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Impairment Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Impairment Charges [Abstract] |
Impairment of real estate properties |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Included in Continuing Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 734,668 |  |  | $ | 136,996 |
Operating properties |  |  | 21,237 |  |  |  | 1,349 |  |  |  | 172,342 |
Other real estate |  |  | - |  |  |  | 595 |  |  |  | 22,254 |
Impairment of real estate properties - continuing operations |  |  | 21,237 |  |  |  | 736,612 |  |  |  | 331,592 |
Discontinued Operations - operating properties and land subject to ground leases |  |  | 2,659 |  |  |  | 87,702 |  |  |  | - |
Total impairment charges |  | $ | 23,896 |  |  | $ | 824,314 |  |  | $ | 331,592 |
Impairment of goodwill and other assets |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Goodwill |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 368,451 |  |  | $ | - |
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated investees |  |  | 103,824 |  |  |  | 41,437 |  |  |  | 143,640 |
Notes receivable |  |  | 22,608 |  |  |  | 2,857 |  |  |  | - |
Other assets |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 20,004 |
Total impairment of goodwill and other assets |  | $ | 126,432 |  |  | $ | 412,745 |  |  | $ | 163,644 |

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