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Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Deferred Costs, Net | Deferred costs, net consisted of the following as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):
| June 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Leasing costs | $ | 131,194 |  |  | $ | 121,864 |
Acquired in-place lease value and deferred leasing costs | 261,588 |  |  | 285,902 |
Acquired above-market leases | 76,965 |  |  | 81,680 |
| 469,747 |  |  | 489,446 |
Less: accumulated amortization | (180,998 | ) |  | (178,767 | )
Total deferred costs, net, excluding net deferred financing costs | $ | 288,749 |  |  | $ | 310,679 |
Deferred financing costs, net, consisted of the following at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):
|  | June 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Financing costs |  | $ | 21,505 |  |  | $ | 20,882 |
Less: accumulated amortization |  | (9,659 | ) |  | (7,972 | )
Total deferred financing costs, net |  | $ | 11,846 |  |  | $ | 12,910 |
Schedule of Amortizing Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities | Amortizing acquired intangible assets and liabilities consisted of the following as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):
| June 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Acquired below-market ground leases | $ | 396,916 |  |  | $ | 396,916 |
Less: accumulated amortization | (16,940 | ) |  | (13,025 | )
Acquired below-market ground leases, net | $ | 379,976 |  |  | $ | 383,891 |
| June 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Acquired below-market leases | $ | (136,587 | ) |  | $ | (163,290 | )
Less: accumulated amortization | 44,737 |  |  | 59,119 |
Acquired below-market leases, net | $ | (91,850 | ) |  | $ | (104,171 | )

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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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