Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
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Dec. 31, 2012 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| SEC Schedule III, Reconciliation of Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation [Roll Forward] | |||||
| Accumulated depreciation, beginning of year | $ 818,957 | ||||
| Depreciation of real estate | $ 145,325 | $ 159,524 | 153,841 | ||
| SEC Schedule III, Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation, Period Increase | 145,325 | 159,524 | 153,841 | ||
| Write-offs due to sale | (17,144) | (66,603) | (18,111) | ||
| Properties held for sale | (63,110) | (46,191) | (7,007) | ||
| Other | [1] | (2,629) | (153) | (16) | |
| Total deductions during period | (82,883) | $ (112,947) | (25,134) | ||
| Accumulated depreciation, end of year | $ 818,957 | $ 947,664 | |||
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- Definition Decrease in accumulated depreciation for the period attributed to assets held for sale. No definition available.
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- Definition Total decrease in accumulated depreciation on real estate investments for the period. No definition available.
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- Definition Total increase in accumulated depreciation on real estate investments for the period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of accumulated depreciation pertaining to real estate investments for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of other deductions to accumulated depreciation, excluding sales, for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of decrease to accumulated depreciation for real estate investments sold for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of depreciation expense of real estate investments for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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