11.7~~$1.2 million or 16.4% and ~~$6.6~~approximately $1.3 million or 35.8% for the ~~nine~~six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods,, primarily due to an increase in expenses related to ~~insurance,~~pursuit costs and various consulting costs partially offset by decreases in litigation and environmental settlements (six months only) and advocacy contributions in ~~2018~~2019 as compared to ~~2017.~~2018.

Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs, decreased approximately $6.4 million or 3.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the prior year period. The decrease is due primarily to $6.9 million in lower debt extinguishment costs for the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the prior year period. Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs, increased approximately ~~$35.5~~$16.3 million or ~~12.0% and approximately $21.3 million or 22.8%~~17.0% for the ~~nine months and~~ quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018, respectively,~~2019 as compared to the prior year ~~periods.~~period. The increase is due primarily to ~~$29.4~~$16.6 million ~~and $18.3 million, respectively,~~ in higher debt extinguishment costs for the ~~nine months and~~ quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 as compared to the prior year periods, as well as lower capitalized interest due to the Company’s decline in development activity for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to the prior year periods. The effective interest cost on all indebtedness for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was 4.36% as

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~~compared to 4.47% for~~ the prior year period. The effective interest cost on all indebtedness, excluding debt extinguishment costs/prepayment penalties, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was 4.34% as compared to 4.40% for the prior year period, and for the quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 was ~~4.30%~~4.34% as compared to ~~4.35%~~4.37% for the prior year period. The Company capitalized interest of approximately ~~$4.5~~$2.7 million and ~~$23.2~~$2.9 million during the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively, and ~~$1.6~~$1.5 million and ~~$6.6~~$1.2 million during the quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. The Company anticipates that interest expense, excluding debt extinguishment costs/prepayment penalties, will approximate ~~$374.0~~$368.5 million to ~~$378.3~~$376.7 million and capitalized interest will approximate ~~$6.0~~$7.0 million to $8.0 million for the year ending December 31, ~~2018.~~2019.

~~The 2018 guidance/projections provided above are based on current projections and are forward-looking.~~

~~Loss~~Income from investments in unconsolidated entities increased approximately ~~$0.8~~$70.1 million and ~~approximately $0.6~~$69.8 million ~~for~~during the ~~nine~~six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, as compared to the prior year ~~periods. The increases are primarily due to~~periods, as a ~~trailing gain on the liquidation~~result of ~~the Archstone Germany portfolio and~~ a ~~trailing~~$69.5 million gain on the sale of ~~a property interest by the Archstone residual joint venture~~two unconsolidated properties in 2019 that did not occur in the ~~third quarter of 2017, neither of which reoccurred~~same periods in ~~the current year.~~

Net gain on sales of real estate properties increased approximately $115.1 million or 81.2% during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the prior year period, primarily as a result of the sale of five consolidated apartment properties for a sales price of approximately $706.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to four consolidated apartment properties for a sales price of approximately $319.7 million sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, all of which did not meet the criteria for reporting discontinued operations. Net gain on sales of real estate properties increased approximately $97.3 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2018 compared to the prior year period as a result of the sale of one consolidated property for a sales price of approximately $416.1 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the sale of one consolidated property for a sales price of approximately $53.0 million in the prior year period. 2018.

Net gain on sales of land parcels decreased approximately ~~$18.2~~$0.8 million or ~~94.8% during~~82.1% and approximately $0.8 million or 82.2% for the ~~nine~~six months and quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019, respectively, as compared to the prior year ~~period~~periods, due to the gain on sale of one land parcel with a lower basis in the prior year as compared to the trailing gain ~~on sale of one land parcel~~adjustments which occurred in the current ~~year.~~ periods.

The 2019 guidance/projections provided above are based on current projections and are forward-looking.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Short-Term Liquidity and Cash Proceeds

The Company generally expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements, including capital expenditures related to maintaining its existing properties and scheduled unsecured note and mortgage note repayments, through its working capital, net cash provided by operating activities and borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility and commercial paper program. Under normal operating conditions, the Company considers its cash provided by operating activities to be adequate to meet operating requirements and payments of distributions.

As of January 1, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had approximately ~~$50.6~~$47.4 million of cash and cash equivalents, approximately ~~$50.1~~$68.9 million of restricted deposits and the amount available on its revolving credit facility was ~~$1.69~~$1.40 billion. After taking into effect the various transactions discussed in the following paragraphs and the net cash provided by operating activities, at ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance was approximately ~~$33.0~~$251.3 million, the restricted deposits balance was approximately ~~$55.8~~$58.2 million and the amount available on its revolving credit facility was ~~$1.49~~$1.90 billion. See Note 9 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the availability on the Company’s revolving credit facility.

During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company generated proceeds from various transactions, which included the following:

~~Disposed of five consolidated rental properties and one land parcel receiving net proceeds of approximately $691.5 million;~~

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Disposed of two consolidated rental properties and two unconsolidated rental properties, receiving combined net proceeds of approximately $471.7 million;

~~Issued $500.0 million of ten-year 3.50% unsecured notes, receiving net proceeds of approximately $497.0 million before underwriting fees, hedge termination settlements and other expenses; and~~

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Obtained $288.1 million in 3.94% fixed rate mortgage debt held in a Fannie Mae loan pool maturing on March 1, 2029;

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Obtained $7.5 million in variable rate of construction mortgage debt maturing on June 25, 2022 (total commitment of $67.6 million);

Issued approximately 0.3 million Common Shares related to share option exercises and ESPP purchases and received net proceeds of $9.1 million, which were contributed to the capital of the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional OP Units (on a one-for-one Common Share per OP Unit basis).
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Issued $600.0 million of ten-year 3.00% unsecured notes, receiving net proceeds of approximately $597.5 million before underwriting fees, hedge termination costs and other expenses; and

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Issued approximately 1.1 million Common Shares related to share option exercises and ESPP purchases and received net proceeds of $50.1 million, which were contributed to the capital of the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional OP Units (on a one-for-one Common Share per OP Unit basis).

During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the above proceeds along with net cash flow from operations and borrowings from the Company’s revolving line of credit and commercial paper program were primarily utilized to:

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Acquire ~~five~~six consolidated rental properties and one land parcel for approximately ~~$708.1~~$653.1 million in cash;

~~Invest $101.6 million primarily in development projects; and~~

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Invest $93.2 million primarily in development projects;

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Repay $95.5 million of tax-exempt variable rate mortgage bonds maturing in 2036; and

~~Repay $852.9 million of mortgage loans (inclusive of scheduled principal repayments) and incur prepayment penalties of approximately $22.1 million.~~

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Repay $3.1 million of mortgage loans (inclusive of scheduled principal repayments).

Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Program

~~In November 2016, the~~The Company ~~replaced its existing $2.5 billion facility with~~has a $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing January 10, 2022. The Company has the ability to increase available borrowings by an additional $750.0 million by adding additional banks to the facility or obtaining the agreement of existing banks to increase their commitments. The interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be LIBOR plus a spread (currently 0.825%), or based on bids received from the lending group, and the Company pays an annual facility fee (currently ~~12.5 basis points)~~0.125%). Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the Company’s senior unsecured credit ~~rating of the Company’s long-term debt.~~rating.

~~In February 2015, the~~The Company ~~entered into~~has an unsecured commercial paper note program in the United States. The Company may borrow up to a maximum of $500.0 million under this program subject to market conditions. The notes will be sold under customary terms in the United States commercial paper note market and will rank pari passu with all of the Company’s other unsecured senior indebtedness. As of ~~October~~July 26, ~~2018,~~2019, there was a balance of ~~$500.0~~$490.0 million in principal outstanding on the commercial paper program.

As of ~~October~~July 26, ~~2018, the amount available on~~2019, $465.0 million was outstanding under the revolving credit facility ~~was $901.4~~and $6.7 million ~~net of:~~

~~$500.0 million in principal outstanding on the commercial paper program;~~

~~$495.0 million in principal outstanding on the revolving line of credit;~~

~~$96.9 million of floating rate tax-exempt mortgage bonds which mature on April 1, 2042 and are guaranteed by ERPOP; and~~

~~$6.7 million which~~ was restricted/dedicated to support letters of credit.

In addition, the Company limits its utilization of the facility in order to maintain liquidity to support its $500.0 million commercial paper program along with certain other obligations. As a result, the Company had approximately $941.3 million available under the facility at July 26, 2019. This facility may, among other potential uses, be used to fund property acquisitions, costs for certain properties under development and short-term liquidity requirements.

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Dividend Policy

~~Beginning in 2018, the~~The Company ~~no longer~~ determines its dividends/distributions ~~as a fixed percentage of estimated Normalized FFO but instead adopted a more conventional policy~~ based on actual and projected financial conditions, the Company’s actual and projected liquidity and operating results, the Company’s projected cash needs for capital expenditures and other investment activities and such other factors as the Company’s Board of Trustees deems relevant. The Company declared a dividend/distribution for the first ~~second~~ and ~~third~~second quarters of ~~2018~~2019 of ~~$0.54~~$0.5675 per share/unit in each quarter, an annualized increase of ~~7.2%~~5.1% over the amount paid in ~~2017.~~2018. This ~~policy change~~increase is supported by the Company’s strong growth in property operations since the recent economic downturn and a significant reduction in its development activity resulting in a material increase in available cash flow. All future dividends/distributions remain subject to the discretion of the Company’s Board of Trustees. The Company believes that its expected ~~2018~~2019 operating cash flow will be sufficient to cover capital expenditures and regular dividends/distributions.

Total dividends/distributions paid in ~~October 2018~~July 2019 amounted to ~~$206.9~~$218.7 million (excluding distributions on Partially Owned Properties), which consisted of certain distributions declared during the ~~third~~ quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

Long-Term Financing and Capital Needs

The Company expects to meet its long-term liquidity requirements, such as lump sum unsecured note and mortgage debt maturities, property acquisitions and financing of ~~construction and~~ development activities, through the issuance of secured and unsecured debt and equity securities, including additional OP Units, proceeds received from the disposition of certain properties and joint ventures and cash generated from operations after all distributions. In addition, the Company has significant unencumbered properties available to secure additional mortgage borrowings in the event that ~~the public~~unsecured capital ~~markets are~~is unavailable or the cost of alternative sources of capital is too high. The fair value of and cash flow from these unencumbered properties are in excess of the requirements the Company must maintain in order to comply with covenants under its unsecured notes and line of ~~credit and commercial paper program.~~ credit. Of the ~~$26.4~~$27.0 billion in investment in real estate on the Company’s balance sheet at ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018, $21.6~~2019, $22.4 billion

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or ~~81.7%~~83.0% was unencumbered. However, there can be no assurances that these sources of capital will be available to the Company in the future on acceptable terms or otherwise.

EQR issues public equity from time to time and guarantees certain debt of the Operating Partnership. EQR does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership.

The Company’s total debt summary and debt maturity schedules as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 are as follows:

Debt Summary as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019

($ in thousands)

									Weighted										Weighted
						Weighted			Average							Weighted			Average
						Average			Maturities							Average			Maturities
	Amounts (1)		% of Total			Rates (1)			(years)		Amounts (1)		% of Total			Rates (1)			(years)
Secured	$	2,789,436		31.6	%		4.19	%		5.4	$	2,599,013		28.5	%		4.01	%		6.4
Unsecured		6,034,357		68.4	%		4.12	%		9.5		6,531,408		71.5	%		4.20	%		9.7
Total	$	8,823,793		100.0	%		4.14	%		8.2	$	9,130,421		100.0	%		4.15	%		8.7
Fixed Rate Debt:
Secured – Conventional	$	2,386,165		27.0	%		4.66	%		3.8	$	2,170,114		23.8	%		4.44	%		4.6
Unsecured – Public		5,088,560		57.7	%		4.39	%		11.2		6,081,432		66.6	%		4.38	%		10.4
Fixed Rate Debt		7,474,725		84.7	%		4.48	%		8.9		8,251,546		90.4	%		4.40	%		8.9
Floating Rate Debt:
Secured – Conventional		6,554		0.1	%		1.82	%		6.4		13,057		0.1	%		2.42	%		5.3
Secured – Tax Exempt		396,717		4.5	%		2.09	%		13.6		415,842		4.6	%		2.09	%		15.5
Unsecured – Public (2)		446,430		5.1	%		2.76	%		0.7		449,976		4.9	%		3.34	%		—
Unsecured – Revolving Credit Facility		—		—			2.65	%		3.2		—		—			3.25	%		2.5
Unsecured – Commercial Paper Program		499,367		5.6	%		2.23	%		—		—		—			2.73	%		—
Floating Rate Debt		1,349,068		15.3	%		2.35	%		4.6		878,875		9.6	%		2.74	%		7.6
Total	$	8,823,793		100.0	%		4.14	%		8.2	$	9,130,421		100.0	%		4.15	%		8.7

(1)	~~Net of~~Includes the effect of any derivative ~~instruments.~~instruments and amortization of premiums/discounts/OCI on debt and derivatives. Weighted average rates are for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

(2)	Fair value interest rate swaps convert the $450.0 million 2.375% notes ~~due July 1, 2019~~ to a floating interest rate of 90-Day LIBOR plus 0.61%. These notes were repaid at maturity on July 1, 2019.

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Debt Maturity Schedule as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019

($ in thousands)

Year	Fixed Rate (1)				Floating Rate (1)				Total			% of Total			Weighted Average Rates on Fixed Rate Debt (1)			Weighted Average Rates on Total Debt (1)			Fixed Rate (1)				Floating Rate (1)				Total			% of Total			Weighted Average Coupons on Fixed Rate Debt (1)			Weighted Average Coupons on Total Debt (1)
2018	$	1,493			$	450,200		(2)	$	451,693			5.1	%		4.01	%		2.39	%
2019		506,731		(3)		517,412		(2)		1,024,143			11.5	%		5.17	%		4.02	%	$	3,821			$	470,276		(2)	$	474,097			5.1	%		3.61	%		3.14	%
2020		1,128,592		(4)		700				1,129,292			12.7	%		5.20	%		5.20	%		1,128,592		(3)		700				1,129,292			12.3	%		5.20	%		5.20	%
2021		927,506				600				928,106			10.4	%		4.64	%		4.64	%		927,506				600				928,106			10.1	%		4.64	%		4.64	%
2022		265,341				800				266,141			3.0	%		3.26	%		3.26	%		265,341				8,300				273,641			3.0	%		3.26	%		3.26	%
2023		1,326,800				4,800				1,331,600			14.9	%		3.74	%		3.73	%		1,326,800			��	4,300				1,331,100			14.4	%		3.74	%		3.73	%
2024		1,272				10,900				12,172			0.1	%		4.79	%		1.98	%		1,272				6,900				8,172			0.1	%		4.79	%		2.40	%
2025		451,334				13,200				464,534			5.2	%		3.38	%		3.33	%		451,334				9,000				460,334			5.0	%		3.38	%		3.35	%
2026		593,424				14,500				607,924			6.8	%		3.59	%		3.54	%		593,424				10,000				603,424			6.5	%		3.59	%		3.56	%
2027		401,468				15,600				417,068			4.7	%		3.26	%		3.19	%		401,468				10,700				412,168			4.5	%		3.26	%		3.22	%
2028+		1,924,969				359,065				2,284,034			25.6	%		4.17	%		3.76	%
2028																						901,540				43,380				944,920			10.3	%		3.79	%		3.70	%
2029+																						2,311,549				335,220				2,646,769			28.7	%		3.98	%		3.63	%
Subtotal		7,528,930				1,387,777				8,916,707			100.0	%		4.23	%		3.91	%		8,312,647				899,376				9,212,023			100.0	%		4.01	%		3.87	%
Deferred Financing Costs and Unamortized (Discount)		(54,205	)			(38,709	)			(92,914	)	N/A			N/A			N/A				(61,101	)			(20,501	)			(81,602	)	N/A			N/A			N/A
Total	$	7,474,725			$	1,349,068			$	8,823,793			100.0	%		4.23	%		3.91	%	$	8,251,546			$	878,875			$	9,130,421			100.0	%		4.01	%		3.87	%

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(1)	~~Net of~~Includes the effect of any derivative instruments. Weighted average ~~rates~~coupons are as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018.~~

~~(2)~~

~~Includes $500.0 million in principal outstanding on the Company’s commercial paper program, of which $450.0 million matures in 2018 and $50.0 million matures in~~ 2019.

~~(3)~~(2)

Includes ~~a $500.0~~$450.0 million ~~5.19% mortgage loan with a maturity date of October 1, 2019~~in 2.375% notes that ~~was~~were repaid at ~~par~~maturity on ~~October~~July 1, ~~2018.~~2019.

~~(4)~~(3)

Includes a $500.0 million 5.78% mortgage loan with a maturity date of July 1, 2020 that ~~can be prepaid~~was repaid at par ~~beginning~~on July 1, 2019.

See Note 89 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of debt at ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

ERPOP’s long-term senior debt ratings and short-term commercial paper ratings as well as EQR’s long-term preferred equity ratings, which all have a stable outlook, as of ~~October~~July 26, ~~2018~~2019 are as follows:

	Standard & Poor’s	Moody’s	Fitch
ERPOP’s long-term senior debt rating	A-	A3	A
ERPOP’s short-term commercial paper rating	A-2	P-2	F-1
EQR’s long-term preferred equity rating	BBB	Baa1	BBB+

See Note 1314 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of the events, if any, which occurred subsequent to ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

Capitalization of Fixed Assets and Improvements to Real Estate

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s capital expenditures policy has not changed from the information included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

For the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, our actual capital expenditures to real estate included the following (amounts in thousands except for apartment unit and per apartment unit amounts):

Capital Expenditures to Real Estate

For the ~~Nine~~Six Months Ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019

	Same Stores Properties (5)		Non-Same Store Properties/Other (6)		Total		Same Store Avg. Per Apartment Unit		Same Store Properties (4)		Non-Same Store Properties/Other (5)		Total		Same Store Avg. Per Apartment Unit
Total Apartment Units ~~(1)~~		71,721		6,594		78,315				73,609		6,015		79,624

Building Improvements ~~(2)~~(1)	$	69,956	$	2,328	$	72,284	$	976	$	42,506	$	3,110	$	45,616	$	578
Renovation Expenditures ~~(3)~~(2)		30,079		1,183		31,262		419		17,536		1,589		19,125		238
Replacements ~~(4)~~(3)		33,648		925		34,573		469		16,225		562		16,787		220
Total Capital Expenditures	$	133,683	$	4,436	$	138,119	$	1,864	$	76,267	$	5,261	$	81,528	$	1,036

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(1)	~~Total Apartment Units – Excludes 945 unconsolidated apartment units for which capital expenditures to real estate are self-funded and do not consolidate into the Company’s results.~~

~~(2)~~

Building Improvements – Includes roof replacement, paving, building mechanical equipment systems, exterior siding and painting, major landscaping, furniture, fixtures and equipment for amenities and common areas, vehicles and office and maintenance equipment.

~~(3)~~(2)

Renovation Expenditures – Apartment unit renovation costs (primarily kitchens and baths) designed to reposition these units for higher rental levels in their respective markets. Amounts for ~~2,195~~1,175 same store apartment units approximated ~~$13,700~~$14,950 per apartment unit renovated.

~~(4)~~(3)

Replacements – Includes appliances, mechanical equipment, fixtures and flooring (including hardwood and carpeting).

~~(5)~~(4)

Same Store Properties – Primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that are stabilized prior to January 1, ~~2017,~~2018, less properties subsequently sold.

~~(6)~~(5)

Non-Same Store Properties/Other – Primarily includes all properties acquired during ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018,~~2019, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, ~~2017.~~2018. Also includes capital expenditures for properties sold.

The Company estimates that during ~~2018~~2019 it will spend approximately ~~$2,800~~$2,600 per same store apartment unit or ~~$200.0~~$190.0 million of total capital expenditures to real estate for same store properties. During ~~2018,~~2019, the Company expects to spend approximately ~~$41.0~~

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$46.4 million for apartment unit renovation expenditures on approximately ~~3,000~~2,900 same store apartment units at an average cost of approximately ~~$13,700~~$16,000 per apartment unit renovated. The anticipated total capital expenditures to real estate for same store properties represent approximately the same percentage of same store revenues and a slightly higher cost per unit and absolute dollar ~~amounts~~amount as compared to ~~2017.~~2018. The Company plans to continue the ~~elevated~~ capital expenditures for investment in customer-facing building improvements (leasing offices, fitness centers, common areas, etc.) to enhance the quality of our properties and to protect our competitive position given the new luxury supply opening in many of our markets. We also expect to ~~maintain our elevated spending on~~continue to commit capital to sustainability projects and renovation expenditures during ~~2018.~~2019. The above assumptions are based on current expectations and are forward-looking.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company’s total non-real estate capital additions, such as computer software, computer equipment, and furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements to the Company’s property management offices and its corporate offices, were approximately $3.2 million. The Company expects to fund approximately $1.8 million in total non-real estate capital additions for the remainder of 2018. These anticipated fundings represent an increase over 2017, which is primarily driven by anticipated hardware and software upgrades to various existing systems during 2018. The above assumption is based on current expectations and is forward-looking.

Capital expenditures to real estate ~~and non-real estate capital additions~~ are generally funded from net cash provided by operating activities and from investment cash flow.

Derivative Instruments

The Company has a policy of only entering into contracts with major financial institutions based upon their credit ratings and other factors. When viewed in conjunction with the underlying and offsetting exposure that the derivatives are designed to hedge, the Company has not sustained a material loss from these instruments nor does it anticipate any material adverse effect on its net income or financial position in the future from the use of derivatives it currently has in place.

See Note 910 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of derivative instruments at ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

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Definitions

The definition of certain terms described above or below are as follows:

Acquisition Cap Rate – NOI that the Company anticipates receiving in the next 12 months (or the year two or three stabilized NOI for properties that are in lease-up at acquisition) less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $100-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset) divided by the gross purchase price of the asset. The weighted average Acquisition Cap Rate for acquired properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative purchase price for each respective property.

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Development Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates receiving in the next 12 months following stabilization less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $50-$150 per apartment unit depending on the type of asset) divided by the total budgeted capital cost of the asset. The weighted average Development Yield for development properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative total budgeted capital cost for each respective property.

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Disposition Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates giving up in the next 12 months less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $100-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset) divided by the gross sale price of the asset. The weighted average Disposition Yield for sold properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative sales price for each respective property.

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Development Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates receiving in the next 12 months following stabilization less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $50-$150 per apartment unit depending on the type of asset) divided by the Total Budgeted Capital Cost of the asset. The weighted average Development Yield for development properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative Total Budgeted Capital Cost for each respective property.

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Disposition Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates giving up in the next 12 months less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $100-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset) divided by the gross sales price of the asset. The weighted average Disposition Yield for sold properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative sales price for each respective property.

Unlevered Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) – The Unlevered IRR on sold properties is the compound annual rate of return calculated by the Company based on the timing and amount of: (i) the gross purchase price of the property plus any direct acquisition costs incurred by the Company; (ii) total revenues earned during the Company’s ownership period; (iii) total direct property operating expenses (including real estate taxes and insurance) incurred during the Company’s ownership period; (iv) capital expenditures incurred during the Company’s ownership period; and (v) the gross sales price of the property net of selling costs.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

The Company has various unconsolidated interests in certain joint ventures. The Company does not believe that these unconsolidated investments have a materially different impact on its liquidity, cash flows, capital resources, credit or market risk than its consolidated operating and/or other activities. See Note 6 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion regarding the Company’s investments in partially owned entities. See also Note 1112 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion regarding the Company’s development projects.

The Company’s contractual obligations for the next five years and thereafter have not changed materially from the amounts and disclosures included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018. See the updated contractual obligations for minimum rent payments schedule included in Note 8 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and the updated debt maturity schedule included in Liquidity and Capital Resources for further discussion.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed from the information included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

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Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations

The following is the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s reconciliation of net income to FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units for the ~~nine~~six months and quarters ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017:~~2018:

Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations

(Amounts in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Quarter Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Net income	$	562,804		$	498,297		$	223,846		$	144,196		$	430,556		$	338,958		$	321,299		$	118,410
Net (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties		(1,939	)		(2,354	)		(750	)		(801	)
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties														(1,620	)		(1,189	)		(821	)		(509	)
Preferred/preference distributions		(2,318	)		(2,318	)		(773	)		(772	)		(1,545	)		(1,545	)		(772	)		(772	)
Net income available to Common Shares and Units / Units		558,547			493,625			222,323			142,623			427,391			336,224			319,706			117,129
Adjustments:
Depreciation		583,869			542,964			194,618			184,100			404,723			389,251			200,508			192,942
Depreciation – Non-real estate additions		(3,397	)		(3,808	)		(1,137	)		(1,228	)		(2,303	)		(2,260	)		(1,121	)		(1,115	)
Depreciation – Partially Owned Properties		(2,837	)		(2,500	)		(904	)		(834	)		(1,802	)		(1,933	)		(899	)		(901	)
Depreciation – Unconsolidated Properties		3,447			3,430			1,150			1,145			1,772			2,297			850			1,149
Net (gain) loss on sales of unconsolidated entities – operating assets		—			(68	)		—			—
Net (gain) loss on sales of unconsolidated entities - operating assets														(69,522	)		—			(69,522	)		—
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties		(256,834	)		(141,761	)		(114,672	)		(17,328	)		(138,835	)		(142,162	)		(138,856	)		51
Noncontrolling Interests share of gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties		(284	)		—			—			—			—			(284	)		—			(284	)
Impairment – operating assets		702			—			702			—
FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units (1) (3) (4)		883,213			891,882			302,080			308,478			621,424			581,133			310,666			308,971
Adjustments:
Impairment – non-operating assets		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Write-off of pursuit costs		3,125			2,329			1,059			783			2,987			2,066			1,539			1,135
Debt extinguishment and preferred share redemption (gains) losses		41,142			11,789			17,603			(613	)		16,647			23,539			16,647			—
Non-operating asset (gains) losses		(255	)		(19,355	)		223			(405	)		252			(478	)		23			(691	)
Other miscellaneous items		(2,608	)		(4,195	)		(1,138	)		(3,405	)		4,418			(1,470	)		2,843			1,769
Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units (2) (3) (4)	$	924,617		$	882,450		$	319,827		$	304,838		$	645,728		$	604,790		$	331,718		$	311,184

FFO (1) (3)	$	885,531		$	894,200		$	302,853		$	309,250		$	622,969		$	582,678		$	311,438		$	309,743
Preferred/preference distributions		(2,318	)		(2,318	)		(773	)		(772	)		(1,545	)		(1,545	)		(772	)		(772	)
FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units (1) (3) (4)	$	883,213		$	891,882		$	302,080		$	308,478		$	621,424		$	581,133		$	310,666		$	308,971

Normalized FFO (2) (3)	$	926,935		$	884,768		$	320,600		$	305,610		$	647,273		$	606,335		$	332,490		$	311,956
Preferred/preference distributions		(2,318	)		(2,318	)		(773	)		(772	)		(1,545	)		(1,545	)		(772	)		(772	)
Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units (2) (3) (4)	$	924,617		$	882,450		$	319,827		$	304,838		$	645,728		$	604,790		$	331,718		$	311,184

(1)

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”) defines funds from operations (“FFO”) ~~(April 2002~~(December 2018 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”)), excluding gains ~~(or losses)~~or losses from sales and impairment write-downs of ~~depreciated operating properties, plus~~depreciable real estate and land when connected to the main business of a REIT, impairment write-downs of investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity and depreciation and amortization ~~expense, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.~~related to real estate. Adjustments for partially owned consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures ~~will be~~are calculated to reflect ~~funds from operations~~FFO on the same basis. ~~The April 2002 White Paper states that gain or loss on sales of property is excluded from FFO for previously depreciated operating properties only.~~

(2)	Normalized funds from operations (“Normalized FFO”) begins with FFO and excludes:

~~the impact of any expenses relating to non-operating asset impairment;~~

~~pursuit cost write-offs;~~

~~gains and losses from early debt extinguishment and preferred share redemptions;~~

~~gains and losses from non-operating assets; and~~

~~other miscellaneous items.~~

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the impact of any expenses relating to non-operating asset impairment;

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pursuit cost write-offs;

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gains and losses from early debt extinguishment and preferred share redemptions;

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gains and losses from non-operating assets; and

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other miscellaneous items.

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(3)

The Company believes that FFO and FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate company, because they are recognized measures of performance by the real estate industry and by excluding gains or losses from sales and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate and excluding depreciation related to ~~sales of depreciated operating properties and excluding~~ real estate ~~depreciation~~ (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO and FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units can help compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies. The Company also believes that Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate company because they allow investors to compare the Company’s operating performance to its performance in prior reporting periods and to the operating performance of other real estate companies without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from period to period and tend to obscure the Company’s actual operating results. FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units do not represent net income, net income available to Common Shares / Units or net cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units should not be exclusively considered as alternatives to net income, net income available to Common Shares / Units or net cash flows from operating activities as determined by GAAP or as a measure of liquidity. The Company’s calculation of FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units may differ from other real estate companies due to, among other items, variations in cost capitalization policies for capital expenditures and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other real estate companies.

(4)

FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units are calculated on a basis consistent with net income available to Common Shares / Units and reflects adjustments to net income for preferred distributions and premiums on redemption of preferred shares/preference units in accordance with GAAP. The equity positions of various individuals and entities that contributed their properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units are collectively referred to as the “Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership”. Subject to certain restrictions, the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership may exchange their OP Units for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s market risk has not changed materially from the amounts and information reported in Part II, Item ~~7A.~~ 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018. See Note 910 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of derivative and other fair value instruments.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Equity Residential

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

Effective as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

(b)

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

There were no changes to the internal control over financial reporting of the Company identified in connection with the Company’s evaluation referred to above that occurred during the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

Effective as of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Operating Partnership carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Operating Partnership’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of EQR, of the effectiveness of the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Operating Partnership in its Exchange Act filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

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(b)

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

There were no changes to the internal control over financial reporting of the Operating Partnership identified in connection with the Operating Partnership’s evaluation referred to above that occurred during the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

As of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company does not believe there is any litigation pending or threatened against it that, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Therehavebeennomaterialchangestotheriskfactors thatwerediscussedinPartI,Item1AoftheCompany’sandthe OperatingPartnership’sAnnualReportonForm10-Kfortheyearended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

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

(a) Unregistered Common Shares Issued in the Quarter Ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018~~2019 - Equity Residential

During the quarter ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, EQR issued ~~1,016~~3,528 Common Shares in exchange for ~~1,016~~3,528 OP Units held by various limited partners of ERPOP. OP Units are generally exchangeable into Common Shares on a one-for-one basis or, at the optionofERPOP,thecashequivalentthereof,atanytimeoneyearafterthedateofissuance. Theseshareswereeitherregistered undertheSecuritiesActof1933,asamended ~~(the “Securities~~ (the“SecuritiesAct”),orissuedinrelianceonanexemptionfromregistrationunder Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as these were transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. In light of the manner of the sale and information obtained by EQR from the limited partners in connection with these transactions, EQR believes it may rely on theseexemptions.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits – See the Exhibit Index.

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~~EXHIBI~~TEXHIBIT INDEX

Theexhibitslistedbelowarefiledaspartofthisreport. Referencestoexhibitsorotherfilingsunderthecaption ~~“Location”~~ “Location”indicate thattheexhibitorotherfilinghasbeenfiled,thattheindexedexhibitandtheexhibitreferredtoarethesameandthattheexhibit referredto ~~are the same and that the exhibit referred to~~ isincorporatedbyreference. TheCommissionfilenumbersforourExchangeActfilingsreferencedbeloware1-12252 (Equity Residential) and 0-24920 (ERP Operating LimitedPartnership).

Exhibit	Description	Location

~~10.1~~4.1	~~Age 62 Retirement Agreement, dated September 4, 2018, by and between Equity Residential and David J. Neithercut.~~Form of 3.000% Note due July 1, 2029.	~~Attached herein.~~Included as Exhibit 4.1 to Equity Residential's and ERP Operating Limited Partnership's Form 8-K dated June 17, 2019, filed on June 20, 2019.

1210.1	~~Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges.~~Equity Residential 2019 Share Incentive Plan.	~~Attached herein.~~Included as Exhibit 99.1 to Equity Residential's and ERP Operating Limited Partnership's Form 8-K dated June 27, 2019, filed on July 1, 2019.

10.2	Distribution Agreement, dated June 6, 2019, among the Company, the Operating Partnership, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Bank of America, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., The Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., UBS AG, London Branch and UBS Securities LLC.	Included as Exhibit 1.1 to Equity Residential's and ERP Operating Limited Partnership's Form 8-K dated and filed on June 6, 2019.

10.3	Form of Master Forward Sale Confirmation.	Included as Exhibit 1.2 to Equity Residential's and ERP Operating Limited Partnership's Form 8-K dated and filed on June 6, 2019.

31.1	Equity Residential – Certification of ~~David~~Mark J. ~~Neithercut,~~Parrell, Chief Executive Officer.	Attached herein.

31.2	Equity Residential – Certification of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer.	Attached herein.

31.3	ERP Operating Limited Partnership – Certification of ~~David~~Mark J. ~~Neithercut,~~Parrell, Chief Executive Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.	Attached herein.

31.4	ERP Operating Limited Partnership – Certification of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.	Attached herein.

32.1	Equity Residential – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of ~~David~~Mark J. ~~Neithercut,~~Parrell, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.	Attached herein.

32.2	Equity Residential – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer of the Company.	Attached herein.

32.3	ERP Operating Limited Partnership – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of ~~David~~Mark J. ~~Neithercut,~~Parrell, Chief Executive Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.	Attached herein.

32.4	ERP Operating Limited Partnership – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.	Attached herein.

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XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from Equity Residential’s and ERP Operating Limited Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, formatted in XBRL: (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, (iii) consolidated statements of cash flows, (iv) consolidated ~~statement~~statements of changes in equity (Equity Residential), (v) consolidated ~~statement~~statements of changes in capital (ERP Operating Limited Partnership) and (vi) notes to consolidated financial statements. XBRL Instance Document – the XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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SIGNATURES

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

		EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

Date:	~~October 30, 2018~~August 2, 2019	By:	/s/ Robert A. Garechana
			Robert A. Garechana
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:	~~October 30, 2018~~August 2, 2019	By:	/s/ Ian S. Kaufman
			Ian S. Kaufman
			Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
			(Principal Accounting Officer)

		ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP BY: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL ITS GENERAL PARTNER

Date:	~~October 30, 2018~~August 2, 2019	By:	/s/ Robert A. Garechana
			Robert A. Garechana
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:	~~October 30, 2018~~August 2, 2019	By:	/s/ Ian S. Kaufman
			Ian S. Kaufman
			Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
			(Principal Accounting Officer)

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018					Quarter Ended September 30, 2018
Revenue Stream	Applicable Standard	Amount of Rental Income		Percentage of Rental Income			Amount of Rental Income		Percentage of Rental Income
Leasing revenue	Leases	$	1,803,908		93.7	%	$	611,119		93.6	%
Utility recoveries (“RUBS”)	Revenue Recognition		46,752		2.4	%		15,817		2.4	%
Parking revenue	Revenue Recognition		20,249		1.1	%		6,185		1.0	%
Other revenue	Revenue Recognition		54,219		2.8	%		19,556		3.0	%
Rental income		$	1,925,128		100.0	%	$	652,677		100.0	%

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	As Originally Presented			Reclassification Adjustments			As Presented Herein
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt	$	4,939		$	(2,921	)	$	2,018
Net (gain) loss on debt extinguishment	$	—		$	12,258		$	12,258
(Increase) decrease in deposits - restricted	$	788		$	(788	)	$	—
(Increase) decrease in mortgage deposits	$	1,447		$	(1,447	)	$	—
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	963,034		$	7,102		$	970,136

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
(Increase) decrease in deposits on real estate acquisitions and investments, net	$	39,519		$	(39,519	)	$	—
(Increase) decrease in mortgage deposits	$	(4,541	)	$	4,541		$	—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	$	(480,797	)	$	(34,978	)	$	(515,775	)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Mortgage deposits	$	57,057		$	(57,057	)	$	—
Mortgage notes payable, net: Net gain (loss) on debt extinguishment	$	—		$	(12,258	)	$	(12,258	)
Line of credit and commercial paper: Commercial paper proceeds	$	3,888,675		$	2,921		$	3,891,596
Net cash (used for) financing activities	$	(512,879	)	$	(66,394	)	$	(579,273	)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	$	77,207
(adjustments for restricted deposits, beginning of period)				$	141,881
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, beginning of period							$	219,088

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	46,565
(adjustments for restricted deposits, end of period)				$	47,611
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period							$	94,176

Description	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
Assets
Ground lease intangibles – below market	Other Assets	$	191,918		$	191,918
Retail lease intangibles – above market	Other Assets		1,260			1,260
Lease intangible assets			193,178			193,178
Accumulated amortization			(25,819	)		(22,434	)
Lease intangible assets, net		$	167,359		$	170,744

Liabilities
Ground lease intangibles – above market	Other Liabilities	$	2,400		$	2,400
Retail lease intangibles – below market	Other Liabilities		1,710			5,270
Lease intangible liabilities			4,110			7,670
Accumulated amortization			(1,674	)		(5,143	)
Lease intangible liabilities, net		$	2,436		$	2,527

	Remaining
	2018			2019			2020			2021			2022			2023
Ground lease intangibles	$	(1,115	)	$	(4,463	)	$	(4,463	)	$	(4,463	)	$	(4,463	)	$	(4,463	)
Retail lease intangibles		17			71			71			71			27			19
Total	$	(1,098	)	$	(4,392	)	$	(4,392	)	$	(4,392	)	$	(4,436	)	$	(4,444	)

	Quarter Ended September 30, 2018						Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
	Rental Income		Operating Expenses		NOI		Rental Income		Operating Expenses		NOI
Same store (1)
Los Angeles	$	108,050	$	30,848	$	77,202	$	104,190	$	29,470	$	74,720
Orange County		23,182		5,615		17,567		22,427		5,491		16,936
San Diego		23,215		6,233		16,982		22,432		5,881		16,551
Subtotal - Southern California		154,447		42,696		111,751		149,049		40,842		108,207

San Francisco		116,937		29,271		87,666		113,154		29,527		83,627
Washington D.C.		109,637		34,722		74,915		108,764		33,474		75,290
New York		115,757		45,156		70,601		114,799		42,620		72,179
Boston		57,531		16,073		41,458		56,022		15,726		40,296
Seattle		50,618		14,137		36,481		49,467		13,449		36,018
Other Markets		485		165		320		459		158		301
Total same store		605,412		182,220		423,192		591,714		175,796		415,918

Non-same store/other (2) (3)
Non-same store		42,702		13,605		29,097		18,252		6,870		11,382
Other (3)		4,563		2,104		2,459		13,985		6,142		7,843
Total non-same store/other		47,265		15,709		31,556		32,237		13,012		19,225

Totals	$	652,677	$	197,929	$	454,748	$	623,951	$	188,808	$	435,143

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