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Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent event [Member], USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014 subsidiary
Non-recourse Loans on Operating Properties [Member] | Mall of South Carolina LP and Mall of South Carolina Outparcel LP [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries	2
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 126,000,000
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate	4.0865%
Repayment of long-term debt	75,238,000
Subordinated notes [Member] | Mall of South Carolina LP and Mall of South Carolina Outparcel LP [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayment of long-term debt	18,000,000
Subordinated notes [Member] | Mall of South Carolina LP and Mall of South Carolina Outparcel LP [Member] | Joint venture partners [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayment of long-term debt	9,000,000
Excess cash proceeds, percentage distributed to joint venture partners	50.00%
Notes Receivable [Member] | Lakeshore Mall [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from collection of note receivable	10,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Horizon Group Properties [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from collection of note receivable	$ 699,000

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