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Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill | Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill Deferred costs, net consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| June 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Leasing costs | $ | 92,601 |  |  | $ | (29,294 | ) |  | $ | 90,198 |  |  | $ | (27,459 | )
Financing costs | 27,671 |  |  | (13,943 | ) |  | 27,416 |  |  | (11,217 | )
Total deferred costs | $ | 120,272 |  |  | $ | (43,237 | ) |  | $ | 117,614 |  |  | $ | (38,676 | )
Amortization expense related to deferred leasing costs was $2.4 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $4.8 million and $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Amortization expense related to deferred financing costs was $1.4 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $2.5 million and $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Amortizing acquired intangible assets and liabilities consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| June 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Acquired below-market ground lease | $ | 62,738 |  |  | (1,278 | ) |  | $ | 62,738 |  |  | (426 | )
Acquired in-place lease value and deferred leasing costs | 185,717 |  |  | (21,615 | ) |  | 186,415 |  |  | (5,697 | )
Acquired above-market leases | 72,090 |  |  | (8,575 | ) |  | 72,123 |  |  | (2,858 | )
Acquired below-market leases | (134,525 | ) |  | 14,306 |  |  | (134,651 | ) |  | 4,769 |
Amortization expense related to acquired lease intangibles for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $5.3 million and $10.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Rental revenue related to the amortization of below-market leases, net of above-market leases for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $2.0 million and $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. There was no amortization expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 related to acquired intangible assets and liabilities. As of June 30, 2014, we had goodwill of $491.5 million. In 2013, we acquired the interests in Empire State Building Company, L.L.C. and 501 Seventh Avenue Associates, L.L.C. for an amount in excess of their net tangible and identified intangible assets and liabilities and as a result we recorded goodwill related to the transaction. Goodwill was allocated $227.5 million to the observatory operations of the Empire State Building, $250.8 million to Empire State Building Company, L.L.C., and $13.2 million to 501 Seventh Avenue Associates, L.L.C.

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