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Property: | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
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6. Property: Property at December 31, 2011 and 2010 consists of the following:
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
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Land |  | $ | 1,273,649 |  | $ | 1,158,139 |
Building improvements |  |  | 5,440,394 |  |  | 4,934,391 |
Tenant improvements |  |  | 442,862 |  |  | 398,556 |
Equipment and furnishings |  |  | 123,098 |  |  | 124,530 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 209,732 |  |  | 292,891 |
|  |  | 7,489,735 |  |  | 6,908,507 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  | (1,410,692 | ) |  | (1,234,380 | )
|  | $ | 6,079,043 |  | $ | 5,674,127 |
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $220,392, $201,452 and $215,831, respectively. The Company recognized a (loss) gain on the sale of assets of ($423), $497 and $5,275 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recognized a gain of $1,734 on the purchase of Superstition Springs Land (See Note 16—Acquisitions) in connection with the GGP Exchange (See Note 4—Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) and a gain of $1,868 on the purchase of a 50% interest in Desert Sky Mall (See Note 16—Acquisitions). During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company also recorded a loss on impairment of $45,458 due to the reduction in the estimated holding period of certain long-lived assets. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded a gain of $154,156 on the sale of a 49% interest in Queens Center and a gain of $2,506 on the sale of a 75% interest in FlatIron Crossing. (See Note 4—Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures.)

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -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 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 + Details
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