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Property:
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property:
Property:
Property consists of the following:
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Land
$
1,713,298

 
$
1,707,005

Buildings and improvements
6,508,764

 
6,555,212

Tenant improvements
545,336

 
537,754

Equipment and furnishings
144,950

 
152,198

Construction in progress
346,914

 
229,169

 
9,259,262

 
9,181,338

Less accumulated depreciation
(1,688,626
)
 
(1,559,572
)
 
$
7,570,636

 
$
7,621,766


Depreciation expense was $68,663 and $68,589 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $205,158 and $200,222 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The gain (loss) on remeasurement, sale or write down of assets, net, was $9,561 and $8,249 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $(1,504) and $12,279 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The gain (loss) on remeasurement, sale or write down of assets, net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes the remeaurement gain of $36,341 on the Camelback Colonnade Restructuring (See Note 13Acquisitions).
The gain (loss) on remeasurement, sale or write down of assets, net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 includes the $9,033 gain on the sale of the Company's 30% ownership interest in Wilshire Boulevard, a 40,000 square foot freestanding store in Santa Monica, California (See Note 4Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures). In addition, the gain (loss) on remeasurement, sale or write down of assets, net, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 includes the loss of $1,602 on the sales of Rotterdam Square, a 585,000 square foot regional shopping center in Schenectady, New York; Somersville Towne Center, a 348,000 square foot regional shopping center in Antioch, California; and Lake Square Mall, a 559,000 square foot regional shopping center in Leesburg, Florida.
The gain (loss) on remeasurement, sale or write down of assets, net, includes the impairment losses of $238 and $27,972 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $8,754 and $27,972 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The impairment losses were due to the reduction of the estimated holding periods of former Mervyn's stores and Great Northern Mall.
The remaining gain (loss) on remeasurement, sale or write down of assets, net, of $766 and $(120) for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $(181) and $3,910 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, are primarily due to the sale of other assets and the write-off of development costs.