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Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Deferred Costs, Net | Deferred costs, net, consisted of the following at December 31, (amounts in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013
| Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Leasing costs | $ | 100,653 |  |  | $ | (33,439 | ) |  | $ | 90,198 |  |  | $ | (27,459 | )
Financing costs | 17,334 |  |  | (4,336 | ) |  | 27,416 |  |  | (11,217 | )
Total deferred costs | $ | 117,987 |  |  | $ | (37,775 | ) |  | $ | 117,614 |  |  | $ | (38,676 | )
Schedule of Amortizing Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities | Amortizing acquired intangible assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31, (amounts in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013
| Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Acquired below-market ground lease | $ | 396,916 |  |  | $ | (5,029 | ) |  | $ | 62,738 |  |  | (426 | )
Acquired in-place lease value and deferred leasing costs | 304,916 |  |  | (83,540 | ) |  | 186,415 |  |  | (5,697 | )
Acquired above-market leases | 84,633 |  |  | (15,761 | ) |  | 72,123 |  |  | (2,858 | )
Acquired below-market leases | (169,805 | ) |  | 30,946 |  |  | (134,651 | ) |  | 4,769 |
Schedule of Future Amortization Expense and Rental Revenue from Acquired Intangible Assets | We expect to recognize amortization expense and rental revenue from the acquired intangible assets and liabilities as follows (amounts in thousands):
For the year ending: | Future Ground Rent Amortization |  | Future Amortization Expense |  | Future Rental Revenue
2015 | $ | 7,831 |  |  | $ | 47,217 |  |  | $ | 19,687 |
2016 | 7,831 |  |  | 33,131 |  |  | 9,166 |
2017 | 7,831 |  |  | 25,576 |  |  | 5,656 |
2018 | 7,831 |  |  | 19,539 |  |  | 6,337 |
2019 | 7,831 |  |  | 16,736 |  |  | 6,591 |
Thereafter | 352,732 |  |  | 79,177 |  |  | 22,551 |
| $ | 391,887 |  |  | $ | 221,376 |  |  | $ | 69,988 |

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- Definition 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 + Details
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