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Physicians Realty Trust, et al. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Friday, 2/24/17, at 9:51am ET · For: 12/31/16 · Accession #: 1574540-17-7 · File #s: 1-36007, 333-205034-01

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/24/17  Physicians Realty Trust           10-K       12/31/16  112:31M
          Physicians Realty L.P.

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.88M 
 2: EX-10.9     Material Contract                                   HTML    102K 
 5: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     77K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     30K 
 7: EX-23.2     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     30K 
 3: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     46K 
 4: EX-12.2     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     47K 
 8: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
 9: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
10: EX-31.3     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
11: EX-31.4     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
12: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
13: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
20: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     63K 
21: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    174K 
22: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     54K 
23: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    201K 
24: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     60K 
                Statement                                                        
25: R6          Consolidated and Combined Statement of Equity       HTML    106K 
26: R7          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Capital       HTML    136K 
27: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    263K 
28: R9          Organization and Business                           HTML     85K 
29: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    145K 
30: R11         Acquisitions and Dispositions                       HTML    509K 
31: R12         Intangibles                                         HTML    112K 
32: R13         Other Assets                                        HTML     46K 
33: R14         Debt                                                HTML     99K 
34: R15         Derivatives                                         HTML     48K 
35: R16         Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities              HTML     47K 
36: R17         Stock-based Compensation                            HTML    107K 
37: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     69K 
38: R19         Tenant Operating Leases                             HTML     39K 
39: R20         Rent Expense                                        HTML     42K 
40: R21         Credit Concentration                                HTML     62K 
41: R22         Earnings Per Share and Earnings Per Unit            HTML    107K 
42: R23         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     46K 
43: R24         Quarterly Data                                      HTML    167K 
44: R25         Schedule Iii - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML   1.87M 
                Depreciation                                                     
45: R26         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    189K 
                (Policies)                                                       
46: R27         Organization and Business - (Tables)                HTML     72K 
47: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     80K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R29         Acquisitions and Dispositions - (Tables)            HTML    509K 
49: R30         Intangibles - (Tables)                              HTML    113K 
50: R31         Other Assets - (Tables)                             HTML     46K 
51: R32         Debt - (Tables)                                     HTML     87K 
52: R33         Derivatives - (Tables)                              HTML     37K 
53: R34         Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities - (Tables)   HTML     47K 
54: R35         Stock-based Compensation - (Tables)                 HTML     92K 
55: R36         Fair Value Measurements - (Tables)                  HTML     64K 
56: R37         Tenant Operating Leases - (Tables)                  HTML     37K 
57: R38         Rent Expense - (Tables)                             HTML     37K 
58: R39         Credit Concentration - (Tables)                     HTML     64K 
59: R40         Earnings Per Share and Earnings Per Unit -          HTML    105K 
                (Tables)                                                         
60: R41         Subsequent Events - (Tables)                        HTML     44K 
61: R42         Quarterly Data - (Tables)                           HTML    162K 
62: R43         Organization and Business - (Details)               HTML     78K 
63: R44         Organization and Business - Schedule of Issuance    HTML     55K 
                and Sale of Common Stock (Details)                               
64: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     31K 
                Principals of Consolidation (Details)                            
65: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    100K 
                Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                               
66: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     45K 
                Dividends and Distributions (Details)                            
67: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Tax    HTML     38K 
                Status of Dividends and Distributions (Details)                  
68: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     32K 
                Impairment of Intangible and Long-Lived Assets                   
                (Details)                                                        
69: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     42K 
                Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Details)                 
70: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Real   HTML     37K 
                Estate Loans Receivable (Details)                                
71: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     31K 
                Escrow Revenue (Details)                                         
72: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     31K 
                Derivative Instruments (Details)                                 
73: R54         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     31K 
                Tenant Receivables, Net (Details)                                
74: R55         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     31K 
                Rental Revenue (Details)                                         
75: R56         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - New    HTML     32K 
                Accounting Pronouncements (Details)                              
76: R57         Acquisitions and Dispositions - (Details)           HTML     62K 
77: R58         Acquisitions and Dispositions - 2016 Acquisitions   HTML   1.14M 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R59         2015 Acquisitions (Details)                         HTML    799K 
79: R60         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Assets Acquired     HTML     74K 
                and Liabilities Assumed (Details)                                
80: R61         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Pro Forma           HTML     76K 
                Information (Details)                                            
81: R62         Intangibles - (Details)                             HTML     50K 
82: R63         Intangibles - Carrying Amount of Intangible Assets  HTML     64K 
                and Liabilities (Details)                                        
83: R64         Intangibles - Acquired Lease Intangible             HTML     51K 
                Amortization (Details)                                           
84: R65         Intangibles - Amortization of Acquired Lease        HTML     56K 
                Intangibles (Details)                                            
85: R66         Other Assets - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     53K 
86: R67         Debt - (Details)                                    HTML    117K 
87: R68         Debt - Summary of Debt (Details)                    HTML     91K 
88: R69         Debt - Investment Grade Rating Schedule (Details)   HTML     65K 
89: R70         Debt - Principal Payments Due on Debt (Details)     HTML     49K 
90: R71         Derivatives - (Details)                             HTML     37K 
91: R72         Derivatives - Fair Value Interest Rate Swaps        HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R73         Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities - (Details)  HTML     55K 
93: R74         Stock-based Compensation - (Details)                HTML     95K 
94: R75         Stock-based Compensation - Summary of Non-Vested    HTML     57K 
                Restricted Common Shares (Details)                               
95: R76         Stock-based Compensation - Weighted Average Grant   HTML     46K 
                Date Fair Value Assumptions (Details)                            
96: R77         Stock-based Compensation - Trust Restricted Share   HTML     58K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
97: R78         Fair Value Measurements - (Details)                 HTML     41K 
98: R79         Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Financial      HTML     66K 
                Instruments (Details)                                            
99: R80         Tenant Operating Leases - (Details)                 HTML     44K 
100: R81         Rent Expense - (Details)                            HTML     40K  
101: R82         Rent Expense - Schedule of Minimum Lease            HTML     58K  
                Obligations (Details)                                            
102: R83         Credit Concentration - (Details)                    HTML     38K  
103: R84         Credit Concentration - Top Five Tenant Credit       HTML     50K  
                Concentrations (Details)                                         
104: R85         Credit Concentration - Top Five Geographic          HTML     50K  
                Concentrations (Details)                                         
105: R86         Earnings Per Share and Earnings Per Unit -          HTML    150K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
106: R87         Subsequent Events - Additional Information          HTML     79K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R88         Quarterly Data - Additional Information (Details)   HTML     97K  
108: R89         Schedule Iii - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML   1.58M  
                Depreciation (Details)                                           
109: R90         Schedule Iii - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML     60K  
                Depreciation (Details 2)                                         
111: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    188K  
110: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    202K  
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Physicians Realty Trust, et al. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

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