Other assets Other assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table summarizes the components of other assets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Acquired below-market ground leases	$	12,856	$	12,913
Acquired in-place leases	57,214		63,408
Deferred compensation plan	12,943		11,632
Deferred financing costs – $1.65 billion unsecured senior line of credit	13,311		14,239
Deposits	5,083		3,302
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment, net	12,304		12,839
Interest rate hedge assets	4,463		4,115
Net investment in direct financing lease	37,680		37,297
Notes receivable	674		694
Prepaid expenses	14,895		9,724
Property, plant, and equipment	20,909		19,891
Other assets	14,230		11,143
Total	$	206,562	$	201,197

Net Investment in Direct Financing Lease

The components of our net investment in direct financing lease as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are summarized in the table below (in thousands):



	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Gross investment in direct financing lease	$	264,954		$	264,954
Less: unearned income	(227,274		)	(227,657		)
Net investment in direct financing lease	$	37,680		$	37,297

Schedule of future minimum lease payments to be received on direct financing lease [Table Text Block]

Future minimum lease payments to be received under our direct financing lease as of March 31, 2017, were as follows (in thousands):



Year	Total
2017	$	1,044
2018	1,607
2019	1,655
2020	1,705
2021	1,756
Thereafter	256,996
Total	$	264,763