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American Assets Trust, Inc., et al. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/17 – ‘XML’

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 8/04/17  American Assets Trust, Inc.       10-Q        6/30/17   93:9.5M
          American Assets Trust, L.P.

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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34: R21         Other Income, Net                                   HTML     44K 
35: R22         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     33K 
36: R23         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    154K 
37: R24         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     29K 
38: R25         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     78K 
                (Policies)                                                       
39: R26         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     46K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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51: R38         Other Income, Net (Tables)                          HTML     43K 
52: R39         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    152K 
53: R40         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Supplement Disclosures Related to Consolidated                   
                Statements of Cash Flows (Details)                               
55: R42         Real Estate (Details)                               HTML     34K 
56: R43         Real Estate Property Asset Acquisitions (Details)   HTML     58K 
57: R44         REAL ESTATE Pro Forma Financial Information         HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                LEASES Acquired Lease Intangibles and Leasing                    
                Costs Included in Other Assets and Other                         
                Liabilities and Deferred Credits (Details)                       
60: R47         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)       HTML     32K 
61: R48         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Financial     HTML     42K 
                Liabilities Fair Value Measurement on a Recurring                
                Basis (Details)                                                  
62: R49         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Carrying      HTML     44K 
                Amount and Fair Value of Financial Instruments                   
                (Details)                                                        
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65: R52         Other Liabilities and Deferred Credits (Details)    HTML     47K 
66: R53         DEBT - Summary of Total Secured Notes Payable       HTML     76K 
                Outstanding (Details)                                            
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                Outstanding (Details)                                            
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Program (Details)                                                
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                Noncontrolling Common Units (Details)                            
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                Activity of Restricted Stock Awards (Details)                    
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77: R64         Commitments and Contingencies - Current Minimum     HTML     53K 
                Annual Payments under Leases (Details)                           
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                Component of Rental Income (Details)                             
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82: R69         Components of Rental Income and Expense -           HTML     44K 
                Components of Rental Expenses (Details)                          
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                (Details)                                                        
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86: R73         Segment Reporting - Operating Activity Within       HTML     45K 
                Reportable Segments (Details)                                    
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                Profit to Net Income Attributable to Stockholders                
                (Details)                                                        
88: R75         SEGMENT REPORTING - Net Real Estate and Secured     HTML     48K 
                Note Payable Balances (Details)                                  
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