Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Liabilities, Below Market Leases, Weighted Average Period Before Renewal or Extension

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Finite-Lived Intangible Liabilities, Below Market Leases, Renewal Options

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Finite-Lived Intangible Liabilities, Below Market Leases, Weighted Average Period Before Next Renewal or Extension

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Weighted average period before the next renewal or extension for intangible assets with renewal or extension terms, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of non-cash amortization of intangible asset (liability) for above and below market leases.

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Acquired In-Place Leases and Above/Below Market Leases (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of acquired above and below market leases	$ 2.8	$ 2.4	$ (0.2)
Weighted-average amortization period of below market leases	8 years 6 months
Acquired lease, below market renewal options	$ 17.5
Weighted-average amortization period of acquired leases prior to the commencement of renewal option	10 years 9 months
In-place leases
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average amortization period of acquired leases	2 years 5 months
Above Market Leases
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average amortization period of acquired leases	1 year 5 months