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Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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):

	2015				2014
Leasing costs	$	121,864			$	100,653
Acquired in-place lease value and deferred leasing costs	285,902				304,916
Acquired above-market leases	81,680				84,633
	489,446				490,202
Less: accumulated amortization	(178,767		)		(132,740		)
Total deferred costs, net	$	310,679			$	357,462

Deferred financing costs, net, consisted of the following at December 31, (amounts in thousands):     

	2015				2014
Financing costs	$	20,882			$	17,334
Less: accumulated amortization	(7,972		)		(4,336		)
Total deferred financing costs, net	$	12,910			$	12,998

Schedule of Amortizing Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities

Amortizing acquired intangible assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31, (amounts in thousands):     

	2015				2014
Acquired below-market ground leases	$	396,916			$	396,916
Less: accumulated amortization	(13,025		)		(5,029		)
Acquired below-market ground leases, net	$	383,891			$	391,887

	2015				2014
Acquired below-market leases	$	(163,290	)		$	(169,805	)
Less: accumulated amortization	59,119				30,946
Acquired below-market leases, net	$	(104,171	)		$	(138,859	)

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
2016	$	7,831			$	32,756			$	9,283
2017	7,831				25,331				5,658
2018	7,831				19,298				6,338
2019	7,831				16,534				6,552
2020	7,831				13,389				3,453
Thereafter	344,736				64,027				18,643
	$	383,891			$	171,335			$	49,927

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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.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
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