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Organization (Details) - entity	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership
Number of management companies (in entities)	7
The Macerich Partnership, L.P.
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership
Ownership interest in operating partnership (as a percent)	96.00%	96.00%

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Represents the number of management companies through which the entity provides property management, leasing and redevelopment for its real estate portfolio.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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