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Schedule III - REAL ESTATE ASSETS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Real Estate Investments and Accumulated Depreciation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 7,947,647 | $ 8,240,521 |
Additions and improvements | 177,482 | 263,265 | $ 230,990
Acquisitions of real estate assets | 78,516 | 0 | 182,747
Disposals, deconsolidations and accumulated depreciation on impairments | (506,399) | (435,331) | (249,716)
Transfers from real estate assets | (3,915) | (3,986) | (4,738)
Impairment of real estate assets | (71,401) | (116,822) | (105,945)
Balance at end of period | 7,621,930 | 7,947,647 | 8,240,521
Accumulated depreciation, beginning of period | 2,427,108 | 2,382,568 |
Depreciation expense | 272,945 | 272,697 | 274,544
Accumulated depreciation on real estate assets sold, retired, deconsolidated or impaired | (234,958) | (228,157) | (131,983)
Accumulated depreciation, end of period | $ 2,465,095 | $ 2,427,108 | $ 2,382,568

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