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Subsequent Events (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) credit_line extension_option | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) credit_line
Unsecured lines of credit |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Number of debt instruments | credit_line |  | 3
Total Capacity, line of credit |  | $ 1,300,000,000
Annual facility Fee (percent) |  | 0.30%
Mortgage and other indebtedness amount carrying value |  | $ 832,098,000
Unsecured lines of credit | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Number of debt instruments | credit_line | 3 |
Total Capacity, line of credit | $ 1,100,000,000 |
Unsecured lines of credit | LIBOR |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Loan agreement, basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage) |  | 1.40%
Unsecured lines of credit | LIBOR | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, increase (decrease) in variable interest rate | (0.25%) |
Unsecured lines of credit 3 and 4 | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Number of debt instruments | credit_line | 2 |
Total Capacity, line of credit | $ 500,000,000 |
Unsecured line of credit 5 | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Total Capacity, line of credit | $ 100,000,000 |
Debt instrument, option extension term (in years) | 1 year |
Unsecured line of credit 3 | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, option extension term (in years) | 1 year |
Unsecured line of credit 4 | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Total Capacity, line of credit | $ 500,000,000 |
Unsecured term loan 4 | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, option extension term (in years) | 1 year |
Mortgage and other indebtedness amount carrying value | $ 350,000,000 |
Number of extension options available | extension_option | 2 |
Minimum | Unsecured lines of credit |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Annual facility Fee (percent) |  | 0.15%
Minimum | Unsecured lines of credit | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Annual facility Fee (percent) | 0.125% |
Minimum | Unsecured lines of credit | LIBOR | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Loan agreement, basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage) | 0.875% |
Minimum | Unsecured term loan 4 | LIBOR | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Loan agreement, basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage) | 0.90% |
Maximum | Unsecured lines of credit | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Annual facility Fee (percent) | 0.30% |
Maximum | Unsecured lines of credit | LIBOR | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Loan agreement, basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage) | 1.55% |
Maximum | Unsecured term loan 4 | LIBOR | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Loan agreement, basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage) | 1.75% |
Weighted Average | Unsecured lines of credit | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Annual facility Fee (percent) | 0.25% |
Weighted Average | Unsecured lines of credit | LIBOR | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Loan agreement, basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage) | 1.20% |
Weighted Average | Unsecured term loan 4 | LIBOR | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Loan agreement, basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage) | 1.35% |
Oak Park Mall |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Stated Interest Rate (as a percentage) |  | 5.85%
Oak Park Mall | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Company's Ownership Interest (as a percent) | 50.00% |
Stated Interest Rate (as a percentage) | 3.97% |
Eastgate Crossing | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Earn Out Proceeds, Amount Earned | $ 625,000 |
Earn out proceeds | 1,740,000 |
Net proceeds from related to the lease of a tenant space | 574,000 |
Non-recourse loans on operating properties | Oak Park Mall |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage and other indebtedness amount carrying value |  | $ 275,700,000
Non-recourse loans on operating properties | Oak Park Mall | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage and other indebtedness amount carrying value | $ 276,000,000 |

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