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Deferred Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Deferred Charges [Abstract] |
Deferred Charges | Deferred charges consisted of the following at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Leasing costs, including lease related intangibles |  | $ | 1,147,181 |  |  | $ | 1,132,092 |
Financing costs |  | 14,991 |  |  | 6,094 |
|  | 1,162,172 |  |  | 1,138,186 |
Less: Accumulated amortization |  | (483,134 | ) |  | (452,023 | )
|  | $ | 679,038 |  |  | $ | 686,163 |
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).
|  | Acquired Above-Market Lease Intangibles |  | Acquired Below-Market Lease Intangibles
2018 |  | $ | 8,614 |  |  | $ | 32,152 |
2019 |  | 7,106 |  |  | 27,281 |
2020 |  | 5,394 |  |  | 10,736 |
2021 |  | 2,988 |  |  | 6,399 |
2022 |  | 315 |  |  | 5,669 |
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
2018 | $ | 33,651 |
2019 | 27,333 |
2020 | 14,464 |
2021 | 8,777 |
2022 | 4,758 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer; the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet; and other deferred costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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