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Deferred Costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Deferred Cost | As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, deferred leasing costs and deferred leasing incentives were included in prepaid expenses and other assets as follows (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Deferred leasing costs | 59,382 |  |  | 22,897 |  |  | 36,485 |  |  | 50,943 |  |  | 18,351 |  |  | 32,592 |
Deferred leasing incentives | 18,701 |  |  | 6,066 |  |  | 12,635 |  |  | 14,194 |  |  | 3,605 |  |  | 10,589 |
Schedule of Amortization and Write-Offs of Deferred Financing, Leasing, and Leasing Incentive Costs | Amortization, including write-offs, of deferred leasing costs and deferred leasing incentives from continuing operations for the three years ended December 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Deferred leasing costs amortization | 5,983 |  |  | 4,699 |  |  | 4,279 |
Deferred leasing incentives amortization | 2,848 |  |  | 1,704 |  |  | 980 |

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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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