Taxes, insurance and lease expense from continuing operations were comprised of the following (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Hotel lease expense^(a)	$	11,849	$	10,910	$	33,572	$	31,339
Land lease expense^(b)	3,313		3,381		8,478		8,568
Real estate and other taxes	8,596		7,937		24,022		23,012
Property insurance, general liability insurance and other	2,199		2,543		7,137		7,338
Total taxes, insurance and lease expense	$	25,957	$	24,771	$	73,209	$	70,257

(a)

Hotel lease expense is recorded by the consolidated operating lessees of 12 hotels owned by unconsolidated entities and is partially (generally 49%) offset through noncontrolling interests in other partnerships. Our 50% share of the corresponding lease income is recorded through equity in income from unconsolidated entities. Hotel lease expense includes percentage rent of $6.4 million and $5.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $17.2 million and $15.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.


(b)	Land lease expense includes percentage rent of $1.9 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $4.2 million and $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.