XML 53 R30.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.3.1.900
Schedule III - REAL ESTATE ASSETS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule III - REAL ESTATE ASSETS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

 
 
 
 
Initial Cost (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts at Which Carried at Close of Period
 
 
Description /Location
 
Encumbrances (2)
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Costs
 Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Sales of Outparcel
  Land
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total (3)
 
Accumulated Depreciation (4)
 
 Date of Construction
 / Acquisition
 MALLS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Acadiana Mall, Lafayette, LA
 
$
129,037

 
$
22,511

 
$
145,769

 
$
10,168

 
$

 
$
19,919

 
$
158,529

 
$
178,448

 
$
(66,175
)
 
2005
 Alamance Crossing, Burlington, NC
 
47,928

 
20,853

 
63,105

 
39,653

 
(2,803
)
 
18,050

 
102,758

 
120,808

 
(26,849
)
 
2007
 Arbor Place, Douglasville, GA
 
115,578

 
7,862

 
95,330

 
26,960

 

 
7,862

 
122,290

 
130,152

 
(57,196
)
 
1998-1999
 Asheville Mall, Asheville, NC
 
71,607

 
7,139

 
58,747

 
55,550

 
(805
)
 
6,334

 
114,297

 
120,631

 
(47,104
)
 
1998
 Bonita Lakes Mall, Meridian, MS
 

 
4,924

 
31,933

 
6,671

 
(985
)
 
4,924

 
37,619

 
42,543

 
(18,086
)
 
1997
 Brookfield Square, Brookfield, WI
 

 
8,996

 
84,250

 
54,603

 
(18
)
 
9,170

 
138,661

 
147,831

 
(56,903
)
 
2001
 Burnsville Center, Burnsville, MN
 
73,828

 
12,804

 
71,355

 
58,585

 
(1,157
)
 
16,102

 
125,485

 
141,587

 
(52,179
)
 
1998
 Cary Towne Center, Cary, NC
 
48,607

 
23,688

 
74,432

 
31,081

 

 
23,701

 
105,500

 
129,201

 
(38,886
)
 
2001
 CherryVale Mall, Rockford, IL
 

 
11,892

 
63,973

 
57,288

 
(1,667
)
 
11,608

 
119,878

 
131,486

 
(43,561
)
 
2001
 Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, MO
 
140,000

 
11,083

 
282,140

 
(172,841
)
 

 
11,083

 
109,299

 
120,382

 

 
2007
 College Square, Morristown, TN
 

 
2,954

 
17,787

 
25,832

 
(88
)
 
2,866

 
43,619

 
46,485

 
(21,615
)
 
1987-1988
 Cross Creek Mall, Fayetteville, NC
 
127,081

 
19,155

 
104,353

 
35,785

 

 
20,169

 
139,124

 
159,293

 
(43,052
)
 
2003
 Dakota Square Mall, Minot, ND
 
55,711

 
4,552

 
87,625

 
16,421

 

 
4,552

 
104,046

 
108,598

 
(10,953
)
 
2012
 Eastland Mall, Bloomington, IL
 

 
5,746

 
75,893

 
7,007

 
(753
)
 
5,304

 
82,589

 
87,893

 
(28,648
)
 
2005
 East Towne Mall, Madison, WI
 

 
4,496

 
63,867

 
47,046

 
(366
)
 
4,130

 
110,913

 
115,043

 
(42,178
)
 
2002
 EastGate Mall, Cincinnati, OH
 
38,527

 
13,046

 
44,949

 
28,819

 
(1,017
)
 
12,029

 
73,768

 
85,797

 
(26,166
)
 
2001
 Fashion Square, Saginaw, MI
 
38,749

 
15,218

 
64,970

 
11,405

 

 
15,218

 
76,375

 
91,593

 
(30,429
)
 
2001
 Fayette Mall, Lexington, KY
 
166,837

 
25,194

 
84,267

 
103,748

 
11

 
25,205

 
188,015

 
213,220

 
(51,212
)
 
2001
 Frontier Mall, Cheyenne, WY
 

 
2,681

 
15,858

 
20,184

 

 
2,681

 
36,042

 
38,723

 
(21,660
)
 
1984-1985
 Foothills Mall, Maryville, TN
 

 
6,376

 
27,376

 
11,692

 

 
6,392

 
39,052

 
45,444

 
(24,850
)
 
1996
 Greenbrier Mall, Chesapeake, VA
 
72,171

 
3,181

 
107,355

 
14,001

 
(626
)
 
2,555

 
121,356

 
123,911

 
(37,009
)
 
2004
 Hamilton Place, Chattanooga, TN
 
99,224

 
3,532

 
42,643

 
41,215

 
(441
)
 
3,091

 
83,838

 
86,929

 
(47,699
)
 
1986-1987
 Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, NC
 
149,019

 
17,176

 
133,376

 
50,988

 
(948
)
 
18,618

 
181,974

 
200,592

 
(67,472
)
 
2001
 Harford Mall, Bel Air, MD
 

 
8,699

 
45,704

 
22,070

 

 
8,699

 
67,774

 
76,473

 
(23,484
)
 
2003
 Hickory Point Mall, Forsyth, IL
 
27,569

 
10,731

 
31,728

 
16,867

 
(293
)
 
10,439

 
48,594

 
59,033

 
(16,932
)
 
2005
 Honey Creek Mall, Terre Haute, IN
 
27,884

 
3,108

 
83,358

 
13,158

 

 
3,108

 
96,516

 
99,624

 
(31,234
)
 
2004
 Imperial Valley Mall, El Centro, CA
 

 
35,378

 
70,549

 
2,342

 

 
35,378

 
72,891

 
108,269

 
(7,426
)
 
2012
 Janesville Mall, Janesville, WI
 

 
8,074

 
26,009

 
21,062

 

 
8,074

 
47,071

 
55,145

 
(15,685
)
 
1998
 Jefferson Mall, Louisville, KY
 
67,285

 
13,125

 
40,234

 
28,694

 
(521
)
 
12,604

 
68,928

 
81,532

 
(24,801
)
 
2001
 Kirkwood Mall, Bismarck, ND
 
38,579

 
3,368

 
118,945

 
7,645

 

 
3,368

 
126,590

 
129,958

 
(11,541
)
 
2012
 The Lakes Mall, Muskegon, MI
 

 
3,328

 
42,366

 
12,858

 

 
3,328

 
55,224

 
58,552

 
(24,634
)
 
2000-2001
 Laurel Park Place, Livonia, MI
 

 
13,289

 
92,579

 
19,473

 

 
13,289

 
112,052

 
125,341

 
(39,089
)
 
2005

 
 
 
 
Initial Cost (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts at Which Carried at Close of Period
 
 
Description /Location
 
Encumbrances (2)
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Costs
 Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Sales of Outparcel
  Land
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total (3)
 
Accumulated Depreciation (4)
 
 Date of Construction
 / Acquisition
 Layton Hills Mall, Layton, UT
 
92,215

 
20,464

 
99,836

 
9,726

 
(275
)
 
20,189

 
109,562

 
129,751

 
(35,330
)
 
2005
 Mall del Norte, Laredo, TX
 

 
21,734

 
142,049

 
49,073

 

 
21,734

 
191,122

 
212,856

 
(71,302
)
 
2004
 Mayfaire Town Center, Wilmington, NC
 

 
26,333

 
101,087

 

 

 
26,333

 
101,087

 
127,420

 
(1,667
)
 
2004 - 2015
 Meridian Mall, Lansing, MI
 

 
529

 
103,678

 
81,188

 

 
2,232

 
183,163

 
185,395

 
(76,860
)
 
1998
 Midland Mall, Midland, MI
 
32,418

 
10,321

 
29,429

 
11,569

 

 
10,321

 
40,998

 
51,319

 
(17,130
)
 
2001
 Mid Rivers Mall, St. Peters, MO
 

 
16,384

 
170,582

 
16,717

 

 
16,384

 
187,299

 
203,683

 
(48,989
)
 
2007
 Monroeville Mall, Pittsburgh, PA
 

 
22,911

 
177,214

 
74,427

 

 
25,432

 
249,120

 
274,552

 
(70,212
)
 
2004
 Northgate Mall, Chattanooga, TN
 

 
2,330

 
8,960

 
23,159

 

 
2,330

 
32,119

 
34,449

 
(4,782
)
 
2011
 Northpark Mall, Joplin, MO
 

 
9,977

 
65,481

 
40,840

 

 
10,962

 
105,336

 
116,298

 
(38,003
)
 
2004
 Northwoods Mall, North Charleston, SC
 
69,036

 
14,867

 
49,647

 
24,405

 
(2,339
)
 
12,528

 
74,052

 
86,580

 
(26,958
)
 
2001
 Old Hickory Mall, Jackson, TN
 

 
15,527

 
29,413

 
8,271

 

 
15,527

 
37,684

 
53,211

 
(15,176
)
 
2001
The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta, Woodstock, GA
 
83,247

 
8,598

 
100,613

 
(27,176
)
 

 
17,167

 
64,868

 
82,035

 
(8,687
)
 
2013
The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, El Paso, TX
 
70,335

 
7,345

 
98,602

 
11,432

 

 
7,569

 
109,810

 
117,379

 
(14,098
)
 
2012
The Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA
 
38,450

 
20,779

 
22,180

 
1,173

 

 
20,779

 
23,353

 
44,132

 
(4,004
)
 
2012
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK
 
63,875

 
7,402

 
50,268

 
12,727

 

 
6,833

 
63,564

 
70,397

 
(17,711
)
 
2011
The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass, Simpsonville, KY
 
86,221

 
3,193

 
72,962

 
1,887

 

 
3,193

 
74,849

 
78,042

 
(5,109
)
 
2014
 Parkdale Mall, Beaumont, TX
 
85,808

 
23,850

 
47,390

 
56,407

 
(307
)
 
23,544

 
103,796

 
127,340

 
(37,557
)
 
2001
 Park Plaza Mall, Little Rock, AR
 
89,255

 
6,297

 
81,638

 
34,867

 

 
6,304

 
116,498

 
122,802

 
(46,325
)
 
2004
 Parkway Place, Huntsville, AL
 
37,644

 
6,364

 
67,067

 
4,396

 

 
6,364

 
71,463

 
77,827

 
(13,521
)
 
2010
 Pearland Town Center, Pearland, TX
 

 
16,300

 
108,615

 
16,234

 
(366
)
 
15,443

 
125,340

 
140,783

 
(36,465
)
 
2008
 Post Oak Mall, College Station, TX
 

 
3,936

 
48,948

 
13,452

 
(327
)
 
3,608

 
62,401

 
66,009

 
(32,127
)
 
1984-1985
 Randolph Mall, Asheboro, NC
 

 
4,547

 
13,927

 
12,117

 

 
4,547

 
26,044

 
30,591

 
(9,902
)
 
2001
 Regency Mall, Racine, WI
 

 
3,539

 
36,839

 
18,190

 

 
4,399

 
54,169

 
58,568

 
(21,836
)
 
2001
 Richland Mall, Waco, TX
 

 
9,874

 
34,793

 
16,233

 

 
9,887

 
51,013

 
60,900

 
(18,114
)
 
2002
 River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg, VA
 

 
4,824

 
59,052

 
13,393

 
(252
)
 
4,572

 
72,445

 
77,017

 
(20,618
)
 
2003
 South County Center, St. Louis, MO
 

 
15,754

 
159,249

 
14,798

 

 
15,754

 
174,047

 
189,801

 
(44,133
)
 
2007
 Southaven Towne Center, Southaven, MS
 
39,066

 
8,255

 
29,380

 
13,365

 

 
8,478

 
42,522

 
51,000

 
(16,728
)
 
2005
 Southpark Mall, Colonial Heights, VA
 
63,389

 
9,501

 
73,262

 
35,226

 

 
11,282

 
106,707

 
117,989

 
(35,872
)
 
2003
 Stroud Mall, Stroudsburg, PA
 
30,621

 
14,711

 
23,936

 
20,799

 

 
14,711

 
44,735

 
59,446

 
(17,206
)
 
1998
 St. Clair Square, Fairview Heights, IL
 

 
11,027

 
75,620

 
34,952

 

 
11,027

 
110,572

 
121,599

 
(49,515
)
 
1996
 Sunrise Mall, Brownsville, TX
 

 
11,156

 
59,047

 
11,980

 

 
11,156

 
71,027

 
82,183

 
(20,025
)
 
2003
 Turtle Creek Mall, Hattiesburg, MS
 

 
2,345

 
26,418

 
17,506

 

 
3,535

 
42,734

 
46,269

 
(21,801
)
 
1993-1995
 Valley View Mall, Roanoke, VA
 
58,259

 
15,985

 
77,771

 
21,699

 

 
15,999

 
99,456

 
115,455

 
(31,818
)
 
2003

 
 
 
 
Initial Cost (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts at Which Carried at Close of Period
 
 
Description /Location
 
Encumbrances (2)
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Costs
 Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Sales of Outparcel
  Land
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total (3)
 
Accumulated Depreciation (4)
 
 Date of Construction
 / Acquisition
 Volusia Mall, Daytona Beach, FL
 
47,967

 
2,526

 
120,242

 
28,071

 

 
6,431

 
144,408

 
150,839

 
(40,988
)
 
2004
 Walnut Square, Dalton, GA
 

 
50

 
15,138

 
17,347

 

 
50

 
32,485

 
32,535

 
(19,168
)
 
1984-1985
 Wausau Center, Wausau, WI
 
17,923

 
5,231

 
24,705

 
16,463

 
(5,231
)
 

 
41,168

 
41,168

 
(18,636
)
 
2001
 West Towne Mall, Madison, WI
 

 
9,545

 
83,084

 
51,282

 

 
9,545

 
134,366

 
143,911

 
(48,193
)
 
2002
 WestGate Mall, Spartanburg, SC
 
37,000

 
2,149

 
23,257

 
47,215

 
(432
)
 
1,742

 
70,447

 
72,189

 
(36,682
)
 
1995
 Westmoreland Mall, Greensburg, PA
 

 
4,621

 
84,215

 
23,152

 

 
4,621

 
107,367

 
111,988

 
(38,028
)
 
2002
 York Galleria, York, PA
 
48,891

 
5,757

 
63,316

 
9,995

 

 
5,757

 
73,311

 
79,068

 
(31,135
)
 
1995
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ASSOCIATED CENTERS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Annex at Monroeville, Pittsburgh, PA
 

 

 
29,496

 
(685
)
 

 

 
28,811

 
28,811

 
(8,375
)
 
2004
 Bonita Lakes Crossing, Meridian, MS
 

 
794

 
4,786

 
8,729

 

 
794

 
13,515

 
14,309

 
(6,073
)
 
1997
 CoolSprings Crossing, Nashville, TN
 
11,443

 
2,803

 
14,985

 
5,561

 

 
3,554

 
19,795

 
23,349

 
(11,722
)
 
1991-1993
 Courtyard at Hickory Hollow, Nashville, TN

 
3,314

 
2,771

 
(1,816
)
 
(231
)
 
1,500

 
2,538

 
4,038

 
(536
)
 
1998
 Frontier Square, Cheyenne, WY
 

 
346

 
684

 
350

 
(86
)
 
260

 
1,034

 
1,294

 
(627
)
 
1985
 Gunbarrel Pointe, Chattanooga, TN
 
10,197

 
4,170

 
10,874

 
3,469

 

 
4,170

 
14,343

 
18,513

 
(5,400
)
 
2000
 Hamilton Corner, Chattanooga, TN
 
14,621

 
630

 
5,532

 
8,548

 

 
734

 
13,976

 
14,710

 
(6,549
)
 
1986-1987
 Hamilton Crossing, Chattanooga, TN
 
9,618

 
4,014

 
5,906

 
6,819

 
(1,370
)
 
2,644

 
12,725

 
15,369

 
(6,526
)
 
1987
 Harford Annex, Bel Air, MD
 

 
2,854

 
9,718

 
1,084

 

 
2,854

 
10,802

 
13,656

 
(3,287
)
 
2003
 The Landing at Arbor Place, Douglasville, GA

 
4,993

 
14,330

 
1,511

 
(748
)
 
4,245

 
15,841

 
20,086

 
(8,432
)
 
1998-1999
 Layton Hills Convenience Center, Layton, UT

 

 
8

 
2,799

 

 

 
2,807

 
2,807

 
(471
)
 
2005
 Layton Hills Plaza, Layton, UT
 

 

 
2

 
299

 

 

 
301

 
301

 
(186
)
 
2005
 The Plaza at Fayette, Lexington, KY
 
38,092

 
9,531

 
27,646

 
3,810

 

 
9,531

 
31,456

 
40,987

 
(9,892
)
 
2006
 Parkdale Crossing, Beaumont, TX
 

 
2,994

 
7,408

 
2,282

 
(355
)
 
2,639

 
9,690

 
12,329

 
(3,182
)
 
2002
 The Shoppes At Hamilton Place, Chattanooga, TN

 
4,894

 
11,700

 
1,592

 

 
4,894

 
13,292

 
18,186

 
(4,134
)
 
2003
 Sunrise Commons, Brownsville, TX
 

 
1,013

 
7,525

 
1,063

 

 
1,013

 
8,588

 
9,601

 
(2,918
)
 
2003
 The Shoppes at St. Clair Square, Fairview Heights, IL
 
19,305

 
8,250

 
23,623

 
597

 
(5,044
)
 
3,206

 
24,220

 
27,426

 
(7,996
)
 
2007
 The Terrace, Chattanooga, TN
 
13,381

 
4,166

 
9,929

 
8,102

 

 
6,536

 
15,661

 
22,197

 
(5,444
)
 
1997
 West Towne Crossing, Madison, WI
 

 
1,151

 
2,955

 
7,940

 

 
2,126

 
9,920

 
12,046

 
(1,948
)
 
1998
 WestGate Crossing, Spartanburg, SC
 

 
1,082

 
3,422

 
6,722

 

 
1,082

 
10,144

 
11,226

 
(4,197
)
 
1997
 Westmoreland Crossing, Greensburg, PA
 

 
2,898

 
21,167

 
9,262

 

 
2,898

 
30,429

 
33,327

 
(10,040
)
 
2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 COMMUNITY CENTERS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Cobblestone Village at Palm Coast, Palm Coast, FL
 

 
6,082

 
12,070

 
(524
)
 
(220
)
 
4,296

 
13,112

 
17,408

 
(2,840
)
 
2007
The Crossings at Marshalls Creek, Middle Smithfield, PA
 

 
6,456

 
15,351

 
(1,744
)
 

 
6,453

 
13,610

 
20,063

 
(1,377
)
 
2013

 
 
 
 
Initial Cost (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts at Which Carried at Close of Period
 
 
Description /Location
 
Encumbrances (2)
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Costs
 Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
 
Sales of Outparcel
  Land
 
Land
 
Buildings and Improvements
 
Total (3)
 
Accumulated Depreciation (4)
 
 Date of Construction
 / Acquisition
 The Forum at Grand View, Madison, MS
 

 
9,234

 
17,285

 
14,710

 
(684
)
 
8,652

 
31,893

 
40,545

 
(3,905
)
 
2010
  Parkway Plaza, Fort Oglethorpe, GA
 

 
2,675

 
13,435

 

 

 
2,675

 
13,435

 
16,110

 
(365
)
 
2015
 The Promenade, D'Iberville, MS
 

 
16,278

 
48,806

 
24,400

 
(706
)
 
17,953

 
70,825

 
88,778

 
(13,341
)
 
2009
 Statesboro Crossing, Statesboro, GA
 
11,087

 
2,855

 
17,805

 
2,234

 
(235
)
 
2,840

 
19,819

 
22,659

 
(4,200
)
 
2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 OFFICE BUILDINGS AND OTHER:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 840 Greenbrier Circle, Chesapeake, VA
 

 
2,096

 
3,091

 
173

 

 
2,096

 
3,264

 
5,360

 
(1,021
)
 
2007
 850 Greenbrier Circle, Chesapeake, VA
 

 
3,154

 
6,881

 
(289
)
 

 
3,154

 
6,592

 
9,746

 
(1,625
)
 
2007
 CBL Center, Chattanooga, TN
 

 

 
13,648

 
1,101

 

 

 
14,749

 
14,749

 
(4,036
)
 
2008
 CBL Center II, Chattanooga, TN
 
19,844

 
140

 
24,675

 
45

 

 
140

 
24,720

 
24,860

 
(13,479
)
 
2001
 Oak Branch Business Center, Greensboro, NC
 

 
535

 
2,192

 
210

 

 
535

 
2,402

 
2,937

 
(621
)
 
2007
 One Oyster Point, Newport News, VA
 

 
1,822

 
3,623

 
853

 

 
1,822

 
4,476

 
6,298

 
(965
)
 
2007
 Pearland Hotel, Pearland, TX
 

 

 
16,149

 
503

 

 

 
16,652

 
16,652

 
(3,978
)
 
2008
 Pearland Office, Pearland, TX
 

 

 
7,849

 
1,341

 

 

 
9,190

 
9,190

 
(662
)
 
2009
 Pearland Residential Mgmt, Pearland, TX
 

 

 
9,666

 
9

 

 

 
9,675

 
9,675

 
(1,993
)
 
2008
 Two Oyster Point, Newport News, VA
 

 
1,543

 
3,974

 
542

 

 
1,543

 
4,516

 
6,059

 
(1,467
)
 
2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 DISPOSITIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapel Hill Suburban, Akron, OH
 

 
925

 
2,520

 
(3,445
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
2004
 EastGate Crossing, Cincinnati, OH
 

 
11

 
2,424

 
(2,424
)
 
(11
)
 

 

 

 

 
2001
 Madison Plaza, Huntsville, AL
 

 
473

 
2,888

 
(3,361
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
1984
 Madison Square, Huntsville, AL
 

 
17,596

 
39,186

 
(56,782
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
1984
 Waynesville Commons, Waynesville, NC
 

 
3,511

 
6,141

 
(9,652
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Other
 

 
2,058

 
3,458

 
75,616

 
(1,561
)
 
1,710

 
1,870

 
3,580

 
(1,639
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Developments in progress consisting of construction
and Development Properties
 

 

 

 
75,991

 

 

 
75,991

 
75,991

 

 
 
 TOTALS
 
$
2,774,429

 
$
898,338

 
$
5,639,319

 
$
1,812,132

 
$
(33,257
)
 
$
876,668

 
$
7,363,853

 
$
8,240,521

 
$
(2,382,568
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Initial cost represents the total cost capitalized including carrying cost at the end of the first fiscal year in which the Property opened or was acquired.
(2)
Encumbrances represent the face amount of the mortgage and other indebtedness balance at December 31, 2015, excluding debt premium or discount.
(3)
The aggregate cost of land and buildings and improvements for federal income tax purposes is approximately $8.036 billion.
(4)
Depreciation for all Properties is computed over the useful life which is generally 40 years for buildings, 10-20 years for certain improvements and 7-10 years for equipment and fixtures.

 
The changes in real estate assets and accumulated depreciation for the years ending December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 are set forth below (in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
REAL ESTATE ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
8,187,183

 
$
8,123,514

 
$
8,301,013

Additions during the period:
 

 
 

 
 

Additions and improvements
230,990

 
282,282

 
282,664

Acquisitions of real estate assets
182,747

 

 
29,912

Deductions during the period:
 

 
 

 
 

Disposals and accumulated depreciation on impairments
(249,716
)
 
(189,372
)
 
(412,976
)
Transfers from real estate assets
(4,738
)
 
(11,383
)
 
(8,031
)
Impairment of real estate assets
(105,945
)
 
(17,858
)
 
(69,068
)
Balance at end of period
$
8,240,521

 
$
8,187,183

 
$
8,123,514

 
 
 
 
 
 
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION:
 

 
 

 
 

Balance at beginning of period
$
2,240,007

 
$
2,056,357

 
$
1,972,031

Depreciation expense
274,544

 
269,602

 
253,142

Accumulated depreciation on real estate assets sold, retired or impaired
(131,983
)
 
(85,952
)
 
(168,816
)
Balance at end of period
$
2,382,568

 
$
2,240,007

 
$
2,056,357