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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Debt Instrument
Unsecured revolving credit facilities	$ 575,000										$ 575,000
Matures in March 2024 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Unsecured revolving credit facilities				$ 1,500,000
Facility fee (percent)				0.20%
Matures in March 2024 \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)				0.90%
Matures in April 2026 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Unsecured revolving credit facilities				$ 1,250,000
Facility fee (percent)				0.20%
Matures in April 2026 \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Spread over LIBOR (percent)				1.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)				0.90%
Matures in June 2026 \| Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, amount						$ 400,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)						2.15%
Face amount, percent						99.86%
Interest rate, effective percentage						2.18%
Matures in June 2031 \| Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, amount						$ 350,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)						3.40%
Face amount, percent						99.59%
Interest rate, effective percentage						3.45%
PENN 11 \| Matures in March 2024
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, amount										$ 500,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)										3.03%
PENN 11 \| Matures in March 2024 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Spread over LIBOR (percent)	2.83%				2.75%
909 Third Avenue \| Matures in April 2031
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, amount								$ 350,000
909 Third Avenue \| Matures in April 2031 \| Office
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)								3.23%
Square footage of real estate property (in sqft) \| ft²								1.4
909 Third Avenue \| Matures in May 2021 \| Office
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, amount									$ 350,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)									3.91%
555 California Street \| Matures in May 2028 \| Office
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, amount			$ 1,200,000
Square footage of real estate property (in sqft) \| ft²			1.8
Number of buildings (building) \| building			3
Equity method ownership percentage			70.00%
Number of extensions \| extension			5
Length of extension available (years)			1 year
555 California Street \| Matures in May 2028 \| Office \| Vornado Realty Trust
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, amount			$ 840,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)			2.26%
555 California Street \| Matures in May 2028 \| Office \| LIBOR
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Spread over LIBOR (percent)	2.01%
555 California Street \| Matures in May 2028 \| Office \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Years 1-5
Debt Instrument
Spread over LIBOR (percent)			1.93%
555 California Street \| Matures in May 2028 \| Office \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Year 6
Debt Instrument
Spread over LIBOR (percent)			2.18%
555 California Street \| Matures in May 2028 \| Office \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Year 7
Debt Instrument
Spread over LIBOR (percent)			2.43%
555 California Street \| Matures in September 2021 \| Office
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, amount							$ 533,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)							5.10%
theMART \| Matures in September 2021 \| Retail
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (percent)		2.70%
Square footage of real estate property (in sqft) \| ft²		3.7
Repayment of debt		$ 675,000