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Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Deferred Costs, Net | Deferred costs, net consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| June 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Leasing costs | $ | 116,147 |  |  | $ | 100,653 |
Acquired in-place lease value and deferred leasing costs | 297,425 |  |  | 304,916 |
Acquired above-market leases | 83,138 |  |  | 84,633 |
Financing costs | 18,335 |  |  | 17,334 |
| 515,045 |  |  | 507,536 |
Less: accumulated amortization | (162,105 | ) |  | (137,076 | )
Total deferred costs, net | $ | 352,940 |  |  | $ | 370,460 |
Schedule of Amortizing Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities | Amortizing acquired intangible assets and liabilities consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| June 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Acquired below-market ground leases | $ | 396,916 |  |  | $ | 396,916 |
Less: accumulated amortization | (9,109 | ) |  | $ | (5,029 | )
Acquired below-market ground leases, net | $ | 387,807 |  |  | $ | 391,887 |
| June 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Acquired below-market leases | $ | (167,427 | ) |  | $ | (169,805 | )
Less: accumulated amortization | 46,141 |  |  | 30,946 |
Acquired below-market leases, net | $ | (121,286 | ) |  | $ | (138,859 | )

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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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