CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Real estate, at cost		$ 3,789,711	$ 3,671,560
Real estate - intangible assets		692,778	705,566
Investments in real estate under construction		95,402	106,238
Real estate, gross		4,577,891	4,483,364
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	[1]	1,179,969	1,196,114
Real estate, net		3,397,922	3,287,250
Assets held for sale		24,425	3,379
Cash and cash equivalents		93,249	191,077
Restricted cash		10,637	17,379
Investment in and advances to non-consolidated entities		31,054	19,402
Deferred expenses (net of accumulated amortization of $38,547 in 2015 and $34,087 in 2014)		63,832	65,860
Loans receivable, net		95,871	105,635
Rent receivable - current		7,193	6,311
Rent receivable – deferred		87,547	61,372
Other assets		18,505	20,229
Total assets		3,830,235	3,777,894
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable		882,952	945,216
Credit facility borrowings		177,000	0
Term loans payable		505,000	505,000
Senior notes payable		497,947	497,675
Convertible notes payable		12,180	15,664
Trust preferred securities		129,120	129,120
Dividends payable		45,440	42,864
Liabilities held for sale		8,405	2,843
Accounts payable and other liabilities		41,479	37,740
Accrued interest payable		8,851	8,301
Deferred revenue - including below market leases (net of accumulated accretion of $30,548 in 2015 and $35,239 in 2014)		42,524	68,215
Prepaid rent		16,806	16,336
Total liabilities		$ 2,367,704	$ 2,268,974
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common shares, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 400,000,000 shares, 234,575,225 and 233,278,037 shares issued and outstanding in 2015 and 2014, respectively		$ 23	$ 23
Additional paid-in-capital		2,776,837	2,763,374
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income		(1,428,908)	(1,372,051)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(1,939)	404
Total shareholders’ equity		1,440,029	1,485,766
Noncontrolling interests		22,502	23,154
Total equity		1,462,531	1,508,920
Total liabilities and equity		3,830,235	3,777,894
Series C [Member]
Equity:
Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred, liquidation preference $96,770 and 1,935,400 shares issued and outstanding		$ 94,016	$ 94,016

[1] Includes accumulated amortization of real estate intangible assets of $367,762 and $400,628 in 2015 and 2014, respectively. The estimated amortization of the above real estate intangible assets for the next five years is $34,418 in 2016, $30,561 in 2017, $26,215 in 2018, $20,943 in 2019 and $16,722 in 2020.