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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: (Details 4) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 item
Segment Information: |
Number of business segments | 1
Number of geographic areas in which the Company operates | 1
Minimum |
Deferred Charges: |
Deferred lease costs, amortization period | 1 year
Deferred financing costs, amortization period | 1 year
Leasing commissions and legal costs, amortization period | 5 years
Maximum |
Deferred Charges: |
Deferred lease costs, amortization period | 15 years
Deferred financing costs, amortization period | 15 years
Leasing commissions and legal costs, amortization period | 10 years

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- Definition Represents the term of loan agreements over which financing costs are deferred and amortized. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the initial term of tenant lease agreements over which leasing costs are deferred and amortized. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
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- Definition Represents the period of individual lease terms over which leasing commissions and legal costs are amortized. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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