2.2.0.7 false NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES 11501 - Disclosure - NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES true false false false 1 USD false false Unit1 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit13 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries 0 cli_NoncontrollingInterestsInSubsidiariesAbstract cli false na duration Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries [Abstract] false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries [Abstract] false 3 NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES 1 us-gaap_MinorityInterestDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 15.  NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES   Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries in the accompanying consolidated financial statements relate to (i) preferred units ("Preferred Units") and common units in the Operating Partnership, held by parties other than the Company, and (ii) interests in consolidated joint ventures for the portion of such properties not owned by the Company.   OPERATING PARTNERSHIP ` Preferred Units In connection with the Company's issuance of $25 million of Series C cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock, the Company acquired from the Operating Partnership $25 million of Series C Preferred Units (the "Series C Preferred Units"), which have terms essentially identical to the Series C preferred stock.  See Note 14: Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Stockholders' Equity – Preferred Stock. <h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">  </h6> <h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Common Units</h6> Certain individuals and entities own common units in the Operating Partnership.  A common unit and a share of Common Stock of the Company have substantially the same economic characteristics in as much as they effectively share equally in the net income or loss of the Operating Partnership.  Common unitholders have the right to redeem their common units, subject to certain restrictions.  The redemption is required to be satisfied in shares of Common Stock, cash, or a combination thereof, calculated as follows:  one share of the Company's Common Stock, or cash equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company's Common Stock at the time of redemption, for each common unit.  The Company, in its sole discretion, determines the form of redemption of common units (i.e., whether a common unitholder receives Common Stock, cash, or any combination thereof).  If the Company elects to satisfy the redemption with shares of Common Stock as opposed to cash, it is obligated to issue shares of its Common Stock to the redeeming unitholder.  Regardless of the rights described above, the common unitholders may not put their units for cash to the Company or the Operating Partnership under any circumstances.  When a unitholder redeems a common unit, noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership is reduced and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Stockholders' equity is increased.   Unit Transactions The following table sets forth the changes in noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries which relate to the common units in the Operating Partnership for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.   <table style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="631"> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;"><td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="253">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="90">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96"> Common</td></tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;"><td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="253">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="90">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96"> Units</td></tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;"><td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="253"> Balance at January 1, 2010</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="90">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96"> 13,495,036</td></tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;"><td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="253"> Redemption of common units for shares</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="90">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td></tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;"><td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="253"> of Common Stock</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="90">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96"> (487,368)</td></tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;"><td style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="253">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="90">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td></tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;"><td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="253"> Balance at September 30, 2010</td> <td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="90">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 1in; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="96"> 13,007,668</td></tr></table>   Pursuant to ASC 810, Consolidation, changes in a parent's ownership interest (and transactions with noncontrolling interest unitholders in the subsidiary) while the parent retains its controlling interest in its subsidiary should be accounted for as equity transactions.  The carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest shall be adjusted to reflect the change in its ownership interest in the subsidiary, with the offset to equity attributable to the parent.  Accordingly, as a result of equity transactions which caused changes in ownership percentages between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation stockholders' equity and noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company has increased noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and decreased additional paid-in capital in Mack-Cali Realty Corporation stockholders' equity by approximately $0.2 million as of September 30, 2010.   Noncontrolling Interest Ownership As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the noncontrolling interest common unitholders owned 14.1 percent and 14.6 percent of the Operating Partnership, respectively.   CONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES The Company has ownership interests in certain joint ventures which it consolidates.  Various entities and/or individuals hold noncontrolling interests in these ventures.</div> </div> 15.  NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES   Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries in the accompanying consolidated financial statements relate false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description of noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net income (loss) of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock. 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