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Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Schedule of Estimated Annual Amortization of Below Market Leases) (Details) - Below-Market Leases, Net of Above-Market Leases $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Remainder of 2018	$ (31,936)
2019	(15,513)
2020	(3,145)
2021	2,108
2022	9,118
Thereafter	99,474
Total	$ 60,106

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