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Secured and Unsecured Debt of the Company Secured and Unsecured Debt of the Company (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | $ 1,856,590 |  | $ 1,783,121 |
Long-term Debt |  | 2,238,508 |  |  |
Secured debt (Notes 3, 6, 7 and 16) |  | $ 381,918 |  | 546,292 |
Maximum dividend payment as percentage of funds from operations |  | 95.00% |  |  |
Line of Credit [Member] | $150.0 Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | $ 150,000 |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Thirty Nine Million Unsecured Term Loan Due July 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | $ 39,000 |  |  |
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | 6.625% Unsecured Senior Notes due June 1, 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 6.625% |  |  |
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | 4.80% Unsecured Senior Notes due July 15, 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 4.80% |  |  |
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | 3.800% Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | [1] | 3.80% |  |  |
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | Four Point Three Eight Percent Unsecured Senior Notes Due October First Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member] [Domain] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 4.375% |  |  |
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | Four Point Two Five Zero Percent Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] [Domain] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 4.25% |  |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | $ 1,856,590 |  | 1,783,121 |
Secured debt (Notes 3, 6, 7 and 16) |  | 381,918 |  | 546,292 |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | $150.0 Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | 150,000 |  | 150,000 |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Thirty Nine Million Unsecured Term Loan Due July 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  |  | $ 39,000 |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | 1,667,590 |  | 1,594,121 |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | 6.45% Unsecured Senior Notes due Aug 4 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  | $ 83,000
Subsidiaries [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | 6.625% Unsecured Senior Notes due June 1, 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | $ 249,060 |  | 248,846 |
Stated interest rate | [2] | 6.625% |  |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | 4.80% Unsecured Senior Notes due July 15, 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | $ 324,809 |  | 324,735 |
Stated interest rate | [1],[3] | 4.80% |  |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | 5.00% Unsecured Senior Notes due Nov 3, 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | $ 0 |  | 324,967 |
Stated interest rate | [4] | 5.00% |  |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | 3.800% Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | $ 299,930 |  | 299,921 |
Stated interest rate | [1] | 3.80% |  |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | Four Point Two Five Zero Percent Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] [Domain] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt |  | $ 395,950 |  | $ 395,652 |
Stated interest rate | [5] | 4.25% |  |  |
[1] | Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15th and July 15th of each year.
[2] | Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1st and December 1st of each year.
[3] | In October 2015, certain common limited partners in the Operating Partnership that previously contributed their interests in the property at 6255 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California to the Operating Partnership entered into an agreement with the Company. Pursuant to this agreement, such common limited partners will reimburse the Company for a portion of any amounts the Company may be required to pay pursuant to its guarantee of the Operating Partnership's 4.800% Senior Notes due 2018 or that the Company may otherwise become required to pay under applicable law with respect to such notes.
[4] | Interest of these notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 3rd and November 3rd of each year.
[5] | Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15th and August 15th of each year.

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