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INTANGIBLES | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Intangible Assets, Intangible Liabilities, And Goodwill Disclosure [Abstract] |
INTANGIBLES | INTANGIBLES The following is a summary of our intangibles as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
| June 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| Balance |  | Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period in Years |  | Balance |  | Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period in Years
| (Dollars in thousands)
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Above market lease intangibles | $ | 224,563 |  |  | 8.2 |  | $ | 210,573 |  |  | 8.2
In-place and other lease intangibles | 1,083,488 |  |  | 19.3 |  | 829,078 |  |  | 23.9
Goodwill and other intangibles | 1,230,458 |  |  | 8.2 |  | 489,384 |  |  | 7.9
Accumulated amortization | (619,192 | ) |  | N/A |  | (549,026 | ) |  | N/A
Net intangible assets | $ | 1,919,317 |  |  | 17.2 |  | $ | 980,009 |  |  | 19.9
Intangible liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Below market lease intangibles | $ | 453,750 |  |  | 14.6 |  | $ | 425,092 |  |  | 14.7
Other lease intangibles | 36,067 |  |  | 30.6 |  | 32,103 |  |  | 26.1
Accumulated amortization | (171,651 | ) |  | N/A |  | (158,480 | ) |  | N/A
Purchase option intangibles | 22,644 |  |  | N/A |  | 22,900 |  |  | N/A
Net intangible liabilities | $ | 340,810 |  |  | 15.4 |  | $ | 321,615 |  |  | 15.2
N/A—Not Applicable. Above market lease intangibles and in-place and other lease intangibles are included in acquired lease intangibles within real estate investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Goodwill and other intangibles (including non-compete agreements, trade names and trademarks) are included in other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Below market lease intangibles, other lease intangibles and purchase option intangibles are included in accounts payable and other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, our net amortization expense related to these intangibles was $63.8 million and $31.5 million, respectively. The estimated net amortization expense related to these intangibles for each of the next five years is as follows: 2015—$65.3 million; 2016—$81.6 million; 2017—$34.7 million; 2018—$25.9 million; and 2019—$19.7 million.

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