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Stock Option and Incentive Plan (Restricted Stock) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2013
Restricted Stock [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
LTIP Units [Member]
Jan. 28, 2013
MYLTIP [Member]
Y
Mar. 31, 2013
MYLTIP [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
LTIPs And Restricted Stock [Member]
VestingInstallments
Mar. 31, 2013
LTIPs and OPP Awards [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
Non Qualified Stock Options [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
Unvested 2011 and 2012 OPP Units and 2013 MYLTIPS [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
Executive Vice President [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Shares issued 151,718,424   151,680,119 35,087                  
LTIP units issued (in shares)         153,006                
MYLTIP units issued (in shares)             280,000            
Non-qualified stock options issued                   201,373      
Employee and director payment per share (in dollars per share)       $ 0.01         $ 0.25        
Vesting annual installments               4          
Stock-based compensation associated with restricted stock, non-qualified options, LTIP Units, 2008 OPP Units, 2011 OPP Units, and 2012 OPP Units and 2013 MYLTIPS $ 25,500,000 $ 10,900,000                     $ 2,700,000
Acceleration of Stock Basec Compensation and Stock Based Compensation Associated with Transition Agreement                       16,900,000  
TRS Measurement, Years           3              
Unrecognized compensation expenses               23,900,000     14,800,000    
Weighted-average period (years)                     3 years 1 month 6 days    
Value of shares of common stock 1,516,000   1,516,000 3,700,000                  
Employee's weighted average cost per share (in dollars per share)       $ 105.10                  
Value of LTIP units issued         $ 14,800,000                
Per unit fair value weighted-average (in dollars per share)         $ 96.33                
Expected life assumed to calculate per unit fair value per LTIP unit (years)         5 years 8 months 12 days         6 years 3 months 18 days      
Risk-free rate         1.03%         1.19%      
Expected price volatility         26.00%         26.00%      
Expected dividend rate                   3.00%      
Method of valuation         Monte Carlo simulation method         The non-qualified stock options granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2013 had a weighted-average fair value on the date of grant of $18.64 per option, which was computed using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model utilizing the following weighted-average assumptions: an expected life of 6.3 years, a risk-free interest rate of 1.19%, an expected price volatility of 26% and an expected dividend yield of 3%.      
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)                   $ 18.64      
Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)                   $ 105.10