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Real Estate (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Real Estate [Abstract] |
Schedule of Real Estate Assets | The Company's real estate assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
| Net Lease |  | Operating Properties |  | Land |  | Total
As of September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and land improvements | $ | 335,598 |  |  | $ | 132,608 |  |  | $ | 815,302 |  |  | $ | 1,283,508 |
Buildings and improvements | 1,295,419 |  |  | 645,240 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,940,659 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (335,301 | ) |  | (100,325 | ) |  | (3,106 | ) |  | (438,732 | )
Real estate, net | $ | 1,295,716 |  |  | $ | 677,523 |  |  | $ | 812,196 |  |  | $ | 2,785,435 |
Real estate available and held for sale | — |  |  | 262,332 |  |  | 147,748 |  |  | 410,080 |
Total real estate | $ | 1,295,716 |  |  | $ | 939,855 |  |  | $ | 959,944 |  |  | $ | 3,195,515 |
As of December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and land improvements | $ | 344,239 |  |  | $ | 132,028 |  |  | $ | 786,114 |  |  | $ | 1,262,381 |
Buildings and improvements | 1,295,081 |  |  | 669,186 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,964,267 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (315,699 | ) |  | (109,634 | ) |  | (2,292 | ) |  | (427,625 | )
Real estate, net | $ | 1,323,621 |  |  | $ | 691,580 |  |  | $ | 783,822 |  |  | $ | 2,799,023 |
Real estate available and held for sale | — |  |  | 454,587 |  |  | 181,278 |  |  | 635,865 |
Total real estate | $ | 1,323,621 |  |  | $ | 1,146,167 |  |  | $ | 965,100 |  |  | $ | 3,434,888 |
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures | The following table summarizes income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 ($ in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Revenues | $ | 1,483 |  |  | $ | 2,248 |  |  | $ | 4,955 |  |  | $ | 10,851 |
Total expenses | (745 | ) |  | (1,974 | ) |  | $ | (2,779 | ) |  | (7,516 | )
Impairment of assets | (524 | ) |  | (4,808 | ) |  | (920 | ) |  | (21,429 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | 214 |  |  | $ | (4,534 | ) |  | $ | 1,256 |  |  | $ | (18,094 | )

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