Operating Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Operating Leases of Lessor Disclosure [Text Block]

Operating Leases

The Company's properties are leased to tenants under operating leases with expiration dates extending to the year 2099. Future minimum rents under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2011, excluding both tenant reimbursements of operating expenses and additional percentage rent based on tenants' sales volume, are as follows (in thousands):



Year Ending December 31,		Amount
2012	$	348,317
2013		312,298
2014		276,791
2015		241,593
2016		208,830
Thereafter		1,079,349
Total	$	2,467,178

The shopping centers' tenant base includes primarily national and regional supermarkets, drug stores, discount department stores and other retailers and, consequently, the credit risk is concentrated in the retail industry. There were no tenants that individually represented more than 5% of the Company's annualized future minimum rents.

The Company has shopping centers that are subject to non-cancelable long-term ground leases where a third party owns and has leased the underlying land to the Company to construct and/or operate a shopping center. Ground leases expire through the year 2058 and in most cases provide for renewal options. In addition, the Company has non-cancelable operating leases pertaining to office space from which it conducts its business. Office leases expire through the year 2018 and in most cases provide for renewal options. Leasehold improvements are capitalized, recorded as tenant improvements, and depreciated over the shorter of the useful life of the improvements or the lease term. Operating lease expense, including capitalized ground lease payments on properties in development, was $9.2 million, $8.1 million and $7.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. The following table summarizes the future obligations under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2011, (in thousands):



Year Ending December 31,		Amount
2012	$	7,917
2013		7,921
2014		7,226
2015		6,841
2016		6,325
Thereafter		105,208
Total	$	141,438

- Definition

The entire disclosure for operating leases of a lessor. This may inlcude a general description of lessor's leasing arrangements for operating leases, including the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions.

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