Intangibles - Summary of Acquired Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
In-place lease intangible
Intangibles
Amortization expense related to in-place leases	$ 8,740	$ 5,689
Above market in-place lease intangible
Intangibles
Decrease of rental income	1,389	987
Leasehold interest
Intangibles
Decrease of rental income	14	15
Below market in-place lease intangible
Intangibles
Increase of rental income related to below-market leases	569	226
Above market in-place ground lease
Intangibles
Decrease (increase) of operating expense	8	4
Below market in-place ground lease
Intangibles
Decrease (increase) of operating expense	$ 185	$ 47

Represents the amount of decrease (increase) of operating expense related to intangible leases.

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Represents amount of increase in rental revenue from amortization of intangible leases.

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Represents amount of reduction in rental revenue from amortization of market lease intangibles.

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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