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Debt Mortgage Notes Payable (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage notes payable | $ 4,704,870 | $ 5,086,515 |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | 368,500 | 100,700 |
Write Off Of Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs | 600 |  |
Write off unamortized (premium) discount | 1,400 | 1,900 |
Historical cost, net of accumulated depreciation, of encumbered properties | 6,000,000 | 6,900,000 |
Mortgage loans assumed | $ 0 | $ 28,910 | $ 0
Properties acquired | property | 4 | 6 |
Prepayment penalty charges |  | $ 300 |
Credit enhanced debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage notes payable | $ 668,800 | $ 700,500 |
Mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | May 01, 2061 | May 01, 2061 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum | 0.01% | 0.03% |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum | 7.25% | 7.25% |
Weighted Average Mortgage Debt Interest Rate | 4.23% | 4.21% |
Properties acquired | property |  | 1 |

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