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Taxes, Insurance and Lease Expense
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Taxes, Insurance and Lease Expenses [Abstract]  
Taxes, Insurance and Lease Expense
Taxes, Insurance and Lease Expense

Taxes, insurance and lease expense from continuing operations were comprised of the following (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Hotel lease expense(a) 
$
1,359

 
$
2,134

 
$
2,161

 
$
4,238

Land lease expense(b) 
3,757

 
3,733

 
7,019

 
6,792

Real estate and other taxes
7,784

 
8,667

 
15,359

 
16,357

Property insurance, general liability insurance and other
1,964

 
1,876

 
3,907

 
3,830

  Total taxes, insurance and lease expense
$
14,864

 
$
16,410

 
$
28,446

 
$
31,217


(a)
We record hotel lease expense for the consolidated operating lessees of hotels owned by unconsolidated entities and partially offset this expense through noncontrolling interests in other partnerships (generally 49%). We record our 50% share of the corresponding lease income through equity in income from unconsolidated entities. We include in hotel lease expense percentage rent of $557,000 and $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $557,000 and $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

(b)
We include in land lease expense percentage rent of $2.0 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $3.6 million and $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.