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Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill
Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill
Deferred costs, net consisted of the following at December 31, (amounts in thousands):  
 
2013
 
2012
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
Leasing costs
$
90,198

 
$
(27,459
)
 
$
78,865

 
$
(24,939
)
Financing costs
27,416

 
(11,217
)
 
23,609

 
(13,098
)
Offering costs

 

 
27,789

 

Total deferred costs
$
117,614

 
$
(38,676
)
 
$
130,263

 
$
(38,037
)

Amortization expense related to deferred leasing costs was $10.6 million, $7.4 million, and $6.4 million and deferred financing costs was $12.7 million, $4.9 million, and $3.2 million, for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
Offering costs for work done by employees of the supervisor on behalf of the non-controlled entities of $1.1 million, $1.3 million, and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively, were incurred and advanced by our supervisor and have been reimbursed to our supervisor by the non-controlled entities. In addition, offering costs for work done by employees of the supervisor of approximately $0.4 million, $0.6 million, and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively, were incurred and advanced by our supervisor on behalf of the entities that own the option properties and have been reimbursed to our supervisor by the entities that own the option properties.
Amortizing acquired intangible assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31, (amounts in thousands):
 
2013
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
Acquired below-market ground lease
$
62,738

 
(426
)
Acquired in-place lease value and deferred leasing costs
186,415

 
(5,697
)
Acquired above-market leases
72,123

 
(2,858
)
Acquired below-market leases
(134,651
)
 
4,769


Amortization expense related to acquired lease intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $5.3 million and $0.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. Rental revenue related to the amortization of below market leases, net of above market leases for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $1.9 million and $0.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. The remaining weighted-average amortization period as of December 31, 2013, is 5.6 years, 4.7 years and 5.2 years for in-place leases and deferred leasing costs, above-market leases and below-market leases, respectively. We expect to recognize amortization expense and rental revenue from the acquired intangible assets as follows (amounts in thousands):
For the year ending:
Future Amortization Expense
 
Future Rental Revenue
2014
$
30,466

 
$
7,484

2015
24,737

 
6,665

2016
20,873

 
5,997

2017
19,237

 
6,384

2018
16,363

 
6,086

Thereafter
131,354

 
28,001


$
243,030

 
$
60,617


As of December 31, 2013, we had goodwill of $491.5 million. In 2013, we acquired the interests in Empire State Building Company, L.L.C. and 501 Seventh Avenue Associates, L.L.C. for an amount in excess of their net tangible and identified intangible assets and liabilities and as a result we recorded goodwill related to the transaction (see also Note 3). Goodwill was allocated $227.5 million to the observatory operations of the Empire State Building, $250.8 million to Empire State Building Company, L.L.C., and $13.2 million to 501 Seventh Avenue Associates, L.L.C.
We performed an annual review of goodwill for impairment as of December 31, 2013 and concluded there was no impairment of goodwill. Our methodology to review goodwill impairment, which includes a significant amount of judgment and estimates, provides a reasonable basis to determine whether impairment has occurred. However, many of the factors employed in determining whether or not goodwill is impaired are outside of our control and it is reasonably likely that assumptions and estimates will change in future periods.