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Fair Value Adjustment of Finance Obligation

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Fair Value Inputs, Financing Arrangement, Operating Income Multiple

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Financing Arrangement, Discount Rate

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Financing Arrangement Obligation

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Income (Loss) from Joint Venture

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Joint Venture, Distributions in Excess of Partner Share of Income (Loss)

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The percentage of ownership interest in the joint venture sold by the entity during the period.

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Area of a real estate property.

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Cost of construction of real property stated is a price per square foot, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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-Section 50
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Amount of interest expense incurred on a debt or other obligation to related party.

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The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit.

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Financing Arrangement (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2009 ft²	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Co-Venture Arrangement
Financing arrangement obligation		$ 398,091		$ 0
Accumulated deficit		$ (1,393,418)		(830,279)
Discount rate		5.80%
Joint Venture \| Chandler Freehold
Co-Venture Arrangement
Distributions in excess of co-venture obligation		$ 0
Financing Arrangement
Co-Venture Arrangement
Operating income multiple		20.8333333333
Financing Arrangement \| Minimum
Co-Venture Arrangement
Market rents per square foot		20
Financing Arrangement \| Maximum
Co-Venture Arrangement
Market rents per square foot		225
Financing Arrangement \| Joint Venture
Co-Venture Arrangement
Interest expense		$ 8,022
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures		2,002
Change in fair value of financing arrangement obligation		4,382
Distributions of excess income		1,638
Financing Arrangement \| Joint Venture \| Chandler Freehold \| ASU 2014-09 \| Difference between revenue guidance in effect before and after topic 606
Co-Venture Arrangement
Financing arrangement obligation			$ 393,709
Accumulated deficit		$ 424,859
Financing Arrangement \| Joint Venture \| Chandler Freehold
Co-Venture Arrangement
Distributions in excess of co-venture obligation				$ 31,150
Financing Arrangement \| Chandler Freehold
Co-Venture Arrangement
Percentage of loan assumed by third party	49.90%
Financing Arrangement \| Chandler Fashion Center
Co-Venture Arrangement
Property area (in square feet) \| ft²	1,318
Financing Arrangement \| Freehold Raceway Mall
Co-Venture Arrangement
Property area (in square feet) \| ft²	1,671