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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Current Leases | The following table details the future minimum lease payments under the Company's current leases (dollars in thousands):
| Payments due by period
| 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | Thereafter
Operating Lease Obligations | $ | 22,818 |  |  | $ | 23,348 |  |  | $ | 23,449 |  |  | $ | 21,245 |  |  | $ | 19,776 |  |  | $ | 1,203,957 |
Capital Lease Obligations (1) (2) | 18,874 |  |  | 1,073 |  |  | 1,075 |  |  | 1,077 |  |  | 1,080 |  |  | 45,058 |
| $ | 41,692 |  |  | $ | 24,421 |  |  | $ | 24,524 |  |  | $ | 22,322 |  |  | $ | 20,856 |  |  | $ | 1,249,015 |
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(1) | Aggregate capital lease payments include $27,374 in interest costs, with the timing of certain lease payments for capital land leases determined by completion of the construction of the associated apartment community.
(2) | Capital lease assets of $39,015 and $39,019 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, are included as a component of land and improvements or building and improvements on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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