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Property: (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011 Desert Sky Mall	Feb. 28, 2011 Desert Sky Mall	Mar. 31, 2012 Chandler Village Center, LLC
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:
Write off of development cost			$ 38		$ 1,964
Remeasurement gain on acquisition of additional interest	$ 22,990	$ 24,874	$ 1,838
Ownership percentage in joint ventures			50.00%	100.00%

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Represents the amount of gain or loss resulting from either the difference between the carrying value and the sales price or remeasurement of the carrying value of assets during the period, reported by an equity method investment of the entity.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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.



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