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Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract] |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets) | $ 347,089 |  | $ 346,937
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization | (122,630) |  | (115,172)
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 224,459 |  | 231,765
Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract] |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 202,648 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | 11,335 | $ 10,001 |
Lease Incentives [Member] |  |  |
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract] |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 7,199 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | 711 | 351 |
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member] |  |  |
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract] |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 12,013 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | 1,031 | 1,166 |
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) [Member] |  |  |
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract] |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 2,599 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | 138 | 137 |
Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract] |  |  |
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, gross | 63,628 |  | 63,830
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, accumulated amortization | (19,497) |  | (17,927)
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net | 44,131 |  | $ 45,903
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities | $ (1,772) | $ (1,732) |

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