Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	85,161	$	83,352
Payable to the estate of Leona M. Helmsley (1)	18,367		18,367
Interest rate swap agreements liability	32,157		1,922
Accrued interest payable	5,996		5,555
Due to affiliated companies	1,615		1,903
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	143,296	$	111,099

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(1) Reflects a payable to the estate of Leona M. Helmsley in the amount of New York City transfer taxes which would have been payable in absence of the estate's exemption from such tax.