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Mortgage and Other Indebtedness (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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May 10, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  | 458,282 |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 4.77% | [1] | 4.79% | [1]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount | 299,740 | 77,099 |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtedness |  | 4,680,521 |  | 4,745,683 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  | 825 |  |  |
Additional secured and unsecured lines of credit with commitment |  | 50,000 |  |  |
Covenants and Restrictions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Minimum loan amount in default payment for recourse loan |  | 50,000 |  |  |
Minimum loan amount in default payment for non-recourse loan |  | 150,000 |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit, Option Exercise, Fee Charged, Percent |  | 0.20% |  |  |
Letter of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  | 1,000 |  |  |
Additional secured and unsecured lines of credit with commitment |  | 1,000 |  |  |
Unsecured Term Loan 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  | Apr. 22, 2013 |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 1.81% |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount | 228,000 |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt, Current |  | 228,000 |  |  |
Interest Rate Terms |  | LIBOR plus a margin of 1.50% to 1.80% |  |  |
Unsecured Term Loan 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 2.10% |  |  |
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent |  | 50,000 |  |  |
Interest Rate Terms |  | LIBOR plus 1.90% |  |  |
Unsecured lines of credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Number of Instruments |  | 3 |  |  |
Unsecured lines of credit [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Number of Instruments |  | 2 |  |  |
Wells Fargo Facility A [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | 600,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  | 300,297 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  | Nov. 13, 2015 |  |  |
Line of credit, extended maturity date |  | Nov. 11, 2016 |  |  |
Wells Fargo Facility B [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | 600,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  | 147,806 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  | Nov. 11, 2016 |  |  |
Line of credit, extended maturity date |  | Nov. 10, 2017 |  |  |
First Tennessee Bank [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | 100,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  | 10,179 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  | Feb. 05, 2016 |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Terms |  | 210 |  |  |
Fees on amount of unused availability of secured lines of credit, minimum (in hundredths) |  | 0.30% |  |  |
Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease) |  | 17500.00% |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage |  | 0.35% |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Terms |  | 155 |  |  |
Fees on amount of unused availability of secured lines of credit, minimum (in hundredths) |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease) |  | 10000.00% |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage |  | 0.15% |  |  |
Secured Line of Credit 3 [Member] | First Tennessee Bank [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  | 105,000 |
Debt to total asset value [Member] | Debt Covenant Requirement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance |  | < 60% |  |  |
Debt to total asset value [Member] | Debt Covenant Ratios Actual [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance |  | 51.7% |  |  |
Ratio of unencumbered asset value to unsecured indebtedness [Member] | Debt Covenant Requirement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance |  | > 1.60x |  |  |
Ratio of unencumbered asset value to unsecured indebtedness [Member] | Debt Covenant Ratios Actual [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance |  | 3.52x |  |  |
Ratio of unencumbered NOI to unsecured interest expense [Member] | Debt Covenant Requirement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance |  | > 1.75x |  |  |
Ratio of unencumbered NOI to unsecured interest expense [Member] | Debt Covenant Ratios Actual [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance |  | 7.72x |  |  |
Ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges (debt service) [Member] | Debt Covenant Requirement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance |  | > 1.50x |  |  |
Ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges (debt service) [Member] | Debt Covenant Ratios Actual [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance |  | 2.05x |  |  |
Fixed-Rate Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | 3,712,645 |  | 3,794,509 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 5.44% | [1] | 5.43% | [1]
Fixed-Rate Debt [Member] | Non-recourse Loans on Operating Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | 3,694,381 | [2] | 3,776,245 | [2]
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 5.43% | [1] | 5.42% | [1]
Fixed-Rate Debt [Member] | Financing method obligation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | 18,264 | [3] | 18,264 | [3]
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 8.00% | [1] | 8.00% | [1]
Variable-Rate Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | 967,876 |  | 951,174 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 2.21% | [1] | 2.20% | [1]
Variable-Rate Debt [Member] | Non Recourse Term Loans On Operating Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | 123,500 |  | 123,875 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 3.28% | [1] | 3.36% | [1]
Variable-Rate Debt [Member] | Recourse Term Loans On Operating Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | 79,980 |  | 97,682 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 2.33% | [1] | 1.78% | [1]
Variable-Rate Debt [Member] | Construction Loans [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | 28,114 |  | 15,366 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 2.95% | [1] | 2.96% | [1]
Variable-Rate Debt [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | 278,000 |  | 228,000 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 1.86% | [1] | 1.82% | [1]
Variable-Rate Debt [Member] | Unsecured lines of credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | 458,282 |  | 475,626 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 2.06% | [1] | 2.07% | [1]
Variable-Rate Debt [Member] | Secured line of credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtness amount carrying value |  | $ 0 | [4] | $ 10,625 | [4]
Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths) |  | 0.00% | [1] | 2.46% | [1]
Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Number of Instruments |  | 4 |  |  |
[1] | Weighted-average interest rate includes the effect of debt premiums (discounts), but excludes amortization of deferred financing costs.
[2] | The Company has four interest rate swaps on notional amounts totaling $112,846 as of March 31, 2013 and $113,885 as of December 31, 2012 related to four variable-rate loans on operating properties to effectively fix the interest rate on the respective loans. Therefore, these amounts are reflected in fixed-rate debt at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
[3] | This amount represents the noncontrolling partner's equity contributions related to Pearland Town Center that is accounted for as a financing due to certain terms of the CBL/T-C, LLC joint venture agreement.
[4] | The Company converted its secured line of credit to unsecured in February 2013.

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