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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Tables)

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Jun. 30, 2011

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Expected Useful Lives of Depreciable Property

		Estimated Useful Life
Buildings and improvements		5-35 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment, and other		3-20 years
Intangible assets (in-place leases and above and below market leases)		underlying lease term

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