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Interest Rate Swaps (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract] |
Schedule of Interest Rate Swaps Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance | The following table shows the effect of interest rate swaps on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The estimated net amount, pre-tax, loss that is expected to be reclassified into earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is approximately $65 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. See also note 8.
Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Hedging Instruments(a) |  | Years Ended December 31, |  | Classification
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income ("OCI") (effective portion) |  | $ | (973 | ) |  | $ | (125,850 | ) |  | $ | 140,056 |  |  | OCI
Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income (effective portion) |  | (71,707 | ) |  | (54,169 | ) |  | (19,158 | ) |  | Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion and excluded from effectiveness testing) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,920 | ) |  | Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps
Interest Rate Swaps Not Designated as Hedging Instruments(a) |  | Years Ended December 31, |  | Classification
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Gain (loss) recognized in income |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (286,435 | ) | (b) | $ | (89,046 | ) | (c) | Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps
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(a) | Exclusive of benefit (provision) for income taxes.
(b) | Inclusive of $3.4 million related to the discontinuation of amortization into interest expense of an interest rate swap that previously qualified for hedge accounting as a result of early repayment of debt in 2010 and the remainder is related to losses due to the decrease in fair value of interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments.
(c) | Inclusive of losses of $132.9 million related to the hedged forecasted transaction not occurring with respect to the refinancing of 2006 Mortgage Loan, partially offset by gains related to the increase in the fair value of interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance, or when applicable, the statement of financial position. For example, (a) gains and losses recognized in the income statement on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges and (b) gains and losses initially recognized in other comprehensive income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 133 -Paragraph 205G -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4C -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6935481&loc=SL5624171-113959 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4A -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6935481&loc=SL5618551-113959 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 133 -Paragraph 44C -Subparagraph b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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