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Combined Guarantor Subsidiary - Segment Information - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 198,030 | $ 220,200 |
Property operating expenses |  | (61,675) | (67,853) |
Interest expense |  | (53,998) | (53,767) |
Gain on sales of real estate assets |  | 228 | 4,371 |
Segment profit (loss) |  | 82,585 | 102,857 |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | (69,792) | (71,750) |
Interest and other income |  | 489 | 213 |
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  | 71,722 | 0 |
Loss on impairment |  | (24,825) | (18,061) |
Net income |  | (46,809) | (661) |
Capital expenditures |  | 28,139 | 36,651 |
Total Assets | [1] | 5,161,948 |  | $ 5,340,853
Malls |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 183,864 | 200,715 |
Property operating expenses |  | (57,181) | (63,829) |
Interest expense |  | (23,190) | (25,774) |
Gain on sales of real estate assets |  | 0 | 0 |
Segment profit (loss) |  | 103,493 | 111,063 |
Capital expenditures |  | 28,024 | 34,302 |
Total Assets |  | 4,691,869 |  | 4,868,141
All Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 14,166 | 19,485 |
Property operating expenses |  | (4,494) | (4,024) |
Interest expense |  | (30,808) | (27,993) |
Gain on sales of real estate assets |  | 228 | 4,371 |
Segment profit (loss) |  | (20,908) | (8,206) |
Capital expenditures |  | 115 | 2,349 |
Total Assets |  | 470,079 |  | 472,712
Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 72,992 | 80,438 |
Property operating expenses |  | (22,765) | (24,185) |
Interest expense |  | (3,985) | (5,990) |
Gain on sales of real estate assets |  | 0 | 1,718 |
Segment profit (loss) |  | 46,242 | 51,981 |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | (24,101) | (24,499) |
Interest and other income |  | 942 | 2,133 |
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  | 61,796 | 0 |
Loss on impairment |  | (22,770) | 0 |
Net income |  | 62,109 | 29,615 |
Capital expenditures |  | 2,618 | 9,349 |
Total Assets |  | 1,724,096 |  | 1,841,860
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Malls |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 70,400 | 77,661 |
Property operating expenses |  | (22,169) | (23,553) |
Interest expense |  | (3,985) | (5,990) |
Gain on sales of real estate assets |  |  | 1,718 |
Segment profit (loss) |  | 44,246 | 49,836 |
Capital expenditures |  | 2,618 | 9,163 |
Total Assets |  | 1,578,912 |  | 1,697,211
Guarantor Subsidiaries | All Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 2,592 | 2,777 |
Property operating expenses |  | (596) | (632) |
Interest expense |  | 0 | 0 |
Gain on sales of real estate assets |  |  | 0 |
Segment profit (loss) |  | 1,996 | 2,145 |
Capital expenditures |  | 0 | $ 186 |
Total Assets |  | $ 145,184 |  | $ 144,649
[1] | As of March 31, 2019, includes $609,856 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $406,466 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See Note 7.

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