Deferred gain loss on tax credits.

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Revenues revised to reflect the reclassification of credit losses.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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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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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Summary of Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
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Impairment charges		$ 300	$ 1,400			$ 1,721		$ 14,455
Number of retail properties \| property	186					186
Deferred gain on tax credits		1,400				$ 5,034
Revenues revised to reflect the reclassification of credit losses			$ 800	$ 800			$ 2,500
Disposed of by sale
Interim Period Costs Not Allocable [Line Items]
Gain on disposition	$ 16,300	$ 12,100			$ 5,100
Number of retail properties \| property		2
Disposed of by sale \| Fund IV
Interim Period Costs Not Allocable [Line Items]
Number of retail properties \| property		1			2
Disposed of by sale \| Fund III
Interim Period Costs Not Allocable [Line Items]
Number of retail properties \| property		1
Disposed of by sale \| Noncontrolling Interests
Interim Period Costs Not Allocable [Line Items]
Gain on disposition					$ 3,900
Operating Partnership, as General Partner or Managing Member
Interim Period Costs Not Allocable [Line Items]
Impairment charges						$ 400
Operating Partnership, as General Partner or Managing Member \| Disposed of by sale
Interim Period Costs Not Allocable [Line Items]
Gain on disposition	$ 16,700	$ 2,800