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Deferred Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Deferred Charges [Abstract] |
Deferred Charges | Deferred charges consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Leasing costs, including lease related intangibles |  | $ | 1,123,105 |  |  | $ | 1,234,192 |
Financing costs |  | 61,402 |  |  | 69,127 |
|  | 1,184,507 |  |  | 1,303,319 |
Less: Accumulated amortization |  | (451,670 | ) |  | (471,575 | )
|  | $ | 732,837 |  |  | $ | 831,744 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the scheduled amortization of the Company’s acquired “above-” and “below-market” lease intangibles for each of the five succeeding years (in thousands). Accrued rental income as reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets represents rental income recognized in excess of rent payments actually received pursuant to the terms of the individual lease agreements.
|  | Acquired Above-Market Lease Intangibles |  | Acquired Below-Market Lease Intangibles
2016 |  | $ | 14,210 |  |  | $ | 43,809 |
2017 |  | 11,756 |  |  | 33,112 |
2018 |  | 8,637 |  |  | 31,272 |
2019 |  | 7,106 |  |  | 26,434 |
2020 |  | 5,400 |  |  | 9,852 |
The following table summarizes the scheduled amortization of the Company’s acquired in-place lease intangibles for each of the five succeeding years (in thousands).
| Acquired In-Place Lease Intangibles
2016 | $ | 52,456 |
2017 | 36,438 |
2018 | 31,913 |
2019 | 26,067 |
2020 | 13,325 |

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