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Deferred Costs, Net (Tables) (Predecessor [Member])

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Predecessor [Member]

Deferred Costs [Line Items]

Schedule of Deferred Costs, Net

Deferred costs, net consisted of the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Leasing costs	$	82,927			$	78,865
Financing costs	27,090				23,609
Offering costs	32,319				27,789
Total	142,336				130,263
Less: Accumulated amortization	44,202				38,037
Deferred costs, net	$	98,134			$	92,226

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Tabular disclosure of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer; the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet; and other deferred costs.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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