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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets and Other Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Abstract] |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets and Other Assets | 5.PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS AND OTHER ASSETS The Company’s prepaid expenses and other current assets are comprised of the following: ﻿
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﻿ |  | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
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﻿Prepaid ground rent |  | $ | 34,276 |  | $ | 32,505
﻿Loan receivables |  |  | 11,178 |  |  | 948
﻿Other |  |  | 17,672 |  |  | 16,263
﻿Total prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 63,126 |  | $ | 49,716
﻿ The Company’s other asse ts are comprised of the following: ﻿
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﻿Prepaid ground rent |  | $ | 263,694 |  | $ | 220,493
﻿Straight-line rent receivable |  |  | 322,073 |  |  | 313,650
﻿Loan receivables |  |  | 49,255 |  |  | 52,383
﻿Deferred lease costs, net |  |  | 27,020 |  |  | 27,703
﻿Deferred tax asset - long term |  |  | 18,330 |  |  | 1,670
﻿Other |  |  | 41,661 |  |  | 34,296
﻿Total other assets |  | $ | 722,033 |  | $ | 650,195
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