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Impairment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]  
Impairment
Impairment
The following impairment charges were recorded on the following assets based on the difference between the carrying amount of the assets and the estimated fair value (see Note 24 for additional fair value information) (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
Land held for development and undeveloped land (1)
$

 
$
2,358

 
$

Property marketed for sale or sold (2)
808

 
56

 
2,977

Investments in real estate joint ventures and partnerships (3)

 

 
6,608

Other
216

 
165

 

Total reported in continuing operations
1,024

 
2,579

 
9,585

Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
Property held for sale or sold (4)

 
236

 
5,851

Total impairment charges
1,024

 
2,815

 
15,436

Other financial statement captions impacted by impairment:
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings (losses) of real estate joint ventures and partnerships, net
305

 
395

 
19,946

Net impact of impairment charges
$
1,329

 
$
3,210

 
$
35,382

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(1)
Impairment was prompted by changes in management's plans for these properties, recent comparable market transactions and/or a change in market conditions.
(2)
The charge for 2014 was based primarily on third party offers. Charges for 2013 and 2012 resulted from changes in management’s plans for these properties, primarily the marketing of these properties for sale. Also, included in this caption are impairments associated with dispositions that did not qualify to be reported in discontinued operations.
(3)
Amounts reported in 2012 were based on third party offers to buy our interests in industrial real estate joint ventures.
(4)
Amounts reported were based on third party offers.