Real Estate Starwood Disposition $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Earnest Money Deposits	$ 1,000	$ 580
Land	5,864,046	6,295,404
Depreciable property Abstract
Buildings and improvements	16,336,829	17,974,337
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	1,207,098	1,365,276
Real estate held for sale before accumulated depreciation	25,182,352	27,675,383
Accumulated depreciation	(4,905,406)	(5,432,805)
Real estate held for sale	$ 2,181,135	$ 0
Starwood Portfolio [Member]
Properties Contracted To Be Disposed \| property	72
Units Contracted To Be Disposed	23,262
Sales Price For Commitments To Dispose	$ 5,365,000
Earnest Money Deposits	250,000
Land	602,737
Depreciable property Abstract
Buildings and improvements	2,386,489
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	335,565
In-Place lease intangibles	35,554
Real estate held for sale before accumulated depreciation	3,360,345
Accumulated depreciation	(1,179,210)
Real estate held for sale	$ 2,181,135
Starwood Portfolio [Member] \| Non-core – South Florida
Properties Contracted To Be Disposed \| property	33
Units Contracted To Be Disposed	10,742
Starwood Portfolio [Member] \| Non-core – Denver
Properties Contracted To Be Disposed \| property	18
Units Contracted To Be Disposed	6,635
Starwood Portfolio [Member] \| Washington D.C. [Member]
Properties Contracted To Be Disposed \| property	10
Units Contracted To Be Disposed	3,020
Starwood Portfolio [Member] \| Seattle
Properties Contracted To Be Disposed \| property	8
Units Contracted To Be Disposed	1,721
Starwood Portfolio [Member] \| Non-core - other (Inland Empire, CA) [Member]
Properties Contracted To Be Disposed \| property	3
Units Contracted To Be Disposed	1,144

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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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