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Minimum Future Rental Payments under Ground Leases Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Ground Leases [Abstract] |
Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Noncancelable Operating Leases [Text Block] | Minimum future rental payments under the ground leases as of December 31, 2013 are as follows (amounts in thousands):
Year | Amount
2014 | $ | 1,935 |
2015 | 1,941 |
2016 | 1,948 |
2017 | 1,955 |
2018 | 1,955 |
Thereafter | 11,573 |
Total | $ | 21,307 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating land leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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