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Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets) | $ 348,197 |  | $ 348,197 |  | $ 344,548
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization | (152,334) |  | (152,334) |  | (149,275)
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 195,863 |  | 195,863 |  | 195,273
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities): |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, gross | 56,355 |  | 56,355 |  | 57,955
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, accumulated amortization | (34,124) |  | (34,124) |  | (32,307)
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net | 22,231 |  | 22,231 |  | $ 25,648
Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 182,762 |  | 182,762 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | 8,759 | $ 9,207 | 19,074 | $ 18,702 |
Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 8,292 |  | 8,292 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | 460 | 476 | 3,308 | 905 |
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 4,018 |  | 4,018 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | 343 | 429 | 700 | 877 |
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 791 |  | 791 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | 139 | 139 | 276 | 276 |
Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities): |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net | 22,231 |  | 22,231 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities | $ (1,763) | $ (1,495) | $ (3,416) | $ (3,018) |

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