Components Of Rental Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Components Of Rental Expense [Abstract]

COMPONENTS OF RENTAL EXPENSE

COMPONENTS OF RENTAL EXPENSE

The principal components of rental expenses are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Repairs and maintenance	$	73,179	$	67,745	$	67,996
Utilities	27,729		27,635		25,763
Management fees and costs	24,930		24,024		22,297
Payroll	16,485		16,140		14,922
Insurance	9,036		7,547		7,762
Marketing	7,427		7,935		9,007
Ground rent	4,803		4,697		3,826
Bad debt (1)	—		4,708		2,591
Other operating (2)	24,242		12,663		10,726
Total rental expenses	$	187,831	$	173,094	$	164,890

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(1) Collectibility adjustments are now presented as a reduction of rental income rather than rental expense in accordance with our adoption of the new lease standard (see Note 2 for additional disclosure).

(2)

Other operating for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes an $11.9 million charge relating to the buyout of a lease at Assembly Square Marketplace.