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Stock Option and Incentive Plan (Restricted Stock) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2013
Restricted Stock [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
LTIP Units [Member]
Jan. 28, 2013
MYLTIP [Member]
Y
Jun. 30, 2013
MYLTIP [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
LTIPs And Restricted Stock [Member]
VestingInstallments
Jun. 30, 2013
LTIPs and OPP Awards [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Non Qualified Stock Options [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Unvested 2011 and 2012 OPP Units and 2013 MYLTIPS [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Executive Vice President [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                              
Shares issued 152,463,640   152,463,640   151,680,119 36,730                  
LTIP units issued (in shares)             184,733                
MYLTIP units issued (in shares)                 318,926            
Non-qualified stock options issued                       252,220      
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 $ 6,400,000 $ 6,400,000 $ 31,900,000 $ 17,400,000                     $ 2,700,000
Acceleration of Stock Basec Compensation and Stock Based Compensation Associated with Transition Agreement                           18,600,000  
TRS Measurement, Years               3              
Unrecognized compensation expenses                   22,900,000     14,300,000    
Weighted-average period (years)                         3 years 0 months 0 days    
Value of shares of common stock 1,524,000   1,524,000   1,516,000 3,900,000                  
Employee's weighted average cost per share (in dollars per share)           $ 105.30                  
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 0 months 0 days      
Risk-free rate             1.03%         1.11%      
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)                       $ 18.46      
Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)                       $ 105.10