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Interest Capitalized (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Interest Capitalized
Capitalized interest during the development and redevelopment of real estate assets	$ 14,567	$ 17,279	$ 27,731	$ 35,100

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Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6450988&loc=d3e26243-108391

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