Net Investments in Properties and Real Estate Under Construction (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015
Asset Retirement Obligations
Beginning balance	$ 23,271	$ 22,076
Additions	825	0
Accretion expense	1,467	1,233
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other	(139)	(38)
Asset Retirement Obligations, Noncurrent	$ 23,271	$ 22,076	$ 25,424

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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Amount of the Increase or Decrease in the amount of asset retirement obligations for the period associated with foreign currency translation (to the extent that the entity accounts for the foreign currency effects as a separate component of the change in the liability).

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Amount of asset retirement obligations incurred during the period.

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Noncurrent portion of the carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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