Intangibles (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Intangibles
Cost	$ 282,798	$ 205,168
Accumulated amortization	(52,873)	(30,008)
Net	229,925	175,160
Liability
Cost	11,259	6,769
Accumulated amortization	(1,860)	(819)
Net	9,399	5,950
In-place lease intangible
Intangibles
Cost	208,929	163,728
Accumulated amortization	(46,557)	(26,702)
Net	162,372	137,026
Above market in-place lease intangible
Intangibles
Cost	32,840	26,787
Accumulated amortization	(5,840)	(3,174)
Net	27,000	23,613
Leasehold interest
Intangibles
Cost	712	712
Accumulated amortization	(109)	(64)
Net	603	648
Below market in-place ground lease
Intangibles
Cost	40,317	13,941
Accumulated amortization	(367)	(68)
Net	39,950	13,873
Below market in-place lease intangible
Liability
Below market lease, cost	9,914	6,068
Below market lease, accumulated amortization	(1,823)	(799)
Below Market Lease, Net	8,091	5,269
Above market in-place ground lease
Liability
Cost	1,345	701
Accumulated amortization	(37)	(20)
Net	$ 1,308	$ 681

The amount of accumulated amortization of intangible liabilities for the reporting period.

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The amount of gross intangible liabilities as of the reporting period.

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The amount of intangible lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization, as of the reporting period.

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Amount of accumulated amortization of leases acquired as part of a real property acquisition at below market lease rate with a finite life.

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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