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INTANGIBLE ASSETS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
3. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible Assets, Net consists of the following:

 

     March 31,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets/Contractual Rights

   $ 1,464,017       $ 1,464,017   

Accumulated Amortization

     (1,029,984      (1,005,184
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Intangible Assets, Net

   $ 434,033       $ 458,833   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amortization expense associated with Blackstone’s intangible assets was $24.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and $26.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Amortization of Intangible Assets held at March 31, 2015 is expected to be $96.1 million, $85.6 million, $46.5 million, $46.5 million, and $46.4 million for each of the years ending December 31, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively. Blackstone’s intangible assets as of March 31, 2015 are expected to amortize over a weighted-average period of 6.7 years.