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Real Estate Finance Lease Liability, Maturity - Platform 16 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2019 | Jan. 24, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Real estate |  |  |  |
2019 |  | $ 4,401 |  |
2020 | [1] | 122,070 |  |
Total expected minimum lease payments |  | 203,907 |  |
Interest portion |  | (30,784) |  |
Present value of expected net lease payments |  | $ 173,123 |  | $ 0
Platform 16 [Member] |  |  |  |
Real estate |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  | $ 17,918 |
2020 |  |  | 109,460 |
Total expected minimum lease payments |  |  | 127,378 |
Interest portion |  |  | (4,815) |
Present value of expected net lease payments |  |  | $ 122,563 |
[1] | (1)Finance lease payments in 2020 and 2024 include approximately $119.8 million and $38.7 million, respectively, related to purchase options that the Company is reasonably certain that it will exercise.

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