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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reclassification's to Initial Right-of-use Assets | The Company calculated the net present value of the lease liabilities on January 1, 2019 and reclassed the following amounts from other assets and other liabilities to record our initial ROU assets (amounts in thousands):
|  | January 1, 2019 |  |  | Balance Sheet Reclass:
Initial lease liabilities |  | $ | 278,287 |  |  |
Reclassifications: |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid ground leases |  |  | 17,886 |  |  | Other Assets
Ground lease intangibles – below market, net |  |  | 166,230 |  |  | Other Assets
Ground lease intangibles – above market, net |  |  | (2,110 | ) |  | Other Liabilities
Straight-line rent liabilities (1) |  |  | (26,092 | ) |  | Other Liabilities
Initial right-of-use assets |  | $ | 434,201 |  |  |
(1) | Straight-line rent liabilities relate to corporate office leases and certain ground leases.

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