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Property:
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property:
Property:
Property consists of the following:
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Land
$
2,242,841

 
$
2,242,291

Buildings and improvements
9,517,554

 
9,479,337

Tenant improvements
618,630

 
600,436

Equipment and furnishings
160,045

 
152,554

Construction in progress
363,570

 
303,264

 
12,902,640

 
12,777,882

Less accumulated depreciation
(1,856,213
)
 
(1,709,992
)
 
$
11,046,427

 
$
11,067,890


Depreciation expense was $91,124 and $68,017 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $181,321 and $136,495 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
The loss on sale or write down of assets, net includes an impairment loss of $5,916 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and $8,516 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. The impairment losses were due to the reduction of the estimated holding periods of one freestanding store in 2015 and three freestanding stores in 2014.
The loss on sale or write down of assets, net includes a gain on the sale of assets of $1,372 and $1,322 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and a loss on the sale of assets of $1,685 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The gain on the sale of assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 is primarily due to the reduction in the estimated selling cost of the Centers sold in 2014. The loss on the sale of assets for the six months ended June 30, 2014 is from the sales of Rotterdam Square, Somersville Towne Center and Lake Square Mall in 2014 (See Note 14Dispositions).
In addition, the loss on sale or write down of assets, net includes the gain on the sale of land of $1,056 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and $238 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014.
The loss on sale or write down of assets, net also includes the write off of development costs of $127 and $1,177 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $198 and $1,102 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.