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Notes Receivable Backed by Real Estate (Details) (USD $)
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1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2011
Parcels
Property
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Dec. 31, 2011
Land_Position
Property
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Dec. 31, 2011
Parcels
Property
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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Dec. 31, 2011
$188 million Preferred Equity Interest [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2010
$188 million Preferred Equity Interest [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
$55 million preferred equity interest [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
$55 million preferred equity interest [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Prologis NAIF II Secured Mortgage Receivable [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2010
Prologis NAIF II Secured Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Property
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Dec. 31, 2011
Other Notes Receivable [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2010
Other Notes Receivable [Member]
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| Summary of notes receivable backed by real estate | |||||||||||||
| Investment | $ 55,000,000 | $ 269,000,000 | $ 4,845,000 | $ 55,000,000 | |||||||||
| Principal payment received | (2,676,000) | (2,676,000) | |||||||||||
| Accrued interest, (interest payments received), net | (580,000) | (1,550,000) | 970,000 | ||||||||||
| Fair value received from exchange | (10,886,000) | (10,886,000) | |||||||||||
| Impairment | 20,500,000 | 20,500,000 | |||||||||||
| Impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates | 332,000 | 332,000 | |||||||||||
| Ending balance | 322,834,000 | 322,834,000 | 322,834,000 | 302,144,000 | 188,000,000 | 189,550,000 | 55,970,000 | 78,864,000 | 81,540,000 | 0 | 31,054,000 | ||
| Preferred equity interest investment in buyer's subsidiary | 55,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Purchased debt securitized by properties | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||
| Notes receivable backed by real estate | 322,834,000 | 322,834,000 | 322,834,000 | 302,144,000 | 188,000,000 | 189,550,000 | 55,970,000 | 78,864,000 | 81,540,000 | 0 | 31,054,000 | ||
| Percentage of partners interest acquired | 63.00% | ||||||||||||
| Loan interest rate | 8.00% | ||||||||||||
| Notes Receivable Backed by Real Estate (Textual) [Abstract] | |||||||||||||
| Annual rate for the first three years | 7.00% | 7.00% | 7.00% | ||||||||||
| Annual rate for the fourth year | 8.00% | 8.00% | 8.00% | ||||||||||
| Annual rate for the fifth year | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | ||||||||||
| Minimum period for earning preferred return and partial or full redemption at company's discretion | 5 years | 5 years | |||||||||||
| Number of properties sold | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Impairment | $ (20,500,000) | $ (20,500,000) | |||||||||||
| Number of land parcels exchanged | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||