Year Ended December 31   2008   2007
Revenues $ 2,697,051,000 $ 2,410,516,000
EBITDA (before minority interest and gains on sale of real estate*) $ 1,731,146,000 $ 2,074,631,000
Net income $ 337,952,000 $ 511,729,000
Net income per share—basic $ 2.20 $ 3.37
Net income per share—diluted $ 2.14 $ 3.23
Total assets $ 21,418,210,000 $ 22,478,935,000
Shareholders' equity $ 5,664,485,000 $ 5,418,099,000
Funds from operations* $ 844,568,000 $ 966,638,000
Funds from operations per share* $ 5.16 $ 5.89
 
EBITDA, adjusted for comparability* $ 1,981,481,000 $ 1,901,520,000
Funds from Operations adjusted for comparability* $ 880,784,000 $ 874,663,000
Funds from Operations adjusted for comparability per share* $ 5.38 $ 5.33




*In these financial highlights and in the letter to our shareholders that follows, we present certain non-GAAP measures, including EBITDA before Minority Interest and Gains on Sale of Real Estate, EBITDA, adjusted for comparability, Funds from Operations ("FFO") and Funds from Operations, adjusted for comparability. We have provided reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the applicable GAAP measure in the appendix to the Chairman's letter and in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.