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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Assets |  |
Tenant and other receivables allowance | $ 1,128 | $ 1,422
Deferred rent receivables allowance | $ 0 | $ 185
Capital |  |
Private perpetual preferred units, liquidation preference (in USD per share) | $ 16.62 | $ 16.62
Private perpetual preferred units, issued (in shares) | 1,560,360 | 1,560,360
Private perpetual preferred units, outstanding (in shares) | 1,560,360 | 1,560,360
General partner operating partnership units, outstanding (in shares) | 164,369,210 |
Limited partner operating partnership units, outstanding (in shares) | 138,627,149 |
Series PR operating partnership units |  |
Capital |  |
Limited partner operating partnership units, outstanding (in shares) | 93,222,019 | 91,759,741
Series ES operating partnership units |  |
Capital |  |
Limited partner operating partnership units, outstanding (in shares) | 32,383,207 | 33,774,678
Series 60 operating partnership units |  |
Capital |  |
Limited partner operating partnership units, outstanding (in shares) | 8,695,899 | 8,987,931
Series 250 operating partnership units |  |
Capital |  |
Limited partner operating partnership units, outstanding (in shares) | 4,326,024 | 4,410,093
ESRT | Series PR operating partnership units |  |
Capital |  |
General partner operating partnership units, outstanding (in shares) | 3,029,964 | 3,004,095
Limited partner operating partnership units, outstanding (in shares) | 161,339,246 | 158,472,949

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