Other assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table summarizes the components of other assets as of March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Acquired below-market ground leases	$	12,626	$	12,684
Acquired in-place leases	94,948		64,979
Deferred compensation plan	18,264		15,534
Deferred financing costs – $1.65 billion unsecured senior line of credit	9,596		10,525
Deposits	18,415		10,576
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment	10,904		11,070
Interest rate hedge assets	6,461		5,260
Net investment in direct financing lease	38,574		38,382
Notes receivable	593		614
Prepaid expenses	20,646		10,972
Property, plant, and equipment	42,802		32,073
Other assets	17,810		15,784
Total	$	291,639	$	228,453

Net Investment in Direct Financing Lease

The components of our net investment in direct financing lease as of March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, are summarized in the table below (in thousands):



	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
Gross investment in direct financing lease	$	263,322		$	263,719
Less: unearned income	(224,748		)	(225,337		)
Net investment in direct financing lease	$	38,574		$	38,382

Schedule of future minimum lease payments to be received on direct financing lease

Future minimum lease payments to be received under our direct financing lease as of March 31, 2018, were as follows (in thousands):



Year	Total
2018	$	1,210
2019	1,655
2020	1,705
2021	1,756
2022	1,809
Thereafter	255,187
Total	$	263,322