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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Carrying Amount |  |  |
Unsecured notes payable |  | $ 1,518,931 | $ 1,518,108
Variable rate debt |  | 278,610 | 278,610
Mortgage notes payable |  | 642,396 | 654,590
Fair Value |  |  |
Unsecured notes payable |  | 1,552,682 | 1,593,212
Variable rate debt |  | 254,405 | 257,188
Mortgage notes payable |  | 673,959 | 707,241
Financing Receivable, Net | [1] | 0 | 88,000
Mortgage note receivable | [1] | $ 0 | $ 87,692
[1] | On January 30, 2015 the mortgage note was repaid. For further information regarding the mortgage note, see Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

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