Deferred Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Deferred Charges [Abstract]

Deferred Charges

Deferred charges consisted of the following at December 31, (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Leasing costs, including lease related intangibles	$	790,740		$	598,352
Financing costs	90,682			85,554
	881,422			683,906
Less: Accumulated amortization	(293,187		)	(238,503		)
	$	588,235		$	445,403

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the scheduled amortization of the Company's acquired “above-” and “below-market” lease intangibles for each of the five succeeding years (in thousands).

	Acquired Above-Market Lease Intangibles		Acquired Below-Market Lease Intangibles
2013	$	5,179	$	20,190
2014	4,220		19,095
2015	3,295		13,633
2016	2,550		11,823
2017	2,036		9,107

The following table summarizes the scheduled amortization of the Company's acquired in-place lease intangibles for each of the five succeeding years (in thousands).

	Acquired In-Place Lease Intangibles
2013	$	43,077
2014	35,861
2015	20,242
2016	15,041
2017	11,215