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Deferred Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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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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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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