The amount of guarantee given for bond issue.

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The period for guarantee after bond issue.

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The amount of tax increment financing bonds authorized amount.

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The amount of tax increment financing bonds receivable.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84164817&loc=d3e45280-112737

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Minimum Rentals Under Non-Cancelable Operating Leases) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Contractual obligations relating to long-term commitments
Contractual rental expense, including participation rent		$ 8,600	$ 8,400	$ 9,100
Ground lease payments
2018		8,769
2019		8,119
2020		8,259
2021		8,097
2022		7,430
Subsequent/Other		314,129
Total		$ 354,803
Downtown columbia
Contractual obligations relating to long-term commitments
TIF bonds authorized amount	$ 90,000
TIF bonds receivable	48,200
Downtown columbia \| Guarantee Obligations [Member]
Contractual obligations relating to long-term commitments
Guarantee amount	$ 1,000
Period for guarantee	36 months