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Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of assignment of the partnership interest |  | 100.00% |
Mortgage and other notes receivable | [1] | $ 20,491 | $ 18,238
Mortgages |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage and other notes receivable |  | $ 7,735 | $ 7,776
Mortgages | Columbia Place Outparcel |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest Rate, mortgage loans on real estate (as a percent) |  | 5.00% | 5.00%
Mortgage and other notes receivable |  | $ 340 | $ 342
Mortgages | Park Place |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest Rate, mortgage loans on real estate (as a percent) |  | 5.00% | 5.00%
Mortgage and other notes receivable |  | $ 1,338 | $ 1,369
Mortgages | Village Square |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest Rate, mortgage loans on real estate (as a percent) |  | 3.50% | 3.50%
Mortgage and other notes receivable |  | $ 1,677 | $ 1,685
Mortgages | Other |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage and other notes receivable |  | $ 4,380 | $ 4,380
Mortgages | Other | Minimum |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest Rate, mortgage loans on real estate (as a percent) |  | 2.93% | 2.93%
Mortgages | Other | Maximum |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest Rate, mortgage loans on real estate (as a percent) |  | 9.50% | 9.50%
Other Notes Receivable |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage and other notes receivable |  | $ 12,756 | $ 10,462
Other Notes Receivable | Other |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage and other notes receivable |  | $ 300 | $ 0
Interest Rate, other notes receivable (as a percent) |  | 7.00% | 0.00%
Other Notes Receivable | Horizon Group |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage and other notes receivable |  | $ 5,280 | $ 3,096
Interest Rate, other notes receivable (as a percent) |  | 7.00% | 7.00%
Other Notes Receivable | RED Development Inc. |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage and other notes receivable |  | $ 7,176 | $ 7,366
Interest Rate, other notes receivable (as a percent) |  | 5.00% | 5.00%
[1] | As of March 31, 2016, include $517,532 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $435,213 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See Note 5.

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- Definition Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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