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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Financial Results (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Assets: |  |  |
Properties, net | $ 9,176,642 | $ 6,334,442 |
Other assets | 614,607 | 507,718 |
Total assets | 9,791,249 | 6,842,160 |
Liabilities and partners' capital: |  |  |
Mortgage and other notes payable | 5,224,713 | 3,607,588 |
Other liabilities | 403,369 | 355,634 |
Company's capital | 2,279,819 | 1,585,796 |
Outside partners' capital | 1,883,348 | 1,293,142 |
Total liabilities and partners' capital | 9,791,249 | 6,842,160 |
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |
Company's capital | 2,279,819 | 1,585,796 |
Basis adjustment | (584,887) | (77,701) |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,694,932 | 1,508,095 |
Assets—Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,773,558 | 1,532,552 |
Liabilities—Distributions in excess of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | (78,626) | (24,457) |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,694,932 | 1,508,095 |
Total assets | 9,791,249 | 6,842,160 |
Amortization of difference between cost of investments and book value of underlying equity | 17,610 | 5,619 | $ 5,109
Revenues: |  |  |
Minimum rents | 600,284 | 315,093 | 388,363
Percentage rents | 20,917 | 15,757 | 17,161
Tenant recoveries | 235,144 | 137,467 | 186,741
Other | 56,240 | 35,113 | 40,705
Total revenues | 912,585 | 503,430 | 632,970
Expenses: |  |  |
Shopping center and operating expenses | 274,508 | 172,647 | 215,412
Interest expense | 187,669 | 88,727 | 137,087
Depreciation and amortization | 360,378 | 150,626 | 144,403
Total operating expenses | 822,555 | 412,000 | 496,902
Loss on sale of assets | (375) | 9,850 | 3,643
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  | (3) |
Net (loss) income | 89,655 | 101,277 | 139,711
Company's equity in net (loss) income | 56,941 | 45,164 | 60,626
Pacific Premier Retail LP |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Minimum rents | 129,145 | 21,172 | 88,831
Percentage rents | 5,437 | 2,569 | 2,652
Tenant recoveries | 47,856 | 8,408 | 40,118
Other | 6,303 | 1,182 | 4,090
Total revenues | 188,741 | 33,331 | 135,691
Expenses: |  |  |
Shopping center and operating expenses | 39,804 | 6,852 | 37,113
Interest expense | 64,626 | 10,448 | 34,113
Depreciation and amortization | 108,880 | 16,919 | 29,688
Total operating expenses | 213,310 | 34,219 | 100,914
Loss on sale of assets | 0 | 0 | (7,044)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  | 0 |
Net (loss) income | (24,569) | (888) | 27,733
Company's equity in net (loss) income | (3,088) | 1,409 | 9,743
Other Joint Ventures |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Minimum rents | 471,139 | 293,921 | 299,532
Percentage rents | 15,480 | 13,188 | 14,509
Tenant recoveries | 187,288 | 129,059 | 146,623
Other | 49,937 | 33,931 | 36,615
Total revenues | 723,844 | 470,099 | 497,279
Expenses: |  |  |
Shopping center and operating expenses | 234,704 | 165,795 | 178,299
Interest expense | 123,043 | 78,279 | 102,974
Depreciation and amortization | 251,498 | 133,707 | 114,715
Total operating expenses | 609,245 | 377,781 | 395,988
Loss on sale of assets | (375) | 9,850 | 10,687
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  | (3) |
Net (loss) income | 114,224 | 102,165 | 111,978
Company's equity in net (loss) income | 60,029 | 43,755 | 50,883
Northwestern Mutual Life (NML) |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |
Mortgage notes payable to affiliate | 265,863 | 460,872 |
Interest expense on borrowings from related party | 16,898 | 29,372 | $ 38,113
Pacific Premier Retail LLC—Various Properties |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets | 3,179,255 | 3,283,702 |
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |
Total assets | 3,179,255 | 3,283,702 |
Total liabilities | $ 1,887,952 | $ 1,938,241 |

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